INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS DUE T O SALMONELLA TYPHI
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2004 Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) remains an important predisposing lesion for infective endocarditis (IE) in developing countries. IE due to Salmonella typhi is rare but associated with potentially morbid complications.We report a case of Salmonella typhi ...
Basudha Khanal, S K Sharma, M Deb
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Pattern of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Elderly Patients Admitted in Medical Wards at Muhimbili National Hospital Dar es salaam Tanzania [PDF]
, 2011 Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death in persons over the age 50 years and most importantly it is responsible for considerable morbidity and large burden of disability in the community. Cardiovascular diseases are an increasing cause
Kisenge, Peter Richard
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Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Short‐Term Functional Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective Individuals with SLE can accumulate functional status (FS) impairment. We evaluated the association between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, as measured by the area deprivation index (ADI), and FS in a national SLE sample. Methods Data were derived from RISE, a national electronic health record‐based registry.
Baljeet Rai +7 more
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A STUDY ON CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE PATTERN OF ADMITTED CASES IN NEWLY EMERGED NATIONAL HEART CENTRE
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2003 Cardiovascular disease is one of the global leading causes of death . Although in developed countries overall cardiovascular death is declining due to long term decline of rheumatic heart disease (RHD), cerebro vascular and hypertensive heart disease ...
Yuba Raj Limbu +5 more
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Risk of myocardial infarction with use of selected nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in spondyloarthritis patients [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction (MI); the risk may be due to the underlying inflammatory disease, or also due to medications that increase MI risk, such as certain non-steroidal anti ...
Dubreuil, Maureen
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Tuberculosis in prisons in sub-Saharan Africa--a potential time bomb. [PDF]
, 2011 No ...
Bates, Matthew +4 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) prevalence, incidence, and progression over four years in adults without prior cardiovascular disease. Methods A case‐cohort study within ELSA‐Brasil included 585 participants (86 RA, 499 controls). Longitudinal analyses were restricted to those
Patrícia Fonseca Estrada +7 more
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Association of circulating levels of MMP-8 with mortality from respiratory disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. [PDF]
, 2012 Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are implicated in the destruction of the joint and have been shown to be strongly associated with inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Dawes, PT, Mattey, DL, Nixon, NB
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S.H. Kwok +7 more
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Applicability of trials in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of trial populations showing adequate proportion of women, but underrepresentation of elderly people [PDF]
, 2018 Objectives: To evaluate whether elderly people and women are adequately represented in randomized controlled trials (RCT) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA).
Boers, Maarten +6 more
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