Royal Victoria Hospital

Intravascular Lithotripsy in Left Main Stem Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

ABSTRACT Background IVL is increasingly used for coronary calcium modification; however, prospective data for its use in LMS lesions are lacking. Aims To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and mechanical efficacy of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) for calcium modification in calci...

The multifaceted role of the potassium channel KCNK1 in the early detection and prognostication of high-grade serous cancer

Abstract Background The sixth most common cancer in females in the UK, ovarian cancer remains a significant health burden due to its aggressive nature and stagnant mortality trends. The current gold standard biomarker, CA-125, has notable limitations, including low sensitivity in...

Obtaining a Diagnostic Yield via Scan findings prior to the introduction of SEquencing retrospectivelY ( ODYSSEY ): a cohort study

ABSTRACT Objective To determine the retrospective yield of prenatal exome sequencing (PES) by establishing the proportion of children with a postnatal monogenic diagnosis that could have been diagnosed prenatally if PES had been available. Methods The study cohort comprised a sam...

Incidence, Patterns and Predictors of Alemtuzumab‐Induced Thyroid Dysfunction in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: A Northern Ireland Cohort Study

ABSTRACT Background Alemtuzumab (Lemtrada) is highly effective for selected relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) but can cause autoimmune thyroid dysfunction (AITD). Our aim was to retrospectively review patients and the monitoring of their thyroid function tests (TFTs) during and a...