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1.

Listeriosis

is a foodborne illness that can result in septicaemia, Central Nervous System (CNS) disease, foetal loss and death in high risk patients.

Objectives

To analyse the demographic trends, clinical features and treatment of non-perinatal listeriosis cases over a ten year period and identify mortality-associated risk factors.

Methods

Reported laboratory-confirmed non-pregnancy associated cases of listeriosis between 2006 and 2015 in England were included and retrospectively analysed. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to determine independent risk factors for mortality.

Results

1357/1683 reported cases met the inclusion criteria. Overall all-cause mortality was 28.7%; however, mortality rates declined from 42.1% to 20.2%. Septicaemia was the most common presentation 69.5%, followed by CNS involvement 22.4%. CNS presentations were significantly associated with age?<?50 years, and septicaemia with older age. Age?>?80 years (OR 3.32 95% CI 1.92–5.74), solid-organ malignancy (OR 3.42 95% CI 2.29-5.11), cardiovascular disease (OR 3.30 95% CI 1.64–6.63), liver disease (OR 4.61 95% CI 2.47–8.61), immunosuppression (OR 2.12 95% CI 1.40-3.21) and septicaemia (OR 1.60 95% CI 1.17–2.20) were identified as independent mortality risk factors.

Conclusions

High risk groups identified in this study should be the priority focus of future public health strategies aimed at reducing listeriosis incidence and mortality.  相似文献   

2.

Rationale

Red blood cells (RBC) undergo morphologic and biochemical changes during storage which may lead to adverse health risks upon transfusion. In prior studies, the effect of RBC age on health outcomes has been conflicting. We designed the study to assess the effects of RBC units’ storage duration on health outcomes specifically for hospitalized patients undergoing hip fracture surgery or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.

Methods

Using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9 codes, hip fracture surgery and CABG surgery patients, who received RBC transfusions between 2008 and 2013, were retrospectively identified from the electronic medical records system. Hip fracture surgery and CABG cohorts were sub-divided into 3 blood age groups based upon RBC unit age at the time of transfusion: young blood (RBC units stored less than or equal to 14 days), old blood (RBC units were stored for greater than or equal to 28 days), or mixed blood for the remaining patients. Outcome variables were 30-day, 90-day, and inpatient mortality as well as hospital length of stay.

Results

A total of 3,182 patients were identified: 1,121 with hip fractures and 2,061 with CABG. Transfusion of old blood was associated with higher inpatient mortality in the hip fracture surgery cohort (OR 166.8, 95% CI 1.067-26064.7, p?=?0.04) and a higher 30-day mortality in the CABG cohort (OR 4.55, 95% CI 1.01–20.49, p?=?0.03).

Conclusions

Transfusing RBC units stored for greater than or equal to 28 days may be associated with a higher mortality for patients undergoing hip fracture or CABG.  相似文献   

3.

Background

The randomized EXCEL (Evaluation of XIENCE versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization) trial reported a similar rate of the 3-year composite primary endpoint of death, myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke in patients with left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) and site-assessed low or intermediate SYNTAX scores treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Whether these results are consistent in high-risk patients with diabetes, who have fared relatively better with CABG in most prior trials, is unknown.

Objectives

In this pre-specified subgroup analysis from the EXCEL trial, the authors sought to examine the effect of diabetes in patients with LMCAD treated with PCI versus CABG.

Methods

Patients (N = 1,905) with LMCAD and site-assessed low or intermediate CAD complexity (SYNTAX scores ≤32) were randomized 1:1 to PCI with everolimus-eluting stents versus CABG, stratified by the presence of diabetes. The primary endpoint was the rate of a composite of all-cause death, stroke, or MI at 3 years. Outcomes were examined in patients with (n = 554) and without (n = 1,350) diabetes.

