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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Loss-Of-Function Variants In Endothelial Lipase Are A Cause Of Elevated Hdl Cholesterol In Humans, Andrew Edmondson, Robert Brown, Sekar Kathiresan, L. Cupples, Serkalem Demissie, Alisa Manning, Majken Jensen, Eric Rimm, Jian Wang, Amrith Rodrigues, Vaneeta Bamba, Sumeet Khetarpal, Megan Wolfe, Stephanie Derohannessian, Mingyao Li, Muredach Reilly, Jens Aberle, David Evans, Robert Hegele, Daniel Rader
Loss-Of-Function Variants In Endothelial Lipase Are A Cause Of Elevated Hdl Cholesterol In Humans, Andrew Edmondson, Robert Brown, Sekar Kathiresan, L. Cupples, Serkalem Demissie, Alisa Manning, Majken Jensen, Eric Rimm, Jian Wang, Amrith Rodrigues, Vaneeta Bamba, Sumeet Khetarpal, Megan Wolfe, Stephanie Derohannessian, Mingyao Li, Muredach Reilly, Jens Aberle, David Evans, Robert Hegele, Daniel Rader
Dr Robert Brown
Elevated plasma concentrations of HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with protection from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Animal models indicate that decreased expression of endothelial lipase (LIPG) is inversely associated with HDL-C levels, and genome-wide association studies have identified LIPG variants as being associated with HDL-C levels in humans. We hypothesized that loss-of-function mutations in LIPG may result in elevated HDL-C and therefore performed deep resequencing of LIPG exons in cases with elevated HDL-C levels and controls with decreased HDL-C levels. We identified a significant excess of nonsynonymous LIPG variants unique to cases with elevated HDL-C. In vitro lipase activity assays demonstrated …
Prediction Of Radiation Pneumonitis By Dose-Volume Histogram Parameters In Lung Cancer--A Systematic Review, George Rodrigues, Michael Lock, David D'Souza, Edward Yu, Jake Van Dyk
Prediction Of Radiation Pneumonitis By Dose-Volume Histogram Parameters In Lung Cancer--A Systematic Review, George Rodrigues, Michael Lock, David D'Souza, Edward Yu, Jake Van Dyk
Michael Lock
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To perform a systematic review of the predictive ability of various dose-volume histogram (DVH) parameters (V(dose), mean lung dose (MLD), and normal tissue complication probability (NTCP)) in the incidence of radiation pneumonitis (RP) caused by external-beam radiation therapy.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Studies assessing the relationship between CT-based DVH reduction parameters and RP rate in radically treated lung cancer were eligible for the review. Synonyms for RP, lung cancer, DVH and its associated parameters (NTCP, V(20), V(30), MLD) were combined in a search strategy involving electronic databases, secondary reference searching, and consultation with experts. Individual or group data …
Fibre: Male Participants Not Getting Enough, Rebecca L. Thorne, Jane E. O'Shea, Qingsheng Zhang, Linda C. Tapsell, Marijka Batterham, Karen E. Charlton
Fibre: Male Participants Not Getting Enough, Rebecca L. Thorne, Jane E. O'Shea, Qingsheng Zhang, Linda C. Tapsell, Marijka Batterham, Karen E. Charlton
Dr Marijka Batterham
A regular intake of dietary fibre has been associated with a number of health benefits. Consuming a high fibre diet may significantly lower the risk of developing heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes and obesity (Anderson et al, 2009). Foods high in fibre such as fruit, vegetables, legumes and wholegrains are regularly included in diets targeting weight loss as they are low in fat, sugar and salt and contain a number of vitamins and minerals. Participants in trials using healthy background diets may increase their fibre intake in addition to the study variables. The aim of this study was to report …
The Role Of Rate Of Force Development On Vertical Jump Performance, Christopher Mclellan, Dale Lovell, Gregory Gass
The Role Of Rate Of Force Development On Vertical Jump Performance, Christopher Mclellan, Dale Lovell, Gregory Gass
