Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an ultra-rare genetic disorder that leads to heterotopic ossification (HO), resulting in progressive restriction of physical function. In this study, low-dose, whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) were evaluated to determine the preferred method for assessing...
Objective: Maximum mouth opening is a simple clinical sign for the evaluation of acute conditions such as orofacial infections and trauma, as well as chronic condition such as disorders of the temporomandibular joint and tumours. The objective was to estimate maximal mouth opening of healthy adults. Methods: This study was descriptive cross-section...
AIMS: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterised by a recurrent course and high comorbidity rates. A lifespan perspective may therefore provide important information regarding health outcomes. The aim of the present study is to examine mental disorders that preceded 12-month MDD diagnosis and the impact of these disorders on depression outcom...
Despite the fact that eating disorders (EDs) are conditions that are potentially life-threat-ening, many people decline treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate why women decline specialized ED treatment, including their viewpoints on treatment services. Eighteen semi-struc-tured qualitative interviews were conducted with women who had d...
BACKGROUND: The growing burden of the HIV and non-communicable disease (NCD) syndemic in Sub- Saharan Africa has necessitated introduction of integrated models of care in order to leverage existing HIV care infrastructure for NCDs. However, there is paucity of literature on treatment outcomes for multimorbid patients attending integrated care. We d...
BACKGROUND: Long-COVID refers to a variety of symptoms affecting different organs reported by people following Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. To date, there have been no robust estimates of the incidence and co-occurrence of long-COVID features, their relationship to age, sex, or severity of infection, and the extent to which they a...
To estimate the changes in life expectancy and years of life lost in 2020 associated with the covid-19 pandemic.
Time series analysis.
37 upper-middle and high income countries or regions with reliable and complete mortality data.
Annual all cause mortality data from the Human Mortality Database for 2005-20...
Background & aimsIn patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) with or without cirrhosis, existing studies on the outcomes with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have limited generalizability. We used the National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C), a harmonized electronic health record dataset of 6.4 million, to d...
BackgroundNo study to date has analyzed the progression of sinonasal symptoms over time in COVID-19 patients. The purpose of this study is to analyze the progression of sinonasal symptoms and risk factors for olfactory dysfunction in the mild severity COVID-19 patient.MethodsAn internet survey was used to assess sinonasal symptoms in patients with ...
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients older than 75 years of age is expected to increase, and its treatment remains challenging. This study evaluated the impact of age on the outcomes of surgical ablation of AF. A retrospective review was performed of patients who underwent the Cox-maze IV procedure at a single institution between 2...
