Long-Term Clinical Outcomes for Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients with High-Risk Angiographic Findings Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Sida Jia, Ce Zhang, Yue Liu, Deshan Yuan, Xueyan Zhao, Runlin Gao, Yuejin Yang, Bo Xu, Zhan Gao, Jinqing Yuan

“…Patients in the HRCA group had higher incidence of unplanned revascularization (2 years: 9.7% vs. 5.1%, p<0.001; 5 years: 15.4% vs. 10.3%, p<0.001), 2-year MACCE (13.1% vs. 8.8%, p<0.001), and 5-year death/MI/revascularization/stroke (23.0% vs. 18.4%, p=0.001). Kaplan–Meier survival analysis showed similar results. After adjusting for confounding factors, HRCA is independently associated with higher risk of revascularization (2 years: HR = 1.636, 95% CI: 1.225–2.186; 5 years: HR = 1.460, 95% CI: 1.186–1.798), 2-year MACCE (HR = 1.275, 95% CI = 1.019–1.596) and 5-year death/MI/revascularization/stroke (HR = 1.183, 95% CI: 1.010–1.385). …”
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Nomogram based on the log odds of negative lymph node/T stage can predict the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer: a retrospective study based on SEER database and externa... by Xiaochun Chen, Yimin Li, Boyong Cai, Mengli Zheng, Zhicao Chen, Canxin Zhong, Guiquan Chen

“…The performance of the nomogram was comprehensively assessed via the time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve, concordance index (C-index), calibration curve and decision curve analysis (DCA) comprehensively. Moreover, Kaplan-Meier curves were performed to assess the CSS of the three risk subgroups.Result LONT was a significant independent prognostic factor for CSS (LONT1 vs LONT2, HR=0.670, 95% CI 0.642 to 0.698, p&lt;0.001; LONT1 vs LONT3, HR=0.443, 95% CI 0.420 to 0.467, p&lt;0.001). …”
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Effect of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio on Post-TAVR Mortality and Periprocedural Pulmonary Hypertension by Xin Gao, Xiaoxiao Jiang, Zonglei Wu, Na Chen, Minghui Gong, Xu Zhao, Yan Liu, Ran Guo

“…The multinomial logistic regression analysis demonstrated a positive correlation between NLR and both improved PH (OR: 1.182, 95% CI: 1.036–1.350, P=0.013) and persistent PH (OR: 1.181, 95% CI: 1.032–1.352, P=0.016). Kaplan–Meier analysis revealed a significant association between higher NLR and increased 3-month all-cause mortality (16.1% vs. 3.1% in lower NLR group, P=0.021). …”
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Comparing survival outcomes of localized tumor destruction, sublobar resection, and pulmonary lobectomy in stage IA non-small cell lung cancer: a study from the SEER database by Lin Cheng, Sheng-Wei Li, Xiao-Guang Li

“…Comparison between groups was performed separately after 1:1 proportional propensity score matching (PSM) with a caliper value of 0.1. Kaplan–Meier analysis was performed to compare survival outcomes between groups. …”
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Surgery for Patients With cT3/4N2M0, Stage IIIB NSCLC. Is It Time to Redefine Resectability? by J. Humberto Rodriguez-Quintero, MD, MPH, Rajika Jindani, MD, MPH, MS, Roger Zhu, MD, Isaac Loh, Mohamed K. Kamel, MD, Anne Montal, MD, Marc Vimolratana, MD, MS, Neel P. Chudgar, MD, Nitin Ohri, MD, MS, Balazs Halmos, MD, MS, Brendon M. Stiles, MD

