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The Impact of Beta-blockade on Right Ventricular Function in Mitral Regurgitation
(Elsevier Inc, 2014-04)Background Although mitral regurgitation (MR) results in left ventricular (LV) volume overload, right ventricular (RV) function may also be impaired. We investigated the influence of short-term beta-blockade on RV function ... -
Implication of quantitative CT and artificial intelligence in COPD
(2019-07)Content New Zealand Maori 新西兰毛利人- Maori Health 毛利人的健康 - COPD 慢阻肺 : COPD Definition 慢阻肺 - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD man慢阻肺) - COPD = shaded part - Prevalence 患病率 - Economic and Social Burden 经济和社会负担 ... -
In (or outside of) your neck of the woods: laterality in spatial body representation
(2014-02-19)Beside language, space is to date the most widely recognized lateralized systems. For example, it has been shown that even mental representations of space and the spatial representation of abstract concepts display lateralized ... -
In a perfect world Emergency Department Screening and Brief Interventions for heavy and hazardous use of substances : a feasibility study
(2016)Screening and Brief Intervention (SBI) is an evidence based technique for reducing heavy and harmful consumption of alcohol and other drugs. There is significant evidence for both the efficacy and the effectiveness of SBI. ... -
Introduction to statistics in research
(The Association for NLP, 2015)As a researcher (or consumer of research) you will frequently come across statistical testing of data. This article aims to give an introductory outline to statistical methods to enable you to (i) choose appropriate ... -
Investigating the engagement of New Zealand diagnostic radiographers with research
(2013)The research adopted a case study approach and was located in a large New Zealand teaching hospital. The data collection involved survey questionnaires, document analysis, and six one-to-one interviews with radiographers ... -
Investigating the introduction of spectroscopy and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) sequences to increase the specificity of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
(2013)Current breast MRI practice in New Zealand closely emulates the American and European guidelines. The most commonly used protocols used for imaging breasts using these guidelines are dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) sequences ... -
'It’s just so bloody hard’ : recommendations for improving health interventions and maternity support services for disabled women
(New Zealand College of Midwives, 2016-08)Paucity of information about Aotearoa/New Zealand disabled women’s experiences of becoming mothers and the enablers and barriers they may face. • Overseas studies show that disabled women do encounter physical, attitudinal ... -
Knockdown of versican 1 blocks cigarette-induced loss of insoluble elastin in human lung fibroblasts
(Elsevier, 2015-05-11)COPD lung is characterized by loss of alveolar elastic fibers and an increase in the chondroitin sulfate (CS) matrix proteoglycan versican 1 (V1). V1 is a known inhibitor of elastic fiber deposition and this study investigates ... -
Known and missing left v entricular ejection fraction and survival in patients with heart failure : a MAGGIC meta-analysis report
(2013-06-26)Aims Treatment of patients with heart failure (HF) relies on measurement of LVEF. However, the extent to which EF isrecorded varies markedly. We sought to characterize the patient group that is missing a measure of EF, and ... -
Komuniti Tok Piksa Integrating Papua New Guinean Highland narratives into visual HIV prevention and education material
(2012)This report presents the findings of the first phase of the Komuniti Tok Piksa (henceforth ‘KTP’) project, a research project commissioned by the National AIDS Council and AusAID under the large research grant funding ... -
Leadership in radiography : exploring radiographers’ experiences in leadership
(2013)The roles of health professionals including radiographers, are evolving due to technological advancements, globalization, economic recession and an increased aging population. Leadership has been highlighted in literature ... -
Lifetime prevalence of exostosesin New Zealand surfers
(CSIRO Publishing on behalf of Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, 2019-04-03)INTRODUCTION: External auditory exostosis (EAE) is a benign, irreversible bony outgrowth that arises from the temporal bone. EAE projects into the external ear canal, potentially causing recurrent otitis externa and ... -
Long-term outcomes in patients with restrictive filling following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2014-03-13)This study evaluated the effect of restrictive filling pattern (RFP) on 5-year outcomes in patients following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). A hundred STEMI patients treated either by rescue or primary ... -
Lu-177: a game-changer
(2018-09)Theranostics Lu-177 : timeline Why Lu-177 is better Various Lu-177 labelled Radiopharmaceuticals in use Teaser for the future in New Zealand -
Lutetium-177-PSMA I&T for progressing metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer : a single NZ centre experience
(2020-10)Objectives Metastatic Castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) Metastatic Castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and PSMA Various PSMA ligands and radionuclidessuitable for labelling Lu177-PSMA and Mechanism ... -
A meta-analysis of echocardiographic measurements of the left heart for the development of normative reference ranges in a large international cohort: the EchoNoRMAL study
(Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology, 2014-11-18)Aim To develop age-, sex-, and ethnic-appropriate normative reference ranges for standard echocardiographic measurements of the left heart by combining echocardiographic measurements obtained from adult volunteers without ... -
A meta-analysis of the prevalence of lower limb asymptomatic bone stress injuries in athletes and military personnel
(2014)Bone stress injuries (BSI) appear to be widely accepted throughout the medical and sports world, although the importance of asymptomatic injuries remain unclear and their clinical relevance questionable. OBJECTIVES: To ... -
mHealth and big-data integration: promises for healthcare system in India
(BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, and published by BMJ, 2019-08-23)BACKGROUND The use of mobile devices in health (mobile health/mHealth) coupled with related technologies promises to transform global health delivery by creating new delivery models that can be integrated with existing ... -
New Zealand consumers’ health information needs : results of an interpretive descriptive study
(Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, 2014-09)INTRODUCTION: Health literacy is linked to better health outcomes and underpins effective self-management, yet over one-and-a-half million New Zealanders are known to have poor health literacy skills. An ability to access ...