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In Memoriam: Prolific Philanthropist Ann Lurie, Namesake of the Ann and Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

DAIC

June 24, 2024 — Well-known Chicago and worldwide philanthropist Ann Lurie, namesake of the Ann and Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, passed away on June 24 after succumbing to glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. She then became a Hospital Board Senior Director in 2010. She was 79.

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Cardiotoxicity of adjuvant chemotherapy with trastuzumab: a Japanese claim-based data analysis

Open Heart

Objective Adjuvant chemotherapy with trastuzumab improves the postoperative life expectancy of women with early-stage breast cancer. Women with breast cancer who underwent initial surgery were included. years) between January 2010 and December 2019. Results We identified 12 060 eligible patients (mean age 50.8±8.56

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Association of cumulative non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio with the risk of cardiometabolic disease

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MethodsThis prospective cohort study included 43,735 participants, who participated in three consecutive health examinations in 2006, 2008, 2010 and had no history of CMD or cancer. The participants were divided into quartiles bases on their cum NHHR.

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What do you think of this "Ventricular Bigeminy"?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Bobby Nicholson MD, with edits by Meyers A woman in her 50s with past medical history of heart failure, prior stroke, atrial fibrillation on Eliquis, lung cancer in remission, and CKD, presented to the emergency department for evaluation of cough and shortness of breath. 2010 Mar-Apr;43(2):144-5. What do you think?

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Abstract 4147601: Associations between Accelerated Aging Phenotypes with Cancer-Specific and Cardiovascular-Specific Mortality in Long-Term Cancer Survivorship

Circulation

Background:The consequences of cancer and anti-cancer treatments are often described as representing an “accelerated aging” phenotype. Participants missing vital data and those diagnosed with multiple cancers, childhood cancers, cancer within the previous 5 years, or skin cancer were excluded.

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The Evolving Computed Tomography Market

DAIC

It reported the rate of CCTA exams by radiologists in hospital outpatient departments increased markedly from 2010 to 2019. Data was pulled from 2010–2019 Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary (PSPS) files obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website. Reeves, MD, Ethan J. Halpern, MD, and Vijay M.

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Abstract TMP105: Development and Validation of a Risk Prediction Model for Ischemic Stroke Among Individuals Newly Diagnosed With Cancer

Stroke Journal

The final model predicting stroke within 1 year following cancer diagnosis was derived using multivariable Fine-Gray regression with candidate predictors selected via backward elimination. Conclusion:We derived and validated a risk prediction model for ischemic stroke in patients with a new cancer diagnosis with good discrimination.

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