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Cardiovascular-Liver-Metabolic Health: Recommendations in Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Cardiovascular Disease via Modified Delphi Approach. (2024)
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Chew, N. W. S., Mehta, A., Goh, R. S. J., Zhang, A., Chen, Y., Chong, B., …Sperling, L. S. (2025). Cardiovascular-Liver-Metabolic Health: Recommendations in Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Cardiovascular Disease via Modified Delphi Approach. Circulation, 151(1), 98-119. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.070535

There is a new awareness of the widespread nature of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its connection to cardiovascular disease (CVD). This has catalyzed collaboration between cardiologists, hepatologists, endocrino... Read More about Cardiovascular-Liver-Metabolic Health: Recommendations in Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Cardiovascular Disease via Modified Delphi Approach..

Correction: Addressing disparities in the long-term mortality risk in individuals with non-ST segment myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) by diabetes mellitus status: a nationwide cohort study. (2024)
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Cole, A., Weight, N., Misra, S., Grapsa, J., Rutter, M. K., Siudak, Z., …Mamas, M. A. (in press). Correction: Addressing disparities in the long-term mortality risk in individuals with non-ST segment myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) by diabetes mellitus status: a nationwide cohort study. Diabetologia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-024-06337-8

Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data. (2024)
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Cipolletta, E., Nakafero, G., McCormick, N., Yokose, C., Avery, A. J., Mamas, M. A., …Abhishek, A. (in press). Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data. The Lancet Rheumatology, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2824%2900248-0

Initiating urate-lowering therapy can trigger gout flares. Gout flares have been associated with a temporally increased risk of cardiovascular events. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating... Read More about Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data..

Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease-related Mortality in Chronic Inflammatory Disease in the United States from 1999 to 2020 (2024)
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Olson, A., Pham, H. N., Ibrahim, R., Salih, M., Singh, A., & Mamas, M. A. (2024). Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease-related Mortality in Chronic Inflammatory Disease in the United States from 1999 to 2020. Current Cardiology Reviews, 21, Article e1573403X353038. https://doi.org/10.2174/011573403x353038241125050631

Introduction: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a marker of significant atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and is associated with greater healthcare burden and worse prognosis in individuals with chronic inflammatory disease (CID). We aimed to... Read More about Disparities in Peripheral Artery Disease-related Mortality in Chronic Inflammatory Disease in the United States from 1999 to 2020.

Quantifying Morphological Changes in Middle Trapezius With Ultrasonography and Histogram Matching for Participants With and Without Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy (2024)
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Philp, F., Meilak, E., Seyres, M., Willis, T., Winn, N., & Pandyan, A. (2024). Quantifying Morphological Changes in Middle Trapezius With Ultrasonography and Histogram Matching for Participants With and Without Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, https://doi.org/10.1177/87564793241293782

Objective: Echogenicity is a biomarker in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Currently, it is not possible to compare echogenicity values, derived using quantified muscle sonography capture, based on different equipment instrumentation se... Read More about Quantifying Morphological Changes in Middle Trapezius With Ultrasonography and Histogram Matching for Participants With and Without Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophy.

Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Physiotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Level I Systematic Review (2024)
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Baroncini, A., Maffulli, N., Pilone, M., Pipino, G., Memminger, M. K., Pappalardo, G., & Migliorini, F. (2024). Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Physiotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Level I Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(22), 1-27. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13226864

Background: Low back pain is common. For patients with mechanic or non-specific chronic LBP (cLBP), the current guidelines suggest conservative, nonpharmacologic treatment as a first-line treatment. Among the available strategies, physiotherapy repre... Read More about Prognostic Factors in Patients Undergoing Physiotherapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Level I Systematic Review.

Abstract 4134687: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Complicating Stroke (2024)
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Jang, S. H., Sposato, L., Choi, Y.-H., Geressu, A., Mamas, M., & Bagur, R. (2024). Abstract 4134687: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Complicating Stroke. Circulation, 150(Suppl_1), Article A4134687. https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.150.suppl_1.4134687

Background: There have been studies suggesting Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) as a potential complication following cerebrovascular accident (CVA), but the association, contributing factors, and prognosis significance have not been well-characterized... Read More about Abstract 4134687: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Complicating Stroke.

Subsidence of the Corail stem in total hip arthroplasty: no influence of bony contact (2024)
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Migliorini, F., Maffulli, N., Pilone, M., Kämmer, D., Hofmann, U. K., Nobili, A., …Bell, A. (2024). Subsidence of the Corail stem in total hip arthroplasty: no influence of bony contact. Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 25(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-024-00794-y

Introduction: This study investigated stem subsidence following primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) with a Corail stem in patients who underwent two-staged bilateral THA. The second outcome of interest was to investigate whether a specific single co... Read More about Subsidence of the Corail stem in total hip arthroplasty: no influence of bony contact.

Correction to: same-day discharge after elective percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion in the UK. (2024)
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Taxiarchi, P., Kontopantelis, E., Kinnaird, T., Curzen, N., Ahmed, J., Zaman, A., …Mamas, M. A. (in press). Correction to: same-day discharge after elective percutaneous coronary intervention for chronic total occlusion in the UK. Journal of Invasive Cardiology, https://doi.org/10.25270/jic/21.00036.cx

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Outcomes of 1.3 million patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention according to the presence of cancer and atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study. (2024)
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Istanbuly, S., Matetić, A., Bang, V., Sharma, K., Golwala, H., Kheiri, B., …Mamas, M. A. (2024). Outcomes of 1.3 million patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention according to the presence of cancer and atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study. Croatian Medical Journal, 65(5), 405-416

To evaluate outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with cancer and atrial fibrillation (AF). Data of all adult discharges undergoing PCI between October 2015 and December 2018 were obtained from the National Inpatient Sam... Read More about Outcomes of 1.3 million patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention according to the presence of cancer and atrial fibrillation: a retrospective study..

