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C. Alba
Researcher at University Health Network
Publications - 3
Citations - 556
C. Alba is an academic researcher from University Health Network. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Viral load. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 343 citations.
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Use of GRADE for assessment of evidence about prognosis: rating confidence in estimates of event rates in broad categories of patients.
Alfonso Iorio,Frederick A. Spencer,Maicon Falavigna,C. Alba,Eddie Lang,Bernard Burnand,Tom McGinn,Jill A. Hayden,Katrina Williams,Beverly Shea,Robert Wolff,Ton Kujpers,Pablo Perel,Per Olav Vandvik,Paul Glasziou,Holger J. Schünemann,Gordon H. Guyatt +16 more
TL;DR: This article covers studies answering questions about the prognosis of a typical patient from a broadly defined population and considers how to establish degree of confidence in estimates from such bodies of evidence.
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Short-course, direct-acting antivirals and ezetimibe to prevent HCV infection in recipients of organs from HCV-infected donors: a phase 3, single-centre, open-label study
Jordan J. Feld,Marcelo Cypel,Deepali Kumar,Harel Dahari,R. Ribeiro,N. Marks,Nellie Kamkar,Ilona Bahinskaya,Fernanda Q. Onofrio,Mohamed A Zahoor,Orlando Cerrochi,Kathryn Tinckam,S. Joseph Kim,Jeffrey Schiff,Trevor Reichman,Michael McDonald,C. Alba,Thomas K. Waddell,Gonzalo Sapisochin,Markus Selzner,Shaf Keshavjee,Harry L.A. Janssen,Bettina E. Hansen,Bettina E. Hansen,Lianne G. Singer,Atul Humar +25 more
TL;DR: This study shows that an ultra-short course of direct-acting antivirals and ezetimibe can prevent the establishment of chronic HCV infection in the recipient, alleviating many of the concerns with transplanting organs from HCV-infected donors.
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Long-term use of left ventricular assist devices: a report on clinical outcomes.
TL;DR: Significant differences in reasons for readmissions are described between the general LVAD population and those supported for more than 1 year, which resulted in decreased susceptibility to major bleeds and increased susceptibility to infection.