“…After propensity matching, we estimated the overall survival (OS) of patients who received S and compared with those who received CRT (Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression). Results: A total of 44,756 patients were identified, of whom 3928 (8.8%) underwent S, 29,798 (66.6%) CRT, and 11,030 (24.6%) systemic therapy only. …”
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Long term outcomes associated with the use of perioperative systemic chemotherapy on low grade appendiceal mucinous neoplasms with pseudomyxoma peritonei treated with cytoreductive... by Samantha M. Ruff, Gyulnara Kasumova, Manoj Palavalli, Oliver S. Eng, Laura Lambert, Callisia Clarke, Sameer Patel, Jula Veerapong, Keith Fournier, Daniel Abbott, Charles Staley, Travis Grotz, Fabian Johnston, Mustafa Raoof, Sean Dineen, Jordan M. Cloyd, Alex C. Kim

“…Survival and variables associated with survival were evaluated with the Kaplan-Meier analysis and cox regression, respectively.ResultsAmong the 529 included patients with LAMN, 63 (11.9%) received systemic chemotherapy and CRS+HIPEC, while 466 (88.1%) were treated with only CRS+HIPEC. …”
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Modified Endothelial Activation and Stress Index: A New Predictor for Survival Outcomes in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated with Doxorubicin-Bleomycin-Vinblastine-Dacarbazine-Bas... by Fazıl Çağrı Hunutlu, Hikmet Öztop, Vildan Gürsoy, Tuba Ersal, Ezel Elgün, Şeyma Yavuz, Selin İldemir Ekizoğlu, Azim Ali Ekizoğlu, Vildan Özkocaman, Fahir Özkalemkaş

“…The prognostic value of the mEASIX score was evaluated using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, Cox regression analysis, and the Kaplan–Meier method, and then compared with standard risk assessment methods. …”
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Exploring survival rates in HIV-infected Ethiopian children receiving HAART: a retrospective cohort study by Yimam Getaneh, Yared Dejene, Birhanemeskel T. Adankie, Siti Qamariyah Khairunisa, Dominicus Husada, Kuntaman Kuntaman, Maria Inge Lusida

“…Survival rate and predictors of mortality were estimated using Kaplan-Meier and Cox-proportional hazards, respectively. …”
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Nomogram for prognosis prediction in metastatic pancreatic cancer patients undergoing intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy: incorporating immune-inflammation scores and coagulation... by Yifan Yang, Shaoqi Zong, Yongqiang Hua

“…Finally, patients were stratified into risk groups based on the total score of the nomogram. Results The Kaplan–Meier survival curves indicated that immune-inflammatory scores NLR, PLR, SII, and coagulation indicators PT, FIB, and D-dimer were associated with OS. …”
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Clinical implication of NT-proBNP to predict mortality in patients with acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective cohort study by Rui Zhang, Hao Wang, Chenxi Song, Rui Fu, Kefei Dou, Shuai Liu, Qianqian Liu, Xiaohui Bian, Weida Liu, Chengang Zhu, Jingjing Gao, Sheng Yuan, Xinming Cui, Sijia Qin, Yumeng Li

“…Compared with patients with low NT-proBNP, the Kaplan-Meier estimates for primary 1-year mortality were higher in intermediate (32.5% vs 18.1%; HR 1.91, 95% CI 1.35 to 2.69) and high (42.0% vs 18.1%; HR 2.56, 95% CI 1.84 to 3.57) NT-proBNP groups, respectively. …”
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Postoperative radiotherapy improves survival in completely resected non-small cell lung cancer with pathologic N2 stage IIIA and positive lymph node count greater than one: a SEER-... by Diyang Zhu, Yuanyuan Xiao, Yuanyuan Xiao, Shancheng He, Shancheng He, Baochang Xie, Baochang Xie, Wenqi Zhao, Wenqi Zhao, Yuhui Xu

“…Univariate and multivariate analyses were conducted to assess the association of PORT with OS and CSS. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were employed to estimate survival outcomes, while the COX proportional hazards model was utilized for comparative analysis. …”
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An exploratory study of serum creatine kinase as a prognostic marker for patients with resectable pancreatic cancer: looking into the relationship with body composition by Cong Chen, Xin Luo, Xianchao Lin, Ronggui Lin, Yuanyuan Yang, Congfei Wang, Haizong Fang, Tianhong Teng, Heguang Huang, Fengchun Lu

