Publications by authors named "Youcef Boutalbi"

Objectives: This study aims to explore the impact of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A) and its treatment on patients in European (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) and US real-world practice.

Methods: Adults with CMT1A (n = 937) were recruited to an ongoing observational study exploring the impact of CMT. Data were collected via CMT&Me, an app through which participants completed patient-reported outcome measures.

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a rare, chronic, progressive motor and sensory neuropathy affecting the peripheral nervous system. This study will explore the real-world impact of CMT. The trial is a digital study of approximately 2000 people in 6 countries with CMT ≥18 years.

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We evaluated the association of statin initiation within 48 hours of admission for an acute myocardial infarction with a 1-year prognosis on a nationwide scale. Patients who received a statin within 48 hours of admission but not before hospitalization had an improved prognosis (hazard ratio 0.57, 95% confidence interval 0.

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Background: Limited data are available on the impact of prehospital thrombolysis (PHT) in the "real-world" setting.

Methods And Results: Of 443 intensive care units in France, 369 (83%) prospectively collected all cases of infarction (< or =48 hours of symptom onset) in November 2000; 1922 patients (median age, 67 years; 73% men) with ST-segment-elevation infarction were included, of whom 180 (9%) received intravenous thrombolysis before hospital admission (PHT). Patients with PHT were younger than those with in-hospital thrombolysis, primary percutaneous interventions, or no reperfusion therapy.

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