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..Our aim was to calculate the global burden of disease and risk factors for 2001, to examine regional trends from 1990 to 2001, and to provide a starting point for the analysis of the Disease Control Priorities Project (DCPP)...

..This paper describes the methods, assumptions, input data, and results...

..Influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cause substantial morbidity and mortality. Statistical methods used to estimate deaths in the United States attributable to influenza have not accounted for RSV circulation...

To build on the previously reported development of a Bayesian probabilistic model for interpreting verbal autopsy (VA) data, attempting to improve the model's performance in determining cause of death and to reassess it.

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..Verbal autopsy is an important method for deriving cause-specific mortality estimates where disease burdens are greatest and routine cause-specific mortality data do not exist...

..Mortality from all causes is higher for persons with fewer years of education and for blacks, but it is unknown which diseases contribute most to these disparities...

..7 to 1.2 million. Estimates for intrapartum stillbirths are not available. We aimed to estimate the numbers of intrapartum-related neonatal deaths and intrapartum stillbirths in the year 2000...

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..Low birthweight is an important indirect cause of death. Maternal complications in labour carry a high risk of neonatal death, and poverty is strongly associated with ..

..To validate the causes of death determined with a single verbal autopsy instrument covering all age groups in the Agincourt subdistrict of rural South Africa...

..When analysed as the underlying cause of death, paracoccidioidomycosis represented the most important cause of deaths among systemic mycoses (approximately ..

..It is recommended that the potential effect of maternity services failing to take indirect maternal deaths into account should be modelled...

..This paper describes the history of the registers, the data sources and access to data, and the research based upon the registers, presenting some examples of research activities...

..We sought to assess the current status of global data on death registration and to examine several indicators of data completeness and quality...

..To describe causes of death and respiratory infections in HIV-infected miners in the pre-antiretroviral era, by duration of HIV infection...

..A better understanding of child health epidemiology could contribute to more effective approaches to saving children's lives...

..The prevention of non-AIDS related cancers, especially lung cancer, the management of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and of viral hepatitis are also important priorities...

..This is, to our knowledge, the first worldwide analysis of cancer survival, with standard quality-control procedures and identical analytic methods for all datasets...

..To describe the procedural performance and 30-day outcomes following implantation using the 18 Fr CoreValve Revalving System (CRS) as part of the multicentre, expanded evaluation registry, 1-year after obtaining CE mark approval...

..the 1978 to 2002 surveys, including non-respondents, were linked with mortality data from the Finnish National Cause of Death statistics and with demographic and socio-economic register data (marital status, education and household ..

..Efforts to reduce mortality will require a multi-faceted approach incorporating healthy behaviors and accessible health care systems in addition to clinical advances...

..Clinical follow-up should be focused on patients with subcutaneous neurofibromas and/or the absence of cutaneous neurofibromas and/or facial asymmetry...

..Smoking is a risk factor for several diseases and has been increasing in many developing countries. Our aim was to estimate global and regional mortality in 2000 caused by smoking, including an analysis of uncertainty...

..There are promising models that have been tested mainly in research studies in Asia that are now being adapted and evaluated at scale including through a network of African implementation research trials...

..We undertook a retrospective evaluation of the programme in Benin, Ghana, and Mali...

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..This analysis suggests that studies on the acute effects of air pollution have underestimated the total effects of temperature and particulate air pollution on mortality...

..CONCLUSIONS: Patients with some serious medical conditions are more likely to die in the hospital if they are admitted on a weekend than if they are admitted on a weekday...

..Respiratory diseases contributed to mortality in the lowest BMI category independently from smoking status. Underweight and obesity were both associated with higher all-cause mortality in men and women...

..We identified the main causes of deaths in neonates (<1 month), postneonatal infants (1-11 months), and children (<5 years) in China using information that was available to the public...

..We hypothesized that increased HIV-RNA levels following ART interruption induced activation of tissue factor pathways, thrombosis, and fibrinolysis...

..We evaluated whether this approach would have an effect on the rates of death from any cause and from cardiovascular causes...

..Comparisons of death-related variables during the 3 eras were performed...

..If uncurbed, a new generation of "diseases of comfort" (such as those chronic diseases caused by obesity and physical inactivity) will become a major public health problem in this and the next century...

..To examine changes over a 2-year period in both the mortality rate and the causes of death in a geographically defined HIV-infected population...

..We recommend an analysis technique that combines both methods, and further validation studies to improve performance of the VA for assigning causes of neonatal death...

..The role of undernutrition as an underlying cause of death was estimated in collaboration with CHERG. FINDINGS: In 2000-03, six causes accounted for 73% of the 10...

..The sensitivity and specificity of the cause of death assigned by physician from the verbal autopsy was calculated against the cause of death derived from the ..

..In 2007, male life expectancy at birth was 61 years, while for females it was 74 years. Alcohol is implicated particularly in deaths among working-age men...

..Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMP) are involved in cardiac remodelling. The prognostic utility of TIMP is unknown in chronic heart failure (CHF)...

..The former used all available data about the cause of death (hospital records, medical data obtained from family physicians or specialists, and proxy interviews) and the ..

..Data from patients who died after 1985 could serve as a control in analyses of the effects of enzyme replacement therapy with idursulfase on mortality in patients with MPS II...

..More specifically, the variations with the degree of urbanicity, spatial scale, age, gender and cause of death, which influence the association between mortality and deprivation, have been described.

..However, specific problems of this new procedure are not well-described. Unexpected complications due to the procedure and their management are reported...

In developing countries many stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur at home and cause of death is not recorded by national health information systems...

b>Cause of death data are a critical input to formulating good public health policy...

..More than 2·3 million children died in India in 2005; however, the major causes of death have not been measured in the country. We investigated the causes of neonatal and child mortality in India and their differences by sex and region...

..Little information has been published about the mortality of the Métis people of Canada. This study describes mortality patterns among Métis and Registered Indian adults, compared with the non-Aboriginal population...

..Other previously married have an excess mortality elevated by about 7%. This protective effect of marriage is not due to stage, which is controlled for. The possible importance of treatment and host factors is discussed...

To investigate the quality of cause of death certification and assess the level of under-reporting of HIV/AIDS as a cause of death at an academic hospital.

..The paper also examines some of the data gaps, uncertainties and limitations in the resulting mortality estimates...

..This study examined incidence rates of medically identified suicide acts (self-inflicted injuries, either fatal or nonfatal) and case fatality rates by age, sex, race, and method used...

..To determine the rates of death and infection from HIV in India...

..However, this relationship is not well characterized in Bangladesh, where the BMI distribution is shifted towards lower values...

..However, it is unknown if this "obesity paradox" applies to heart failure patients with preserved EF or if it extends to the very obese (BMI >35)...

..The child mortality in urban Dhaka was substantially lower than the national rate. Mortality rates were not affected by recall periods between 1 and 5 years...

..Little is known about the causes of death in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART)...

..Among the men born around 1920, prolonged cigarette smoking from early adult life tripled age specific mortality rates, but cessation at age 50 halved the hazard, and cessation at age 30 avoided almost all of it...

..This study examines whether cause of death influences racial classification on death certificates...

..In particular, ischemic heart disease mortality is 2% lower. Although the risk of death from uterine or ovarian cancer is increased by 5%, the net effect of a later menopause is an increased lifespan...

..Although chronic alcohol intake and chronic hepatitis C may progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), few data are available about survival and probability of developing HCC in decompensated cirrhosis of both aetiologies...

..22 per 10 mm Hg, p <0.0001), after adjustment for conventional risk factors and left ventricular function...

..Brain metastases are a common consequence in patients with stage IV melanoma associated with a grim prognosis...

..The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of beta-blockers after MI in patients with type 2 diabetes...

..The goal of this study was to assess gender-related differences in a multicenter population with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)...

..Although bullous pemphigoid (BP) is the most frequent autoimmune bullous disease and is associated with a considerable case-fatality rate, little is known about factors that influence its prognosis...

..CONCLUSION: ASCT is effective in patients with aggressive NHL with a poor prognosis. However, careful long-term follow-up of survivors is recommended because of the increase in malignant and nonmalignant toxicities...

..Their absolute mortality and relative mortality risks decreased faster than those of all other educational groups. Educational differentials among women remained unchanged...

..We hypothesized that bladder cancer patients with associated lymphovascular invasion (LVI) are at increased risk of occult metastases...

..Cyclophosphamide-induced cytopenia and infection were responsible for 2 deaths. Despite these iatrogenic complications, early deaths were more frequently the consequence of insufficient or inappropriate therapy...

..Strategies that are aimed at improving access to transplantation in Asian and Pacific Islander communities may further enhance survival among Asians and Pacific Islanders with ESRD...

..This is not only important in determining treatment algorithms for physicians but also for appropriate counseling of family members to educate them with regard to patients' outcomes...

..To investigate the incidence and prognostic impact of comorbidities diagnosed after the onset of head and neck cancer...

..In addition to other well known risk factors for AKI in this setting, the use of diuretics in patients of group 1 and the level of hemodilution during CPB in both groups should be emphasized, as they are potentially modifiable...

..Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is associated with a high early mortality rate. We examined the impact of early do not resuscitate (DNR) orders and other limitations in aggressive care on mortality after ICH in a community-based study...

..In the elderly, the increased prevalence of colorectal neoplasia and the protective effect of colonoscopy may be offset by advancing age and comorbidity...

..Risk factors that influence the incidence of breast cancer may also affect survival after diagnosis...

..In this age group men with Dupuytren's disease had 70% higher mortality than that of the control group. Disease duration did not seem to influence the mortality...

..This result suggests that tiotropium might also be associated with decreased mortality compared to no treatment at all. Randomized placebo-control trials are needed to confirm these findings...

