Sentences with phrase «among patients in the study»

Citalopram, the most commonly prescribed drug among patients in the study, was not associated with an increased risk of arrhythmia, even at higher doses.

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In the asthma study, we found increased odds among asthma patients of asthma hospitalizations, emergency department visits and a medication used for mild asthma attacks with higher unconventional natural gas development activity, compared to those with lower activity.

«Among both groups, patients taking Entresto had a 20 % or greater reduction in cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization compared to those taking enalapril,» Novartis said in a statement, citing conclusions based on analysis of data from the PARADIGM - HF study.

In a later study of the well - being of coronary patients, Holden (1981) reported that ownership of a pet among ninety - three patients was the strongest predictor of survival, stronger even than human relationships.

The conclusions of this British study of PVS, which is among the largest and most comprehensive available, echo the findings of an earlier U.S study of PVS patients referred to the Healthcare Rehabilitation Center in Austin, Texas.

C. L. Roberts et al., «Rates for Obstetric Intervention Among Private and Public Patients in Australia: Population Based Descriptive Study,» Br Med J 321, no. 7254 (2000): 137 — 141.

In 1999, a study showed that the toxin can reduce migraines by as much as 50 percent among patients predisposed to them.

The study, to be presented this weekend at the 35th annual meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making (SMDM) in Baltimore, demonstrated that oral nutritional supplements were associated with a decreased probability of 30 - day readmission among Medicare patients aged 65 and over who could be tracked for readmission, with:

Past studies have found IDH mutations to be among the most common genetic differences seen in patients with iCCA, but how they contribute to cancer development was unknown going into the current effort.

A new study entitled «Oral Nutrition Supplements» Impact on Hospital Outcomes in the Context of Affordable Care Act and New Medicare Reimbursement Policies» and conducted by leading researchers at the University of Southern California, Stanford University, The Harris School at The University of Chicago and Precision Health Economics, and supported by Abbott, found that the use of oral nutritional supplements decreased the probability of 30 - day hospital readmission, length of stay and costs among hospitalized Medicare patients aged 65 and over.

Dr. Savage and his team also noticed a trend among the six patients in the study.

The idea to specifically study this group of patients was based on groundbreaking research Garon published in the New England Journal of Medicine last year, which found that among patients who received pembrolizumab, those with PD - L1 expression on at least 50 percent of their cancer cells showed the longest survival and disease control.

This recommendation is based on a separate study published in The Lancet, for which Garon was the senior author, showing longer survival than chemotherapy among patients with any positive staining for PD - L1.

Mental health conditions, such as depression and binge eating disorder, are common among patients seeking and undergoing bariatric surgery, according to a study in the January 12 issue of JAMA.

Although self - appraisal of overall well - being may mediate physiologic responses to surgery, patient - reported health status has not been extensively studied among bladder cancer patients to date, and its utility in predicting postoperative outcomes, such as complications, has not been previously examined.»

The study began with a collaboration among the two lead authors — Harrison Brand, PhD, a research fellow in Talkowski's lab, who sequenced and analyzed the genomes of patients with arhinia, and Natalie Shaw, MD, then with the MGH Reproductive Endocrine Unit and now at the National Institute for Environmental Health Science, who was investigating the lack of reproductive development in a few patients with arhinia.

Because the researchers found that CTLA4Ig was effective in suppressing hepatitis in this study, they suggest that CTLA4Ig should be among the therapeutic options investigated further as a potential therapy for patients with severe acute hepatitis B. To this end, this animal model is useful for virological and immunological analysis of HBV infection.

«Patients with Chagas disease are often infected with an intestinal parasite: A new study recommends implementing a combined screening programme for both infections among Latin American adults living in Europe.»

Among 23,753 patients included in the study, 18,573 underwent laparoscopic radical nephrectomy and 5,180 underwent robotic - assisted radical nephrectomy.

Patients from Manchester Royal Infirmary were among those from 60 hospitals around the UK involved in the study.

However, in the largest study of its kind so far, scientists from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg have now shown that the risk of death from heart disease in breast cancer patients following radiotherapy or chemotherapy is no higher than it is among the average population.

