Publications by authors named "E L R Bedard"
Introduction: Older individuals have an elevated lung cancer risk but may also have substantial comorbidities that preclude curative treatment options and limit the survival benefits of screening. The objective of this study was to assess early stage lung cancer survival patterns among those at the upper age limit for screening and identify older individuals who have the potential to benefit from lung cancer screening.
Methods: We identified all early stage (I or II) lung cancers diagnosed in Alberta, Canada between 2010 and 2020.
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- Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) shows increased progression of aorta dilation compared to tricuspid aortic valve (TAV) in patients with aortic stenosis, with a median annualized change of 0.33 mm/year for BAV versus 0.21 mm/year for TAV.
- Factors influencing the dilation rate differ by valve type; BAV patients are more affected by low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels, while TAV patients are influenced by the apolipoprotein B/A-I ratio and baseline aortic jet velocity.
- The study highlights that men and women have different predictors for AA dilation; men’s dilation relates to baseline jet velocity and aortic diameter, while
Background: Little is known about the effect of sex on functional status decline in aortic valve stenosis (AS) patients.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the changes in functional status according to sex in patients with mild-to-moderate AS and its association with the composite of death or aortic valve replacement (AVR).
Methods: We included patients with mild-to-moderate AS prospectively recruited in the PROGRESSA (Metabolic Determinants of the Progression of Aortic Stenosis) study (NCT01679431).
Precise and rapid methods are needed to improve monitoring approaches of L. pneumophila (Lp) in cooling towers (CTs) to allow timely operational adjustments and prevent outbreaks. The performance of liquid culture (ASTM D8429-21) and an online qPCR device were first compared to conventional filter plate culture (ISO 11731-2017), qPCR and semi-automated qPCR at three spiked concentrations of Lp (serogroup 1) validated by flow cytometry (total/viable cell count).
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