Validated Tools Used to Assess Musculoskeletal Injuries in Dancers: A Systematic Review.

Dance is a physically demanding art form that often results in musculoskeletal injuries. To effectively treat these injuries, standardized and reliable assessment tools designed to the dancer's needs are required. Thus, the aim of this review is to identify studies that have employed validated tools to assess musculoskeletal injuries in ballet, modern, and contemporary dancers, focusing on describing the content and psychometric quality of the tools used.

Complete versus incomplete revascularization in patients with a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Analysis from the e-ULTIMASTER registry.

Background: Incomplete revascularization (ICR) has been associated with a worse prognosis after a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In NSTEMI patients with multivessel disease (MVD) however, the benefit of a complete revascularization (CR) remains unclear.

Methods: Patients presenting with an NSTEMI and MVD were selected from the global e-ULTIMASTER registry and grouped according to completeness of revascularization at index hospitalization discharge.

Complementary evidence on the performance of coronary stents generated by a randomized controlled trial and a worldwide registry.

Background: Large-scale registries can provide valuable complementary data to randomized controlled trials (RCT) for the postmarketing evaluation of coronary stents, but their scientific relevance remains debated.

Methods: We sought to compare the evidence on the performance of a single coronary stent platform generated by the RCT for its regulatory approval and a well-conducted international registry. Patients treated with the Ultimaster coronary stent in the CENTURY II (CII-UM) trial (n = 551) were compared to patients in the real-world e-ULTIMASTER (e-UM) registry (n = 35,389).

A Systematic Review on the Biomechanics of Breakfall Technique (Ukemi) in Relation to Injury in Judo within the Adult Judoka Population.

Objectives: To investigate the biomechanics of Ukemi in relation to head and neck injury in adult judokas with varying skill sets.

Design: Narrative systematic review.

Methods: An extensive literature search was performed using PubMed, Google Scholar, Science direct and EMBASE from inception to April 2021.

Outcomes and regional differences in practice in a worldwide coronary stent registry.

Objective: The primary objective was to assess the performance of a new generation thin-strut sirolimus-eluting coronary stent with abluminal biodegradable polymer in an all comer population. The secondary objective was to detail differences in contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice worldwide.

Methods: e-Ultimaster was an all-comer, prospective, global registry (NCT02188355) with independent event adjudication enrolling patients undergoing PCI with the study stent.

Whole-body vibration decreases delayed onset muscle soreness following eccentric exercise in elite hockey players: a randomised controlled trial.

Background: Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is a common non-structural muscle injury which can disrupt training and impair performance in elite athletes. Vibration therapy reduces inflammation and improves neuromuscular efficiency, leading to reductions in pain and stiffness, and may be effective for the prevention or treatment of DOMS. However, the effect of whole-body vibration (WBV) used after sport in elite athletes has not been reported.

Usability testing of an e-learning resource designed to improve medical students' physical activity prescription skills: a qualitative think-aloud study.

Objective: An e-learning resource (MEdic GAming, MEGA) was developed based on the contents of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine exercise prescription booklet. This study aimed to (i) explore medical students' perspectives of physical activity promotion and e-learning and (ii) investigate medical students' response to the design, content and usability of the MEGA e-learning resource.

Design: Qualitative think-aloud interview study.

An Updated Systematic Review of Turnout Position Assessment Protocols Used in Dance Medicine and Science Research.

Turnout, or external rotation of the lower limbs, is an integral part of classical ballet technique. Contributions of lower limb structures to turnout can be separated into HER (hip external rotation) and NHCTO (non-hip contributions to turnout). This study aimed to review systematically methods used to measure turnout in dance medicine and science research, thereby updating the literature since the Champion and Chatfield review of 2008.

Comparative Methodological Assessment of the Randomized GLOBAL LEADERS Trial Using Total Ischemic and Bleeding Events.

Background: Time-to-first-event analysis considers only the first event irrespective of its severity. There are several methods to assess trial outcomes beyond time-to-first-event analysis, such as analyzing total events and ranking outcomes. In the GLOBAL LEADERS study, time-to-first-event analysis did not show superiority of ticagrelor monotherapy following one-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after percutaneous coronary intervention to conventional 12-month DAPT followed by aspirin monotherapy in the reduction of the primary composite end point of all-cause mortality or new Q-wave myocardial infarction.

Impact of coronary lesion complexity in percutaneous coronary intervention: one-year outcomes from the large, multicentre e-Ultimaster registry.

Aims: The present study sought to examine the prevalence, clinical characteristics and one-year outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to complex lesions (multivessel PCI, ≥3 stents, ≥3 lesions, bifurcation with ≥2 stents, total stent length >60 mm or chronic total occlusion [CTO]) in a prospective multicentre registry.

Methods And Results: Using the e-Ultimaster multicentre registry, a post hoc subgroup analysis was performed on 35,839 patients undergoing PCI, stratified by procedure complexity, and further by number and type of complex features. Overall, complex PCI patients (n=9,793, 27.

Integrating physical activity promotion into UK medical school curricula: testing the feasibility of an educational tool developed by the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine.

Background: At present education on exercise medicine and physical activity (PA) promotion does not feature heavily within the medical curriculum.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to test the feasibility of a self-directed educational tool (Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine (FSEM) exercise prescription booklet) on medical students' understanding of PA in disease management.

Methods: Students from 22 UK medical schools were invited to complete a brief online questionnaire before and after being provided access to the FSEM exercise prescription booklet.

A systematic review of shoulder injury prevalence, proportion, rate, type, onset, severity, mechanism and risk factors in female artistic gymnasts.

Objectives: Systematically review shoulder injury prevalence, proportion, rate, type, onset, severity, mechanism, risk factors in female artistic gymnasts.

Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library were searched on 7/01/2017. Original studies reporting data for female artistic gymnasts only, of any age or level were included.

Prevalence, techniques and knowledge of rapid weight loss amongst adult british judo athletes: a questionnaire based study.

Background: No investigation has analysed the RWL approaches since new rules by the International Judo Federation (IJF) regarding weigh-ins have been implemented in international competitions in 2014. The current study analyses the prevalence, most common methods and knowledge surrounding the effects of rapid weight loss (RWL) amongst adult UK judo athletes. Additionally, it examines differences in rapid weight loss behaviour (RWLB) between gender, weight-class, competitive level, age RWL began and "high"/"low" knowledge athletes.

Musculoskeletal Injury Profile of Circus Artists: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Background: The circus arts involve a high degree of acrobatic, athletic, and aesthetic ability with extreme physical demands placed on performers. An understanding of the injury profile is required to guide prevention.

Aim: To provide the first systematic review to enhance understanding of circus-related injuries and to provide a foundation for future preventative intervention.

Transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is a well-recognized treatment option for high-risk patients with aortic stenosis. The femoral approach is possible in 80% of cases. Initially, only the transcarotid and subclavian approaches were performed as alternative routes.

Mid-term results of 150 TAVI comparing apical versus femoral approaches.

Background: Transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI) is a new therapeutic choice for treating aortic stenosis in patients considered high risk for surgery. This blooming therapeutic technique still requires evaluation of medium and long term outcome.

Method: We hereby report our results of the first 150 consecutive patients to receive TAVI implants in our population recruited from July 2009 to March 2013 in a retrospective and monocentric study.

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation via right carotid artery route for severe aortic regurgitation management in a patient with chronic operated type A aortic dissection.

Background: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) technique is now widely accepted as an alternative for the treatment of very high-risk patients in cases of aortic stenosis. However, use of this technique in cases of pure native aortic regurgitation (AR) remains discussed.

Case Report: We report the case of a 68-year-old patient with severe AR referred to our hospital 10 years after a supracoronary ascending aorta replacement surgery for acute type A aortic dissection.

Effects of vitamin D supplementation on upper and lower body muscle strength levels in healthy individuals. A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Objectives: To investigate the effects of vitamin D supplementation on muscle strength in healthy individuals.

Design: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Methods: In October 2013 a computerised literature search of three databases (PubMed, Web of Knowledge and Scopus) was performed.

Does optical coherence tomography optimize results of stenting? Rationale and study design.

Background: To date, no randomized study has investigated the value of optical coherence tomography (OCT) in optimizing the results of coronary angioplasty for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes.

Methods: DOCTORS is a randomized, prospective, multicenter, open-label clinical trial to evaluate the utility of OCT to optimize results of angioplasty of a lesion responsible for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes. Patients (n = 250) will be randomized to undergo OCT-guided angioplasty (use of OCT to optimize procedural result, including change to strategy with the possibility of additional interventions) or angioplasty under fluoroscopy alone.

Heart failure with systolic dysfunction complicating acute myocardial infarction - differential outcomes but similar eplerenone efficacy by ST-segment or non-ST-segment elevation: A post hoc substudy of the EPHESUS trial.

Background: Differential outcomes in patients with acute systolic heart failure (HF) complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and the efficacy of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists according to non-ST-segment and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI, STEMI) status has not been specifically investigated.

Methods: In the EPHESUS study, 6632 patients with acute HF and left ventricular ejection fraction<40% were randomized 3-14 days post-AMI (median 7.3 ± 3.

Early signs of osteoarthritis in professional ballet dancers: a preliminary study.

Objective: To investigate a cohort of professional ballet dancers for evidence of early signs of osteoarthritis (OA).

Design: One radiologist and 1 orthopedic surgeon specialized in musculoskeletal disorders analyzed magnetic resonance imaging scans independently.

Setting: University Teaching Hospital.

A direct comparison of intravenous enoxaparin with unfractionated heparin in primary percutaneous coronary intervention (from the ATOLL trial).

Intravenous enoxaparin did not reduce significantly the primary end point (p = 0.06) compared with unfractionated heparin (UFH) in the randomized Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated with primary angioplasty and intravenous enoxaparin Or unfractionated heparin to Lower ischemic and bleeding events at short- and Long-term follow-up (ATOLL) trial. We present the results of the prespecified per-protocol analysis excluding patients who did not receive the treatment allocated by randomization or received both enoxaparin and UFH.

[Use of drug-eluting balloons for coronary interventions: current indications and perspectives].

The paclitaxel-eluting balloon is an emerging percutaneous coronary angioplasty tool which aim is to prevent restenosis by delivering a high intravessel paclitaxel dose during balloon inflation. It has been already approved in the treatment of bare metal stent restenosis and is being investigated in drug-eluting stent restenosis. For the treatment of de novo lesions, it could be used alone or in combination with bare metal stent implantation.

Residual viability is a predictor of the perfusion enhancement obtained with the cell therapy of chronic myocardial infarction: a pilot multimodal imaging study.

Purpose: Up to now, there has been limited investigation into cell therapy in the chronic phase of severe myocardial infarction (MI), and many questions remain concerning the contribution of the engrafted cells and especially their impact on the reperfusion of MI areas, when assessed by objective quantitative imaging techniques. This randomized pilot SPECT, PET, and MRI study was aimed at assessing the effects of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMNCs) when implanted in areas of severe and chronic MI.

Materials And Methods: Fourteen patients, who were referred for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and in whom a screening MIBI-SPECT revealed severely damaged myocardium (<50% uptake under nitrate), were randomized between a cell therapy group (n = 7; CABG and injection of BMNCs within MI areas) and a control group (n = 7; CABG alone).