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Papaioannou A, Adachi JD, Berger C, Jiang Y, Barron R, McGinley JS, Wirth RJ, Anastassiades TP, Davison KS, Hanley DA, Ioannidis G, Kaiser SM, Kovacs CS, Leslie WD, Morin SN, Prior JC, Towheed T, Goltzman D. Testing a theoretical model of imminent fracture risk in elderly women: an observational cohort analysis of the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:1145-1153. [PMID: 32034452 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05330-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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UNLABELLED We examined the underlying relationship between fracture risk factors and their imminent risk. Results suggested that having past year fracture, worse past year general health, worse past year physical functioning, and lower past year BMD T-score directly predicted higher imminent fracture risk. Past year falls indirectly predicted imminent risk through physical functioning and general health. INTRODUCTION This study aimed to examine direct and indirect effects of several factors on imminent (1 year) fracture risk. METHODS Data from women age 65 and older from population-based Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study were used. Predictors were identified from study years 5 and 10, and imminent fracture data (1-year fracture) came from years 6 and 11 (year 5 predicts year 6, year 10 predicts year 11). A structural equation model (SEM) was used to test the theoretical construct. General health and physical functioning were measured as latent variables using items from the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and bone mineral density (BMD) T-score was a latent variable based on observed site-specific BMD data (spine L1-L4, femoral neck, total hip). Observed variables were fractures and falls. Model fit was evaluated using root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA), Tucker Lewis index (TLI), and comparative fit index (CFI). RESULTS The analysis included 3298 women. Model fit tests showed that the SEM fit the data well; χ2(172) = 1122.10 < .001, RMSEA = .03, TLI = .99, CFI = .99. Results suggested that having past year fracture, worse past year general health, worse past year physical functioning, and lower past year BMD T-score directly predicted higher risk of fracture in the subsequent year (p < .001). Past year falls had a statistically significant but indirect effect on imminent fracture risk through physical functioning and general health (p < .001). CONCLUSIONS We found several direct and indirect pathways that predicted imminent fracture risk in elderly women. Future studies should extend this work by developing risk scoring methods and defining imminent risk thresholds.
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91320, USA.
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- Amgen Inc., One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91320, USA
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- Vector Psychometric Group, LLC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Vector Psychometric Group, LLC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
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- Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AL, Canada
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- Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada
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- University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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McKee H, Ioannidis G, Lau A, Treleaven D, Gangji A, Ribic C, Wong-Pack M, Papaioannou A, Adachi JD. Correction to: Comparison of the clinical effectiveness and safety between the use of denosumab vs bisphosphonates in renal transplant patients. Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:981. [PMID: 32189031 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-020-05381-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The original version of this article, published on 03 January 2020 contained a mistake. An author's name was misspelled.
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- H McKee
- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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McKee H, Ioannidis G, Lau A, Treleaven D, Gangji A, Ribic C, Wong-Pack M, Papaioannou A, Adachi JD. Comparison of the clinical effectiveness and safety between the use of denosumab vs bisphosphonates in renal transplant patients. Osteoporos Int 2020; 31:973-980. [PMID: 31900542 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-019-05267-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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UNLABELLED A retrospective chart review was conducted on 85 renal transplant patients aged 19-88 years, treated with denosumab or bisphosphonate therapy. Bone densitometry measures were compared between treatment groups at baseline; at years 1, 2, and 3; and at final follow-up (average of 3.4 years). Both bisphosphonate and denosumab treatments increased lumbar spine bone density; however, the effect of denosumab was greater compared with that of bisphosphonate treatment. Denosumab treatment increased femoral neck BMD, whereas bisphosphonate treatment had a mean decrease in femoral neck BMD at final follow-up. Thus, our study provides evidence for the efficacy of denosumab treatment in renal transplant patients. Caution around hypocalcemia is warranted. We recommend more prospective studies to analyze the effects of long-term antiresorptive therapy in patients with a renal transplant. INTRODUCTION To compare the clinical effectiveness and safety between the use of denosumab and bisphosphonates on bone density and incidence of adverse events in renal transplant patients. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted on 85 renal transplant patients aged 19-88 years, treated with denosumab or bisphosphonate therapy. Bone densitometry measures were compared between treatment groups at baseline; years 1, 2, and 3; and at final follow-up (average of 3.4 years). RESULTS Absolute change in lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD over the treatment period was 0.029 ± 0.075 g/cm2 and - 0.003 ± 0.064 g/cm2, respectively, in the bisphosphonate group. Absolute change in lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD at final follow-up was 0.072 ± 0.094 g/cm2 and 0.025 ± 0.063 g/cm2, respectively, in the denosumab group. Denosumab resulted in significantly greater increases in lumbar spine BMD (0.045 g/cm2 greater in the denosumab group). Similarly, the absolute change in BMD at the femoral neck was 0.022 g/cm2 greater in the denosumab group as compared with the bisphosphonate group. The denosumab group had one event of severe hypocalcemia following first injection and one report of hospitalized pneumonia. No serious adverse events were reported in the bisphosphonate group. CONCLUSIONS Both treatments increased lumbar spine BMD; however, the effect of denosumab was greater compared with that of bisphosphonate treatment. Our study provides evidence for the efficacy of denosumab treatment in renal transplant patients. Caution around hypocalcemia is warranted. We recommend more prospective studies to analyze the effects of long-term antiresorptive therapy in patients with a renal transplant.
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- H McKee
- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Stratigou T, Vallianou N, Vlassopoulou B, Tzanela M, Vassiliadi D, Ioannidis G, Tsagarakis S. DKA cases over the last three years: has anything changed? Diabetes Metab Syndr 2019; 13:1639-1641. [PMID: 31336534 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2019.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) has been related mainly to type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). However, it is not solely related to T1DM. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of DKA among type 1 and type 2 patients with diabetes mellitus, who were hospitalized in our Clinic due to DKA, as well as to determine the etiology beyond DKA. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cohort of 109 patients with DKA, 17-86 years of age, who were hospitalized in the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism of our hospital between 2015 and 2017, were included in the study. RESULTS Among the 109 patients, 50 (45.9%) had mild DKA, 48 (44.1%) had moderate DKA, whereas 11 patients (10%) had severe DKA. Sixty-five patients (60%) developed DKA as the first manifestation of T1DM, 30 patients (27%) developed DKA in the context of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), mainly due to the co-existence of serious infections, 11 patients (10%) had T1DM, but had omitted their insulin dosages, and 3 patients (3%) developed DKA due to unknown reasons. CONCLUSIONS Most patients with DKA presented with mild and moderate DKA and only a minority presented with the severe form of the disease. The etiology of DKA was mainly T1DM and less frequent uncontrolled T2DM, usually due to the co-existence of severe infections, while only in a tiny minority, the causes remained unidentifiable.
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- T Stratigou
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Vallianou N, Stratigou T, Paikopoulou A, Apostolou T, Vlassopoulou B, Tsagarakis S, Ioannidis G. Monitoring of patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy in a specialized diabetic nephropathy clinic seems to be beneficial. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2018; 12:689-692. [PMID: 29685824 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2018.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcome of DM2 patients with nephropathy when they are under surveillance of a joined clinic run by endocrinologists & nephrologists. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cohort of 106 patients with DM2, 42-83 years of age, and eGFR < 60 ml/min/m2 were included. Age, sex, duration of diabetes, duration of attending our clinic, smoking habits, BMI, data regarding ischemic heart disease and induction of hemodialysis, urine albumin excretion (UAE) levels, eGFR (MDRD equation) and values of various biochemical parameters were recorded too. Follow-up period ranged from one to 25 years. Paired samples t-test and non-parametrical Kruskal-Wallis test were used for the analyses of the data. RESULTS Fifty percent of patients had no further progression, 25.9% improvement, while 24.1% had worsening of the UAE levels. During the follow-up in the joined clinic, there was a smaller than the expected from the medical literature decrease in median eGFR, i.e. 2,3 ml/min/m2 and a statistically significant improvement in glycosylated hemoglobin levels from 8.0% to 7.4% (p = 0.016). Time in years of follow-up in the joined clinic of our hospital appeared to be the most significant factor in the improvement or stabilization against deterioration of the UAE levels (p = 0.018). CONCLUSIONS Close follow-up of DM2 patients with eGFR < 60 ml/min/m2 has resulted in a minor annual eGFR decrease. Monitoring of these patients in a specialized diabetic nephropathy clinic is beneficial for this group of patients for delaying the occurrence of end-stage renal disease.
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- N Vallianou
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Koch M, Jensen Hjermstad M, Tomaszewski K, Tomaszewska I, Hornslien K, Harle A, Arraras J, Morag O, Pompili C, Ioannidis G, Georgu M, Navarra C, Chie W, Johnson C, Himpel A, Schulz C, Bohrer T, Janssens A, Kulis D, Bottomley A, Koller M. Gender Aspekte in der Lebensqualität von Lungenkarzinom Patienten. Pneumologie 2018. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1619214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- M Koch
- Med. Klinik und Poliklinik II, Klinikum der Universität Regensburg
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- Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, European Palliative Care Research Centre,
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- Department of Medical Education, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski Collegium Medicum Wydzial, Lekarski
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- Oncology, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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- Oncology Departments, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra
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- Oncology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Thoracic Surgery, Ospedali Riuniti Di Acona, Italien
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- Oncology Department, Nicosia General Hospital, Zypern
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- Oncology, Lincoln County Hospital
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- Psychology, Università Degli Studi Di Roma 'La Sapienza'
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- Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Surgical Unit, University of Southampton
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- Center for Clinical Studies, University Hospital Regensburg,
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- Med. Klinik und Poliklinik II, Klinikum der Universität Regensburg,
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- Thoraxchirurgie, Klinikum Bamberg
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- Thoracic Oncology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Quality of Life Department
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- Quality of Life Department, Eortc Data Center Brussels
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- Center for Clinical Studies, University Hospital Regensburg,
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Pritchard JM, Kennedy CC, Karampatos S, Ioannidis G, Misiaszek B, Marr S, Patterson C, Woo T, Papaioannou A. Measuring frailty in clinical practice: a comparison of physical frailty assessment methods in a geriatric out-patient clinic. BMC Geriatr 2017; 17:264. [PMID: 29132301 PMCID: PMC5683585 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-017-0623-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [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: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background The objectives of this study were to determine: 1) the prevalence of frailty using Fried’s phenotype method and the Short Performance Physical Battery (SPPB), 2) agreement between frailty assessment methods, 3) the feasibility of assessing frailty using Fried’s phenotype method and the SPPB. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted at a geriatric out-patient clinic in Hamilton, Canada. A research assistant conducted all frailty assessments. Patients were classified as non-frail, pre-frail or frail according to Fried’s phenotype method and the SPPB. Agreement among methods is reported using the Cohen kappa statistic (standard error). Feasibility data included the percent of eligible participants agreeing to attempt the frailty assessments (criterion for feasibility: ≥90% of patients agreeing to the frailty assessment), equipment required, and safety considerations. A p-value of <0.05 is considered significant. Results A total of 110 participants (92%) and 109 participants (91%) agreed to attempt Fried’s phenotype method and SPPB, respectively. No adverse events occurred during any assessments. According to Fried’s phenotype method, the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty was 35% and 56%, respectively, and according to the SPPB, the prevalence of frailty and pre-frailty was 50% and 35%, respectively. There was fair to moderate agreement between methods for determining which participants were frail (0.488 [0.082], p < 0.001) and pre-frail (0.272 [0.084], p = 0.002). Conclusions Frailty and pre-frailty are common in this geriatric outpatient population, and there is fair to moderate agreement between Fried’s phenotype method and the SPPB. Over 90% of the patients who were eligible for the study agreed to attempt the frailty assessments, demonstrating that according to our feasibility criteria, frailty can be assessed in this patient population. Assessing frailty may help clinicians identify high-risk patients and tailor interventions based on baseline frailty characteristics.
