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The Organization of Outreach Work for Vulnerable Patients in General Practice during COVID-19: Results from the Cross-Sectional PRICOV-19 Study in 38 Countries. (2023)
Journal Article
Stark, S., Willems, S., Schaubroeck, E., Mallen, C., Murauskiene, L., Šantrić Milićević, M., …Collins, C. (2023). The Organization of Outreach Work for Vulnerable Patients in General Practice during COVID-19: Results from the Cross-Sectional PRICOV-19 Study in 38 Countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043165

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected vulnerable populations' access to health care. By proactively reaching out to them, general practices attempted to prevent the underutilization of their services. This paper examined the association b... Read More about The Organization of Outreach Work for Vulnerable Patients in General Practice during COVID-19: Results from the Cross-Sectional PRICOV-19 Study in 38 Countries..

Coronary Physiologic Assessment Based on Angiography and Intracoronary Imaging (2023)
Journal Article
Reddy, M. S. H., Maddury, J., Mamas, M. A., Assa, H. V., & Kornowski, R. (2023). Coronary Physiologic Assessment Based on Angiography and Intracoronary Imaging. Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women, 8(3), 200-210. https://doi.org/10.25259/ijcdw_15_2022

Intracoronary physiology testing has evolved as a promising diagnostic approach in the management of patients with coronary artery disease. The value of hyperemic translesional pressure ratios to estimate the functional relevance of coronary stenoses... Read More about Coronary Physiologic Assessment Based on Angiography and Intracoronary Imaging.

The efficacy of injury screening for lower back pain in elite golfers. (2023)
Journal Article
McKinon. (2023). The efficacy of injury screening for lower back pain in elite golfers. South African Journal of Physiotherapy, 79(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajp.v79i1.1843

BACKGROUND: Injury prevention is a growing focus for golfers in general and for elite golfers in particular. Movement screening has been proposed as a possible cost-effective means of identifying underlying risk factors and is widely utilised by ther... Read More about The efficacy of injury screening for lower back pain in elite golfers..

Meta-analysis of the effect of colchicine on C-reactive protein in patients with acute and chronic coronary syndromes (2023)
Journal Article
Alam, M., Kontopantelis, E., Mamas, M. A., Savinova, O. V., Jhaveri, A., Siddiqui, E., & Jhamnani, S. (2023). Meta-analysis of the effect of colchicine on C-reactive protein in patients with acute and chronic coronary syndromes. Coronary Artery Disease, 34(3), 210-215. https://doi.org/10.1097/mca.0000000000001220

Objective The anti-inflammatory drug colchicine has recently shown benefits in the prevention of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and chronic coronary syndromes (CCS). This meta-analysis... Read More about Meta-analysis of the effect of colchicine on C-reactive protein in patients with acute and chronic coronary syndromes.

Narrative Review of Glycemic Management in People With Diabetes on Peritoneal Dialysis (2023)
Journal Article
Wijewickrama, P., Williams, J., Bain, S., Dasgupta, I., Chowdhury, T. A., Wahba, M., …Karalliedde, J. (2023). Narrative Review of Glycemic Management in People With Diabetes on Peritoneal Dialysis. Kidney International Reports, 8(4), 700-714. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2023.01.040

There is an increasing number of people with diabetes on peritoneal dialysis (PD) worldwide. However, there is a lack of guidelines and clinical recommendations for managing glucose control in people with diabetes on PD. The aim of this review is to... Read More about Narrative Review of Glycemic Management in People With Diabetes on Peritoneal Dialysis.

Artificial intelligence-augmented analysis of contemporary procedural, mortality, and cost trends in carcinoid heart disease in a large national cohort with a focus on the “forgotten pulmonic valve” (2023)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2023). Artificial intelligence-augmented analysis of contemporary procedural, mortality, and cost trends in carcinoid heart disease in a large national cohort with a focus on the “forgotten pulmonic valve”. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1071138

BackgroundCarcinoid heart disease is increasingly recognized and challenging to manage due to limited outcomes data. This is the largest known cohort study of valvular pathology, treatment (including pulmonary and tricuspid valve replacements [PVR an... Read More about Artificial intelligence-augmented analysis of contemporary procedural, mortality, and cost trends in carcinoid heart disease in a large national cohort with a focus on the “forgotten pulmonic valve”.

Physical Demands of Tennis Across the Different Court Surfaces, Performance Levels and Sexes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis. (2023)
Journal Article
Heron. (2023). Physical Demands of Tennis Across the Different Court Surfaces, Performance Levels and Sexes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 807-836. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01807-8

BACKGROUND: Tennis is a multidirectional high-intensity intermittent sport for male and female individuals played across multiple surfaces. Although several studies have attempted to characterise the physical demands of tennis, a meta-analysis is sti... Read More about Physical Demands of Tennis Across the Different Court Surfaces, Performance Levels and Sexes: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis..

Association of Depression and Poor Mental Health With Cardiovascular Disease and Suboptimal Cardiovascular Health Among Young Adults in the United States. (2023)
Journal Article
Mamas, M. A., Kwapong, Y. A., Boakye, E., Khan, S. S., Honigberg, M. C., Martin, S. S., …Sharma, G. (2023). Association of Depression and Poor Mental Health With Cardiovascular Disease and Suboptimal Cardiovascular Health Among Young Adults in the United States. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(3), Article e028332. https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.122.028332

Background Depression is a nontraditional risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Data on the association of depression and poor mental health with CVD and suboptimal cardiovascular health (CVH) among young adults are limited. Methods and Resul... Read More about Association of Depression and Poor Mental Health With Cardiovascular Disease and Suboptimal Cardiovascular Health Among Young Adults in the United States..

