Propranolol Reduces Risk of Knee or Hip Replacement Due to Osteoarthritis: a Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study-using Data From the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. (2021)
Journal Article
Mamas, M., & Mallen, C. (2021). Propranolol Reduces Risk of Knee or Hip Replacement Due to Osteoarthritis: a Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study-using Data From the Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Research Square, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-670522/v1

<h4>Objectives: </h4> To examine the association between ß -blocker prescription and knee or hip total joint replacement (TJR) in a UK primary-care population with incident knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA). <h4>Methods: </h4> Cohort study using data f... Read More about Propranolol Reduces Risk of Knee or Hip Replacement Due to Osteoarthritis: a Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study-using Data From the Clinical Practice Research Datalink..

Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in osteoarthritis patients derived from primary care records: a systematic review of observational studies
Journal Article
Huang, X., Wilkie, R., Mamas, M. A., & Yu, D. Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in osteoarthritis patients derived from primary care records: a systematic review of observational studies. arXiv, https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.14.21251130

Background People with osteoarthritis are at a high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Detecting CVD risk factors in this high-risk population will help to improve CVD outcomes. Primary care electronic health records (EHRs) provide opportunities f... Read More about Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in osteoarthritis patients derived from primary care records: a systematic review of observational studies.