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Hilmy AM, el-Domiaty NA, Daabees AY, Abou Taleb EM The use of the chelating agent EDTA in the treatment of acute cadmium toxicity, tissue distribution and some blood parameters in the Egyptian toad Bufo regularis. Comp Biochem Physiol C Comp Pharmacol Toxicol. 1986;85(1):67-74. doi: 10.1016/0742-8413(86)90053-8.
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Maurer MS, Mann DL The Tafamidis Drug Development Program: A Translational Triumph. JACC Basic Transl Sci. 2018 Dec 31;3(6):871-873. doi: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2018.10.001. eCollection 2018 Dec. No abstract available.
Maurer MS Gene Editing - A Cure for Transthyretin Amyloidosis? N Engl J Med. 2021 Aug 5;385(6):558-559. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe2110557. No abstract available.
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Upadhya B, Pisani B, Kitzman DW Evolution of a Geriatric Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Nov;65(11):2431-2440. doi: 10.1111/jgs.15141.
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Interventional studies are often prospective and are specifically tailored to evaluate direct impacts of treatment or preventive measures on disease.
Observational studies are often retrospective and are used to assess potential causation in exposure-outcome relationships and therefore influence preventive methods.
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Clinical trials are conducted in a series of steps, called phases - each phase is designed to answer a separate research question.
Phase 1: Researchers test a new drug or treatment in a small group of people for the first time to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.
Phase 2: The drug or treatment is given to a larger group of people to see if it is effective and to further evaluate its safety.
Phase 3: The drug or treatment is given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely.
Phase 4: Studies are done after the drug or treatment has been marketed to gather information on the drug's effect in various populations and any side effects associated with long-term use.