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Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
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Abstract Background Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is often visible on routine contrast-enhanced, non-ECG-gated CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA), offering potential refinement of risk as...
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Association Between Genetic Ancestry and Multiple Sclerosis Severity
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether genetic ancestry is associated with differences in the clinical course of multiple sclerosis (MS). METHODS: Participants with MS living in the United Kingdom >18 years old were recruited from 2021 to 2025 and genotyp...
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Summary Introduction Peri‐operative glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist (GLP‐1 RA) use is associated with delayed gastric emptying. It is unclear what proportion of patients having anaesthetic care are receiving GLP‐1 RAs; what strategies are used in their peri‐operative man...
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Fit to fly? Evaluating airline guidance for passengers with orthopaedic immobilisation
INTRODUCTION: Air travel with cast immobilisation increases the risk of compartment syndrome and venous thromboembolism due to cabin pressure-related tissue swelling and venous stasis. Despite these concerns, guidance on flying with casts is often vague and inconsistent. This stu...
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Background/Objectives: This study examined whether adding 10 g of protein to a high glycaemic index (GI) breakfast could attenuate postprandial glycaemic responses in children and young people (CYP) with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Postprandial glucose responses following this modifie...