Chris McLellan
The purpose of this study was to examine a) the relationship between rate of force development (RFD) and vertical jump (VJ) performance during a counter movement jump (CMJ), and b) the reliability of RFD recorded during the CMJ and squat jump (SJ) forms of the VJ. Twenty-three physically active men aged 23 ± 3.9 years participated in the study. Subjects completed 3 unloaded CMJ and 3 unloaded SJ in random order on a force plate. The RFD was measured during CMJ and SJ movements with vertical jump displacement (VJD) measured simultaneously during the CMJ only. Subjects incorporated arm swing to …
A Comparison Of Asynchronous And Synchronous Arm Cranking During The Wingate Test, Dale Lovell, Dale Mason, Elias Delphinus, Christopher Mclellan
A Comparison Of Asynchronous And Synchronous Arm Cranking During The Wingate Test, Dale Lovell, Dale Mason, Elias Delphinus, Christopher Mclellan
Chris McLellan
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare asynchronous (ASY) arm cranking (cranks at 180° relative to each other) with synchronous (SYN) arm cranking (parallel crank setting) during the 30 s Wingate anaerobic test.
Methods: Thirty-two physically active men (aged 22.1 ± 2.4 y) completed two Wingate tests (one ASY and one SYN) separated by 4 d in a randomized counterbalanced order. The Wingate tests were completed on a modified electromagnetically braked cycle ergometer. Performance measures assessed during the two tests include peak power, mean power, minimum power, time to peak power, rate to fatigue and maximum …
The Rbans Effort Index: Base Rates In Geriatric Samples, K. Duff, C. Spering, S. O'Bryant, L. Beglinger, D. Moser, J. Bayless, Kennith Culp, J. Mold, R. Adams, J. Scott
The Rbans Effort Index: Base Rates In Geriatric Samples, K. Duff, C. Spering, S. O'Bryant, L. Beglinger, D. Moser, J. Bayless, Kennith Culp, J. Mold, R. Adams, J. Scott
Kennith R. Culp
The Effort Index (EI) of the RBANS was developed to assist clinicians in discriminating patients who demonstrate good effort from those with poor effort. However, there are concerns that older adults might be unfairly penalized by this index, which uses uncorrected raw scores. Using five independent samples of geriatric patients with a broad range of cognitive functioning (e.g., cognitively intact, nursing home residents, probable Alzheimer's disease), base rates of failure on the EI were calculated. In cognitively intact and mildly impaired samples, few older individuals were classified as demonstrating poor effort (e.g., 3% in cognitively intact). However, in the more …
Twelve-Month Mortality Among Delirium Subtypes, S. Decrane, Kennith Culp, B. Wakefield
Twelve-Month Mortality Among Delirium Subtypes, S. Decrane, Kennith Culp, B. Wakefield
Kennith R. Culp
This study used data from the Delirium Among the Elderly in Rural Long-Term Care Facilities Study and data from the National Death Index (NDI) to examine mortality among 320 individuals. Individuals were grouped into noncases, subsyndromal cases, hypoactive delirium, hyperactive delirium, and mixed delirium on the basis of scoring using the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), NEECHAM Scale, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Clinical Assessment of Confusion-A (CAC-A), and Vigilance A instruments. Risk ratios of mortality using "days of survival" did not reach statistical significance (alpha = .05) for any subgroup. Underlying cause of death (UCD) using International Classification of Disease, 10th …
Comparison Of Selected Teaching Strategies Incorporating Simulation And Student Outcomes, Elizabeth Swanson, Anita Nicholson, Teresa Boese, Ellen Cram, Anita Stineman, Kimberly Tew
Comparison Of Selected Teaching Strategies Incorporating Simulation And Student Outcomes, Elizabeth Swanson, Anita Nicholson, Teresa Boese, Ellen Cram, Anita Stineman, Kimberly Tew
Elizabeth A. Swanson
No abstract provided.
