Follow-Up Studies

"Follow-Up Studies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.

Descriptor ID	D005500
MeSH Number(s)	E05.318.760.500.750.249 N05.715.360.775.175.250.350 N06.850.520.450.500.750.350
Concept/Terms	Follow-Up Studies Follow-Up Studies Follow Up Studies Follow-Up Study Studies, Follow-Up Study, Follow-Up Followup Studies Followup Study Studies, Followup Study, Followup

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Follow-Up Studies".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [E05.318.760]
Epidemiologic Studies [E05.318.760.500]
Cohort Studies [E05.318.760.500.750]
Follow-Up Studies [E05.318.760.500.750.249]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N05.715.360.775]
Epidemiologic Studies [N05.715.360.775.175]
Cohort Studies [N05.715.360.775.175.250]
Follow-Up Studies [N05.715.360.775.175.250.350]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Epidemiologic Study Characteristics [N06.850.520.450]
Epidemiologic Studies [N06.850.520.450.500]
Cohort Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.750]
Follow-Up Studies [N06.850.520.450.500.750.350]

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publications

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Bar chart showing 929 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 71 publications in 2014

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Year	Minor Topic	Total
1996	7	7
1997	1	1
1998	4	4
1999	2	2
2000	3	3
2001	4	4
2002	25	25
2003	27	27
2004	32	32
2005	29	29
2006	37	37
2007	41	41
2008	40	40
2009	31	31
2010	27	27
2011	50	50
2012	42	42
2013	57	57
2014	71	71
2015	50	50
2016	46	46
2017	63	63
2018	52	52
2019	49	49
2020	42	42
2021	32	32
2022	9	9
2023	12	12
2024	15	15
2025	24	24
2026	5	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Follow-Up Studies" by people in Profiles.

Ruiz K, Serrano-Arroyo L, Valent?n-Rosa V, Torres-Borges G, Vil? LM. Long-term outcomes of hydroxychloroquine dose reduction in Puerto Ricans with systemic lupus erythematosus: 6-year follow-up. Lupus Sci Med. 2026 Mar 24; 13(1).

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Rubinstein M, Lim S, McLean J, Rix J, Fuller L, Shingles H, Warner V, Hartshorne T, Cheshire C, Leet A, Taylor AJ, McGiffin DC, Bergin P, Merry C, Doi A, Gutman SJ, Hare JL, Marasco S, Kaye DM, Patel HC. Destination Ventricular Assist Device: A Single-Centre Experience With a Newly Approved Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure. Heart Lung Circ. 2026 Apr; 35(4):468-474.

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Andr?s A, Jim?nez S, Aladr?n Regidor MJ, Moreso F, Crespo M, Serra Caba?as N, G?mez G, L?pez V, Carmen D?az Corte MD, Fraile-G?mez P, Lorenzo I, Ruiz San Mill?n JC, Ca?as L, Rodr?guez Benot A, Calvo Romero N, Diekmann F, Mendiluce A, Fern?ndez Rivera C, Gallego R, Jim?nez C, Martin-Moreno PL, Fern?ndez Tagarro E, D?az C, Mart?n Urcuyo B, Gonz?lez Roncero FM. Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life in Older De Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients Under Once-Daily Tacrolimus Formulations: The BITACORA Study. Clin Transplant. 2026 Mar; 40(3):e70501.

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Gao YP, Fan YT, Cheng XQ, Huang PN, Liu HY, Bi XJ, Sun J, Zhu Y, Zhou W, Liu YN, Deng YB. Incremental Value of NT-proBNP Over HCM-AF Score in Risk Stratification for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Clin Cardiol. 2026 Mar; 49(3):e70276.

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Miyatani Y, Ogawa A, Sempokuya T, Tran C, James D, Seto T, Shikuma C, Kuwada SK. Ethnic disparities in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and clinical outcomes. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025; 16:1739137.

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Sun D, Tseng VL, Yu F, Coleman AL. Cardiovascular Risk and Eye Health: A Cohort Study of the Pooled Cohort Equations and Ocular Disease Incidence. Ophthalmology. 2026 May; 133(5):645-653.

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Kuang H, Wang BN, Jia XY, Cui Z, Yu XJ, Jiang N, Borza DB, Zhao MH. Perlecan is a novel target of autoantibodies in anti-glomerular basement membrane disease. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2025 Dec 23; 41(1):55-66.

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Cruz-Correa M, Oh DY, Kato K, Tabernero J, Bai Y, Shi J, Lee KW, Hirano H, Spigel D, Wyrwicz L, Pazo Cid R, Cubillo Graci?n A, Xu Y, Sheng T, Yang S, Xu RH, Moehler M. Tislelizumab?+?Chemotherapy in Gastric Cancer: Long-Term RATIONALE-305 Randomized Trial Follow-up. Adv Ther. 2026 Jan; 43(1):165-183.

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Farrokhpour H, Ashrafi E, Mehravaran S, Sadeghi R, Mohammadi SF. Determinants of reoperation following cataract surgery: a real-world analysis from a large tertiary training eye hospital in Iran. Int Ophthalmol. 2025 Oct 29; 45(1):450.

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Mo T, Joffe M, Cubasch H, Galukande M, Parham G, Pinder L, Zietsman A, Anderson BO, Naamala A, Kaggwa A, Nakazibwe T, Nteziryayo A, Pontac J, Offiah SA, Angelica A, Oyamienlen CS, Ezeigbo E, Iwuoha K, Chen WC, Walubita E, Lusaka M, Nyangasi M, Mohammed S, Narh CT, Boucheron P, Foerster M, Sch?z J, Dos-Santos-Silva I, McCormack V. Breast cancer overall survival, annual risks of death, and survival gap apportionment in sub-Saharan Africa (ABC-DO): 7-year follow-up of a prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Oct; 13(10):e1681-e1690.

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