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León T, López J, Torres R, Grau J, Jofre L, Cortina JL. Describing ion transport and water splitting in an electrodialysis stack with bipolar membranes by a 2-D model: Experimental validation. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Devant M, Pérez A, Medinyà C, Riera J, Grau J, Fernández B, Prenafeta-Boldú FX. Effect of decreasing dietary crude protein in fattening calves on the emission of ammonia and greenhouse gases from manure stored under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Animal 2022; 16:100471. [PMID: 35245785 DOI: 10.1016/j.animal.2022.100471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Dietary strategies can potentially help to reduce nitrogen (N) emissions and decrease the environmental impact of beef production. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary crude protein (CP) concentration on animal performance, N excretion, and manure N volatilisation of finishing Holstein animals. In a first study, 105 Holstein bulls (BW 344 ± 2.6 kg; age 252 ± 0.9 days) were allocated to eight pens to evaluate the effect of two treatments (medium (M) and low (L), which contained CP 14.5% and 12% on a DM basis, respectively) on performance, and results confirmed that dietary CP decrease did not impair animal growth. In a second study, N excretion study, 24 Holstein heifers (BW 310 ± 5.3 kg; age 251 ± 1.4 days) were distributed randomly depending on the initial BW to three treatments (high (H), M, and L, which contained CP 17%, 14.5% and 12% on a DM basis, respectively). Based on N excretion, urinary N excretion was greater (P < 0.001) in H than in M and L diets, but no differences in faecal N excretion were observed among treatments. A third study with in vitro assays under aerobic and anaerobic conditions was designed to analyse gaseous emissions (volatilisation of N and carbon, C) during the storage stage of manure. Manure, faecal and urine samples, mixed at a ratio of 1:1 (wet weight), were collected during the N excretion study (manure-H, manure-M, manure-L). Under aerobic conditions, manure-M and manure-L showed a delay of 4-5 days in manure ammonia emission compared with manure-H (P < 0.01). Total N content was lower (P < 0.01) in manure-L compared with manure-M and manure-H, but N volatilisation (percentage relative to initial N) in manure-L and manure-M was greater (P < 0.01) than in manure-H. In contrast, the anaerobic N volatilisation was 20 times greater in manure-M and 10 times greater in manure-H compared with manure-L. Under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, the emission of C, as C-CO2 and C-CH4, was greater in manure-L than in manure-H and manure-M. Therefore, the decrease of dietary CP concentration from 17% to 14.5% and 12% is an efficient strategy to reduce urinary N excretion by 40%, without impairing performance, and also to reduce manure N losses through ammonia volatilisation under anaerobic conditions. However, a dietary CP content of 14.5% resulted in less environmental impact than a CP content of 12.8% when also considering manure emissions under aerobic or anaerobic conditions.
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- M Devant
- IRTA - Institut de Recerca i Tecnologies Agroalimentàries, Torre Marimon, 08140 Caldes de Montbui, Spain.
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- Corporación Alimentaria Guissona, S.A., 25210 Guissona, Lleida, Spain
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- Nutrición Animal S.L., 08650 Sallent, Barcelona, Spain
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- Nanta S.A., 28760 Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain
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- Setna Nutrición Animal SAU, 28521 Rivas Vaciamadrid, Madrid, Spain
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- IRTA - Institut de Recerca i Tecnologies Agroalimentàries, Torre Marimon, 08140 Caldes de Montbui, Spain
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- IRTA - Institut de Recerca i Tecnologies Agroalimentàries, Torre Marimon, 08140 Caldes de Montbui, Spain
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Willems LM, Schubert-Bast S, Grau J, Hertzberg C, Kurlemann G, Wiemer-Kruel A, Bast T, Bertsche A, Bettendorf U, Fiedler B, Hahn A, Hartmann H, Hornemann F, Immisch I, Jacobs J, Kieslich M, Klein KM, Klotz KA, Kluger G, Knuf M, Mayer T, Marquard K, Meyer S, Muhle H, Müller-Schlüter K, Noda AH, Ruf S, Sauter M, Schlump JU, Syrbe S, Thiels C, Trollmann R, Wilken B, Zöllner JP, Rosenow F, Strzelczyk A. Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with tuberous sclerosis complex and their caregivers: A multicentre cohort study from Germany. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2021; 35:111-122. [PMID: 34673401 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2021.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE This study aimed to measure health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) and quality of life (QOL) and depressive symptoms among caregivers. METHODS Adequate metrics were used to assess HRQOL in children and adolescents with TSC (4-18 years, KINDLR) as well as QOL (EQ-5D) and symptoms of depression (BDI-II) among caregivers. Predictors for reduced HRQOL and depressive symptoms were identified by variance analysis, ordinal regression, and bivariate correlation. RESULTS The mean HRQOL score was 67.9 ± 12.7, and significantly lower values were associated with increasing age, attending special needs education, TSC-associated psychiatric symptoms, and drug-related adverse events. The mean QOL of caregivers was 85.4 ± 15.7, and caregiver's sex, TSC mutation locus, familial TSC clustering, special needs education, degree of disability, care dependency, presence of TSC-associated psychiatric symptoms, and TSC severity were significant predictors of lower QOL. Depressive symptoms were identified in 45.7% of caregivers, associated with female sex of the caregiver, familial TSC clustering, special needs education, and presence of TSC-associated psychiatric symptoms of the child. Multivariate regression analysis revealed adolescence and drug-related adverse events as significant predictors for lower HRQOL in TSC children, and TSC2 variants predicted lower QOL and depressive symptoms in caregivers. CONCLUSION Compared with other chronic diseases, such as headache, diabetes or obesity, children with TSC have significantly lower HRQOL, which further decreases during adolescence. A decreased HRQOL of patients correlates with a lower QOL and increased symptoms of depression of their caregivers. These results may improve the comprehensive therapy and care of children and adolescents with TSC and their families and caregivers. TRIAL REGISTRATION DRKS, DRKS00016045. Registered 01 March 2019, http://www.drks.de/DRKS00016045.
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- Laurent M Willems
- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Kork, Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Kehl-Kork, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Clinic for Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Leipzig University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Leipzig, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Center for Pediatrics, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany; Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Department of Neuropediatrics, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics and Community Health Sciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute & Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Center for Pediatrics, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany; Berta-Ottenstein-Programme, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany
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- Clinic for Neuropediatrics and Neurorehabilitation, Epilepsy Center for Children and Adolescents, Schön Clinic Vogtareuth, Germany; Research Institute, Rehabilitation, Transition and Palliation, PMU Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Worms, Worms, Germany; Department of Pediatrics, University Medicine Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Kleinwachau, Dresden-Radeberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Psychosomatics and Pain management, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Children's Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel & University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center for Children, University Hospital Neuruppin, Brandenburg Medical School, Neuruppin, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Klinikum Kempten, Klinikverbund Allgäu, Kempten/Allgäu, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Herdecke, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Epileptology, Centre for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Social Pediatrics, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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Zöllner JP, Conradi N, Sauter M, Knuf M, Knake S, Kurlemann G, Mayer T, Hertzberg C, Bertsche A, Immisch I, Klein KM, Marquard K, Meyer S, Noda AH, von Podewils F, Schäfer H, Thiels C, Zukunft B, Schubert-Bast S, Grau J, Willems LM, Rosenow F, Reese JP, Strzelczyk A. Quality of life and its predictors in adults with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC): a multicentre cohort study from Germany. Neurol Res Pract 2021; 3:35. [PMID: 34176514 PMCID: PMC8237479 DOI: 10.1186/s42466-021-00130-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Background Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a monogenetic, multisystemic disease characterised by the formation of benign tumours that can affect almost all organs, caused by pathogenic variations in TSC1 or TSC2. In this multicentre study from Germany, we investigated the influence of sociodemographic, clinical, and therapeutic factors on quality of life (QoL) among individuals with TSC. Methods We assessed sociodemographic and clinical characteristics and QoL among adults with TSC throughout Germany using a validated, three-month, retrospective questionnaire. We examined predictors of health-related QoL (HRQoL) using multiple linear regression analysis and compared the QoL among patients with TSC with QoL among patients with other chronic neurological disorders. Results We enrolled 121 adults with TSC (mean age: 31.0 ± 10.5 years; range: 18–61 years, 45.5% [n = 55] women). Unemployment, a higher grade of disability, a higher number of organ manifestations, the presence of neuropsychiatric manifestations or active epilepsy, and a higher burden of therapy-related adverse events were associated with worse QoL, as measured by two QoL instruments (EuroQoL-5 dimensions [EQ-5D] and Quality of Life in Epilepsy Patients [QOLIE-31]). Neuropsychiatric and structural nervous system manifestations, the number of affected organs, and therapy-related adverse events were also associated with higher depression, as measured by the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E). In multiple regression analysis, more severe therapy-related adverse events (large effect, p < 0.001), active epilepsy (large effect, p < 0.001), and neuropsychiatric manifestations (medium effect, p = 0.003) were independently associated with worse HRQoL, explaining 65% of the variance (p < 0.001). The HRQoL among patients with active TSC-associated epilepsy was worse than that among patients with drug-refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (p < 0.001), and the generic QoL among patients with more than three TSC organ manifestations was similar to those of patients with severe migraine and uncontrolled asthma. Conclusions Active epilepsy, neuropsychiatric manifestations (such as anxiety and depression), and therapy-related adverse events are important independent predictors of worse quality of life among adults with TSC. Generic quality of life in TSC with several manifestations is similar to uncontrolled severe chronic diseases and significantly negatively correlates with TSC severity. Trial registration DRKS, DRKS00016045. Registered 01 March 2019.