Results

The 3-year composite primary endpoint was significantly higher in diabetic compared with nondiabetic patients (20.0% vs. 12.9%; p < 0.001). The rate of the 3-year primary endpoint was similar after treatment with PCI and CABG in diabetic patients (20.7% vs. 19.3%, respectively; hazard ratio: 1.03; 95% confidence interval: 0.71 to 1.50; p = 0.87) and nondiabetic patients (12.9% vs. 12.9%, respectively; hazard ratio: 0.98; 95% confidence interval: 0.73 to 1.32; p = 0.89). All-cause death at 3 years occurred in 13.6% of PCI and 9.0% of CABG patients (p = 0.046), although no significant interaction was present between diabetes status and treatment for all-cause death (p = 0.22) or other endpoints, including the 3-year primary endpoint (p = 0.82) or the major secondary endpoints of death, MI, or stroke at 30 days (p = 0.61) or death, MI, stroke, or ischemia-driven revascularization at 3 years (p = 0.65).

Conclusions

In the EXCEL trial, the relative 30-day and 3-year outcomes of PCI with everolimus-eluting stents versus CABG were consistent in diabetic and nondiabetic patients with LMCAD and site-assessed low or intermediate SYNTAX scores.(Evaluation of XIENCE versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization [EXCEL]; NCT01205776)  相似文献   

4.

Background

Several cardiotoxic substances impact heart failure incidence. The burden of comorbid tobacco or substance use disorders among heart failure patients is under-characterized. We describe the burden of tobacco and substance use disorders among hospitalized heart failure patients in the United States.

Methods

We calculated the proportion of primary heart failure hospitalizations in the 2014 National Inpatient Sample with tobacco or substance use disorders accounting for demographic factors.

Results

Of 989,080 heart failure hospitalizations, 15.5% (n?=?152,965) had documented tobacco (n?=?119,285, 12.1%) or substance (n?=?61,510, 6.2%) use disorder. Female sex was associated with lower rates of tobacco (odds ratio [OR] 0.72; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.70-0.74) and substance (OR 0.37; 95% CI, 0.36-0.39) use disorder. Tobacco and substance use disorder rates were highest for hospitalizations <55years of age. Native American race was associated with increased risk of alcohol use disorder (OR 1.67; 95% CI, 1.27-2.20) and black race with alcohol (OR 1.09; 95% CI, 1.02-1.16) or drug (OR 1.63; 95% CI, 1.53-1.74) use disorder. Medicaid insurance or income in the lowest quartile were associated with increased risk of tobacco and substance use disorders.

Conclusions

Tobacco and substance use disorders affect vulnerable heart failure populations, including those of male sex, younger age, lower socioeconomic status, and racial/ethnic minorities. Enhanced screening for tobacco and substance use disorders in hospitalized heart failure patients may reveal opportunities for treatment and secondary prevention.  相似文献   

5.

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to test a pharmacist-led intervention to improve gout treatment adherence and outcomes.

Methods

We conducted a site-randomized trial (n=1463 patients) comparing a 1-year, pharmacist-led intervention to usual care in patients with gout initiating allopurinol. The intervention was delivered primarily through automated telephone technology. Co-primary outcomes were the proportion of patients adherent (proportion of days covered ≥0.8) and achieving a serum urate <6.0 mg/dl at 1 year. Outcomes were reassessed at year 2.

Results

Patients who underwent intervention were more likely than patients of usual care to be adherent (50% vs 37%; odds ratio [OR] 1.68; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.30, 2.17) and reach serum urate goal (30% vs 15%; OR 2.37; 95% CI 1.83, 3.05). In the second year (1 year after the intervention ended), differences were attenuated, remaining significant for urate goal but not for adherence. The intervention was associated with a 6%-16% lower gout flare rate during year 2, but the differences did not reach statistical significance.

Conclusions

A pharmacist-led intervention incorporating automated telephone technology improved adherence and serum urate goal in patients with gout initiating allopurinol. Although this light-touch, low-tech intervention was efficacious, additional efforts are needed to enhance patient engagement in gout management and ultimately to improve outcomes.  相似文献   

6.

Background

We compared pre-emptive transplant rates between SLE and non-SLE end-stage renal disease (ESRD) from the U.S. Renal Data System (USRDS) and investigated the potential influence of frequency matching and primary ESRD causes in the non-SLE group.

Methods

4830 adult SLE patients with incident ESRD from USRDS 2005–2009 were frequency matched by age, sex and race to 4830 patients with incident non-SLE ESRD. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate the odds of pre-emptive transplantation in SLE and non-SLE, and with the non-SLE subgroups by primary ESRD cause.

