Correction: Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are expensive and associated with prolonged hospitalisation: UK Retrospective Observational Study (2019)
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Ahmed, F. Z., Fullwood, C., Zaman, M., Qamruddin, A., Cunnington, C., Mamas, M. A., …Zaidi, A. (2019). Correction: Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are expensive and associated with prolonged hospitalisation: UK Retrospective Observational Study. PloS one, 14(3), Article e0213682. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213682

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206611.].

Delays between the onset of symptoms and first rheumatology consultation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK: an observational study. (2019)
Journal Article
Jayne Stack, R., Nightingale, P., Jinks, C., Shaw, K., Herron-Marx, S., Horne, R., …Raza, K. (2019). Delays between the onset of symptoms and first rheumatology consultation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK: an observational study. BMJ Open, 9(3), Article e024361. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024361

OBJECTIVE: To investigate delays from symptom onset to rheumatology assessment for patients with a new onset of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or unclassified arthritis. METHODS: Newly presenting adults with either RA or unclassified arthritis were recrui... Read More about Delays between the onset of symptoms and first rheumatology consultation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the UK: an observational study..

A conceptual framework for increasing clinical staff member involvement in general practice: a proposed strategy to improve the management of low back pain (2019)
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Riis, A., Karran, E. L., Hill, J. C., Jensen, M. B., & Thomsen, J. L. (2019). A conceptual framework for increasing clinical staff member involvement in general practice: a proposed strategy to improve the management of low back pain. BMC Family Practice, 20, Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-019-0923-x

BACKGROUND: Low back pain affects about 80% of all adults, many of whom consult general practice. Providing management can be challenging, in part due to the scarcity of effective treatment methods. There is broad consensus in international clinical... Read More about A conceptual framework for increasing clinical staff member involvement in general practice: a proposed strategy to improve the management of low back pain.

Radial versus Femoral Approach for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy. (2019)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2019). Radial versus Femoral Approach for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy. EuroIntervention, 678-684. https://doi.org/10.4244/EIJ-D-18-01061

AIMS: Left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy (LV-EMB) is mostly performed via the femoral artery. We assessed the feasibility and safety of radial versus femoral access in patients undergoing LV-EMB. METHODS AND RESULTS: 264 patients from four countr... Read More about Radial versus Femoral Approach for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy..

Temporal trends in relative survival following percutaneous coronary intervention (2019)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2019). Temporal trends in relative survival following percutaneous coronary intervention. BMJ Open, e024627 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024627

OBJECTIVE: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has seen substantial shifts in patient selection in recent years that have increased baseline patient mortality risk. It is unclear to what extent observed changes in mortality are attributable to b... Read More about Temporal trends in relative survival following percutaneous coronary intervention.

Musculoskeletal symptoms and non-prescribed treatments are common in an urban African population of people living with HIV. (2019)
Journal Article
Mallen. (2019). Musculoskeletal symptoms and non-prescribed treatments are common in an urban African population of people living with HIV. Rheumatology International, 285-291. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-018-4188-9

There are no data from West Africa reporting musculoskeletal (MSK) disease in people living with HIV (PLWH). Our primary outcome was to measure the prevalence of MSK symptoms in PLWH in urban West Africa. Our secondary outcomes were to describe the d... Read More about Musculoskeletal symptoms and non-prescribed treatments are common in an urban African population of people living with HIV..

Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain A Randomized Clinical Trial (2019)
Journal Article
Main, C. (2019). Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurology, 161-169. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.3376

IMPORTANCE:
Many patients with acute low back pain do not recover with basic first-line care (advice, reassurance, and simple analgesia, if necessary). It is unclear whether intensive patient education improves clinical outcomes for those patients a... Read More about Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain A Randomized Clinical Trial.

