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Medical University of Silesia
Education•Katowice, Poland•
About: Medical University of Silesia is a education organization based out in Katowice, Poland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Medicine. The organization has 4648 authors who have published 8057 publications receiving 133708 citations. The organization is also known as: Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate trends in diabetes prevalence, defined as fasting plasma glucose of 7.0 mmol/L or higher, or history of diagnosis with diabetes, or use of insulin or oral hypoglycaemic drugs in 200 countries and territories in 21 regions, by sex and from 1980 to 2014.
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Clinical Trial Service Unit1, University College London2, North Bristol NHS Trust3, University of Würzburg4, The George Institute for Global Health5, Children's Hospital at Westmead6, Peking Union Medical College7, Sultanah Aminah Hospital8, University of British Columbia9, National Institutes of Health10, Brigham and Women's Hospital11, University of Minnesota12, University of Otago13, University of Picardie Jules Verne14, University of Copenhagen15, Chiang Mai University16, Oslo University Hospital17, Charles University in Prague18, Medical University of Silesia19, Utrecht University20, University Medical Center Groningen21, University of Helsinki22, John Radcliffe Hospital23
TL;DR: Reduction of LDL cholesterol with simvastatin 20 mg plus ezetimibe 10 mg daily safely reduced the incidence of major atherosclerotic events in a wide range of patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.
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TL;DR: The findings of this study are consistent with the idea that substituting tobacco cigarettes with e-cigarettes may substantially reduce exposure to selected tobacco-specific toxicants.
Abstract: Significance Electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, are devices designed to imitate regular cigarettes and deliver nicotine via inhalation without combusting tobacco. They are purported to deliver nicotine without other toxicants and to be a safer alternative to regular cigarettes. However, little toxicity testing has been performed to evaluate the chemical nature of vapour generated from e–cigarettes. The aim of this study was to screen e-cigarette vapours for content of four groups of potentially toxic and carcinogenic compounds: carbonyls, volatile organic compounds, nitrosamines and heavy metals. Materials and methods Vapours were generated from 12 brands of e-cigarettes and the reference product, the medicinal nicotine inhaler, in controlled conditions using a modified smoking machine. The selected toxic compounds were extracted from vapours into a solid or liquid phase and analysed with chromatographic and spectroscopy methods. Results We found that the e-cigarette vapours contained some toxic substances. The levels of the toxicants were 9–450 times lower than in cigarette smoke and were, in many cases, comparable with trace amounts found in the reference product. Conclusions Our findings are consistent with the idea that substituting tobacco cigarettes with e-cigarettes may substantially reduce exposure to selected tobacco-specific toxicants. E-cigarettes as a harm reduction strategy among smokers unwilling to quit, warrants further study. (To view this abstract in Polish and German, please see the supplementary files online.)
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James Bentham1, Mariachiara Di Cesare2, Mariachiara Di Cesare1, Gretchen A Stevens3 +787 more•Institutions (246)
TL;DR: The height differential between the tallest and shortest populations was 19-20 cm a century ago, and has remained the same for women and increased for men a century later despite substantial changes in the ranking of countries.
Abstract: Being taller is associated with enhanced longevity, and higher education and earnings. We reanalysed 1472 population-based studies, with measurement of height on more than 18.6 million participants to estimate mean height for people born between 1896 and 1996 in 200 countries. The largest gain in adult height over the past century has occurred in South Korean women and Iranian men, who became 20.2 cm (95% credible interval 17.5–22.7) and 16.5 cm (13.3–19.7) taller, respectively. In contrast, there was little change in adult height in some sub-Saharan African countries and in South Asia over the century of analysis. The tallest people over these 100 years are men born in the Netherlands in the last quarter of 20th century, whose average heights surpassed 182.5 cm, and the shortest were women born in Guatemala in 1896 (140.3 cm; 135.8–144.8). The height differential between the tallest and shortest populations was 19-20 cm a century ago, and has remained the same for women and increased for men a century later despite substantial changes in the ranking of countries.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a two-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) image of the human femoral artery for the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome.
