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B3 for NMD: Bench to Bedside and Back
Background: Neuromuscular diseases (NMD) represent a broad group of rare genetic and acquired disorders, affecting over 300,000 people in Canada. Given the multiple different NMD subtypes, almost half of patients with NMD remain undiagnosed. Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify genetic or other markers in patient biosamples …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Natural History Study of Children and Adults With Adrenocortical Cancer (ACC)
Background Adrenocortical cancer (ACC) is a rare tumor. The prognosis is very poor for people with advanced stages of ACC. Some people may live with ACC for years; others live for just months. Treatment options for ACC often do not work well. Researchers want to study the clinical course of …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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3D Characterisation of the Skull Base Deformation in Congenital Muscular Torticollis
The congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is defined by an abnormal posture of the head and the neck compared to shoulders' level of the newborn. The mainly affected muscle is the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) causing a lateral inclination of the head on the side affected by the CMT and a rotation …
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- 05 Aug, 2020
myoActivation for Chronic Pain in a Marginalized Population
Marginalized populations are at increased risk of chronic pain, trauma and use of street drugs to manage this suffering, with the associated risk of overdoses. Non-pharmacological options to manage chronic pain are difficult for this population to access. myoActivation is an innovative structured assessment and therapeutic approach. This study will …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Pacing to Maintain Physiologic Ventricular Activation
Right ventricular pacing causes ventricular dyssynchrony and may be associated with impaired outcome. In the last decade, several approaches for more physiological pacing became available and were implemented in the latest guidelines. However, compared to conventional device implantation, cardiac resynchronization, His bundle pacing and left bundle area pacing remain demanding …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Cardiac Biomarkers in Preeclampsia: Prediction of Disease and the Risk of Future Cardiovascular Events in Survivors
SUMMARY Background: Improvements in the management and prevention of obstetric haemorrhage and sepsis, in addition to magnesium sulphate for preeclampsia have led to significant reduction in global maternal mortality rates; thus leaving increasing number of survivors of preeclampsia than previously. Preeclampsia is associated with inflammatory changes that alter vascular integrity …
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- 16 Feb, 2024
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Monitoring of Metabolic Adverse Events of Second Generation Antipsychotics in a Naive Pediatric Population
Introduction: Second Generation Antipsychotics (SGAs) are widely used in the pediatric population. It is currently established that SGAs may induce undesirable metabolic adverse events (AEs) such as weight gain, metabolic changes in blood lipids or glucose with risk of potential cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The Canadian Alliance for Monitoring Effectiveness …
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- 05 Aug, 2020
New Time Clock for ST-elevation MI Based on Biochemical Myocardial Infarction Onset Time
ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is one of the leading causes of death across the world and immediate treatment with either thrombolytics or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) results in lower mortality. It is essential to accurately determine the time of onset of myocardial infarction. Standard practice is to take …
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- 05 Aug, 2020