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  • Plasma exchange and glucocorticoids to delay death or end-stage renal disease in anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis: PEXIVAS non-inferiority factorial RCT

    Health Technol Assess

    September 1, 2022

    Nephrology
    Surgery & Procedures

    Jayne D, Walsh M, Merkel PA, Peh CA, Szpirt W, Puéchal X, Fujimoto S, Hawley C, Khalidi N, Jones R, Flossmann O, Wald R, Girard L, Levin A, Gregorini G, Harper L, Clark W, Pagnoux C, Specks U, Smyth L, Ito-Ihara T, de Zoysa J, Brezina B, Mazzetti A, McAlear CA, Reidlinger D, Mehta S, Ives N, Brettell EA, Jarrett H, Wheatley K, Broadhurst E, Casian A, Pusey CD

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  • Fixed-Bearing Trabecular Metal Total Ankle Arthroplasty Using the Transfibular Approach for End-Stage Ankle Osteoarthritis: An International Non-Designer Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

    JB JS Open Access

    September 22, 2022

    Orthopaedics
    Quality of Life
    Surgery & Procedures

    D’Ambrosi R, Tiusanen HT, Ellington JK, Kraus F, Younger A, Usuelli FG

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  • Are higher antibody levels against seasonal human coronaviruses associated with a more robust humoral immune response after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination?

    Front Immunol

    September 8, 2022

    COVID-19
    Public Health
    Vaccines

    Asamoah-Boaheng M, Grunau B, Karim ME, Jassem AN, Bolster J, Marquez AC, Scheuermeyer FX, Goldfarb DM

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  • Same-day discharge for atrial fibrillation ablation: outcomes and impact of ablation modality

    Deyell MW, Hoskin K, Forman J, Laksman ZW, Hawkins NM, Bennett MT, Yeung-Lai-Wah JA, Chakrabarti S, Krahn AD, Andrade JG

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  • Advancing virtual primary care for people with opioid use disorder (VPC OUD): a mixed-methods study protocol

    Hedden L, McCracken RK, Spencer S, Narayan S, Gooderham E, Bach P, Boyd J, Chakanyuka C, Hayashi K, Klimas J, Law M, McGrail K, Nosyk B, Peterson S, Sutherland C, Ti L, Yung S, Cameron F, Fernandez R, Giesler A, Strydom N

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  • A Step toward Understanding the Story Behind the Pictures: Molecular Diagnostics and the Banff Classification of Renal Allograft Pathology

    J Am Soc Nephrol

    September 28, 2022

    Diagnostics
    Editorial
    Nephrology
    Organ Transplant

    Bissonnette MLZ, Riazy M, Cunningham AM, Gill JS

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  • Onset of depression and anxiety among patients with gout after diagnosis: a population-based incident cohort study

    BMC Rheumatol

    October 3, 2022

    Epidemiology
    Mental Health & Wellbeing

    Howren A, Sayre EC, Choi HK, Avina-Zubieta JA, Shojania K, Park JY, De Vera MA

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  • The relationship between anti-spike SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels and risk of breakthrough COVID-19 among fully vaccinated adults

    J Infect Dis

    October 5, 2022

    COVID-19
    Modelling & Risk Prediction
    Vaccines

    Asamoah-Boaheng M, Goldfarb DM, Karim ME, O’Brien SF, Wall N, Drews SJ, Barakauskas V, Jassem AN, Grunau B

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  • One-Year Prospective Follow-up of Women With INOCA and MINOCA at a Canadian Women’s Heart Centre

    Parvand M, Cai L, Ghadiri S, Humphries KH, Starovoytov A, Daniele P, Prodan-Bhalla N, Sedlak TL

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  • Do the General Public and Health Care Professionals Think That Running Is Bad for the Knees? A Cross-sectional International Multilanguage Online Survey

    Orthop J Sports Med

    September 30, 2022

    Exercise Science & Physical Activity
    Orthopaedics

    Esculier JF, Besomi M, de Oliveira Silva D, Passigli S, Rathleff MS, Middelkoop MV, Barton C, Callaghan MJ, Harkey MS, Hoens AM, Krowchuk NM, Teoli A, Vicenzino B, Willy RW, Hunt MA

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  • Reduction of salt intake: time for more action

    J Hypertens

    November 1, 2022

    Editorial
    Hypertension

    Jones ESW, Lee HY, Khan N, Charchar FJ, Williams B, Chia YC, Tomaszewski M

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  • Pharmacist direct dispensing of mifepristone for medication abortion in Canada: a survey of community pharmacists

    Zusman EZ, Munro S, Norman WV, Soon JA

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