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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 14, 2014
Major finding: The odds ratio for severe asthma was 5.62 for menopausal vs. premenopausal women in unadjusted analysis, but 1.46 after adjustment....
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 14, 2014
Major finding: The 28-day mortality was 36.5% in the high-target group and 34% in the low-target group (P = .57).Data source: A multicenter, open-...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 7, 2014
Key clinical point: Prescribing PT may reduce anxiety and depression in hospitalized COPD patients as well as improve muscle strength and steadine...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 7, 2014
Major finding: Aspirin intolerance was found in 4.2% of patients with intermittent asthma (OR, 1), 23.6% with mild persistent asthma (OR, 4.3), 29...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 7, 2014
Major finding: Blacks were significantly less likely than were whites to receive radiotherapy for stage IA NSCLC (P = .02).Data source: A populati...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 3, 2014
Major finding: No adverse events were fatal, and only five patients (15%) discontinued therapy because of toxicities.Data source: A retrospective ...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 3, 2014
Major finding: Mild acute rejection occurred in two HIV-positive patients who were transplanted for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; they have remai...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: April 1, 2014
Key clinical point: Post procedure clopidogrel use was associated with a lower risk of amputation at 1 year for all patients and for patients with...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: March 28, 2014
News
- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: March 28, 2014
Data source: Expert opinion.Disclosures: The work of the writing committee was supported exclusively by the ACC, AHA, and HRS without commercial s...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: March 26, 2014
Major finding: After 12 months in the asthma navigator program, children had fewer unscheduled visits to the doctor (2.5 vs. 0.5; P less than .05)...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: March 24, 2014
Major finding: FTR rates were 45 times higher in high AAA-mortality hospitals vs. low AAA-mortality hospitals (0.83% vs. 37.5%).Data source: Retro...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: March 24, 2014
Major finding: Five-year primary patency was 67% for open repair and 80% for endovascular repair (P less than .05).Data source: Expert opinion and...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: March 18, 2014
Major finding: Sixty-day mortality was 21% with protocol-based EGDT, 18.2% with protocol-based standard therapy, and 18.9% with usual care.Data so...
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- Author:
- Patrice Wendling
Publish date: March 18, 2014
Major finding: The 28-day mortality was 36.5% in the high-target group and 34% in the low-target group (P = .57).Data source: A multicenter, open-...
