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Veterans Health Administration
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About: Veterans Health Administration is a government organization based out in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Veterans Affairs. The organization has 63820 authors who have published 98417 publications receiving 4835425 citations. The organization is also known as: VHA.
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Claude Bernard University Lyon 11, Veterans Health Administration2, McMaster University3, Eli Lilly and Company4, University of Siena5, Erasmus University Rotterdam6, Creighton University7, University of California, San Francisco8, University of Sheffield9, United States Department of Veterans Affairs10
TL;DR: Raloxifene 60 and 120 mg/d through 4 yr decreased the cumulative risk of new vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
Abstract: The Multiple Outcomes of Raloxifene Evaluation trial studied 7705 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis randomized to placebo, or raloxifene 60 or 120 mg/d [JAMA 282(1999): 637]. This report assesses the efficacy of raloxifene on the long-term cumulative incidence new vertebral fractures through 4 yr. New vertebral fractures was assessed from radiographs taken at baseline, yr 2-4. The primary analysis was the cumulative incidence of new vertebral fractures through 4 yr. A posthoc analysis compared the vertebral fracture risk in yr 4 alone with that observed in the first 3 yr. The 4-yr cumulative relative risks (RR) for one or more new vertebral fractures were 0.64 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.53, 0.76] with raloxifene 60 mg/d and 0.57 (95% CI 0.48, 0.69) with raloxifene 120 mg/d. In yr 4 alone, raloxifene 60 mg/d reduced the new vertebral fracture risk by 39% [RR 0.61 (95% CI 0.43, 0.88)], which was not found to be significantly different from the RR observed in the first 3 yr in both raloxifene groups, irrespective of prevalent fracture status. The nonvertebral fracture risk was not significantly reduced [RR 0.93 (95% CI 0.81, 1.06)]. The safety profile after 4 yr was similar to that observed after 3 yr. Raloxifene 60 and 120 mg/d through 4 yr decreased the cumulative risk of new vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. The decreased vertebral fracture risk in yr 4 alone was not different from that observed in the first 3 yr.
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TL;DR: In studies with high disease prevalence, stress cardiac MRI, using either technique, demonstrates overall good sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of CAD.
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TL;DR: The administration to aged mice of agents capable of activating the α isoform of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPARα) was found to restore the cellular redox balance and suggest that PPARα and the genes under its control play a role in the evolution of oxidative stress excesses observed in aging.
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University College London1, University of Glasgow2, University of Cambridge3, Utrecht University4, University of Groningen5, University of Pennsylvania6, University of London7, University of Edinburgh8, Imperial College London9, Jackson State University10, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences11, Jagiellonian University12, Russian Academy13, University of Milan14, Karolinska Institutet15, Translational Genomics Research Institute16, Leiden University17, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island18, University of Iowa19, University of Oslo20, University of Texas at San Antonio21, Veterans Health Administration22, Cornell University23, University of Sydney24, University of Paris25, Harvard University26, St George's, University of London27, University of Minnesota28, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston29, University of Washington30, University of Vermont31, GlaxoSmithKline32, Broad Institute33, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute34, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill35, University of Bristol36, Johns Hopkins University37, Cardiff University38, University of Mississippi39, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center40
TL;DR: The increased risk of type 2 diabetes noted with statins is at least partially explained by HMGCR inhibition.
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TL;DR: Predictors of RRF loss were female gender, non-white race, prior history of diabetes, and time to follow-up, and use of a calcium channel blocker, all of which were independently associated with decreased risk ofRRF loss.
Abstract: Residual renal function (RRF) in end-stage renal disease is clinically important as it contributes to adequacy of dialysis, quality of life, and mortality. This study was conducted to determine the predictors of RRF loss in a national random sample of patients initiating hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. The study controlled for baseline variables and included major predictors. The end point was loss of RRF, defined as a urine volume <200 ml/24 h at approximately 1 yr of follow-up. The adjusted odds ratios (AOR) and P values associated with each of the demographic, clinical, laboratory, and treatment parameters were estimated using an "adjusted" univariate analysis. Significant variables (P < 0.05) were included in a multivariate logistic regression model. Predictors of RRF loss were female gender (AOR = 1.45; P < 0.001), non-white race (AOR = 1.57; P = <0.001), prior history of diabetes (AOR = 1.82; P = 0.006), prior history of congestive heart failure (AOR = 1.32; P = 0.03), and time to follow-up (AOR = 1.06 per month; P = 0.03). Patients treated with peritoneal dialysis had a 65% lower risk of RRF loss than those on hemodialysis (AOR = 0.35; P < 0.001). Higher serum calcium (AOR = 0.81 per mg/dl; P = 0.05), use of an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (AOR = 0.68; P < 0.001). and use of a calcium channel blocker (AOR = 0.77; P = 0.01) were independently associated with decreased risk of RRF loss. The observations of demographic groups at risk and potentially modifiable factors and therapies have generated testable hypotheses regarding therapies that may preserve RRF among end-stage renal disease patients.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Michael Karin | 236 | 704 | 226485 |
Paul M. Ridker | 233 | 1242 | 245097 |
Eugene Braunwald | 230 | 1711 | 264576 |
Ralph B. D'Agostino | 226 | 1287 | 229636 |
John Q. Trojanowski | 226 | 1467 | 213948 |
Fred H. Gage | 216 | 967 | 185732 |
Edward Giovannucci | 206 | 1671 | 179875 |
Rob Knight | 201 | 1061 | 253207 |
Frank E. Speizer | 193 | 636 | 135891 |
Stephen V. Faraone | 188 | 1427 | 140298 |
Scott M. Grundy | 187 | 841 | 231821 |
Paul G. Richardson | 183 | 1533 | 155912 |
Peter W.F. Wilson | 181 | 680 | 139852 |
Dennis S. Charney | 179 | 802 | 122408 |
Kenneth C. Anderson | 178 | 1138 | 126072 |