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Safety and efficacy of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel for carotid artery stenting: propensity score matched analysis

Background Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is recommended around carotid artery stenting (CAS) to reduce periprocedural stroke risk. Clopidogrel is widely used, but response variability related to ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Austin, P.C. (2011) An Introduction to Propensity Score Methods for Reducing the Effects of Confounding in Observational Studies. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 46, 399-424.

ABSTRACT: Background: Propensity score methods have become a cornerstone of modern causal inference, enabling researchers to approximate the conditions of randomized experiments in observational ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Comparative Performance of Propensity Score Methods for Clinical Multi-Group Data: Balancing Confounders and Estimating Treatment Effects ()

1 Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. 2 School of International Education, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. 3 Guangdong ...
Heart

Prosthetic annulus size mismatch and recurrent mitral regurgitation after repair in advanced degenerative disease

Background Recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) remains a major limitation of mitral valve (MV) repair in patients with ...
UroToday

Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Neoadjuvant vs. Adjuvant Therapy in Renal Cell Carcinoma.

The aim was to compare outcomes in high-risk localized RCC (HRL-RCC) patients treated with adjuvant (AT) and neoadjuvant therapy (NT) utilizing a propensity score-matched model (PSM). We conducted a ...
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Abstract 4357526: In-Hospital Outcomes of ECMO Use in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy with Cardiogenic Shock: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample

Background: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a transient form of left ventricular dysfunction, in which 10% of patients develop cardiogenic shock, requiring advanced circulatory support. ECMO has ...
News Medical

Study reveals early nicotinamide use reduces risk of aggressive skin cancers

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Dermatology, researchers leveraged data from a large-scale retrospective cohort to investigate the associations between nicotinamide (vitamin B3) and ...
SciELO

Results of radiotherapy for thymoma: retrospective cohort and propensity score matching analysis

Objective: Thymic tumors are a rare group of anterior mediastinal tumors. Surgery is the primary treatment. Adjuvant treatment is used in select cases. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ...
jnis.bmj

In situ ischemic postconditioning for acute ischemic stroke: preliminary exploratory study

Background Endovascular therapy within 24 hours of stroke onset is effective and safe, but successful recanalization does not always give favorable outcomes. Ischemic postconditioning (IPostC), a ...
BMJ

Impact of Charlson Comorbidity Index on clinical outcomes of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: a propensity score matching method

Objective Patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTEACS) admitted into emergency department are usually combined with a high number of comorbidities. Charlson Comorbidity ...
The New York Times

Target Ends Price-Matching Policy After More Than a Decade

Shoppers will no longer be able to buy an item for a lower price if they can prove that they found an identical product listed for less by Amazon or Walmart. By Aimee Ortiz Since 2013, Target shoppers ...