Objective To examine a large UK cohort of patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), to compare demographic characteristics, symptoms and treatment of PoTS at one centre compared to the ...

Objectives Compared with sighted individuals, people with visual impairment have a higher prevalence of chronic conditions and lower levels of physical activity. This review aims to systematically ...

Objectives Explore trainee doctors’ experiences of postgraduate training and perceptions of fairness in relation to ethnicity and country of primary medical qualification. Design Qualitative ...

Objectives Obesity is a growing global public health problem that increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of body composition on ...

Objective The objective was to explore treatment experience of hip denervation via PEricapsular Nerve Group block with phenol in non-operative management and end-of-life (EOL) care after hip fractures ...

Objectives To understand the impact of COVID-19 on medical students with mental health problems. Design Qualitative study employing in-depth semistructured interviews with medical students which were ...

Objectives Falls are a common problem in older people. Postural hypotension contributes to falls but is often asymptomatic. In the absence of symptoms, postural hypotension is only infrequently ...

Introduction Acute pneumonia (AP) remains a leading cause of death in the older population. Excess risk of death after AP is partly due to cardiovascular (CV) events. We aim to evaluate whether ...

Objectives This study aimed to compare the performance of five machine learning algorithms to predict diabetes mellitus based on lifestyle factors (diet and physical activity). Design Retrospective ...

Objectives The relationship between the volume of medical procedures conducted in hospitals and the resulting health outcomes has been described for various surgical and non-surgical medical ...

2 Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Introduction Metastatic disease of the hip causes severe pain and is a serious threat to the patient’s motor function.

Introduction Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischaemia (CLTI) are often prescribed clopidogrel in order to reduce their risk of major adverse limb and cardiovascular events. Clopidogrel is ...