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1. Inhaled corticosteroids and pneumonia mortality in COPD patients: (Publication); Created on 22 November 2019
2. Effects of Family History on Relative and Absolute Risks for Colorectal Cancer: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ...: (Publication); BACKGROUND & AIMS: Guidelines recommend individuals with familial colorectal cancer (FCC) to undergo colonoscopy surveillance instead of average-risk screening. However, these recommendations vary widely. ...; Created on 26 September 2019
3. Addition of a 161-SNP polygenic risk score to family history-based risk prediction: Impact on clinical management in non- BRCA1/2 breast cancer families ...: (Publication); ... a SNP-based polygenic risk score (PRS) is clinically meaningful in non-BRCA1/2 high-risk breast cancer families. Methods 101 non-BRCA1/2 high-risk breast cancer families were included; 323 cases and 262 ...; Created on 26 September 2019
4. Assessing a single SNP located at TERT/CLPTM1L multi-cancer risk region as a genetic modifier for risk of pancreatic cancer and melanoma in Dutch CDKN2A mutation carriers ...: (Publication); Carriers of pathogenic variants in CDKN2A have a 70% life-time risk of developing melanoma and 15–20% risk of developing pancreatic cancer (PC). In the Netherlands, a 19-bp deletion in exon 2 of CDKN2A ...; Created on 26 September 2019
5. An alternative approach to establishing unbiased colorectal cancer risk estimation in Lynch syndrome ...: (Publication); ... with a heterozygous MMR variant have Lynch syndrome. We aimed at estimating cancer risk in these heterozygous carriers as a novel approach to avoid complicated statistical methods to correct for ascertainment ...; Created on 26 September 2019
6. Time trends in prevalence and incidence rates of childhood overweight and obesity in Portugal: Generation XXI birth cohort: (Publication); Childhood obesity estimates are steadily increasing worldwide. There is strong evidence that overweight children before puberty maintain this nutritional status for life. This study aimed to estimate the ...; Created on 25 September 2019
7. Gestational Weight Gain and Offspring Bone Mass: Different Associations in Healthy Weight Versus Overweight Women: (Publication); Weight management strategies during pregnancy reduce child cardiometabolic risk. However, because maternal weight has an overall positive correlation with offspring bone mass, pregnancy weight management ...; Created on 25 September 2019
8. 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
9. The importance of the mediastinal triangle in traumatic lesions of the aorta: (Publication); ... among those who did not have an aortic lesion. Conclusions: Patients with trauma due to traffic accidents or being run over presented three times more risk of aortic injury than from other causes. Those ...; Created on 24 September 2019
10. Treatment with tenofovir alafenamide fumarate worsens the lipid profile of HIV-infected patients versus treatment with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, each coformulated with elvitegravir, cobicistat, and ...: (Publication); ... were prescribed (11.9%) in the EVG/c/FTC/TAF group. The number of cardiovascular risk factors (OR 1.66 [95% CI 1.01-2.72]; P = 0.043) was recognised as an independent predictor of lipid-lowering prescription ...; Created on 24 September 2019
11. Erectile dysfunction in patients with arterial hypertension. Cardiovascular risk and impact on their quality of life ...: (Publication); Objectives: Estimate the frequency of erectile dysfunction in patients with essential hypertension and associated variables, degree of control, cardiovascular risk and the impact on quality of life. Material ...; Created on 24 September 2019
12. Late HIV Diagnosis but Earlier Antiretroviral Treatment Initiation in Northwest Spain: Impact of Current Treatment Guidelines: (Publication); Background: Current HIV treatment guidelines recommend antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation for all HIV-infected individuals regardless of CD4 count. This study evaluates the immunological and virological ...; Created on 24 September 2019
13. Concordance between the Different Cardiovascular Risk Scores in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriasis Arthritis ...: (Publication); Aim. To determine the cardiovascular risk and the concordance between the different scores in people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods. Observational descriptive study ...; Created on 24 September 2019
14. Systematic review with meta‐analysis: risk factors for recurrent primary sclerosing cholangitis after liver transplantation ...: (Publication); ... define risk factors for rPSC. Methods We searched Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane library for articles published until March 2018. Studies addressing risk factors for developing rPSC were ...; Created on 23 August 2019
