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1. Inhaled corticosteroids and pneumonia mortality in COPD patients: (Publication); Created on 22 November 2019
2. A Multistate Model for Analyzing Transitions Between Body Mass Index Categories During Childhood: The Generation XXI Birth Cohort Study: (Publication); Prevalences of overweight and obesity in young children have risen dramatically in the last several decades in most developed countries. Childhood overweight and obesity are known to have immediate and ...; Created on 25 September 2019
3. Adjusting for bias introduced by instrumental variable estimation in the Cox proportional hazards model: (Publication); Instrumental variable (IV) methods are widely used for estimating average treatment effects in the presence of unmeasured confounders. However, the capability of existing IV procedures, and most notably ...; Created on 25 September 2019
4. Five-year reintervention after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the Vascular Quality Initiative: (Publication); Objective: Patients who undergo endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVR) remain at risk for reintervention and rupture. We sought to define the 5-year rate of reintervention and rupture after ...; Created on 25 September 2019
5. Relationship between damage and mortality in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: Cluster analyses in a large cohort from the Spanish Society of Rheumatology Lupus Registry (RELESSER): (Publication); Objectives: To identify patterns (clusters)of damage manifestation within a large cohort of juvenile SLE (jSLE)patients and evaluate their possible association with mortality. Methods: This is a multicentre, ...; Created on 24 September 2019
6. Incidence rate and clinicopathological features of 62 atypical fibroxanthomas in a North-Western Spanish population: (Publication); Background/Objectives: Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is a mesenchymal neoplasm of unknown incidence. It has been determined that AFX is a tumour with low aggressiveness as long as it is properly diagnosed. ...; Created on 24 September 2019
7. Longevity defined as top 10% survivors and beyond is transmitted as a quantitative genetic trait: (Publication); Survival to extreme ages clusters within families. However, identifying genetic loci conferring longevity and low morbidity in such longevous families is challenging. There is debate concerning the survival ...; Created on 23 August 2019
8. A comparative analysis of long-term mortality after carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting: (Publication); Background The value of carotid intervention is predicated on long-term survival for patients to derive a stroke prevention benefit. Randomized trials report no significant difference in survival after ...; Created on 22 August 2019
9. Adverse Events After Atherectomy: Analyzing Long‐Term Outcomes of Endovascular Lower Extremity Revascularization Techniques: (Publication); Background The long-term effectiveness of atherectomy treatment for peripheral arterial disease is unknown. We studied 5-year clinical outcomes by endovascular treatment type among patients with peripheral ...; Created on 22 August 2019
10. Long-term Reintervention After Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: (Publication); Objective: To describe the long-term reintervention rate after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVR), and identify factors predicting reintervention. Summary of Background Data: EVR is ...; Created on 22 August 2019
11. External Validation and Recalculation of the CODEX Index in COPD Patients. A 3CIAplus Cohort Study: (Publication); The CODEX index was developed and validated in patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation to predict the risk of death and readmission within one year after discharge. Our study aimed to validate the ...; Created on 22 August 2019
12. Lectin-like transcript 1 (LLT1) expression is associated with nodal metastasis in patients with head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: (Publication); The interaction of lectin-like transcript 1 (LLT1) with CD161 inhibits Natural Killer cell activation. Overexpression of LLT1 contributes to the immunosuppressive properties of tumor cells. However, there ...; Created on 22 August 2019
13. Serum phosphate optimal timing and range associated with patients survival in haemodialysis: the COSMOS study: (Publication); Background Serum phosphate is a key parameter in the management of chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD). The timing of phosphate measurement is not standardized in the current guidelines. ...; Created on 10 October 2018
14. Estimation of the finite population distribution function using a global Estimation of the finite population distribution function using a global penalized calibration method: (Publication); Auxiliary information x is commonly used in survey sampling at the estimation stage. We propose an estimator of the finite population distribution function Fy(t) when x is available for all units in ...; Created on 09 October 2018
15. Liberal red blood cell transfusions impair quality of life after cardiac surgery: (Publication); BACKGROUND: The optimal blood management after cardiac surgery remains controversial. Moreover, blood transfusions may have an impact on long-term outcomes. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to characterize ...; Created on 01 October 2018
16. THU0359 Relationship between damage clustering and mortality in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus: cluster analyses in a large cohort from the spanish society of rheumatology lupus registry: (Publication); Background/Purpose: To identify patterns (clusters) of damage manifestation within a large cohort of juvenile SLE (jSLE) patients and evaluate their possible association with mortality. Methods: This ...; Created on 08 October 2018