Results

The odds ratios (OR) of receiving a pre-emptive transplant were similar among non-SLE and SLE (referent group): OR?=?1.18 (95% CI: 0.92, 1.50; p?=?0.20). However, the ORs for receiving a pre-emptive transplant were 0.19 (95% CI: 0.08, 0.42) in type 2 diabetes ESRD, 0.42 (95% CI: 0.23, 0.75) for hypertension-associated ESRD, 1.67 (95% CI: 1.10, 2.54) in type 1 diabetes ESRD, and 2.06 (95% CI: 1.55, 2.73) for “other” ESRD. In contrast to non-SLE, younger SLE patients were less likely to receive a pre-emptive transplant than older SLE patients.

Conclusion

The results of this study provide compelling evidence that major improvements need to be made in optimizing access to pre-emptive transplantation in SLE by addressing sociodemographic disparities and the unique challenges faced by SLE patients. Applying careful matching and selecting appropriate comparison groups in future studies may facilitate the development of effective strategies to address these barriers and to increase the number of pre-emptive renal transplants among SLE patients.  相似文献   

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Background

Myocardial infarction (MI) with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is common. There are limited data on the mechanisms and prognosis for reinfarction in MINOCA patients.

Methods

In this observational study of MINOCA patients hospitalized in Sweden and registered in the SWEDEHEART registry between July 2003 and June 2013 and followed until December 2013, we identified 9092 unique patients with MINOCA of 199,163 MI admissions in total. The 570 (6.3%) MINOCA patients who were hospitalized due to a recurrent MI constituted the study group.

Results

The mean age was 69.1 years and 59.1% were women. The median time to readmission was 17 months. A total of 340 patients underwent a new coronary angiography and 180 (53%) had no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and 160 (47%) had obstructive CAD; 123 had 1-vessel, 26 had 2-vessel, 9 had 3-vessel disease, and 2 had left main together with 1-vessel disease. Male sex, diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, higher levels of creatinine, and ST elevation at presentation were more common in patients with MI with obstructive CAD than in patients with a recurrent MINOCA. Mortality during a median follow-up of 38 months was similar whether the reinfarction event was MINOCA or MI with obstructive CAD 13.9% vs 11.9% (P?=?.54).

Conclusions

About half of patients with reinfarction after MINOCA who underwent coronary angiography had progression of coronary stenosis. Angiography should be strongly considered in patients with MI after MINOCA. Mortality associated with recurrent events was substantial, though there was no difference in mortality between those with or without significant CAD.  相似文献   

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Background

Cheyne-Stokes respiration and periodic breathing (CSRPB) have not been studied sufficiently in the intensive care unit setting (ICU).

Objectives

To determine whether CSRPB is associated with adverse outcomes in ICU patients.

Methods

The ICU group was divided into quartiles by CSRPB (86 patients in quartile 1 had the least CSRPB and 85 patients in quartile 4 had the most CSRPB). Adverse outcomes (emergent intubation, cardiorespiratory arrest, inpatient mortality and the composite of all) were compared between patients with most CSRPB (quartile 4) and those with least CSRPB (quartile 1).

Results

ICU patients in quartile 4 had a higher proportion of cardiorespiratory arrests (5% versus 0%, (p=.042), and more adverse events over all (19% versus 8%, p=.041) as compared to patients in quartile 1.

Conclusions

CSRPB can be measured in the ICU and it's severity is associated with adverse outcomes in critically ill patients.  相似文献   

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Background

We describe the investigation undertaken and the measures adopted to control a Serratia marcescens outbreak in the neonatology unit of La Paz University Hospital in Madrid, Spain.

Methods

Weekly rectal and pharyngeal screenings for S marcescens were performed in the neonates starting after detection of the outbreak. Environmental samples and samples from health care workers (HCWs) were obtained for microbiological analysis. An unmatched case-control study was carried out to investigate risk factors for infection/colonization.

