Results 11 to 20 of about 16,988,510 (382)

Development and equivalence of new faces for inclusion in the Childhood Asthma Control Test (C-ACT) response scale

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021
Plain English summary Accurate monitoring of the symptoms associated with pediatric asthma is important when managing the condition. The CHILDHOOD ASTHMA CONTROL TEST (C-ACT) is a questionnaire widely used to measure asthma severity in young children ...
Kate Sully, Nicola Bonner, Helena Bradley, Robyn von Maltzahn, Rob Arbuckle, Louise Walker-Nthenda, Aoife Mahon, Brandon Becker, Louise O’Hara, Katherine B. Bevans, Mark Kosinski, Robert S. Zeiger, Ross Mackenzie, Linda Nelsen   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and psychometric evaluation of the assessment of self-injection questionnaire: an adaptation of the self-injection assessment questionnaire

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2020
Background Patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments provide robust and effective means of evaluating patients’ treatment experience; however, none adequately cover experience using self-injection devices with enhanced features, such as an ...
Farrah Pompilus, Anna Ciesluk, Sara Strzok, Valerie Ciaravino, Kristina Harris, Boglarka Szegvari, Irina Mountian, Sophie Cleanthous, Juliette Meunier   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cardiovascular Implications of Fatal Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

JAMA cardiology, 2020
This case series study evaluates the association of underlying cardiovascular disease and myocardial injury on fatal outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
T. Guo, YongZhen Fan, Ming Chen, Xiaoyan Wu, Lin Zhang, T. He, Hairong Wang, J. Wan, Xinghuan Wang, Zhibing Lu   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The effect of hyperkalemia and long inter-dialytic interval on morbidity and mortality in patients receiving hemodialysis: a systematic review

Renal Failure, 2021
Background Patients with chronic kidney disease, especially those receiving hemodialysis (HD), are at risk of hyperkalemia (HK). This systematic review aimed to evaluate the prevalence of HK in patients with renal disease receiving HD and collate ...
Danai Bem, Daniel Sugrue, Ben Wilding, Ina Zile, Karin Butler, David Booth, Eskinder Tafesse, Phil McEwan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Statin-Intolerant Patients.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2023
BACKGROUND Bempedoic acid, an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, reduces low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels and is associated with a low incidence of muscle-related adverse events; its effects on cardiovascular outcomes remain uncertain ...
Nissen Se, Lincoff Am, Brennan D, Ray Kk, Mason D, Kastelein Jjp, Thompson Pd, Libby P, Cho L, Plutzky J, Bays He, Moriarty Pm, Menon V, Grobbee De, Louie Mj, Chen Cf, Li N, Bloedon L, Robinson P, Horner M, Sasiela Wj, McCluskey J, Davey D, F. P, P. P, Fedacko J, Zmuda W, Lukyanov Y, Nicholls Sj, Outcomes Investigators Nicholls Clear   +29 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure

New England Journal of Medicine, 2020
Background Sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce the risk of hospitalization for heart failure in patients regardless of the presence or absence of diabetes.
M. Packer, S. Anker, J. Butler, G. Filippatos, S. Pocock, P. Carson, J. Januzzi, S. Verma, H. Tsutsui, M. Brueckmann, W. Jamal, K. Kimura, J. Schnee, C. Zeller, D. Cotton, E. Bocchi, M. Böhm, D. Choi, V. Chopra, E. Chuquiure, N. Giannetti, S. Janssens, Jian Zhang, J. G. González Juanatey, S. Kaul, H. Brunner-la Rocca, B. Merkely, S. Nicholls, S. Perrone, I. Piña, P. Ponikowski, N. Sattar, M. Senni, M. Séronde, J. Špinar, I. Squire, S. Taddei, C. Wanner, F. Zannad   +38 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Out of Reach: How Insecurity Prevents Humanitarian Aid from Accessing the Neediest

Stability : International Journal of Security and Development, 2017
In a small number of crisis-affected countries, humanitarian organizations work amid active conflict and under direct threat of violence. This insecurity, reflected in rising aid worker casualty rates, significantly constrains humanitarian operations and
Abby Stoddard, Shoaib Jillani, John Caccavale, Peyton Cooke, David Guillemois, Vassily Klimentov   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Canagliflozin and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the leading cause of kidney failure worldwide, but few effective long-term treatments are available. In cardiovascular trials of inhibitors of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2), exploratory results have ...
V. Perkovic, M. Jardine, B. Neal, Severine Bompoint, H. Heerspink, D. Charytan, Robert Edwards, R. Agarwal, G. Bakris, S. Bull, C. Cannon, G. Capuano, P. Chu, D. de Zeeuw, T. Greene, A. Levin, C. Pollock, D. Wheeler, Yshai Yavin, Hong Zhang, B. Zinman, G. Meininger, B. Brenner, K. Mahaffey   +23 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dapagliflozin and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

New England Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND The cardiovascular safety profile of dapagliflozin, a selective inhibitor of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 that promotes glucosuria in patients with type 2 diabetes, is undefined. METHODS We randomly assigned patients with type 2 diabetes who
S. Wiviott, I. Raz, M. Bonaca, Ofri Mosenzon, Eri Toda Kato, A. Cahn, Michael G. Silverman, Thomas A. Zelniker, J. Kuder, S. Murphy, Deepak L. Bhatt, Lawrence A Leiter, Darren K Mcguire, J. Wilding, C. Ruff, I. Gause-Nilsson, M. Fredriksson, P. Johansson, A. Langkilde, M. Sabatine   +19 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Research priority-setting for human, plant, and animal virology: an online experience for the Virology Institute of the Philippines

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2021
Background Viral pandemics have had catastrophic consequences on population health and economies. The Philippine government intends to establish the Virology Institute of the Philippines, one of the key areas of which will be virology research.
Reneepearl Kim Sales, Joseph Oraño, Rafael Deo Estanislao, Alfredo Jose Ballesteros, Ma. Ida Faye Gomez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source