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Fractional Flow Reserve–Guided PCI for Stable Coronary Artery Disease by De Bruyne, Bernard, Fearon, William F, Pijls, Nico H.J, Barbato, Emanuele, Tonino, Pim, Piroth, Zsolt, Jagic, Nikola, Mobius-Winckler, Sven, Rioufol, Gilles, Witt, Nils, Kala, Petr, MacCarthy, Philip, Engström, Thomas, Oldroyd, Keith, Mavromatis, Kreton, Manoharan, Ganesh, Verlee, Peter, Frobert, Ole, Curzen, Nick, Johnson, Jane B, Limacher, Andreas, Nüesch, Eveline, Jüni, Peter

“…In this study, fractional flow reserve was used to identify patients with high-risk coronary stenoses, who received either PCI or medical therapy alone;…”
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Validation of the 2019 European Society of Cardiology Risk Stratification Algorithm for Pulmonary Embolism in Normotensive Elderly Patients by Moor, Jeanne, Baumgartner, Christine, Méan, Marie, Stalder, Odile, Limacher, Andreas, Rodondi, Nicolas, Aujesky, Drahomir

“…The 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines recommend evaluation for right ventricular dysfunction in all normotensive patients with acute…”
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Meta-analysis of the radiological and clinical features of Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) and Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP) by Ebner, Lukas, Christodoulidis, Stergios, Stathopoulou, Thomai, Geiser, Thomas, Stalder, Odile, Limacher, Andreas, Heverhagen, Johannes T, Mougiakakou, Stavroula G, Christe, Andreas

“…To conduct a meta-analysis to determine specific computed tomography (CT) patterns and clinical features that discriminate between nonspecific interstitial…”
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Prolonged antibiotic prophylaxis use in elective orthopaedic surgery - a cross-sectional analysis by Rohrer, Felix, Maurer, Anita, Noetzli, Hubert, Gahl, Brigitta, Limacher, Andreas, Hermann, Tanja, Bruegger, Jan

“…Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) prevents surgical site infections (SSI). In orthopaedic surgery, the use of prolonged SAP (PSAP) has been reported in…”
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Predictors and causes of long-term mortality in elderly patients with acute venous thromboembolism: a prospective cohort study by Faller, Nicolas, MD-PhD, Limacher, Andreas, PhD, MAS, MSc, Méan, Marie, MD, Righini, Marc, MD, Aschwanden, Markus, MD, Beer, Jürg Hans, MD, Frauchiger, Beat, MD, Osterwalder, Josef, MD, MPH, Kucher, Nils, MD, Lämmle, Bernhard, MD, Cornuz, Jacques, MD, MPH, Angelillo-Scherrer, Anne, MD, Matter, Christian M., MD, Husmann, Marc, MD, Banyai, Martin, MD, Staub, Daniel, MD, Mazzolai, Lucia, MD, PhD, Hugli, Olivier, MD, Rodondi, Nicolas, MD, MAS, Aujesky, Drahomir, MD, MSc

“…Abstract Background Long-term predictors and causes of death are understudied in elderly patients with acute venous thromboembolism. Methods We prospectively…”
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Humoral and cellular immune responses on SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with anti-CD20 therapies: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 1342 patients by Schietzel, Simeon, Anderegg, Manuel, Limacher, Andreas, Born, Alexander, Horn, Michael P, Maurer, Britta, Hirzel, Cedric, Sidler, Daniel, Moor, Matthias B

“…BackgroundImmune responses on SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients receiving anti-CD20 therapies are impaired but vary considerably. We conducted a systematic…”
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Patterns of multimorbidity in internal medicine patients in Swiss university hospitals: a multicentre cohort study by Aubert, Carole E, Fankhauser, Niklaus, Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Stirnemann, Jérôme, Aujesky, Drahomir, Limacher, Andreas, Donzé, Jacques

“…Despite the high prevalence of multimorbidity, we lack detailed descriptive data on the most prevalent combinations of chronic comorbidities in Switzerland. We…”
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Obesity is not associated with recurrent venous thromboembolism in elderly patients: Results from the prospective SWITCO65+ cohort study by Mueller, Carolin, Limacher, Andreas, Méan, Marie, Rodondi, Nicolas, Aujesky, Drahomir

“…Whether obesity is associated with recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in elderly patients is unknown. To examine the association between two obesity…”
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Association between computed tomography obstruction index and mortality in elderly patients with acute pulmonary embolism: A prospective validation study by Méan, Marie, Tritschler, Tobias, Limacher, Andreas, Breault, Stéphane, Rodondi, Nicolas, Aujesky, Drahomir, Qanadli, Salah D

“…Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) has not only become the method of choice for diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism (PE), it also allows for risk…”
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Multimorbidity and healthcare resource utilization in Switzerland: a multicentre cohort study by Aubert, Carole E, Fankhauser, Niklaus, Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Stirnemann, Jérôme, Aujesky, Drahomir, Limacher, Andreas, Donzé, Jacques

“…Multimorbidity is associated with higher healthcare resource utilization, but we lack data on the association of specific combinations of comorbidities with…”
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The well-being of Swiss general internal medicine residents by Zumbrunn, Brigitta, Stalder, Odile, Limacher, Andreas, Ballmer, Peter E., Bassetti, Stefano, Battegay, Edouard, Beer, Jürg Hans, Brändle, Michael, Genné, Daniel, Hayoz, Daniel, Henzen, Christoph, Huber, Lars Christian, Petignat, Pierre-Auguste, Reny, Jean-Luc, Vollenweider, Peter, Aujesky, Drahomir

