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| Homelessness, cigarette smoking and desire to quit: results from a US national study | 2013 | Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, General Medicine Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA, USA. | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
Addiction (Abingdon, England)
Periodical, Abbrev.
Addiction
Pub Date Free Form
Nov
Volume
108
Issue
11
Start Page
2009
Other Pages
2018
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LR: 20150423; CI: (c) 2013; GR: K23 DA034008/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; GR: K23DA034008/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States; JID: 9304118; NIHMS506966; OID: NLM: NIHMS506966; OID: NLM: PMC3797258; OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/02/15 [received]; 2013/04/09 [revised]; 20
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1360-0443; 0965-2140
Accession Number
PMID: 23834157
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eng
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10.1111/add.12292 [doi]
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23834157
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AIMS: We determined whether or not homelessness is associated with cigarette smoking independent of other socio-economic measures and behavioral health factors, and whether homeless smokers differ from non-homeless smokers in their desire to quit. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: We analyzed data from 2678 adult respondents to the 2009 Health Center Patient Survey, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of homeless and non-homeless individuals using US federally funded community health centers. MEASUREMENTS: We used multivariable logistic regression to examine the association between homelessness and (i) current cigarette smoking among all adults, and (ii) past-year desire to quit among current smokers, adjusting for demographic, socio-economic and behavioral health characteristics. FINDINGS: Adults with any history of homelessness were more likely than never homeless respondents to be current smokers (57 versus 27%, P
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Society for the Study of Addiction
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Baggett,T.P., Lebrun-Harris,L.A., Rigotti,N.A.
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20130814
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PMC3797258
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| Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation | 2013 | Dept of Medical Sociology and Health Economics, Medical School University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
Periodical, Abbrev.
Cochrane Database Syst.Rev.
Pub Date Free Form
10-Jul
Volume
(7):CD007078. doi
Issue
7
Start Page
CD007078
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LR: 20160602; JID: 100909747; epublish
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1469-493X; 1361-6137
Accession Number
PMID: 23839868
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review; IM
DOI
10.1002/14651858.CD007078.pub4 [doi]
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23839868
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BACKGROUND: The Internet is now an indispensable part of daily life for the majority of people in many parts of the world. It offers an additional means of effecting changes to behaviour such as smoking. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of Internet-based interventions for smoking cessation. SEARCH METHODS: We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group Specialized Register. There were no restrictions placed on language of publication or publication date. The most recent search was conducted in April 2013. SELECTION CRITERIA: We included randomized and quasi-randomized trials. Participants were people who smoked, with no exclusions based on age, gender, ethnicity, language or health status. Any type of Internet intervention was eligible. The comparison condition could be a no-intervention control, a different Internet intervention, or a non-Internet intervention. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two authors independently assessed and extracted data. Methodological and study quality details were extracted using a standardized form. We extracted smoking cessation outcomes of six months follow-up or more, reporting short-term outcomes where longer-term outcomes were not available. We reported study effects as a risk ratio (RR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Clinical and statistical heterogeneity limited our ability to pool studies. MAIN RESULTS: This updated review includes a total of 28 studies with over 45,000 participants. Some Internet programmes were intensive and included multiple outreach contacts with participants, whilst others relied on participants to initiate and maintain use.Fifteen trials compared an Internet intervention to a non-Internet-based smoking cessation intervention or to a no-intervention control. Ten of these recruited adults, one recruited young adult university students and two recruited adolescents. Seven of the trials in adults had follow-up at six months or longer and compared an Internet intervention to usual care or printed self help. In a post hoc subgroup analysis, pooled results from three trials that compared interactive and individually tailored interventions to usual care or written self help detected a statistically significant effect in favour of the intervention (RR 1.48, 95% CI 1.11 to 2.78). However all three trials were judged to be at high risk of bias in one domain and high statistical heterogeneity was detected (I(2) = 53%), with no obvious clinical explanation. Pooled results from two studies of an interactive, tailored intervention involving the Internet and automated phone contacts also detected a significant effect (RR 2.05, 95% CI 1.42 to 2.97, I(2) = 42%). Results from a sixth study comparing an interactive but non-tailored intervention to control did not detect a significant effect, nor did the seventh study, which compared a non-interactive, non-tailored intervention to control. Three trials comparing Internet interventions to face-to-face or phone counselling also did not detect evidence of an effect, nor did two trials evaluating Internet interventions as adjuncts to other behavioural interventions. A trial in college students increased point prevalence abstinence after 30 weeks but had no effect on sustained abstinence. Two small trials in adolescents did not detect an effect on cessation compared to control.Fourteen trials, all in adult populations, compared different Internet sites or programmes. Pooled estimates from three trials that compared tailored and/or interactive Internet programmes with non-tailored, non-interactive Internet programmes did not detect evidence of an effect (RR 1.12, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.32, I(2) = 0%). One trial detected evidence of a benefit from a tailored email compared to a non-tailored one, whereas a second trial comparing tailored messages to a non-tailored message did not detect evidence of an effect. Trials failed to detect a benefit of including a mood management component (three trials), or an asynchronous bulletin board. AU
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Civljak,M., Stead,L.F., Hartmann-Boyce,J., Sheikh,A., Car,J.