Sleeplessness, Deborah Schoenfelder, Keela Herr
Sleeplessness, Deborah Schoenfelder, Keela Herr
Deborah P. Schoenfelder
This article identifies and reviews research related to sleeplessness reported by nurses in the literature. The current state of clinical nursing research as it relates to sleep is evaluated, including the content, methodology, and implications for further research. Although the review indicates current interest in sleep by clinical nurse researchers, the number of nursing studies in the literature is limited, especially within specific areas, such as age groups and setting. Also, directions for future nursing research on sleep are recommended.
An Exercise Program To Improve Fall-Related Outcomes In Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Deborah Schoenfelder, L. Rubenstein
An Exercise Program To Improve Fall-Related Outcomes In Elderly Nursing Home Residents, Deborah Schoenfelder, L. Rubenstein
Deborah P. Schoenfelder
This study tested a 3-month ankle-strengthening and walking program designed to improve or maintain the fall-related outcomes of balance, ankle strength, walking speed, risk of falling, fear of falling, and confidence to perform daily activities without falling (falls efficacy) in elderly nursing home residents. Nursing home residents (N = 81) between the ages of 64 and 100 years participated in the study. Two of the fall-related outcomes, balance and fear of falling, were maintained or improved for the exercise group in comparison to the control group.
A Fall Prevention Educational Program For Community Dwelling Seniors, Deborah Schoenfelder, K. Van Why
A Fall Prevention Educational Program For Community Dwelling Seniors, Deborah Schoenfelder, K. Van Why
Deborah P. Schoenfelder
The purpose of this research was to assess participants' responses to a fall prevention educational program. Fourteen persons volunteered to participate in the study conducted at a large senior center. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize the sample and to assess subjects' awareness about falls, attitudes about fall risk, fall prevention behaviors, and incidence of falls before the fall prevention program and again at one month and three months after the program. Forty-six percent of the sample had fallen in the previous year. In general, subjects' perceptions that their risk of falling was lower than others of the same age …
Healthy People 2000. A Fall Prevention Program For Elderly Individuals: Exercise In Long-Term Care Settings, Deborah Schoenfelder
Healthy People 2000. A Fall Prevention Program For Elderly Individuals: Exercise In Long-Term Care Settings, Deborah Schoenfelder
Deborah P. Schoenfelder
No abstract provided.
Traumatic Injury Rates In Meatpacking Plant Workers, Kennith Culp, M. Brooks, Kerri Rupe, C. Zwerling
Traumatic Injury Rates In Meatpacking Plant Workers, Kennith Culp, M. Brooks, Kerri Rupe, C. Zwerling
Kerri A. Rupe
This was a 3-year retrospective cohort study of traumatic injuries in a midwestern pork meatpacking plant. Based on n = 5410 workers, this was a diverse workforce: Caucasian (56.6%), Hispanic (38.9%), African American (2.7%), Asian (1.1%) and Native American (0.8%). There were n = 1655 employees with traumatic injuries during this period. At 6 months of employment, the probability of injury was 33% in the harvest workers who were responsible for slaughter operations. The overall incidence injury rate was 22.76 per 100 full-time employees per year. Women experienced a higher incidence for injury than men. The risk ratio (RR) for …
Work Restrictions: Documenting A Patient's Return To Work, Kerri Rupe
Work Restrictions: Documenting A Patient's Return To Work, Kerri Rupe
Kerri A. Rupe
Patients frequently ask NPs to write work restrictions, even if it is not in their best interest. This article helps providers construct valid work restrictions and addresses specific tasks and issues to keep the patient and coworkers safe when returning to work.
Thirty-Year (1975 To 2005) Trends In The Incidence Rates, Clinical Features, Treatment Practices, And Short-Term Outcomes Of Patients [Less Than] 55 Years Of Age Hospitalized With An Initial Acute Myocardial Infarction, David Mcmanus, Stephen Piacentine, Darleen Lessard, Joel Gore, Jorge Yarzebski, Frederick Spencer, Robert Goldberg
Thirty-Year (1975 To 2005) Trends In The Incidence Rates, Clinical Features, Treatment Practices, And Short-Term Outcomes Of Patients [Less Than] 55 Years Of Age Hospitalized With An Initial Acute Myocardial Infarction, David Mcmanus, Stephen Piacentine, Darleen Lessard, Joel Gore, Jorge Yarzebski, Frederick Spencer, Robert Goldberg
Jorge L. Yarzebski
Sparse data are available describing recent trends in the magnitude, clinical features, treatment practices, and outcomes of comparatively young adults hospitalized with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The objectives of this population-based study were to describe 3 decade-long trends (1975 to 2005) in these end points in adults 1,703 residents of the Worcester (Massachusetts) metropolitan area 25 to 54 years of age who were hospitalized with initial AMIs at all central Massachusetts medical centers during 15 annual periods from 1975 through 2005. Overall hospital incidence rate (per 100,000 residents) of initial AMI in our study population was 66 (95% confidence interval …
Evaluation Of Vehicle Substances On Vitamin D Bioavailability: A Systematic Review, Ruth Grossmann, V. Tangpricha
Evaluation Of Vehicle Substances On Vitamin D Bioavailability: A Systematic Review, Ruth Grossmann, V. Tangpricha
Ruth E. Grossmann
Vitamin D insufficiency is a common medical condition. Vitamin supplements can be ingested to improve vitamin D status. It is not known if the vehicle substance that is combined with the vitamin D tablet influences the bioavailability of vitamin D. The purpose of this review is to examine the impact of different vehicles on vitamin D bioavailability. A comprehensive literature search identified studies that directly compared the absorption of vitamin D from two or more vehicles. The change in mean serum 25(OH)D per average daily dose of vitamin D supplemented was calculated and compared among the studies. We identified four …
Literacy-Appropriate Educational Materials And Brief Counseling Improve Diabetes Self-Management, Andrea Wallace, H. Seligman, T. Davis, D. Schillinger, C. Arnold, B. Bryant-Shilliday, J. Freburger, D. Dewalt
Literacy-Appropriate Educational Materials And Brief Counseling Improve Diabetes Self-Management, Andrea Wallace, H. Seligman, T. Davis, D. Schillinger, C. Arnold, B. Bryant-Shilliday, J. Freburger, D. Dewalt
Andrea S. Wallace
OBJECTIVE: In this pilot study, we evaluated the impact of providing patients with a literacy-appropriate diabetes education guide accompanied by brief counseling designed for use in primary care. METHODS: We provided the Living with Diabetes guide and brief behavior change counseling to 250 English and Spanish speaking patients with type 2 diabetes. Counseling sessions using collaborative goal setting occurred at baseline and by telephone at 2 and 4 weeks. We measured patients' activation, self-efficacy, diabetes distress, knowledge, and self-care at baseline and 3-month follow-up. RESULTS: Statistically significant (p
Race, Care Seeking, And Utilization For Chronic Back And Neck Pain: Population Perspectives, T. Carey, J. Freburger, G. Holmes, A. Jackman, S. Knauer, Andrea Wallace, J. Darter
Race, Care Seeking, And Utilization For Chronic Back And Neck Pain: Population Perspectives, T. Carey, J. Freburger, G. Holmes, A. Jackman, S. Knauer, Andrea Wallace, J. Darter
Andrea S. Wallace
