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Utilization of evidence-based secondary prevention medications at the time of discharge in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Qatar
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Bentham Science Publishers
, 2016 , Article)
Background and Objectives: In Qatar, ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome) has become the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Guidelines recommend that ACS patients should receive indefinite treatment with antiplatelets, ...
The MethodologicAl STandards for Epidemiological Research (MASTER) scale demonstrated a unified framework for bias assessment
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2021 , Article)
Objective: This paper presents a unified framework for assessment of the methodological quality of analytic study designs. Study Design and Setting: A systematic review of 393 methodological quality assessment tools that ...
Albumin administration in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis: A meta-analytic update
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
, 2021 , Article Review)
End-stage liver disease and its related complications exert a huge disease burden and reduce the survival rates of many patients. Albumin administration for patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis has been a controversial ...
A Fitness Index model for Italian adolescents living in Southern Italy: The ASSO project
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Edizioni Minerva Medica
, 2016 , Article)
BACKGROUND: Strong relations between physical fitness and health in adolescents have been established in the last decades. The main objectives of the present investigation were to assess major physical fitness components ...
The effectiveness of targeted relative to empiric prophylaxis on infectious complications after transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy: a meta-analysis
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article Review)
Purpose: Rectal culture screening for fluoroquinolone (FQ)-resistant Enterobacteriaceae before transrectal ultrasound guided prostate (TRUSPB) biopsy and targeted antibiotic prophylaxis (TAP) may decrease post-TRUSPB ...
Sensitive detection and glycoprofiling of a prostate specific antigen using impedimetric assays
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Royal Society of Chemistry
, 2016 , Article)
This study presents a proof-of-concept for the development of an impedimetric biosensor for ultra-sensitive glycoprofiling of prostate specific antigen (PSA). The biosensor exhibits three unique characteristics: (1) analysis ...
Pharmacotherapy in COVID-19 patients: a review of ACE2-raising drugs and their clinical safety
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Taylor and Francis Ltd
, 2020 , Article Review)
The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by the severe acute-respiratory-syndrome-coronavirus-2 that uses ACE2 as its receptor. Drugs that raise serum/tissue ACE2 levels include ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin-II receptor ...
Thalamic visual prosthesis
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IEEE Computer Society
, 2016 , Article)
Glaucoma is a neurological disorder leading to blindness initially through the loss of retinal ganglion cells, followed by loss of neurons higher in the visual system. Some work has been undertaken to develop prostheses ...
Reply to "Double-counting of effect sizes and inappropriate exclusion of studies in "The influence of vitamin D supplementation on IGF-1 levels in humans: A systematic review and meta_analysis"
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Other)
Dear Editor,
We appreciate the comments provided to us in the letter from Amiri et al. We would like to offer some clarifications in response to the comments.
Firstly, the authors claimed that we included the control ...
The expansion of soil-transmitted helminth control strategies ? Authors' reply
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Lancet Publishing Group
, 2017 , Article)
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