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- Johann Philipp Zöllner
- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Klinikum Kempten, Klinikverbund Allgäu, Kempten/Allgäu, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Worms, Worms, Germany.,Department of Pediatrics, University Medicine Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg (Lahn), Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Rostock, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg (Lahn), Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics, and Community Health Sciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute & Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Psychosomatics and Pain Management, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Children's Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der LMU München - Innenstadt, Munich, Germany.,Department of Nephrology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Social Pediatrics, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Department of Neuropediatrics, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Epidemiology and Biometry, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. .,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. .,Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg (Lahn), Germany.
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Grau J, Zöllner JP, Schubert-Bast S, Kurlemann G, Hertzberg C, Wiemer-Kruel A, Bast T, Bertsche A, Bettendorf U, Fiedler B, Hahn A, Hartmann H, Hornemann F, Immisch I, Jacobs J, Kieslich M, Klein KM, Klotz KA, Kluger G, Knuf M, Mayer T, Marquard K, Meyer S, Muhle H, Müller-Schlüter K, Noda AH, Ruf S, Sauter M, Schlump JU, Syrbe S, Thiels C, Trollmann R, Wilken B, Willems LM, Rosenow F, Strzelczyk A. Direct and indirect costs and cost-driving factors of Tuberous sclerosis complex in children, adolescents, and caregivers: a multicenter cohort study. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021; 16:282. [PMID: 34154622 PMCID: PMC8218507 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01899-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a multisystem genetic disorder, affects many organs and systems, characterized by benign growths. This German multicenter study estimated the disease-specific costs and cost-driving factors associated with various organ manifestations in TSC patients. METHODS A validated, three-month, retrospective questionnaire was administered to assess the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, organ manifestations, direct, indirect, out-of-pocket, and nursing care-level costs, completed by caregivers of patients with TSC throughout Germany. RESULTS The caregivers of 184 patients (mean age 9.8 ± 5.3 years, range 0.7-21.8 years) submitted questionnaires. The reported TSC disease manifestations included epilepsy (92%), skin disorders (86%), structural brain disorders (83%), heart and circulatory system disorders (67%), kidney and urinary tract disorders (53%), and psychiatric disorders (51%). Genetic variations in TSC2 were reported in 46% of patients, whereas 14% were reported in TSC1. Mean total direct health care costs were EUR 4949 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) EUR 4088-5863, median EUR 2062] per patient over three months. Medication costs represented the largest direct cost category (54% of total direct costs, mean EUR 2658), with mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors representing the largest share (47%, EUR 2309). The cost of anti-seizure drugs (ASDs) accounted for a mean of only EUR 260 (5%). Inpatient costs (21%, EUR 1027) and ancillary therapy costs (8%, EUR 407) were also important direct cost components. The mean nursing care-level costs were EUR 1163 (95% CI EUR 1027-1314, median EUR 1635) over three months. Total indirect costs totaled a mean of EUR 2813 (95% CI EUR 2221-3394, median EUR 215) for mothers and EUR 372 (95% CI EUR 193-586, median EUR 0) for fathers. Multiple regression analyses revealed polytherapy with two or more ASDs and the use of mTOR inhibitors as independent cost-driving factors of total direct costs. Disability and psychiatric disease were independent cost-driving factors for total indirect costs as well as for nursing care-level costs. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed substantial direct (including medication), nursing care-level, and indirect costs associated with TSC over three months, highlighting the spectrum of organ manifestations and their treatment needs in the German healthcare setting. TRIAL REGISTRATION DRKS, DRKS00016045. Registered 01 March 2019, http://www.drks.de/DRKS00016045.
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- Janina Grau
- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Department of Neuropediatrics, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Kork, Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Kehl-Kork, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Division of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Clinic for Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Leipzig University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Leipzig, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg (Lahn), Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Center for Pediatrics, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany
- Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Department of Neuropediatrics, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics and Community Health Sciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute & Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Center for Pediatrics, Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany
- Berta-Ottenstein-Programme, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany
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- Clinic for Neuropediatrics and Neurorehabilitation, Epilepsy Center for Children and Adolescents, Schön Clinic Vogtareuth, Vogtareuth, Germany
- Research Institute, Rehabilitation, Transition and Palliation, PMU Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Pediatrics, Klinikum Worms, Worms, Germany
- Department of Pediatrics, University Medicine Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Kleinwachau, Dresden-Radeberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Psychosomatics and Pain Management, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Children's Hospital at University Medical Center Homburg, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel & University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center for Children, Brandenburg Medical School, University Hospital Neuruppin, Neuruppin, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Klinikum Kempten, Klinikverbund Allgäu, Kempten (Allgäu), Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Herdecke, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Epileptology, Centre for Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Socialpediatrics, University Hospital of Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main and Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16 (Haus 95), 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg (Lahn), Germany.
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Zöllner JP, Grau J, Rosenow F, Sauter M, Knuf M, Kurlemann G, Mayer T, Hertzberg C, Bertsche A, Immisch I, Klein KM, Knake S, Marquard K, Meyer S, Noda AH, von Podewils F, Schäfer H, Thiels C, Willems LM, Zukunft B, Schubert-Bast S, Strzelczyk A. Direct and indirect costs and cost-driving factors in adults with tuberous sclerosis complex: a multicenter cohort study and a review of the literature. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2021; 16:250. [PMID: 34078440 PMCID: PMC8170458 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-021-01838-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a monogenetic, multisystem disorder characterized by benign growths due to TSC1 or TSC2 mutations. This German multicenter study estimated the costs and related cost drivers associated with organ manifestations in adults with TSC. Methods A validated, three-month, retrospective questionnaire assessed the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, organ manifestations, direct, indirect, out-of-pocket (OOP), and nursing care-level costs among adult individuals with TSC throughout Germany from a societal perspective (costing year: 2019). Results We enrolled 192 adults with TSC (mean age: 33.4 ± 12.7 years; range: 18–78 years, 51.6% [n = 99] women). Reported TSC disease manifestations included skin (94.8%) and kidney and urinary tract (74%) disorders, epilepsy (72.9%), structural brain defects (67.2%), psychiatric disorders (50.5%), heart and circulatory system disorders (50.5%), and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (11.5%). TSC1 and TSC2 mutations were reported in 16.7% and 25% of respondents, respectively. Mean direct health care costs totaled EUR 6452 (median EUR 1920; 95% confidence interval [CI] EUR 5533–7422) per patient over three months. Medication costs represented the major direct cost category (77% of total direct costs; mean EUR 4953), and mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors represented the largest share (68%, EUR 4358). Mean antiseizure drug (ASD) costs were only EUR 415 (6%). Inpatient costs (8%, EUR 518) and outpatient treatment costs (7%; EUR 467) were important further direct cost components. The mean care grade allowance as an approximator of informal nursing care costs was EUR 929 (median EUR 0; 95% CI EUR 780–1083) over three months. Mean indirect costs totaled EUR 3174 (median EUR 0; 95% CI EUR 2503–3840) among working-age individuals (< 67 years in Germany). Multiple regression analyses revealed mTOR inhibitor use and persistent seizures as independent cost-driving factors for total direct costs. Older age and disability were independent cost-driving factors for total indirect costs, whereas epilepsy, psychiatric disease, and disability were independent cost-driving factors for nursing care costs. Conclusions This three-month study revealed substantial direct healthcare, indirect healthcare, and medication costs associated with TSC in Germany. This study highlights the spectrum of organ manifestations and their associated treatment needs in the German healthcare setting. Trial registration: DRKS, DRKS00016045. Registered 01 March 2019, http://www.drks.de/DRKS00016045. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13023-021-01838-w.
