Both diabetes and fractures are prevalent in adults. The relationship between diabetes and
osteoporosis is complex and, although it has been investigated extensively, the subject …

… , FACG, AGAF, FASGE , Myriam Martel BSc , Youssef Toubouti MSc , Elham Rahme PhD
, Marc Bardou MD, PhD … E. Rahme is a Research Scholar of the Canadian Arthritis Society. …

Background Diabetes history in biologically-related individuals increases diabetes risk. We
assessed diabetes concordance in spouses (that is, biologically unrelated family members) …

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 …

… Specially trained research assistants collected and entered the data retrospectively from
hospital records into the specialized electronic databases. Missing data were minimized since …

… Rahme is a research scholar funded by the Arthritis Society. Drs. Pilote and
Abrahamowicz are research scholars funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. …

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 …

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 …