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Clinical and cost-effectiveness analysis of an open label, single-centre, randomised trial of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) versus percutaneous myocardial laser revascularisation (PMR) in patients with refractory angina pectoris: The SPiRiT trial [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Patients with refractory angina have significant morbidity. This study aimed to compare two of the treatment options, Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) and Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularisation (PMR) in terms of clinical outcomes and ...
Goldsmith KA, Buxton, M. J., I Hardy (45745), PM Schofield (45747), Sharples, L. D., Freeman, C, Sharples, LD, SN Khan (45742), Hardy I, M T Dyer (45740), MJ Buxton (45746), K A Goldsmith, Freeman, C., KA Goldsmith (45741), Schofield, PM, Khan, SN, I Hardy, Dyer M T, Hardy, I, Buxton MJ, Goldsmith, Kimberley; id_orcid, Schofield, P. M., Goldsmith, KA, LD Sharples (45743), M J Buxton, M T Dyer, Khan, S. N., S N Khan, P M Schofield, Khan SN, Freeman C, Dyer, MT, L D Sharples, Sharples LD, Schofield PM, Dyer, M. T., C Freeman (45744), C Freeman, Buxton, MJ, Schofield, MP, Hardy, I.   +40 more
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Association Between Preoperative Steroid Use and Short‐Term Outcomes Following Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Clinical Database

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) carries a high risk of postoperative complications. Although steroids are widely prescribed for various chronic diseases, the specific impact after PD remains unclear. This study evaluated the association between preoperative chronic steroid use and short‐term outcomes following PD.
Yoshito Tomimaru, Hideki Endo, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Teruhide Ishigame, Hideki Ueno, Ken Shirabe, Hidetoshi Eguchi   +6 more
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Kounis Syndrome Triggered by Hymenoptera Stings and Exacerbated by Streptokinase

JACC: Case Reports
Background: Kounis syndrome (KS) is an allergy-mediated acute coronary syndrome that is frequently under-recognized and potentially life threatening.
Siew Yap Chai, MBBS, MRCP, Kai Soon Liew, MBBS, MRCP, Kok Ming Soh, MD, MRCP, Seetha Devi Subramanian, MBBS, Kenneth Kay Leong Khoo, MD, MRCP, Dharmaraj Karthikesan, MD, MSc (Oxon)   +5 more
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Anaphylaxis from Wasp Stings Inducing Coronary Thrombus

Case Reports in Cardiology, 2012
Myocardial infarction as a result of wasp stings is a rare manifestation of acute coronary syndromes. It has been ascribed to kounis syndrome or allergic angina whose triggers include mast cell degranulation leading to coronary vasospasm and/or local ...
Sazzli Kasim, Rafidah AbuBakar, Eugene McFadden   +2 more
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Acute coronary syndrome secondary to allergic coronary vasospasm (Kounis Syndrome): a case series, follow-up and literature review

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2018
Background Kounis syndrome (KS) is the concurrence of acute coronary syndrome associated with mast-cell and platelet activation in the setting of hypersensitivity and allergic or anaphylactic insults.
Jing Li, Jingang Zheng, Yifeng Zhou, Xiaofei Liu, Wenhua Peng   +4 more
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The effect of attending steiner schools during childhood on health in adulthood: a multicentre cross-sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundIt is speculated that attending Steiner schools, whose pedagogical principles include an account for healthy psycho-physical development, may have long-term beneficial health effects.
H Felix Fischer, Sylvia Binting, Angelina Bockelbrink, Peter Heusser, Christoph Hueck, Thomas Keil, Stephanie Roll, Claudia Witt   +7 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy and Feasibility of Quantitative Flow Ratio at Low Frame Rate Angiography: The Prospective Multicentre Australian AVALON Study

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Quantitative Flow Ratio (QFR) is a well‐established, non‐hyperemic, angiographic, wire‐free predictor of ischemia when compared to Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR). However, its diagnostic accuracy at low frame rates (< 10 frames/second), commonly used in contemporary practice to minimize radiation exposure, has not been evaluated ...
Joseph M. O'Brien, Michael Zhang, Thomas J. Ford, Peter J. Psaltis, Jessica A. Marathe, Jayant Ravindran, Rajan Rehan, Vidushi Tripathi, Eleanor Redwood, Kelly Easey, Adam J. Brown, Derek P. Chew, Andy Yong, Dennis T. L. Wong   +13 more
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The effect of macrolides on allergic rhinitis versus chronic rhinosinusitis- an in-vitro study [PDF]

, 2009
PhDBackground The mechanisms of the rhinitic process are complex. Previous studies upon nasal epithelial cells have begun to investigate rhinitis.
Kuchai, Romana
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Selection of medication in hospitalised elderly patients with Angina Pectoris [PDF]

, 2004
Objective: To evaluate medication changes in hospitalised elderly patients diagnosed with angina pectoris and to compare the selection of medication with evidence-based treatment guidelines. Design: Review of medical notes and patient interview. Setting:
Gauci, Marise, McElnay, James C., Cacciottolo, Joseph M.   +2 more
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Pharmacological management of angina pectoris

, 2021
Ischemic heart disease remains the leading cause of death in adults in the United States despite a decrease in the mortality rate of coronary heart disease in the last four years.
Emma-Okah, Rakel
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