Remote ischemic conditioning associated with better neurologic function in patients with acute moderate ischemic stroke – the RICAMIS trial
1. In this randomized clinical trial, among 1893 patients with acute moderate ischemic stroke,...
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Imaging and Intervention
Decision aids during surgical consultation effective in aligning patient preferences when choosing between open repair and endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms
1. In this cluster randomized trial that included 235 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms,...
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Graded sensorimotor retraining may improve chronic lower back pain compared to sham procedure: The RESOLVE randomized clinical trial
1. This randomized clinical trial demonstrated that among 276 adult patients with moderate to...
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Genetic risk for hemochromatosis associated with abnormal iron deposition localized to motor circuits of the brain
1. This retrospective cross-sectional study found that among 836 individuals at high genetic risk...
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Nonoperative management of uncomplicated acute appendicitis comparable to appendectomy but leads to increased length of stay and disease recurrence
1. No significant differences in treatment success and rate of adverse events were detected in 8...
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Early left ventricular ejection fraction improvement post transcatheter aortic valve replacement associated with improved 5-year clinical outcomes
1. This cohort study demonstrated that among patients with severe aortic stenosis and left...
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Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging accurately assessed left ventricular end systolic volume in patients with remodeling due to chronic aortic regurgitation
1. In this retrospective cohort study, the degree of symptom burden correlated well with left...
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Plasma p-tau217 is an accurate plasma biomarker of pathologic cerebral changes in patients with Down Syndrome
1. Plasma biomarkers, including p-tau217, were found to accurately detect cerebral changes...
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Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair may be associated with higher overall mortality and complications compared to open repair
1. In this retrospective cohort study, endovascular aneurysm repair was associated with...
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CT associated with lower complication risks than invasive coronary angiography
1. In patients with stable chest pain and intermediate pretest probability of coronary artery...
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Endovascular therapy for large ischemic strokes provides better functional outcomes
1. Compared to medical care alone, treatment of large cerebral infarctions had better functional...
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Ultrasonographic views, landmarks, and patient-specific factors to consider in a consensus-based definition of the Focused Assessment With Sonography for Trauma in children with abdominal injury
1. A consensus was achieved among a panel of pediatric emergency point-of-care ultrasonography...
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Socioeconomically disadvantaged older persons are at greater risk of impairments after ICU hospitalization
1. Socioeconomically disadvantaged older persons are at greater risk for decline in function and...
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Very low birth weight associated with brain volume differences in adulthood
1. In a cohort of about 80 adults who were born with very low birth weight (VLBW), total brain...
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Tranexamic acid is unlikely to induce signs suggestive of cerebral ischemia in the treatment of acute intracerebral hemorrhage: TICH-2 study
1. Patients presenting with acute intracerebral hemorrhage were not more likely to have...
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Hospitalized Covid-19 patients from socially vulnerable neighborhoods have greater illness severity
1. Hospitalized Covid-19 patients presenting from socially vulnerable neighborhoods had greater...
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Breast cancer overdiagnosis rates not as high as estimated previously
1. About 1 in 7 cases of screen-detected cancer is overdiagnosed in the US population. 2. The rate...
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Non-severe tuberculosis in children can be treated with a shorter 4-month regimen
1. For children with non-severe tuberculosis, 4 months of antituberculosis treatments was...
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Computed tomography a suitable diagnostic alternative for obstructive coronary artery disease
1. For patients referred for potential obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), computed...
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Melioidosis outbreak is associated with imported aromatherapy spray
1. Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is rarely diagnosed in the US, and patients...
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