Patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration Have Increased Susceptibility to Valvular Heart Disease by Natan Lishinsky-Fischer, Itay Chowers, MD, PhD, Yahel Shwartz, MSc, Jaime Levy, MD

“…Conclusions: Patients with AMD have a higher prevalence of VHD and are more likely to undergo a heart valve-related procedure compared with patients without AMD, with no difference between patients with SDDs and patients without SDDs in the AMD cohort. …”
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Analysis of treatment patterns and persistence on branded and generic medications in major depressive disorder using retrospective claims data by Solem CT, Shelbaya A, Wan Y, Deshpande CG, Alvir J, Pappadopulos E

“…Adjusting for baseline characteristics, patients who were prescribed with other branded SSRIs/SNRIs were 31% and generic SSRIs/SNRIs were 11% more likely to discontinue treatment compared with branded desvenlafaxine. …”
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Comparative analysis of the frequency of comorbid diseases in axial psoriatic arthritis and other variants of axial spondyloarthritis. Data from a hospital cohort by A. A. Yanushonite, Yu. L. Korsakova, T. V. Korotaeva, E. E. Gubar, E. Yu. Loginova, M. M. Urumova, A. E. Dimitreva, S. I. Glukhova

“…The diagnosis of comorbid diseases was confirmed using ICD-10 codes. The Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS), Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) and the weighted version of Functional Comorbidity Index (w-FCI) were used to assess comorbidity.Results and discussion. …”
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Components of a Digital Storytelling Intervention for Human Papillomavirus and Cancer Prevention Among LGBTQ+ Individuals: Formative Mixed Methods Inquiry by Gabrielle Darville-Sanders, Dominique Munroe, Emilie Corluyan, Utibeabasi Ikoiwak, Jennifer Nguyen, Chad Mandula, Portia Thomas, Brandon Sanders

“…Key informant interviews were conducted via Zoom with participants who completed the intake surveys and consented to be interviewed. Transcripts were coded and analyzed using the constant comparison method for emergent themes surrounding components of effective DST campaigns. …”
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Increasing engagement of Hispanics/Latinos in clinical trials on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias by David X. Marquez, Adriana Perez, Julene K. Johnson, Michelle Jaldin, Juan Pinto, Sahru Keiser, Thi Tran, Paula Martinez, Javier Guerrero, Elena Portacolone

“…Abstract Introduction Despite evidence that Hispanic/Latino populations are 1.5 times more likely than non‐Latino Whites to develop Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), Latinos are underrepresented in clinical trials testing treatments for ADRD. …”
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Food-related behaviors of rural (Asaase Kooko) and peri-urban (Kaadjanor) households in Ghana by Prince Kwabena Osei, Megan A. McCrory, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Edward Sazonov, Mingui Sun, Wenyan Jia, Tom Baranowski, Gary Frost, Benny Lo, Alex Kojo Anderson

“…All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim by professional transcribers, and manually coded using the directed content analysis approach.ResultsAll but three key informants were mothers, who were also the main food preparers for their households. …”
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The challenge of multidrug resistance in hospitalized pediatric patients with urinary tract infections by Zeinab El Zein, Zeinab El Zein, Celina F. Boutros, Marwa El Masri, Elsy El Tawil, Maher Sraj, Yara Salameh, Sarah Ghadban, Rim Salameh, Silma El Baasiri, Amani Haddara, Mayse Nasser, Shady Tabbara, Sarah Khafaja, Sarah Khafaja, Rawan Korman, Soha Ghanem, Dany Al Hamod, Ghassan S. Dbaibo, Ghassan S. Dbaibo

“…Children aged ≥ 5 years were nearly twice as likely to present with an MDR uropathogen compared to those < 5 years of age (p < 0.001). …”
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Identification of Toxoplasma gondii antigenic proteins using an in vivo approach and in silico investigation of their polymorphism by J. Denis, C. Gommenginger, L. Beal, B. Cimon, A. S. Deleplancque, H. Fricker Hidalgo, C. L'Ollivier, L. Paris, H. Pelloux, C. Pomares, S. Houze, A. W. Pfaff, I. Villena, O. Villard