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- J M Pritchard
- Geriatric Education and Research for the Aging Sciences (GERAS), St Peter's Hospital, 88 Maplewood Ave, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada. .,Department of Kinesiology and Interdisciplinary Science, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
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- Geriatric Education and Research for the Aging Sciences (GERAS), St Peter's Hospital, 88 Maplewood Ave, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
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- Geriatric Education and Research for the Aging Sciences (GERAS), St Peter's Hospital, 88 Maplewood Ave, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Geriatric Education and Research for the Aging Sciences (GERAS), St Peter's Hospital, 88 Maplewood Ave, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Geriatric Education and Research for the Aging Sciences (GERAS), St Peter's Hospital, 88 Maplewood Ave, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Geriatric Education and Research for the Aging Sciences (GERAS), St Peter's Hospital, 88 Maplewood Ave, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Geriatric Education and Research for the Aging Sciences (GERAS), St Peter's Hospital, 88 Maplewood Ave, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Geriatric Education and Research for the Aging Sciences (GERAS), St Peter's Hospital, 88 Maplewood Ave, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada.,Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, 1280 Main St West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada
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Koller M, Hjermstad MJ, Tomaszewski KA, Tomaszewska IM, Hornslien K, Harle A, Arraras JI, Morag O, Pompili C, Ioannidis G, Georgiou M, Navarra C, Chie WC, Johnson CD, Himpel A, Schulz C, Bohrer T, Janssens A, Kuliś D, Bottomley A. An international study to revise the EORTC questionnaire for assessing quality of life in lung cancer patients. Ann Oncol 2017; 28:2874-2881. [PMID: 28945875 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QLQ-LC13 was the first module to be used in conjunction with the core questionnaire, the QLQ-C30. Since the publication of the LC13 in 1994, major advances have occurred in the treatment of lung cancer. Given this, an update of the EORTC QLQ-LC13 was undertaken. METHODS The study followed phases I to III of the EORTC Module Development Guidelines. Phase I generated relevant quality-of-life issues using a mix of sources including the involvement of 108 lung cancer patients. Phase II transformed issues into questionnaire items. In an international multicenter study (phase III), patients completed both the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the 48-item provisional lung cancer module generated in phases I and II. Patients rated each of the items regarding relevance, comprehensibility, and acceptance. Patient ratings were assessed against a set of prespecified statistical criteria. Descriptive statistics and basic psychometric analyses were carried out. RESULTS The phase III study enrolled 200 patients with histologically confirmed lung cancer from 12 centers in nine countries (Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Israel, Spain, Norway, Poland, Taiwan, and the UK). Mean age was 64 years (39 - 91), 59% of the patients were male, 82% had non-small-cell lung cancer, and 56% were treated with palliative intent. Twenty-nine of the 48 questions met the criteria for inclusion. CONCLUSIONS The resulting module with 29 questions, thus currently named EORTC QLQ-LC29, retained 12 of the 13 original items, supplemented with 17 items that primarily assess treatment side-effects of traditional and newer therapies.
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- M Koller
- Center for Clinical Studies, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Regional Advisory Unit for Palliative Care, Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, and European Palliative Care Research Center (PRC), Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Health Outcomes Research Unit, Faculty of Education, Ignatianum Academy, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Medical Education, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Oncology Departments, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- St.James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Oncology Department, Nicosia General Hospital Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei; Department of Public Health, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of Taiwan
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- Surgical Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Center for Clinical Studies, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Bamberg, Germany
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- Thoracic Oncology, MOCA, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem
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- Quality of Life Department, EORTC, Brussels, Belgium
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- Quality of Life Department, EORTC, Brussels, Belgium
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Loizidou MA, Hadjisavvas A, Pirpa P, Spanou E, Delikurt T, Tanteles GA, Daniel M, Kountourakis P, Malas S, Ioannidis G, Zouvani I, Kakouri E, Papamichael D, Marcou Y, Anastasiadou V, Kyriacou K. BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation testing in Cyprus; a population based study. Clin Genet 2016; 91:611-615. [PMID: 27882536 DOI: 10.1111/cge.12886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 08/25/2016] [Revised: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 10/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This paper presents the largest study in Cyprus evaluating the frequency and distribution of BRCA1/2 mutations in a high risk patient cohort. Deleterious mutations in the BRCA1/2 genes were identified in 68 of the 527 patients tested (13%). It is of interest that a quarter of those tested positive, did not have an extensive family history of breast/ovarian cancer but were diagnosed with early onset breast cancer, ovarian cancer under the age of 60 or triple negative breast cancer. The spectrum of mutations identified in our patient cohort is different compared to other Mediterranean countries. Furthermore, several of the mutations detected are novel and have not been identified in other ethnic populations. This highlights the importance of operating a national reference center for cancer genetic diagnosis which offers services tailored to the needs of the Cypriot population.
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- M A Loizidou
- Department of Electron Microscopy/Molecular Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Department of Electron Microscopy/Molecular Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia Cyprus.,The Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Department of Electron Microscopy/Molecular Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Clinical Genetics Clinic, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Clinical Genetics Clinic, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Clinical Genetics Clinic, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Departments of Medical and Radiation Oncology, Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Departments of Medical and Radiation Oncology, Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Department of Oncology, Limassol General Hospital, Limassol Cyprus
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- Department of Oncology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Department of Histopathology, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Departments of Medical and Radiation Oncology, Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Departments of Medical and Radiation Oncology, Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Departments of Medical and Radiation Oncology, Bank of Cyprus Oncology Center, Nicosia Cyprus
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- The Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, Nicosia Cyprus.,Clinical Genetics Clinic, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia Cyprus
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- Department of Electron Microscopy/Molecular Pathology, The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics, Nicosia Cyprus.,The Cyprus School of Molecular Medicine, Nicosia Cyprus
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Wong-Pack M, Rodjanapiches R, Lau A, Ioannidis G, Wade S, Balasubramanian A, Lin C, Roy-Gayos P, Bensen W, Bensen R, Adachi J. FRI0221 Occurrence of Serious Infection in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Biologics and Denosumab Observed in A Clinical Setting:. Ann Rheum Dis 2016. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2016-eular.1109] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Kamperidis V, Georgianos P, Tsilonis K, Imprialos K, Ioannidis G, Barberi E, Karvounis H, Sarafidis PA. MP540CHANGES IN LEFT VENTRICULAR SIZING AND FUNCTION OVER THE 3-DAY AND 2-DAY INTERDIALYTIC INTERVALS IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfw196.19] [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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Papaioannou A, Kennedy CC, Ioannidis G, Cameron C, Croxford R, Adachi JD, Mursleen S, Jaglal S. Comparative trends in incident fracture rates for all long-term care and community-dwelling seniors in Ontario, Canada, 2002-2012. Osteoporos Int 2016; 27:887-897. [PMID: 26801930 PMCID: PMC5096943 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-015-3477-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2015] [Accepted: 12/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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SUMMARY In this population-based study, we compared incident fracture rates in long-term care (LTC) versus community seniors between 2002 and 2012. Hip fracture rates declined more rapidly in LTC than in the community. An excess burden of fractures occurred in LTC for hip, pelvis, and humerus fractures in men and hip fractures only in women. INTRODUCTION This study compares trends in incident fracture rates between long-term care (LTC) and community-dwelling seniors ≥65 years, 2002-2012. METHODS This is a population-based cohort study using administrative data. Measurements were age/sex-adjusted incident fracture rates and rate ratios (RR) and annual percent change (APC). RESULTS Over 11 years, hip fracture rates had a marked decline occurring more rapidly in LTC (APC, -3.49 (95% confidence interval (CI), -3.97, -3.01)) compared with the community (APC, -2.93 (95% CI, -3.28, -2.57); p < 0.05 for difference in slopes). Humerus and wrist fracture rates decreased; however, an opposite trend occurred for pelvis and spine fractures with rates increasing over time in both cohorts (all APCs, p < 0.05). In 2012, incident hip fracture rates were higher in LTC than the community (RRs: women, 1.55 (95% CI, 1.45, 1.67); men, 2.18 (95% CI, 1.93, 2.47)). Higher rates of pelvis (RR, 1.48 (95% CI, 1.22, 1.80)) and humerus (RR, 1.40 (95% CI, 1.07, 1.84)) fractures were observed in LTC men, not women. In women, wrist (RR, 0.76 (95% CI, 0.71, 0.81)) and spine (RR, 0.52 (95% CI, 0.45, 0.61)) fracture rates were lower in LTC than the community; in men, spine (RR, 0.75 (95% CI, 0.57, 0.98) but not wrist fracture (RR, 0.91 (95% CI, 0.67, 1.23)) rates were significantly lower in LTC than the community. CONCLUSION Previous studies in the community have shown declining hip fracture rates over time, also demonstrated in our study but at a more rapid rate in LTC. Rates of humerus and wrist fractures also declined. An excess burden of fractures in LTC occurred for hip fractures in women and for hip, pelvis, and humerus fractures in men.