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20130710
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| Biomarkers in neuroendocrine tumors | 2013 | Division of Hematology Oncology, Tufts Cancer Center. Boston, MA 02111, USA. dr.marvin.duque@hotmail.com | Read more... |
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JOP : Journal of the pancreas
Periodical, Abbrev.
JOP
Pub Date Free Form
10-Jul
Volume
14
Issue
4
Start Page
372
Other Pages
376
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LR: 20151119; JID: 101091810; 0 (Biomarkers, Tumor); 0 (Chromogranin A); EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human); EC 2.7.1.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases); EC 2.7.10.1 (Receptor, IGF Type 1); EC 2.7.10.1 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2); 2013/06/
Place of Publication
Italy
ISSN/ISBN
1590-8577; 1590-8577
Accession Number
PMID: 23846930
Language
eng
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Journal Article; IM
DOI
10.6092/1590-8577/1692 [doi]
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23846930
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Neuroendocrine tumors are a heterogeneous group of tumors with cells of neuroendocrine differentiation that arise from diverse anatomic sites with varying morphologic and clinical features. Since the natural history and prognosis varies widely between individual neuroendocrine tumor types, there is a critical need to identify accurate prognostic and predictive biomarkers and markers predictive of therapeutic efficacy. To date, plasma chromogranin-A levels have generally been accepted as the most useful biomarker, despite the fact that there are substantial concerns in sensitivity and discrepancies in measurement techniques. As a consequence, considerable attention has been focused upon the development of novel biomarkers that can be utilized with more clinical efficacy than chromogranin-A. In addition to amplifying the diagnostic/prognostic landscape, the need to calibrate the efficacy of biological targeted therapy has further accelerated the development of molecular biomarkers. At the 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Chou et al. (Abstract #e15151) presented data that chromogranin A levels can be monitored during treatment to predict clinical outcome. Modlin et al. (Abstract #4137), demonstrated a promising novel biomarker, serum multi-transcript molecular signature. Grande et al. (Abstract #4140), Heetfield et al. (Abstract #e15071) and Casanovas et al. (Abstract #4139) described sVEGFR2, p-mTOR and IGF1R as molecular markers with potential for use in targeted therapy trials. The authors review and summarize these abstracts in this article.
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Duque,M., Modlin,I.M., Gupta,A., Saif,M.W.
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20130710
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| Update on the epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review | 2014 | Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center (152), , Houston, Texas, USA. | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
Gut
Periodical, Abbrev.
Gut
Pub Date Free Form
Jun
Volume
63
Issue
6
Start Page
871
Other Pages
880
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LR: 20150423; GR: DK58338/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: K24 DK078154/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: K24-04-107/PHS HHS/United States; GR: P30 DK056338/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; GR: T32 DK083266/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States; JID: 2985108
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1468-3288; 0017-5749
Accession Number
PMID: 23853213
Language
eng
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10.1136/gutjnl-2012-304269 [doi]
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23853213
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OBJECTIVE: To update the findings of the 2005 systematic review of population-based studies assessing the epidemiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD). DESIGN: PubMed and Embase were screened for new references using the original search strings. Studies were required to be population-based, to include >/= 200 individuals, to have response rates >/= 50% and recall periods
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El-Serag,H.B., Sweet,S., Winchester,C.C., Dent,J.
