Clinical Pathway for Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients Without Conventional Modifiable Risk Factors JACC State-of-the-Art Review (2023)
Journal Article
Figtree, G. A., Vernon, S. T., Harmer, J. A., Gray, M. P., Arnott, C., Bachour, E., …Nicholls, S. J. (in press). Clinical Pathway for Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients Without Conventional Modifiable Risk Factors JACC State-of-the-Art Review. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 82(13), 1343-1359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2023.06.045

Reducing the incidence and prevalence of standard modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (SMuRFs) is critical to tackling the global burden of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, a substantial number of individuals develop coro... Read More about Clinical Pathway for Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients Without Conventional Modifiable Risk Factors JACC State-of-the-Art Review.

Patients’ experiences of a suppoRted self-manAGeMent pAThway In breast Cancer (PRAGMATIC): quality of life and service use results (2023)
Journal Article
Jenkins, V., Matthews, L., Solis-Trapala, I., Gage, H., May, S., Williams, P., …Teoh, M. (2023). Patients’ experiences of a suppoRted self-manAGeMent pAThway In breast Cancer (PRAGMATIC): quality of life and service use results. Supportive Care in Cancer, 31(10), Article 570. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-08002-z

Purpose
To describe trends and explore factors associated with quality of life (QoL) and psychological morbidity and assess breast cancer (BC) health service use over a 12-month period for patients joining the supported self-management (SSM)/patient... Read More about Patients’ experiences of a suppoRted self-manAGeMent pAThway In breast Cancer (PRAGMATIC): quality of life and service use results.

Gout incidence and management during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, UK: a nationwide observational study using OpenSAFELY (2023)
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Russell, M. D., Massey, J., Roddy, E., MacKenna, B., Bacon, S., Goldacre, B., …Galloway, J. B. (2023). Gout incidence and management during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, UK: a nationwide observational study using OpenSAFELY. The Lancet Rheumatology, 5(10), e622-e632. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2823%2900206-0

Background
Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory arthritis, yet one of the worst managed. Our objective was to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted incidence and quality of care for people with gout in England, UK.

Methods
With the approv... Read More about Gout incidence and management during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, UK: a nationwide observational study using OpenSAFELY.

Rural and urban disparities in cardiovascular disease-related mortality in the USA over 20 years; have the trends been reversed by COVID-19? (2023)
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Chaganty, S. S., Abramov, D., Van Spall, H. G. C., Bullock-Palmer, R. P., Vassiliou, V., Myint, P. K., …Mamas, M. A. (in press). Rural and urban disparities in cardiovascular disease-related mortality in the USA over 20 years; have the trends been reversed by COVID-19?. International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention, 19, Article 200202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcrp.2023.200202

Clinical Movement Analysis Society– UK and Ireland (2023)
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Stewart, C., Eve, L., Durham, S., Holmes, G., Stebbins, J., Harrington, M., …Noble, J. (2023). Clinical Movement Analysis Society– UK and Ireland. Gait & Posture, 106, 86-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.08.006

Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial (2023)
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Obaya, H. E., Abdeen, H. A., Salem, A. A., Shehata, M. A., Aldhahi, M. I., Muka, T., …Atef, H. (in press). Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, Article 1186546. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1186546

Background: Aerobic exercise combined with breathing exercise can be an integral part of diabetes mellitus treatment. This single-center, randomized, parallel-group study investigated the effect of the combination of aerobic exercise with slow deep b... Read More about Effect of aerobic exercise, slow deep breathing and mindfulness meditation on cortisol and glucose levels in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.

Development and validation of a short form psychometric tool assessing the caregiving Challenge of Living with Cystic Fibrosis (CLCF-SF) in a child. (2023)
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McCray, G., Hope, H. F., Glasscoe, C., Hill, J., Quittner, A., Southern, K. W., …Lancaster, G. A. (in press). Development and validation of a short form psychometric tool assessing the caregiving Challenge of Living with Cystic Fibrosis (CLCF-SF) in a child. Psychology & Health, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2023.2231489

Caring for a child with cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rigorous daily commitment for caregivers and treatment burden is a major concern. We aimed to develop and validate a short form version of a 46-item tool assessing the Challenge of Living with Cystic... Read More about Development and validation of a short form psychometric tool assessing the caregiving Challenge of Living with Cystic Fibrosis (CLCF-SF) in a child..

