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Bertalan Mesko,MD,PhD    Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center  Colorectal Cancer Screen  CDC.gov  
 | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the characteristics and outcome of all consecutive patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in an unselected nationwide cohort over the past 2 decades. Background Over the last 20 years,treatment with PCI has evolved dramatically,but the change in patient characteristics has not been [...] We can heal:The title of this story compilation from 30 children grappling with tuberculosis in 30 countries,are the words of a girl in Colombia,who recovered from the disease but lost much of her hearing to the treatment. The stories and photos of children losing their health,youth,and lives to a [...] Background and Purpose— Demographic changes,increased awareness of vascular risk factors,better diagnostic,progress in medical care,and increasing primary stroke prevention influence the profile of patients admitted to stroke-units. Changes in patient population and stroke type have important consequences on outcome and management at stroke-units. Methods— Data from the national database of the Austrian [...] Background and Purpose— To identify trends and differences between ethnic groups in survival after first-ever stroke and examine factors influencing survival. Methods— Population-based stroke register of first in a lifetime strokes between 1995 and 2010. Baseline data were collection of sociodemographic factors,stroke subtype,case mix,risk factors before stroke,and receipt of effective acute [...] Objectives This study sought to characterize temporal trends,patient-specific factors,and geographic variation associated with amputation in patients with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (LE PAD) during the study period. Background Amputation represents the end-stage failure for those with LE PAD,and little is known about the rates and geographic variation in the use of [...] Background Lung cancer resection rates are low in England,but reports have indicated an increase in recent years. We analysed the recent trends in surgical resection by age,sex,socioeconomic deprivation and surgical procedure in England. Methods Data on 286 217 patients with non-small cell lung cancer diagnosed between 1998 and 2008 were extracted [...] |
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