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Date of Electronic
20130713
PMCID
PMC4046948
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| Shear bond strength and SEM morphology evaluation of different dental adhesives to enamel prepared with ER:YAG laser | 2013 | Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. | Read more... |
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Contemporary clinical dentistry
Periodical, Abbrev.
Contemp.Clin.Dent.
Pub Date Free Form
Jan
Volume
4
Issue
1
Start Page
20
Other Pages
26
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LR: 20130717; JID: 101552967; OID: NLM: PMC3703689; OTO: NOTNLM; ppublish
Place of Publication
India
ISSN/ISBN
0976-237X; 0976-2361
Accession Number
PMID: 23853447
Language
eng
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Journal Article
DOI
10.4103/0976-237X.111588 [doi]
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23853447
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CONTEXT: Early observations of enamel surfaces prepared by erbium lasers motivated clinicians to use laser as an alternative to chemical etching. AIMS: Evaluate shear bond strength (SBS) values of different dental adhesives on Erbium:Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Er:YAG) laser prepared enamel and to evaluate possible etching patterns correlations between dental adhesives and SBS values. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: One hundred bovine incisors were randomly assigned to SBS tests on enamel (n = 15) and to enamel morphology analysis (n = 5) after Er:YAG laser preparation as follows: Group I - 37% phosphoric acid (PA)+ ExciTE((R)); Group II - ExciTE((R)); Group III - AdheSE((R)) self-etching; Group IV - FuturaBond((R)) no-rinse. NR; Group V - Xeno((R)) V. Teeth were treated with the adhesive systems and subjected to thermal cycling. SBS were performed in a universal testing machine at 5 mm/min. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: One-way ANOVA and post-hoc tests (P
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Pires,P.T., Ferreira,J.C., Oliveira,S.A., Azevedo,A.F., Dias,W.R., Melo,P.R.
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PMC3703689
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| The social context of tobacco products use among adolescents in Lebanon (MedSPAD-Lebanon) | 2012 | Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University (USJ), Beirut, Lebanon. naim.bejjani@gmail.com | Read more... |
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Journal of epidemiology and global health
Periodical, Abbrev.
J.Epidemiol.Glob.Health.
Pub Date Free Form
Mar
Volume
2
Issue
1
Start Page
15
Other Pages
22
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LR: 20151119; CI: Copyright (c) 2012; JID: 101592084; 0 (Tobacco Smoke Pollution); OTO: NOTNLM; 2011/10/29 [received]; 2012/01/22 [revised]; 2012/02/04 [accepted]; 2012/04/03 [aheadofprint]; ppublish
Place of Publication
Netherlands
ISSN/ISBN
2210-6014; 2210-6006
Accession Number
PMID: 23856394
Language
eng
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Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
DOI
10.1016/j.jegh.2012.02.001 [doi]
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23856394
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BACKGROUND: Current data from the Middle East suggest a rapid increase in the incidence of smoking water-pipes (narguileh in Lebanon) in parallel with cigarettes. The social context in which these two behaviors are initiated and associated has not been studied. METHODS: Data from a standardized questionnaire to measure the prevalence and practices related to cigarettes and narguileh consumption in a representative sample of 1097 children in grade 9 were extracted and analyzed for elements of the social context in which consumption occurs. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: Among surveyed children (mean age 14.6), 3.9% were "frequent" cigarette smokers (more than nine times ever). Presence of parents and/or siblings who smoke is a key factor for initiation. Narguileh use is a social phenomenon, rarely smoked alone (
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Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd
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Bejjani,N., El Bcheraoui,C., Adib,S.M.
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Date of Electronic
20120403
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| Carbon monoxide poisoning after smoking from a water pipe | 2013 | UMCG, afd. Spoedeisende Hulp, Groningen, the Netherlands. b.w.j.bens@umcg.nl | Read more... |
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Periodical, Full
Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
Periodical, Abbrev.