Is there a difference in the analgesic response to intra-articular bupivacaine injection in people with knee osteoarthritis pain with or without central sensitisation? Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2023)
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Zedan, Y., Knaggs, R., Cooper, D., Kurien, T., Walsh, D. A., Auer, D. P., & Scammell, B. E. (2023). Is there a difference in the analgesic response to intra-articular bupivacaine injection in people with knee osteoarthritis pain with or without central sensitisation? Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 13(7), e072138. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072138

Introduction: Pain is the main symptom of osteoarthritis (OA) with approximately 50% of patients reporting moderate-to-severe pain. Total knee replacement (TKR) is the ultimate treatment option to alleviate pain in knee OA. Nevertheless, TKR does not... Read More about Is there a difference in the analgesic response to intra-articular bupivacaine injection in people with knee osteoarthritis pain with or without central sensitisation? Protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Patient Preferences and Osteoarthritis Care: What Do We Know About What Patients Want from Osteoarthritis Treatment? (2023)
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Nicolson, P. J. A., & Holden, M. A. (2023). Patient Preferences and Osteoarthritis Care: What Do We Know About What Patients Want from Osteoarthritis Treatment?. Current Treatment Options in Rheumatology, 9(3), 120-131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40674-023-00208-w

Purpose of review: Patient-centred care for people with osteoarthritis requires shared decision making. Understanding and considering patients’ preferences for osteoarthritis treatments is central to this. In this narrative review, we present an over... Read More about Patient Preferences and Osteoarthritis Care: What Do We Know About What Patients Want from Osteoarthritis Treatment?.

Risk of Venous Thromboembolism With Gout Flares (2023)
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Cipolletta, E., Tata, L. J., Nakafero, G., Avery, A. J., Mamas, M. A., & Abhishek, A. (2023). Risk of Venous Thromboembolism With Gout Flares. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 75(9), 1638-1647. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.42480

ObjectivePrevious studies demonstrated that the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is increased in patients with gout, but not whether there was a temporal association between gout flare and VTE. This study was undertaken to evaluate potential temp... Read More about Risk of Venous Thromboembolism With Gout Flares.

Recommendations for terminology and the identification of neuropathic pain in people with spine-related leg pain. Outcomes from the NeuPSIG working group (2023)
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Schmid, A. B., Tampin, B., Baron, R., Finnerup, N. B., Hansson, P., Hietaharju, A., …Slater, H. (in press). Recommendations for terminology and the identification of neuropathic pain in people with spine-related leg pain. Outcomes from the NeuPSIG working group. PAIN, 164(8), 1693-1704. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002919

Pain radiating from the spine into the leg is commonly referred to as “sciatica,” “Sciatica” may include various conditions such as radicular pain or painful radiculopathy. It may be associated with significant consequences for the person living with... Read More about Recommendations for terminology and the identification of neuropathic pain in people with spine-related leg pain. Outcomes from the NeuPSIG working group.

What do we mean by complex percutaneous coronary intervention? An assessment of agreement amongst interventional cardiologists for defining complexity (2023)
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Rjoob, K., McGilligan, V., McAllister, R., Bond, R., Doolub, G., Leslie, S. J., …Peace, A. (2023). What do we mean by complex percutaneous coronary intervention? An assessment of agreement amongst interventional cardiologists for defining complexity. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 102(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.30684

Racial Disparities in Mortality Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction and COVID-19 in the United States: A Nationwide Analysis (2023)
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Muhyieddeen, A., Cheng, S., Mamas, M. A., Beasley, D., Weins, G. C., & Gulati, M. (2023). Racial Disparities in Mortality Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction and COVID-19 in the United States: A Nationwide Analysis. Current Problems in Cardiology, 48(9), Article 101798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.101798

This study assessed the COVID-19 pan-demic's impact on racial disparities in acute myocar-dial infarction (AMI) management and outcomes. We reviewed AMI patient management and outcomes in the pandemic's initial nine months, comparing COVID-19 and non... Read More about Racial Disparities in Mortality Associated With Acute Myocardial Infarction and COVID-19 in the United States: A Nationwide Analysis.

Recognition, remember-know, and confidence judgments: no evidence of cross-contamination here! (2023)
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Williams, H. L., Bodner, G. E., & Lindsay, D. S. (2023). Recognition, remember-know, and confidence judgments: no evidence of cross-contamination here!. Memory, 31(7), 905-917. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2023.2207804

We report three experiments designed to reveal the mechanisms that underlie subjective experiences of recognition by examining effects of how those experiences are measured. Prior research has explored the potential influences of collecting metacogni... Read More about Recognition, remember-know, and confidence judgments: no evidence of cross-contamination here!.

