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A Sensitivity Analysis Approach for the Causal Hazard Ratio in Randomized and Observational Studies [PDF]

, 2022
Rachel Axelrod, Daniel Nevo
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NT -pro BNP as a Mediator of the Racial Difference in Incident Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure. [PDF]

, 2019
Background Blacks harbor more cardiovascular risk factors than whites, but experience less atrial fibrillation ( AF ). Conversely, whites may have a lower risk of heart failure ( CHF ).
Alonso, Alvaro, Arking, Dan, Chen, Lin, DeFilippi, Christopher, Dewland, Thomas, Gottdiener, John, Heckbert, Susan, Hoogeveen, Ron, Marcus, Gregory, Psaty, Bruce, Selvin, Elizabeth, Vittinghoff, Eric, Whitman, Isaac   +12 more
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Does smoking reduction in midlife reduce mortality risk? Results of 2 long-term prospective cohort studies of men and women in Scotland [PDF]

, 2013
A long-term cohort study of working men in Israel found that smokers who reduced their cigarette consumption had lower subsequent mortality rates than those who did not. We conducted comparable analyses in 2 populations of smokers in Scotland.
Beard, Beard, Bjartveit, Carole Hart, Davey Smith, Fine, General Register Office, Gerber, Godtfredsen, Godtfredsen, Godtfredsen, Hart, Hart, Hart, Hawthorne, Hecht, Hughes, Laurence Gruer, Linda Bauld, Moore, Pisinger, Prineas, Riggs, Rose, Song, Tverdal   +25 more
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Network meta-analysis on the log-hazard scale, combining count and hazard ratio statistics accounting for multi-arm trials: A tutorial

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2010
BackgroundData on survival endpoints are usually summarised using either hazard ratio, cumulative number of events, or median survival statistics. Network meta-analysis, an extension of traditional pairwise meta-analysis, is typically based on a single ...
B. Woods, N. Hawkins, D. Scott
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I‐Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti‐GD2 Immunotherapy Era

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background 131I‐metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I‐MIBG) radiotherapy is a key treatment for relapsed and refractory (R/R) neuroblastoma (NB). Patients with R/R disease treated in the modern era are increasingly exposed to anti‐GD2 immunotherapy, which exerts selective pressure and may modify both tumor cell state and microenvironment.
Benjamin J. Lerman, Katherine K. Matthay, Fabienne Hollinger, Catriona Black, Ann A. Lazar, Miguel Pampaloni, Steven G. DuBois, Kieuhoa T. Vo   +7 more
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Prognostic Factors Associated with Breast Cancer-Specific Survival from 1995 to 2022: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 1,386,663 Cases from 30 Countries

Diseases
Breast cancer is the fifth-ranked cancer globally. Despite early diagnosis and advances in treatment, breast cancer mortality is increasing. This meta-analysis aims to examine all possible prognostic factors that improve/deteriorate breast cancer ...
Hanif Abdul Rahman, Siti Nurzaimah Nazhirah Zaim, Ummi Salwa Suhaimei, Al Amin Jamain   +3 more
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Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome. [PDF]

, 2019
Background The prognostic significance of obstructive sleep apnea ( OSA ) in patients with acute coronary syndrome ( ACS ) in the contemporary era is unclear.
Fan, Jingyao, Ma, Xin-Liang, Nie, Shaoping, Somers, Virend K., Wang, Xiao, Wei, Yongxiang   +5 more
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Coronary CT Angiography and 5-Year Risk of Myocardial Infarction. [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: Although coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA) improves diagnostic certainty in the assessment of patients with stable chest pain, its effect on 5-year clinical outcomes is unknown.
Adamson, Philip D., Berry, Colin, Boon, Nicholas A., Boylan, Heather, Brown, Ammani, Connolly, Eugene, Dweck, Marc R., Farrell, Lesley, Flather, Marcus, Forbes, John, Frood, Alison, Glover, Caroline, Hunter, Amanda, Johnstone, Janet, Lanaghan, Kirsten, Lewis, Stephanie, MacLean, Scott, Mangion, Kenneth, McGlynn, Deborah, McGregor, Lorraine, McLennan, Evonne, Mills, Nicholas L., Mordi, Ify, Murdoch, Laura, Newby, David E., Norrie, John, Paterson, Victoria, Roditi, Giles, Shah, Anoop S.V., Steedman, Tracey, Teenan, Marion, Teyhan, Fiona, The SCOT-HEART Investigators,, Timmis, Adam D., Tzemos, Nikolaos, van Beek, Edwin J.R., Williams, Michelle C., Woodward, Rosie   +37 more
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Ethnic Differences in the Association Between SOD2 rs4880 and Hepatotoxicity in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the REDIAL Consortium

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Treatment‐associated hepatotoxicity (TAH) is a common complication of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment, but genetic risk factors remain poorly understood. We evaluated the SOD2 rs4880 variant in 544 children with ALL at Texas Children's Hospital. After adjusting for demographic and clinical covariates, the rs4880 C allele
Emily J. Mason, John P. Woodhouse, Joanna S. Yi, M. Monica Gramatges, Olga A. Taylor, Veronica A. Morales, Shalini Dhamodharan, Marley Roberts, Karen R. Rabin, Philip J. Lupo, Michael E. Scheurer, Van Huynh, Steven D. Mittelman, Etan Orgel, Austin L. Brown   +14 more
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Increased Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Among Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: A 13-Year Population-Based Cohort Study

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
AimAnkylosing spondylitis (AS) primarily affects the axial skeleton and extraarticular structures. Small-scaled studies have reported that the incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are higher in patients with AS than in the general ...
Shuya Wang, Hsi-Kai Tsou, Hsi-Kai Tsou, Jeng-Yuan Chiou, Yu-Hsun Wang, Zhiyi Zhang, James Cheng-Chung Wei, James Cheng-Chung Wei, James Cheng-Chung Wei, James Cheng-Chung Wei   +9 more
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