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The pooled proportions of people persistent at six months, one year, and two years were 80.1% (95% CI 75.8-84.0), 61.8% (95% CI 57.8-65.7), and 45.9% (95% CI 35.5-56.5), respectively. When persistence was defined as absence of ≥90-days gap, the equivalent pooled proportions persistent were 81.5% (95% CI 73.1-88.6), 58.9% (95% CI 53.1-64.6), and 34.7% (95% CI 33.6-35.8). Data from the United States suggested higher adherence and persistence with canagliflozin compared to dapagliflozin. Conclusion Real world adherence and persistence to SGLT2 inhibitors is poor. Hence, targets for improving treatment adherence and persistence need to be identified and appropriate interventions implemented. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Background International guidelines recommend early discharge for uncomplicated acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients within 3days, however there is a paucity of contemporary literature regarding the safety of this strategy. We aimed to describe the trends in the proportion of ACS hospitalisations discharged within 3 days and their outcomes in New Zealand. Methods ACS hospitalisations 2006-2015 using national routinely collected data were categorised by length of stay (LOS) into 5 days, excluding deaths during the index admission. Trend analysis of death, cardiovascular and bleeding events and their composite (net adverse clinical events) at 30-days and 1-year post-discharge were performed using generalised linear mixed regression models adjusting for covariates by LOS subgroups. Results Amongst 130,037 ACS hospitalisations, LOS less then 3 days increased from 32% in 2006 to 44% in 2016. This trend was observed for all demographics, ACS subtypes and management strategies. Event rates at 30-days and 1-year were lowest for the LOS less then 3 days subgroup (all-cause mortality 1.6% and 9.1%, respectively). Thirty day and 1-year all-cause mortality rates were unchanged over time for this subgroup (adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) of 1.011(0.985-1.038) and 0.991(0.979-1.003)), while net adverse clinical event rates significantly decreased (0.962(0.950-0.973) and 0.972(0.964-0.980) respectively). Conclusion There was a substantial increase in early discharge post-ACS over 10-years. These patients were associated with reduction in adverse clinical events up to 1-year, and no increase in all-cause mortality. These findings from a comprehensive national register suggest that guideline recommendations on early discharge after uncomplicated ACS are safe and appropriate. This article is protected by copyright. signaling pathway All rights reserved.The aim of the study was to examine nursing students' perspectives on why and how course contents on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health should be included in the nursing curriculum. This study was a descriptive qualitative study. A purposive sample was used, and 17 students participated. Thematic analyses revealed four themes "The need for knowledge and awareness"; "Communication"; "The need for practice-based learning"; "Inclusion of course contents on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health in the nursing curriculum". Almost all the students reported that the proportion of the course content that had been allocated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health was inadequate and emphasized that it is necessary to improve both the theoretical and practical components of the nursing curriculum. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.This study aims to determine the efficacy of omalizumab, a humanized monoclonal anti-immunoglobulin E antibody, in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) refractory to conventional therapy, together with the evaluation of serum CRP levels. All the patients with a diagnosis of CSU who were continuously treated with omalizumab (300 mg/month) for at least 3 months between June 2016 and July 2019 were included in this study. Urticaria activity score (UAS-7) was used for assessment of disease activity. Serum CRP levels were also retrospectively analyzed. When UAS-7 scores before the initiation of therapy were compared to the week 4, 12, 24 and 36 scores after the treatment, each were significantly different from the pretreatment results. (p less then .01) CRP level prior to treatment was found to be strongly correlated with baseline UAS scores of the patients' (p0,00). At the 12th week of treatment, decline of CRP level was positively and strongly correlated with the decline of UAS (p0.037). In this study, mean UAS decreased, mean rescue medication use declined, and overall therapeutic response improved with omalizumab treatment. Additionally, significant correlation between the decline of CRP levels and treatment response was found. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Various cutaneous manifestations have been observed in patients with COVID-19 infection. Herpes Zoster is a viral skin disease caused by varicella zoster that remains dormant in the dorsal root ganglia of cutaneous nerves following a primary chicken pox infection. In this report we describe two cases COVID infection who first presented with herpes zoster. We are here by suggesting that the clinical presentation of HZ at the time of the current pandemic even in patients giving mild or no suggestive history of upper respiratory symptoms should be considered as an alarming sign for a recent subclinical SARS CoV2 infection. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Aims To address the effect of a diet enriched in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) on maternal metabolic parameters and placental proinflammatory markers in Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patients. Methods Pregnant women at 24-28 weeks of gestation were enrolled 33 GDM patients which were randomly assigned or not to the EVOO-enriched group and 17 healthy controls. Metabolic parameters were determined. Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) γ and PPARα protein expression, expression of microRNA (miR)-130a and miR-518d (which respectively target these PPAR isoforms) and levels of proinflammatory markers were evaluated in term placentas. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) activity was evaluated in term placentas and umbilical cord blood. Results GDM patients that received the EVOO-enriched diet showed reduced pregnancy weight gain (GDM-EVOO10.3±0.9, GDM14.2±1.4, P=0.03) and reduced triglyceridemia (GDM-EVOO231±14, GDM292±21, P=0.02) compared to the non-EVOO-enriched GDM group. In GDM placentas, the EVOO-enriched diet did not regulate PPARγ protein expression or miR-130a expression, but prevented the reduced PPARα protein expression (P=0.