A study by investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) published this week in PLOS ONE identifies four factors that may account for sex differences in statin therapy among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), pointing to interventions and additional research that will be needed to help overcome this sex disparity and reduce cardiovascular risk for women.

Among patients with hypertension at high risk of cardiovascular disease, a program that consisted of patients measuring their blood pressure and adjusting their antihypertensive medication accordingly resulted in lower systolic blood pressure at 12 months compared to patients who received usual care, according to a study in the August 27 issue of JAMA.

He also began consulting on a large first - episode treatment program in four cities in Norway and Denmark, applying insights from earlier studies that had convinced him that combining multifamily psychoeducation, social services, and low - dose antipsychotics could prevent relapse among young, first - episode patients.

Supplementing diets for three months with daily two - gram doses of fish oil, a source of omega 3 fatty acids, was shown in a forthcoming study by University of Melbourne researcher Paul Amminger to reduce conversion to psychosis among 81 high - risk patients.

Among patients with acute, low back pain presenting to an emergency department, neither the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) naproxen combined with oxycodone / acetaminophen or the muscle relaxant cyclobenzaprine provided better pain relief or improvement in functional outcomes than naproxen combined with placebo, according to a study in the October 20 issue of JAMA.

Observations among clinic patients reported in the reviewed studies, Aguh says, found that loose, low - hanging styles or even updos are low risk for traction alopecia.

A new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) found that the proportion of discharges among minority patients receiving inpatient care at minority - serving hospitals in Massachusetts increased after the implementation of health insurance reform measures which expanded access to care in non-safety net hospitals.

Recent studies have shown an increase in women with breast cancer choosing this more aggressive surgery, called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy, which raises the question of potential overtreatment among these patients.

Among the evaluable patients in the newly reported phase II study, 23 (58 %) achieved complete response to the combination within four cycles, and 6 (15 %) had a partial response.

The researchers found five different sub-types of HL among the patients studied: 247 cases of the nodular sclerosis (NS) type, in which the tumour nodules are large; 105 of mixed cellularity, where a mixture of different types of inflammatory cells are involved; 58 lymphocyte rich, the sub-type with the best outcome; 68 «others»; and 143 «not otherwise specified» (NOS).

Using data from the biologic agent study, they identified 252 verifiable first heart attack among these patients, including 58 in 3,058 patients using traditional DMARDs and 194 in 11,200 patients using biologic agents.

Among patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer without a mutation of a certain gene (EGFR), conventional chemotherapy, compared with treatment using epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, was associated with improvement in survival without progression of the cancer, but not with overall survival, according to a study in the April 9 issue of JAMA.

In a comparison of mechanical prosthetic vs bioprosthetic mitral valves among patients 50 to 69 years of age undergoing mitral valve replacement, there was no significant difference in survival at 15 years, although there were differences in risk of reoperation, bleeding and stroke, according to a study in the April 14 issue of JAMIn a comparison of mechanical prosthetic vs bioprosthetic mitral valves among patients 50 to 69 years of age undergoing mitral valve replacement, there was no significant difference in survival at 15 years, although there were differences in risk of reoperation, bleeding and stroke, according to a study in the April 14 issue of JAMin survival at 15 years, although there were differences in risk of reoperation, bleeding and stroke, according to a study in the April 14 issue of JAMin risk of reoperation, bleeding and stroke, according to a study in the April 14 issue of JAMin the April 14 issue of JAMA.

In the study, researchers from Kansas City VA Medical Centre in Kansas City, USA, examined the effect of TRT on cardiovascular outcomes by comparing incidents of heart attack, stroke, and all - cause mortality among different sub-populations of treated and untreated patientIn the study, researchers from Kansas City VA Medical Centre in Kansas City, USA, examined the effect of TRT on cardiovascular outcomes by comparing incidents of heart attack, stroke, and all - cause mortality among different sub-populations of treated and untreated patientin Kansas City, USA, examined the effect of TRT on cardiovascular outcomes by comparing incidents of heart attack, stroke, and all - cause mortality among different sub-populations of treated and untreated patients.