“…ABSTRACT Toxoplasma gondii is a pathogen characterized by a large variety of strains whose virulence and clinical severity are likely linked to their genotype. Currently, the strains are genotyped using restriction fragment length polymorphism, multilocus sequence typing, and microsatellite markers. …”
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The expression profile analysis and functional prediction of lncRNAs in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in maintenance hemodialysis patients developing heart failure by Xing Qi, Lin Yu, Shuai Liu, Yujiao Zhou, Wenqing Liu, Wei Liao, Qin Guo, Xuhui Song, Jifeng Li, Sheng Lin, Chuanqiang Dai, Lin Yan, Tao Li, Li Zhang, Shucheng Zhao, Juan Tang, Jian Cai, Zejiang Liu, Ran Zhu, Q.-Y. Long, Huaguo Wang

“…Increasing studies have indicated that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have played an indispensable role in the regulatory network of HF. …”
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Detecting Dysglycemia Using the 2015 United States Preventive Services Task Force Screening Criteria: A Cohort Analysis of Community Health Center Patients. by Matthew J O'Brien, Ji Young Lee, Mercedes R Carnethon, Ronald T Ackermann, Maria C Vargas, Andrew Hamilton, Nivedita Mohanty, Sarah S Rittner, Jessica N Park, Amro Hassan, David R Buchanan, Lei Liu, Joseph Feinglass

“…Racial/ethnic minorities were significantly less likely to be eligible for screening yet had higher odds of developing dysglycemia than whites (odds ratio [95% CI]: Blacks 1.24 [1.09-1.40]; Hispanics 1.46 [1.30-1.64]; and Other 1.33 [1.16-1.54]). …”
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Conveying Equipoise during Recruitment for Clinical Trials: Qualitative Synthesis of Clinicians' Practices across Six Randomised Controlled Trials. by Leila Rooshenas, Daisy Elliott, Julia Wade, Marcus Jepson, Sangeetha Paramasivan, Sean Strong, Caroline Wilson, David Beard, Jane M Blazeby, Alison Birtle, Alison Halliday, Chris A Rogers, Rob Stein, Jenny L Donovan, ACST-2 study group, By-Band-Sleeve study group, Chemorad study group, CSAW study group, Optima prelim study group, POUT study group

“…A sample of appointments was independently coded by three researchers to optimise reliability in reported findings. …”
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Associations between multimorbidity and adverse health outcomes in UK Biobank and the SAIL Databank: A comparison of longitudinal cohort studies. by Peter Hanlon, Bhautesh D Jani, Barbara Nicholl, Jim Lewsey, David A McAllister, Frances S Mair

“…Multimorbidity (n = 40 long-term conditions [LTCs]) was identified from primary care Read codes and quantified using a simple count and a weighted score. …”
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Overall and cause-specific hospitalisation and death after COVID-19 hospitalisation in England: A cohort study using linked primary care, secondary care, and death registration dat... by Krishnan Bhaskaran, Christopher T Rentsch, George Hickman, William J Hulme, Anna Schultze, Helen J Curtis, Kevin Wing, Charlotte Warren-Gash, Laurie Tomlinson, Chris J Bates, Rohini Mathur, Brian MacKenna, Viyaasan Mahalingasivam, Angel Wong, Alex J Walker, Caroline E Morton, Daniel Grint, Amir Mehrkar, Rosalind M Eggo, Peter Inglesby, Ian J Douglas, Helen I McDonald, Jonathan Cockburn, Elizabeth J Williamson, David Evans, John Parry, Frank Hester, Sam Harper, Stephen Jw Evans, Sebastian Bacon, Liam Smeeth, Ben Goldacre