15. A comparative analysis of long-term mortality after carotid endarterectomy and carotid stenting: (Publication); ... our observational study demonstrated a survival benefit for CEA that did not diminish with risk adjustment. ...; Created on 22 August 2019
16. Circulating microRNAs in suspected stable coronary artery disease: A coronary computed tomography angiography study: (Publication); ... Detector (CHAID) prediction models. Results After comprehensive adjustment including cardiovascular risk factors, medication use, confounding factors and protein‐based biomarkers (hs‐TnT and hs‐CRP), ...; Created on 22 August 2019
17. Plasma microRNA Profiling Reveals Novel Biomarkers of Epicardial Adipose Tissue: A Multidetector Computed Tomography Study: (Publication); Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) constitutes a novel parameter for cardiometabolic risk assessment and a target for therapy. Here, we evaluated for the first time the plasma microRNA (miRNA) profile as ...; Created on 22 August 2019
18. 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
19. Long-term Reintervention After Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair: (Publication); ... reintervention: operative time ≥3.0 hours, aneurysm diameter ≥6.0 cm, an iliac artery aneurysm ≥2.0 cm, emergency surgery, and a history of prior aortic surgery. Patients with no risk factors had a 3-year ...; Created on 22 August 2019
20. 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
21. Lectin-like transcript 1 (LLT1) expression is associated with nodal metastasis in patients with head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: (Publication); ... estimator of Fine and Gray was used to estimate the cumulative incidence curves for relapse. Proportional Hazard models and Hazard ratios (HRs) were used for studying the risk of tumor relapse and mortality. ...; Created on 22 August 2019
22. Correlation of focal adhesion kinase expression with nodal metastasis in patients with head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: (Publication); ... a significant risk factor for nodal metastasis with crude and adjusted ratios (HRs) of 2.04, (95% CI [1.08‐3.86], [P = 0.029]) and 2.23 (95% CI [1.01‐4.91], [P = 0.047]), respectively. Cortactin expression ...; Created on 22 August 2019
23. Serum phosphate optimal timing and range associated with patients survival in haemodialysis: the COSMOS study: (Publication); ... mortality risk. Methods The COSMOS cohort (6797 patients, CKD Stage 5D) was divided into two groups depending upon midweek or post-weekend blood collection. Univariate and multivariate Cox’s models adjusted ...; Created on 10 October 2018
24. Liberal red blood cell transfusions impair quality of life after cardiac surgery: (Publication); ... of life after the surgical intervention was added to the HRQoL questionnaire. Risk factors related to impaired quality of life were identified using univariate comparisons and multivariate regression techniques. RESULTS: ...; Created on 01 October 2018
25. Bayesian nonparametric inference for the covariate-adjusted ROC curve: (Publication); ... and applied to an endocrine study where the main goal is to assess the accuracy of the body mass index, adjusted for age and gender, for predicting clusters of cardiovascular disease risk factors. Th ...; Created on 10 October 2018
26. Erectile dysfunction in patients with arterial hypertension. Cardiovascular risk and impact on their quality of life ...: (Publication); OBJECTIVES: Estimate the frequency of erectile dysfunction in patients with essential hypertension and associated variables, degree of control, cardiovascular risk and the impact on quality of life. MATERIAL ...; Created on 08 October 2018
27. Predictive factors of satisfaction and quality of life after immediate breast reconstruction using the BREAST-Q: (Publication); Aims and objectives: To analyse quality of life and satisfaction after immediate breast reconstruction due to cancer and its determining factors. Background: Studying breast reconstruction is important ...; Created on 08 October 2018
28. 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
29. 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
30. Clinical experience with the integrase inhibitors Dolutegravir and Elvitegravir in HIV-infected patients: Efficacy, safety and tolerance: (Publication); ... risk factors for treatment discontinuations in two different multivariate analyses. A high percentage of AE discontinuations not previously described in clinical trials has been observed, especially with ...; Created on 19 September 2017
31. Sentinel lymph node biopsy plus wide local excision vs. wide location excision alone for primary cutaneous melanoma: a systematic review and meta‐analysis: (Publication); ... of study design, characteristics of participants and the Hazard risk (HR) for melanoma specific survival (MSS) with the corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI) were collected. Methodological assessmen ...; Created on 18 September 2017
