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Risk factors for hospitalization among adults with asthma: the influence of sociodemographic factors and asthma severity. [PDF]

, 2001
BackgroundThe morbidity and mortality from asthma have markedly increased since the late 1970s. The hospitalization rate, an important marker of asthma severity, remains substantial.MethodsIn adults with health care access, we prospectively studied 242 ...
Blanc, PD, Eisner, MD, Katz, PP, Shiboski, SC, Yelin, EH   +4 more
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
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GM1 Ganglioside Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Tendon Stem Cells

Stem Cells International, 2018
Gangliosides, the sialic acid-conjugated glycosphingolipids present in the lipid rafts, have been recognized as important regulators of cell proliferation, migration, and apoptosis.
Sonia Bergante, Pasquale Creo, Marco Piccoli, Andrea Ghiroldi, Alessandra Menon, Federica Cirillo, Paola Rota, Michelle M. Monasky, Giuseppe Ciconte, Carlo Pappone, Pietro Randelli, Luigi Anastasia   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multilocus Sequence Typing Reveals a New Cluster of Closely Related Candida tropicalis Genotypes in Italian Patients With Neurological Disorders

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Candida tropicalis is a pathogenic yeast that has emerged as an important cause of candidemia especially in elderly patients with hematological malignancies.
Fabio Scordino, Letterio Giuffrè, Giuseppina Barberi, Francesca Marino Merlo, Maria Grazia Orlando, Domenico Giosa, Orazio Romeo, Orazio Romeo   +7 more
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Hospitalization causes due to iron overload in beta-Thalassemia in Gorgan, Iran [PDF]

, 2011
Objective: To evaluate causes of hospitalization (due to complications of iron overload and other causes) in beta-Thalassemic patients. Methodology: This study was performed on 244 patients with major beta-Thalassemia admitted in Taleghani hospital of ...
Jahazi, A., Mirbehbahani, N., Rahnama, M.S.   +2 more
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Glycosylated LGALS3BP is highly secreted by bladder cancer cells and represents a novel urinary disease biomarker

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Urinary LGALS3BP is elevated in bladder cancer patients compared to healthy controls as detected by the 1959 antibody–based ELISA. The antibody shows enhanced reactivity to the high‐mannose glycosylated variant secreted by cancer cells treated with kifunensine (KIF).
Asia Pece, Giulio Lovato, Ilaria Cela, Arianna Mercatelli, Benedetta Ferro, Jussi Nikkola, Sara Pagotto, Tommaso Grottola, Vincenzo De Laurenzi, Rossella Cicchetti, Antonio Marchetti, Luigi Schips, Rossano Lattanzio, Stefano Iacobelli, Emily Capone, Peter Black, Mads Daugaard, Michele Marchioni, Gianluca Sala   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Conventional Non-Articulated SACH or a Multiaxial Prosthetic Foot for Hypomobile Transtibial Amputees? A Clinical Comparison on Mobility, Balance, and Quality of Life

The Scientific World Journal, 2015
The effects of a non-articulated SACH and a multiaxial foot-ankle mechanism on the performance of low-activity users are of great interest for practitioners in amputee rehabilitation.
Francesco Paradisi, Anna Sofia Delussu, Stefano Brunelli, Marco Iosa, Roberto Pellegrini, Daniele Zenardi, Marco Traballesi   +6 more
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Neural networks versus Logistic regression for 30 days all-cause readmission prediction [PDF]

, 2018
Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of hospital admissions in the US. Readmission within 30 days after a HF hospitalization is both a recognized indicator for disease progression and a source of considerable financial burden to the healthcare
Allam, Ahmed, Krauthammer, Michael, Nagy, Mate, Thoma, George   +3 more
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Tracking Motor Progression and Device‐Aided Therapy Eligibility in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterise the progression of motor symptoms and identify eligibility for device‐aided therapies in Parkinson's disease, using both the 5‐2‐1 criteria and a refined clinical definition, while examining differences across genetic subgroups.
David Ledingham, Sahana Sathyanarayana, Charlotte B. Stewart, Robyn Iredale, Victoria Foster, Debra Galley, Mark Baker, Nicola Pavese   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Sacubitril/Valsartan (LCZ696) on 30-day readmission after heart failure hospitalization [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Patients with heart failure (HF) are at high risk for hospital readmission in the first 30 days following HF hospitalization. Objectives: This study sought to determine if treatment with sacubitril/valsartan (LCZ696) reduces rates ...
Claggett, Brian L., Desai, Akshay S., Lefkowitz, Martin, McMurray, John J.V., Packer, Milton, Rouleau, Jean L., Shi, Victor, Solomon, Scott D., Starling, Randall, Swedberg, Karl, Teerlink, John, Zile, Michael R.   +11 more
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