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Diabetic Coaching Program To Improve African American Patients Glycemic Control, Shonda Moore

Student Scholarly Projects

Practice Problem: The purpose of the practice problem was to find out if, among African Americans with type II diabetes who are over 18, adopting a diabetic coaching program that emphasizes diet management can result in better glycemic control over 10 weeks than for those who do not receive coaching.

PICOT: In African Americans with type II diabetes over 18 years of age (P), does a diabetic coaching program on diet management (I), compared to no coaching program (C), improve glycemic control (O) over 10 weeks (T)?

Evidence: The evidence used to guide this project came from databases, including PubMed, …

Etika Publikasi Di Bidang Kedokteran, Chyntia Olivia Murine Jasirwan, Edward Faisal, Evy Yunihastuti

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia

Publikasi ilmiah merupakan penjelasan sistematis mengenai hipotesis, bukti, dan kesimpulan dari sebuah penelitian yang dimaksudkan untuk mengedukasi masyarakat. Publikasi merupakan tujuan utama dari penelitian, dan peer-review dilakukan untuk memverifikasi temuan dan meningkatkan kepercayaan penulis untuk evaluasi penelitian yang dipublikasi. Publikasi merupakan salah satu persyaratan khusus dalam suatu institusi akademik dan dapat mendukung promosi ke jabatan akademis. Publikasi (nasional dan internasional) telah menjadi norma yang dapat dikatakan wajib dalam dunia pendidikan. Berbagai pelanggaran etika banyak terjadi dan kita temukan, seperti plagiarisme, tata bahasa yang tidak pantas, dan praktik pengelolaan data yang meragukan. Kurangnya pemahaman tentang etika penelitian seringkali menjadi akar dari …

Proteoglycan Dysfunction: A Common Link Between Intervertebral Disc Degeneration And Skeletal Dysplasia, Kimheak Sao, Makarand V. Risbud

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Papers

Proteoglycans through their sulfated glycosaminoglycans regulate cell-matrix signaling during tissue development, regeneration, and degeneration processes. Large extracellular proteoglycans such as aggrecan, versican, and perlecan are especially important for the structural integrity of the intervertebral disc and cartilage during development. In these tissues, proteoglycans are responsible for hydration, joint flexibility, and the absorption of mechanical loads. Loss or reduction of these molecules can lead to disc degeneration and skeletal dysplasia, evident from loss of disc height or defects in skeletal development respectively. In this review, we discuss the common proteoglycans found in the disc and cartilage and elaborate on various murine …

Heavy Burdens Of Family Caregivers Caring For Persons With Severe Mental Disorders, Kissa Bahari, Arief Bachtia, Gracia Herni Pertiwi, Ahmad Syahlani

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Family caregivers who live with and care for individuals with severe mental disorders face serious issues. This study aimed to investigate the burdens of these family caregivers. This descriptive phenomenological study involved 15 family caregivers who looked after persons with mental disorders in Malang City, Indonesia; the participants were selected using a purposive sampling technique. Data were gathered using individual in-depth interviews and observations, and then analyzed inductively. Based on the findings, the burdens of family caregivers can be grouped into four main themes: 1) families encountered challenges and stigma in caring for persons with severe mental disorders, 2) there …

Infark Ventrikel Kanan Dengan Blok Atrioventrikular: Laporan Kasus Dengan Tinjauan Pustaka, Naomi Niari Dalimunthe, Refli Hasan, Herwindo Ahmad, Rahmad Isnanta, T Realsyah, Zainal Safri

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia

Inferior myocardial infarction is frequently accompanied by right ventricular infarction. This report presents two cases of right ventricular infarction accompanied by hemodynamic disorder and atrioventricular block complications. These patients were diagnosed with right ventricular infarction based on history, clinical presentations, and electrocardiography findings. The management approach for these patients involved optimizing volume and fluid status, using temporary pacemakers, and urgent percutaneous coronary intervention. This report highlights the need to promptly identify right ventricular involvement in inferior myocardial infarction, as the treatment strategies for right ventricular infarction are different from left ventricular infarction.

