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Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks, Anna Wolska, Diala Ghazal, Dejan Jakimovski, Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman, Alexander Burnham, Niels Bergsland, Michael G. Dwyer, Alan T. Remaley, Robert Zivadinov, Murali Ramanathan   +10 more
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Heterogeneity of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease by Longitudinal Forced Vital Capacity Trajectory and Associations With Disease Outcomes

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to identify unique disease trajectories within rheumatoid arthritis–associated interstitial lung disease (RA‐ILD) based on longitudinal forced vital capacity (FVC) values and their associated clinical outcomes. Methods We performed a cohort study of RA‐ILD within the Veterans Health Administration from 1999 to 2021.
Bryant R. England, Yangyuna Yang, Punyasha Roul, Tate M. Johnson, Scott M. Matson, Grant W. Cannon, Brian C. Sauer, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Joshua F. Baker, Ted R. Mikuls   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of lung volume reduction treatment on diffusing capacity and gas exchange

European Respiratory Review, 2020
Lung volume reduction (LVR) treatment in patients with severe emphysema has been shown to have a positive effect on hyperinflation, expiratory flow, exercise capacity and quality of life.
Marlies van Dijk, Karin Klooster, Nick H.T. Ten Hacken, Frank Sciurba, Huib. A.M. Kerstjens, Dirk-Jan Slebos   +5 more
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Adipokines and Associations With Incident Osteoporotic Fracture in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We assessed whether circulating adipokines are associated with incident fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Three adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, and fibroblast growth factor [FGF]‐21) were measured using banked enrollment serum from participants in a longitudinal RA cohort.
Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Michael D. George, Hannah Brubeck, Brian Sauer, Aleksander Lenert, Punyasha Roul, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Ted R. Mikuls, Katherine D. Wysham   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reducing Agents Decrease the Oxidative Burst and Improve Clinical Outcomes in COPD Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effects of Sulphurous Thermal Water Inhalation

The Scientific World Journal, 2013
Background. Inhalation of thermal water with antioxidant properties is empirically used for COPD. Aims. To evaluate the effects of sulphurous thermal water (reducing agents) on airway oxidant stress and clinical outcomes in COPD. Methods.
Marco Contoli, Giulia Gnesini, Giacomo Forini, Brunilda Marku, Alessia Pauletti, Anna Padovani, Paolo Casolari, Liliana Taurino, Andrea Ferraro, Milva Chicca, Adalberto Ciaccia, Alberto Papi, Silvano Pinamonti   +12 more
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Clinical Outcomes of Patients Within the Rheumatoid Arthritis Care Pathway Cohort at a Tertiary Care Integrated Delivery Network: A Comparison to Usual Care

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to compare clinical outcomes between patients in the Allegheny Health Network rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care pathway and patients receiving usual care. Methods The care pathway initiative implements guideline‐based best practice alongside multidisciplinary team‐based care.
Tarun Sharma, Tyson S. Barrett, Teigan Dwyer, Nancy Campbell, Jessica Heintzinger, Ellen Kraemer, Adam Dore, Susan Manzi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of new predictors of mortality and BODE index variants in patients with COPD at moderate altitude

ERJ Open Research
Background COPD ranks as the third leading global cause of mortality. Despite the widespread use of the BODE index and its variants for mortality prediction, their accuracy may be affected by factors like ethnicity, altitude and regional disparities ...
Robinson Robles-Hernández, Gustavo I. Centeno-Saenz, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas, Ireri Thirion-Romero, Rafael Hernández-Zenteno, Sandra P. Guinto-Ramírez, María C. Maya-García, Diana Villegas-Trejo, Francisco Montiel-López, Lila M. Cordero-Silis, Rogelio Pérez-Padilla   +10 more
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AGER expression and alternative splicing in bronchial biopsies of smokers and never smokers

Respiratory Research, 2019
Cigarette smoking is one of the major risk factors for the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Evidence is accumulating that Receptor for Advanced Glycation-End products (RAGE)-signaling is a key pathway in the pathophysiology of
Alen Faiz, Maarten van den Berge, Cornelis J. Vermeulen, Nick H. T. ten Hacken, Victor Guryev, Simon D. Pouwels   +5 more
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The temporal trends and short‐ and long‐term mortality of people with acute myocardial infarction and rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide cohort study

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Aims We investigated whether a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the quality of inpatient acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care and long‐term mortality post‐AMI. Methods We analysed data from 784,091 adults, 6,047 with a diagnosis of RA, from England and Wales hospitalised with AMI between 2005 and 2019 from the MINAP registry, linked ...
Megan Butler, Nicholas Weight, Muhammad Rashid, Rodrigo Bagur, Purvi Parwani, Samantha Hider, Edward Roddy, Robert Butler, Mamas A Mamas   +8 more
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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
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