17. Longevity Around the Turn of the 20th Century: Life-Long Sustained Survival Advantage for Parents of Today's Nonagenarians.: (Publication); Members of longevous families live longer than individuals from similar birth cohorts and delay/escape age-related diseases. Insight into this familial component of longevity can provide important knowledge ...; Created on 03 October 2018
18. Survival analysis with delayed entry in selected families with application to human longevity: (Publication); In the field of aging research, family-based sampling study designs are commonly used to study the lifespans of long-lived family members. However, the specific sampling procedure should be carefully taken ...; Created on 22 May 2018
19. Levels of anti-CMV antibodies are modulated by the frequency and intensity of virus reactivations in kidney transplant patients: (Publication); Anti-CMV (cytomegalovirus) antibody titers are related to immune alterations and increased risk of mortality. To test whether they represent a marker of infection history, we analyzed the effect of viral ...; Created on 22 May 2018
20. Large-scale external validation and comparison of prognostic models: an application to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: (Publication); Background: External validations and comparisons of prognostic models or scores are a prerequisite for their use in routine clinical care but are lacking in most medical fields including chronic obstructive ...; Created on 22 May 2018
21. Adjusting for bias introduced by instrumental variable estimation in the Cox proportional hazards model: (Publication); Instrumental variable (IV) methods are widely used for estimating average treatment effects in the presence of unmeasured confounders. However, the capability of existing IV procedures, and most notably ...; Created on 10 October 2018
22. A simple algorithm for the identification of clinical COPD phenotypes: (Publication); This study aimed to identify simple rules for allocating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients to clinical phenotypes identified by cluster analyses. Data from 2409 COPD patients of ...; Created on 22 May 2018
23. Long-Term Survival After Carotid Endarterectomy and Carotid Stenting: A Propensity-Matched Analysis: (Publication); Survival after carotid endarterectomy (CEA) and carotid artery stenting (CAS) is required for patients to derive a stroke prevention benefit. Randomized trials report no difference, whereas observational ...; Created on 23 January 2018
24. Convergence rate of wavelet density estimator with data missing randomly when covariables are present: (Publication); In this article, we study global L2 error of non linear wavelet estimator of density in the Besov space Bspq for missing data model when covariables are present and prove that the estimator can achieve ...; Created on 18 September 2017
25. Incidence of cardiovascular events and associated risk factors in kidney transplant patients: a competing risks survival analysis: (Publication); Background: The high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among the renal transplant population accounts for increased mortality. The aim of this study is to determine the incidence of cardiovascular ...; Created on 18 September 2017
26. Weak Convergence to Stochastic Integrals for Econometric Applications: (Publication); Limit theory involving stochastic integrals is now widespread in time series econometrics and relies on a few key results on functional weak convergence. In establishing such convergence, the literature ...; Created on 22 May 2018
27. Survival analysis with delayed entry in selected families with application to human longevity: (Publication); In the field of aging research, family-based sampling study designs are commonly used to study the lifespans of long-lived family members. However, the specific sampling procedure should be carefully taken ...; Created on 18 September 2017
28. The interdialytic period for blood collection influences serum phosphorus and the risk of mortality in the cosmos study: (Publication); Phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca) and PTH are the main serum biochemical parameters of bone and mineral metabolism used for the current management of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorders (CKD-MBD). ...; Created on 18 September 2017
29. High levels of atrial natriuretic peptide and copeptin and mortality risk: (Publication); Objective: To determine whether high levels of mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP), copeptin, and procalcitonin (PCT) plasma concentrations are associated with increased mortality risk. Methods: ...; Created on 18 September 2017
30. Prognostic assessment in COPD without lung function: The B-AE-D indices: (Publication); Several composite markers have been proposed for risk assessment in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, choice of parameters and score complexity restrict clinical applicability. Our ...; Created on 07 November 2016
31. Relationship between damage clustering and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus in early and late stages of the disease: cluster analyses in a large cohort from the Spanish Society of Rheumatology ...: (Publication); Objectives: To identify patterns (clusters) of damage manifestations within a large cohort of SLE patients and evaluate the potential association of these clusters with a higher risk of mortality. Methods: ...; Created on 24 October 2016
32. Damage and Mortality in SLE: Cluster Analysis of Patients from SLE Registry from the Spanish Society of Rheumatology (Relesser): (Publication); Created on 21 September 2017