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- A Papaioannou
- GERAS Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, 88 Maplewood Avenue, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada.
- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 88 Maplewood Avenue, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada.
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- GERAS Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, 88 Maplewood Avenue, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada
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- GERAS Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, 88 Maplewood Avenue, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada
- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 88 Maplewood Avenue, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- International Centre for Disability and Rehabilitation, University of Toronto, 500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada
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- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 424, Toronto, ON, M5T 3M6, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada
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- GERAS Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences, 88 Maplewood Avenue, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, 160-500 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V7, Canada
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Bocci V, Capparella E, Collamati F, Donnarumma R, Faccini R, Ioannidis G, Limiti G, Mancini Terracciano C, Marafini M, Morganti S, Russomando A, Solfaroli Camillocci E, Toppi M, Traini G. Development of a radioguided surgery technique with beta- decays in brain tumor resection. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)30081-0] [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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Donnarumma R, Bocci V, Capparella E, Collamati F, Cremonesi M, Ferrari M, Fioroni F, Grana C, Ioannidis G, Iori M, Limiti G, Mancini Terracciano C, Marafini M, Morganti S, Russomando A, Solfaroli Camilloci E, Toppi M, Traini G, Versari A, Faccini R. A novel radioguided surgery technique exploiting beta – decay. Phys Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.01.362] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Kennedy CC, Ioannidis G, Rockwood K, Thabane L, Adachi JD, Kirkland S, Pickard LE, Papaioannou A. A Frailty Index predicts 10-year fracture risk in adults age 25 years and older: results from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos). Osteoporos Int 2014; 25:2825-32. [PMID: 25103215 PMCID: PMC5094886 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-014-2828-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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UNLABELLED We created a 30-item Frailty Index in the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. A Frailty Index is a sensitive measure that can quantify fracture risk according to degree of frailty. Our results indicated that at any age, frailty was an important independent risk factor for fracture over 10 years. INTRODUCTION In later life, frailty has been linked to fractures. It is likely that the antecedents of fracture are seen across the life course, in ways not entirely captured by traditional osteoporosis risk factors. Using data collected from the prospective, population-based Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos), we created the 30-item CaMos Frailty Index and examined whether it was associated with incident fractures over 10 years. METHODS All CaMos participants aged 25 years and older (n = 9,423) were included in the analysis. To examine the relationship between baseline Frailty Index scores and incident fractures, a competing risk proportional sub-distribution hazards model was used with death considered a competing risk. Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, education level, femoral neck T-score, and antiresorptive therapy. RESULTS At baseline, the mean age was 62.1 years [standard deviation (SD) 13.4], and 69.4 % were women. The mean Frailty Index score was 0.13 (SD 0.11), ranging from 0 to 0.66. For every 0.10 increase in Frailty Index scores (approximately one SD), the hazard ratio was 1.25 (p < 0.001) for all fractures, 1.18 (p = 0.043) for hip fractures, and 1.30 (p ≤ 0.001) for clinical vertebral fractures. CONCLUSION The CaMos Frailty Index quantified fracture risk according to degree of frailty. Irrespective of age and bone mineral density, the Frailty Index was associated with hip, vertebral, and all-type clinical fractures. Predicting late onset illnesses may have to consider overall health status and not just traditional risk factors.
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- C C Kennedy
- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, McMaster University, St. Peter's Hospital, GERAS Centre, 88 Maplewood Avenue, Hamilton, ON, L8M 1W9, Canada,
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Papadaki C, Sfakianaki M, Lagoudaki E, Giagkas G, Ioannidis G, Trypaki M, Tsakalaki E, Voutsina A, Koutsopoulos A, Mavroudis D, Georgoulias V, Souglakos J. PKM2 as a biomarker for chemosensitivity to front-line platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer. Br J Cancer 2014; 111:1757-64. [PMID: 25233397 PMCID: PMC4453739 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Tumour cells exclusively express the embryonic M2 isoform of pyruvate kinase (PKM2). PKM2 expression levels have been correlated with the effect of platinum compounds in cancer cell lines and xenograft models. The potential predictive role of PKM2 in patients with metastatic/advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving platinum-based chemotherapy as first-line was investigated. METHODS Quantitative real-time PCR was used to assess the expression of PKM2 in tumour samples from 148 and 157 NSCLC patients in the training and the validation set, respectively. All patients received front-line platinum-based chemotherapy. PKM2 mRNA expression was also analysed in a control group of 85 NSCLC patients treated with non-platinum containing regimens. RESULTS In the training set, high PKM2 mRNA levels were associated with decreased progression-free survival (PFS; 4.9 months vs 6.4, P=0.006), overall survival (OS; 10.1 vs 17.0 months, P=0.01) and disease control rate (DCR; 57.7% vs 74.3%; P=0.021) compared to patients with low PKM2 levels. In the validation set, high PKM2 mRNA levels were also associated with deceased PFS (3.7 vs 5.9 months, P=0.006), OS (8.3 vs 16.8 months, P=0.003) and DCR (57.7% vs 70.9%; P=0.049) compared to those with low PKM2 mRNA levels. There was no correlation between the PKM2 mRNA levels and the PFS (5.6 vs 5.9, P=0.43) or the OS (9.8 vs 10.1, P=0.51) in the control group. Multivariate analysis revealed high PKM2 mRNA expression as an independent predictive factor for the poor patients' outcome. CONCLUSIONS PKM2 expression may be a predictive biomarker of platinum sensitivity in advanced NSCLC patients treated with platinum-based chemotherapy.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/administration & dosage
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Bevacizumab
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/secondary
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/mortality
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/secondary
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/metabolism
- Deoxycytidine/administration & dosage
- Deoxycytidine/analogs & derivatives
- Docetaxel
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Glutamates/administration & dosage
- Guanine/administration & dosage
- Guanine/analogs & derivatives
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Lung Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Lung Neoplasms/metabolism
- Lung Neoplasms/mortality
- Lung Neoplasms/pathology
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Male
- Membrane Proteins/genetics
- Membrane Proteins/metabolism
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Staging
- Pemetrexed
- Platinum/administration & dosage
- Prognosis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Survival Rate
- Taxoids/administration & dosage
- Thyroid Hormones/genetics
- Thyroid Hormones/metabolism
- Gemcitabine
- Thyroid Hormone-Binding Proteins
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- C Papadaki
- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, 71110 Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, 71110 Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece
- Department of Medical Oncology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, 71110 Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece
- Department of Medical Oncology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, 71110 Crete, Greece
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- Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology, School of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, 71003 Crete, Greece
- Department of Medical Oncology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, Heraklion, 71110 Crete, Greece
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Balidis M, Konidaris VE, Ioannidis G, Kanellopoulos AJ. Femtosecond-assisted intrastromal corneal cross-linking for early and moderate keratoconus. Eye (Lond) 2014; 28:1258-60. [PMID: 25060851 DOI: 10.1038/eye.2014.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- M Balidis
- 1] Ophthalmica Eye Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece [2] AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1] Ophthalmica Eye Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece [2] Ippocration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1] New York University Medical College and Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, New York, NY, USA [2] Laservision.gr Institute, Athens, Greece
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Budhram A, Chu R, Rusta-Sallehy S, Ioannidis G, Denburg JA, Adachi JD, Haaland DA. Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody as a marker of erosive arthritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lupus 2014; 23:1156-63. [PMID: 24990382 DOI: 10.1177/0961203314540967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) antibody is an established marker in the diagnosis and prognostication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Infrequently, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients also develop a deforming erosive arthritis, similar to that of RA. Our objective was to determine whether anti-CCP antibody is a useful marker of erosive disease in SLE patients presenting with arthritis. METHODS Electronic databases EMBASE, MEDLINE and non-indexed MEDLINE citations were searched through April 11, 2014, using the outlined key terms. Studies meeting predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria were reviewed. Two reviewers independently assessed the quality of included articles using previously described criteria. The DerSimonian-Laird random effects model was used to calculate pooled sensitivity and specificity of anti-CCP antibody for erosive arthritis in SLE. RESULTS Seven articles met inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 609 SLE patients with arthritis were identified, 70 of whom had erosive disease. Pooled sensitivity and specificity of anti-CCP antibody for erosive arthritis was 47.8% (95% CI, 26.2%-70.2%) and 91.8% (95% CI, 78.4%-97.2%), respectively. CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that anti-CCP antibody is a highly specific marker for erosive arthritis in SLE. Longitudinal prospective studies are needed to determine if anti-CCP antibody can be used as a predictor of erosive disease.
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- A Budhram
- Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Mississauga Academy of Medicine, University of Toronto, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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- Peters-Boyd Academy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Division of Clinical Immunology & Allergy, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Wong-Pack M, Kalani A, Hordyk J, Ioannidis G, Bensen R, Bensen W, Adachi J, Lau A. SAT0458 How Does Non-Compliance to Prolia ® (DENOSUMAB) Affect the Change in Bone Mineral Density (BMD)? Ann Rheum Dis 2014. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.4744] [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: 11/03/2022]
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Moura C, Bernatsky S, Abrahamowicz M, Papaioannou A, Bessette L, Adachi J, Goltzman D, Prior J, Kreiger N, Towheed T, Leslie WD, Kaiser S, Ioannidis G, Pickard L, Fraser LA, Rahme E. Antidepressant use and 10-year incident fracture risk: the population-based Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMoS). Osteoporos Int 2014; 25:1473-81. [PMID: 24566587 PMCID: PMC5094888 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-014-2649-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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UNLABELLED We used data from a large, prospective Canadian cohort to assess the association between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) and fracture. We found an increased risk of fractures in individuals who used SSRI or SNRI, even after controlling for multiple risk factors. INTRODUCTION Previous studies have suggested an association between SSRIs and increasing risk of fragility fractures. However, the majority of these studies were not long-term analyses or were performed using administrative data and, thus, could not fully control for potential confounders. We sought to determine whether the use of SSRIs and SNRIs is associated with increased risk of fragility fracture, in adults aged 50 + . METHODS We used data from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos), a prospective randomly selected population-based community cohort; our analyses focused on subjects aged 50+. Time to event methodology was used to assess the association between SSRI/SNRI use, modeled time-dependently, and fragility fracture. RESULTS Among 6,645 subjects, 192 (2.9%) were using SSRIs or/and SNRIs at baseline. During the 10-year study period, 978 (14.7%) participants experienced at least one fragility fracture. In our main analysis, SSRI/SNRI use was associated with increased risk of fragility fracture (hazard ratio (HR), 1.88; 95% confidence intervals (CI), 1.48-2.39). After controlling for multiple risk factors, including Charlson score, previous falls, and bone mineral density hip and lumbar bone density, the adjusted HR for current SSRI/SNRI use remained elevated (HR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.32-2.14). CONCLUSIONS Our results lend additional support to an association between SSRI/SNRI use and fragility fractures. Given the high prevalence of antidepressants use, and the impact of fractures on health, our findings may have a significant clinical impact.
