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Real‐world characteristics and treatment of cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis: A multicentre, observational study

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 1203-1216, April 2025.
The 366 patients diagnosed with transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR‐CM) were analyzed regarding their clinical characteristics in the first year after approval of tafamidis 61 mg for ATTR‐CM in Germany. Nearly two‐thirds of the patients were in an advanced disease stage and 64% met the key criteria of the “Transthyretin Amyloidosis ...
Richard J. Nies, Svenja Ney, Ingrid Kindermann, Yvonne Bewarder, Angela Zimmer, Fabian Knebel, Katrin Hahn, Sebastian Spethmann, Peter Luedike, Lars Michel, Tienush Rassaf, Maria Papathanasiou, Stefan Störk, Vladimir Cejka, Amin Polzin, Fabian Voss, Malte Kelm, Bernhard Unsöld, Christine Meindl, Michael Paulus, Ali Yilmaz, Bishwas Chamling, Caroline Morbach, Roman Pfister   +23 more
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Construction and Validation of a Preoperative Surgical Difficulty Prediction and Risk Stratification System for Posterior Spinal Deformity Correction Surgery Based on Machine Learning ‐ Multicenter Cohort Study

iMetaMed, EarlyView.
A web calculator, trained on multicenter data with seven Boruta‐selected preoperative features, predicts prolonged operative time for posterior spinal deformity correction to enable individualized planning and optimized operating‐room resources. ABSTRACT Operative duration reflects surgical complexity and is valuable for perioperative planning.
Chan Xu, Jialiang Zheng, Chengliang Yin, Runmin Li, Xubin Quan, Binghao Chen, Zhaohui Hu, Tongqing Luo, Hao Jiang, Xuewen Hou, Qizhong Xu, Weiheng He, Liang Chen, Anfa Chen, Xin Zhou, Wei Huang, Sen Gao, Jiali Yu, Zhi‐Ri Tang, Yusi Zhang, Kai Wang, Shi‐Nan Wu, Wencai Liu, Xiangdong Xi, Haizhen Ding, Qiang Liu, Haopeng Luan, Wenle Li   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Predictive Model for Assessment of Successful Outcome in Posterior Spinal Fusion Surgery [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Low back pain is a common problem in many people. Neurosurgeons recommend posterior spinal fusion (PSF) surgery as one of the therapeutic strategies to the patients with low back pain.
Babaee, Mahsa, Chizari, Mahmoud, Mohseni Kabir, Nima, Soleimani, Paria, Zali, Alireza   +4 more
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MANAGEMENT OF LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS [PDF]

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, 1996
The term stenosis means a narrowing of the calibre of an orifice or a tube. It causes a decreased flow of fluids or gasses within the tube or compression of its solid contents (Verbiest 1976). In the case of the spinal canal, the term indicates a pathological condition causing compression of the contents of the canal, particularly the neural structures.
openaire   +3 more sources

Muscle fat infiltration and its relation with pain intensity, disability, and cervical curvature in individuals with nonspecific neck pain: A systematic review study

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To review and analyze the association between muscle fat infiltration (MFI) and pain intensity, disability, and cervical alignment in individuals with nonspecific neck pain. Type Systematic review study. Literature Survey Nonspecific neck pain is associated with muscular changes, including fatty infiltration, which may contribute to ...
Hardianty Andi Munawarah Abduh, Hironobu Kuruma, Takuya Otsuka, Aufa Miftah Firdausy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy versus physical therapist‐led exercise and the risk of cauda equina syndrome in adults with lumbar disc herniation, stenosis, or radiculopathy

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Cauda equina syndrome is a surgical emergency often caused by lumbar disc herniation. Spinal manipulative therapy is commonly used for lumbar spine disorders, but case reports have raised concerns it may precipitate cauda equina syndrome. One cohort study suggested no increased risk, although it did not focus on patients with lumbar
Robert J. Trager, Anthony N. Baumann, Romeo‐Paolo T. Perfecto, Christine M. Goertz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Posterior surgical approach procedures for cervical myelopathy [PDF]

, 2015
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The main objective of this review is to assess the effects of laminectomy and fusion versus laminoplasty for multilevel cervical stenosis with myelopathy, on ...
Belloti, João Carlos, Kang, James D., Pohl, Pedro H.I., Radcliff, Kristen, Rodrigues, Luciano M., Tamaoki, Marcel Jun, Yurube, Takashi   +6 more
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The difference of paraspinal muscle between patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and normal middle-aged and elderly people, studying by propensity score matching

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to elaborate the characteristics of paraspinal muscles in lower lumbar, to compare the differences of paraspinal muscle between patients with lumbar spinal stenosis and normal people and to explore the influencing ...
Wei Wang, Yang Guo, Weishi Li, Weishi Li, Weishi Li, Zhongqiang Chen, Zhongqiang Chen, Zhongqiang Chen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of balance in adults with chronic axial spinal pain receiving medial branch block or radiofrequency ablation procedures

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Medial branch blocks (MBB) and radiofrequency ablations (RFA) are common diagnostic, prognostic, and interventional procedures performed for the management of cervical and lumbar spine facetogenic pain. Although these procedures have established utility as pain management strategies, it is unclear if the disruption in function of ...
Matthew Carter, John D Ralston, Robert Burnham, Jennifer Laxshimalla, Lisa Jasper, JuliAnn Thai, Ashley D Smith   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion: Primary endpoint results from the prospective, multicenter STACI study

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Chronic sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain is highly debilitating. Minimally invasive SIJ fusion has become a commonly performed surgical treatment for SIJ pain, with level I evidence showing clinically significant improvements in pain, function, and quality of life and a low adverse event rate.
Jacqueline Weisbein, Timothy Davis, Douglas Beall, Jack Smith, Caroline Harstroem, Daniel Kloster, Morteza Rabii, Robyn Capobianco, Ramana Naidu, Michael Harned, Christopher Mallard, the STACI investigators   +11 more
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