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Analysis of HLA Variants and Graves ’ Disease and Its Comorbidities Using a High Resolution Imputation System to Examine Electronic Medical Health Records
Hyperthyroidism is a prevalent endocrine disorder, and genetics play a major role in the development of thyroid-associated diseases. In particular, the inheritance of HLA has been demonstrated to induce the highest susceptibility to Graves’ disease (GD). However, thus far, no studies have reported the contribution of HLA to the development of GD and the complications that follow. Thus, in the present study, to the best of our knowledge, for the first time, a powerful imputation method, HIBAG, was used to predict the HLA subtypes among populations with available genome-wide SNP array data from the China Medical University...
Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology - March 7, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Incidence and consequences of resuming oral anticoagulant therapy following hematuria and risks of ischemic stroke and major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation
In conclusion, more and more patients who suffer a hematuria while on oral anticoagulant therapy resume NOAC. Patients resuming NOAC have similar risks of ischemic stroke/systemic embolism and major bleeding compared with those resuming VKA.
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - May 13, 2020 Category: Hematology Source Type: research

Factors associated with hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia in home health care patients in Taiwan.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results revealed risk factors associated with hospitalization for CAP in HHC patients. In addition to chronic diseases, malnutrition is an important risk factor. Caregivers should make prompt assessments and take preventive measures for such patients. PMID: 30877643 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Aging Clinical and Experimental Research - March 13, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Lin CJ, Chang YC, Tsou MT, Chan HL, Chen YJ, Hwang LC Tags: Aging Clin Exp Res Source Type: research

Effectiveness and safety of non-vitamin-K antagonist oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in atrial fibrillation patients with thrombocytopenia
AbstractPatients with thrombocytopenia were excluded from major clinical trials that investigated non-vitamin-K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of NOAC versus warfarin in AF patients with thrombocytopenia. From 2010 to 2017, a cohort study based on electronic medical records of a multi-center healthcare provider in Taiwan and included 8239 anticoagulated AF patients (age 77.0  ± 7.3 years, 48.0% female). Patients were divided into two subgroups: 7872 patients with a normal platelet count and 36...
Source: Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis - December 18, 2018 Category: Hematology Source Type: research