... repolarization and increased susceptibility to medication-induced QTc interval prolongation. Despite the increased risk, data on medication-related LQTS remain limited, leading to this study on its prevalence, characteristics, and risk factors, along with QT-prolonging drug use in older patients. The study aimed...

...Fei Feng; Yue Zhao Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most prevalent form of liver cancer globally, poses a substantial health burden. Influenced by risk factors such as hepatitis B or C virus infections, chronic consumption of alcohol, and metabolic dysfunction, its exact etiology likely involves...

... was to identify the clinical manifestations and the risk factors for development of EHPVT in pediatric patients. Subjects and Methods: This was a single-center retrospective cohort study. A total of 12 children (6 boys and 6 girls) took part in the study. We noted the clinical presentations and the predisposing...

.... Potential risk factors with p < 0.05 were further analyzed using a multivariate binary logistic regression model. Results: Fifty-seven patients (27 girls and 30 boys) were included in the analysis. More than one-fourth of them (28.1%) required surgical management. Female sex ( p = 0.043), disease...

... centers. The aim of this study was to compare risk factors of arteriovenous fistula dysfunction in patients whose fistulas were created by nephrologists versus vascular surgeons. Methods: This was a retrospective, analytical study of interventions by nephrologists and vascular surgeons during a period...

...Iqbal M. Fahs; Souheil Hallit; Mohamad K. Rahal; Diana N. Malaeb Objective: To assess the role of the pharmacist in modifying risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among Lebanese adults in urban and rural areas. Methods: In a prospective survey, 865 out of 1,000 participants aged ≥45 years...

... ]. Different implant failure rates had been reported in previous studies for short and long implants as well as the above-mentioned risk factors [ 6,7 ]. A retrospective study in 2016 evaluated the success rate of 164 dental implants after using bone grafts. The survival rate was 97%. They concluded...

... records were reviewed. Comprehensive patient information was extracted from the patients' medical notes. The STOPP and Beers 2012 criteria were used separately to identify PIM, and logistic regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors for PIM. The optimal cutoff for the number...

.... Subjects and Methods: Sixty-seven patients who had clinical risk factors and underwent elective intermediate - or high-risk noncardiac surgery were included in this study. Serum specimens were analyzed for H-FABP and cTnI levels before and at 8 h after surgery. None of the patients had chest pain; 27 had...

...Xin Huang; Mengshi Chen; Hongzhuan Tan; Shuiyuan Xiao; Jing Deng Objective: To study the health status and explore the putative risk factors of chronic diseases among a Chinese rural population. Subjects and Methods: Face-to-face interviews were carried out to collect the information of social...

...Djordje Radak; Srdjan Babic; Miodrag Peric; Petar Popov; Slobodan Tanaskovic; Dusan Babic; Dario Jocic; Petar Otasevic Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of major risk factors among patients with atherosclerotic disease aged ≤50 years. Subjects and Methods: The study...

...Rachana Chibber; Jassim Al-Hijji; Mohamed Fouda; Eyad Al-Saleh; Abdul Razzak Al-Adwani; Asiya Tasneem Mohammed Objective: To identify the risk factors and study the incidence, indications and complications of emergency peripartum hysterectomy (EPH). Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective...

...Afshin Borhani Haghighi; Ali Asghar Karimi; Ali Amiri; Fariborz Ghaffarpasand Objectives: To assess the baseline knowledge regarding stroke risk factors, symptoms, treatment and information resources in an Iranian urban population. Subjects and Methods: A community-based face-to-face interview...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Kidney disease Stroke Risk factors National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Creatinine clearance Glomerular filtration rate 14 07 2009 1 10 2009...

... risk factors associated with recurrent stroke, as well as the clinical trial data on which the latest clinical practice guidelines on recurrent stroke prevention have been based. Therapies discussed include antithrombotics, statins, antihypertensives, revascularization procedures and lifestyle...

... surveillance of a series of patients. Clues to pathogenesis and other insights gained from epidemiological research have corrected a number of widely held clinical misconceptions derived from data subject to selection bias. Epidemiological research coined the term ‘risk factor’ dispelling the concept...

.... Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty Arterial surgery Renovascular disease Peripheral vascular disease Fibromuscular dysplasia Atherosclerosis Age factors Risk factors Postoperative complications Med Principles Pract 1989;1:37-43 © 1989 S. Karger AG. Basel 1011-7571/89/001I-0037S2.75/0 Arterial...

...Abdul-Rahman S. Al-Muhailan; Jasem Ramadan; Arne N. Gjorgov; Mohammad Moussa To obtain and assess baseline information relating to coronary risk factors and to identify individuals at high risk, 269 adult Kuwaiti men, aged 20–49 years, were examined during 1985 and 1986. They took part in response...

... for the management of patients with ACS. Myocardial infarction Unstable angina Acute coronary syndromes Middle East Kuwait Risk factors Registry © 2007 S. Karger AG, Basel 2007 Copyright / Drug Dosage / Disclaimer Copyright: All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated...

...M. Zubaid; C.G. Suresh; L. Thalib; W. Rashed Objective: To compare the distribution of risk factors and clinical outcome of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) between Kuwaiti and other Arab men living in Kuwait. Subjects and Methods: The data for this study was collected from the computerized database...