LDL cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease
(2019)
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Akyea, R. K., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., Iyen, B., & Weng, S. F. (2019). LDL cholesterol response to statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease. Heart, 105(16), 1290-1291. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2019-315461
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Risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary care subjects with familial hypercholesterolaemia: A cohort study (2019)
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Iyen, B., Qureshi, N., Leonardi-Bee, J., Kai, J., Akyea, R. K., Roderick, P., …Weng, S. (2019). Risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary care subjects with familial hypercholesterolaemia: A cohort study. Atherosclerosis, 287, 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.05.017Background and aims: Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a known major cause of premature heart disease. However, the risks of atherosclerotic disease in other vascular regions are less known. We determined the risk of major cardiovascular disease... Read More about Risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes in primary care subjects with familial hypercholesterolaemia: A cohort study.
Secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: Time to rethink stratification of disease severity? (2019)
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Akyea, R. K., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., Hamid, H. A., & Weng, S. F. (2019). Secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease: Time to rethink stratification of disease severity?. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 26(16), 1778-1780. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319850957
Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease (2019)
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Akyea, R., Kai, J., Qureshi, N., Iyen, B., & Weng, S. (2019). Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease. Heart, 105(13), 975-981. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2018-314253Objective: To assess low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) response in patients after initiation of statins, and future risk of CVD. Method: Prospective cohort study of 165,411 primary care patients, from the UK Clinical Practice Research... Read More about Sub-optimal cholesterol response to initiation of statins and future risk of cardiovascular disease.
Predicting fracture risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a UK-based population-based cohort study (2019)
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Akyea, R. K., McKeever, T. M., Gibson, J. E., Scullion, J. E., & Bolton, C. E. (2019). Predicting fracture risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a UK-based population-based cohort study. BMJ Open, 9(4), Article e094951. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024951
A systematic review showing the lack of diagnostic criteria and tools developed for lower limb cellulitis (2019)
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Patel, M., Lee, S. I., Akyea, R. K., Grindlay, D., Francis, N., Levell, N. J., …Thomas, K. (2019). A systematic review showing the lack of diagnostic criteria and tools developed for lower limb cellulitis. British Journal of Dermatology, 181(6), 1156-1165. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.17857Background: Cellulitis can be a difficult diagnosis to make. 31% of patients admitted from the emergency department with suspected lower limb cellulitis are misdiagnoses, with incorrect treatment potentially resulting in avoidable hospital admission... Read More about A systematic review showing the lack of diagnostic criteria and tools developed for lower limb cellulitis.