Search Results - "PASTA, David J"
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Endometriosis fertility index: the new, validated endometriosis staging system
Published in Fertility and sterility (01-10-2010)“…Objective To develop a clinical tool that predicts pregnancy rates (PRs) in patients with surgically documented endometriosis who attempt non-IVF conception…”
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Assessment of safety and efficacy of long-term treatment with combination lumacaftor and ivacaftor therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis homozygous for the F508del-CFTR mutation (PROGRESS): a phase 3, extension study
Published in The lancet respiratory medicine (01-02-2017)“…Summary Background The 24-week safety and efficacy of lumacaftor/ivacaftor combination therapy was shown in two randomised controlled trials (RCTs)—TRAFFIC and…”
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The University of California, San Francisco Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment score: a straightforward and reliable preoperative predictor of disease recurrence after radical prostatectomy
Published in The Journal of urology (01-06-2005)“…Multivariate prognostic instruments aim to predict risk of recurrence among patients with localized prostate cancer. We devised a novel risk assessment tool…”
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Impact of socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity on quality of life in patients with cystic fibrosis in the United States
Published in Chest (01-03-2010)“…Patient-reported outcomes are increasingly used in clinical trials to assess the natural history of chronic diseases and the efficacy of new treatments…”
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Risk Factors For Rate of Decline in Forced Expiratory Volume in One Second in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-08-2007)“…Objectives To characterize the rate of decline of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1 ) in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis and to identify…”
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Improvements in Lung Function and Height among Cohorts of 6-Year-Olds with Cystic Fibrosis from 1994 to 2012
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-12-2014)“…Objective To characterize spirometry and height changes in cohorts of 6-year-old children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Study design Global Lung Initiative forced…”
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Probability of Treatment Following Acute Decline in Lung Function in Children with Cystic Fibrosis is Related to Baseline Pulmonary Function
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-10-2013)“…Objective To determine whether the association between high forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1 ) and increased rate of decline in FEV1 in children with…”
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Multiinstitutional validation of the UCSF cancer of the prostate risk assessment for prediction of recurrence after radical prostatectomy
Published in Cancer (15-11-2006)“…BACKGROUND. The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Cancer of the Prostate Risk Assessment (CAPRA) is a novel preoperative index which predicts the…”
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Effectiveness of triple therapy with direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C genotype 1 infection: application of propensity score matching in a national HCV treatment registry
Published in BMC health services research (19-04-2017)“…Observational studies are used to measure the effectiveness of an intervention in non-experimental, real world scenarios at the population level and are…”
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Predicting Survival in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: The REVEAL Risk Score Calculator 2.0 and Comparison With ESC/ERS-Based Risk Assessment Strategies
Published in Chest (01-08-2019)“…Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a progressive, fatal disease. Published treatment guidelines recommend treatment escalation on the basis of regular patient…”
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Relationship between Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy and Rate of Lung Function Decline in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-12-2008)“…Objective To assess the relationship between inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) use and lung function decline in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) using the…”
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Impact of obesity on prostate cancer recurrence after radical prostatectomy: Data from CaPSURE
Published in Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) (01-11-2005)“…To determine the association between obesity and prostate cancer recurrence after primary treatment with radical prostatectomy. Data were abstracted from…”
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Socioeconomic Status and the Likelihood of Antibiotic Treatment for Signs and Symptoms of Pulmonary Exacerbation in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Published in The Journal of pediatrics (01-11-2011)“…Objective To determine whether socioeconomic status (SES) influences the likelihood of antibiotic treatment of pulmonary exacerbations in patients with cystic…”
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Medical Expenditures and Earnings Losses Among US Adults With Arthritis in 2013
Published in Arthritis care & research (2010) (01-06-2018)“…Objective We estimated the economic impact of arthritis using 2013 US Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data. Methods We calculated…”
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Alternative Methods for Defining Osteoarthritis and the Impact on Estimating Prevalence in a US Population‐Based Survey
Published in Arthritis care & research (2010) (01-05-2016)“…Objective Provide a contemporary estimate of osteoarthritis (OA) by comparing the accuracy and prevalence of alternative definitions of OA. Methods The Medical…”
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Trends in Medical Care Expenditures of US Adults with Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Conditions 1997 to 2005
Published in Journal of rheumatology (01-11-2009)“…Objective. To examine trends in annual medical expenditures from 1997 to 2005 among adults with arthritis and other rheumatic conditions (denoted Arthritis…”
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Impact of pregnancy on women with cystic fibrosis
Published in Chest (01-03-2006)“…Improvements in the health and survival of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have led to increasingly normal lifestyles, including successful pregnancies in…”
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A framework for modelling fertility motivation in couples
Published in Population studies (01-07-2004)“…We present a theoretical framework that organizes individual-level fertility motivations into a couple-level model. One feature of this framework is the…”
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Sustained Benefit from ivacaftor demonstrated by combining clinical trial and cystic fibrosis patient registry data
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-10-2015)“…In clinical trials, patients with cystic fibrosis and a G551D mutation who received ivacaftor experienced improvements in pulmonary and nutritional outcomes…”
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Shifting patterns of inhaled antibiotic use in cystic fibrosis
Published in Pediatric pulmonology (01-09-2008)“…Rationale: Antibiotic inhalation has become widely accepted as a standard treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF) airway infection. We assessed the prevalence and…”
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