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Venous thromboembolism in the elderly: A narrative review by Tritschler, T, Aujesky, D

“…Abstract Persons aged ≥ 65 years not only account for over 60% of venous thromboembolism (VTE) events, they have also a higher mortality and VTE-related…”
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Oral anticoagulant therapy in older adults by Stuby, J., Haschke, M., Tritschler, T., Aujesky, D.

“…Patients aged ≥65 years not only account for the majority of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and venous thromboembolism (VTE), they are also at a higher…”
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Nutritional support during the hospital stay reduces mortality in patients with different types of cancers: secondary analysis of a prospective randomized trial by Bargetzi, L., Brack, C., Herrmann, J., Bargetzi, A., Hersberger, L., Bargetzi, M., Kaegi-Braun, N., Tribolet, P., Gomes, F., Hoess, C., Pavlicek, V., Bilz, S., Sigrist, S., Brändle, M., Henzen, C., Thomann, R., Rutishauser, J., Aujesky, D., Rodondi, N., Donzé, J., Laviano, A., Stanga, Z., Mueller, B., Schuetz, P.

“…Nutritional support in patients with cancer aims at improving quality of life. Whether use of nutritional support is also effective in improving clinical…”
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The Simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI): validation of a clinical prognostic model for pulmonary embolism by RIGHINI, M., ROY, P.‐M., MEYER, G., VERSCHUREN, F., AUJESKY, D., LE GAL, G.

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Prognostic clinical prediction rules to identify a low‐risk pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by SQUIZZATO, A., DONADINI, M. P., GALLI, L., DENTALI, F., AUJESKY, D., AGENO, W.

“…Background:  Prognostic assessment is important for the management of patients with a pulmonary embolism (PE). A number of clinical prediction rules (CPRs)…”
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Electronic alert system for improving appropriate thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients: a randomized controlled trial by Spirk, D., Stuck, A. K., Hager, A., Engelberger, R. P., Aujesky, D., Kucher, N.

“…Essentials Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in hospitalized medical patients remains inconsistent. We implemented an electronic alert system featuring…”
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Trends and regional variation in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in Switzerland: a population-based small area analysis by Frei, A.N., Gellad, W.F., Wertli, M.M., Haynes, A.G., Chiolero, A., Rodondi, N., Panczak, R., Aujesky, D.

“…Summary Regional variation in procedure use often reflects the uncertainty about the risks and benefit of procedures. In Switzerland, regional variation in…”
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Association between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and change in bone mineral density in prospective cohorts by Segna, D., Bauer, D. C., Feller, M., Schneider, C., Fink, H. A., Aubert, C. E., Collet, T.‐H., Costa, B. R., Fischer, K., Peeters, R. P., Cappola, A. R., Blum, M. R., Dorland, H. A., Robbins, J., Naylor, K., Eastell, R., Uitterlinden, A. G., Rivadeneira Ramirez, F., Gogakos, A., Gussekloo, J., Williams, G. R., Schwartz, A., Cauley, J. A., Aujesky, D. A., Bischoff‐Ferrari, H. A., Rodondi, N.

“…Background Subclinical hyperthyroidism (SHyper) has been associated with increased risk of hip and other fractures, but the linking mechanisms remain unclear…”
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Prediction of short‐term prognosis in elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism: validation of the RIETE score by Jaquet, E., Tritschler, T., Stalder, O., Limacher, A., Méan, M., Rodondi, N., Aujesky, D.

“…Essentials The RIETE score was derived to predict 10‐day adverse outcomes in acute pulmonary embolism (PE). We externally validated the RIETE score in a…”
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The VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire is a reliable and valid disease-specific quality of life measure for deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients by Méan, M., Limacher, A., Kahn, S. R., Aujesky, D.

“…Purpose To prospectively evaluate the psychometric properties of the Venous Insufficiency Epidemiological and Economic Study (VEINES-QOL/Sym) questionnaire, an…”
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Overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria: a qualitative study by Eyer, M.M, Läng, M, Aujesky, D, Marschall, J

“…Summary Background Overtreatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is widespread and may result in antibiotic side-effects, excess costs to the healthcare…”
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The shock index and the simplified PESI for identification of low-risk patients with acute pulmonary embolism by SAM, A, SANCHEZ, D, GOMEZ, V, WAGNER, C, KOPECNA, D, ZAMARRO, C, MOORES, L, AUJESKY, D, YUSEN, R, JIMENEZ CASTRO, D

“…We compared the test characteristics of the shock index (SI) and the simplified pulmonary embolism severity index (sPESI) for predicting 30-day outcomes in a…”
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Physical activity and risk of bleeding in elderly patients taking anticoagulants by Frey, P. M., Méan, M., Limacher, A., Jaeger, K., Beer, H.‐J., Frauchiger, B., Aschwanden, M., Rodondi, N., Righini, M., Egloff, M., Osterwalder, J., Kucher, N., Angelillo‐Scherrer, A., Husmann, M., Banyai, M., Matter, C. M., Aujesky, D.

“…Summary Background Although the possibility of bleeding during anticoagulant treatment may limit patients from taking part in physical activity, the…”
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Prospective, multicenter validation of prediction scores for major bleeding in elderly patients with venous thromboembolism by Scherz, N., Méan, M., Limacher, A., Righini, M., Jaeger, K., Beer, H. ‐J., Frauchiger, B., Osterwalder, J., Kucher, N., Matter, C. M., Banyai, M., Angelillo‐Scherrer, A., Lämmle, B., Husmann, M., Egloff, M., Aschwanden, M., Bounameaux, H., Cornuz, J., Rodondi, N., Aujesky, D.

“…Summary Background The Outpatient Bleeding Risk Index (OBRI) and the Kuijer, RIETE and Kearon scores are clinical prognostic scores for bleeding in patients…”
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Cardiac biomarkers and clinical scores for risk stratification in elderly patients with non‐high‐risk pulmonary embolism by Vuilleumier, N., Limacher, A., Méan, M., Choffat, J., Lescuyer, P., Bounameaux, H., Aujesky, D., Righini, M.

“…Objective To determine the prognostic accuracy of cardiac biomarkers alone and in combination with clinical scores in elderly patients with non‐high‐risk…”
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Omega‐3 fatty acids predict recurrent venous thromboembolism or total mortality in elderly patients with acute venous thromboembolism by Reiner, M. F., Stivala, S., Limacher, A., Bonetti, N. R., Méan, M., Egloff, M., Rodondi, N., Aujesky, D., Schacky, C., Lüscher, T. F., Camici, G. G., Beer, J. H.

“…Essentials The role of omega‐3 fatty acids (n‐3 FAs) in recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) is unknown. Association of n‐3 FAs with recurrent VTE or total…”
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The pulmonary embolism rule‐out criteria (PERC) rule does not safely exclude pulmonary embolism by HUGLI, O., RIGHINI, M., LE GAL, G., ROY, P.‐M., SANCHEZ, O., VERSCHUREN, F., MEYER, G., BOUNAMEAUX, H., AUJESKY, D.

“…Background: The Pulmonary Embolism Rule‐out Criteria (PERC) rule is a clinical diagnostic rule designed to exclude pulmonary embolism (PE) without further…”
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Prevalence and determinants of QT interval prolongation in medical inpatients by Pasquier, M., Pantet, O., Hugli, O., Pruvot, E., Buclin, T., Waeber, G., Aujesky, D.

“…Background:  QT interval prolongation carries an increased risk of torsade de pointes and death. Aim:  We sought to determine the prevalence of QT prolongation…”
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Comparison of the revised Geneva score with the Wells rule for assessing clinical probability of pulmonary embolism by KLOK, F. A., KRUISMAN, E., SPAAN, J., NIJKEUTER, M., RIGHINI, M., AUJESKY, D., ROY, P. M., PERRIER, A., GAL, G. LE, HUISMAN, M. V.

“…Background:  The revised Geneva score, a standardized clinical decision rule in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE), was recently developed. The Wells…”
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Validation of a clinical prognostic model to identify low‐risk patients with pulmonary embolism by Aujesky, D., Perrier, A., Roy, P.‐M., Stone, R. A., Cornuz, J., Meyer, G., Obrosky, D. S., Fine, M. J.

“… Objective.  To validate the Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI), a clinical prognostic model which identifies low‐risk patients with pulmonary embolism…”
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