Survival Rate
Study shows survival benefits of smoking cessation after lung cancer diagnosis
Current smokers with early-stage lung cancer who quit smoking after their diagnosis had improved overall and progression-free survival rates, according to a prospective cohort study.
Type 2 MI equally common in both sexes; survival in women better
Compared with type 1 MI, type 2 MI occurred in men and women equally, with no evidence of sex bias detected in the selection of patients for cardiac investigation, researchers reported.
AMX0035 lowers risk for adverse events, death in patients with ALS
AMX0035, an investigational neuroprotective therapy, significantly lowered the long-term risk for death or need for permanent assisted ventilation, as well as risk for first hospitalization, according to a press release.
Women less likely to survive than men after cardiac arrest resuscitation
Compared with men, women less frequently survived to hospital discharge after successful cardiac arrest resuscitation, according to study results published in Circulation.
Survival on heart transplant waiting list improved from 1987 to 2017
Survival on heart transplant waiting lists increased over time in patients with or without ventricular assist devices, poor functional status and United Network for Organ Sharing status 1 and status 2 candidates, researchers found.
Survival rates after ischemic stroke improved from 1991 to 2015
Survival after a first ischemic stroke has improved from 1991 to 2015, according to data presented in a late-breaking science session at the International Stroke Conference.
Q&A: Explaining early-stage cancer prognoses using survival rates
Physicians may use disease-specific or relative survival rates to explain a prognosis to patients with early-stage cancer, but both types of survival rates have limitations, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Child presents with bilateral poor vision
A 7-year-old boy presented to a satellite office of the New England Eye Center after referral from a local optometrist for persistently decreased vision despite appropriate spectacle correction for myopia and astigmatism. The optometrist had diagnosed him with refractory amblyopia and referred him for further evaluation given minimal improvement in vision with glasses and a short trial with patching.
AF common in Marfan syndrome, leads to worse long-term outcomes
PHILADELPHIA — Atrial fibrillation is common in patients with Marfan syndrome and may lead to worse survival, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
Transplant center matters for survival of heart recipients
Transplant center was associated with survival benefit of heart transplant recipients, according to findings published in JAMA.