Background— Empirical data on the changing epidemiology of congenital heart disease (CHD)
are scant. We determined the prevalence, age distribution, and proportion of adults and …

Background: Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) is one of many newer
noninvasive tests that can image the biliary tree. Purpose: To precisely estimate the overall …

OBJECTIVES From the Canadian Registry of patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
and Endoscopy (RUGBE), we determined clinical outcomes and explored the roles of …

The authors compared five methods of studying survival bias associated with time-to-treatment
initiation in a drug effectiveness study using medical administrative databases (1996–…

Background— Current observational studies on warfarin use and the risk for stroke and
bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing dialysis found conflicting results. …

Context Stroke is a serious complication associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Women with
AF are at higher risk of stroke compared with men. Reasons for this higher stroke risk in …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Optimal endoscopic hemostasis remains undetermined.
This was a systematic review of contemporary methods of endoscopic hemostasis for …

Objective To evaluate the incremental increase in new onset diabetes from higher potency
statins compared with lower potency statins when used for secondary prevention. Design …

The number of adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) is increasing. However, rates of
health care resource utilization in this population are unknown. The objectives of this study …

… Alan Barkun and Elham Rahme obtained consultancy fees from the company. Elham Rahme
is a … Elham Rahme has received grant support and consultancy fees from Merck & Co., Inc., …