We analyzed a statewide survey of individuals with chronic back and neck pain to determine whether prevalence and care use varied by patient race or ethnicity. We conducted a telephone survey of a random sample of 5,357 North Carolina households in 2006. Adults with chronic (>3 months duration or >24 episodes of pain per year), impairing back or neck pain were identified and were asked to complete a survey about their health and care utilization. 837 respondents (620 white, 183 black, 34 Latino) reported chronic back or neck pain. Whites and blacks had similar rates of chronic back pain. …
Nurses' Perception Of Their Manager's Leadership Style And Unit Climate: Are There Generational Differences?, Amany Farag, S. Tullai-Mcguinness, M. Anthony
Nurses' Perception Of Their Manager's Leadership Style And Unit Climate: Are There Generational Differences?, Amany Farag, S. Tullai-Mcguinness, M. Anthony
Amany A. Farag
AIM: To describe and compare how nurses representing four age cohorts perceive their manager's leadership style and unit climate. BACKGROUND: The current workforce consists of nurses representing four generational cohorts. Nursing literature suggests that nurses from each age cohort think, behave and approach work differently. Limited empirical evidence, however, exists about how nurses from each age cohort perceive two aspects of their work environment: their managers' leadership style and unit climate. METHOD: This cross-sectional, descriptive survey was conducted using a convenience sample of 475 registered nurses working in different inpatient units in three community non-magnet hospitals. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Only …
Perceived Stress In Prodromal Huntington Disease, Nancy Downing, M. Smith, L. Beglinger, J. Mills, K. Duff, K. Rowe, E. Epping, J. Paulsen, Group Predict-Hd Investigators Of Huntington Study
Perceived Stress In Prodromal Huntington Disease, Nancy Downing, M. Smith, L. Beglinger, J. Mills, K. Duff, K. Rowe, E. Epping, J. Paulsen, Group Predict-Hd Investigators Of Huntington Study
Nancy R Downing
This study examines perceived stress and its relationship to depressive symptoms, life changes and functional capacity in a large sample of individuals who are positive for the Huntington disease (HD) gene expansion but not yet diagnosed. Participants were classified by estimated proximity to HD diagnosis (far, mid, near) and compared with a non-gene-expanded comparison group. Persons in the mid group had the highest stress scores. A significant interaction between age and time since HD genetic testing was also found. Secondary analyses using data from a different data collection point and including a diagnosed group showed the highest stress scores in …
Developing Strategic Interventions To Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Law Enforcement Officers: The Art And Science Of Data Triangulation, Sandra Ramey, Nancy Downing, A. Knoblauch
Developing Strategic Interventions To Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Law Enforcement Officers: The Art And Science Of Data Triangulation, Sandra Ramey, Nancy Downing, A. Knoblauch
Nancy R Downing
The purpose of this study was to use data triangulation to inform interventions targeted at reducing morbidity from cardiovascular disease (CVD) and associated risk factors among law enforcement officers. Using the Precede-Proceed Health Promotion Planning Model, survey data (n = 672) and focus group data (n = 8 groups) from the Milwaukee Police Department were analyzed. Narrative transcripts disclosed that law enforcement officers encounter potential barriers and motivators to a healthy lifestyle. Survey results indicated rates of overweight (71.1% vs. 60.8%) and hypertension (27.4% vs. 17.6%) were significantly (p < or = .001) higher among Milwaukee Police Department law enforcement officers than the general population of Wisconsin (n = 2,855). The best predictor of CVD was diabetes (p = .030). Occupational health nurses are uniquely positioned to identify health risks, design appropriate interventions, and advocate for policy changes that improve the health of those employed in law enforcement and other high-risk professions.
