Publications by authors named "R Riley"

Introduction: Prediction models are increasingly being used to guide clinical decision making in primary care. There is a lack of evidence exploring the views of patients and general practitioners (GPs) in primary care around their use and implementation. We aimed to better understand the perspectives of GPs and people with lived experience of depression around the use of prediction models and communication of risk in primary care.

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  • Coronary intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is an effective method for stent implantation in severely calcified lesions, specifically those with calcified nodules (CNs).
  • In a study of 155 patients, IVL demonstrated similar outcomes in terms of stent area and expansion, regardless of the presence of CNs, even though CNs had higher calcium volume and angle.
  • The 2-year rate of target lesion failure was not significantly different between CN and non-CN lesions, suggesting that further research is needed to evaluate different treatment methods for these types of lesions.
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Microplastics present myriad ecological and human health risks including serving as a vector for pathogens in human and animal food chains. However, the specific mechanisms by which pathogenic fungi colonize these microplastics have yet to be explored. In this work, we examine the opportunistic fungal pathogen, and other common soil and marine , which we found bind microplastics tightly.

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  • The aging population is experiencing more cases of coronary calcification during interventional procedures, leading to lower success rates and higher complications like stent delivery failures and major cardiac events.
  • Severe calcification results in issues like stent thrombosis and heart attacks, emphasizing the need for effective treatment options.
  • Various treatment strategies like specialized balloons and atherectomy exist, but there’s no standard approach yet; the review aims to clarify available therapies and the current evidence surrounding them.
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