..The objective of the study was to determine hospital and long-term survival in patients who receive PEG while hospitalized for medical or surgical reasons...

..The aim of the study was to identify common prognostic factors in nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with N1 and N2 nodal involvement...

..The aim of this study was to compare long-term results of OPCABG surgery for diabetic and nondiabetic patients...

..Many patients with congestive heart failure develop cardiac cachexia. In this study the association between BMI and outcomes after VAD implantation was investigated...

..This report utilizes a novel approach to evaluate the influence of evolving operative interventions for patients with MEN-1 syndrome...

..04-4.32, p=0.0392]. CONCLUSIONS: The occurrence of SE in patients with cerebrovascular disease indicates a high risk of death within 3 years. In contrast, the case fatality risk attributable to recurrent status or seizures is lower...

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..Calciphylaxis is characterized by ischemic cutaneous ulceration, high mortality, and ineffective treatment...

..To establish the instantaneous relative risk (RR) of death associated with individual antipsychotic drugs, carbamazepine and sodium valproate for those 65 years and older...

..However, little evidence is available to show that BF is associated with death for patents with prostate cancer treated with radiotherapy. We examined the relationship between BF and death from prostate cancer...

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..CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary observations suggest that HD patients in the lowest and highest quintiles of UA levels would face higher risk of mortality. Further studies with larger sample sizes will be needed to confirm these findings...

..Whether morning shift hemodialysis is associated with improved survival in comparison to patients receiving afternoon shift hemodialysis has not been shown for a representative sample of US chronic hemodialysis patients...

..These findings support the value of combining Echo-LVH and ECG-STD to improve risk stratification. These findings require verification in other populations...

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..11 for lung cancer CONCLUSIONS: An increased incidence of soft-tissue sarcoma was found among deck officers. This increase resembles that previously found for Swedish deck officers, and it warrants further study...

..The authors conclude that the CDT may have value as a brief face-to-face screening tool for moderate/severe cognitive impairment in an older community population but is relatively poor at detecting milder cognitive impairment...

..HRR does not appear to identify patients likely to have a survival benefit...

..7%) underwent surgery requiring deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Pre- and intraoperative factors were evaluated by means of stepwise logistic regression analysis to determine risk factors of mortality and permanent neurologic injury...

Use of B-lapachone for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) therapy Lung cancer is the leading cause of death by cancer in the U.S. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) comprises over 75% of lung cancers diagnosed...

Use of B-lapachone for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) therapy Lung cancer is the leading cause of death by cancer in the U.S. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) comprises over 75% of lung cancers diagnosed...

PROJECT ABSTRACT/SUMMARY Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of death in childhood. The predominant etiologies of TBI in young children are motor vehicle accidents, firearm incidents, falls, and child abuse...

..PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Cancer is the leading cause of death in the US and breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women in our country...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women. Kentucky ranks as the 6 highest state in the nation for heart disease among women...

..Obesity and its related diseases are the leading cause of death in western society, with associated risks of hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and ..

..In a recent study exploring the cause of death in HIV patients, a majority of the dead had tested positive for antibodies to HCV...

..In a recent study exploring the cause of death in HIV patients, a majority of the dead had tested positive for antibodies to HCV...

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..Notably, traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains the leading cause of death and disability amongst children and young adults...

..Exposure to tobacco smoke (mainstream and environmental) is a leading cause of death in the US...

DESCRIPTION: Breast cancer is the most common cancer and second leading cause of death in women...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. COPD will overtake stroke as the third leading cause of death within 7 years...

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of death and disability in our society. Obesity increases CHD risk by adversely affecting glucose, lipoproteins, and blood pressure...

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death and disability in our society. Most CHD deaths occur in subjects over 70 years of age...

Bacterial pneumonia is a leading cause of death. Recruitment of neutrophils into the lungs is one of the most important defense mechanisms in the initial host defense against bacterial infection...

Bacterial pneumonia is a leading cause of death. Recruitment of neutrophils into the lungs is one of the most important defense mechanisms in the initial host defense against bacterial infection...

Bacterial pneumonia is a leading cause of death. Recruitment of neutrophils into the lungs is one of the most important defense mechanisms in the initial host defense against bacterial infection...

Co-infection with Hepatitis C (HCV) is becoming the main cause of death in HIV-infected patients in the United States. Among drug users the proportion of HIV/HCV co-infection is 50%-90%...

Co-infection with Hepatitis C (HCV) is becoming the main cause of death in HIV-infected patients in the United States. Among drug users the proportion of HIV/HCV co-infection is 50%-90%...

Ischemic stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. There are limited avenues for reducing cerebral damage and promoting repair after ischemic stroke...

Cancer is now the leading cause of death for Alaska Natives (AN) surpassing trauma and infectious diseases that were the leading causes of death for many years. As recently as 1950,cancer was considered a rare disease in AN...