“…BACKGROUND Physician well-being has an impact on productivity and quality of care. Residency training is a particularly stressful period. OBJECTIVE To assess…”
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Circulating extracellular DNA is an independent predictor of mortality in elderly patients with venous thromboembolism by Jiménez-Alcázar, Miguel, Limacher, Andreas, Panda, Rachita, Méan, Marie, Bitterling, Josephine, Peine, Sven, Renné, Thomas, Beer, Jürg H, Aujesky, Drahomir, Lämmle, Bernhard, Fuchs, Tobias A

“…Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients. Extracellular DNA is a pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic…”
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Risk stratification for hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism in medical patients (RISE): Protocol for a prospective cohort study by Choffat, Damien, Farhoumand, Pauline Darbellay, Jaccard, Evrim, de la Harpe, Roxane, Kraege, Vanessa, Benmachiche, Malik, Gerber, Christel, Leuzinger, Salomé, Podmore, Clara, Truong, Minh Khoa, Dumans-Louis, Céline, Marti, Christophe, Reny, Jean-Luc, Aujesky, Drahomir, Rakovic, Damiana, Limacher, Andreas, Rossel, Jean-Benoît, Baumgartner, Christine, Méan, Marie

“…Hospital-acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE) is one of the leading preventable causes of in-hospital mortality. However, its risk assessment in medically ill…”
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Effect of single-dose imipramine on chronic low-back and experimental pain. A randomized controlled trial by Schliessbach, Jürg, Siegenthaler, Andreas, Bütikofer, Lukas, Limacher, Andreas, Juni, Peter, Vuilleumier, Pascal H, Stamer, Ulrike, Arendt-Nielsen, Lars, Curatolo, Michele

“…Antidepressants are frequently prescribed as co-analgesics in chronic pain. While their efficacy is well documented for neuropathic pain, the evidence is less…”
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Apixaban dosing in hemodialysis - can drug level monitoring mitigate controversies? by Schietzel, Simeon, Limacher, Andreas, Moor, Matthias B, Czerlau, Cecilia, Huynh-Do, Uyen, Vogt, Bruno, Aregger, Fabienne, Uehlinger, Dominik E

“…Inconsistent study results and contradictory recommendations from health authorities regarding the use of apixaban in patients on hemodialysis have generated…”
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Costs and acceptability of simplified monitoring in HIV-suppressed patients switching to dual therapy: the SIMPL'HIV open-label, factorial randomised controlled trial by Marinosci, Annalisa, Sculier, Delphine, Wandeler, Gilles, Yerly, Sabine, Stoeckle, Marcel, Bernasconi, Enos, Braun, Dominique L, Vernazza, Pietro, Cavassini, Matthias, Buzzi, Marta, Metzner, Karin J, Decosterd, Laurent, Günthard, Huldrych F, Schmid, Patrick, Limacher, Andreas, Branca, Mattia, Calmy, Alexandra

“…Clinical and laboratory monitoring of patients on antiretroviral therapy is an integral part of HIV care and determines whether treatment needs enhanced…”
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Patterns of multimorbidity associated with 30-day readmission: a multinational study by Aubert, Carole E, Schnipper, Jeffrey L, Fankhauser, Niklaus, Marques-Vidal, Pedro, Stirnemann, Jérôme, Auerbach, Andrew D, Zimlichman, Eyal, Kripalani, Sunil, Vasilevskis, Eduard E, Robinson, Edmondo, Metlay, Joshua, Fletcher, Grant S, Limacher, Andreas, Donzé, Jacques

“…Multimorbidity is associated with higher healthcare utilization; however, data exploring its association with readmission are scarce. We aimed to investigate…”
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Predictors and Outcomes of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in Elderly Patients by Lauber, Sandro, Limacher, Andreas, Tritschler, Tobias, Stalder, Odile, Méan, Marie, Righini, Marc, Aschwanden, Markus, Beer, Jürg Hans, Frauchiger, Beat, Osterwalder, Josef, Kucher, Nils, Lämmle, Bernhard, Cornuz, Jacques, Angelillo-Scherrer, Anne, Matter, Christian M., Husmann, Marc, Banyai, Martin, Staub, Daniel, Mazzolai, Lucia, Hugli, Olivier, Rodondi, Nicolas, Aujesky, Drahomir

“…Little is known about predictors and outcomes of recurrent venous thromboembolism in elderly patients. We prospectively followed up 991 patients aged ≥65 years…”
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Comparison of Cardiac and Non-Cardiac Biomarkers for Risk Stratification in Elderly Patients with Non-Massive Pulmonary Embolism by Vuilleumier, Nicolas, Simona, Aurélien, Méan, Marie, Limacher, Andreas, Lescuyer, Pierre, Gerstel, Eric, Bounameaux, Henri, Aujesky, Drahomir, Righini, Marc

“…Biomarkers unrelated to myocardial necrosis, such as cystatin C, copeptin, and mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM), showed promise for cardiovascular…”
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Efficacy of metamizole versus ibuprofen and a short educational intervention versus standard care in acute and subacute low back pain: a study protocol of a randomised, multicentre, factorial trial (EMISI trial) by Wertli, Maria M, Flury, Julian S, Streit, Sven, Limacher, Andreas, Schuler, Vanessa, Ferrante, Asha-Naima, Rimensberger, Caroline, Haschke, Manuel

“…IntroductionLow back pain (LBP) is among the top three most common diseases worldwide, resulting in a life with pain-related disability. To date, no study has…”
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