Background Exercise stress echocardiography (ESE) is widely used to detect inducible myocardial ischaemia. However, a substantial proportion of ESEs remains inconclusive or shows abnormal ...

Objective Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) frequently have multiple comorbidities that increase the risk of hospitalisation and contribute to higher mortality. However, studies examining the ...

Case-cohort study designs represent a cost-effective and efficient strategy for analysing time-to-event data, particularly when the event of interest is rare. By selecting a random subcohort along ...

Improved Cancer-Specific Risk Stratification by the Lymph Node Ratio-Based Nomogram: A Potential Role in Guiding Postoperative Management Decisions for Oral Cavity Carcinoma We propose a novel ...

Case-cohort study design has been widely used for its cost-effectiveness. In any real study, there are always other important outcomes of interest beside the failure time that the original case-cohort ...

Different approaches to cohort study design in the context of biomarkers of aging. Biomarkers of aging are commonly validated using cross-sectional or longitudinal study designs. Cross-sectional ...

UK – The first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years is set to begin, with the aim of creating a comprehensive picture of early childhood in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The ...

Objective To investigate the association between sprint running biomechanics and sprint-related hamstring strain injury (HSI) in elite male football players. Methods This prospective cohort study ...

Background Early cardiovascular disease risk detection opportunities are limited in men, whereas gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are risk indicators in women. We ...

Objectives We explored whether a spike in running distance during a single session or over 1 week, compared with the preceding period, was associated with increased risk of running-related overuse ...