Palliative care in congestive heart failure

SJ Goodlin - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2009 - jacc.org
Symptoms and compromised quality of life prevail throughout the course of heart failure (HF)
and thus should be specifically addressed with palliative measures. Palliative care for HF …

Cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2) blockade in the chemoprevention of cancers of the colon, breast, prostate, and lung

RE Harris - Inflammopharmacology, 2009 - Springer
The existing epidemiologic literature was comprehensively reviewed to retrieve all
epidemiologic studies (case control and cohort studies) that examined exposure to …

[HTML][HTML] III Diretriz brasileira de insuficiência cardíaca crônica

EA Bocchi, FGM Braga, SMA Ferreira… - Arquivos Brasileiros …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
O objetivo desta Diretriz é servir de apoio e auxiliar os médicos nas decisões referentes aos
seus pacientes, elaborando orientações que podem ser úteis na prática médica. A adoção …

Cardiovascular morbidity in psoriatic arthritis

DD Gladman, M Ang, L Su, BDM Tom… - Annals of the …, 2009 - ard.bmj.com
Background: Increasing evidence for cardiovascular mortality among patients with psoriasis
and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has accumulated, together with evidence for increased …

Increased mortality and cardiovascular morbidity associated with use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in chronic heart failure

GH Gislason, JN Rasmussen… - Archives of internal …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Background Accumulating evidence indicates increased cardiovascular risk associated with
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use, in particular in patients with established …

Observational studies: a review of study designs, challenges and strategies to reduce confounding

CY Lu - International journal of clinical practice, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
There are several methods in which one can assess the relationship between an
intervention and an outcome. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered as the …

Inhibition of extracellular signal-regulated kinase signaling to prevent cardiomyopathy caused by mutation in the gene encoding A-type lamins

A Muchir, J Shan, G Bonne, SE Lehnart… - Human molecular …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Autosomal Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy and related disorders with dilated
cardiomyopathy and variable skeletal muscle involvement are caused by mutations in …

[PDF][PDF] Evidence-based medicine, systematic reviews, and guidelines in interventional pain management: Part 6. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of …

L Manchikanti, S Datta, HS Smith, JA Hirsch - Pain physician, 2009 - somuca.es
This manuscript describes systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies.
Authors frequently utilize RCTs and observational studies in one systematic review; thus …

The treatment and prevention of knee osteoarthritis: a tool for clinical decision-making

H Bliddal, R Christensen - Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability, which will increase further with
longer lifetime and higher average weight of the population. Objective: To review a hierarchy …

[HTML][HTML] Cholinesterase inhibitors and hospitalization for bradycardia: a population-based study

LY Park-Wyllie, MM Mamdani, P Li, SS Gill… - PLoS …, 2009 - journals.plos.org
Background Cholinesterase inhibitors are commonly used to treat dementia. These drugs
enhance the effects of acetylcholine, and reports suggest they may precipitate bradycardia …