An observational cohort study to produce and evaluate an improved tool to screen older women with back pain for osteoporotic vertebral fractures (Vfrac): Study protocol (2019)
Journal Article
Paskins. (2019). An observational cohort study to produce and evaluate an improved tool to screen older women with back pain for osteoporotic vertebral fractures (Vfrac): Study protocol. Archives of Osteoporosis, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11657-019-0558-5

The aim of this study is to produce an easy to use checklist for general practitioners to complete whenever a woman aged over 65years with back pain seeks healthcare. This checklist will produce a binary output to determine if the patient should have... Read More about An observational cohort study to produce and evaluate an improved tool to screen older women with back pain for osteoporotic vertebral fractures (Vfrac): Study protocol.

How do UK physiotherapists address weight loss among individuals with hip osteoarthritis? A mixed-methods study (2019)
Journal Article
Holden, M. A., Waterfield, J., Whittle, R., Bennell, K., Quicke, J. G., Chesterton, L., & Mallen, C. (2019). How do UK physiotherapists address weight loss among individuals with hip osteoarthritis? A mixed-methods study. Musculoskeletal Care, 17(1), 133-144. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1383

BACKGROUND
Weight loss is recommended as a core treatment for individuals with hip osteoarthritis who are overweight or obese. Physiotherapists play an important role in managing patients with hip osteoarthritis, but little is known about how they a... Read More about How do UK physiotherapists address weight loss among individuals with hip osteoarthritis? A mixed-methods study.

The impact of socioeconomic status on the link between osteoarthritis and the onset of common comorbidities (2019)
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Wilkie, R., Kaur, K., & Hayward, R. A. (2019). The impact of socioeconomic status on the link between osteoarthritis and the onset of common comorbidities. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 37(1), 44-48

Objectives The temporal relationship between osteoarthritis and comorbidity is unclear and may vary with socioeconomic status. The aims of this study were to identify if osteoarthritis was associated with onset of common comorbidities, and if the ass... Read More about The impact of socioeconomic status on the link between osteoarthritis and the onset of common comorbidities.

Temporal trends and inequalities in coronary angiography utilization in the management of non-ST-Elevation acute coronary syndromes in the U.S. (2019)
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Savage, M., Rashid, M., Fischman, D., Gulati, M., Tamman, K., Potts, J., …Mamas, M. (2019). Temporal trends and inequalities in coronary angiography utilization in the management of non-ST-Elevation acute coronary syndromes in the U.S. Scientific reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36504-y

Coronary angiography (CA) is the basis of an invasive management strategy in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS). There are limited contemporary data on national temporal trends in utilization of CA in different patient subgroups. We... Read More about Temporal trends and inequalities in coronary angiography utilization in the management of non-ST-Elevation acute coronary syndromes in the U.S..

Midfoot osteoarthritis: potential phenotypes and their associations with demographic, symptomatic and clinical characteristics (2019)
Journal Article
Arnold, J. B., Marshall, M., Thomas, M. J., Redmond, A. C., Menz, H. B., & Roddy, E. (2019). Midfoot osteoarthritis: potential phenotypes and their associations with demographic, symptomatic and clinical characteristics. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27(4), 659-666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2018.12.022

Objective
To investigate the demographic, symptomatic, clinical and structural foot characteristics associated with potential phenotypes of midfoot osteoarthritis (OA).

Design
Cross-sectional study of 533 community-dwelling adults aged =50 years... Read More about Midfoot osteoarthritis: potential phenotypes and their associations with demographic, symptomatic and clinical characteristics.

A qualitative study of cardiovascular disease risk communication in NHS Health Check using different risk calculators: protocol for the RIsk COmmunication in NHS Health Check (RICO) study. (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). A qualitative study of cardiovascular disease risk communication in NHS Health Check using different risk calculators: protocol for the RIsk COmmunication in NHS Health Check (RICO) study. BMC Family Practice, 11 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-018-0897-0

BACKGROUND: NHS Health Check is a national cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment programme for 40-74?year olds in England, in which practitioners should assess and communicate CVD risk, supported by appropriate risk-management advice and goal-... Read More about A qualitative study of cardiovascular disease risk communication in NHS Health Check using different risk calculators: protocol for the RIsk COmmunication in NHS Health Check (RICO) study..