Results

The outbreak began in June 2016 and ended in March 2017, affecting a total of 59 neonates. Twenty-five (42.37%) neonates sustained an infection, most frequently conjunctivitis and sepsis. Multivariate logistic regression identified the following risk factors: parenteral nutrition (odds ratio [OR], 103.4; 95% confidence interval [CI], 11.9-894.8), history of previous radiography (OR, 15.3; 95% CI, 2.4-95.6), and prematurity (OR, 5.65; 95% CI, 1.5-21.8). Various measures were adopted to control the outbreak, such as strict contact precautions, daily multidisciplinary team meetings, cohorting, allocation of dedicated staff, unit disinfection, and partial closure. Hands of HCWs were the main suspected mechanism of transmission, based on the inconclusive results of the environmental investigation and the high number of HCWs and procedures performed in the unit.

Conclusions

S marcescens spreads easily in neonatology units, mainly in neonatal intensive care units, and is often difficult to control, requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Strict measures, including cohorting and medical attention by exclusive staff, are often needed to get these outbreaks under control.  相似文献   

10.

Background

Kounis syndrome is a systemic complication following an allergic reaction, presenting with coronary artery spasm or thrombosis and occasionally with stent thrombosis that can have fatal outcome.

Objectives

Heparins can induce allergic reactions via tissue antigenicity, heparin induced thrombocytopenia and contact system-activating effects of contaminants but allergy bivalirudin has not been reported so far.

Methods

Herein, we describe a patient with fatal acute coronary in-stent thrombosis following an allergic reaction soon after an intra-arterial heparin dose and intravenous administration of bivalirudin during angioplasty.

Results

The patient received intense myocardial infarction protocol treatment including angioplasty and defibillation together with antiallergic therapy but despite all of these efforts and measures, he succumbed 2 h later.

Conclusions

Significant suspicion should be raised that life saving drugs such as heparin and bivalirudin could join forces with concurrent medication acting as antigens and induce fulminant and fatal stent thrombosis as a manifestation of Kounis syndrome  相似文献   

11.

Objective

Autoimmunity may play a role in early-stage dementia. The association between Sjogren's syndrome (SS) and dementia remains unknown. This study was conducted to provide epidemiologic evidence for this relationship.

Methods

This 12-year, nationwide, population-based, retrospective cohort study analyzed the risk of dementia in the SS cohort. We also investigated the incidence of dementia among patients with SS by using data from the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2000, maintained by the Taiwan National Health Research Institutes. To balance the prevalence of characteristics in the cohorts, we used the propensity score to match selected comorbidities in the two cohorts. We also analyzed the association between SS and dementia among patients with different potential risks by using a Cox proportional hazard model.

Results

According to the analysis of data obtained from follow-up conducted during 2000–2012, the incidence of dementia in the SS cohort was 1.21-fold that in the control cohort (95% confidence interval [CI]?=?1.02–1.45, p?<?0.05). In the group older than 65years, the incidence of dementia was significantly high (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR]?=?5.30, 95% CI?=?4.26–6.60, p?<?0.01). After adjustment for comorbidities, including Parkinson's disease (aHR?=?2.98, 95% CI?=?1.80–4.94), insomnia (aHR?=?1.45, 95% CI?=?1.14–1.85), and hypertension (aHR?=?1.43, 95% CI?=?1.19–1.71), the association between SS and dementia was still significant.

Conclusion

This 13-year, nationwide, population-based retrospective cohort study revealed patients with SS to have a higher risk of dementia.  相似文献   

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Background

Recent guidelines have suggested avoiding beta-blockers in the setting of cocaine-associated acute coronary syndrome. However, the available evidence is both scarce and conflicted. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to investigate the evidence pertaining to the use of beta-blockers in the setting of acute cocaine-related chest pain and its implication on clinical outcomes.

Methods

Electronic databases were systematically searched to identify literature relevant to patients with cocaine-associated chest pain who were treated with or without beta-blockers. We examined the end-points of in-hospital all-cause mortality and myocardial infarction. Pooled risk ratios (RR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated for all outcomes using a random-effects model.

Results

Five studies with a total of 1447 patients were included. Our analyses found no differences between patients treated with or without beta-blockers for either myocardial infarction (RR 1.08; 95% CI, 0.61-1.91) or all-cause mortality (RR 0.75; 95% CI, 0.46-1.24). Heterogeneity among included studies was low to moderate.

