Long term clinical safety trials have not been conducted to assess the cardiovascular outcomes of testosterone replacement therapy in men. To date, epidemiologic studies and randomized controlled trials have been inconclusive for determining the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), such as...
A combination of 2 outpatient or 1 inpatient ICD-9 or ICD-10 diagnostic or Current Procedural Terminology code was used to determine preexisting comorbidity status using the VHA and CMS datasets to improve accuracy.26,27 Laboratory results; prescription medications, including sex hormones; body mass...
Aetna considers continuation of somatropin (Serostim) therapy medically necessary for treatment of HIV-associated wasting or cachexia to increase lean body mass and body weight, and improve physical endurance whenallof the following criteria are met: Member is currently on antiretroviral therapy;and Memb...
Proportion of Women Who Had Purchased Hormone Therapy (HT) Before Age 55 Years in Relation to Year of Birth eTable 1. International Classification of Disease (ICD) and Anatomical Therapeutical Chemical (ATC) Codes Used for Definition of Comorbid Conditions or Medication eTable 2. Percentage ...
IHD events included mortality, hospitalization and self-reported IHD (ICD10-code: I20-25, ICD9-code: 410-414, and self-report code: 1074, 1075). Information was obtained from a nurse-led interview at recruitment, ongoing follow-up via record linkage to inpatient admissions and death registrati...
Estrogen Hormone Therapy HERS: Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study WHI: Women's Health Initiative HT: Hormone Therapy PAF: Population Attributable Fraction SES: Socio-Economic Status. References Howe HL, Wu X, Ries LA, Cokkinides V, Ahmed F, Jemal A, Miller B, Williams M,...
Estrogen Hormone Therapy HERS: Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study WHI: Women's Health Initiative HT: Hormone Therapy PAF: Population Attributable Fraction SES: Socio-Economic Status.References Howe HL, Wu X, Ries LA, Cokkinides V, Ahmed F, Jemal A, Miller B, Williams M, ...
Patients given tests other than the short spontaneous nocturnal profile and arginine-insulin-tolerance test (AITT) were excluded. AITT: arginine-insulin tolerance test; GH: growth hormone; ICD: international Classification of Diseases; KVÅ: procedure code numbers....
Aetna considers continuation of goserelin therapy medically necessary in members requesting reauthorization who meetanyof the following criteria: Breast cancer - are experiencing clinical benefit to therapy and who have not experienced an unacceptable toxicity; ...
The study focused on statin therapy and HT as part of a larger project on VTE; design details, including International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision [ICD-9], International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), and Current Procedural...