Interventions for people with perceptual disorders after stroke: the PIONEER scoping review, Cochrane systematic review and priority setting project (2024)
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Hazelton, C., Todhunter-Brown, A., Campbell, P., Thomson, K., Nicolson, D. J., McGill, K., …Brady, M. C. (2024). Interventions for people with perceptual disorders after stroke: the PIONEER scoping review, Cochrane systematic review and priority setting project. Health Technology Assessment, 28(69), 1-141. https://doi.org/10.3310/WGJT3471

Stroke often affects recognition and interpretation of information from our senses, resulting in perceptual disorders. Evidence to inform treatment is unclear. To determine the breadth and effectiveness of interventions for stroke-related perceptual... Read More about Interventions for people with perceptual disorders after stroke: the PIONEER scoping review, Cochrane systematic review and priority setting project.

Association of lifes essential 8 and mortality among adults with and without CVD (2024)
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Kobo, O., Kaur, G., Gulati, M., & Mamas, M. (2024). Association of lifes essential 8 and mortality among adults with and without CVD. European Heart Journal, 45(Supplement_1), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.2698

Background Differences in the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) score and its association with mortality based on the presence of clinically prevalent cardiovascular disease (CVD) has not been assessed previously. Methods Data fro... Read More about Association of lifes essential 8 and mortality among adults with and without CVD.

Sex sifferences in lifes essential eight and its association with mortality among adults without known CVD (2024)
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Kobo, O., Kaur, G., Gulati, M., & Mamas, M. (2024). Sex sifferences in lifes essential eight and its association with mortality among adults without known CVD. European Heart Journal, 45(Supplement_1), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.3071

Background The American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) score is a helpful tool to quantify cardiovascular health (CVH) metrics. Sex differences in relation to LE8 and its association with mortality are not known. Methods The National He... Read More about Sex sifferences in lifes essential eight and its association with mortality among adults without known CVD.

Ischemic and bleeding risk after ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction in patients with active cancer (2024)
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Dafaalla, M., Costa, F., Jia, H., Wijeysundera, H., Rashid, M., Graham, M., …Mamas, M. (2024). Ischemic and bleeding risk after ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction in patients with active cancer. European Heart Journal, 45(Supplement_1), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.2633

Background Treatment of patients with cancer presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is complex given the increased risk of both thrombotic and major bleeding complications. We evaluated the risk of major bleeding and re-infarction... Read More about Ischemic and bleeding risk after ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction in patients with active cancer.

Sex differences in secondary prevention and outcomes post-myocardial infarction in Scotland (2024)
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Pana, T., Mamas, M. A., Myint, P. K., & Dawson, D. (2024). Sex differences in secondary prevention and outcomes post-myocardial infarction in Scotland. European Heart Journal, 45(Supplement_1), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.2781

Background Sex differences in outcomes after myocardial infarction (MI) are of increasing interest. Differential receipt of evidence-based treatments may contribute to such disparities. Purpose In this study, we investigate sex differences in the bur... Read More about Sex differences in secondary prevention and outcomes post-myocardial infarction in Scotland.

Ethnic disparity in the care and management of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and its impact on short-term and long-term survival: a long-term study of a national registry (2024)
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Yera, H., Weight, N., Moledina, S. M., & Mamas, M. A. (2024). Ethnic disparity in the care and management of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and its impact on short-term and long-term survival: a long-term study of a national registry. European Heart Journal, 45(Supplement_1), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.1559

Background Previous examination of data from the United Kingdom indicates no apparent ethnic disparity in the treatment of patients hospitalised with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). However, it remains uncertain whether this... Read More about Ethnic disparity in the care and management of non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and its impact on short-term and long-term survival: a long-term study of a national registry.

Family-based sexual health intervention for adolescents; A systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
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Mataraarachchi, D., Shepherd, T., Ariyadasa, G., Bajpai, R., Corp, N., & Paudyal, P. (2024). Family-based sexual health intervention for adolescents; A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_3), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae144.1057

Background Family-based interventions are important in promoting adolescent sexual health outcomes. However, the effectiveness of these interventions in promoting adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) in Lower and middle-income countries (... Read More about Family-based sexual health intervention for adolescents; A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Trends and Disparities in Coronary Artery Disease and Obesity‐Related Mortality in the United States From 1999–2022 (2024)
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Ahmed, M., Javaid, H., Shafiq, A., Nadeem, Z., Ahsan, A., Nofal, A., …Mamas, M. (2024). Trends and Disparities in Coronary Artery Disease and Obesity‐Related Mortality in the United States From 1999–2022. Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism, 7(6), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1002/edm2.70010

Background: Almost half of the US adult population has obesity, which predisposes to atherosclerosis and can lead to poor prognosis in coronary artery disease (CAD). We aim to identify CAD and obesity‐related mortality trends among adults in the Unit... Read More about Trends and Disparities in Coronary Artery Disease and Obesity‐Related Mortality in the United States From 1999–2022.

Preparing for responsive management versus preparing for renal dialysis in multimorbid older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (Prepare for Kidney Care): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. (2024)
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Worthington, J., Soundy, A., Frost, J., Rooshenas, L., MacNeill, S. J., Realpe Rojas, A., …Caskey, F. J. (2024). Preparing for responsive management versus preparing for renal dialysis in multimorbid older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (Prepare for Kidney Care): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 25(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08509-8

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) prevalence is steadily increasing, in part due to increased multimorbidity in our aging global population. When progression to kidney failure cannot be avoided, people need unbiased information to inform decis... Read More about Preparing for responsive management versus preparing for renal dialysis in multimorbid older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (Prepare for Kidney Care): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial..