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Among 3,806 patients (2.5%) developed new-onset AF and 31,603 (17.5%) patient had pre-existing AF. After multivariable-adjusted modeling, new-onset AF was associated with increased odds of stroke within 1 month (odds ratio 1.31, 95% confidence interval 1.12 to 1.53; p less then 0.001)], mortality (odds ratio 3.74; 95% confidence interval 3.30 to 4.24; p less then 0.001) and longer length of stay in the hospital (10 days; interquartile range 6 to 16 days; p less then 0.001). New-onset AF portends a poor prognosis in patients with ASCVD undergoing noncardiac surgeries. The risk profile of patients that develop new-onset AF differs across patient phenotypes and by surgical procedure. Published by Elsevier Inc.To determine the impact of radiation therapy (XRT) in addition to trastuzumab (TZB) adjuvant chemotherapy for HER2+ breast cancer on left ventricular systolic function, we assessed demographics, oncologic treatment history including XRT exposure, and serial measurements of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in 135 consecutively identified women receiving TZB for treatment of adjuvant breast cancer. Smad pathway Longitudinal mixed effects models were fit to identify baseline to treatment changes in LVEF among those receiving TZB with or without concomitant anthracycline or XRT. Women averaged 53 ± 3 years in age, 77% were white, 62% patients had 1 or more cardiovascular risk factors at baseline, and mean duration of TZB was 11 ± 5 months. Seventy-seven women were treated with XRT and received between 4000 and 5500 cGy of radiation. The LVEF declined by an average of 3.4% after 1 year for those in the study. Relative to baseline upon completion of adjuvant TZB, LVEF remained reduced for those receiving anthracycline with or without XRT (p=0.002 for both), or XRT alone (p=0.002), but not in those without these therapies. Amongst patients treated only with XRT and TZB, LVEF declined 3.1% on average in those with left-sided disease and 6.9% on average in those with right-sided disease (p= 0.06, p= 0.008 respectively). Among women receiving TZB for adjuvant treatment of HER-2 positive breast cancer, the administration of XRT, anthracycline, or the combination of the 2 is associated with a persistent post-treatment as opposed to a temporary treatment related decline in LVEF. A symposium at George Washington University on Receptor-Binding Radiotracers in 1980 and three follow-up meetings held at University of California, San Diego provided a forum for debating the critical concepts involved in the new field of designing and evaluating radiotracers for imaging receptors and transporters. This review is intended to educate young investigators who may be relatively new to receptor radiopharmaceutical development. Our anticipated audience includes researchers in basic pharmacology, radiochemistry, imaging technology and kinetic data analysis and how these disciplines have worked together to build our understanding of the human biology of transporters and receptor signaling in health and disease. We have chosen to focus on radiochemical design of a useful imaging agent and how design is coupled to analysis of data collected from dynamic imaging with that agent. Some pharmacology may be required for designing the imaging agent and some imaging physics may be important in optimizing the udo-first order rate B'max into the true second-order rate constant, k3, and the unoccupied receptor density. The final section describes how mathematical methods first presented to the receptor-imaging community in 1980 are now being used to provide confidence in the analysis of kinetic biodistribution studies. Our hope is that by bringing these concepts together in a single review, the next generation of scientists developing receptor imaging agents can be much more efficient than their pioneers in developing useful imaging methods. BACKGROUND Studies addressing critical care nurses' practices regarding physical restraints have focused on individual nurses' knowledge and attitudes but lack the understanding of other social influences that could affect nurses' intentions to use them. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine critical care nurses' attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and intentions to use physical restraints in intubated patients and the relationship between them and sociodemographic, professional, and contextual factors using a survey approach. METHODS A cross-sectional, multicentre study was conducted in a convenience sample of 12 intensive care units from eight hospitals in Spain (n = 354). The Physical Restraint-Theory of Planned Behaviour questionnaire and a researcher-developed survey were used to collect structural and clinical data from each unit. Multilevel model analysis was used. RESULTS Critical care nurses showed a moderate level of intention to use physical restraints 12.52actors. Nurses who work in units with organisational policies and alternatives to restraints demonstrated lower levels of intention to use them. Smad pathway BACKGROUND Both systemic inflammation and exacerbations have been associated with greater severity of bronchiectasis. Our objective was to analyze the prognostic value of the peripheral concentration of C-reactive protein (CRP) for the number and severity of exacerbations in patients with bronchiectasis. METHODS Patients from the Spanish Bronchiectasis Registry (RIBRON) with valid data on their CRP value (in a clinically stable phase) and valid data on exacerbations during the first year of follow-up were included. A logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the prognostic value of the CRP concentration (divided into tertiles) with the presence of at least one severe exacerbation or at least two mild-moderate exacerbations during the first year of follow-up. RESULTS 802 patients (mean age 68.1 [11.1 years], 65% female) were included. Of these, 33.8% and 13%, respectively, presented ≥2 mild-moderate exacerbations or at least one severe exacerbation during the first year of follow-up. The mean value of the CRP was 6.5 (17.6mg/L). Patients with a CRP value between 0.4 and 2.7mg/L (second tertile) and ≥2.7mg/L (third tertile) presented a 2.9 (95%CI 1.4-5.9) and 4.2 (95%CI 2.2-8.2) times greater probability, respectively, of experiencing a severe exacerbation than those with less then 0.4mg/L (control group), regardless of bronchiectasis severity or a history of previous exacerbations. However, the CRP value did not present any prognostic value for the number of mild-moderate exacerbations. CONCLUSIONS The CRP value was associated with a greater risk of future severe exacerbations but not with mild or moderate exacerbations in patients with steady-state bronchiectasis. L.U.
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