Conclusion

This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that beta-blocker use is not associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients presenting with acute chest pain related to cocaine use.  相似文献   

13.

Background/purpose

Patients and lesions at a higher procedural risk for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are an understudied population. We examined the frequency, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of higher risk and non-higher risk PCIs at a large tertiary center.

Methods/materials

The following procedures were considered higher risk: unprotected left main PCI, chronic total occlusion PCI, PCI requiring atherectomy, multivessel PCI, bifurcation PCI, PCI in prior coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) patients, pre-PCI left ventricular ejection fraction ≤30%, or use of hemodynamic support.

Results

Of the 1975 PCIs performed from 6/29/09 to 12/30/2016 in patients without acute coronary syndromes, 1230 (62%) were higher risk. Patients undergoing higher risk PCI were more likely to have a history of CABG, myocardial infarction, PCI, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, or congestive heart failure. Higher risk PCIs required more stents (2.0 vs. 1.0, p?<?0.001), and had longer median fluoroscopy times (17.3 vs. 8.5?min, p?<?0.001) and higher median contrast doses (160 vs. 120?mL, p?<?0.001). In higher risk PCIs, the risks for technical failure and periprocedural complications were 2.9 (95% CI 1.2–7.4) times and 2.2 (95% CI 0.9–5.4) times higher as compared with non-higher risk PCI procedures.

Conclusions

In summary, over half of the PCIs performed in non-acute coronary syndrome patients were higher risk and were associated with lower odds of technical success and higher periprocedural complication rates as compared with non-higher risk PCIs.

Summary

We examined the frequency, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of higher risk and non-higher risk PCIs at a large tertiary center. Higher risk PCI was associated with lower odds of technical and procedural success and higher odds of procedural complications as compared with non-higher risk PCI. However, the risk/benefit ratio may still be favorable for many of these higher-risk patients and should be estimated on a case by case basis.  相似文献   

14.

Background

Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) improve quality of life in end-stage heart failure but can cause serious complications such as infections with driveline infection causing significant morbidity and mortality.

Objectives

The purpose of this systematic literature review is to synthesize the literature to determine variables associated with driveline infection and seek opportunities to improve nursing management of LVAD drivelines.

Methods

A systematic literature review was performed. The evidence was synthesized using the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice tools and the Chain of Infection epidemiological framework.

Results

Thirty-four studies focused on vulnerable host, portal of entry, and causative organism aspects of the Chain of Infection. Increased BMI, younger age, exposed driveline velour showed increased risk of infection and driveline dressing protocol change showed lower risk of infection.

Conclusions

Although some risk factors for infection were identified, evidence is still limited. Nurses are uniquely positioned to improve driveline management, disrupting the chain of infection.  相似文献   

15.

Background

Sharps injuries occur often among surgical staff, but they vary considerably.

Methods

We searched PubMed and Embase for studies assessing the incidence of sharps injuries. We combined the incidence rates of similar studies in a random effects meta-analysis and explored heterogeneity with meta-regression.

Results

We located 45 studies of which 11 were randomized control trials, 15 were follow-up studies, and 19 were cross-sectional studies. We categorized injuries as self-reported, glove perforations, or administrative injuries. We calculated the population at risk as person-years and as person-operations (po). Meta-analysis of the incidence rate based on the best outcome measure resulted in 13.2 injuries per 100 time-units (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.7-37.1; I2?=?100%). Per 100 person-years, the injury rate was 88.2 (95% CI, 61.3-126.9; 21 studies) for self-reported injuries, 40.0 for perforations (95% CI, 19.2-83.5; 15 studies), and 5.8 for administrative injuries (95% CI, 2.7-12.2; 5 studies). Per 100 po, the respective figures were 2.1 (95% CI, 0.8-5.0; 4 studies), 11.1 (95% CI, 6.6-18.9, 15 studies), and 0.1 (95% CI, 0.05-0.21). I2 values were all above 90%. Meta-regression indicated lower incidence rates in studies that used perforations per po.

Conclusions

A surgeon will have a sharps injury in about 1 in 10 operations . Reporting of sharps injuries in surgical staff should be standardized per 100 po and be assessed in prospective follow-up studies.  相似文献   

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Background

Although results of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been steadily improving, whether surgical outcomes have improved over time is not fully elucidated.

