Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and value of volunteer peer mentors in supporting self-management of osteoarthritis: a qualitative evaluation (2022)
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C. Lavender, E., Dusabe-Richards, E., Anderson, A. M., Antcliff, D., McGowan, L., Conaghan, P. G., …McHugh, G. A. (2022). Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and value of volunteer peer mentors in supporting self-management of osteoarthritis: a qualitative evaluation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 6314 - 6324. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2021.1964625

Background
Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) affect a large and growing proportion of the population. Treatment options are typically conservative making self-management a priority. Using trained peers to support individuals with OA has potential to... Read More about Exploring the feasibility, acceptability and value of volunteer peer mentors in supporting self-management of osteoarthritis: a qualitative evaluation.

Prediction Models to Estimate the Future Risk of Osteoarthritis in the General Population: A Systematic Review (2022)
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Appleyard, T., Thomas, M. J., Antcliff, D., & Peat, G. (2022). Prediction Models to Estimate the Future Risk of Osteoarthritis in the General Population: A Systematic Review. Arthritis Care and Research, 75(7), 1481-1493. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25035

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance and applicability of multivariable prediction models for osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: Systematic review and narrative synthesis using three databases (EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science; inception to December 2021)... Read More about Prediction Models to Estimate the Future Risk of Osteoarthritis in the General Population: A Systematic Review.

Implementation of recommendations in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: considerations for development and uptake. (2022)
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Dziedzic. (2022). Implementation of recommendations in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: considerations for development and uptake. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1344 - 1347. https://doi.org/10.1136/ard-2022-223016

A clinical guideline is a document with the aim of guiding decisions based on evidence regarding diagnosis, management and treatment in specific areas of healthcare. Specific to rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), adherence to clinical gui... Read More about Implementation of recommendations in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: considerations for development and uptake..

Cardiovascular outcomes and trends of Transcatheter vs. Surgical aortic valve replacement among octogenarians with heart failure: A Propensity Matched national cohort analysis. (2022)
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Mamas, & Rashid. (2022). Cardiovascular outcomes and trends of Transcatheter vs. Surgical aortic valve replacement among octogenarians with heart failure: A Propensity Matched national cohort analysis

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome with symptoms and signs that result from any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood. Limited data is available regarding the in-hospital outcomes o... Read More about Cardiovascular outcomes and trends of Transcatheter vs. Surgical aortic valve replacement among octogenarians with heart failure: A Propensity Matched national cohort analysis..

Impact of Intracoronary Imaging‐Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Procedural Outcomes Among Complex Patient Groups (2022)
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Mohamed, M. O., Kinnaird, T., Wijeysundera, H. C., Johnson, T. W., Zaman, S., Rashid, M., …Mamas, M. A. (2022). Impact of Intracoronary Imaging‐Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Procedural Outcomes Among Complex Patient Groups. Journal of the American Heart Association, 11(19), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.122.026500

Background Intracoronary imaging (ICI) has been shown to improve survival after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Whether this prognostic benefit is sustained across different indications remains unclear. Methods and Results All PCI procedure... Read More about Impact of Intracoronary Imaging‐Guided Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Procedural Outcomes Among Complex Patient Groups.

The Association Between Cancer Diagnosis, Care, and Outcomes in 1 Million Patients Hospitalized for Acute Pulmonary Embolism. (2022)
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Mamas. (2022). The Association Between Cancer Diagnosis, Care, and Outcomes in 1 Million Patients Hospitalized for Acute Pulmonary Embolism. International Journal of Cardiology, 354-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.09.049

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the clinical care provided to cancer patients hospitalized for acute pulmonary embolism (PE), as well as the association between type of cancer, in-hospital care, and clinical outcomes.

METHODS: This study examined the in-... Read More about The Association Between Cancer Diagnosis, Care, and Outcomes in 1 Million Patients Hospitalized for Acute Pulmonary Embolism..

Quantitative Flow Ratio and Virtual Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Serial Coronary Stenoses: Attractive Technology, But Still Crawling (2022)
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Sumaya, W., Mamas, M. A., & Bagur, R. (2022). Quantitative Flow Ratio and Virtual Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Serial Coronary Stenoses: Attractive Technology, But Still Crawling. Journal of the American Heart Association, 11(19), https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.027165

Objectives
To evaluate the clinical care provided to cancer patients hospitalized for acute pulmonary embolism (PE), as well as the association between type of cancer, in-hospital care, and clinical outcomes.
Methods
This study examined the in-hos... Read More about Quantitative Flow Ratio and Virtual Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Serial Coronary Stenoses: Attractive Technology, But Still Crawling.