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- C Moura
- McGill University, Montreal, Canada,
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Ioannidis G, Flahive J, Pickard L, Papaioannou A, Chapurlat RD, Saag KG, Silverman S, Anderson FA, Gehlbach SH, Hooven FH, Boonen S, Compston JE, Cooper C, Díez-Perez A, Greenspan SL, LaCroix AZ, Lindsay R, Netelenbos JC, Pfeilschifter J, Rossini M, Roux C, Sambrook PN, Siris ES, Watts NB, Adachi JD. Non-hip, non-spine fractures drive healthcare utilization following a fracture: the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). Osteoporos Int 2013; 24:59-67. [PMID: 22525976 PMCID: PMC4878124 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-1968-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2011] [Accepted: 02/29/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED We evaluated healthcare utilization associated with treating fracture types in >51,000 women aged ≥55 years. Over the course of 1 year, there were five times more non-hip, non-spine fractures than hip or spine fractures, resulting in twice as many days of hospitalization and rehabilitation/nursing home care for non-hip, non-spine fractures. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study is to evaluate medical healthcare utilization associated with treating several types of fractures in women ≥55 years from various geographic regions. METHODS Information from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW) was collected via self-administered patient questionnaires at baseline and year 1 (n = 51,491). Self-reported clinically recognized low-trauma fractures at year 1 were classified as incident spine, hip, wrist/hand, arm/shoulder, pelvis, rib, leg, and other fractures. Healthcare utilization data were self-reported and included whether the fracture was treated at a doctor's office/clinic or at a hospital. Patients were asked if they had undergone surgery or been treated at a rehabilitation center or nursing home. RESULTS During 1-year follow-up, there were 195 spine, 134 hip, and 1,654 non-hip, non-spine fractures. Clinical vertebral fractures resulted in 617 days of hospitalization and 512 days of rehabilitation/nursing home care; hip fractures accounted for 1,306 days of hospitalization and 1,650 days of rehabilitation/nursing home care. Non-hip, non-spine fractures resulted in 3,805 days in hospital and 5,186 days of rehabilitation/nursing home care. CONCLUSIONS While hip and vertebral fractures are well recognized for their associated increase in health resource utilization, non-hip, non-spine fractures, by virtue of their 5-fold greater number, require significantly more healthcare resources.
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- G. Ioannidis
- St. Joseph’s Hospital, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada
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- Center for Outcomes Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- St. Joseph’s Hospital, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada
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- St. Joseph’s Hospital, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada
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- Division of Rheumatology, INSERM UMR 1033, Université de Lyon, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital E Herriot, Lyon, France
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- University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Center for Outcomes Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Center for Outcomes Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Center for Outcomes Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Leuven University Center for Metabolic Bone Diseases, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Hospital del Mar-IMIM-Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona; and RETICEF, ISCIII Madrid; Spain
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- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Regional Bone Center, Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw, NY, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Alfried Krupp Krankenhaus, Essen, Germany
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- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Paris Descartes University, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
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- University of Sydney-Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Bone Health and Osteoporosis Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- St. Joseph’s Hospital, McMaster University, 501-25 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON L8N 1Y2, Canada, Tel: (905) 529-1317, Fax: (905) 521-1297
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Pritchard JM, Giangregorio LM, Ioannidis G, Papaioannou A, Adachi JD, Leslie WD. Ankle fractures do not predict osteoporotic fractures in women with or without diabetes. Osteoporos Int 2012; 23:957-62. [PMID: 21562874 PMCID: PMC5101066 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-011-1648-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2010] [Accepted: 03/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED It is not clear whether ankle fractures predict future osteoporotic fractures in women, and whether diabetes influences this relationship. We found that a prior ankle fracture does not predict subsequent osteoporotic fractures in women with or without diabetes. INTRODUCTION We aimed to determine: (1) whether a prior ankle fracture was a risk factor for a subsequent major osteoporotic fracture in older women; (2) whether this risk was modified by the presence of diabetes; (3) the risk factors for ankle fracture in older women. METHODS We identified 3,054 women age 50 years and older with diabetes and 9,151 matched controls using the Manitoba Bone Density Program database. Multivariable regression models were used to examine factors associated with prior ankle fracture, and the importance of prior ankle fracture as a predictor of subsequent major osteoporotic fracture during a mean 4.8 years of observation. RESULTS A prior ankle fracture was not a significant predictor of subsequent major osteoporotic fracture for women with diabetes (hazard ratio [HR] 1.13; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.68-1.83; p = 0.623) or women without diabetes (HR 1.16; 95% CI, 0.79-1.71; p = 0.460), and there was no interaction between diabetes and ankle fracture after pooling all women in the cohort (p = 0.971). The presence of diabetes was not independently associated with prior ankle fracture (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.14 [95% CI, 0.93-1.38], p = 0.200), whereas higher body mass index (adjusted OR 1.04 per standard deviation increase [95% CI, 1.03-1.06], p < 0.001), previous major osteoporotic fracture (adjusted OR 1.40 [95% CI, 1.13-1.75], p = 0.002), and multiple comorbidities (>6 ambulatory diagnostic groups) (adjusted OR 1.81 [95% CI, 1.40-2.36], p < 0.001) were related to prior ankle fracture. CONCLUSIONS Ankle fracture was not a significant predictor of major osteoporotic fracture in women, and a diagnosis of diabetes did not influence the relationship.
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- J M Pritchard
- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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OBJECTIVE Denosumab is a novel biologic agent approved in Canada for treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis (PMO) in women at high risk for fracture or who have failed or are intolerant to other osteoporosis therapies. This study estimated cost-effectiveness of denosumab vs usual care from the perspective of the Ontario public payer. METHODS A previously published PMO Markov cohort model was adapted for Canada to estimate cost-effectiveness of denosumab. The primary analysis included women with demographic characteristics similar to those from the pivotal phase III denosumab PMO trial (FREEDOM; age 72 years, femoral neck BMD T-score -2.16 SD, vertebral fracture prevalence 23.6%). Three additional scenario sub-groups were examined including women: (1) at high fracture risk, defined in FREEDOM as having at least two of three risk factors (age 70+; T-score ≤ -3.0 SD at lumbar spine, total hip, or femoral neck; prevalent vertebral fracture); (2) age 75+; and (3) intolerant or contraindicated to oral bisphosphonates (BPs). Analyses were conducted over a lifetime horizon comparing denosumab to usual care ('no therapy', alendronate, risedronate, or raloxifene [sub-group 3 only]). The analysis considered treatment-specific persistence and post-discontinuation residual efficacy, as well as treatment-specific adverse events. Both deterministic and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted. RESULTS The multi-therapy comparisons resulted in incremental cost-effectiveness ratios for denosumab vs alendronate of $60,266 (2010 CDN$) (primary analysis) and $27,287 per quality-adjusted life year gained for scenario sub-group 1. Denosumab dominated all therapies in the remaining scenarios. LIMITATIONS Key limitations include a lack of long-term, real-world, Canadian data on persistence with denosumab as well as an absence of head-to-head clinical data, leaving one to rely on meta-analyses based on trials comparing treatment to placebo. CONCLUSIONS Denosumab may be cost-effective compared to oral PMO treatments for women at high risk of fractures and those who are intolerant and/or contraindicated to oral BPs.
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- D Chau
- Amgen Canada Inc, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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Background. Metastatic spread of soft tissue sarcomas to the digits is extremely rare and metastasis of MFH to the fingers and toes has not been documented.Purpose. We present two case reports of metastatic spread from a giant cell rich malignant fibrous histiocytoma to the digits and discuss their management.
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre Headington Oxford OX3 7LD UK
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Leslie WD, Berger C, Langsetmo L, Lix LM, Adachi JD, Hanley DA, Ioannidis G, Josse RG, Kovacs CS, Towheed T, Kaiser S, Olszynski WP, Prior JC, Jamal S, Kreiger N, Goltzman D. Construction and validation of a simplified fracture risk assessment tool for Canadian women and men: results from the CaMos and Manitoba cohorts. Osteoporos Int 2011; 22:1873-83. [PMID: 20967422 PMCID: PMC5104542 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1445-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED A procedure for creating a simplified version of fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX®) is described. Calibration, fracture prediction, and concordance were compared with the full FRAX tool using two large, complementary Canadian datasets. INTRODUCTION The Canadian Association of Radiologists and Osteoporosis Canada (CAROC) system for fracture risk assessment is based upon sex, age, bone mineral density (BMD), prior fragility fracture, and glucocorticoid use. CAROC does not require computer or web access, and categorizes 10-year major osteoporotic fracture risk as low (<10%), moderate (10-20%), or high (>20%). METHODS Basal CAROC fracture risk tables (by age, sex, and femoral neck BMD) were constructed from Canadian FRAX probabilities for major osteoporotic fractures (adjusted for prevalent clinical risk factors). We assessed categorization and fracture prediction with the updated CAROC system in the CaMos and Manitoba BMD cohorts. RESULTS The new CAROC system demonstrated high concordance with the Canadian FRAX tool for risk category in both the CaMos and Manitoba cohorts (89% and 88%). Ten-year fracture outcomes in CaMos and Manitoba BMD cohorts showed good discrimination and calibration for both CAROC (6.1-6.5% in low-risk, 13.5-14.6% in moderate-risk, and 22.3-29.1% in high-risk individuals) and FRAX (6.1-6.6% in low-risk, 14.4-16.1% in moderate-risk, and 23.4-31.0% in high-risk individuals). Reclassification from the CAROC risk category to a different risk category under FRAX occurred in <5% for low-risk, 20-24% for moderate-risk, and 27-30% for high-risk individuals. Reclassified individuals had 10-year fracture outcomes that were still within or close to the original nominal-risk range.. CONCLUSION The new CAROC system is well calibrated to the Canadian population and shows a high degree of concordance with the Canadian FRAX tool. The CAROC system provides s a simple alternative when it is not feasible to use the full Canadian FRAX tool.