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- Johann Philipp Zöllner
- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Klinikum Kempten, Klinikverbund Allgäu, Kempten/Allgäu, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Clinic Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany.,Department of Pediatrics, University Medicine Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Rostock, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg (Lahn), Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Departments of Clinical Neurosciences, Medical Genetics, and Community Health Sciences, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg (Lahn), Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Psychosomatics and Pain Management, Klinikum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Children's Hospital at University Medical Center Homburg, Homburg, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der LMU München - Innenstadt, München, Germany.,Department of Nephrology, Klinikum Rechts Der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Socialpediatrics, University Hospital of Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Department of Neuropediatrics, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Department of Neurology, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Schleusenweg 2-16, 60528, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. .,Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. .,Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg (Lahn), Germany.
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Strzelczyk A, Grau J, Bast T, Bertsche A, Bettendorf U, Hahn A, Hartmann H, Hertzberg C, Hornemann F, Immisch I, Jacobs J, Klotz KA, Kluger G, Knake S, Knuf M, Kurlemann G, Marquard K, Mayer T, Meyer S, Muhle H, Müller-Schlüter K, von Podewils F, Rosenow F, Ruf S, Sauter M, Schäfer H, Schlump JU, Schubert-Bast S, Syrbe S, Thiels C, Trollmann R, Wiemer-Kruel A, Wilken B, Zukunft B, Zöllner JP. Prescription patterns of antiseizure drugs in tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)-associated epilepsy: a multicenter cohort study from Germany and review of the literature. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2021; 14:749-760. [PMID: 33792454 DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1911643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Seizures are a primary and early disease manifestation of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). We aimed to describe the age-stratified patterns of antiseizure drug (ASD) treatments among children, adolescents, and adults with TSC in Germany. Additionally, we reviewed real-world and clinical study evidence regarding ASD utilization in patients with TSC. METHODS We evaluated the pattern of routine ASD use and everolimus prescriptions based on a 2019 multicenter survey of 268 individuals with TSC-associated epilepsy. We contextualized the results with a structured review of real-world and clinical study evidence. RESULTS TSC-associated epilepsy treatment comprises a wide variety of ASDs. In this German sample, the majority of patients were treated with polytherapy, and lamotrigine (34.7%), valproate (32.8%), oxcarbazepine (28.7%), vigabatrin (19.0%), and levetiracetam (17.9%) were identified as the most-commonly used ASDs. In addition, everolimus was used by 32.5% of patients. In adherence to current TSC guidelines, the disease-modifying ASD vigabatrin was widely used in children (58% below the age of 5 years), whereas treatment in adults did not necessarily reflect guideline preference for (partial) GABAergic ASDs. CONCLUSIONS The selection of ASDs for patients with TSC-associated epilepsy follows well-evaluated recommendations, including the guidelines regarding vigabatrin use in children. Several characteristics, such as the comparatively high frequency of valproate use and polytherapy, reflect the severity of TSC-associated epilepsy.
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- Adam Strzelczyk
- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,LOEWE Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,LOEWE Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Kork, Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Kehl-Kork, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Clinic for Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Leipzig University Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Leipzig, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Center for Pediatrics, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany.,Department of Pediatrics and Clinical Neurosciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Muscle Disorders, Center for Pediatrics, Medical Center, University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany.,Berta-Ottenstein-Programme, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg i.Br., Germany
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- Clinic for Neuropediatrics and Neurorehabilitation, Epilepsy Center for Children and Adolescents, Schön Klinikum Vogtareuth, Germany.,Research Institute, Rehabilitation, Transition and Palliation, PMU Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Epilepsy Center Hessen and Department of Neurology, Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Helios Dr. Horst Schmidt Kliniken Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany.,Department of Pediatrics, University Medicine Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Psychosomatics and Pain Management, Klinikum of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center Kleinwachau, Dresden-Radeberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Children´s Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel & University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany
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- Epilepsy Center for Children, University Hospital Neuruppin, Brandenburg Medical School, Neuruppin, Germany
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- Departmental of Neurology, Epilepsy Center, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,LOEWE Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Klinikum Kempten, Klinikverbund Allgäu, Kempten/Allgäu, Germany
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- Division of Nephrology, Medizinische Klinik Und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der LMU München - Innenstadt, München, Germany.,Department of Nephrology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, University of Witten/Herdecke, Herdecke, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,LOEWE Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,Department of Neuropediatrics, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Epileptology, Center for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics and Social Pediatrics, St. Josef-Hospital, University Hospital of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neuropediatrics, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Internal Intensive Care, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.,LOEWE Center for Personalized Translational Epilepsy Research (CePTER), Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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López-Pintor E, Grau J, González I, Bernal-Soriano MC, Quesada JA, Lumbreras B. Impact of patients' perception of COPD and treatment on adherence and health-related quality of life in real-world: Study in 53 community pharmacies. Respir Med 2020; 176:106280. [PMID: 33302143 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.106280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patient adherence to treatment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is essential to optimize disease management. We aimed to assess the impact of patients' perception of their treatment and disease on adherence and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQL) in patients attending a community pharmacy, where usually subjects have a better condition than those in clinical settings. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study of 318 patients with COPD in treatment with inhalers in the last 3 months from 53 community pharmacies. We assessed HRQL with St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ). Persistence was assessed from the three previous refills and adherence through the Test of Adherence to Inhalers test. RESULTS Persistence was achieved by 78.6% of the patients and 58.5% had good adherence. Patients having a multidose DPI and those with MDI showed a 2.8-fold and 4.1-fold increased association, respectively, with intermediate/poor adherence in comparison with those having a single dose DPI. Those patients who did not have knowledge about COPD (aOR 2.106, p = 0.006) and those who thought that the inhaler effectiveness was fair/poor (aOR 2.361, p = 0.006) were more likely to have intermediate/poor adherence. Overall SGRQ score was significantly worse in patients with intermediate/poor adherence (p = 0.036) and in those who thought the inhaler's effectiveness was fair/poor (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The type of inhaler and patients' knowledge and perceptions of their disease and treatment were associated with good adherence and higher HRQL. Clinicians should promote shared-decision making in the choice of inhaler depending on patients' individual abilities and beliefs.
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- E López-Pintor
- Department of Engineering, Area of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technologies, Miguel Hernandez University, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
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- Pneumology Department, General Hospital of Elche, Alicante, Spain.
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- Community Pharmacist in Alicante, Spain, Spanish Society of Community Pharmacy, SEFAC, Spain.
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- Department of Public Health, History of Science and Gynecology, Miguel Hernández University and CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Crtra Alicante-Valencia km 81, Sant Joan d'Alacant, 03550, Alicante, Spain.
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- Department of Clinical Medicine. Miguel Hernandez University, San Juan de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
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- Department of Public Health, History of Science and Gynecology, Miguel Hernández University and CIBER en Epidemiología y Salud Pública, Crtra Alicante-Valencia km 81, Sant Joan d'Alacant, 03550, Alicante, Spain.
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Auge J, Hurtado H, Garcia A, Carot L, Grau J, Buron A, Pellise M, Hernández C, Tora I, Castells X, Macia F, Castells A, Bessa X. Cumulative levels of fecal hemoglobin for improving colorectal cancer screening management. Clin Chim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2019.03.803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Schussler O, Lila N, Perneger T, Mootoosamy P, Grau J, Francois A, Smadja DM, Lecarpentier Y, Ruel M, Carpentier A. Recipients with blood group A associated with longer survival rates in cardiac valvular bioprostheses. EBioMedicine 2019; 42:54-63. [PMID: 30878598 PMCID: PMC6491382 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2019.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 02/12/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Pigs/bovines share with humans some of the antigens present on cardiac valves. Two such antigens are: the major xenogenic Ag, “Gal” present in all pig/bovine very close to human B-antigen of ABO-blood-group system; the minor Ag, pig histo-blood-group AH-antigen identical to human AH-antigen and present by some animals. We hypothesize that these antigens may modify the immunogenicity of the bioprosthesis and also its longevity. ABO distribution may vary between patients with low (<6 years) and high (≥15 years) bioprostheses longevity. Methods Single-centre registry study (Paris, France) including all degenerative porcine bioprostheses (mostly Carpentier-Edwards 2nd/3rd generation heart valves) explanted between 1985 and 1998 and some bovine bioprostheses. For period 1998–2014, all porcine bioprostheses with longevity ≥13 years (follow-up ≥29 years). Important predictive factors for bioprosthesis longevity: number, site of implantation, age were collected. Blood group and other variables were entered into an ordinal logistic regression analysis model predicting valve longevity, categorized as low (<6 years), medium (6–14.9 years), and high (≥15 years). Findings Longevity and ABO-blood group were obtained for 483 explanted porcine bioprostheses. Mean longevity was 10.2 ± 3.9 years [0–28] and significantly higher for A-patients than others (P = 0.009). Using multivariate analysis, group A was a strong predictive factor of longevity (OR 2.09; P < 0.001). For the 64 explanted bovine bioprosthesis with low/medium longevity, the association, with A-group was even more significant. Interpretation Patients of A-group but not B have a higher longevity of their bioprostheses. Future graft-host phenotyping and matching may give rise to a new generation of long-lasting bioprosthesis for implantation in humans, especially for the younger population. Fund None.
