Epicardial adipose tissue and atrial fibrillation: pathophysiological mechanisms, clinical implications, and potential therapies.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the safety and efficacy of celecoxib versus diclofenac slow release (SR) plus omeprazole in elderly arthritis patients. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Patients aged≥65 years, with osteoarthritis and/or rheumatoid arthritis, at high gastrointestinal (GI) risk who participated in the CONDOR trial (Cele...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Kellner HL,Li C,Essex MN

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Recent survey data have reported the incidence rate of needlestick injuries (NIs) and NIs which draw blood sustained by nurses caring for patients with diabetes in an in-patient hospital setting. The purpose of this study was to deduce the potential short-term annual economic impact resulting from such NI, and ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Lee WC,Nicklasson L,Cobden D,Chen E,Conway D,Pashos CL

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically identify and assess current quality measures for anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation (AF), venous thromboembolism (VTE) treatment and surgical VTE prophylaxis. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:Fifteen quality measure websites were searched as were bibliographic databases (January 2000-Februar...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Sobieraj DM,White CM,Parker M,Bookhart BK,Coleman CI

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A national survey of psychotherapeutic drug use was carried out in the U.S.A. in 1979. Data were obtained from a probability sample (n = 3161) of adults in the general population, using a clinically-oriented interview lasting an average of 90 minutes. The data provide estimates of the prevalence of using anxiolytic an...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Mellinger GD,Balter MB,Uhlenhuth EH

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Development of a second primary malignancy (SPM) after an index esophageal cancer is fairly rare, primarily due to decreased survival in patients with esophageal cancer. However, with advances in early detection and therapy, the number of long-term survivors is increasing, as is the incidence of SPMs in this...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Nandy N,Dasanu CA

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Elevated glucose blood levels are the key criteria for diagnosing diabetes mellitus (DM). Hyperglycaemia contributes to the pathophysiology associated with DM, including microvascular and possibly macrovascular disease. In spite of a wide range of pharmacological options available to reduce hyperglycaemia in...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Bays H

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Neurosurgery often requires skull immobilization with a Mayfield clamp, which often causes brief intense nociceptive stimulation, hypertension and tachycardia. Blunting this response may help prevent increased intracranial pressure, cerebral aneurysm or vascular malformation rupture, and/or myocardial stress....

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Berger M,Philips-Bute B,Guercio J,Hopkins TJ,James ML,Borel CO,Warner DS,McDonagh DL

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe dosing patterns of etanercept, adalimumab, and infliximab in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in US managed care. METHODS:This retrospective analysis included adult (18-64 years) RA patients in the HealthCore Integrated Research Database with ≥ 1 claim for etanercept, adalimumab, or infliximab ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Fisher MD,Watson C,Fox KM,Chen YW,Gandra SR

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA; aspirin; 75-325 mg/day) is effective for the prevention of cardiovascular events, and its use in this indication is rapidly increasing. However, the use of ASA and, indeed, other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is limited by the incidence of adverse gastrodu...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Yeomans ND,Hawkey CJ,Brailsford W,Naesdal J

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium meclofenamate (200 to 400 mg daily) was compared with aspirin (2.4 to 4.8 g daily) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in a 6-month, double-blind, multicentre study. Two groups of patients participated, one receiving stabilized doses of concomitant gold or steroid therapy and one not receiving such therap...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Gowans JD

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It has been acknowledged that patients who receive a beta-blocker or diuretic based regimen are at increased risk of developing new-onset diabetes. Recently, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) have been shown to decrease patients' odds of developing new-o...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Kuti EL,Baker WL,White CM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the impact of the decision by Kela (The Social Insurance Institution) to adopt guidelines for the management of food allergies in children, developed by the Finnish Medical Society Duodecim, as the basis for reimbursing clinical nutrition preparations for the treatment of cow milk allergy (CMA) in F...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Guest JF,Valovirta E

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To demonstrate the equivalent efficacy of temazepam 7.5 mg and temazepam 15 mg for the treatment of transient insomnia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:This was a double-blind, parallel group, multicenter study. Healthy male and female subjects with previous but not current complaints of transient insomnia were ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Erman MK,Loewy D,Scharf MB

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine surgical and survival outcomes in the elderly (65-79 years of age) and the very elderly (≥80 years of age) who received surgery for gastric cancer.Methods: This study retrospectively reviewed the records of patients ≥65 years old who received a gastrectomy for gastri...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Wong JU,Tai FC,Huang CC

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Therapeutic interventions that block the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) have an important role in slowing the progression of cardiovascular risk actors to established cardiovascular diseases. In recent years, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) have emerged as effective and well-tolerated alter...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Meredith PA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims: We sought to investigate the reasons for, and rates of, novel oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy discontinuation.Methods: This was an observational cohort study of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) referred to a regional DOAC outpatient clinic between February 2013 and October 2017. The study population cons...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Mitrovic D,Folkeringa R,Veeger N,van Roon E

