PURPOSE: Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia associated with increased cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. This study was undertaken to identify the natural history of this …

Purpose: Although the concept of successful aging is used widely in the field of gerontology,
there is no agreed-on standard or common underlying definition for measuring success in …

An anesthesia follow-up program (100 000 anesthetics) and vital statistics data were used
to assess the role of anesthesia in operative deaths. Four factor groups (patient, surgical, …

Study Design. Randomized controlled trial (RCT). Objectives. To compare the effectiveness
of training and equipment to reduce musculoskeletal injuries, increase comfort, and reduce …

The long-term prognosis of first-degree heart block in the absence of organic heart disease
has not been clearly defined. We addressed this question in a 30-year longitudinal study of …

Ceiling lifts are frequently advocated to mitigate risk of injury to healthcare workers when
lifting, transferring, or repositioning patients. A longitudinal case-study was conducted in an …

Patient and/or resident handling is a major cause of injury to healthcare workers. The
effectiveness of an overhead ceiling lift programme at mitigating the risk of injury from resident …

▪Objective: To examine the natural history of preexcitation occurring on the routine electrocardiogram
(ECG). ▪Design: A longitudinal cohort study of 3983 originally healthy men followed …

As the population ages, chronic conditions such as heart failure are becoming more prevalent.
An important goal is to understand how patients with heart failure learn to manage the …

Purpose: Although pressure measurements are useful in the assessment of the severity of
the arterial obstruction, they do not completely identify limbs with and without critical limb …