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- W D Leslie
- Department of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
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Fraser LA, Langsetmo L, Berger C, Ioannidis G, Goltzman D, Adachi JD, Papaioannou A, Josse R, Kovacs CS, Olszynski WP, Towheed T, Hanley DA, Kaiser SM, Prior J, Jamal S, Kreiger N, Brown JP, Johansson H, Oden A, McCloskey E, Kanis JA, Leslie WD. Fracture prediction and calibration of a Canadian FRAX® tool: a population-based report from CaMos. Osteoporos Int 2011; 22:829-37. [PMID: 21161508 PMCID: PMC5101064 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1465-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/03/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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UNLABELLED A new Canadian WHO fracture risk assessment (FRAX®) tool to predict 10-year fracture probability was compared with observed 10-year fracture outcomes in a large Canadian population-based study (CaMos). The Canadian FRAX tool showed good calibration and discrimination for both hip and major osteoporotic fractures. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to validate a new Canadian WHO fracture risk assessment (FRAX®) tool in a prospective, population-based cohort, the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos). METHODS A FRAX tool calibrated to the Canadian population was developed by the WHO Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases using national hip fracture and mortality data. Ten-year FRAX probabilities with and without bone mineral density (BMD) were derived for CaMos women (N = 4,778) and men (N = 1,919) and compared with observed fracture outcomes to 10 years (Kaplan-Meier method). Cox proportional hazard models were used to investigate the contribution of individual FRAX variables. RESULTS Mean overall 10-year FRAX probability with BMD for major osteoporotic fractures was not significantly different from the observed value in men [predicted 5.4% vs. observed 6.4% (95%CI 5.2-7.5%)] and only slightly lower in women [predicted 10.8% vs. observed 12.0% (95%CI 11.0-12.9%)]. FRAX was well calibrated for hip fracture assessment in women [predicted 2.7% vs. observed 2.7% (95%CI 2.2-3.2%)] but underestimated risk in men [predicted 1.3% vs. observed 2.4% (95%CI 1.7-3.1%)]. FRAX with BMD showed better fracture discrimination than FRAX without BMD or BMD alone. Age, body mass index, prior fragility fracture and femoral neck BMD were significant independent predictors of major osteoporotic fractures; sex, age, prior fragility fracture and femoral neck BMD were significant independent predictors of hip fractures. CONCLUSION The Canadian FRAX tool provides predictions consistent with observed fracture rates in Canadian women and men, thereby providing a valuable tool for Canadian clinicians assessing patients at risk of fracture.
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Fraser LA, Ioannidis G, Adachi JD, Pickard L, Kaiser SM, Prior J, Brown JP, Hanley DA, Olszynski WP, Anastassiades T, Jamal S, Josse R, Goltzman D, Papaioannou A. Fragility fractures and the osteoporosis care gap in women: the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. Osteoporos Int 2011; 22:789-96. [PMID: 20683706 PMCID: PMC5101074 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-010-1359-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2010] [Accepted: 06/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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UNLABELLED Canadian women over 50 years old were studied over a 10-year period to see if those who sustained a fracture (caused by minimal trauma) were receiving the recommended osteoporosis therapy. We found that approximately half of these women were not being treated, indicating a significant care gap in osteoporosis treatment. INTRODUCTION Prevalent fragility fracture strongly predicts future fracture. Previous studies have indicated that women with fragility fractures are not receiving the indicated treatment. We aimed to describe post fracture care in Canadian women using a large, population-based prospective cohort that began in 1995-1997. METHODS We followed 5,566 women over 50 years of age from across Canada over a period of 10 years in the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. Information on medication use and incident clinical fragility fractures was obtained during a yearly questionnaire or interview and fractures were confirmed by radiographic/medical reports. RESULTS Over the 10-year study period, 42-56% of women with yearly incident clinical fragility fractures were not treated with an osteoporosis medication. During year 1 of the study, 22% of the women who had experienced a fragility fracture were on treatment with a bisphosphonate and 26% were on hormone therapy (HT). We were not able to differentiate HT use for menopause symptoms vs osteoporosis. Use of bisphosphonate therapy increased over time; odds ratio (OR) for use at year 10 compared to use at year 1 was 3.65 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.83-7.26). In contrast, HT use declined, with an OR of 0.07 (95%CI 0.02-0.24) at year 10 compared to year 1 of the study. CONCLUSION In a large population-based cohort study, we found a therapeutic care gap in women with osteoporosis and fragility fractures. Although bisphosphonate therapy usage improved over time, a substantial gap remains.
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- L-A Fraser
- Departments of Epidemiology and Medicine, Hamilton Health Sciences-Chedoke Site, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8N3Z5, Canada
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Ioannidis G, Paschalidis T, Petridis H, Anastassiadou V. The influence of age on tooth supported fixed prosthetic restoration longevity. A systematic review. J Dent 2010; 38:173-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdent.2009.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2009] [Revised: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 12/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Adachi JD, Kennedy CC, Papaioannou A, Ioannidis G, Leslie WD, Walker V. Treating osteoporosis in Canada: what clinical efficacy data should be considered by policy decision makers? Osteoporos Int 2009; 20:1785-93. [PMID: 19277810 PMCID: PMC5101050 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-009-0870-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2008] [Accepted: 01/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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UNLABELLED SAUMMARY: Using a Markov state-transition model, we estimated fractures averted with risedronate using two different types of clinical efficacy data. Summary data, as opposed to individual patient data (IPD), underestimated the number of fractures averted when applied in a specified high risk population. The choice of clinical efficacy data is an important consideration in health economic models evaluating osteoporosis therapies. INTRODUCTION This paper contrasts fracture reduction estimates for risedronate utilizing efficacy data from two approaches to meta-analysis: summary data versus individual patient data. We also examined differences in fracture reduction explained by varied cohort selection, especially the inclusion of low- versus high-risk populations. METHODS Using a Markov state-transition model, we compared fractures averted over 3 years in a hypothetical cohort by inputting fracture risk reduction estimates (risedronate versus placebo) from two data sources (summary data versus IPD). The cohort consisted of 100,000 Canadian women, age > or =65 years with osteoporosis (WHO criteria T-score < or = -2.5) and prevalent morphometric vertebral fracture. RESULTS Non-vertebral fractures averted with risedronate were: 3,571 and 6,584 per 100,000 women for summary data and IPD, respectively. For vertebral fractures, the numbers were 8,552 and 10,127. When IPD versus summary data was used, an additional 3,013 more non-vertebral fractures and 1,575 vertebral fractures were averted. DISCUSSION Relative risk estimates from IPD analyses were the best choice for modelling fracture outcomes when applied in a specified high-risk population. In addition to superior statistical methodology, they utilized RCT cohorts that are more representative of higher risk patients requiring treatment (osteoporotic women > or =65 years with a prevalent vertebral fracture).
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- J D Adachi
- Department of Medicine, St Joseph's, Healthcare-McMaster University, 25 Charlton Avenue East, Suite 501, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 1Y2, Canada.
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Papaioannou A, Kennedy CC, Ioannidis G, Sawka A, Hopman WM, Pickard L, Brown JP, Josse RG, Kaiser S, Anastassiades T, Goltzman D, Papadimitropoulos M, Tenenhouse A, Prior JC, Olszynski WP, Adachi JD. The impact of incident fractures on health-related quality of life: 5 years of data from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. Osteoporos Int 2009; 20:703-14. [PMID: 18802659 PMCID: PMC5101052 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0743-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2008] [Accepted: 07/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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UNLABELLED Using prospective data from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos), we compared health utilities index (HUI) scores after 5 years of follow-up among participants (50 years and older) with and without incident clinical fractures. Incident fractures had a negative impact on HUI scores over time. INTRODUCTION This study examined change in health-related quality of life (HRQL) in those with and without incident clinical fractures as measured by the HUI. METHODS The study cohort was 4,820 women and 1,783 men (50 years and older) from the CaMos. The HUI was administered at baseline and year 5. Participants were sub-divided into incident fracture groups (hip, rib, spine, forearm, pelvis, other) and were compared with those without these fractures. The effects of both time and fracture type on HUI scores were examined in multivariable regression analyses. RESULTS Men and women with hip fractures, compared to those without, had lower HUI measures that ranged from -0.05 to -0.25. Both women and men with spine fractures had significant deficits on the pain attributes (-0.07 to -0.12). In women, self-care (-0.06), mobility and ambulation (-0.05) were also negatively impacted. Women with rib fractures had deficits similar to women with spine fractures, and these effects persisted over time. In men, rib fractures did not significantly affect HUI scores. Pelvic and forearm fractures did not substantially influence HUI scores. CONCLUSION The HUI was a sensitive measure of HRQL change over time. These results will inform economic analyses evaluating osteoporosis therapies.