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Normoglycaemia in people with diabetes results in improved outcome. Continuous glucose monitoring provides detailed diagnostic information used to optimise therapy with the goal of achieving normoglycaemia. The objective of this study was to review the published literature evaluating the single device avai...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Currie CJ,Poole CD,Papo NL

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess (1) the trends of and (2) the factors associated with health information technology (HIT) use among older adults in the U.S.Methods: A decade (2009-2018) of data from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) was used. The trends of HIT use among older adults ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Hung LY,Lyons JG,Wu CH

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To derive current real-world data on the rates and costs of severe hypoglycemia (SH) for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) who have initiated basal insulin therapy and to examine differences in SH rates and costs stratified by history of prior SH events. METHODS:We used a nation-wide electronic hea...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Ganz ML,Wintfeld NS,Li Q,Lee YC,Gatt E,Huang JC

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide a commentary on recent studies with the new IOP-lowering fixed-combination product brinzolamide 1%/timolol 0.5%. METHODS:Medline was searched for brinzolamide/timolol fixed-combination clinical literature (up to May 18, 2010) and the current comprehensive brinzolamide/timolol literature was review...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Januleviciene I

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Health utility estimates for children and adolescents are critical for cost-utility analyses informing health technology assessment (HTA) authorities' decisions governing access to pediatric treatments. However, in a recent review, only 29% of published pediatric cost-utility models used a utility measure v...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Bégo-Le Bagousse G,Jia X,Wolowacz S,Eckert L,Tavi J,Hudson R

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty healthy volunteers were recruited for a study to evaluate the reactogenicity and serological response of differing doses of the 1986/87 World Health Organization-recommended influenza viral strains. Each vaccine was prepared by Institut Merieux and contained A/Mississippi/1/85, A/Chile/1/83 and ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Ward AE,Harcus AW,Bryett KA,Moore RA

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ARIA (Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma) guidelines development group examined the properties of oral H(1)-antihistamines and made proposals about an 'optimal' drug. Several criteria should be met by oral H(1)-antihistamines in terms of their pharmacological, and clinical efficacy and safety pro...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Bousquet J,Ansótegui I,Canonica GW,Zuberbier T,Baena-Cagnani CE,Bachert C,Cruz AA,González SN,Kuna P,Morais-Almeida M,Mullol J,Ryan DP,Sánchez-Borges M,Valiente R,Church MK

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor nutritional status may impair well being indirectly as a consequence of increased morbidity and decline in functional status. The aim of this study was to examine the independent effect of body mass index on the well being of older people. Thirty one hospital-based patients over 65 years of age were studied. Well...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Balcombe NR,Ferry PG,Saweirs WM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-two patients with a radiologically confirmed diagnosis of chronic pyelonephritis were treated with 1 g carindacillin every 6 hours over a period of 6 weeks. An underlying urological disease was present in 84% of the 38 patients for whom sufficient data were available for evaluation. The results of carindacillin ...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Michiels HG,Debruyne FM,Moonen WA

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare compliance/persistence, health care resource utilization, and costs associated with single-pill combination (SPC) vs. free-combination (FC) therapies among adult hypertension patients at the national and state level. Combination therapies with angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) + calcium channel b...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Yang W,Chang J,Kahler KH,Fellers T,Orloff J,Wu EQ,Bensimon AG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate costs associated with prostaglandin analogs among newly-diagnosed glaucoma patients in a managed-care population. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:A cost minimization model compared annual costs for patients initiating therapy with one of the three prostaglandin analogs (bimatoprost, latanoprost, trav...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Schmier JK,Covert DW,Robin AL

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An open study was carried out in 41 children with mild to moderate psoriasis to assess the effectiveness and tolerance of treatment with a 0.1% dithranol plus 17% urea preparation applied twice daily. Thirty-four patients completed 6-weeks' treatment and 8 of them continued for a further 4 to 6 weeks. The results show...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Guerrier CJ,Porter DI

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy frail elderly patients attending a day hospital were studied to investigate the incidence of postural hypotension in control patients on no diuretic treatment (n = 30), patients on loop diuretics (frusemide) for mild cardiac failure (n = 20) and patients on thiazide diuretics for mild cardiac failure (n = 20)....

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Heseltine D,Bramble MG

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating diseases in the United Arab Emirates. Oral antipsychotics (OA) are commonly used in terms of pharmacotherapy; however, these treatments can be rendered ineffective by poor patient adherence. Paliperidone palmitate once monthly (PP1M) is a long acting antipsychotic...

journal_title：Current medical research and opinion

authors： Nuhoho S,Saad A,Saumell G,Ribes D,El Khoury AC

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00