Disposable elevator cap duodenoscopes may reduce contamination in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography – the ICECAP trial
1. Duodenal contamination was detected in 11.2% of patients who underwent endoscopic retrograde...
Imaging and Intervention
Adding posterior wall isolation to pulmonary vein isolation not beneficial in ablation for patients with persistent atrial fibrillation — the CAPLA trial
1. Among patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with cardiac ablation, those...
Comparison of simulation versus didactic-based instruction for transesophageal echocardiography teaching: the SIMULATOR randomized clinical trial
1. This randomized clinical trial demonstrated significantly increased post-training theoretical...
Bariatric surgery may provide benefit in treating obstructive sleep apnea
1. In this pre-/post- cohort study, patients undergoing bariatric surgery had increased airway...
Development and validation of a prediction model to estimate ascending aorta diameter in asymptomatic individuals
1. A clinical score used to estimate the diameter of the ascending aorta was developed and...
Fine needle biopsy remains a reliable test for thyroid cancer diagnosis
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis that included 16,597 patients, fine needle biopsy...
Risk of cardiovascular pathology determined using advanced cardiovascular imaging limited by heterogeneity amongst patients with human immunodeficiency virus
1. Prevalence of moderate coronary disease ranged from 0-52% amongst patients with human...
Low prevalence of adrenal tumors in the general adult screening population
1. The prevalence of adrenal tumors in the general adult screening population is 1.4%. 2. The...
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging phenotype with pathology-frequent late gadolinium enhancement associated with high-risk of ventricular arrhythmic and heart failure events
1. In this retrospective cohort study, among 504 patients with biopsy proven sarcoidosis who...
Remote ischemic conditioning associated with better neurologic function in patients with acute moderate ischemic stroke – the RICAMIS trial
1. In this randomized clinical trial, among 1893 patients with acute moderate ischemic stroke,...
Decision aids during surgical consultation effective in aligning patient preferences when choosing between open repair and endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysms
1. In this cluster randomized trial that included 235 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms,...
Graded sensorimotor retraining may improve chronic lower back pain compared to sham procedure: The RESOLVE randomized clinical trial
1. This randomized clinical trial demonstrated that among 276 adult patients with moderate to...