“…The prognostic significance of CK was analyzed based on sex-stratified groups. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to compare overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). …”
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Prevalence of Autoimmune Diseases in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: An Epidemiological Study Using A Global Network of Health Care Organizations by Pushti Khandwala, Devashish Desai, Arthur Lau

“…Multivariate Cox proportional hazard models and Kaplan Meier method were used to assess risk of developing ACs among the groups. …”
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Col1A1 as a new decoder of clinical features and immune microenvironment in ovarian cancer by Xiao Xiao, Fangyi Long, Shaolan Yu, Wengjuan Wu, Dayan Nie, Xiaoyan Ren, Wen Li, Xujuan Wang, Ling Yu, Pinghan Wang, Gang Wang

“…The prognostic value of COL1A1 was assessed using Kaplan-Meier (KM) survival curve analysis. The TIMER and TISIDB databases to explore the potential relationship between COL1A1 expression and immune microenvironment in OC tissues. …”
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Low albumin-to-creatinine ratios (ACR) are associated with poor outcomes in cancer patients by Hong Zhao, Xiangrui Li, Xiaoyue Liu, Chenan Liu, Xin Zheng, Yue Chen, Jinyu Shi, Qiteng Liu, Zhaoting Bu, Hanping Shi

“…Correlation analysis, Kaplan–Meier method, and restricted cubic spline analysis were conducted to explore ACR's relationship with overall survival (OS). …”
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Reference values for the 1-minute sit-to-stand test to assess functional capacity and short-term mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and fibrotic connective tiss... by Meng-Yun Tsai, Kuo-Tung Huang, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Yi-Hsuan Yu, Pin-Kuei Fu

“…Predictors of 18-month mortality were evaluated using ROC curve and Kaplan-Meier curve. Results Of the 150 F-ILD patients, 37 (24.6%) had idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and 113 (75.4%) had connective tissue disease-related ILD (CTD-ILD). …”
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Análise de desempenho dos centros dialíticos no encaminhamento e inscrição em lista de espera pré-transplante renal em Minas Gerais, Brasil, 2015 a 2019 by Cláudio Vitorino Pereira, Isabel Cristina Gonçalves Leite, Mário Círio Nogueira, Gustavo Fernandes Ferreira

“…Para avaliação do encaminhamento pré-transplante renal, realizou-se a análise de sobrevida pelo método Kaplan-Meier. A força da associação entre as variáveis de exposição e a ocorrência da inscrição na lista foram analisadas por meio dos modelos de regressão de Cox. …”
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Low Serum miR-607 Level as a Potential Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarker in Patients of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Preliminary Study by Dawei Jiang, Xiangfei Yuan, Jianqi Ni, Lan Shen, Min Cai, Liu Xu

“…Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were evaluated via the Kaplan–Meier method, and the association between miR-607 expression and OS was investigated by the Cox proportional hazard analysis. …”
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The Plasma Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor Is Related to Disease Activity of Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis by Fei Huang, Yueqiang Li, Ranran Xu, Anying Cheng, Yongman Lv, Qingquan Liu

“…Correlation analyses demonstrated that suPAR levels positively correlated with initial serum creatinine, BVAS, CRP, and procalcitonin concentration, and negatively correlated with eGFR and C3 circulating levels. In a Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, patients with plasma suPAR levels >5683.3 pg/mL showed poorer survival than patients with lower levels (log-rank, P=0.001). …”
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Never mind the bug: no differences in infection-free survival after periprosthetic joint infections with Staphylococcus aureus, Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, or Streptococcus by Anders Brüggemann, Nils P. Hailer

“…Infection-free survival was defined as the absence of (1) further surgery to the index joint due to PJI, (2) suppressive antibiotic therapy, and (3) death due to PJI and was assessed using the Kaplan–Meier method. Cox regression models were fitted to estimate the risk of infection relapse adjusted for relevant confounders.ResultsWe found no statistically or clinically significant difference in unadjusted survival between the three groups. …”
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