Overall and Disease-Specific Mortality in Patients With Cushing Disease: A Swedish Nationwide Study

gastroesophageal reflux disease and overall and cause-specific mortality: a prospective study of 50000 individuals

background only a few studies in western countrieshave investigated the association between gastroesophageal reflux disease(gerd) and mortality at the general population level and they have shown mixedresults. this study investigated the association between gerd symptoms andoverall and cause-specific mortality in a large prospective population-based studyin golestan province, iran. methods base...

Comparing Quality of Life Before and After Surgery in Patients with Cushing Disease: A Before-After Study

Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: A Study in a Tertiary Hospital

Anxiety and depression could reduce the quality of life, and exacerbate physical symptoms and even mortality amongst patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of anxiety and depression in patients with acute CHD. In a period from March to December 2008, the views of 108 CHD patients, hospitalized in a tertiary hospital, were solicited usi...

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and overall and Cause-specific Mortality: A Prospective Study of 50000 Individuals

BACKGROUND Only a few studies in Western countries have investigated the association between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and mortality at the general population level and they have shown mixed results. This study investigated the association between GERD symptoms and overall and cause-specific mortality in a large prospective population-based study in Golestan Province, Iran. METHODS...

Long-Term Mortality in Patients Diagnosed with Meningococcal Disease: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study

BACKGROUND In contrast to the case fatality rate of patients diagnosed with meningococcal disease (MD) the long-term mortality in these patients is poorly documented. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We performed a nationwide, population-based cohort study including all Danish patients diagnosed with MD from 1977 through 2006 and alive one year after diagnosis. Data was retrieved from the Danis...