33. Nonparametric estimation of conditional transition probabilities in a non-Markov illness-death model: (Publication); One important goal in multi-state modeling is the estimation of transition probabilities. In longitudinal medical studies these quantities are particularly of interest since they allow for long-term predictions ...; Created on 04 September 2017
34. Nonparametric estimation of transition probabilities in the non-Markov illness-death model: a comparative study: (Publication); Multi-state models are often used for modeling complex event history data. In these models the estimation of the transition probabilities is of particular interest, since they allow for long-term predictions ...; Created on 01 September 2017
35. Expanded renal transplantation: A competing risk model approach: (Publication); Multi-state models (MSMs) are useful to analyze survival data when, besides the event of main interest, one or more intermediate states of the individual are identified. These models take the several existing ...; Created on 01 September 2017
36. Severe acute kidney injury in critically ill children: Epidemiology and prognostic factors: (Publication); Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a severe complication in critically ill children. The aim of the study was to describe the characteristics of AKI, as well as to analyse the prognostic factors ...; Created on 01 September 2017
37. Mortality prediction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease comparing the GOLD 2007 and 2011 staging systems: a pooled analysis of individual patient data: (Publication); Background There is no universal consensus on the best staging system for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although documents (eg, the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease ...; Created on 01 September 2017
38. Equol status and changes in faecal microbiota in 1 menopausal women receiving long-term treatment for menopause symptoms with a soy-isoflavone concentrate: (Publication); The knowledge regarding the intestinal microbial types involved in isoflavone bioavailability and metabolism is still limited. The present work reports the influence of a treatment with isoflavones for ...; Created on 01 September 2017
39. Influence of Intravenous Nitrate Treatment on Early Mortality Among Patients With Acute Heart Failure. NITRO-EAHFE Study: (Publication); Introduction and objectives There is little evidence on the prognostic influence of intravenous nitrates in patients with acute heart failure. Our purpose was to determine the influence of this treatment ...; Created on 01 September 2017
40. Improvement of mineral and bone metabolism markers in associated with better survival in hemodialysis patients: the COSMOS study: (Publication); Abnormalities in serum phosphorus, calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) have been associated with poor survival in haemodialysis patients. This COSMOS (Current management Of Secondary hyperparathyroidism: ...; Created on 01 September 2017
41. Damage and Mortality in SLE: Cluster Analysis of Patients from SLE Registry from the Spanish Society of Rheumatology (Relesser): (Publication); Created on 01 September 2017
42. Rabbit antithymocyte globulin versus horse antithymocyte globulin for treatment of acquired aplastic anemia: a retrospective analysis: (Publication); Studies comparing rabbit antithymocyte globulin (rATG) and horse ATG (hATG) in patients with aplastic anemia (AA) have shown conflicting results. These studies included fewer than 60 subjects in the rATG ...; Created on 01 September 2017
43. Fast smoothing parameter separation in multidimensional P-splines: The SAP algorithm: (Publication); A new computational algorithm for estimating the smoothing parameters of a multidimensional penalized spline generalized linear model with anisotropic penalty is presented. This new proposal is based on ...; Created on 01 September 2017
44. A case-deletion diagnostic for penalized calibration estimators and BLUP under linear mixed models in survey sampling: (Publication); The penalized calibration technique in survey sampling combines usual calibration and soft calibration by introducing a penalty term. Certain relevant estimates in survey sampling can be considered as ...; Created on 31 August 2017
45. Failure of hybrid therapy for the prevention of long-term recurrence of atrial fibrillation: (Publication); Created on 04 September 2017
46. Validating the supporting structure of a parabolid solar collector using close range photogrammetry: (Publication); The optical efficiency of parabolic trough collectors depends on their geometric agreement with the parabolic profile design which, in turn, largely depends on the structure supporting the collector. A ...; Created on 04 September 2017
47. A Bootstrap-Based Covariate Selection Method for Modelling the Risk of Lightning-Induced Fires at a Local Scale: A Case Study in Northwest Spain: (Publication); In lightning-induced fire risk prediction models, the number of potential predictors is usually high, with some redundancy among them. It is therefore important to select the best subset of predictors ...; Created on 04 September 2017
48. Creatinine-or cystatin C-based equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate in acute myocardial infarction: a disparity in estimating renal function and in mortality risk prediction: (Publication); Created on 04 September 2017
49. A comparison of the CKD-EPI, MDRD-4, and Cockcroft-Gault equations to assess renal function in predicting all-cause mortality in acute coronary syndrome patients: (Publication); Created on 04 September 2017
50. Modelling masonry arches deformation measurement through terrestrial laser scanning data and non parametric modelling procedures: (Publication); Since masonry arch is one of the most common structural forms in both historic bridges and in architecture across the world such as domes and vaults, its dimensional and structural analysis is still the ...; Created on 08 September 2017