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  • Right Ventricular Function Following Sternotomy Versus a Less-Invasive Approach for Left Ventricular Assist Device Implant: Retrospective Cohort Study

    Sun T, Yen P, Peng D, Besola L, Chiu W, Flexman A, Cheung A.

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  • Emergency physician gender and head computed tomography orders for older adults who have fallen.

    Kraft R, Mercuri M, Clayton N, Worster A, Mercier E, Emond M, Varner C, McLeod SL, Eagles D, Stiell I, Barbic D, Morris J, Jeanmonod R, Kagoma YK, Shoamanesh A, Engels PT, Sharma S, Papaioannou A, Parpia S, Buchanan I, Ali M, de Wit K.

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  • Advance care planning in British Columbia: awareness and engagement (2012–2020).

    BMJ Support Palliat Care

    April 16, 2024

    Patient Preferences

    Carter RZ, Hassan E, Barwich D.

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  • AI and the falling sky: interrogating X-Risk.

    J Med Ethics

    April 4, 2024

    Editorial
    Ethics
    Innovation & Technology

    Jecker NS, Atuire CA, Bélisle-Pipon J-C, Ravitsky V, Ho A.

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  • Province-wide implementation of the Vancouver Chest Pain Rule.

    Scheuermeyer FX, Duncan R, Abu-Laban RB, Besserer F, Drebit MS, Christenson J.

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  • Executive summary of the KDIGO 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: known knowns and known unknowns.

    Kidney Int.

    April, 2024

    Editorial
    Nephrology

    Levin A, Ahmed SB, Carrero JJ, Foster B, Francis A, Hall RK, Herrington WG, Hill G, Inker LA, Kazancıoğlu R, Lamb E, Lin P, Madero M, McIntyre N, Morrow K, Roberts G, Sabanayagam D, Schaeffner E, Shlipak M, Shroff R, Tangri N, Thanachayanont T, Ulasi I, Wong G, Yang C-W, Zhang L, Robinson KA, Wilson L, Wilson RF, Kasiske BL, Cheung M, Earley A, Stevens PE.

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  • A Phase 2b, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of atacicept for treatment of IgA nephropathy.

    Lafayette R, Barbour S, Israni R, Wei X, Eren N, Floege J, Jha V, Kim SG, Maes B, Phoon RKS, Singh H, Tesař V, Lin CJF, Barratt J.

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  • A scoping review of triage approaches for the referral of patients with suspected inflammatory arthritis, from primary to rheumatology care.

    Rheumatol Int.

    March 26, 2024

    Arthritis
    Primary Care
    Rheumatology

    Biln NK, Bansback N, Shojania K, Puil L, Harrison M.

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  • Fatal Traffic Risks With a Total Solar Eclipse in the US.

    JAMA Intern Med.

    March 25, 2024

    Redelmeier DA, Staples JA.

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  • Impact of patient-specific factors on clozapine metabolism in individuals with treatment-resistant schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.

    J Psychopharmacol.

    March 23, 2024

    Drugs & Pharmaceuticals
    Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Rafizadeh R, Sooch A, Risi A, Bihelek N, Kanegawa K, Barr AM, White RF, Schütz CG, Bousman CA.

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  • Validation of case-ascertainment algorithms using health administrative data to identify people who inject drugs in Ontario, Canada.

    J Clin Epidemiology.

    March 22, 2024

    Statistics & Methodology
    Substance Use & Addictions

    Greenwald ZR, Werb D, Feld JJ, Austin PC, Fridman D, Bayoumi AM, Gomes T, Kendall CE, Lapointe-Shaw L, Scheim AI, Bartlett SR, Benchimol EI, Bouck Z, Boucher LM, Greenaway C, Janjua NZ, Leece P, Wong WWL, Sander B, Kwong JC.

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  • Self- and Proxy-Completion of Quality of Life Assessment in Dementia Care: A Review of Reviews.

    Beemer A, Piplica I, Sawatzky R, Schick-Makaroff K.

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