Abstract: 2D
: two-dimensional
3D
: three-dimensional
ABI
: ankle–brachial index
ACAS
: Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study
ACCF
: American College of Cardiology Foundation
ACE
: angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACS
: acute coronary syndrome
ACST
: Asymptomatic Carotid Surgery Trial
ALI
: acute limb ischaemia
ASTRAL
: Angioplasty and Stenting for Renal Artery Lesions trial
BASIL
: Bypass versus Angioplasty in Severe Ischaemia of the Leg
BOA
: Dutch Bypass Oral Anticoagulants or Aspirin
CABG
: coronary artery bypass grafting
CAD
: coronary artery disease
CAPRIE
: Clopidogrel versus Aspirin in Patients at Risk for Ischaemic Events
CAPTURE
: Carotid ACCULINK/ACCUNET Post Approval Trial to Uncover Rare Events
CARP
: Coronary Artery Revascularization Prophylaxis
CAS
: carotid artery stenting
CASPAR
: Clopidogrel and Acetylsalicylic Acid in Bypass Surgery for Peripheral Arterial Disease
CASS
: Coronary Artery Surgery Study
CAVATAS
: CArotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study
CEA
: carotid endarterectomy
CHARISMA
: Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk and Ischaemic Stabilization, Management and Avoidance
CI
: confidence interval
CLEVER
: Claudication: Exercise Versus Endoluminal Revascularization
CLI
: critical limb ischaemia
CORAL
: Cardiovascular Outcomes in Renal Atherosclerotic Lesions
COURAGE
: Clinical Outcomes Utilization Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation
CPG
: Committee for Practice Guidelines
CREST
: Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial
CT
: computed tomography
CTA
: computed tomography angiography
CVD
: cardiovascular disease
DECREASE-V
: Dutch Echocardiographic Cardiac Risk Evaluation
DRASTIC
: Dutch Renal Artery Stenosis Intervention Cooperative Study
DSA
: digital subtraction angiography
DUS
: duplex ultrasound/duplex ultrasonography
EACTS
: European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
EAS
: European Atherosclerosis Society
ECST
: European Carotid Surgery Trial
EPD
: embolic protection device
ESC
: European Society of Cardiology
ESH
: European Society of Hypertension
ESRD
: end-stage renal disease
EUROSCORE
: European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation
EVA-3S
: Endarterectomy Versus Angioplasty in Patients with Symptomatic Severe Carotid Stenosis
EXACT
: Emboshield and Xact Post Approval Carotid Stent Trial
GALA
: General Anaesthesia versus Local Anaesthesia for Carotid Surgery
GFR
: glomerular filtration rate
GRACE
: Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events
HbA1c
: glycated haemoglobin
HDL
: high-density lipoprotein
HOPE
: Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation
HR
: hazard ratio
IC
: intermittent claudication
ICSS
: International Carotid Stenting Study
IMT
: intima–media thickness
ITT
: intention to treat
LDL
: low-density lipoprotein
LEAD
: lower extremity artery disease
MACCEs
: major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events
MDCT
: multidetector computed tomography
MONICA
: Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease
MRA
: magnetic resonance angiography
MRI
: magnetic resonance imaging
NASCET
: North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial
ONTARGET
: Ongoing Telmisartan Alone and in Combination with Ramipril Global Endpoint Trial
OR
: odds ratio
PAD
: peripheral artery diseases
PARTNERS
: Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness, Risk, and Treatment: New Resources for Survival
PCI
: percutaneous coronary intervention
PET
: positron emission tomography
PRO-CAS
: Predictors of Death and Stroke in CAS
PTA
: percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
RAAS
: renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system
RADAR
: Randomized, Multicentre, Prospective Study Comparing Best Medical Treatment Versus Best Medical Treatment Plus Renal Artery Stenting in Patients With Haemodynamically Relevant Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis
RAS
: renal artery stenosis
RCT
: randomized controlled trial
REACH
: Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health
RR
: risk ratio
SAPPHIRE
: Stenting and Angioplasty with Protection in Patients at High Risk for Endarterectomy
SCAI
: Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions
SIR
: Society of Interventional Radiology
SPACE
: Stent-Protected Angioplasty versus Carotid Endarterectomy
SPARCL
: Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels Study
STAR
: Stent Placement in Patients With Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis and Impaired Renal Function
SSYLVIA
: Stenting of Symptomatic Atherosclerotic Lesions in the Vertebral or Intracranial Arteries
SVMB
: Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology
TASC
: TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus
TIA
: transient ischaemic attack
UEAD
: upper extremity artery disease
VA
: vertebral artery
Guidelines summarize and evaluate all available evidence, at the time of the writing process, on a particular issue with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for an individual patient, with a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well as the risk–benefit ratio of particular diagnostic or therapeutic means. Guidelines are no substitutes but are complements for textbooks and cover the ESC Core Curriculum topics. Guidelines and recommendations should help the physicians to make decisions in their daily practice. However, the final decisions concerning an individual patient must be made by the responsible physician(s).
A large number of Guidelines have been issued in recent years by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) as well as by other societies and organizations. Because of the impact on clinical practice, quality criteria for the development of guidelines have been established in order to make all decisions transparent to the user. The recommendations for formulating and issuing ESC Guidelines can be found on the ESC website (http://www.escardio.org/guidelines-surveys/esc-guidelines/about/Pages/rules-writing.aspx). ESC Guidelines represent the official position of the ESC on a given topic and are regularly updated.
Members of this Task Force were selected by the ESC to represent professionals involved with the medical care of patients with this pathology. Selected experts in the field undertook a comprehensive review of the published evidence for diagnosis, management, and/or prevention of a given condition according to ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG) policy. A critical evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures was performed including assessment of the risk–benefit ratio. Estimates of expected health outcomes for larger populations were included, where data exist. The level of evidence and the strength of recommendation of particular treatment options were weighed and graded according to pre-defined scales, as outlined in Tables 1 and 2 . …
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Gregory Y.H. Lip | 169 | 3159 | 171742 |
Stephan Windecker | 140 | 1227 | 151063 |
Anna F. Dominiczak | 109 | 499 | 93398 |
Michal Tendera | 76 | 318 | 78334 |
Paul Van de Heyning | 72 | 424 | 19373 |
Justin Stebbing | 68 | 633 | 18697 |
Marek W. Radomski | 65 | 183 | 21822 |
Marian Paluch | 54 | 594 | 13940 |
Grzegorz Bartosz | 52 | 338 | 10130 |
Richard Haynes | 52 | 181 | 51681 |
Andrzej Wiecek | 51 | 443 | 21852 |
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Tomasz Szczepański | 47 | 238 | 8935 |
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