Efficacy Of Programs Designed To Reduce The Incidence Of Premarital Sexual Behavior Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review, Desy Ayu Wardani, Siti Khuzaimah Ahmad Sharoni, Endang Triyanto

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

The incidence of premarital sexual behavior worldwide is increasing despite the fact that it is known that it may cause health and psychological problems. Hence, interventions are needed to reduce the incidence of premarital sexual behavior. The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the reported interventions used to reduce the incidence of premarital sexual behavior in adolescents and identify the implications for nursing practice. A systematic review was conducted using The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The Scopus, Science Direct, Web of Science, and ProQuest databases were searched using the keywords …

Nurses’ Job Satisfaction Regarding The Use Of Health Technology: A Survey Study, Diah Arruum, Setyowati Setyowati, Hanny Handiyani, Raldi Artono Koestoer

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

The development of innovative health technology is continuously needed by health workers, including nurses in hospitals. Nurses need to adapt and are required to be able to use various current technological innovations. However, the demand for quality care in maintaining patient safety through the use of technology is still an issue, thereby affecting the achievement of nurse job satisfaction. This study aims to describe the job satisfaction of nurses regarding the use of health technology. It is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design that included 172 hospital nurses. The sample was selected using the purposive sampling method, and the …

Attitudes To Patients’ Safety Questionnaire In The Arabic Context: Psychometric Properties, Muayyad Ahmad, Bushra Ghannam

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Patient safety education is often implicit in undergraduate nursing curricula, making it harder to meet competency standards. The Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire (APSQ-III), which was developed in 2009 by Carruthers and collab- orators in the United Kingdom, examines patient safety on a more sophisticated system level and has the potential to lead productive, nonhierarchical collaboration in educational settings. This study's goal was to use rigorous psychometric testing to validate the Arabic version of the Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire (APSQ-III) for nursing students in an Arabic context. The majority of the 217 students recruited for this study through a …

Coping Strategies For Nurses’ Distress In Dealing With The Covid-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review, Ika Nopa, L Meily Kurniawidjaja, Dadan Erwandi

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

It is a well-known fact that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the work stressors of nurses, which were already a problem previously, causing great distress. Hence, the need for effective coping strategies has been realized to prevent such distress, especially if a pandemic recurs. Determining how the types of coping strategies used by nurses impact their distress level in COVID-19 Pandemic. This review was conducted using the PRISMA Statement Recommendations Checklist and PRISMA—Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-SCR). The databases used were Willey Library, Science Direct, SCOPUS, and Springer Link for the literature search. Nurse and (“coping type” or “brief cope”) and …

Faktor-Faktor Yang Memengaruhi Kualitas Hidup Pasien Gagal Jantung Kronik Fraksi Ejeksi Terjaga (Hfpef) Rawat Jalan Di Rsupn Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Derin Anugrah Pratama, Sally Aman Nasution, Muhadi Muhadi, Arif Mansjoer, Idrus Alwi, Dyah Purnamasari, Aida Lydia, Dicky Levenus Tahapary

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia

Introduction. The prevalence of heart failure in Indonesian adults is 1.5%, at least half of which categorized as heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Quality of life assessment plays an important role in the management of heart failure, one of the tools widely used is the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure (MLHF) questionnaire. In Indonesia, there is still no data regarding risk factors that affect the quality of life of HFpEF patients. This study aimed to determine the quality of life profile of HFpEF patients and the relationship between the risk factors (age, hypertension, DM, smoking, and obesity) …

Hubungan Rasio Neutrofil Limfosit Terhadap Komplikasi Kardiovaskular Pada Pasien Penyakit Ginjal Kronik Hemodialisis, Thariq Hikmatul Akmal, Agung Susanto, Ratih Tri Kusuma Dewi, Agus Jati Sunggoro

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia

Introduction. The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a simple parameter to assess the inflammatory status, especially in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients experiencing capillary damage due to increased glomerular capillary pressure. In a state of vascular endothelial inflammation, there is a higher tendency to form atherosclerotic plaques and calcification that can induce cardiovascular events such as heart failure, coronary heart disease, and stroke. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the NLR and cardiovascular complications in CKD patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Methods. An analytical observational study with cross-sectional approach was conducted among 119 CKD patients undergoing hemodialysis at Dr …

Hubungan Tingkat Stres, Kecemasan, Dan Depresi Dengan Konstipasi Fungsional Pada Mahasiswa Kedokteran, Khafifah Z, Wilson Wilson, Agustina Arundina Triharja Tejoyuwono

Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia

Introduction. Stress, anxiety, and depression are factors associated with functional constipation that affect students’ quality of life. Stress, anxiety, and depression are often experienced by first-year medical students, but studies assessing these three variables with functional constipation are still limited.