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- A Papaioannou
- McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences-Chedoke Site, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Wong AKO, Inglis D, Beattie KA, Doan A, Ioannidis G, Obeid J, Adachi JD, Papaioannou A. Reproducibility of computer-assisted joint alignment measurement in OA knee radiographs. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2009; 17:579-85. [PMID: 19027328 PMCID: PMC5104550 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2008.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2008] [Accepted: 10/09/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES (1) To investigate the reproducibility of computer-assisted measurements of knee alignment angle (KA) from digitized radiographs of osteoarthritis (OA) participants requiring total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and (2) to determine whether landmark choice affects the precision of KA measurements on radiographs. METHODS Using a custom algorithm, femoral, central, and tibial measurement-guiding rules were interactively placed on digitized posteroanterior fixed-flexion knee radiographs by mouse control and positioned according to different anatomic landmarks. The angle subtended by lines connecting these guiding rules was measured by three readers to assess interobserver, intraobserver and experience-inexperience reproducibility. Test-retest reproducibility was evaluated with duplicate radiographs from a healthy cohort. Reproducibility was assessed using root-mean square coefficients of variation (RMSCV%). The Bland-Altman method was performed on data obtained from varying anatomic landmarks (confidence interval, CI= 95%). RESULTS From 16 healthy and 30 TKA participants, reproducibility analyses revealed a high degree of intraobserver (n=38, RMSCV=0.56%), interobserver (n=38, RMSCV=0.72%), test-retest (n=16, RMSCV=0.87%) and experience-inexperience (n=38, RMSCV=0.73%) reproducibility with variances below 1%. Varying the orientation of tibial and femoral rules according to anatomic landmarks produced a difference that exceeded an a priori limit of agreement of -1.11 degrees to +1.67 degrees. CONCLUSION Our custom-designed software provides a robust method for measuring KAs within digitized knee radiographs. Although test-retest analyses were only performed in a healthy cohort, we anticipate a similar degree of reproducibility in an OA sample. A standardized set of anatomic landmarks employed for KA measurement is recommended since arbitrary selection of landmarks resulted in imprecise KA measurement even with a computer-assisted technique.
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- A K O Wong
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Papaioannou A, Kennedy CC, Ioannidis G, Gao Y, Sawka AM, Goltzman D, Tenenhouse A, Pickard L, Olszynski WP, Davison KS, Kaiser S, Josse RG, Kreiger N, Hanley DA, Prior JC, Brown JP, Anastassiades T, Adachi JD. The osteoporosis care gap in men with fragility fractures: the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. Osteoporos Int 2008; 19:581-7. [PMID: 17924051 PMCID: PMC5104547 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0483-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2007] [Accepted: 08/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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UNLABELLED We examined osteoporosis diagnosis/treatment in 2,187 community dwelling men age 50+. After five years in the study, 90% of men with fragility fractures remained undiagnosed and untreated for osteoporosis. The need to treat fragility fractures is well established in guidelines, and these numbers represent an important care gap. INTRODUCTION Whether physicians in the community are recognizing and appropriately treating osteoporosis and fragility fractures in men remains unknown. We examined the rate of diagnosis and treatment in community dwelling men participating in the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos). METHODS Between February 1996 and September 2002, 2,187 participants were recruited from nine sites across Canada and prospectively followed. Information on osteoporosis diagnosis, fractures, medications were collected annually by a detailed questionnaire. DXA examination of lumbar spine (L1-4) and hip were conducted at baseline and year five. RESULTS Diagnosis and treatment in men with clinical fragility fractures was low: at baseline and year five only 2.3% and 10.3% of men with a clinical fracture reported an osteoporosis diagnosis, respectively. At year five, 90% of men with a clinical fragility fracture were untreated. Hip fractures were the most commonly treated (37.5% by year five). A diagnosis of osteoporosis resulted in greater treatment: 67% of participants with diagnosed osteoporosis were treated with a bisphosphonate and 87% were taking calcium and/or vitamin D (year five). CONCLUSIONS In this population-based study, both a diagnostic and therapeutic gap existed between knowledge and practice related to fragility fractures and osteoporosis in men aged >or=50 years.
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- Division of Geriatric Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences-Chedoke Site, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada.
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Karamouzis MV, Ioannidis G, Rigatos G. Quality of life in metastatic breast cancer patients under chemotherapy or supportive care: a single-institution comparative study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2008; 16:433-8. [PMID: 17760930 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2006.00771.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate quality of life (QoL) parameters in patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and assess the potential differences between patients receiving chemotherapy and those undergoing supportive care interventions. In total, 210 women with MBC were enrolled in this prospective, randomized, single-institution study. The primary outcome of the trial was QoL assessment, using the self-administered European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30, version 3) and Quality of Life Questionnaire Breast 23 (QLQ-BR23) questionnaires. Quality of life was found to be statistically better (P = 0.008) in MBC patients receiving chemotherapy than those under only supportive care. Statistically significant differences in favour of chemotherapy were also found in functioning subscales, symptom single-item questions and sexual functioning. Our findings suggest that chemotherapy in MBC patients with good performance status is the more rational therapeutic approach in terms of QoL improvement.
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- M V Karamouzis
- First Department of Medical Oncology, St. Savvas Anticancer-Oncologic Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Inglis D, Pui M, Ioannidis G, Beattie K, Boulos P, Adachi JD, Webber CE, Eckstein F. Accuracy and test-retest precision of quantitative cartilage morphology on a 1.0 T peripheral magnetic resonance imaging system. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2007; 15:110-5. [PMID: 16978886 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2006.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 08/08/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (qMRI) of knee cartilage morphology is a powerful research tool but relies on expensive and often inaccessible 1.5 T whole-body equipment. Here we examine the reproducibility and accuracy of qMRI at 1.0 T by direct comparison with previously validated technology. METHODS Coronal images of the knee were obtained in six healthy and six osteoarthritic participants. Two data sets were acquired with a 1.5T whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system and two with a 1.0 T peripheral MRI system, with repositioning between scans. Proprietary software was used to analyze surface area, volume, and thickness of femoral and tibial cartilage. RESULTS At 1.0 T, precision errors for surface areas (root-mean-square (RMS) coefficient of variation (CV%)=1.7-2.6%) were higher than those at 1.5 T (1.0-2.1%). For volume and thickness, precision errors were 2.9-5.5% at 1.0 T compared to 1.6-3.4% at 1.5 T. High levels of agreement were found between the two scanners over all plates. With the exception of lateral femoral cartilage (volume and thickness), no statistically significant systematic bias was found between 1.0 T and 1.5 T. CONCLUSIONS This is the first reported study to show that knee cartilage morphology can be determined with a reasonable degree of accuracy and precision using a 1.0 T peripheral scanner. Peripheral MRI is less costly, can be performed in clinical offices, and is associated with higher patient comfort and tolerance than 1.5 T whole-body MRI. Implementation of qMRI with peripheral systems may thus permit its more widespread use in clinical research and patient care.
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- D Inglis
- McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
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Bompadre S, Leone L, Ferrante L, Alo F, Ioannidis G. Determination of Cefazolin in Human Serum by High Performance Liquid Chromatography with On-Line Solid Phase Extraction. J LIQ CHROMATOGR R T 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10826079808000500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- S. Bompadre
- a Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine University of Ancona , 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- a Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine University of Ancona , 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- a Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine University of Ancona , 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- b Chair of Vascular Surgery Faculty of Medicine University of Ancona , 60131, Ancona, Italy
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- b Chair of Vascular Surgery Faculty of Medicine University of Ancona , 60131, Ancona, Italy
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Orphanos G, Alexopoulos A, Ioannidis G, Kandylis C, Ardavanis A, Stavrakakis J, Rigatos G. High efficacy and low toxicity of the combination of vinorelbine and capecitabine as second line treatment in metastatic breast cancer previously treated with taxanes and/or anthracyclines. J Clin Oncol 2006. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2006.24.18_suppl.10719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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10719 Background: Capecitabine and Vinorelbine have shown considerable activity given as single agent or in combination with other drugs. The aim of this single institution ph.II study is to evaluate the response to the combination of Capecitabine and Vinorelbine given as second line treatment in patients with metastatic breast cancer previously treated with taxanes and/or anthracyclines. Methods: The regimen consists of Capecitabine 2000 mg/m2 D1-D14 and Vinorelbine 20 mg/m2 D1,D8 q 3 weeks for six cycles. Evaluation of response was accomplished with CT scan after the third and sixth cycle. Patients with disease progression after cycle 3 are taken off protocol. Patients with gr 2/3 granulocytopenia are given G-CSF for all subsequent cycles and there is a 20% dose reduction in both drugs for patients with gr 4 granulocytopenia. Results: 30 pts have been enrolled so far; according to statistical planning the total number of accrued pts should reach 63. Median age 55 yrs (30–76), median ECOG PS 1 (0–2), pre/postmenopausal 6/24. Number of metastatic sites: 1 in 6 pts, 2 in 15 pts, 3 in 6 pts and 4 in 3 pts. A total of 146 cycles was administered. Overall response rate 50% with CR in 2 (6.7%) pts, PR in 13 (43.3%) pts. Stable disease was observed in 4 (13.3%) pts, 8 (26.6%) pts had progressive disease and 3 (10%) were non evaluable. Toxicity: anemia gr 2 in 2 (6.7%) pts and gr 3 in 1 (3.3%) ptn, thrombocytopenia gr2 in 2 (6.7%) pts, granulocytopenia gr 2/3 in 17 (56.7%) pts and gr4 in 1 (3.3%) ptn. Gr 1/2 nausea or vomiting was observed in 5 (16.6%) pts and gr 3/4 in 2 (6.7%) pts. Vinorelbine induced phlebitis in 3 (10%) pts, gr1/2 diarrhea in 3 (10%) and fungal infection of the nail beds in 2 (6.7%) pts. Conclusions: Preleminary results suggest that the Capecitabine and Vinorelbine combination is an active and safe regimen for second line metastatic breast cancer treatment. The study remains open to achieve the planned patient accrual. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- St Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- St Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- St Savvas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Olszynski WP, Davison KS, Ioannidis G, Brown JP, Hanley DA, Josse RG, Murray TM, Papaioannou A, Sebaldt RJ, Tenenhouse AM, Petrie A, Goldsmith CH, Adachi JD. Effectiveness of alendronate and etidronate in the treatment of osteoporosis in men: a prospective observational study. Osteoporos Int 2006; 17:217-24. [PMID: 15997420 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-005-1965-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2004] [Accepted: 04/02/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The prevalence of osteoporosis in men is higher than previously assumed; consequently, numerous therapies are being investigated to treat these patients. The Canadian Database of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia patients (CANDOO) was analyzed to examine changes in bone mineral density (BMD) in consecutively seen osteoporotic men administered alendronate, etidronate or no bone-active drugs (control) over 1 year. A total of 244 men attending six Canadian osteoporosis clinics were included in the study (42 alendronate, 102 etidronate and 100 control). Multiple imputation was used to model missing data to provide a more robust statistical model. The imputed datasets (five) were analyzed using multivariable linear regression to determine differences between groups in the percent change of lumbar spine (LS) and femoral neck (FN) BMD from baseline to 1 year. Differences in the percent change in BMD from baseline were most notable at the LS in favor of alendronate (4.3%; 95% CI: 2.1, 6.6 ) and etidronate (2.1%; 95% CI: 0.3, 4.0) therapy when compared with controls. At the LS, alendronate therapy led to significantly greater (2.2%; 95% CI: 0.2, 4.2) gains in BMD as compared to etidronate therapy. Compared to controls, there were no significant differences in FN BMD with alendronate (2.1%; 95% CI: -0.4, 4.7) or etidronate therapy (0.9%; 95% CI: -1.1, 2.8), nor were there significant differences between bisphosphonate groups (1.3%; 95% CI: -1.1, 3.6, in favor of alendronate). While both alendronate and etidronate significantly increased LS BMD in osteoporotic men after 1 year in real-world settings, alendronate therapy resulted in significantly superior gains in LS BMD. The effect of these two bisphosphonates on fractures and FN BMD in osteoporotic men is likely positive, but requires further study.
