Heart failure

Routine Versus Aggressive Upstream Rhythm Control for Prevention of Early Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure: Background, Aims and Design of the RACE 3 Study.

Routine versus aggressive upstream rhythm control for prevention of early atrial fibrillation in heart failure: background, aims and design of the RACE 3 study.

Neth Heart J. 2013 May 23;
Alings M, Smit MD, Moes ML, Crijns HJ, Tijssen… Continue reading

Pilot Trial of a Licensed Practical Nurse Intervention for Hypertension and Depression.

Pilot trial of a licensed practical nurse intervention for hypertension and depression.

Fam Med. 2013 May; 45(5): 323-9
Bogner HR, de Vries HF, Kaye EM, Morales KH

Depression is a risk factor for hypertension, and risk of depression is… Continue reading

Polypharmacy in Psychiatry: A Review.

Polypharmacy in psychiatry: a review.

Mens Sana Monogr. 2013 Jan; 11(1): 82-99
Kukreja S, Kalra G, Shah N, Shrivastava A

Psychiatric polypharmacy refers to the prescription of two or more psychiatric medications concurrently to a patient. It can be… Continue reading

Risk Factors for Early Revision After Primary TKA in Medicare Patients.

Risk Factors for Early Revision After Primary TKA in Medicare Patients.

Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 May 10;
Bozic KJ, Lau E, Ong K, Chan V, Kurtz S, Vail TP, Rubash HE, Berry DJ

BACKGROUND: Patient, surgeon, health system,… Continue reading

[Coping With Medical Residency: Depression Burnout].

[Coping with medical residency: depression burnout].

Gac Med Mex. 2013 Mar-Apr; 149(2): 183-95
Velásquez-Pérez L, Colin-Piana R, González-González M

Among the most prevalent psychiatric disorders, major depressive disorder is related with high incapacity levels, affecting also physical and mental… Continue reading

Large Increases in Spending on Postacute Care in Medicare Point to the Potential for Cost Savings in These Settings.

Large increases in spending on postacute care in medicare point to the potential for cost savings in these settings.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 May; 32(5): 864-72
Chandra A, Dalton MA, Holmes J

Identifying policies that will cut or constrain… Continue reading

The Stochastic Component of the Postural Sway Variability Is Higher in Children With Balance Impairments.

The Stochastic Component of the Postural Sway Variability is Higher in Children with Balance Impairments.

Ann Biomed Eng. 2013 May 4;
Kurz MJ, Arpin DJ, Davies BL, Harbourne R

Children with balance impairments have an increased amount of variability… Continue reading

Online Registration of Monthly Sports Participation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Reliability and Validity Study.

Online registration of monthly sports participation after anterior cruciate ligament injury: a reliability and validity study.

Br J Sports Med. 2013 May 3;
Grindem H, Eitzen I, Snyder-Mackler L, Risberg MA

BACKGROUND: The current methods measuring sports activity after… Continue reading

Effects of 5-Fluorouracil in Nuclear and Cellular Morphology, Proliferation, Cell Cycle, Apoptosis, Cytoskeletal and Caveolar Distribution in Primary Cultures of Smooth Muscle Cells.

Effects of 5-Fluorouracil in nuclear and cellular morphology, proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, cytoskeletal and caveolar distribution in primary cultures of smooth muscle cells.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(4): e63177
Filgueiras Mde C, Morrot A, Soares PM, Costa ML, Mermelstein C… Continue reading

Are Transcriptional Responses to Inbreeding a Functional Response to Alleviate Inbreeding Depression?

Are transcriptional responses to inbreeding a functional response to alleviate inbreeding depression?

Fly (Austin). 2013 Jan 1; 7(1): 8-12
García C, Avila V, Quesada H, Caballero A

Previous studies addressing the relationship between gene regulation and inbreeding depression did… Continue reading