Introduction: The data assessing the impact of beta blocker (BB) medication on survival in patients after heart transplantation (HTx) are scarce and unequivocal; therefore, we investigated this population.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the HTx Zabrze Registry of 380 consecutive patients who survived the 30-day postoperative period.
Results: The percentage of patients from the entire cohort taking BBs was as follows: atenolol 24 (17%), bisoprolol 67 (49%), carvedilol 11 (8%), metoprolol 28 (20%), and nebivolol 8 (6%).
The 3 leading causes of death in patients after solid organ transplantation (SOT) include cardiovascular diseases, malignancies, and infections. According to our current understanding, the latter play the key role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Similarly, infections (mainly viral) are implicated in the pathogenesis of at least 20% of known neoplasms.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The association between social inequality at birth and subsequent risk of schizophrenia is uncertain.
Aims: To investigate the relationship between adult-onset schizophrenia and two indicators of social inequality at birth: social class and area of residence.
Method: A matched case-control design was used with data from birth certificates of first-episode cases and age- and gender-matched controls.
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