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| Phyo K MyintSummaryAffiliation: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Country: UK Publications
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A Depression Recognition and Treatment package for families living with Stroke (DepReT-Stroke): study protocol for a randomised controlled trialRichard J Gray
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Trials 12:105. 2011..We argue that working with families, rather than patients alone may improve the treatment of depression in both patients and their carers enhancing the mental wellbeing and quality of life of both...- Accuracy of death certification and hospital record linkage for identification of incident strokeShubhada Sinha
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2QZ, Suffolk, UK
BMC Med Res Methodol 8:74. 2008..We examined the accuracy of these routine record linkage approaches for identifying incident stroke cases in a large UK population-based study, the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk cohort... 
Cognition, continence and transfer status at the time of discharge from an acute hospital setting and their associations with an unfavourable discharge outcome after strokePhyo K Myint
Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
Gerontology 54:202-9. 2008..The relative impact of various disabilities at the time of discharge from an acute unit on discharge outcome is poorly understood...- Risk factors for first-ever stroke in the EPIC-Norfolk prospective population-based studyPhyo K Myint
School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 15:663-9. 2008..Many studies examining stroke risk factors have focused on men and younger age groups. We examined stroke risk factors over a wide age range including elderly and women in a British population... - Lifestyle behaviours and quality-adjusted life years in middle and older agePhyo K Myint
Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, UK
Age Ageing 40:589-95. 2011..to examine the relationship between combined lifestyle behaviours and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) in a general population... - Are shock index and adjusted shock index useful in predicting mortality and length of stay in community-acquired pneumonia?Prasanna Sankaran
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK
Eur J Intern Med 22:282-5. 2011..Very little is known about the prognostic value of shock index in community acquired pneumonia (CAP)... - The Short-Form Six-Dimension utility index predicted mortality in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer-Norfolk prospective population-based studyPhyo K Myint
Ageing and Stroke Medicine Section, Health and Social Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Chancellors Drive, Norwich, Norfolk NR4 7TJ, UK
J Clin Epidemiol 63:192-8. 2010..To examine the relationship between the Short-Form Six-Dimension (SF-6D) and mortality... 
Utilisation of diagnostic computerised tomography imaging and immediate clinical outcomes in older people with stroke before and after introduction of the National Service Framework for older people. A comparative study of hospital-based stroke registry dPhyo K Myint
Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK
Age Ageing 35:399-403. 2006....- Association between plasma vitamin C concentrations and blood pressure in the European prospective investigation into cancer-Norfolk population-based studyPhyo K Myint
Norwich Medical School, Chancellors Drive, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
Hypertension 58:372-9. 2011..This may provide further evidence for health benefits of dietary patterns with higher fruit and vegetable consumption... - Winter excess in hospital admissions, in-patient mortality and length of acute hospital stay in stroke: a hospital database study over six seasonal years in Norfolk, UKPhyo K Myint
Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
Neuroepidemiology 28:79-85. 2007..We hypothesized that the age, sex and type of stroke are major determinants of the presence or absence of winter excess in morbidity and mortality associated with stroke... - Association of obstructive sleep apnea with risk of serious cardiovascular events: a systematic review and meta-analysisYoon K Loke
Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, United Kingdom
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 5:720-8. 2012..The relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cardiovascular events remains unclear. We conducted a systematic review to determine the incident risk of cardiovascular events among patients with OSA... - Physical functional health predicts the incidence of coronary heart disease in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer-Norfolk prospective population-based studyPhyo K Myint
Ageing and Stroke Medicine Section, Health and Social Sciences Research Institute, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Int J Epidemiol 39:996-1003. 2010..Little is known about the relationship between physical functional health and long-term risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) independently of known risk factors in a general population... - Effect of age and sex on the relationship between different socioeconomic indices and self-reported functional health in the EPIC-Norfolk population-based studyPhyo K Myint
Health and Social Sciences Research Institute, Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK
Ann Epidemiol 19:289-97. 2009..The relationship between different social-economic indices and physical and mental functional health of older people compared with younger people is unclear... - Morbid RANKIN score strongly predicts in-patient mortality within 90 days in older people in both acute and community care settings independently of FANGG (fracture, acquired neurological deficit or any geriatric giants) and acute illness markers (AIMs)Phyo K Myint
Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 54:439-42. 2012..48-7.40, p=0.003) independently of age, gender, site, FANGG, Rankin×AIMs interaction and AIMs. The morbid Rankin score strongly predicts the in-patient mortality over and above of age, gender, FANGG and AIMs in this patient population... - Delayed transfer of care from NHS secondary care to primary care in England: its determinants, effect on hospital bed days, prevalence of acute medical conditions and deaths during delay, in older adults aged 65 years and overKrishantha H Jasinarachchi
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norfolk, UK
BMC Geriatr 9:4. 2009..We examined the determinants and outcomes of delayed transfer of care in older adults... - Combined effect of health behaviours and risk of first ever stroke in 20,040 men and women over 11 years' follow-up in Norfolk cohort of European Prospective Investigation of Cancer (EPIC Norfolk): prospective population studyPhyo K Myint
