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This community includes the research outputs from the Medical Services division which includes services such as: Cardiology, Diabetes, the Emergency Department, Neurology and Stroke. Browse the list of individual departments below.
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Reducing our carbon footprint and resource use on the Exeter Kidney Unit
(2019-07)Conference poster presented at the James Lovelock Centenary conference 'The Future of Global Systems Thinking', University of Exeter, 29th-31st July 2019. -
No health without planetary health
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Diagnostic accuracy and usability of home calprotectin testing
(European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation, 2019-01)Faecal calprotectin (FC) is a reliable and non-invasive stool biomarker that is useful in monitoring inflammation in patients with IBD. Testing is routinely performed in a laboratory by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ... -
Dosing, durability of haemoglobin response and safety of iron isomaltoside in outpatients with gastrointestinal diseases
(2019-06)Poster presented at the British Society of Gastroenterology 2019 Annual Conference, 17th-20 June 2019. -
Fever and tachypnoea in a child
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Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors
(Nature, 2019-05)Birth weight variation is influenced by fetal and maternal genetic and non-genetic factors, and has been reproducibly associated with future cardio-metabolic health outcomes. In expanded genome-wide association analyses ... -
The use of adenosine stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance in determining incomplete revascularization post-coronary artery bypass grafting and the importance of anterior septal vessels
(European Society of Cardiology, 2019-04-10)Incomplete revascularization post-coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) may occur in up to one quarter of patients,1 and meta-analyses suggest this is associated with poor outcomes.1,2 ESC guidelines now prioritize complete ... -
Renal nurses' lived experiences of discussions about sexuality
(Mark Allen Group, 2019-03)Renal teams focus predominantly on renal replacement therapy and physical symptom management, rather than psychological issues, such as mental health, body image or self-esteem. This study aims to increase understanding ... -
Disease progression and treatment response in data-driven subgroups of type 2 diabetes compared with models based on simple clinical features: an analysis using clinical trial data
(Elsevier, 2019-06)Research using data-driven cluster analysis has proposed five subgroups of diabetes with differences in diabetes progression and risk of complications. We aimed to compare the clinical utility of this subgroup-based approach ... -
A specific CNOT1 mutation results in a novel syndrome of pancreatic agenesis and holoprosencephaly through impaired pancreatic and neurological development
(Cell Press, 2019-05)We report a recurrent CNOT1 de novo missense mutation, GenBank: NM_016284.4; c.1603C>T (p.Arg535Cys), resulting in a syndrome of pancreatic agenesis and abnormal forebrain development in three individuals and a similar ... -
Type 1 diabetes defined by severe insulin deficiency occurs after 30 years of age and is commonly treated as type 2 diabetes
(Springer, 2019-07)Late-onset type 1 diabetes can be difficult to identify. Measurement of endogenous insulin secretion using C-peptide provides a gold standard classification of diabetes type in longstanding diabetes that closely relates ... -
Cystic fibrosis and insulin therapy: a reality check
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Trisomy 21 is a cause of permanent neonatal diabetes that is autoimmune but not HLA associated
(American Diabetes Association, 2019-04)Identifying new causes of permanent neonatal diabetes (diagnosis <6 months; PNDM) provides important insights into β-cell biology. Patients with Down syndrome (DS) resulting from trisomy 21 are 4 times more likely to have ... -
Persistent C-peptide is associated with reduced hypoglycaemia but not HbA1c in adults with longstanding Type 1 diabetes: evidence for lack of intensive treatment in UK clinical practice?
(Wiley, 2019-04)Most people with Type 1 diabetes have low levels of persistent endogenous insulin production. The Diabetes Control and Complications Trial showed that close to diagnosis preserved endogenous insulin was associated with ... -
Up to date on phosphate management and phosphate binders
(Mark Allen Group, 2019-02)Although the cause of hyperphosphatemia remains the same, its management through dietary advice and medication is changing to keep up with the latest evidence. This article discusses some of the recent updates to the KDIGO ... -
Association between level of fecal calprotectin and progression of Crohn's Disease
(Elsevier, 2019-02-14)Mucosal healing is associated with improved outcomes in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD), but assessment typically requires ileocolonoscopy. Calprotectin can be measured in fecal samples to determine luminal disease ... -
Sarcoidosis in the UK: insights from British Thoracic Society registry data
(BMJ, 2019-02)Introduction: The British Thoracic Society Sarcoidosis Registry allows physicians to record clinical data after gaining written consent from patients. The registry's aim is to phenotype sarcoidosis in the UK. Methods: ... -
The real world impact of adalimumab on quality of life and the physical and psychological effects of moderate-to-severe psoriasis: a UK prospective, multicenter, observational study
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-03)Psoriasis can adversely affect quality of life (QoL) and emotional well-being. In this UK prospective observational study we evaluated the 'real-world' impact of adalimumab on QoL and the physical/psychological effects of ...
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