“…Limitations of our study were that reasons for hospitalisation or death may have been misclassified in some cases due to inconsistent use of codes, and we did not have data to distinguish COVID-19 variants.…”
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Body Mass Index in Late Adolescence and Later Life Kidney Outcomes: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Swedish Men by Monika Vitkauskaitė, Ernesta Mačionienė, Rytis Stankevičius, Marius Miglinas, Joachim H. Ix, Mattias Brunström

“…During this period, the incidence of CKD-based on diagnosis codes was 5,590, whereas 2,357 subjects were diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease and 8,023 with AKI, respectively. …”
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Replenishing co‐downregulated miR‐100‐5p and miR‐125b‐5p in malignant germ cell tumors causes growth inhibition through cell cycle disruption by Marta Ferraresso, Shivani Bailey, Luz Alonso‐Crisostomo, Dawn Ward, Christos Panayi, Zachary G. L. Scurlock, Harpreet K. Saini, Stephen P. Smith, James C. Nicholson, Anton J. Enright, Cinzia G. Scarpini, Nicholas Coleman, Matthew J. Murray

“…MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, nonprotein‐coding RNAs, and their expression is dysregulated in malignant germ cell tumors (GCTs). …”
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Factors associated with suicide risk among Chinese adults: A prospective cohort study of 0.5 million individuals. by Rongqin Yu, Yiping Chen, Liming Li, Junshi Chen, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Jun Lv, Canqing Yu, Xianmin Xie, Dan Huang, Zhengming Chen, Seena Fazel

“…A limitation of the study is that there is likely underreporting of mental disorders due to the use of self-report information for some diagnostic categories.…”
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Adapting a Mobile Health App for Smoking Cessation in Black Adults With Anxiety Through an Analysis of the Mobile Anxiety Sensitivity Program Proof-of-Concept Trial: Qualitative St... by Marshall K Cheney, Adam C Alexander, Lorra Garey, Matthew W Gallagher, Emily T Hébert, Anka A Vujanovic, Krista M Kezbers, Cameron T Matoska, Michael J Zvolensky, Michael S Businelle

“… BackgroundAt least half of smokers make a serious quit attempt each year, but Black adults who smoke are less likely than White adults who smoke to quit smoking successfully. …”
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Understanding the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of lifestyle modification interventions in adults with learning disabilities: a mixed-methods systematic review by Dikshyanta Rana, Sophie Westrop, Nishant Jaiswal, Evi Germeni, Arlene McGarty, Louisa Ells, Phillippa Lally, Michael McEwan, Craig Melville, Leanne Harris, Olivia Wu

“…Three authors extracted the data and coded the extent of theory use and behaviour change techniques in interventions using Michie's 19-item theory coding scheme and 94-item behaviour change taxonomy. …”
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Myocardial infarction in the population of some Russian regions and its prognostic value by S. A. Shalnova, O. M. Drapkina, V. A. Kutsenko, A. V. Kapustina, G. A. Muromtseva, E. B. Yarovaya, Yu. A. Balanova, S. E. Evstifeeva, A. E. Imaeva, E. V. Shlyakhto, S. A. Boytsov, Z. T. Astakhova, O. L. Barbarash, O. A. Belova, Yu. I. Grinshtein, A. Yu. Efanov, O. N. Kalachikova, N. V. Kulakova, S. V. Nedogoda, O. P. Rotar, I. A. Trubacheva, T. M. Chernykh on behalf of the ESSE-RF study participants.

“…Men with prior MI were  more likely to take statins and beta-blockers  than women as follows: 39,0% vs 25,6% and 29,3% vs 27,1%, respectively. …”
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Abstract 129: Endovascular Therapy in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: Nationwide Insights and Implications for Mortality by Liqi Shu, Elizabeth M. Lee, Piers Klein, Mohamad Abdalkader, Thanh Nguyen, Shadi Yaghi, Thalia Field, Lily Zhou

“…CVT and other diagnoses, and EVT and other procedures, were identified using standard ICD 10 codes. A backward stepwise regression model (at p<0.05) was used to explore patient demographics, hospital characteristics, and comorbidities significantly associated with EVT use. …”
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