A survey of physiotherapy practice (2018) in the United Kingdom for patients with Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (2019)
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Stephens, G., O'Neill, S., French, H. P., Fearon, A., Grimaldi, A., O'Connor, L., …Littlewood, C. (2019). A survey of physiotherapy practice (2018) in the United Kingdom for patients with Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 40, 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2019.01.004

Purpose
Greater Trochanteric Pain syndrome (GTPS) is a debilitating condition causing lateral hip pain. It affects up to 23.5% of women and 8% of men between 50 and 75 years old. Sufferers report comparable quality of life and functional performance... Read More about A survey of physiotherapy practice (2018) in the United Kingdom for patients with Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome.

Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are expensive and associated with prolonged hospitalisation: UK Retrospective Observational Study. (2019)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2019). Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are expensive and associated with prolonged hospitalisation: UK Retrospective Observational Study. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206611

Background
There are limited reports outlining the financial cost of treating cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection outside the United States. This study aimed to determine the average treatment cost of CIED infection in a large UK... Read More about Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infections are expensive and associated with prolonged hospitalisation: UK Retrospective Observational Study..

Developing focal construct technology for in vivo diagnosis of osteoporosis (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Greenwood, C., Rogers, K., Wilson, M., Lyburn, I., Evans, P., & Prokopiou, D. (2019). Developing focal construct technology for in vivo diagnosis of osteoporosis. In Journal of Physics: Conference Series. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1151/1/012020

Osteoporosis is a prevalent bone disease around the world, characterised by low bone mineral density and increased fracture risk. Currently, the gold standard for identifying osteoporosis and increased fracture risk is through quantification of bone... Read More about Developing focal construct technology for in vivo diagnosis of osteoporosis.

Mechanisms for reducing low back pain: a mediation analysis of a multifaceted intervention in workers in elderly care. (2019)
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(2019). Mechanisms for reducing low back pain: a mediation analysis of a multifaceted intervention in workers in elderly care. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 49-58. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-018-1350-3

PURPOSE
A multifaceted workplace intervention consisting of participatory ergonomics, physical training, and cognitive-behavioural training (CBT) has shown effectiveness for reducing low back pain (LBP). However, the mechanisms of action underlying... Read More about Mechanisms for reducing low back pain: a mediation analysis of a multifaceted intervention in workers in elderly care..

The emerging role of physiotherapists in the management of people with Polymyalgia Rheumatica; findings from a UK qualitative study (2019)
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O'Brien, A., Muller, S., Liddle, J., Thomas, M., & Mallen, C. (2019). The emerging role of physiotherapists in the management of people with Polymyalgia Rheumatica; findings from a UK qualitative study. Physiotherapy, e178 - e179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2018.11.187

View point on social media use in interventional cardiology. (2019)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2019). View point on social media use in interventional cardiology. Open Heart, e001031 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/openhrt-2019-001031

Viewpoint article.

Transition Between Different Renal Replacement Modalities: Gaps in Knowledge and Care-The Integrated Research Initiative (2019)
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Chan, C., Combes, G., Davies, S., Finkelstein, F., Firanek, C., Gomez, R., …Van Biesen, W. (2019). Transition Between Different Renal Replacement Modalities: Gaps in Knowledge and Care-The Integrated Research Initiative. Peritoneal Dialysis International: Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, 39(1), 4 -12. https://doi.org/10.3747/pdi.2017.00242

Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) have different options to replace the function of their failing kidneys. The "integrated care" model considers treatment pathways rather than individual renal replacement therapy (RRT) techniques. In such... Read More about Transition Between Different Renal Replacement Modalities: Gaps in Knowledge and Care-The Integrated Research Initiative.