School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ
BMJ 338:b349. 2009..To quantify the potential combined impact of four health behaviours on incidence of stroke in men and women living in the general community... - Confusion, Urea, Respiratory Rate and Shock Index or Adjusted Shock Index (CURSI or CURASI) criteria predict mortality in community-acquired pneumoniaPhyo K Myint
School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, Health and Social Sciences Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Eur J Intern Med 21:429-33. 2010..Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is common and associated with a significant mortality. Shock index, heart rate divided by systolic blood pressure, has been shown to be associated with outcome in sepsis... - Association between prestroke disability and inpatient mortality and length of acute hospital stay after acute strokeChun S Kwok
Stroke Research Group, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
J Am Geriatr Soc 60:726-32. 2012..To examine the prognostic value of prestroke disability in predicting inpatient mortality and length of hospital stay (LOS) independent of age, sex, and stroke type and severity... - Vital signs as determinants of immediate and longer term mortality outcome of patients admitted from nursing homesPhyo K Myint
Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, UK
Aging Clin Exp Res 23:309-15. 2011..Hospital admissions from Nursing Homes (NHs) are associated with high mortality. Identifying people with a poor prognosis admitted from NHs is essential to inform appropriate clinical decision making... - Value of severity scales in predicting mortality from community-acquired pneumonia: systematic review and meta-analysisYoon K Loke
School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, UK
Thorax 65:884-90. 2010..Several scoring systems have been used to predict mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia. The properties of commonly used risk stratification scales were systematically reviewed... - Prevalence, characteristics and outcomes of people aged 65 years and over with an incidental rise in cardiac troponin I. An observational prospective cohort studyPhyo K Myint
Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
Cardiology 110:62-7. 2008..Cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is a sensitive and specific marker of acute cardiac damage. We examined the prevalence, characteristics and outcome of incidental cTnI rises in older patients... - Update on guidelines for management of hypercholesterolemiaGurdeep S Mannu
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norfolk, UK
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 10:1239-49. 2012..The authors have systematically reviewed guidelines in hypercholesterolemia management and discussed a pragmatic approach to follow the most recent guidelines including guidance from NICE in the primary care setting... - Evaluation of stroke services in Anglia Stroke Clinical Network to examine the variation in acute services and stroke outcomesPhyo K Myint
Norwich Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwich, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 11:50. 2011..The study aims to describe variation in outcomes following stroke and to identify the characteristics of services that are associated with better outcomes, after accounting for case mix differences and individual prognostic factors... - Severity assessment criteria recommended by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and older patients. Should SOAR (systolic blood pressure, oxygenation, age and respiratory rate) criteria be used in older people? A compPhyo K Myint
Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UY, UK
Age Ageing 35:286-91. 2006..To assess the usefulness of the British Thoracic Society guidelines for severity assessment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in predicting mortality and to explore alternative criteria which could be more useful in older patients... - CT diagnosis and outcome of primary brain tumours in the elderly: a cohort studyPhyo K Myint
Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK
Gerontology 50:235-41. 2004..The incidence of primary brain tumours (PBT) increases with age. Survival outcome depends on the treatment modality and histological type of the tumour... - Role of grand rounds in the education of hospital doctorsPhyo K Myint
Department of Medicine for the Elderly, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, NR4 7UY
Hosp Med 66:297-9. 2005..The scores obtained were compared between pre- and post-grand round periods and between grand round attenders (fully or partly) and non-attenders... - The use of carer assisted adherence therapy for people with Parkinson's disease and their carers (CAAT-PARK): study protocol for a randomised controlled trialDavid J Daley
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK
Trials 12:251. 2011..Where imbalances in baseline characteristics are identified, an adjusted analysis will be performed using a regression model. Analysis will be masked to treatment allocation. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN: ISRCTN07830951... - Effect of age on the relationship of occupational social class with prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular diseases. A population-based cross-sectional study from European Prospective Investigation into Cancer - Norfolk (EPhyo K Myint
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Gerontology 52:51-8. 2006..Previous studies on cardiovascular risk profile in different socioeconomic status were focused on younger populations and many of them have not been able to take into account age and sex differences... - Glycated hemoglobin and risk of stroke in people without known diabetes in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk prospective population study: a threshold relationship?Phyo K Myint
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Stroke 38:271-5. 2007..The relationship between blood glucose concentration and stroke in people without established diabetes has been studied less extensively... - Self-reported mental health-related quality of life and mortality in men and women in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC-Norfolk): a prospective population studyPhyo K Myint
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Psychosom Med 69:410-4. 2007..To explore the relationship between self-reported mental functional health and mortality... - Is it ever enough to die of old age?Phyo K Myint
Age Ageing 33:320. 2004