AHA/ASA Journals

Second- and Third-Generation BCR-ABL Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors and the Risk of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Prevalent New-User Design

BACKGROUND: BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been increasingly linked to pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) since 2009, although supporting evidence is limited. Our objective was to ...
BMJ Quality & Safety

Double trouble: a propensity-matched cohort study evaluating the associations between duplicate medical records and patient outcomes

Introduction Duplicate medical records occur when a single patient is assigned multiple medical record numbers within an ...
Frontiers

Impact of COVID-19 on ischemic stroke patterns and outcomes: a multicenter retrospective study using propensity score matching

Background: The impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on ischemic stroke outcomes remains uncertain, particularly in multicenter Middle Eastern cohorts. This study aimed to assess ...
SciELO

The association between mechanical ventilation and in-hospital mortality in cardiac intensive care units: A propensity score-matched cohort study

Objective Mechanical Ventilation (MV) is a common intervention in Cardiac Intensive Care Units (CICUs); however, its effect on in-hospital mortality remains controversial. This study aimed to ...
Frontiers

Clinical impact of first-line chemotherapy combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors for limited-stage small cell lung cancer patients: a real-world propensity score matching ...

Background: Findings from the ADRIATIC clinical trial revealed that adjuvant treatment with durvalumab following chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) significantly ...