Ned.Tijdschr.Geneeskd.
Pub Date Free Form
Volume
157
Issue
29
Start Page
A6201
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LR: 20131121; JID: 0400770; S88TT14065 (Oxygen); ppublish
Place of Publication
Netherlands
ISSN/ISBN
1876-8784; 0028-2162
Accession Number
PMID: 23859108
Language
dut
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23859108
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BACKGROUND: Smoking from a water pipe has become increasingly popular, but this is not as innocent as it seems. CASE DESCRIPTION: Three women presented to the emergency department after having smoked from a water pipe. The first patient had experienced a syncopal episode and still had symptoms of dizziness and a headache afterwards. The second patient only had a headache and the third had no symptoms. The physical examinations and standard vital sign measurements of all three patients were normal. Analyses of the arterial blood gases, however, showed carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning: the patients had HbCO concentrations of 22, 19.5 and 5.7%, respectively. We administered high concentrations of oxygen to each, but the first 2 patients continued to experience symptoms for several weeks. The CO poisoning was probably caused by the incomplete combustion of the charcoal in the water pipe which resulted in CO being released. CONCLUSION: The regular or even one-time use of a water pipe containing tobacco or an aromatised substance can cause CO poisoning. Patients can continue to experience symptoms for weeks after an episode of acute CO poisoning.
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Bens,B.W., ter Maaten,J.C., Ligtenberg,J.J.
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Koolmonoxidevergiftiging na roken van een waterpijp
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| Effects of personality on risky driving behavior and accident involvement for Chinese drivers | 2013 | Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. | Read more... |
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Traffic injury prevention
Periodical, Abbrev.
Traffic Inj.Prev.
Pub Date Free Form
Volume
14
Issue
6
Start Page
565
Other Pages
571
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LR: 20151119; JID: 101144385; ppublish
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1538-957X; 1538-9588
Accession Number
PMID: 23859184
Language
eng
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM
DOI
10.1080/15389588.2012.748903 [doi]
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23859184
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OBJECTIVE: Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury-related fatalities in China and pose the most serious threat to driving safety. Driver personality is considered as an effective predictor for risky driving behavior and accident liability. Previous studies have focused on the relationship between personality and risky driving behavior, but only a few of them have explored the effects of personality variables on accident involvement. In addition, few studies have examined the effects of personality on Chinese drivers' risky driving and accident involvement. The present study aimed to examine the effects of personality variables on Chinese drivers' unsafe driving behaviors and accident involvement. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-four Chinese drivers aged 20 to 50 were required to complete questionnaires assessing their personality traits (anger, sensation-seeking, altruism, and normlessness), risky driving behaviors (aggressive violations, ordinary violations), and accident involvement (all accidents, serious accidents, at-fault accidents). Multivariate regression analyses, adjusting for gender, age, and overall mileage, were conducted to identify the personality traits related to risky driving behaviors and accident involvement. RESULTS: Participants' personality traits were found to be significantly correlated with both risky driving behavior and accident involvement. Specifically, the traits of anger and normlessness were effective predictors for aggressive violations. The traits of anger, sensation-seeking, normlessness, and altruism were effective predictors for ordinary violations. Moreover, altruism and normlessness were significant predictors for the total number of accidents participants had during the past 3 years. CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with previous studies, the present study revealed that personality traits play an important role in predicting Chinese drivers' risky driving behaviors. In addition, Chinese drivers' personality characteristics were also associated with accident involvement.
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Yang,J., Du,F., Qu,W., Gong,Z., Sun,X.
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| Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy and coronary artery disease: a possible association | 2013 | Department of Cardiology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy. parodiguido@gmail.com | Read more... |
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Coronary artery disease
Periodical, Abbrev.
Coron.Artery Dis.
