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Bayesian Network Modelling Study to Identify Factors Influencing the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Canadian Adults with Hepatitis C Virus Infection

OBJECTIVES: The present study evaluates the extent of association between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and identifies factors mediating …

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Anxiety, Depression, and Mental Health-Related Quality of Life in Survivors of Pediatric Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has become increasingly used as a therapeutic treatment for several pediatric conditions, however the long-term …

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Giancarlo Di Giuseppe

Incidence of Heart Failure Among Immigrants to Ontario, Canada: A CANHEART Immigrant Study

BACKGROUND: Several known traditional cardiovascular risk factors contribute to the development of heart failure (HF); however, whether ethnicity is also an important predictor is …

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Giancarlo Di Giuseppe

Impact of Videotaped Information on the Experience of Parents of Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Videotaped information has been shown to be effective in reducing parental anxiety and facilitating knowledge transfer in various clinical settings.

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Giancarlo Di Giuseppe

Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients with Hepatitis C Infection: Results from Two General Population Health Surveys in Canada and the United States (2007-2017)

The role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is controversial.

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Predictors of Thrombohemorrhagic Early Death in Children and Adolescents with t(15;17)-Positive Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Treated with ATRA and Chemotherapy

Clinical trials on childhood acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) report early death (ED) rates of 3-8%, but predictors of thrombohemorrhagic (TH)-ED are not well understood.

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Early Complications of Hyperleukocytosis and Leukapheresis in Childhood Acute Leukemias

Hyperleukocytosis in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is associated with early morbidity and mortality.

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Treatment of Young Children with CNS‐positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia without Cranial Radiotherapy

BACKGROUND: Due to the long-term sequelae of cranial radiotherapy (CRT), contemporary treatment protocols for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) aim to limit the use …

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