BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Studies of diagnostic accuracy most often report pairs
of sensitivity and specificity. We demonstrate the advantage of using bivariate meta-…

Background: Alterations in waveforms in the uterine artery are associated with the development
of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction. We investigated the predictive …

Background:The reported diagnostic accuracy of the D‐dimer test for exclusion of deep vein
thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) varies. It is unknown to what extent this is …

Background Ezetimibe, a cholesterol-absorption inhibitor, reduces levels of low-density
lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol when added to statin treatment. However, the effect of ezetimibe on …

Background—It has been postulated that depending on the type of exercise performed, 2
different morphological forms of athlete’s heart may be distinguished: a strength-trained heart …

PURPOSE: To perform a meta-analysis to compare endoluminal ultrasonography (US),
computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in rectal cancer staging. …

PURPOSE The benefit of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in resectable and borderline
resectable pancreatic cancer remains controversial. Initial results of the PREOPANC trial failed …

Background Intensive lowering of serum cholesterol may retard progression of coronary
atherosclerosis in selected groups of patients. However, few data are available on the potential …

Purpose Surgery for infiltrative gliomas aims to balance tumor removal with preservation of
functional integrity. The usefulness of intraoperative stimulation mapping (ISM) has not been …

Context The associations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), non–high-density
lipoprotein cholesterol (non–HDL-C), and apolipoprotein B (apoB) levels with the risk of …