Articles: case-control-study.
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Multicenter Study
Imaging Characteristics of Non-Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With Retro-Odontoid Pseudotumor: A Multicenter Case-Control Study.
Multicenter case-control study. ⋯ The development of ROP was associated with degeneration of facet joints and intervertebral disks in the middle and lower cervical spine. Our findings suggest that decreased mobility of the middle and lower cervical spine may cause instability in the upper cervical spine, leading to the formation of ROP.
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Chinese medical journal · Aug 2024
Multicenter StudyAssociation between coronary artery stenosis and myocardial injury in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: A case-control study.
The potential impact of pre-existing coronary artery stenosis (CAS) on acute pulmonary embolism (PE) episodes remains underexplored. This study aimed to investigate the association between pre-existing CAS and the elevation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) levels in patients with PE. ⋯ CAS was independently associated with myocardial injury in patients with PE. Vigilance towards CAS is warranted in patients with PE with elevated cardiac troponin levels.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Risk of Bowel Obstruction in Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for High-risk Colon Cancer: A Nested Case-control Matched Analysis of an International, Multi-centre, Randomised Controlled Trial (FOxTROT).
This study aimed to identify risk criteria available before the point of treatment initiation that can be used to stratify the risk of obstruction in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for high-risk colon cancer. ⋯ Safe selection for NAC for colon cancer can be informed by using 2 features that are available before treatment initiation and identifying a small number of patients with a high risk of preoperative obstruction.
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Multicenter Study
The long-term outcome of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: Pulmonary endarterectomy and balloon pulmonary angioplasty.
The long-term outcome on patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) has not been ideal after standard medical treatment. However, good outcome for patients with CTEPH after interventions such as pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) and balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) has been reported recently. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of PEA or BPA on long-term outcomes for CTEPH patients in Han-Chinese population. ⋯ This multicenter prospective case-control study demonstrated that intervention such as PEA and BPA increased the long-term survival rate for patient with CTEPH significantly. Intervention was an independent factor in long-term outcome for patients with CTEPH, including all-cause mortality and CTEPH mortality.