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- O Schussler
- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Biosurgical Research (Alain Carpentier Foundation), University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris F-75475, France
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery and Research Laboratory, Department of Epidemiology, Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa Heart, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS), Ile de France, Immuno-hematology Laboratory, Georges Pompidou Hospital, Paris, France
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- Division of Cardiovascular Surgery and Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland; AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Hematology Department, Paris Descartes University, Sorbonne Paris Cite, Inserm UMR-S1140, Paris, France
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- Centre de Recherche Clinique, Grand Hôpital de l'Est Francilien (GHEF), Meaux, France
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- Division of Cardiac Surgery and Research Laboratory, Department of Epidemiology, Ottawa Heart Institute, University of Ottawa Heart, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratory of Biosurgical Research (Alain Carpentier Foundation), University Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris F-75475, France; AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Paris, France
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Grau Amorós J, Formiga F, Aramburu Bodas O, Armengou Arxe A, Conde Martel A, Quesada Simón M, Oropesa Juanes R, Satué Bartolomé J, Dávila Ramos M, Montero Pérez-Barquero M, Anarte L, Aramburu O, Arévalo-Lorido J, Armengou A, Brase A, Carrascosa S, Carrera M, Casado J, Cerqueiro J, Conde A, Dávila M, Díez-Manglano J, Epelde F, Formiga F, Franco J, Gallego J, García-Escrivá D, González-Franco A, Grau J, Guisado M, Herrero A, Llacer P, López-Castellanos G, Manzano L, Martínez-Zapico A, Montero-Pérez-Barquero M, Muela A, Oropesa R, Pérez-Bocanegra C, Pérez-Calvo J, Pérez-Silvestre J, Quesada M, Quirós R, Rodríguez-Ávila E, Ruiz-Laiglesia F, Ruiz-Ortega R, Salamanca P, Sánchez-Marteles M, Satué J, Serrado A, Suárez I, Trullàs J. Hemoconcentración como predictor de supervivencia al año de ingreso por insuficiencia cardiaca aguda en el registro RICA. Rev Clin Esp 2019; 219:1-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2018.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Grau Amorós J, Formiga F, Aramburu Bodas O, Armengou Arxe A, Conde Martel A, Quesada Simón M, Oropesa Juanes R, Satué Bartolomé J, Dávila Ramos M, Montero Pérez-Barquero M, Anarte L, Aramburu O, Arévalo-Lorido J, Armengou A, Brase A, Carrascosa S, Carrera M, Casado J, Cerqueiro J, Conde A, Dávila M, Díez-Manglano J, Epelde F, Formiga F, Franco J, Gallego J, García-Escrivá D, González-Franco A, Grau J, Guisado M, Herrero A, Llacer P, López-Castellanos G, Manzano L, Martínez-Zapico A, Montero-Pérez-Barquero M, Muela A, Oropesa R, Pérez-Bocanegra C, Pérez-Calvo J, Pérez-Silvestre J, Quesada M, Quirós R, Rodríguez-Ávila E, Ruiz-Laiglesia F, Ruiz-Ortega R, Salamanca P, Sánchez-Marteles M, Satué J, Serrado A, Suárez I, Trullàs J. Hemoconcentration as a prognostic factor after hospital discharge in acute heart failure in the RICA registry. Rev Clin Esp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2018.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gonzalez-Quereda L, Garrabou G, Rodriguez M, Gallano P, Sanchez A, Grau J, Milisenda J. LIMB-GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY I. Neuromuscul Disord 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2018.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Hemodialysis is a powerful tool for extracorporeal CO2 removal, because CO2 can be eliminated both as gas and as bicarbonate with blood flow rates as low as 10-15 mI/kg/min. An unsolved problem remains, however: how to make up for the bicarbonate loss. In an animal model we investigated three methods of realkalinisation: a) indirect alkalinisation with salts of organic anions (acetate, lactate, citrate, pyruvate, fumarate, succinate, malate) b) direct realkalinisation with hydroxyl ions (NaOH) c) direct alkalinisation with TRIS as “CO2-buffer”. a) The decrease of pulmonary CO2 elimination depended on metabolism: acetate and lactate were metabolized at a rate of 1.8-3.5 mmol/min, thus allowing a steady-state elimination of 40-75 mmol CO2/min (25-40% of CO2 production). The other organic acids were not metabolized sufficiently to achieve a measurable reduction of pulmonary CO2 elimination. CO2 removal was quantitatively the same as during routine acetate hemodialysis and could not be increased using other organic acids. b) NaOH alone, through theoretically the best substitute for NaHCO3, had serious side effects and led to an increase in pulmonary artery pressure. c) with TRIS at a rate of 5 mmol/min, all metabolic CO2 could be removed for up to seven hours without clinical side effects, but not for longer periods. We conclude that a combination treatment for realkalinisation has to be worked out to compensate for the bicarbonate loss
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- S.H. Nolte
- University Childrens Hospital, Freiburg - Germany
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- University Childrens Hospital, Freiburg - Germany
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- University Childrens Hospital, Freiburg - Germany
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Devant M, Quintana B, Sole A, Pérez A, Medinya C, Riera J, Grau J, Fernández B, Prenafeta F. 571 Reduction of the nitrogen excretion and ammonia volatilization from manure of fattening bulls during the finishing phase by reducing the concentrate crude protein concentration. J Anim Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.2527/asasann.2017.571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Montoro Gómez J, Pomares H, Merchán B, Molero A, Alonso E, Fernández M, Gallur L, Grau J, Salamero O, Tazón-Vega B, Blanco A, Ortega M, Sureda A, Arnán M, Valacárcel D. An IPSS-R Cutoff Point of 3 Stratified Myelodysplastic Syndromes Patients Into Two Risk Groups. Leuk Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(17)30366-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Palomo L, Malinverni R, Cabezón M, Xicoy B, Arnan M, Coll R, Pomares H, Grau J, Navarro T, Feliu E, Solé F, Buschbeck M, Zamora L. DNA Methylation Profiling in Patients with CMML Differs Between Normal and Altered Karyotype. Leuk Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(17)30261-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Montoro Gómez J, Pomares H, Merchan B, Molero A, Alonso E, Fernández M, Gallur L, Grau J, Salamero O, Tazón-Vega B, Blanco A, Ortega M, Sureda A, Arnán M, Valacárcel D. An IPSS-R Cutoff Point of 3 Stratified Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia Patients Into Two Risk Groups. Leuk Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(17)30365-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Nomdedeu M, Tuechler H, Kuendgen A, Solé F, Schanz J, Hildebrandt B, Grau J, Pereira A, García-Manero G, Sekeres M, Komrokji R, Voso M, List A, Cazzola M, Sill H, Stauder R, Greenberg P, Germing U, Sanz G, Haase D. Chromosomal Aberrations in Therapy-Related Myelodysplastic Syndromes – Relations to Primary Disease, Therapy and Prognostic Significance. Leuk Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(17)30161-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Martín-Campos J, Julve J, Plana N, Figueras R, Esteve E, Mauri M, Bueno M, Caixàs A, Llargués E, Vila À, Morales C, Soler C, Argimón J, Mayos J, Grau J, Zamora A, Matas L, Vila L, Masana L, Blanco-Vaca F. Low-density lipoprotein gene score to identify polygenic forms of familial hypercholesterolemia in a Spanish population. Atherosclerosis 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.07.342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Santolaya M, Aldea M, Grau J, Estrada M, Barau M, Buron A, Francesc M, Castell A, Rodriguez C, Gascón P, Rius P, Guayta-Escolies R. Evaluating the appropriateness of a community pharmacy model for a colorectal cancer screening program in Catalonia (Spain). J Oncol Pharm Pract 2016; 23:26-32. [DOI: 10.1177/1078155215616278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Background The traditional model of community pharmacy has changed, with patients, caregivers and consumers having access to many cognitive services other than the traditional dispensing and supply of medicines. In December 2009, a population-based colorectal cancer screening program started in Barcelona, introducing the community pharmacist and the professional expertise of the pharmacist into the organisational model. Aim To evaluate the program implementation process in the pharmacies, identify barriers and facilitators, and know the opinion of the professionals involved in the colorectal cancer screening program in Catalonia (Spain). Methods Cross-sectional study of the pharmacies that participated in the first round of the program during the first and second trimester of 2010 in Barcelona. A validated questionnaire was used to analyse several functional aspects in the implementation process. Qualitative aspects about the opinion of the pharmacist were studied. A descriptive and bivariate analysis was performed. Results All the pharmacies involved in the program (n = 74) participated in the study. The majority of the sample population was composed of women (70.3%), mean age 44.9 years, and most of them (74%) had attended a specific training session. Pharmacists considered their participation in the program to be an added value to their professional role and a way to increase consumer’s confidence on this kind of services. The average time to provide the service was estimated to be less than 10 minutes per consumer. Only three (4.1%) pharmacists considered that the program involved a lot of extra work in the daily activities of the pharmacy. The level of satisfaction of the pharmacists was very high. Conclusions Community pharmacies can be a successful alternative and great resource to implement a population cancer screening program. This functional model can improve the accessibility and participation rates on target population. The level of motivation of the community pharmacist, the specific training program and the perception to give a better care for their patients can be an enabler.