In the same report, the researchers replicated these findings in an independent validation study in which they found methylation among 9.1 % of patients with high - grade serous cancers versus 4.3 % among controlIn the same report, the researchers replicated these findings in an independent validation study in which they found methylation among 9.1 % of patients with high - grade serous cancers versus 4.3 % among controlin an independent validation study in which they found methylation among 9.1 % of patients with high - grade serous cancers versus 4.3 % among controlin which they found methylation among 9.1 % of patients with high - grade serous cancers versus 4.3 % among controls.

Previous studies have found an increase in heart - failure - related death among obese patients and also have reported that increased body fat can cause unfavorable changes in the shape and performance of the heart.

Thus in this study, the authors compared RYGB to an intensive lifestyle and medical intervention (ILMI) for type 2 diabetes, including among only mildly obese patients with a BMI < 35 kg / m2 (above 30 kg / m2 is considered obese, so 30 - 35 BMI is the least severe obesity category among white people).

Among patients with untreated paroxysmal (intermittent) atrial fibrillation (AF), treatment with electrical energy (radiofrequency ablation) resulted in a lower rate of abnormal atrial rhythms and episodes of AF, according to a study in the February 19 issue of JAMA.

Although some research has suggested that the use of the anticoagulant warfarin for atrial fibrillation among patients with chronic kidney disease would increase the risk of death or stroke, a study that included more than 24,000 patients found a lower l - year risk of the combined outcomes of death, heart attack or stroke without a higher risk of bleeding, according to a study in the March 5 issue of JAMA.

A new, team - based, primary care model is decreasing prescription opioid use among patients with chronic pain by 40 percent, according to a new study out of Boston Medical Center's Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine, which is published online ahead of print in JAMA Internal Medicine.

The investigators also found that sickle cell trait was slightly more common among dialysis patients, present in 10 % of study participants compared with 6.5 % to 8.7 % in the general African - American population.

In the study's first year, 36 BCCs were treated with Mohs surgery in 27 participants in the control group, but only 17 BCCs were treated with the procedure among 14 patients in the 5 - FU grouIn the study's first year, 36 BCCs were treated with Mohs surgery in 27 participants in the control group, but only 17 BCCs were treated with the procedure among 14 patients in the 5 - FU grouin 27 participants in the control group, but only 17 BCCs were treated with the procedure among 14 patients in the 5 - FU grouin the control group, but only 17 BCCs were treated with the procedure among 14 patients in the 5 - FU grouin the 5 - FU group.

The OSU / OHSU College of Pharmacy teamed with the Oregon Health Authority and other collaborators on a two - year study of Acinetobacter baumannii, an opportunistic pathogen associated primarily with infections among patients who have compromised immune systems and are in health care facilities.

A study of patients in the United Kingdom suggests widespread prescribing of the medication levothyroxine sodium to boost thyroid function among patients with borderline high levels of the thyroid - stimulating hormone thyrotropin (a sign of low thyroid function), raising the possibility of overtreatment, according to a study published by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication.

In cases of severe to profound hearing loss where there is no benefit from conventional amplification (i.e. hearing aids), cochlear implantation that uses direct electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve has proven successful and selected older patients are among those who can benefit, according to the study background.

Among the 2,404 TAVR patients in the study, 34 percent survived five years.

The study of nearly 31,000 insured patients in the Kaiser Permanente Northern California health care system reports that nonadherence to newly prescribed diabetes medications was greater among Latino than white patients, even among English - speaking Latino patients.

«I feel lethargic when I sit all day,» said Gerald Alexander, an 82 - year - old retired social service worker among the 25 Group Health patients who participated in the Take Active Breaks from Sitting (TABS) pilot study.

In one study, Alicia Fernández, M.D., of San Francisco General Hospital and the University of California, San Francisco, and coauthors examined the association of patient race / ethnicity, preferred language and physician - patient language concordance with adherence to newly prescribed diabetes medications among Latino and white patients.