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The Impact of Beta-blockade on Right Ventricular Function in Mitral Regurgitation
(Elsevier Inc, 2014-04)Background Although mitral regurgitation (MR) results in left ventricular (LV) volume overload, right ventricular (RV) function may also be impaired. We investigated the influence of short-term beta-blockade on RV function ... -
In (or outside of) your neck of the woods: laterality in spatial body representation
(2014-02-19)Beside language, space is to date the most widely recognized lateralized systems. For example, it has been shown that even mental representations of space and the spatial representation of abstract concepts display lateralized ... -
Introduction to statistics in research
(The Association for NLP, 2015)As a researcher (or consumer of research) you will frequently come across statistical testing of data. This article aims to give an introductory outline to statistical methods to enable you to (i) choose appropriate ... -
Knockdown of versican 1 blocks cigarette-induced loss of insoluble elastin in human lung fibroblasts
(Elsevier, 2015-05-11)COPD lung is characterized by loss of alveolar elastic fibers and an increase in the chondroitin sulfate (CS) matrix proteoglycan versican 1 (V1). V1 is a known inhibitor of elastic fiber deposition and this study investigates ... -
Known and missing left v entricular ejection fraction and survival in patients with heart failure : a MAGGIC meta-analysis report
(2013-06-26)Aims Treatment of patients with heart failure (HF) relies on measurement of LVEF. However, the extent to which EF isrecorded varies markedly. We sought to characterize the patient group that is missing a measure of EF, and ... -
Long-term outcomes in patients with restrictive filling following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2014-03-13)This study evaluated the effect of restrictive filling pattern (RFP) on 5-year outcomes in patients following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). A hundred STEMI patients treated either by rescue or primary ... -
A meta-analysis of echocardiographic measurements of the left heart for the development of normative reference ranges in a large international cohort: the EchoNoRMAL study
(Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology, 2014-11-18)Aim To develop age-, sex-, and ethnic-appropriate normative reference ranges for standard echocardiographic measurements of the left heart by combining echocardiographic measurements obtained from adult volunteers without ... -
mHealth and big-data integration: promises for healthcare system in India
(BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, and published by BMJ, 2019-08-23)BACKGROUND The use of mobile devices in health (mobile health/mHealth) coupled with related technologies promises to transform global health delivery by creating new delivery models that can be integrated with existing ... -
New Zealand consumers’ health information needs : results of an interpretive descriptive study
(Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, 2014-09)INTRODUCTION: Health literacy is linked to better health outcomes and underpins effective self-management, yet over one-and-a-half million New Zealanders are known to have poor health literacy skills. An ability to access ... -
Nuclear medicine applications in prostate cancer
(StatPearls, 2023-05-30)In recent years, the incidence of prostate cancer has been the highest ever recorded due to earlier and more accurate detection and an increase in the average lifetime. Prostate cancer is now the second most common malignancy ... -
Occupants’ health and their living conditions of remote indigenous communities in New Zealand
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2020-11-11)The New Zealand Ministry of Health reported that respiratory disease affects 700,000 people, annually costs New Zealand NZ$7.05 billion, and is the third-highest cause of death. The hospitalisation rate for asthma of Maori ... -
Predicting survival in heart failure : a risk score based on 39 372 patients from 30 studies
(Oxford University Press, 2012-10-24)Aims: Using a large international database from multiple cohort studies, the aim is to create a generalizable easily used risk score for mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). Methods and results: Using a large ... -
Progression of myocardial remodeling and mechanical and dysfunction in the spontaneously hypertensive rat
(American Physiological Society, 2012-09-21)The progression of hypertensive heart disease (HHD) to heart failure (HF) is associated with myocardial remodeling. Corresponding changes in three-dimensional organization of cardiac extracellular matrix have not been ... -
Promoting the meaningful use of health information for New Zealand consumers
(IOS Press, 2014-09)A cornerstone of ‘meaningful use’ of health information is engaging consumers and their families. Yet for consumers to be engaged requires an informed population and therefore focus on consumer’s health information needs. ... -
Redefining normal reference ranges for echocardiography: a major new individual person data meta-analysis
(2013)Current recommended reference ranges for echocardiographic measurements may not be relevant to the diverse world population they are applied to. A new study, the echocardiographic normal reference ranges of the left heart ... -
Redefining normal reference ranges for echocardiography: a major new individual person data meta-analysis
(Oxford University Press, 2012-08-07)Current recommended reference ranges for echocardiographic measurements may not be relevant to the diverse world population they are applied to. A new study, the echocardiographic normal reference ranges of the left heart ... -
Regional differences in echocardiography provision in New Zealand—results from the 2013 SCANZ Workforce Survey
(New Zealand Medical Association, 2015-01-30)Summary A 2013 survey of NZ public hospital echocardiography services demonstrates unequal regional distribution relating to regional population size and demographics (age, ethnicity and socioeconomic status). Additionally ... -
Relationship between Inertial features of the upper extremity and simple reaction time in boys and girls aged 17-18
(Pleiades Publishing, 2014)The latent period of visual sensor motor reaction depends, in part, on the sensory and integrative processes in the brain, but is also influenced by the rate of the muscle contraction. There is no clear evidence in the ... -
Relationship of serum sodium concentration to mortality in a wide spectrum of heart failure patients with preserved and with reduced ejection fraction: an individual patient data meta-analysis
(2012)Hyponatraemia (usually defined as a serum sodium concentration,135 mmol/L)1 is observed in 20% of patients admitted to hospital for heart failure (HF).2 – 4 Studies conducted in various patient populations of chronic ... -
Research interviewing : how does it differ from therapeutic interviewing?
(The Association for NLP, 2015-03)It is understable to assume that someone with strong clinical skills would easily transition into doing research interviews, but as we found out recently not always quite as straight forward as it seems. There are subtle, ...