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- M Santolaya
- Institute of Health Studies, Health Department, Generalitat de Catalunya, Spain
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- Preventive Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology Department, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Preventive Medicine and Hospital Epidemiology Department, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Official College of Pharmacists of Barcelona, Spain
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- Official College of Pharmacists of Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology and Evaluation, Hospital del Mar, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Epidemiology and Evaluation, Hospital del Mar, IMIM (Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic, CIBERehd, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Official College of Pharmacists of Barcelona, Spain
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- Planning and Research Unit, Pharmaceutical Council of Catalonia, Spain
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- Planning and Research Unit, Pharmaceutical Council of Catalonia, Spain
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- Planning and Research Unit, Pharmaceutical Council of Catalonia, Spain
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Buron A, Macia F, Grau J, Andreu M, Comas M, Salvador M, Hernandez C, Castells X, Castells A. Enhancing colorectal cancer screening evaluation: a proposal of comprehensive indicators. Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv176.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Xicoy B, Such E, Garcia O, Jimenez M, Arnan M, Bernal T, Nomdedeu B, Valcárcel D, Pedro C, Ramos F, Amigo M, Collado R, Palomo L, Ardanaz M, Calabuig M, Cedena M, Grau J, Sanz G. 83 PERCENTAGE OF BLASTS IN CHRONIC MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA TYPE-1 HAS NO IMPACT ON OVERALL SURVIVAL IN A SERIES OF PATIENTS FROM THE SPANISH REGISTRY OF MDS. Leuk Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(15)30084-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rodríguez de Miguel C, Serradesanferm A, López-Cerón M, Carballal S, Pozo A, Balaguer F, Cárdenas A, Fernández-Esparrach G, Ginés A, González-Suárez B, Moreira L, Ordás I, Ricart E, Sendino O, Vaquero E, Ubré M, del Manzano S, Grau J, Llach J, Castells A, Pellisé M. Ascorbic acid PEG-2L is superior for early morning colonoscopies in colorectal cancer screening programs: A prospective non-randomized controlled trial. Gastroenterología y Hepatología 2015; 38:62-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2014.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Revised: 09/14/2014] [Accepted: 09/16/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Plana N, Figueras R, Esteve E, Mauri M, Bueno M, Caixàs A, Llargués E, Vila A, Morales C, Soler C, Argimon J, Mayos J, Grau J, Zamora A, Matas L, Vila L, Blanco-Vaca F. Use of next generation sequencing for the diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolemia. Atherosclerosis 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.05.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Schanz J, Tüchler H, Solé F, Mallo M, Luño E, Cervera J, Grau J, Hildebrandt B, Slovak ML, Ohyashiki K, Steidl C, Fonatsch C, Pfeilstöcker M, Nösslinger T, Valent P, Giagounidis A, Aul C, Lübbert M, Stauder R, Krieger O, Le Beau MM, Bennett JM, Greenberg P, Germing U, Haase D. Monosomal karyotype in MDS: explaining the poor prognosis? Leukemia 2013; 27:1988-95. [PMID: 23787396 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Revised: 05/30/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Monosomal karyotype (MK) is associated with an adverse prognosis in patients in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). This study analyzes the prognostic impact of MK in a cohort of primary, untreated patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). A total of 431 patients were extracted from an international database. To analyze whether MK is an independent prognostic marker in MDS, cytogenetic and clinical data were explored in uni- and multivariate models regarding overall survival (OS) as well as AML-free survival. In all, 204/431 (47.3%) patients with MK were identified. Regarding OS, MK was prognostically significant in patients with ≤ 4 abnormalities only. In highly complex karyotypes (≥ 5 abnormalities), MK did not separate prognostic subgroups (median OS 4.9 months in MK+ vs 5.6 months in patients without MK, P=0.832). Based on the number of abnormalities, MK-positive karyotypes (MK+) split into different prognostic subgroups (MK+ and 2 abnormalities: OS 13.4 months, MK+ and 3 abnormalities: 8.0 months, MK+ and 4 abnormalities: 7.9 months and MK+ and ≥ 5 abnormalities: 4.9 months; P<0.01). In multivariate analyses, MK was not an independent prognostic factor. Our data support the hypothesis that a high number of complex abnormalities, associated with an instable clone, define the subgroup with the worst prognosis in MDS, independent of MK.
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- J Schanz
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Llorente R, Hernandez IR, Valduvieco I, Verger E, Langdon C, Castilla L, Berenguer J, Grau J. Compliance of induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiation in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2013.03.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Palomo L, Mallo M, Xicoy B, Ademà V, Garcia O, Marcé S, Grau J, Jiménez M, Alonso E, Pomares H, Arnan M, Arenillas L, Florensa L, Ayats J, Lemes A, Millá F, Feliu E, Solé F, Zamora L. P-069 Contribution of SNP-arrays and mutational studies to diagnosis and prognosis of CMML with low-risk cytogenetic features or no metaphases. Leuk Res 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(13)70118-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Grau J, Estape J, Daniels M, Mane J. Bcnu plus teniposide (vm26) as a 1st line chemotherapy for brain metastases regardless of the origin. Int J Oncol 2012; 4:961-4. [PMID: 21567006 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.4.4.961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Twenty-nine patients with brain metastases regardless of the origin were treated with the combination of 1-3-bis-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU), 120 mg/m2 i.v. every six weeks, and teniposide (VM26), 100 mg/m2 i.v. on the days 1 and 2 of every three-week period. Five objective responses were obtained (17%), four of them being partial and one complete. The latter was observed in a patient suffering from breast cancer, and still remains free of the disease after three years follow-up. The median survival time for the whole group is 14.6 weeks. Twelve more patients (41%) had symptomatic improvement related to chemotherapy. The treatment was well tolerated and only mild and reversible toxicity was observed. A global 58% (17% plus 41%) symptomatic improvement was observed.
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Santiñà M, Grau J, Agustí C, Torres A. [Assessment of effectiveness of a plan against tobacco in a universitary hospital]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 26:215-20. [PMID: 21531160 DOI: 10.1016/j.cali.2010.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2010] [Revised: 11/19/2010] [Accepted: 11/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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AIMS Assessment of effectiveness of a plan entitled «Smoke-free hospitals», specifically the reduction in the number of smoking staff and an increase in smoke-free areas. METHOD Interventional, non-controlled, populational study. A baseline study was conducted in 2004 to find out the situation as regards the prevalence of smokers in our hospital and the support of health workers for the smoke-free hospital plan. We used the questionnaire validated for the European smoke free hospital network in a sample of 483 workers randomly selected and stratified by gender, age and establishment. In 2007 we repeated the study with the same methodology to ascertain the progress of the project, in this case a sample of 425 workers was collected. RESULTS The number of smoking workers had decreased from 35.2% to 27.4 (P<.05). This reduction was seen in virtually all sectors, but was less so in nursing staff. In 2007 we had achieved that people only smoke in smoking areas (P<.0001). The plan was supported by smokers and non-smokers. CONCLUSIONS The «Smoke-free hospital» plan has achieved the objectives proposed. The actions carried out helped to enforce the law and respect that hospital areas should not be for smoking, together with strong support to help workers who want to quit smoking are shown to be effective.