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- W P Olszynski
- Saskatoon Osteoporosis Centre, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 0H6, Canada.
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Sawka AM, Thabane L, Papaioannou A, Gafni A, Ioannidis G, Papadimitropoulos EA, Hopman WM, Cranney A, Hanley DA, Pickard L, Adachi JD. Health-related quality of life measurements in elderly Canadians with osteoporosis compared to other chronic medical conditions: a population-based study from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos). Osteoporos Int 2005; 16:1836-40. [PMID: 16133651 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-005-1949-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2005] [Accepted: 05/10/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The objective of this research was to determine the relative decrement in health-related quality of life, as measured by the health utilities index mark 3 (HUI3), in osteoporosis compared to other chronic medical conditions. The impact of chronic medical conditions other than osteoporosis on HUI3 measurements had been previously established in the 1996/1997 Canadian National Population Health Survey (NPHS). The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos) is a national population-based study in which regional participants were randomly recruited, regardless of presence of osteoporosis. We analyzed data from participants aged > or = 65 years who completed a baseline HUI3 questionnaire and provided information on their medical history (n=3,750). We determined the age- and gender-adjusted mean decrement in HUI3 for several chronic medical conditions, including osteoporosis. The mean changes in HUI3 adjusted for age and gender (with 95% confidence intervals) were as follows: arthritis -0.10 (-0.11, -0.09), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -0.07 (-0.09, -0.05), diabetes mellitus -0.05 (-0.08, -0.03), heart disease -0.06 (-0.08, -0.04), hypertension -0.02 (-0.03, -0.01), and osteoporosis -0.08 (-0.11, -0.06), respectively (model r2=0.17; P<0.0001). These findings were comparable to those observed in the NPHS, with the exception of osteoporosis, which had not been previously studied in this fashion. The decrement in HUI3 score seen in participants with osteoporosis was comparable to that observed in other chronic medical conditions, such as arthritis, COPD, diabetes mellitus or heart disease.
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- Division of Endocrinology and Department of Medicine, St. Joseph's Healthcare and McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Ardavanis A, Tryfonopoulos D, Orphanos G, Ioannidis G, Karamouzis M, Rigatos G. First-line chemotherapy with fluorouracil-epirubicin-navelbine (FEN) combination in advanced breast cancer. Anticancer Res 2005; 25:4493-8. [PMID: 16334132] [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: 05/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND A phase II study was carried out to determine the safety and efficacy of the combination of vinorelbine, epirubicin and 5-fluorouracil (FEN) as first-line chemotherapy in advanced breast cancer (BC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty-four women with advanced BC, aged 32-75 years (median 59), previously untreated for recurrence, were enrolled in the study. The treatment consisted of fluorouracil 600 mg/m2 on day 1, epirubicin 75 mg/m2 on day 1 and vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8, every 3 weeks, up to a maximum of 9 cycles. RESULTS The efficacy appeared favourable with 18 objective responses (3 complete and 15 partial) and 9 disease stabilizations, giving an overall response rate of 53% (95% CI: 36-70). The median progression-free and overall survival was 6 and 18 months, respectively (95% CI: 4.8-7.8 and 16.2-22.2, respectively). Toxicity was acceptable; the main grade 3/4 toxicity was alopecia in 94% of patients, neutropenia in 44% and less frequently gastrointestinal toxicity (9%), anaemia (6%), mucositis (6%), thrombocytopenia (3%) and diarrhoea (3%). No treatment-related death occurred, CONCLUSION Our results suggest that FEN, as first-line chemotherapy, is an active and well-tolerated treatment for patients with advanced breast cancer.
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- A Ardavanis
- First Department of Medical Oncology, St. Savas Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Alexopoulos A, Karamouzis MV, Ioannidis G, Stavrinides H, Ardavanis A, Stavrakakis J, Georganta C, Kandilis K, Rigatos G. Salvage treatment with biweekly administration of paclitaxel (P) and gemcitabine (G) in patients (pts) with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) heavily pretreated with anthracycline and docetaxel containing regimens. J Clin Oncol 2005. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.23.16_suppl.836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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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- St Savvas Anticancer-Oncologic Hosp, Athens, Greece
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- St Savvas Anticancer-Oncologic Hosp, Athens, Greece
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- St Savvas Anticancer-Oncologic Hosp, Athens, Greece
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- St Savvas Anticancer-Oncologic Hosp, Athens, Greece
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- St Savvas Anticancer-Oncologic Hosp, Athens, Greece
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Moshovitis I, Triantafyllou K, Ioannidis G, Thalassinos G, Papageorgakis N, Melpidou A, Karabinos I, Koulouris S. W12-P-043 The effect of raloxifen upon the lipid profile and endothelial, oxidation and coagulation circulating markers in healthy postmenopausal women. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(05)80287-9] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Siminoski K, Jiang G, Adachi JD, Hanley DA, Cline G, Ioannidis G, Hodsman A, Josse RG, Kendler D, Olszynski WP, Ste Marie LG, Eastell R. Accuracy of height loss during prospective monitoring for detection of incident vertebral fractures. Osteoporos Int 2005; 16:403-10. [PMID: 15309381 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-004-1709-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2003] [Accepted: 06/18/2004] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Vertebral fractures are the most common type of osteoporotic fracture, but more than two-thirds remain undetected. We have examined the relationship between height loss and the development of new vertebral fractures to determine whether there is a height loss threshold that has useful clinical accuracy to detect new fractures. We studied 985 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis in the placebo arms of the Vertebral Efficacy with Risedronate Therapy studies. Height was measured annually for 3 years using a wall-mounted stadiometer. New fractures were determined using quantitative and semi-quantitative radiographic morphometry. The relationship between height loss over three years and the number of new vertebral fractures was: height loss (cm) = 0.95 x number of new vertebral fractures-0.4 cm (r = 0.33). The odds ratio for the development of a new fracture increased up to 20.6 (95% confidence interval, 9.3, 45.8) when height loss was greater than 4.0 cm. At a threshold of > 2.0 cm height loss over 3 years, sensitivity was 35.5% for detecting new vertebral fractures and specificity was 93.6%. These findings show that there is a strong relationship between the amount of height loss and the risk of a new vertebral fracture. While there is no cut-off that can reliably rule in a new fracture, height loss of < or = 2.0 cm over 1-3 years has acceptable accuracy for ruling out an incident fracture.
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- Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging and Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
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Ioannidis G, Sacks G, Reddy N, Seyani L, Margara R, Lavery S, Trew G. Day 14 maternal serum progesterone levels predict pregnancy outcome in IVF/ICSI treatment cycles: a prospective study. Hum Reprod 2004; 20:741-6. [PMID: 15591085 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum progesterone has been advocated as a tool in the diagnosis of early pregnancy failure. We conducted this prospective study in order to investigate the potential value of early (14 days after oocyte recovery) serum progesterone measurement, in women undergoing IVF/ICSI and receiving rectal progesterone supplements, in relation to pregnancy outcome. METHODS 442 women consecutively treated by IVF or ICSI had serum progesterone and bhCG levels prospectively measured 14 days after oocyte retrieval (day 0). All women received natural progesterone 400 mg rectally until the pregnancy test on day 14. Pregnant women were followed up by serial transvaginal ultrasound scans to 8 weeks gestation. RESULTS 115 women (26%) had a viable intra-uterine pregnancy at 8 weeks gestation, 80 (18.1%) had an abnormal pregnancy (biochemical, ectopic, miscarriage) and 247 (55.9%) failed to conceive. Women with on-going pregnancies had significantly higher serum progesterone levels (median: 430, 95%CI: 390-500 nmol/l) compared to those who had either an abnormal pregnancy (72, 48-96 nmol/l; P < 0.001) or failed to conceive (33, 28-37 nmol/l; P < 0.001). Receiver-operator curve analysis demonstrated that a single serum progesterone on day 14 post-oocyte retrieval, could highly differentiate between normal and abnormal pregnancies (area under the curve = 0.927, 95%CI = 0.89-0.96; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS In spite of exogenous progesterone supplementation, serum progesterone levels, from as early as 4 weeks gestation (day 14 post-oocyte retrieval) were significantly elevated and predicted women destined to have viable intra-uterine pregnancies. These high levels are suggestive that endogenous progesterone is already sufficient in viable pregnancies and that exogenous progesterone administration will not rescue a pregnancy destined to result in a miscarriage. Single serum progesterone measurement could be a useful indicator of pregnancy outcome in women undergoing IVF or ICSI treatment.
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- G Ioannidis
- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0HS, UK.
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Horstmann * M, Lorenz M, Watkowski A, Ioannidis G, Herzog O, King A, Evans DG, Hagen C, Schlieder C, Burn AM, King N, Petrie H, Dijkstra S, Crombie D. Automated interpretation and accessible presentation of technical diagrams for blind people. NEW REV HYPERMEDIA M 2004. [DOI: 10.1080/13614560512331326017] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Background The presence of a fragility fracture is a major risk factor for osteoporosis, and should be an indicator for osteoporosis diagnosis and therapy. However, the extent to which patients who fracture are assessed and treated for osteoporosis is not clear. Methods We performed a review of the literature to identify the practice patterns in the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in adults over the age of 40 who experience a fragility fracture in Canada. Searches were performed in MEDLINE (1966 to January 2, 2003) and CINAHL (1982 to February 1, 2003) databases. Results There is evidence of a care gap between the occurrence of a fragility fracture and the diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in Canada. The proportion of individuals with a fragility fracture who received an osteoporosis diagnostic test or physician diagnosis ranged from 1.7% to 50%. Therapies such as hormone replacement therapy, bisphosphonates or calcitonin were being prescribed to 5.2% to 37.5% of patients. Calcium and vitamin D supplement intake was variable, and ranged between 2.8% to 61.6% of patients. Conclusion Many Canadians who experience fragility fracture are not receiving osteoporosis management for the prevention of future fractures.