Milwaukee Police Department Retirees: Cardiovascular Disease Risk And Morbidity Among Aging Law Enforcement Officers, Sandra Ramey, Nancy Downing, W. Franke
Milwaukee Police Department Retirees: Cardiovascular Disease Risk And Morbidity Among Aging Law Enforcement Officers, Sandra Ramey, Nancy Downing, W. Franke
Nancy R Downing
This study explored the self-reported prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and accompanying risk factors among 165 male retirees 43 years and older (M = 56.2, SD = 7.1) from the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) compared to 671 individuals of similar age and income who responded to the 2005 Wisconsin Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). CVD and other risk factors were more prevalent in the MPD retirees than the general population (CVD 15.2% vs. 9.5%, p = .036; hypertension 51.5% vs. 36.2%, p = .001; hypercholesterolemia 62.4% vs. 44.4%, p = .001; overweight and obesity 85.1% vs. 74.7%, p = …
How Prostate Cancer Patients Cope With The Effects Of Diagnosis And Treatment: Development Of The Effects Of Prostate Cancer Coping Strategies Scale, Christopher Sharpley, Vicki Bitsika, David Christie
How Prostate Cancer Patients Cope With The Effects Of Diagnosis And Treatment: Development Of The Effects Of Prostate Cancer Coping Strategies Scale, Christopher Sharpley, Vicki Bitsika, David Christie
Vicki Bitsika
Background: The elevated anxiety and depression experienced by prostate cancer (PCa) patients can impair their decision-making as well as decrease their psychological well-being and weaken relationships with partner and family. Although standardised assessment models exist for identifying the symptoms of anxiety or depression, relatively little attention has been given to identifying the causal antecedents that PCa patients encounter and that may lead to anxiety or depression, nor their own attempts to cope with those antecedents. This study investigated the coping strategies used by a sample of PCa patients in response to the specific stressors and lifestyle changes that arose from …
The Disclosure Decisions Of Parents Who Conceive Children Using Donor Eggs, S. Hahn, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
The Disclosure Decisions Of Parents Who Conceive Children Using Donor Eggs, S. Hahn, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To identify variables that influence the disclosure decisions of parents who conceive children using donor eggs and to compare such variables among disclosing, nondisclosing, and undecided families. DESIGN: Exploratory, comparative, descriptive. SETTING: A university hospital-assisted reproductive technology program in the Midwest. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-one couples with children conceived with anonymously donated eggs. METHODS: Audiotaped telephone interviews, measures of social support and family environment, and a demographic survey. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Content analysis of interview transcripts and comparison of recurring themes among groups. RESULTS: The majority of parents intended disclosure. Dominant themes among disclosing parents included the belief that a …
Longing: The Lived Experience Of Spirituality In Adolescents With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, S. Pehler, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Longing: The Lived Experience Of Spirituality In Adolescents With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, S. Pehler, Martha Craft-Rosenberg
Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg
Although much has been written regarding ill adolescents, research has not described their spiritual response. The purpose of this descriptive phenomenological study was to describe the lived experiences of spirituality in adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy using van Manen's phenomenological method. Findings from nine teens showed that the essential theme of spirituality was "longing," the strong desire for something unattainable. Consistent with Reed's (1992) paradigm for understanding spirituality, participants mediated their longing through "Connecting with others, self, and beyond self." These findings support the need for nursing to assess spirituality in teens and determine developmentally appropriate interventions to ameliorate longing.
Sisters Of The Yam: African American Women's Healing And Self-Recovery From Intimate Male Partner Violence, Janette Taylor
Sisters Of The Yam: African American Women's Healing And Self-Recovery From Intimate Male Partner Violence, Janette Taylor
Janette Y. Taylor
In this womanist ethnographic investigation African American women (N = 21) survivors of intimate male partner violence were interviewed about their resilience-recovering experiences. This article foregrounds the role of therapeutic support groups in African American women's healing experience and addresses how race and ethnicity shape the lives and the recovering process for many African American women. The findings are important to practitioners who strive to provide assistance and interventions for African American women as well as other women of color.
