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Disease Risk Score Derivation and Validation in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Cardiovascular disease risk assessment is a key tool in primary prevention. The ADRS (Abu Dhabi Risk Study) is a retrospective cohort study aiming to develop 10‐year risk prediction equations for coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, and ...
Latifa Baynouna AlKetbi, Nico Nagelkerke, Noura AlAlawi, Ahmed Humaid, Rudina AlKetbi, Hamda Aleissaee, Noura AlShamsi, Hanan Abdulbaqi, Toqa Fahmawee, Basil AlHashaikeh, Muna AlDobaee, Mariam AlShamsi, Nayla AlAhbabi, AlYazia AlAzeezi, Fatima Shuaib, Jawaher Alnuaimi, Esraa Mahmoud, Alreem AlDhaheri, Mohammed AlMansoori, Sanaa AlKalbani, Aysha AYahyaee, Wesayef AlDerie, Ekram Saeed, Nouf AlMarzooqi, Ahmed AlHassani, Amira AlAhmadi, Mohammad Sahyouni, Farah AlFahmawi, Ali AlAlawi, Yusra Sahalu, Zinab AlAnsari, Khadija Doucoure, Rawan Ashoor, Reem AlShamsi, Maha AlAzeezi, Fatima AlMeqbaali, Noor Yahya, Shamma AlAlawi, Fatima AlKetbi   +38 more
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Development of Predictive Equations for Nocturnal Hypertension and Nondipping Systolic Blood Pressure

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Nocturnal hypertension, defined by a mean asleep systolic blood pressure (SBP)/diastolic blood pressure (BP) ≥120/70 mm Hg, and nondipping SBP, defined by an awake‐to‐asleep decline in SBP
Byron C. Jaeger, John N. Booth, Mark Butler, Lloyd J. Edwards, Cora E. Lewis, Donald M. Lloyd‐Jones, Swati Sakhuja, Joseph E. Schwartz, James M. Shikany, Daichi Shimbo, Yuichiro Yano, Paul Muntner   +11 more
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Effectiveness of a new one-hour blood pressure monitoring method to diagnose hypertension: a diagnostic accuracy clinical trial protocol [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is the gold standard diagnostic method for hypertension, but has some shortcomings in clinical practice while clinical settings often lack sufficient devices to accommodate all patients ...
Alvira Balada, Maria del Carme, Colungo, Cristina, González de Paz, Luis, Kostov, Belchin Adriyanov   +3 more
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Interleukin‐6 as a Key Biomarker in Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy: Evidence From Longitudinal Analyses

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 1 (FSHD1) is a progressive neuromuscular disorder with no approved treatments. Identifying reliable biomarkers is critical to monitor disease severity, activity, and progression. Interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) has been proposed as a candidate biomarker, but longitudinal validation is limited ...
Jonathan Pini, Emanuela Martinuzzi, Sandra Dhifallah, Abderhmane Slioui, Angela Puma, Luisa Villa, Michele Cavalli, Andra Ezaru, Jérémy Garcia, Manuela Gambella, Federico Torre, Luca Jacopo Pavan, Nicolas Glaichenhaus, Sabrina Sacconi   +13 more
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Determinants and sequelae of smoking: prevalence, incidence, and cessation among male adults in Abu dhabi, United Arab Emirates - a retrospective cohort study

BMC Public Health
Background Smoking represents a significant public health challenge and remains one of the leading causes of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Latifa Baynouna AlKetbi, Fatima Ali AlKetbi, Nico Nagelkerke, Alreem Abdulla AlDhaheri, Amna Matar AlNeyadi, Sanaa AlKalbaani, Ahmed Humaid, AlYazia AlAzeezi, Muna Galal AlDobaee, Mohammed AlMansoori, Esraa Mahmoud, Rudina AlKetbi, Hamda Aleissaee, Noura AlAlawi, Fatima Shuaib, Toqa Fahmawee, Basil AlHashaikeh   +16 more
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Accuracy of cuff-less, continuous, and non-invasive blood pressure measurement in 24-h ABPM in children aged 5–17

Blood Pressure, 2023
Purpose Ambulatory, cuff-less blood pressure (BP) measurement devices are a promising trend to alleviate the strains of conventional, cuff-based BP determination.
Tomas L. Bothe, Martin Hulpke-Wette, Boris Barbarics, Andreas Patzak, Niklas Pilz   +4 more
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Accelerated Progression of Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease and REM Sleep Without Atonia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with Parkinson's disease (PD) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RSWA) often have more severe gait disturbances compared to PD without RSWA. The association between the presence and expression of RSWA and the rate of progression of gait impairment in PD is unknown.
Sommer L. Amundsen‐Huffmaster, Jae Woo Chung, Maria E. Linn‐Evans, Matthew N. Petrucci, Chiahao Lu, Destiny J. Weaver, Joshua De Kam, Scott E. Cooper, Paul J. Tuite, Aleksandar Videnovic, Michael J. Howell, Colum D. MacKinnon   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying Patient Reported and Documented Compliance with Adjuncts to Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis [PDF]

, 2017
Objectives: 1. Measure patient compliance with pharmacologic, mechanical and ambulatory prophylactic measures. 2. Evaluate for agreement between nursing documentation and patient reported compliance with mechanical and ambulatory prophylactic measures ...
Bauer, MD, Tyler M., Beck, Johanna, Cowan, MD, Scott W., Dukleska, MD, Katerina, Dworkin, Myles, Johnson, MD, MPH, Adam P., Merli, MD, Geno J, Patel, RN, Kamini D.   +7 more
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Minimally sufficient numbers of measurements for validation of 24-hour blood pressure monitoring in chronic kidney disease [PDF]

, 2018
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) remains a reference standard, but the minimal number of ABPM readings required to diagnose hypertension has not been empirically validated. Among 360 patients with chronic kidney disease and 38 healthy controls,
Agarwal, Rajiv, Tu, Wanzhu
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Development and Utility of Quality Metrics for Ambulatory Pediatric Cardiology in Kawasaki Disease. [PDF]

, 2020
The Adult Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology (ACPC) Section of the American College of Cardiology sought to develop quality indicators/metrics for ambulatory pediatric cardiology practice.
Cotts, Timothy, Dahdah, Nagib, Davidson, Alex, Harahsheh, Ashraf S, Johnson, Walter H, Jone, Pei-Ni, Mensch, Deborah J, Newburger, Jane W, Portman, Michael A, Sutton, Nicole, Tani, Lloyd Y, Teitel, David F   +11 more
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