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- M Santiñà
- Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Epidemiología, Dirección de Calidad y Seguridad Clínica, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, España.
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Grau J, Santiñá M, Combalia A, Prat A, Suso S, Trilla A. Fundamentos de seguridad clínica en cirugía ortopédica y traumatología. Rev Esp Cir Ortop Traumatol (Engl Ed) 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recot.2009.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Mallo M, Cervera J, Schanz J, Espinet B, Duch E, Luño E, Steidl C, Martín M, Germing U, Grau J, Pfeilstoecker M, Hernández-Rivas J, Noesslinger T, Calasanz M, Collado R, Fonatsch C, Bureo E, Lübbert M, Ríos R, Stauder R, Arranz E, Hildebrandt B, Slovak M, Cigudosa J, Krieger O, Pedro C, Salido M, Arenillas L, Sanz G, Sanz M, Valencia A, Florensa L, Novell L, del Cañizo C, García-Manero G, Vallespí T, Ohyashiki K, Benlloch L, Haase D, Solé F. C005 Prognostic impact of the proportion of aberrant metaphases in patients with a primary myelodysplastic syndrome. Leuk Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(09)70043-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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García-Núñez C, Sáez J, García-Núñez JM, Grau J, Moltó-Jordà JM, Matías-Guiu J. [Passive smoking as a cerebrovascular risk factor]. Rev Neurol 2007; 45:577-581. [PMID: 18008261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Stroke is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in developed countries today. Smoking is a risk factor that is associated with arteriosclerotic disease. AIM To evaluate the risk of having a stroke associated to both active and passive smoking in a case-control study. PATIENTS AND METHODS A case-control study was conducted which included 151 stroke patients who were admitted to hospital in the Neurology Service at the Hospital General Universitario in Alicante over a 12-month period. The control group (302) was obtained from patients who visited the emergency department at the hospital with no history of strokes and who reported clinical signs and symptoms that were not compatible with a stroke. The cases and controls were paired according to age and sex, including two controls of the same sex and whose ages were within a year of that of each case which was obtained. RESULTS The mean age of the patients was 70.6 years (range: 59-81 years). Males predominated in the sample (57.6%). Stroke patients had a significantly higher percentage of hypertension, peripheral arterial disease, heart disease and dyslipidemia than the control group. The most frequently affected vascular territory was the carotid (33.8%). The most frequent presenting symptom of the stroke was motor syndrome together with language disorders (39.4%). The risk of suffering a stroke associated to active smoking was 1.40 (CI 95% = 0.91-2.15) and in the case of passive smoking it was 1.45 (CI 95% = 0.82-2.58). CONCLUSIONS The findings from this study suggest there is a relevant association between environmental exposure to tobacco smoke and increased vascular risk (which confirms other results that have been published in the literature) and stress how important it is for non-smokers to find smoke-free zones.
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- C García-Núñez
- Hospital Sant Francesc de Borja de Gandia, Passeig de les Germanies 71, 46700 Gandia, Spain
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Hitt R, Irigoyen A, Nuñez J, Grau J, Garcia Saenz J, Pastor M, Jara C, Garcia Giron C, Hidalgo M, Cruz Hernandez J. Phase II study of combination cetuximab and weekly paclitaxel in patients with metastatic/recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (SCCHN): Spanish Head and Neck Cancer Group (TTCC). J Clin Oncol 2007. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.25.18_suppl.6012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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6012 Background: Cetuximab and paclitaxel have shown to be active in SCCHN pts and preclinical data has demonstrated a possible synergy for the combination. In a variety of tumor types, weekly paclitaxel has demonstrated an improved safety profile and activity as compared to every 3 weeks paclitaxel, providing the rationale to study the combination of cetuximab and weekly paclitaxel in metastatic/recurrent SCCHN. Methods: Pts were required to have a y performance status (KPS) = 70%, measurable disease using RECIST criteria, and may have received one regimen of induction and/or concomitant chemotherapy, but not within the recurrent/metastatic setting. Treatment included weekly paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 and cetuximab (initial dose of 400 mg/m2, followed by a weekly infusion of 250 mg/m2). Biopsies of tumors and samples of blood are being analyzed for correlative markers including EGFR gene copy number -FISH-, polymorphisms of intron 1 of the EGFR, and downstream EGFR pathway markers and mutations. Results: 46 planned pts were enrolled from Ap-2006 to Sep-2006. Median age is 60 years (range 42–78). Median KPS is 80% (range 70–100%). 35 pts are evaluable for response. Complete responses have been observed in 7 pts, partial responses in 18 pts, and stable disease in 6 pts for an overall response rate of 71% and disease control rate of 88%. 44 pts are evaluable for safety. Main grade 3/4 toxicities(NCI): 8 pts had acne- like rash; 7 neutropenia but only 1 febrile neutropenia; 6 asthenia; 3 mucositis; 2 infusion related reactions to paclitaxel and 1 to cetuximab; 2 peripheral neuropathies; 1 diarrhea; 1 vomiting; and 1 conjunctivitis. Conclusions: This trial shows that the combination of cetuximab and weekly paclitaxel is well tolerated and provides very encouraging activity in advanced/recurrent SCCHN. The full data, including biomarker results, will be presented at the annual meeting. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- R. Hitt
- Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Granada, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Burgos, Burgos, Spain; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hospital Clinico Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Granada, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Burgos, Burgos, Spain; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hospital Clinico Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Granada, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Burgos, Burgos, Spain; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hospital Clinico Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Granada, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Burgos, Burgos, Spain; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hospital Clinico Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Granada, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Burgos, Burgos, Spain; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hospital Clinico Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Granada, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Burgos, Burgos, Spain; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hospital Clinico Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Granada, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Burgos, Burgos, Spain; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hospital Clinico Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Granada, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Burgos, Burgos, Spain; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hospital Clinico Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Granada, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Burgos, Burgos, Spain; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hospital Clinico Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Granada, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Alcorcon, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Burgos, Burgos, Spain; John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Hospital Clinico Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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García Núñez C, Sáez J, García Núñez JM, Grau J, Moltó Jordà JM, Matías-Guiu Guía J. El fumador pasivo como factor de riesgo cerebrovascular. Rev Neurol 2007. [DOI: 10.33588/rn.4510.2005483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tubau A, Grau J, Filgueira A, Juan M, Estremera A, Ferrer MI, Dorao M, Hernández MI, Ferragut MA, Freixas N. Prenatal and postnatal imaging in isolated interruption of the inferior vena cava with azygos continuation. Prenat Diagn 2006; 26:872-4. [PMID: 16941517 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Hitt R, Grau J, Lopez-Pousa A, Berrocal A, García-Giron C, Belon J, Sastre J, Martinez-Trufero J, Cortés-Funes H, Cruz-Hernandez J. Randomized phase II/III clinical trial of induction chemotherapy (ICT) with either cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (PF) or docetaxel/cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (TPF) followed by chemoradiotherapy (CRT) vs. crt alone for patients (pts) with unresectable locally advanced head and neck cancer (LAHNC). J Clin Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.5515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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5515 Background: we have previously reported that ICT plus CRT is more active than CRT alone in pts with unresectable LAHNC (Hitt et al: ASCO 2005, abstract 5578). Here we present new data of efficacy and time to progression (TTP) in this trial. Methods: Patients: eligible pts included those with unresectable LAHNC, measurable disease, adequate organ function and ECOG 0–1. Pts were stratified according to primary tumor site. Treatment: Induction chemotherapy regimens (3 cycles): PF : P 100 mg/m2 day (d) 1, then F 1000 mg/m2 c.i. d1–5 q 21d; TPF: T 75 mg/m2 d1, P 75 mg/m2 d1, F 750 mg/m2 c.i. d 1–5 q 21 d plus G-CSF and ciprofloxacin. Chemoradiotherapy: conventional RT up to 70 Gy plus P 100 mg/m2 d 1–22–43 Results: Patients: a total of 310 pts have been accrued. Pts/tumor characteristics (ECOG, age, primary site, T/N stage) were well balanced among the three arms. T/N stage: T3–4 (88%); N2–3 (63%); pharynx-oropharynx site (62%). Treatment: Median number of cycles of ICT: 3; median dose of RT: 70 Gy, median number of cycles of P during RT in three arms: 3. Efficacy: Complete Response: 70% (ICT + CRT) vs. 49% (CRT alone) (p = 0.01). The response rate was similar between TPF and PF. Time to progression (TTP) in months: 16 (TPF + CRT); 12 (PF + CRT) vs 8 (CRT alone) (log-Rank= 0.02). G 3/4 toxicity (NCI criteria): Febrile neutropenia: 21% (TPF); mucositis: 10% (PF). Mucositis was observed in 55% (TPF + CRT), 60% (PF + CRT) and 36% (CRT alone) of the pts, respectively Conclusions: The results of the present randomised clinical trial demonstrate that the combination of ICT + CRT significantly increases the complete response rate and prolongs TTP when compared to CRT alone in patients with unresectable LAHNC. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- R. Hitt