Objectives

This study sought to compare the current outcomes of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with prior surgical results, in the context of randomized trials including the left main (LM) coronary artery stem.

Methods

The authors performed a propensity-matched analysis of patients randomized to CABG in the SYNTAX (Synergy Between PCI With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) (enrollment period 2005 to 2007) and EXCEL (Evaluation of XIENCE Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization) (enrollment period 2010 to 2014) trials. All patients had left main (LM) disease with or without multivessel disease. Adjustment was based on 15 clinical and angiographic variables, including anatomic SYNTAX score, with a 2:1 ratio for the EXCEL and SYNTAX trials, collectively analyzing 909 subjects (n = 580 and n = 329, respectively). The primary endpoint was the composite of all-cause death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, or ischemia-driven revascularization at 3 years.

Results

Baseline characteristics, anatomic SYNTAX score, number and types of grafts, and duration of hospitalization for the procedures were similar in both groups. CABG procedures in the EXCEL compared with the SYNTAX trial were more often off-pump (29.6% vs. 15.4%; p < 0.001), and guideline-directed medical therapies were used more frequently in the EXCEL surgical cohort. The primary endpoint occurred in 14.0% and 20.9% (p = 0.008) of patients in the EXCEL and SYNTAX trials, respectively. With the exception of MI (4.1% vs. 3.7%), all nonhierarchical events tended to contribute to the improved outcomes in the more recent trial: all-cause death (5.5% vs. 8.5%), stroke (3.1% vs. 5.1%), and ischemia-driven revascularization (7.1% vs. 9.4%) in the EXCEL and SYNTAX trials, respectively.

Conclusions

Over a 5- to 7-year period, significant improvement in event-free survival after surgical revascularization for LM disease at 3 years was noted between the SYNTAX and EXCEL trials, consistent with improving results with cardiac surgery over time. (Synergy Between PCI With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery [SYNTAX]; NCT00114972; Evaluation of XIENCE Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization [EXCEL]; NCT01205776)  相似文献   

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Objective

Health care providers are encouraged to prescribe lifestyle modifications for preventing and managing obesity and associated chronic conditions. However, the pattern of lifestyle advice provision is unknown. We investigate the prevalence of advised lifestyle modification according to weight status and chronic conditions in a US nationally representative sample.

Methods

Adults ages 20-64years (n?=?11,467) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2011 and 2016 were analyzed, with weight status and chronic conditions (high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, osteoarthritis, coronary heart disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus). Lifestyle modification advice by health care providers included: increase physical activity/exercise, reduce dietary fat/calories, control/lose weight, and all of the above.

Results

High blood pressure (32.7%) and cholesterol (29.3%) were highly prevalent compared with osteoarthritis (7.4%), type 2 diabetes (5.7%), and coronary heart disease (3.7%). Those with type 2 diabetes received considerably more frequent advice (56.5%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 52.4%-60.6%) than those with high blood pressure (31.4%; 95% CI, 29.3%-33.6%) and cholesterol (27.0%; 95% CI, 24.9%-29.3%). Prevalence of lifestyle advice exhibited substantial increases with graded body mass index and comorbidity (all P < .001). After adjusting for comorbid conditions, advice was more commonly reported among women, those overweight/obese, nonwhite, or insured. A remarkably low proportion of overweight (21.4; 95% CI, 18.7%-24.3%) and obese (44.2%; 95% CI, 41.0%-47.4%) adults free of chronic conditions reported receiving any lifestyle advice.

Conclusions

Prevalence of lifestyle modification advised by health care providers is generally low among US adults with chronic conditions, and worryingly low among those without chronic conditions, however overweight or obese. Prescribed lifestyle modification is a missing opportunity in implementing sustainable strategies to reduce chronic condition burden.  相似文献   

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Background

We sought to evaluate the real-world effectiveness and safety of prolonged anticoagulation with rivaroxaban following a provoked venous thromboembolism.