“It was really poor prior to the pandemic. It got really bad after”: A qualitative study of the impact of COVID-19 on prison healthcare in England (2023)
Journal Article
Wainwright, L., Senker, S., Canvin, K., & Sheard, L. (2023). “It was really poor prior to the pandemic. It got really bad after”: A qualitative study of the impact of COVID-19 on prison healthcare in England. Health and Justice, 11, Article 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40352-023-00212-1

Background The impact of COVID-19 has been exceptional, particularly on the National Health Service which has juggled COVID affected patients alongside related staff shortages and the existing (and growing) health needs of the population. In prisons... Read More about “It was really poor prior to the pandemic. It got really bad after”: A qualitative study of the impact of COVID-19 on prison healthcare in England.

Self-management of multiple long-term conditions: A systematic review of the barriers and facilitators amongst people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation. (2023)
Journal Article
Woodward, A., Davies, N., Walters, K., Nimmons, D., Stevenson, F., Protheroe, J., …Armstrong, M. (2023). Self-management of multiple long-term conditions: A systematic review of the barriers and facilitators amongst people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation. PloS one, 18(2), Article e0282036. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282036

Background Multiple long-term conditions are rising across all groups but people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation are found to have a higher prevalence. Self-management strategies are a vital part of healthcare for people with long-term condit... Read More about Self-management of multiple long-term conditions: A systematic review of the barriers and facilitators amongst people experiencing socioeconomic deprivation..

Outcomes with catheter-directed thrombolysis vs. catheter-directed embolectomy among patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism: a nationwide analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Sedhom, R., Elbadawi, A., Megaly, M., Athar, A., Bharadwaj, A. S., Prasad, V., …Elgendy, I. Y. (2023). Outcomes with catheter-directed thrombolysis vs. catheter-directed embolectomy among patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism: a nationwide analysis. European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, 12(4), 224-231. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjacc/zuad004

Aims To examine the shot-term outcomes with catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) vs. catheter-directed embolectomy (CDE) for high-risk pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods and results The Nationwide Readmissions Database was utilized to identify hospital... Read More about Outcomes with catheter-directed thrombolysis vs. catheter-directed embolectomy among patients with high-risk pulmonary embolism: a nationwide analysis.

Comparison of care and outcomes for myocardial infarction by heart failure status between United Kingdom and Japan. (2023)
Journal Article
Rashid, Mamas, & Dafaalla. (2023). Comparison of care and outcomes for myocardial infarction by heart failure status between United Kingdom and Japan. ESC Heart Failure, https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14290

AIMS: Prognosis for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is worse when heart failure is present on admission. Understanding clinical practice in different health systems can identify areas for quality improvement initiatives to improve... Read More about Comparison of care and outcomes for myocardial infarction by heart failure status between United Kingdom and Japan..

Comparative analysis of percutaneous revascularization practice in the United States and the United Kingdom: Insights from the BMC2 and BCIS databases (2023)
Journal Article
Wanamaker, B. L., Shoaib, A., Seth, M., Sukul, D., Mamas, M. A., & Gurm, H. S. (2023). Comparative analysis of percutaneous revascularization practice in the United States and the United Kingdom: Insights from the BMC2 and BCIS databases. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 101(3), 495-504. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.30567

BACKGROUND: International registry comparisons provide insight into regional differences in clinical practice patterns, procedural outcomes, and general trends in population health and resource utilization in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).... Read More about Comparative analysis of percutaneous revascularization practice in the United States and the United Kingdom: Insights from the BMC2 and BCIS databases.

Home dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. (2023)
Journal Article
Davies. (2023). Home dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney International, 103(5), 842-858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kint.2023.01.006

Home dialysis modalities (home hemodialysis [HD] and peritoneal dialysis [PD]) are associated with greater patient autonomy and treatment satisfaction compared with in-center modalities, yet the level of home-dialysis use worldwide is low. Reasons fo... Read More about Home dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference..

pTERT mutation in the risk-stratification of solitary fibrous tumours (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Butters, T., Andrei, V., Hepburn, E., Connolly, C., Mendes, B., Haefliger, S., …Flanagan, A. (2023, January). pTERT mutation in the risk-stratification of solitary fibrous tumours. Presented at WINTER MEETING, 5th Joint Meeting with the Royal Society of Medicine, 214th Scientific Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Royal Society of Medicine, London

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Protocol for validation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children under 3 years of age in seven countries (2023)
Journal Article
Cavallera, V., Lancaster, G., Gladstone, M., Black, M., McCray, G., Nizar, A., …Janus, M. (2023). Protocol for validation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children under 3 years of age in seven countries. BMJ Open, 13(1), Article e062562. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-062562

Introduction: Children’s early development is affected by caregiving experiences, with lifelong health and well-being implications. Governments and civil societies need population-based measures to monitor children’s early development and ensure that... Read More about Protocol for validation of the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) for children under 3 years of age in seven countries.

Association of Metformin with Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Parveen, R., Mishra, P., Luthra, R., Bajpai, R., & Agarwal, N. (2023). Association of Metformin with Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (India), 59(01), 013-020. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0042-1760353

Studies have demonstrated high prevalence of mortality in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, the effects of antidiabetic pharmacotherapy on COVID-19 complications need further exploration. The aim of the s... Read More about Association of Metformin with Mortality in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.