Parents As Distraction Coaches During I.V. Insertion: A Randomized Study, Charmaine Kleiber, Martha Craft-Rosenberg, D. Harper
Parents As Distraction Coaches During I.V. Insertion: A Randomized Study, Charmaine Kleiber, Martha Craft-Rosenberg, D. Harper
Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg
This study investigated the effectiveness of a brief Distraction Education intervention for parents prior to their preschool children's medical procedures. Forty-four preschool children with chronic non-life-threatening conditions were having intravenous catheters (IVs) placed for medical tests. Parent-child dyads were randomized into two groups. The experimental group received Distraction Education prior to IV insertion; the control group received standard care. Data were analyzed for two phases of the IV procedure. Phase 1 was the preparation for needle insertion; Phase 2 began with needle insertion. Experimental group parents used significantly more distraction than did control group parents during both phases (P < 0.001). There were no group differences for child behavioral distress or self-report of pain. There was a trend toward a group by phase interaction for behavioral distress (P = 0.07); more experimental group children showed decreased behavioral distress over time (from phase 1 to phase 2) than did control group children (P = 0.02).
Exploring Differences Between Community-Based Women And Men With A History Of Mental Illness, Cheryl Forchuk, Elsabeth Jensen, Rick Csiernik, Catherine Ward-Griffin, Susan Ray, Phyllis Montgomery, Linda Wan
Exploring Differences Between Community-Based Women And Men With A History Of Mental Illness, Cheryl Forchuk, Elsabeth Jensen, Rick Csiernik, Catherine Ward-Griffin, Susan Ray, Phyllis Montgomery, Linda Wan
Rick Csiernik
Relatively little is understood concerning the role of gender in persons with a history of mental illness residing in the community. This paper aims to explore gender's effect using data from the Community Research University Alliance project entitled, Mental Health and Housing. The primary five-year longitudinal study examined housing situations for psychiatric consumer/survivors in a mid-size, central Canadian region in an effort to improve the number and quality of appropriate housing situations. Data from 887 subjects in the original research underwent secondary analysis with particular relevance to differences between gender and indicators of health status including psychiatric history, levels of …
Tubercular Pancreatic Abscess Presenting As Fever And Cystic Pancreatic Lesion With Endoscopic Management., Jonathan Fenkel, Maya Spodik, Bheema Singu, Anthony Infantolino, Sandeep Deshmukh, David Loren
Tubercular Pancreatic Abscess Presenting As Fever And Cystic Pancreatic Lesion With Endoscopic Management., Jonathan Fenkel, Maya Spodik, Bheema Singu, Anthony Infantolino, Sandeep Deshmukh, David Loren
Sandeep Deshmukh
Isolated pancreatic tuberculosis is a rare presentation of tubercular infection. There are few reported cases of pancreatic tuberculosis diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration (EUS FNA), though EUS is often used in the evaluation of pancreatic cystic lesions. We present a case of a tubercular pancreatic abscess presenting as a cystic lesion in a patient with undiagnosed immunodeficiency. The abscess was aspirated by EUS FNA and treated with endoscopic drainage and anti-mycobacterial medications.
Stent Placement Compared With Balloon Angioplasty For Obstructed Coronary Bypass Grafts. Saphenous Vein De Novo Trial Investigators., M P Savage, J S Douglas, D L Fischman, C J Pepine, S B King, J A Werner, S R Bailey, P A Overlie, S H Fenton, J A Brinker, M B Leon, S Goldberg
Stent Placement Compared With Balloon Angioplasty For Obstructed Coronary Bypass Grafts. Saphenous Vein De Novo Trial Investigators., M P Savage, J S Douglas, D L Fischman, C J Pepine, S B King, J A Werner, S R Bailey, P A Overlie, S H Fenton, J A Brinker, M B Leon, S Goldberg
Michael P Savage M.D.
BACKGROUND: Treatment of stenosis in saphenous-vein grafts after coronary-artery bypass surgery is a difficult challenge. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of stent placement with those of balloon angioplasty on clinical and angiographic outcomes in patients with obstructive disease of saphenous-vein grafts.
METHODS: A total of 220 patients with new lesions in aortocoronary-venous bypass grafts were randomly assigned to placement of Palmaz-Schatz stents or standard balloon angioplasty. Coronary angiography was performed during the index procedure and six months later.
RESULTS: As compared with the patients assigned to angioplasty, those assigned to stenting had a higher rate …