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Trends in sex-based differences in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States between 2004 and 2015 (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Trends in sex-based differences in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States between 2004 and 2015. International Journal of Cardiology, 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.07.039

Background
The present study sought to examine the trends of sex-based differences in clinical outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), an area in which the current evidence remains limited.
Methods
All US adults hospitalized for fir... Read More about Trends in sex-based differences in outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States between 2004 and 2015.

Transoral Robotic Surgery for Residual and Recurrent Oropharyngeal Cancers (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Transoral Robotic Surgery for Residual and Recurrent Oropharyngeal Cancers. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1091 -1108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.otc.2020.07.016

Trans-oral robotic surgery (TORS) was approved by the FDA in 2009 and over the past decade head and neck surgeons have adopted the technology for the benefit of their patients. Whilst the surgical methods have evolved, there has been little considera... Read More about Transoral Robotic Surgery for Residual and Recurrent Oropharyngeal Cancers.

Trends, management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in chronic liver disease. (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2020). Trends, management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in chronic liver disease. International Journal of Clinical Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13841

AIMS: There are limited data on the management and outcomes of chronic liver disease (CLD) patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), particularly according to the subtype of CLD. METHODS: Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2004-... Read More about Trends, management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in chronic liver disease..

RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2019: impact of COVID-19 (2020)
Journal Article
Chew-Graham, C. (2020). RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2019: impact of COVID-19. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 70(701), 602-603. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp20x713777

The Research Paper of the Year (RPY), awarded by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), gives recognition to an individual or group of researchers who have undertaken and published an exceptional piece of research relating to general prac... Read More about RCGP Research Paper of the Year 2019: impact of COVID-19.

Usability and Acceptability of a Novel Secondary Prevention Initiative Targeting Physical Activity for Individuals after a Transient Ischaemic Attack or "Minor" Stroke: A Qualitative Study. (2020)
Journal Article
Heron, N., O’Connor, S. R., Kee, F., Mant, J., Cupples, M. E., & Donnelly, M. (2020). Usability and Acceptability of a Novel Secondary Prevention Initiative Targeting Physical Activity for Individuals after a Transient Ischaemic Attack or "Minor" Stroke: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238788

Behavioural interventions that address cardiovascular risk factors such as physical inactivity and hypertension help reduce recurrence risk following a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) or "minor" stroke, but an optimal approach for providing secondar... Read More about Usability and Acceptability of a Novel Secondary Prevention Initiative Targeting Physical Activity for Individuals after a Transient Ischaemic Attack or "Minor" Stroke: A Qualitative Study..

A Checklist for Implementing Rural Pathways to Train, Develop and Support Health Workers in Low and Middle-Income Countries (2020)
Journal Article
Worley, P., Wynn-Jones, J., O'Sullivan, B., Chater, B., Bingham, A., Couper, I., …Strasser, S. (2020). A Checklist for Implementing Rural Pathways to Train, Develop and Support Health Workers in Low and Middle-Income Countries. Frontiers in Medicine, 594728 - ?. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.594728

Background: There is an urgent need to scale up global action on rural workforce development. This World Health Organization-sponsored research aimed to develop a Rural Pathways Checklist. Its purpose was to guide the practical implementation of rura... Read More about A Checklist for Implementing Rural Pathways to Train, Develop and Support Health Workers in Low and Middle-Income Countries.

The association between osteoarthritis and invasive treatment and clinical outcomes in 6.5 million patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (2020)
Journal Article
Parmar, S., Mohamed, M., Wilkie, R., & Mamas, M. (2020). The association between osteoarthritis and invasive treatment and clinical outcomes in 6.5 million patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal, 41(S2), 1660 - 1660. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/ehaa946.1660

Background
People with osteoarthritis (OA) have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, including acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Despite OA being the most common joint condition and the fastest increasing major health condition, there is li... Read More about The association between osteoarthritis and invasive treatment and clinical outcomes in 6.5 million patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction.