Impact of extracardiac vascular disease on outcomes of 1.4 million patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. (2022)
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Bashar, H., Matetić, A., Curzen, N., & Mamas, M. A. (2022). Impact of extracardiac vascular disease on outcomes of 1.4 million patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 100(5), 737-746. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.30404

OBJECTIVES: Extracardiac vascular disease (ECVD) is increasingly recognized as a cardiovascular risk factor, but its association with outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has not been well characterized. METHODS: Using the National... Read More about Impact of extracardiac vascular disease on outcomes of 1.4 million patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention..

Identification and characterisation of trajectories of sickness absence due to musculoskeletal pain: a 1-year population-based study Tarjei Rysstad1; Margreth Grotle1, 2; Lene Aasdahl3, 4; Kate M. Dunn5; Anne Therese Tveter1 (2022)
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Dunn. (2022). Identification and characterisation of trajectories of sickness absence due to musculoskeletal pain: a 1-year population-based study Tarjei Rysstad1; Margreth Grotle1, 2; Lene Aasdahl3, 4; Kate M. Dunn5; Anne Therese Tveter1. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-022-10070-7

Purpose This study aimed to identify trajectories of sickness absence in workers on sick leave due to musculoskeletal disorders and explore the association between these trajectories and established prognostic factors for sickness absence. Methods We... Read More about Identification and characterisation of trajectories of sickness absence due to musculoskeletal pain: a 1-year population-based study Tarjei Rysstad1; Margreth Grotle1, 2; Lene Aasdahl3, 4; Kate M. Dunn5; Anne Therese Tveter1.

Emergency department cardiovascular disease encounters and associated mortality in patients with cancer: A study of 20.6 million records from the USA. (2022)
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Mamas. (2022). Emergency department cardiovascular disease encounters and associated mortality in patients with cancer: A study of 20.6 million records from the USA. International Journal of Cardiology, 210 - 217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.06.053

BACKGROUND: there is limited data on Emergency department (ED) cardiovascular disease (CVD) presentations and outcomes amongst cancer patients. OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to describe the clinical characteristics, prevalence, and clinical out... Read More about Emergency department cardiovascular disease encounters and associated mortality in patients with cancer: A study of 20.6 million records from the USA..

Paclitaxel drug-coated balloon-only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease in elective clinical practice (2022)
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Merinopoulos, I., Gunawardena, T., Corballis, N., Bhalraam, U., Gilbert, T., Maart, C., …Eccleshall, S. C. (2023). Paclitaxel drug-coated balloon-only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease in elective clinical practice. Clinical Research in Cardiology, 112(9), 1186-1193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-022-02106-y

Objective: We aimed to investigate the safety of drug-coated balloon (DCB)-only angioplasty compared to drug-eluting stent (DES), as part of routine clinical practice. Background: The recent BASKETSMALL2 trial demonstrated the safety and efficacy of... Read More about Paclitaxel drug-coated balloon-only angioplasty for de novo coronary artery disease in elective clinical practice.

Defining the relationship between pain intensity and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a secondary analysis of six studies (2022)
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(2022). Defining the relationship between pain intensity and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a secondary analysis of six studies. Arthritis Research and Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-022-02903-w

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:sec> <jats:title>Background</jats:title> <jats:p>Pain is the main concern of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) while reducing disease activity dominates specialist management. Disease activity assessments... Read More about Defining the relationship between pain intensity and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a secondary analysis of six studies.

Do Patients With Intersectional Disadvantage Have Poorer Outcomes From Osteoarthritis Management Programs? A Tapered Balancing Study of Patient Outcomes From the Good Life With Osteoarthritis in Denmark Program (2022)
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Peat, G., Yu, D., Grønne, D. T., Roos, E. M., Skou, S. T., & Marshall, M. (2023). Do Patients With Intersectional Disadvantage Have Poorer Outcomes From Osteoarthritis Management Programs? A Tapered Balancing Study of Patient Outcomes From the Good Life With Osteoarthritis in Denmark Program. Arthritis Care and Research, 75(1), 136-144. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24987

OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether adults with potential multiple social disadvantage have poorer outcomes following osteoarthritis management programme (OAMP) attendance and if so, what might determine this. METHODS: Among consecutive knee OA attend... Read More about Do Patients With Intersectional Disadvantage Have Poorer Outcomes From Osteoarthritis Management Programs? A Tapered Balancing Study of Patient Outcomes From the Good Life With Osteoarthritis in Denmark Program.