- Hospital 12 de octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Burgos, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Burgos, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Burgos, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Burgos, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Burgos, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Burgos, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Burgos, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Burgos, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Burgos, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hospital 12 de octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Valencia, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Burgos, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Granada, Spain; Hospital Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Zaragoza, Spain; Hospital Universitario, Salamanca, Spain
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Perea G, Altés A, Montoto S, López-Guillermo A, Domingo-Doménech E, Fernández-Sevilla A, Ribera JM, Grau J, Pedro C, Angel Hernández J, Estany C, Briones J, Martino R, Sureda A, Sierra J, Montserrat E. Prognostic indexes in follicular lymphoma: a comparison of different prognostic systems. Ann Oncol 2005; 16:1508-13. [PMID: 15939718 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The International Prognostic Index (IPI), initially designed for aggressive lymphomas, is also used in follicular lymphoma (FL) and other indolent lymphomas. Two new prognostic indexes have recently been proposed for FL [the Italian Lymphoma Intergroup (ILI) Index and the Follicular Lymphoma International Prognostic Index (FLIPI)]. PATIENTS AND METHODS Three indexes, IPI [age >60 years, extranodal involvement two or more sites, elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status > or =2, stage > or =3], ILI (age >60 years, extranodal involvement two or more sites, elevated LDH, male sex, B symptoms, erythrocyte sedimentation rate > or =30 mm first hour) and FLIPI (age >60 years, stage > or =3, elevated LDH, nodal involvement five or more, haemoglobin level < or =12 g/dl) were calculated in 411 patients with FL. RESULTS Overall concordance between the three indexes was 54%. A total of 126 (31%) patients were included in the high-risk group according to IPI, 131 (32%) according to ILI and 157 (38%) after FLIPI application. Ten-year overall survival rates after applying the prognostic indexes (IPI, ILI and FLIPI) were, respectively: 72%, 71% and 72%, in the low-risk group; 51%, 60% and 49% in the intermediate-risk group; and 24%, 16% and 31% in the high-risk group. CONCLUSIONS In this series, all three indexes, IPI, ILI and FLIPI, were useful to classify FL patients into differentiated risk groups, although the FLIPI identified a larger proportion of high-risk patients than the IPI and ILI.
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- Clinical Hematology Division, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
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Hitt R, Grau J, Lopez-Pousa A, Berrocal A, Sastre J, Belon J, Escobar Y, Carles J, Cortes-Funes H, Cruz J. Phase II/III trial of induction chemotherapy (ICT) with cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (PF) vs. docetaxel (T) plus PF (TPF) followed by chemoradiotherapy (CRT) vs. CRT for unresectable locally advanced head and neck cancer (LAHNC). J Clin Oncol 2005. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.5578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- R. Hitt
- Hosp 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Valencia, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Granada, Granada, Spain; Hosp Provincial, Madrid, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hosp 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Valencia, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Granada, Granada, Spain; Hosp Provincial, Madrid, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hosp 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Valencia, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Granada, Granada, Spain; Hosp Provincial, Madrid, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hosp 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Valencia, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Granada, Granada, Spain; Hosp Provincial, Madrid, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hosp 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Valencia, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Granada, Granada, Spain; Hosp Provincial, Madrid, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hosp 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Valencia, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Granada, Granada, Spain; Hosp Provincial, Madrid, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hosp 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Valencia, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Granada, Granada, Spain; Hosp Provincial, Madrid, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hosp 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Valencia, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Granada, Granada, Spain; Hosp Provincial, Madrid, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hosp 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Valencia, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Granada, Granada, Spain; Hosp Provincial, Madrid, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Salamanca, Spain
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- Hosp 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Clinic, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp San Pablo, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Valencia, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Madrid, Spain; Hosp Granada, Granada, Spain; Hosp Provincial, Madrid, Spain; Hosp del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; Hosp Clinico, Salamanca, Spain
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Ben-Gal I, Shani A, Gohr A, Grau J, Arviv S, Shmilovici A, Posch S, Grosse I. Identification of transcription factor binding sites with variable-order Bayesian networks. Bioinformatics 2005; 21:2657-66. [PMID: 15797905 DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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MOTIVATION We propose a new class of variable-order Bayesian network (VOBN) models for the identification of transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs). The proposed models generalize the widely used position weight matrix (PWM) models, Markov models and Bayesian network models. In contrast to these models, where for each position a fixed subset of the remaining positions is used to model dependencies, in VOBN models, these subsets may vary based on the specific nucleotides observed, which are called the context. This flexibility turns out to be of advantage for the classification and analysis of TFBSs, as statistical dependencies between nucleotides in different TFBS positions (not necessarily adjacent) may be taken into account efficiently--in a position-specific and context-specific manner. RESULTS We apply the VOBN model to a set of 238 experimentally verified sigma-70 binding sites in Escherichia coli. We find that the VOBN model can distinguish these 238 sites from a set of 472 intergenic 'non-promoter' sequences with a higher accuracy than fixed-order Markov models or Bayesian trees. We use a replicated stratified-holdout experiment having a fixed true-negative rate of 99.9%. We find that for a foreground inhomogeneous VOBN model of order 1 and a background homogeneous variable-order Markov (VOM) model of order 5, the obtained mean true-positive (TP) rate is 47.56%. In comparison, the best TP rate for the conventional models is 44.39%, obtained from a foreground PWM model and a background 2nd-order Markov model. As the standard deviation of the estimated TP rate is approximately 0.01%, this improvement is highly significant.
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, 69978, Israel.
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Gallardo E, Rojas-García R, Belvís R, Serrano-Munuera C, Ortiz E, Ortiz N, Grau J, Illa I. [Antiganglioside antibodies: when, which and for what]. Neurologia 2001; 16:293-7. [PMID: 11485721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We report our experience in the study of antiganglioside antibodies and define their clinical value establishing associations between clinical syndromes and immunological findings. METHODS We analysed 275 sera: Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) (78), Miller-Fisher syndrome (MFS) (37), chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuroapthy (CIDP) (17), multifocal motor neuropathy (NMM) (42), chronic axonal mixed polyneuropathy (PNP) (54), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) (28) and lower motor neuron disease (LMND) (17). We have studied the presence of IgG and IgM antibodies to 9 gangliosides using ELISA and TLC. RESULTS We have detected anti-GQ1b antibodies in 36/37 (97,3%) of patients with MFS, being undetectable after 4 weeks in 83%. A 34 % (26/78) of patients with GBS were positive for several antiganglioside specificities being GalGalNAc the most frequent (54%). Two out of three sera positive for GD1a corresponded to axonal Guillain-Barré. IgM class anti-GM1 antibodies were positive in 10/12 patients with MMN, while only a 3-9% of patients with ALS, CIDP, PNP and LMND presented antiganglioside antibodies. CONCLUSIONS Analysis of anti-GQ1b antibodies confirms the diagnosis of MFS, excluding other acute brainstem pathologies and, in this study, detection of anti-GD1a antibodies indicates axonal damage in GBS and suggest a worse prognosis. IgM anti-GM1 antibodies are only found in MMN. These findings confirm a disease specific correlation between specific neuropathies and antiganglioside antibodies clinically useful.