Risk assessments and structured care interventions for prevention of foot ulceration in diabetes: development and validation of a prognostic model. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Risk assessments and structured care interventions for prevention of foot ulceration in diabetes: development and validation of a prognostic model. Health Technology Assessment, 1 - 198. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta24620

BACKGROUND: Diabetes-related foot ulcers give rise to considerable morbidity, generate a high monetary cost for health and social care services and precede the majority of diabetes-related lower extremity amputations. There are many clinical predicti... Read More about Risk assessments and structured care interventions for prevention of foot ulceration in diabetes: development and validation of a prognostic model..

Levelling the playing field: students' motivations to contribute to an amnesty of assessment materials (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Levelling the playing field: students' motivations to contribute to an amnesty of assessment materials. BMC Medical Education, 450 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-020-02320-0

BACKGROUND: 'Exam recall' is a recognised phenomenon whereby students recall and record questions after leaving the examination hall. This poses two main problems. First, as these questions are only available to peers of the students who recall the q... Read More about Levelling the playing field: students' motivations to contribute to an amnesty of assessment materials.

Access to psychological support for young people following stoma surgery: Exploring patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives (2020)
Journal Article
Polidano, K., Chew-Graham, C., Farmer, A., & Saunders, B. (2020). Access to psychological support for young people following stoma surgery: Exploring patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives. Qualitative Health Research, 31(3), 535-549. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049732320972338

Psychological problems are common among people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) following stoma surgery. However, the ways in which stoma-related psychological needs are identified and addressed in healthcare settings remain unexplored. In this... Read More about Access to psychological support for young people following stoma surgery: Exploring patients’ and clinicians’ perspectives.

Osteoarthritis year in review 2020: epidemiology & therapy (2020)
Journal Article
Peat, G., & Thomas, M. (2021). Osteoarthritis year in review 2020: epidemiology & therapy. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 29(2), 180-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.10.007

This personal choice of research themes and highlights from within the past year (1 May 2019 to 14 April 2020) spans descriptive, analytical-observational, and intervention studies. Descriptive estimates of the burden of osteoarthritis continue to un... Read More about Osteoarthritis year in review 2020: epidemiology & therapy.

Comorbidity burden in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure (2020)
Journal Article
Sanjoy, S., Choi, Y., Holmes, D., Herrman, H., Terre, J., Alraies, C., …Bagur, R. (2021). Comorbidity burden in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure. Heart, 107(15), 1246-1253. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2020-317741

Objective To estimate the risk of in-hospital complications after left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) in relationship with comorbidity burden.

Methods Cohort-based observational study using the US National Inpatient Sample database, 1 October 201... Read More about Comorbidity burden in patients undergoing left atrial appendage closure.

Ethnic inequity in diabetes outcomes-inaction in the face of need (2020)
Journal Article
McKree Jansen, R., Sundborn, G., Cutfield, R., Yu, D., & Simmons, D. (2020). Ethnic inequity in diabetes outcomes-inaction in the face of need. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1525),

Evaluation of a longstanding primary care audit and diabetes care support service (DCSS) programme was reported in a paper published in Lancet Global Health on 15 October 2020. The paper showed 24 years of health outcome inequity among people with ty... Read More about Ethnic inequity in diabetes outcomes-inaction in the face of need.

Reactive Oxygen Species: Modulators of Phenotypic Switch of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (2020)
Journal Article
Badran, A., Nasser, S. A., Mesmar, J., El-Yazbi, A. F., Bitto, A., Fardoun, M. M., …Eid, A. H. (2020). Reactive Oxygen Species: Modulators of Phenotypic Switch of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(22), 8764. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21228764

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are natural byproducts of oxygen metabolism in the cell. At physiological levels, they play a vital role in cell signaling. However, high ROS levels cause oxidative stress, which is implicated in cardiovascular diseases... Read More about Reactive Oxygen Species: Modulators of Phenotypic Switch of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells.

Healthcare systems and the sciences of health professional education. (2020)
Journal Article
Hassell. (2020). Healthcare systems and the sciences of health professional education. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 1149 - 1162. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-020-10010-1

Health professions education is that part of the education system which applies educational philosophy, theory, principles and practice in a complex relationship with busy clinical services, where education is not the primary role. While the goals ar... Read More about Healthcare systems and the sciences of health professional education..