Pub Date Free Form
Sep
Volume
24
Issue
6
Start Page
527
Other Pages
533
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JID: 9011445; ppublish
Place of Publication
England
ISSN/ISBN
1473-5830; 0954-6928
Accession Number
PMID: 23863780
Language
eng
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DOI
10.1097/MCA.0b013e3283645c4e [doi]
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PMID
23863780
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BACKGROUND: In the medical literature, several cases of Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC) with coronary artery disease (CAD) have been reported, and in clinical practice, several typical TTC cases show relevant stenoses of the coronary arteries spatially unrelated to the dysfunctional myocardium. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcome of patients with TTC and relevant CAD in a large multicenter database. METHODS: In 26 centers, 450 patients admitted with a diagnosis of TTC underwent coronary angiography within 48 h of hospital admission and were included prospectively in the Tako-tsubo Italian Network Registry. RESULTS: Overall, 43 (9.6%) patients had at least one relevant (>/=50%) coronary stenosis not supplying the dysfunctional myocardium, whereas 407 patients (90.4%) had irrelevant stenosis or angiographically normal coronary arteries. TTC patients with relevant CAD were more likely to be older in age, to have diabetes, a familial history of CAD, and acute functional mitral regurgitation compared with those without relevant CAD. At the 6-month follow-up, the incidence of death, TTC recurrence, and rehospitalization rates in patients with and without relevant CAD were similar. On multivariable Cox analysis, an independent predictor of death was the Charlson Comorbidity Index, whereas the presence of CAD did not influence the mid-term outcome significantly. CONCLUSION: The presence of CAD is a rather common finding in a large proportion of patients with TTC. Thus, when the stenotic artery does not supply the dysfunctional myocardium or when the extent of dysfunctional myocardium is wider than the territory of distribution supplied by a single stenotic coronary artery, the presence of angiographically relevant CAD should not be considered an exclusion criterion for TTC.
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Parodi,G., Citro,R., Bellandi,B., Del Pace,S., Rigo,F., Marrani,M., Provenza,G., Leoncini,M., Salerno Uriarte,J.A., Bovenzi,F., Bossone,E., Tako-tsubo Italian Network (TIN)
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| Key health themes and reporting of numerical cigarette-waterpipe equivalence in online news articles reporting on waterpipe tobacco smoking: a content analysis | 2015 | Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.; Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.; Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.; Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hy | Read more... |
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Tobacco control
Periodical, Abbrev.
Tob.Control
Pub Date Free Form
Jan
Volume
24
Issue
1
Start Page
43
Other Pages
47
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LR: 20151119; CI: Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.; JID: 9209612; OTO: NOTNLM; 2013/07/18 [aheadofprint];
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England
ISSN/ISBN
1468-3318; 0964-4563
Accession Number
PMID: 23868396
Language
eng
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DOI
10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-050981 [doi]
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INTRODUCTION: There is anecdotal evidence that health messages interpreted from waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) research are inconsistent, such as comparing the health effects of one WTS session with that of 100 cigarettes. This study aimed to identify key health themes about WTS discussed by online news media, and how numerical cigarette-waterpipe equivalence (CWE) was being interpreted. METHODS: We identified 1065 online news articles published between March 2011 and September 2012 using the 'Google Alerts' service. We screened for health themes, assessed statements mentioning CWE and reported differences between countries. We used logistic regression to identify factors associated with articles incorrectly reporting a CWE equal to or greater than 100 cigarettes, in the absence of any comparative parameter ('CWE >/=100 cigarettes'). RESULTS: Commonly mentioned health themes were the presence of tobacco (67%) and being as bad as cigarettes (49%), and we report on differences between countries. While 10.8% of all news articles contained at least one positive health theme, 22.9% contained a statement about a CWE. Most of these (18.6% total) were incorrectly a CWE >/=100 cigarettes, a quarter of which were made by healthcare professionals/organisations. Compared with the Middle East, articles from the USA and the UK were the most significant predictors to contain a CWE >/=100 cigarettes statement. CONCLUSIONS: Those wishing to write or publish information related to WTS may wish to avoid comparing WTS to cigarettes using numerical values as this is a major source of confusion. Future research is needed to address the impact of the media on the attitudes, initiation and cessation rates of waterpipe smokers.
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Jawad,M., Bakir,A.M., Ali,M., Jawad,S., Akl,E.A.
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20130718
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