Healthcare utilisation and mortality in people with osteoarthritis in the UK: findings from a national primary care database (2023)
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Swain, S., Coupland, C., Sarmanova, A., Kuo, C. F., Mallen, C., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2023). Healthcare utilisation and mortality in people with osteoarthritis in the UK: findings from a national primary care database. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 73(733), e615-e622. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2022.0419

The burden of osteoarthritis (OA) in UK primary care has not been investigated thoroughly. To estimate healthcare use and mortality in people with OA (overall and joint specific). A matched cohort study of adults with an incident diagnosis of OA in p... Read More about Healthcare utilisation and mortality in people with osteoarthritis in the UK: findings from a national primary care database.

Race and sex disparities in acute outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke and diabetes mellitus. A national inpatient sample study (2023)
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Thuemmler, R. J., Pana, T. A., Mohamed, M. O., Poobalan, A., Mamas, M. A., & Myint, P. K. (2023). Race and sex disparities in acute outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke and diabetes mellitus. A national inpatient sample study. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 229, Article 107747. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2023.107747

Background:
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) disproportionately affects racial minority groups and is a well-established risk factor for ischemic stroke and worse stroke outcomes. Whether racial disparities exist in acute outcomes of patients presenting with... Read More about Race and sex disparities in acute outcomes of patients with acute ischemic stroke and diabetes mellitus. A national inpatient sample study.

Neuropathic Pain Associated With First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis: Frequency and Associated Factors (2023)
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Menz, H. B., Allan, J. J., Buldt, A. K., Landorf, K. B., Cicuttini, F. M., Roddy, E., & Munteanu, S. E. (2023). Neuropathic Pain Associated With First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis: Frequency and Associated Factors. Arthritis Care and Research, 75(10), 2127-2133. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25125

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether neuropathic pain is a feature of first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS: Ninety-eight participants (mean age 57.4?years, standard deviation 10.3) with symptomatic radiographic first MTP join... Read More about Neuropathic Pain Associated With First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Osteoarthritis: Frequency and Associated Factors.

Association of Frailty Status on the Causes and Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Cardiovascular Disease. (2023)
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Sokhal, B., Matetić, A., Rashid, M., Protheroe, J., Partington, R., Mallen, C., & Mamas, M. (2023). Association of Frailty Status on the Causes and Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Cardiovascular Disease. American Journal of Cardiology, 7 - 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.12.029

Data are limited about the contemporary association between frailty and the causes and outcomes of patients admitted with cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Using the US National Inpatient Sample, CVD admissions of interest (acute myocardial infarction,... Read More about Association of Frailty Status on the Causes and Outcomes of Patients Admitted With Cardiovascular Disease..

Exploring research team members’ and trial participants’ perceptions of acceptability and implementation within one videoconference-based supportive care program for individuals affected by systemic sclerosis during COVID-19: a qualitative interview study (2023)
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Wurz, A., Ellis, K., Duchek, D., Bansal, M., Carrier, M., Tao, L., …Culos-Reed, S. N. (2023). Exploring research team members’ and trial participants’ perceptions of acceptability and implementation within one videoconference-based supportive care program for individuals affected by systemic sclerosis during COVID-19: a qualitative interview study. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 13(7), 442-452. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac091

The SPIN-CHAT Program was designed to support mental health among individuals with systemic sclerosis (SSc; commonly known as scleroderma) and at least mild anxiety symptoms at the onset of COVID-19. The program was formally evaluated in the SPIN-CHA... Read More about Exploring research team members’ and trial participants’ perceptions of acceptability and implementation within one videoconference-based supportive care program for individuals affected by systemic sclerosis during COVID-19: a qualitative interview study.

Exploring cardiovascular risk and outcomes in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis using longitudinal electronic primary care data (2023)
Thesis
Huang, X. (2023). Exploring cardiovascular risk and outcomes in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis using longitudinal electronic primary care data. (Thesis). Keele University

For adults aged 45 and over in the United Kingdom (UK), osteoarthritis is a common reason for consultation with primary care. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common comorbidity with osteoarthritis; two in five people with osteoarthritis also have C... Read More about Exploring cardiovascular risk and outcomes in primary care consulters for osteoarthritis using longitudinal electronic primary care data.