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Karavitaki N, Ioannidis G, Giannakopoulos F, Mavrokefalos P, Thalassinos N. Evaluation of bone mineral density of the peripheral skeleton in pre- and postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed endogenous Cushing's syndrome. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2004; 60:264-70. [PMID: 14725690 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.01968.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cushing's syndrome (CS) is a well recognized cause of bone loss. Although many previous studies have shown decreased bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spina and proximal femur of patients with endogenous CS, so far, the data estimating BMD in their peripheral skeleton are sparse. The aim of the present study was to evaluate BMD in the forearm and heel of women with newly diagnosed CS and to investigate its possible correlation with serum osteocalcin (BGP) and 24-hour urinary free cortisol levels (UFC). PATIENTS AND METHODS BMD in the forearm (distal and ultradistal area) of 29 (13 premenopausal and 16 postmenopausal) women with newly diagnosed CS (18 with pituitary adenoma, 10 with adrenal tumor and 1 with ectopic) was measured by dual x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and was compared with BMD of 29 age, body mass index (BMI)- and oestrogen status matched healthy controls. Furthermore, in 18 (9 premenopausal and 9 postmenopausal) of the above patients (14 with pituitary adenoma, 5 with adrenal tumor and 1 with ectopic) broadband ultrasound attenuation (BUA) by quantitative ultrasound (QUS) of the heel was estimated and 18 age-, BMI- and oestrogen status matched healthy women served as controls. In all the patients serum BGP and UFC were measured at the time of diagnosis of CS. RESULTS Compared to their matched controls, BMD in the forearm and BUA values in the heel did not differ in the premenopausal women with CS, while in the postmenopausal group BMD in the forearm was decreased (P < 0.05) but not BUA. Apart from a weak negative correlation between serum BGP and BMD in the ultradistal site of the forearm in premenopausal women (P = 0.05), serum BGP and UFC did not show significant correlation with BMD or BUA. CONCLUSIONS BMD in the forearm is reduced only in postmenopausal women with newly diagnosed endogenous CS, while BUA in the heel is unaffected in both pre- and postmenopausal patients. Moreover, serum BGP and UFC do not seem to be relevant markers for assessing bone loss in the peripheral skeleton at the time of diagnosis of hypercortisolemia.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Papaioannou A, Parkinson W, Ferko N, Probyn L, Ioannidis G, Jurriaans E, Cox G, Cook RJ, Kumbhare D, Adachi JD. Prevalence of vertebral fractures among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Canada. Osteoporos Int 2003; 14:913-7. [PMID: 14551675 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1449-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2003] [Accepted: 05/23/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be at higher risk for osteoporosis. The primary objective of this case-control study was to determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures among patients with COPD admitted to acute care compared with a gender- and age-matched control group. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Subjects were identified by chart reviews from an acute care hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1999, including patients who were over 50 years old. In total, 127 patients with ICD-9 codes specifying COPD were randomly selected and compared with 127 gender- and age-matched controls. Chest radiographs were interpreted by two radiologists who defined and graded vertebral fractures using Genant's method. Medications taken, or prescribed at discharge, were recorded from charts. RESULTS The overall prevalence of at least one vertebral fracture was found to be 34/127 (26.8%) in the COPD patients compared with 30/127 (23.6%) in the controls ( p=0.556). A significantly greater proportion of COPD patients had at least one severe vertebral fracture (OR=3.75, 95% CI 1.24 to 11.3). Review of hospital chest X-ray reports indicated that only 12 of 64 (18.8%) patients with vertebral fractures identified by the study radiologists actually had a vertebral fracture noted in the report. The proportion of COPD patients with vertebral fractures who were discharged on osteoporosis therapy was 5/27 (18.5%). There was a suggestion of lower lung function, as measured by forced vital capacity (FVC%), in patients with severe vertebral fractures ( p=0.067). CONCLUSIONS These data indicate that: (1) There is an increased proportion of COPD patients with severe vertebral fracture, and (2) Documentation and treatment of osteoporosis in acute care COPD patients is low. Therefore, there is a need to target this high-risk group for osteoporosis screening and potential clinical management.
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- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Adachi JD, Ioannidis G, Pickard L, Berger C, Prior JC, Joseph L, Hanley DA, Olszynski WP, Murray TM, Anastassiades T, Hopman W, Brown JP, Kirkland S, Joyce C, Papaioannou A, Poliquin S, Tenenhouse A, Papadimitropoulos EA. The association between osteoporotic fractures and health-related quality of life as measured by the Health Utilities Index in the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos). Osteoporos Int 2003; 14:895-904. [PMID: 12920507 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-003-1483-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2002] [Accepted: 03/05/2003] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Osteoporotic fractures can be a major cause of morbidity. It is important to determine the impact of fractures on health-related quality of life (HRQL). A total of 3,394 women and 1,122 men 50 years of age and older, who were recruited for the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos), participated in this cross-sectional study. Minimal trauma fractures of the hip, pelvis, spine, lower body (included upper and lower leg, knee, ankle, and foot), upper body (included arm, elbow, sternum, shoulder, and clavicle), wrist and hand (included forearm, hand, and finger), and ribs were studied. Participants with subclinical vertebral deformities were also examined. The Health Utilities Index Mark II and III Systems were used to assess HRQL. Past osteoporotic fractures varied in prevalence from 1.2% (pelvis) to 27.8% (lower body) in women and 0.3% (pelvis) to 29.3% (wrist) in men. Multivariate linear regression analyses [parameter estimates and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI)] indicated that minimal trauma fractures were negatively associated with HRQL and that this relationship depends on fracture type and gender. The multi-attribute scores for the Mark II system were negatively related to hip (-0.05; 95% CI: -0.09, -0.01), lower body (-0.02; 95% CI: -0.03, -0.000), and subclinical vertebral fractures (-0.02; 95% CI: -0.03, -0.00) for women. The multi-attribute scores for the Mark III system were negatively related to hip (-0.09; 95% CI: -0.14, -0.03) and rib fractures (-0.06; 95% CI: -0.11, -0.00) for women, and rib fractures (-0.06; 95% CI: -0.12, -0.00) for men. In conclusion, this study demonstrates a negative association between osteoporotic fractures and quality of life in both women and men.
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- J D Adachi
- Department of Medicine, St. Joseph's Hospital, McMaster University, Charlton Avenue East, Suite 501, L8 N 1Y2 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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Douroudis K, Tarassi K, Ioannidis G, Giannakopoulos F, Moutsatsou P, Thalassinos N, Papasteriades C. Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms with bone mineral density in postmenopausal women of Hellenic origin. Maturitas 2003; 45:191-7. [PMID: 12818464 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-5122(03)00148-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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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OBJECTIVES There are numerous indications that genetic factors play an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis, a common condition characterized by reduced bone mass and increased fracture risk. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has been suggested as a possible candidate gene for the regulation of bone mass but the relationship between VDR polymorphisms and bone mineral density (BMD) is controversial and has not been confirmed by all workers in different ethnic groups studied. METHODS In order to evaluate the contribution of the VDR alleles in bone mass loss, the BsmI, ApaI and TaqI polymorphisms in the VDR gene were studied in 126 postmenopausal women. RESULTS It was found that the bb, aa and TT genotypes and the bAT and baT haplotypes were associated with a lower BMD measured at the forearm. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis reveals a significant association between VDR gene alleles and bone mass in the population studied.
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- K Douroudis
- Department of Immunology and Histocompatibility, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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Hanley DA, Brown JP, Tenenhouse A, Olszynski WP, Ioannidis G, Berger C, Prior JC, Pickard L, Murray TM, Anastassiades T, Kirkland S, Joyce C, Joseph L, Papaioannou A, Jackson SA, Poliquin S, Adachi JD. Associations among disease conditions, bone mineral density, and prevalent vertebral deformities in men and women 50 years of age and older: cross-sectional results from the Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study. J Bone Miner Res 2003; 18:784-90. [PMID: 12674340 DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.2003.18.4.784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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This cross-sectional cohort study of 5566 women and 2187 men 50 years of age and older in the population-based Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study was conducted to determine whether reported past diseases are associated with bone mineral density or prevalent vertebral deformities. We examined 12 self-reported disease conditions including diabetes mellitus (types 1 or 2), nephrolithiasis, hypertension, heart attack, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid disease, breast cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, neuromuscular disease, Paget's disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Multivariate linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to determine whether there were associations among these disease conditions and bone mineral density of the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and trochanter, as well as prevalent vertebral deformities. Bone mineral density measurements were higher in women and men with type 2 diabetes compared with those without after appropriate adjustments. The differences were most notable at the lumbar spine (+0.053 g/cm2), femoral neck (+0.028 g/cm2), and trochanter (+0.025 g/cm2) in women, and at the femoral neck (+0.025 g/cm2) in men. Hypertension was also associated with higher bone mineral density measurements for both women and men. The differences were most pronounced at the lumbar spine (+0.022 g/cm2) and femoral neck (+0.007 g/cm2) in women and at the lumbar spine (+0.028 g/cm2) in men. Although results were statistically inconclusive, men reporting versus not reporting past nephrolithiasis appeared to have clinically relevant lower bone mineral density values. Bone mineral density differences were -0.022, -0.015, and -0.016 g/cm2 at the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and trochanter, respectively. Disease conditions were not strongly associated with vertebral deformities. In summary, these cross-sectional population-based data show that type 2 diabetes and hypertension are associated with higher bone mineral density in women and men, and nephrolithiasis may be associated with lower bone mineral density in men. The importance of these associations for osteoporosis case finding and management require further and prospective studies.
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- D A Hanley
- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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