BACKGROUND Despite, increasing number of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) being performed, there is a paucity of Indian studies on the psychological effects of PTCA. Aim. To study the relation of anxiety, depression, and health related quality of life with outcome after PTCA. METHODS A total of 35 patients undergoing PTCA were included in the present project with their in...

BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is a chronic inflammatory disorder. We evaluated whether white blood cell (WBC) count, is associated with the severity of COPD, independent of other inflammatory conditions, such as metabolic syndrome. METHODS The WBC counts were compared between 1227 COPD patients and 8679 non-COPD adults older than 40. The relationships between the WB...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE There is no consensus on the impact of radiographic severity of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) on the clinical outcome of total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). We assessed whether preoperative radiographic severity of OA is related to improvements in functioning, pain, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) 1 year after THA or TKA. PATIEN...

Osteolysis is a silent disease leading to aseptic loosening. This has not been studied in a cohort of asymptomatic patients. The aim of this study was to detect factors that might be associated with the development of periacetabular osteolysis and wear around an uncemented cup. We assessed 206 patients with an uncemented cup, measuring wear and periacetabular osteolysis using computed tomograph...

The authors assessed the effects of switching from a conventional angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) to azilsartan on blood pressure (BP) and health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. Key eligibility criteria were uncontrolled hypertension treated for ≥ 1 month with an ARB, excluding azilsartan, that did not reach the target BP. We recruited 147 pati...

Introduction: Malaysia's rapid economic growth and rising living costs significantly affect the lower-income population, which is defined as individuals earning less than MYR3,855.00 (USD892.26) per month (B40). The study aimed to ascertain quality of life (QOL), needs B40 women in urban rural areas, their health status. Materials Methods: On year 2020, a cross-sectional was conducted. A total ...

Abstract Background/Aims Advances in rational drug design and recent clinical trials are leading to emergence of a range novel therapies for SLE therapeutic options practice expected broaden rapidly. The optimal real-world place emerging established agents will be guided by understanding their differential efficacy on specific manifestations as well more resistant disease. Anifrolumab, type-I i...

Abstract Aim Low back pain (LBP) with associated lumbar radiculopathy is common. Clinical assessment utilises the straight leg raise (SLR) test and more specific crossed (XSLR) test. Patient reported outcome measure (PROMs) scores can assess contributary biopsychosocial factors to pain. Evidence shows links between psychosocial issues, but little has assessed them in relation clinical examinati...

ABSTRACT Adolescent knee pain has a propensity for chronicity, impacting physical activity and health into adulthood. The aim of this study is to investigate prognostic factors in adolescents with using individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis. Studies were identified through systematic search collaborative group. We included IPD from prospective studies (age 10-19 years) nontraumatic (1...

BACKGROUND Immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS), the cataract surgery that is performed in both eyes simultaneously, is gaining popularity worldwide compared to the traditional treatment paradigm: delayed sequential bilateral cataract surgery (DSBCS), the surgery that is performed in each eye on a different day as a completely separate operation. ISBCS provides advantages t...