ArticleBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2013
The Brady Bunch? New evidence for nominative determinism in patients' health: retrospective, population based cohort study.
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine for Bradyarrhythmia: Evidence and Potential Mechanisms.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2018Article
- What's in a name? Nominative determinism in the UK dental workforce.British dental journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo ascertain whether a name can influence a person's health, by assessing whether people with the surname "Brady" have an increased prevalence of bradycardia.
designRetrospective, population based cohort study.
settingOne university teaching hospital in Dublin, Ireland.
participantsPeople with the surname "Brady" in Dublin, determined through use of an online telephone directory.
main outcome measurePrevalence of participants who had pacemakers inserted for bradycardia between 1 January 2007 and 28 February 2013.
results579 (0.36%) of 161,967 people who were listed on the Dublin telephone listings had the surname "Brady." The proportion of pacemaker recipients was significantly higher among Bradys (n=8, 1.38%) than among non-Bradys (n=991, 0.61%; P=0.03). The unadjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval) for pacemaker implantation among individuals with the surname Brady compared with individuals with other surnames was 2.27 (1.13 to 4.57).
conclusionsPatients named Brady are at increased risk of needing pacemaker implantation compared with the general population. This finding shows a potential role for nominative determinism in health.
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