Methods

Using US MarketScan claims from November 2012 to March 2017, we identified adults with ≥1 primary hospitalization or emergency department diagnosis code for venous thromboembolism, a provoking (major or minor, persistent or transient) risk factor, at least 3 months of continuous rivaroxaban treatment, and ≥12 months of continuous insurance benefits prior to their qualifying venous thromboembolism. Patients were categorized as either continuing rivaroxaban or discontinuing anticoagulation (no anticoagulation or nonaspirin antiplatelet agents but may have received aspirin) after the initial 3 months of rivaroxaban treatment (index date). Differences in baseline covariates between cohorts were adjusted for using inverse probability-of-treatment weights based on propensity scores (absolute standardized differences <0.1 achieved for all covariates after adjustment). Twelve month incidences of recurrent venous thromboembolism or major bleeding were compared between cohorts using Cox regression (according to an intention-to-treat methodology) and reported as hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results

Among patients experiencing a provoked venous thromboembolism and treated with rivaroxaban for the first 3 months (N=4,990), continued rivaroxaban use beyond 3 months (median [25%, 75% range duration of additional rivaroxaban use?=?3 [2, 5] months) was associated with a 44% (95% CI of 9%-66%) lower hazard of recurrent venous thromboembolism without altering major bleeding risk [HR of 0.87, 95% CI of 0.51-1.49] versus anticoagulation discontinuation (with or without aspirin use).

Conclusions

Our study suggests continuing rivaroxaban after the initial 3 month period was associated with a decreased risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism. The observed reduction in recurrent venous thromboembolism with prolonged rivaroxaban use was not associated with a significant change in major bleeding risk.  相似文献   

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Objectives

Fibromyalgia is a condition which exhibits chronic widespread pain with neuropathic pain features and has a major impact on health-related quality of life. The pathophysiology remains unclear, however, there is increasing evidence for involvement of the peripheral nervous system with a high prevalence of small fiber pathology (SFP). The aim of this systematic literature review is to establish the prevalence of SFP in fibromyalgia.

Methods

An electronic literature search was performed using MEDLINE, EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library databases. Published full-text, English language articles that provide SFP prevalence data in studies of fibromyalgia of patients over 18years old were included. All articles were screened by two independent reviewers using a priori criteria. Methodological quality and risk of bias were evaluated using the critical appraisal tool by Munn et al. Overall and subgroup pooled prevalence were calculated by random-effects meta-analysis with 95% CI.

Results

Database searches found 935 studies; 45 articles were screened of which 8 full text articles satisfied the inclusion criteria, providing data from 222 participants. The meta-analysis demonstrated the pooled prevalence of SFP in fibromyalgia is 49% (95% CI: 38–60%) with a moderate degree of heterogeneity, (I2=?68%). The prevalence estimate attained by a skin biopsy was 45% (95% CI: 32–59%, I2=?70%) and for corneal confocal microscopy it was 59% (95% CI: 40–78%, I2=?51%).

Conclusion

There is a high prevalence of SFP in fibromyalgia. This study provides compelling evidence of a distinct phenotype involving SFP in fibromyalgia. Identifying SFP will aid in determining its relationship to pain and potentially facilitate the development of future interventions and pharmacotherapy.  相似文献   

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Background

The pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) response to exercise may unmask latent heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. There remains a lack of consensus over threshold values for PAWP during exercise. A systematic review of studies examining PAWP by means of right heart catheterization at rest and during exercise in healthy individuals was performed.

Methods and Results

Relevant data derived from healthy volunteers were stratified by age (older than 40 years vs 40 years or younger) and sex. Three exercise intensities were predefined: light, moderate, and strenuous. Weighted means and weighted 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the aggregate data were calculated. A total of 424 individuals from 32 unique studies were included, of which 19% (n?=?82) were female. PAWP reached weighted mean and 95% CI values of 19 (17–21) and 17 (16–18) mm Hg at light and moderate exercise, respectively. The PAWP response to exercise was similar between men and women >40 years of age. However, exercise intensities were lower in women.

Conclusions

PAWP increases during exercise, reaching up to 20 mm Hg in adults >40 years of age. Older women achieve PAWP values similar to those of older men, but at lower intensities. Findings support a threshold of at least 25 mm Hg as an absolute cutoff value for “normal” PAWP response to exercise in individuals >40 years old.  相似文献   

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