Urban-rural disparities in diabetes-related mortality in the USA 1999-2019. (2022)
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Mamas. (2022). Urban-rural disparities in diabetes-related mortality in the USA 1999-2019. Diabetologia, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-022-05785-4

AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Our study aimed to examine the trends in diabetes-related mortality in urban and rural areas in the USA over the past two decades. METHODS: We examined the trends in diabetes-related mortality (as the underlying or a contributing cau... Read More about Urban-rural disparities in diabetes-related mortality in the USA 1999-2019..

Cumulative complexity: a qualitative analysis of patients’ experiences of living with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (2022)
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Forsyth, F., Blakeman, T., Burt, J., Chew-Graham, C. A., Hossain, M., Mant, J., …Deaton, C. (2023). Cumulative complexity: a qualitative analysis of patients’ experiences of living with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 22(5), 529-536. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjcn/zvac081

Aims To investigate how heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), within the context of limited clinical services, impacts patients’ lives. Methods and results Secondary thematic analysis informed by the cumulative complexity model (CCM... Read More about Cumulative complexity: a qualitative analysis of patients’ experiences of living with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Effective Communication and the Osteoporosis Care Gap (2022)
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A. P. Ralston, K., Hauser, B., Paskins, Z., & H. Ralston, S. (2022). Effective Communication and the Osteoporosis Care Gap. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 37(11), 2049-2054. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4701

Many pharmacological treatments are now available to prevent the occurrence of fragility fractures in patients with osteoporosis. Despite this there are persisting concerns that many individuals who might benefit from osteoporosis treatment do not re... Read More about Effective Communication and the Osteoporosis Care Gap.

Differential Patterns and Outcomes of 20.6 Million Cardiovascular Emergency Department Encounters for Men and Women in the United States (2022)
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Raisi‐Estabragh, Z., Kobo, O., Elbadawi, A., Velagapudi, P., Sharma, G., Bullock‐Palmer, R. P., …Mamas, M. A. (2022). Differential Patterns and Outcomes of 20.6 Million Cardiovascular Emergency Department Encounters for Men and Women in the United States. Journal of the American Heart Association, 11(19), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.026432

Background We describe sex‐differential disease patterns and outcomes of &gt;20.6 million cardiovascular emergency department encounters in the United States. Methods and Results We analyzed primary cardiovascular encounters from the Nationwide Emerg... Read More about Differential Patterns and Outcomes of 20.6 Million Cardiovascular Emergency Department Encounters for Men and Women in the United States.

Complex, high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention types, trends, and in-hospital outcomes among different age groups: An insight from a national registry. (2022)
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Rashid, M., Shamkhani, W., & Mamas, M. (2022). Complex, high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention types, trends, and in-hospital outcomes among different age groups: An insight from a national registry. Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions, 100(5), 711-720. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.30366

BACKGROUND: Complex, high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (CHiP) is increasingly being undertaken in octogenarians. However, limited data exist on CHiP types, trends, and outcomes in the octogenarian. METHODS: This is a retrospective co... Read More about Complex, high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention types, trends, and in-hospital outcomes among different age groups: An insight from a national registry..

Is vaccination against COVID-19 associated with autoimmune rheumatic disease flare? A self-controlled case series analysis (2022)
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Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Abhishek, A., Card, T., Mallen, C. D., Nguyen Van-Tam, J. S., & Williams, H. C. (2023). Is vaccination against COVID-19 associated with autoimmune rheumatic disease flare? A self-controlled case series analysis. Rheumatology, 62(4), 1445-1450. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keac484

AbstractObjectivesTo investigate the association between vaccination against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and autoimmune rheumatic disease (AIRD) flare.Material and methodsPatients with AIRDs vaccinated against COVID-19 who consulted for disea... Read More about Is vaccination against COVID-19 associated with autoimmune rheumatic disease flare? A self-controlled case series analysis.

Incidence and Progression of Hallux Valgus: A Prospective Cohort Study (2022)
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Menz, H. B., Marshall, M., Thomas, M. J., Rathod‐Mistry, T., Peat, G. M., & Roddy, E. (2023). Incidence and Progression of Hallux Valgus: A Prospective Cohort Study. Arthritis Care and Research, 75(1), 166-173. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24754

OBJECTIVE: Hallux valgus is a common and disabling condition. The objective of this study was to identify factors associated with hallux valgus incidence and progression. METHODS: Participants were from a population-based prospective cohort study, th... Read More about Incidence and Progression of Hallux Valgus: A Prospective Cohort Study.