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Kamal Patel
Researcher at Tufts University
Publications - 23
Citations - 2096
Kamal Patel is an academic researcher from Tufts University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Obstructive sleep apnea & Vitamin D and neurology. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 21 publications receiving 1918 citations. Previous affiliations of Kamal Patel include Lahey Hospital & Medical Center.
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Systematic review: Vitamin D and cardiometabolic outcomes.
Anastassios G. Pittas,Mei Chung,Thomas A Trikalinos,Joanna Mitri,Michael Brendel,Kamal Patel,Alice H. Lichtenstein,Joseph Lau,Ethan M Balk +8 more
TL;DR: The association between vitamin D status and cardiometabolic outcomes is uncertain and trials showed no clinically significant effect of vitamin D supplementation at the dosages given.
Vitamin D and calcium: a systematic review of health outcomes.
Mei Chung,Ethan M Balk,Michael Brendel,Stanley Ip,Joseph Lau,Jounghee Lee,Alice H. Lichtenstein,Kamal Patel,Gowri Raman,Athina Tatsioni,Teruhiko Terasawa,Thomas A Trikalinos +11 more
TL;DR: It was difficult to draw firm conclusions on the basis of the available literature concerning the association of either serum 25(OH)D concentration or calcium intake, or the combination of both nutrients on the different health outcomes.
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Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring in the Management of Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized evidence about the effectiveness of self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) monitoring in adults with hypertension and proposed a meta-analysis of 52 prospective comparative studies.
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Fructose, high-fructose corn syrup, sucrose, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease or indexes of liver health: a systematic review and meta-analysis
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review of English-language, human studies of any design in children and adults with low to no alcohol intake and that reported at least one predetermined measure of liver health was conducted by considering risk of bias, consistency, directness, and precision.
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Auto-titrating versus fixed continuous positive airway pressure for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea: a systematic review with meta-analyses
Stanley Ip,Carolyn D’Ambrosio,Carolyn D’Ambrosio,Kamal Patel,Ndidiamaka Obadan,Georgios D Kitsios,Mei Chung,Ethan M Balk +7 more
TL;DR: In individual studies, APAP and fixed CPAP resulted in similar changes from baseline in the apnea-hypopnea index, most other sleep study measures and quality of life, and the therapy of choice may depend on other factors such as patient preference, specific reasons for non-compliance and cost.