32. The adverse prognostic effect of tumor budding on the evolution of cutaneous head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.: (Publication); ... Tumor budding was observed in 45 cases of 98 (46%). High-intensity budding (≥5 tumor buds) was observed in 20 tumors. Presence of tumor buds was a significant risk factor for nodal metastasis with crude ...; Created on 18 September 2017
33. Tumor programmed cell death ligand 1 expression correlates with nodal metastasis in patients with cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.: (Publication); ... was a significant risk factor for nodal metastasis with crude and adjusted hazard ratios of 3.39 (1.71-6.65) and 6.54 (2.28-18.78), respectively. Limitations: This is a retrospective study limited to ...; Created on 18 September 2017
34. 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
35. Semiparametric estimation of risk-return relationships ...: (Publication); ... studies using nonparametric estimates, we find a positive and significant price of risk in our semiparametric setting. ...; Created on 01 September 2017
36. 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
37. Kaplan-Meier estimator in competing risk contexts ...: (Publication); ... However, in competing risk contexts where more than one failure cause compete to occur and only one of them is of interest, the direct use of the Kaplan-Meier statistic does not perform correctly and, ...; Created on 18 September 2017
38. Risk factors for tuberculosis in inflammatory bowel disease: anti-tumor necrosis factor and hospitalization ...: (Publication); Aims: To determine risk factors for active tuberculosis in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. Methods: Retrospective, case-control study at 4 referral hospitals in Spain. Cases developed tuberculosis ...; Created on 18 September 2017
39. 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
40. No change in Interictal PACAP levels in peripheral blood in women with chronic Migraine: (Publication); ... variables such as age, CM duration, the presence of aura, analgesic overuse, depression, fibromyalgia, vascular risk factors, history of triptan consumption or kind of preventative treatment did not significantly ...; Created on 18 September 2017
41. Surveillance after cardiac arrest in patients with Brugada syndrome without an implantable defibrillator: An alarm effect of the previous syncope: (Publication); ... p = 0.442), prior cardiomyopathy (0%), administration of cardiovascular treatments (anti-hypertensive and lipid-lowering drugs; 20% vs. 14.8%; p = 0.653) or conventional cardiovascular risk factors. Environmental ...; Created on 07 November 2016
42. 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
43. Effectiveness of azacitidine for the treatment of higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes in daily practice: The authors' reply ...: (Publication); Created on 04 November 2016
44. 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
45. Expanded renal transplantation: A competing risk model approach ...: (Publication); ... mellitus). Results suggest that the expanded kidneys have a minor effect on survival, while both the kidney mortality and the risk of death increase with the patient's age and the serum creatinine and seru ...; Created on 01 September 2017
46. Severe acute kidney injury in critically ill children: Epidemiology and prognostic factors: (Publication); ... children from 7 days to 16 years old who were admitted to a PICU. A univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of the risk factors for mortality and renal replacement therapy at PICU discharge ...; Created on 01 September 2017
47. 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
48. Merkel cell carcinoma and Merkel cell polyomavirus: a systematic review and meta-analysis: (Publication); ... of study design, characteristics of participants, possible variables incorporated into the multivariable analyses and the risk ratio (RR) for Merkel cell carcinoma associated with Merkel cell polyomaviru ...; Created on 01 September 2017
49. Clinical significance of ANOCTAMIN-1 gene at 11q13 in the development and progression of head and neq aquamous cell carcinomas: (Publication); ... (58%), whereas concomitant ANO1 expression occurred at a much lower frequency (20 and 22%). Interestingly, laryngeal dysplasias harbouring ANO1 gene amplification showed a higher risk of malignant transformation ...; Created on 01 September 2017
50. Improvement of mineral and bone metabolism markers in associated with better survival in hemodialysis patients: the COSMOS study: (Publication); ... a Multicentre Observational Study) analysis assesses the association of high and low serum phosphorus, calcium and PTH with a relative risk of mortality. Furthermore, the impact of changes in these parameters ...; Created on 01 September 2017