Cardiovascular disease risk in cancer survivors: a population-based cohort study from the UK Biobank, and meta-analysis of cohort studies by Hong Li, Yazhou He, Zubing Mei, Hong Wu, Yang Shen, Ziqiang Wang, Jichun Zhao, Chuan Xu, Yanhong Zhou, Chi Shu, Botao Yu, Xiran Wang, Changtao Li, Yiqiang Liu

“…Introduction In addition to the well-recognised cardiotoxicity of cancer treatment, possible aetiological links between cancer diagnosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) have gained growing research interests. …”
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Epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia among hospitalised children in Indonesia: a multicentre, prospective study by Rina Triasih, Yan Mardian, Dewi Lokida, Helmia Farida, Herman Kosasih, Adhella Menur Naysilla, Arif Budiman, Chakrawati Hayuningsih, Moh Syarofil Anam, Dwi Wastoro, Mujahidah Mujahidah, Setya Dipayana, Amalia Setyati, Abu Tholib Aman, Nurhayati Lukman, Muhammad Karyana, Ahnika Kline, Aaron Neal, Chuen-Yen Lau, Clifford Lane

“…Objective To identify aetiologies of childhood community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) based on a comprehensive diagnostic approach.Design ‘Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research-Pneumonia in Paediatrics (PEER-PePPeS)’ study was an observational prospective cohort study conducted from July 2017 to September 2019.Setting Government referral teaching hospitals and satellite sites in three cities in Indonesia: Semarang, Yogyakarta and Tangerang.Participants Hospitalised children aged 2–59 months who met the criteria for pneumonia were eligible. …”
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Validation of the Polish version of the Functional Oral Intake Scale against flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initi... by Magdalena Milewska, Barbara Jamroz, Mariusz Panczyk, Joanna Chmielewska-Walczak, Tomasz Czernicki, Marta Dabrowska-Bender, Marcin Folwarski, Marcin Folwarski, Dorota Szostak-Wegierek

“…The cohort included individuals with head and neck malignancies, cerebrovascular incidents, neuromuscular disorders, and other dysphagia aetiologies.ResultsPatients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and those post-thyroidectomy consistently exhibited oral food intake with a FOIS-PL score of ≥5. …”
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The role of the TAPSE/sPAP ratio as a predictor of mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Its value for patient risk stratification by Paul Palacios-Moguel, MD, Guillermo Cueto-Robledo, MD, Héctor González-Pacheco, MD, Jorge Ortega-Hernández, MD, María Berenice Torres-Rojas, MD, Dulce Iliana Navarro-Vergara, MD, Marisol García-Cesar, MD, Cinthia Alejandra González-Nájera, MD, Carlos Alfredo Narváez-Oríani, MD, Julio Sandoval, MD

“…The TAPSE/sPAP ratio for the whole group was 0.26 (IQR: 0.190–0.347) mm/mmHg, which was similar among different aetiologies, but different between deceased and surviving patients (0.14 vs. 0.27 mm/mmHg, respectively, P < 0.001). …”
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