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Filter by:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major public health issue: it is increasingly common, incurs substantial healthcare expenditure, and is associated with a range of adverse outcomes. There is rationale for the early diagnosis of AF, before the first complication occurs. Previous AF screening research is limited by low yields of new cases and strokes prevented in the screened populations. For AF screening to be clinically and cost-effective, the efficiency of identification of newly diagnosed AF needs to be improved and the intervention offered may have to extend beyond oral anticoagulation for stroke prophylaxis. Previous prediction models for incident AF have been limited by their data sources and methodologies. An accurate model that utilises existing routinely-collected data is needed to inform clinicians of patient-level risk of AF, inform national screening policy and highlight opportunities to improve patient outcomes from AF screening beyond that of only stroke prevention. The investigators will use routinely-collected hospital-linked primary care data to develop and validate a model for prediction of incident AF within a short prediction horizon, incorporating both a machine learning and traditional regression method. They will also investigate how atrial fibrillation risk is associated with other diseases and death. Using only clinical factors readily accessible in the community, the investigators will provide a method for the identification of individuals in the community who are at risk of AF, thus accelerating research assessing whether atrial fibrillation screening is clinically effective when targeted to high-risk individuals.
This post-market global registry will evaluate the ability of the Ablamap® Software to identify atrial fibrillation sources and guide ablation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation.
The primary aim of this study is to investigate and test whether the use of combined indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography and ultra high frequency ultrasonography can correctly identify lymphatic vessels and venoles in close proximity to each other, for identification prior to lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) surgery.
With the growing burden of peri-implantitis around the globe, interest has flourished on the management of this pathology. Nevertheless, lack of consensus exists in the pursuit of a predictable therapy. Different therapeutic modalities have been advocated. Non-surgical therapy as a sole modality is often insufficient to resolve inflammation. Surgical interventions have demonstrated more favorable outcomes. Amongst these, evidence supported the application of resective, reconstructive, or combined approaches to limit progressive bone loss and achieve soft tissue health. Nevertheless, up to date, the most suitable modality remains unknown and the decision-making process derives from the understanding acquired from the management of periodontitis. One critical element regarded to successfully resolve peri-implantitis is to efficiently detoxify the contaminated implant surface. Mechanical, pharmacological and chemical strategies have been proposed to eliminate bacterial plaque and remnants from the implant surface. However, evidence has not demonstrated superiority of a given detoxification agent/strategy. In this sense, the significance of barrier membranes is not yet well understood. Roos-Jansaker in 2014 showed that the additional use of barrier membranes did not improve the outcome. Nevertheless, since then this subject has not been a matter of research.
The objective is to determine the effectiveness of a multimodal educational intervention to reduce supplemental oxygen use in major burn patients. Investigators will also evaluate the safety and clinical effectiveness of the more targeted use of oxygen therapy.
The objective is to determine the effectiveness of a multimodal educational intervention to reduce supplemental oxygen use in critically injured patients. Investigators will also evaluate the safety and clinical effectiveness of the more targeted use of oxygen therapy.
Annually 13000 Norwegians experience an ischemic stroke. The number of stroke is anticipated to increase with 50% within 2030 due to a growing number of elderly. Many of them will have severe function deficits and reduced quality of life. The investigators have established a cohort consisting of 800 patients with first time ischemic stroke treated at hospitals in Central Norway. The investigators want to study the incidence and prognostic markers for death, recurrent stroke and severe functional deficits during a period of 10 years after the initial ischemic stroke. The investigators want to focus on the impact of physical functioning, the level of physical activity and use of medication for secondary prevention on the incidence of death, recurrent stroke and severe functional deficits. The investigators are especially interested in the importance of fulfilling the treatment targets for blood pressure and cholesterol and the importance of smoking cessation in stroke survivors. Our objective is to improve todays stroke treatment and achieve a more efficient use of the health resources in order to increase survival after stroke maintaining a good physical and psychological function and quality of life.
Introduction-Objective: Balance evaluation is one of the most important components of physical examination. Studies on equilibrium assessment in different research groups; It includes measurements that assess the seating balance, which does not require complex measurements or ambulation. In the literature, there is no clear information about balance effect in intensive care patients who can not be ambulated due to loss of advanced muscle strength, especially in the early period. Ottowa Sitting Scale is a scale in which the balance is evaluated in the sitting position and it has no validity and reliability in Turkish. Therefore, the aim of this study is to examine the reliability and validity of the Ottowa Sitting Scale Turkish version between measurements and measurements.
Despite modern reperfusion strategies, myocardial infarction leads to deleterious processes resulting in left ventricular remodelling (LVR) and heart failure (HF). Several biomarkers i.e. galectin-3 (Gal-3) and soluble ST-2 protein are involved in LVR as a result of inflammatory processes and fibrosis. There is an evidence of a high prognostic value of both biomarkers in prediction of outcomes in HF patients. This study will further investigate the role of Gal-3 and ST-2 in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and without prior HF in prediction of unfavourable outcomes.
Studies have shown that the risk of developing heart arrhythmias, is increased in patients receiving medication for Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and depression. The QT-interval on a electrocardiogram (ECG) is often used to assess the patients risk of developing heart arrhythmias. The QT-interval defines the hearts electrical resting period and a long interval is linked to an increased risk of developing heart arrhythmias. In this project the investigators wish to examine possible side-effects in patients receiving medication for ADHD and depression and their dynamic QT-interval changes, by analysing the ECG changes that occur during "Brisk Standing".