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- Servicio de Neurología. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Barcelona
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Batlle M, Ribera JM, Oriol A, Rodríguez L, Cirauqui B, Xicoy B, Grau J, Feliu J, Flores A, Millá F. [Pneumonia in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Study of 30 episodes]. Med Clin (Barc) 2001; 116:738-40. [PMID: 11412696 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(01)71970-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND To analyse the etiology, diagnostic methods and response to therapy in 30 episodes of pneumonia diagnosed in 17 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) between 1995 and 2000. PATIENTS AND METHOD In each episode of pneumonia the following data were analysed: age, gender, treatment of CLL, antiinfectious prophylaxis, granulocytopenia, CD4/CD8 lymphocytes ratio, hipogammaglobulinemia, origin of pneumonia (nosocomial or community-acquired), localisation, respiratory insufficiency, need for mechanical ventilation, antimicrobial therapy and response. Diagnostic methods included blood and sputum cultures, fiberoptic bronchoscopy and search for antigens in urine (Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, galactomannan, and Streptococcus pneumoniae). RESULTS Median age of the series was 60 yr. (range 50-86) and 12 patients were male. Chlorambucil and prednisone were used in 13 cases and fludarabine in 8. Granulocytopenia was present in 14 episodes, hypogammaglobulinemia was seen in 22 and CD4/CD8 ratio was lower than 1 in 8 out of 14 evaluable cases. Etiology of pneumonia was established in 16 episodes (53%). Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was the most useful technique (83% of positive diagnoses) followed by blood cultures (38%). Two patients were diagnosed of aspergillosis at autopsy. Pneumococcus was the most frequent agent (5 cases) followed by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (4), Pneumocystis carinii (2) and Aspergillus fumigatus (2). One out of the two patients with P. carinii pneumonia had received fludarabin and the remaining was treated with prednisone for long time. Ten patients (30%) had died: P. aeruginosa (3 cases), P. carinii (2), A. fumigatus (2), Mycobacterium xenopi (1), and unknown microorganism (2). CONCLUSIONS In this series of CLL patients the frequency of etiologic diagnosis of pneumonias was good. Pneumococcus was the most frequent microorganism. Pneumonias caused by opportunistic microorganisms were associated to the treatment with fludarabin or prednisone and were associated to a high mortality rate.
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- M Batlle
- Servicio de Hematología-Hemoterapia, Unitat Hematooncològica, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Grau J, Ribera JM, Tormo M, Indiano JM, Vercher J, Sandoval V, Ramírez G, Sastre A, Flores E, García-Conde J. [Results of treatment with 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine in refractory or relapsed Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Study of 9 patients]. Med Clin (Barc) 2001; 116:339-42. [PMID: 11333766 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(01)71821-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND To analyse the results of the treatment with 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (2CdA) in 9 patients with refractory or relapsed Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) tracted in 8 Spanish hospitals between 1993 and 1999. PATIENTS AND METHOD In the 9 patients the following data were recorded: age, sex, organ involvement by LCH, first treatment and response, dose, number of cycles and schedule of administration 2CdA, response to 2CdA treatment, toxicity, disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Median age was 25 years (range, 6-63). All patients had multiorganic involvement by LCH, with severe organ dysfunction in 4. 2CdA was administered as second line treatment in 7 cases and as third line in 2. The 2CdA dose was 0.1 mg/kg per day during 5 days in the majority of patients, and interval between cycles was 4 weeks. In 2 cases a complete remission (CR) was achieved and 4 cases attained a partial remission (PR) (overall response rate 66%). The main toxicity was hematologic, with neutropenia grade > 2 in 5 cases and thrombocytopenia > 2 in 5. Four patients had infections, with fatal evolution in one of them. After a median follow-up of 8 months (range 2-17), 2 patients remained in CR (12 months both), 4 in PR (range 2-12 months) and one had active disease (17 months). The other two died due to progressive disease and Aspergillus spp. sepsis, respectively. The actuarial probabilities of DFS and OS were 58% (95% CI, 38-78%) and 71% (95% CI, 54-88%), respectively. CONCLUSIONS 2CdA is an active drug for patients with refractory or relapsed LCH, and its main toxicity is myelosuppression. The usefulness of 2CdA, isolated or in combination with other drugs, in patients with refractory or relapsed LCH must be assessed in controlled studies.
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- J Grau
- Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol. Badalona. Barcelona
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Pachter HL, Grau J. The current status of splenic preservation. Adv Surg 2001; 34:137-74. [PMID: 10997218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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The recognition of the fundamental role of the spleen in the immune response has led to greater efforts to preserve the spleen after injury. Whenever possible, splenic preservation is the preferred treatment modality for both blunt and penetrating injuries. The past 2 decades have seen an evolution in the way this goal is accomplished. Operative splenic preservation achieved by splenorrhaphy as the most prevalent method for the management of splenic trauma has progressed to the nonoperative management of these injuries. The factor most responsible for bringing about this change has been the development of more sophisticated and accurate imaging techniques in the evaluation of these patients. Splenectomy should be avoided whenever possible, as the procedure continues to be associated with excessive transfusion requirements and increased postoperative sepsis rates.
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- H L Pachter
- Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, USA
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Grau J, Maria Ribera J, Juncà J, Miliá F. [Pernicious anemia occurring after the diagnosis of aplastic anemia]. Med Clin (Barc) 2001; 116:78. [PMID: 11181281 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(01)71728-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ribera JM, Navarro JT, Oriol A, Vaquero M, Grau J, Feliu E. Usefulness of the prognostic score for advanced Hodgkin's disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus-associated Hodgkin's lymphoma. Haematologica 2000; 85:325-6. [PMID: 10702829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Tomás Navarro J, Ribera JM, Grau J, Frías C, Vaquero M, Sirera G, Batlle M, Millá F, Feliu E. [Hodgkin's disease in patients infected by the human immunodeficiency virus. Study of fifteen cases]. Med Clin (Barc) 2000; 114:19-21. [PMID: 10782456 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(00)71175-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND In spite of not being considered as an AIDS defining illness, Hodgkin's disease (HD) has specific clinical and biological features in HIV-infected patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Study of clinicopathologic and analytic characteristics, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) detection (polymerase chain reaction), and prognosis in 15 patients with HD and HIV infection. RESULTS Thirteen patients had B symptoms, 10 extranodal involvement and 12 advanced HD. The most frequent histologic subtypes were mixed cellularity (6) and lymphocyte depletion (6). The mean (SD) of CD4 lymphocytes was 0.10 (0.08) x 10(9)/l. The presence of EBV in lymph node biopsy was demonstrated in 3 out of 4 patients investigated. Complete remission (CR) was achieved in 7 out of 14 treated cases (50%), the median overall survival was 26 months and the 2 year event-free survival probability was 60%. CONCLUSIONS In HIV-infected patients, HD presents in advanced stages, unfavourable histologic subtypes, frequent extranodal involvement and B symptoms. The prognosis is poor, mainly because of a low CR rate.
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- J Tomás Navarro
- Servicio de Hematología-Hemoterapia, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
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Jeder Botaniker, der sich mit der Artenvielfalt beschäftigt, träumt davon, neue Arten zu entdecken. Die Meinung, dies sei heute nur noch im Reichtum des tropischen Regenwalds möglich, trügt. Auch die Trockengebiete der Erde bergen noch eine Fülle unentdeckter Schätze, die allerdings nicht zu jeder Zeit sichtbar sind.
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Asenjo MA, Bohigas LL, Trilla A, Prat A, Arbués MT, Ballesta AM, Bruguera M, Grau J, Lamata F, Larroca NH, Lobo A, Millá J, Rodésy J, Sánchez-Caro J. Gestión diaria del hospital. Rev Esp Salud Publica 1999. [DOI: 10.1590/s1135-57271999000300012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Asenjo MA, Vernet E, Trilla A, Rodés J, Terés J, Grau J. [Impact of sabbatical leave on hospital and university promotions]. Med Clin (Barc) 1998; 111:378-9. [PMID: 9833240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The aim of this study was the assessment of the scientific production and impact on academic and/or hospital promotion ob sabbatical leaves of medical staff from a University hospital. POPULATION AND METHODS A matched case-control design was used. The Mantel-Haenszel odds ratio (ORMH) and its 95% confidence intervals were calculated. A total of 52 sabbaticals leaves were analyzed with successful matching for 43 pairs. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS Taking a sabbatical leaves is associated with a significant higher chance of hospital promotion (ORMH = 7.5; CI 95%, 1.71-32.78; o = 0.004), but there is not a significantly higher chance of academic promotion (ORMH = 0.66; CI del 95%, 0.23-1.83; p = 0.60).
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Affiliation(s)
- M A Asenjo
- Sección de Epidemiología, Universidad de Barcelona
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