Methods. This study used a cross-sectional analytical design. Study was carried out in July 2023 involving 88 first-year medical students from the Tanjungpura University Medical Study Program. Analysis of relationship tests was carried out using Kendall’s Tau-B tests.

Results. Most students were in the normal category of stress, anxiety and depression levels, however 21 students were in …

Effect Of Two Different Intraoral Polishing Systems On Surface Roughness, Color Stability, And Bacterial Accumulation Of Zirconiareinforced Lithium Silicate Ceramic, Fatma Makkeyah, Dina Mohamed Mostafa, Griffith University - Australia, Mahmoud Al Ankily

Dentistry

No abstract provided.

Perturbation-Based Gait Training, Julia Bohlman, Ashwini Kulkarni

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Background:

Falls during walking are common in older adults and individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) [1]. These falls are often caused by trips [2]. Injuries caused by falls can be severe, in all age groups and populations. Given the potential severity of injuries resulting from falls, it is crucial to implement interventions aimed at preventing falls. Such interventions focus on anticipatory and/or reactive mechanisms. Perturbation-based gait training (PBT) addresses both mechanisms by intentionally destabilizing participants to induce a loss of stability, triggering a motor response to regain postural stability. PBT works on the principle of specificity. While earlier studies on …

Global Strategies For Addressing Communication Disorders In Justice-Involved Youth, Sophia Martinez, Anne Marie Perrotti, Brooke Baker, Allison Chappell

Undergraduate Research Symposium

Throughout all stages of processing, most juveniles who encounter the justice system demonstrate cognitive-communicative difficulties (CCDs). Empirical evidence reveals that 19-22% of female and 28-38% of male youth offenders, culminating in approximately 50-60% of youth offenders, demonstrate language disorders that require intervention, but most have never received services (Snow et al., 2014; Winstanley et al., 2021). Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) are communication experts certified to assess and treat CCDs. While nations abroad recognize the value of SLP involvement in all stages of processing for justice-involved youth (JIY), America lags in utilizing SLPs to improve JIY outcomes and lower youth's risk of …

The Impact Of Kangaroo Care On The Weight Gain Of Premature Infants, Heather Vincequere

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

Premature birth remains a global health concern, affecting approximately 15 million infants annually (WHO, 2023). Kangaroo Care (KC), involving skin-to-skin contact between caregivers and infants, was developed as a promising intervention to mitigate the adverse effects of prematurity. This study aimed to investigate the impact of KC on weight gain among preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Doctors Hospital of Augusta (DHOA). A quasi-experimental quantitative posttest-only design was employed, with eight preterm infants (< 37 weeks gestation) participating in KC for at least 30 minutes daily. Daily weight measurements were collected over a four-week period and compared to the expected weight gain for infants receiving traditional incubator care. Results revealed a statistically significant increase in weight gain among infants receiving KC compared to the historical average for infants in traditional incubator care (t (7) = 2.443, p = 0.022). A large effect size (Cohen's d = 0.864) further supported the significance of these findings. Despite limitations such as a small sample size and convenience sampling, this study emphasizes that KC enhances weight gain in preterm infants, thus improving overall health outcomes. Implementation of KC requires ongoing support from nurse leaders to ensure proper education and successful integration into routine care practices. Nonetheless, continued research with larger samples and improved randomization is warranted to fully understand the long-term benefits of KC in neonatal care settings.

Real World Clinical Experience Using Daily Intelligence-Assisted Online Adaptive Radiotherapy For Head And Neck Cancer, Philip Blumenfeld, Eduard Arbit, Robert Den, Ayman Salhab, Tal Falick Michaeli, Marc Wygoda, Yair Hillman, Raphael Pfeffer, Marcel Fang, Yael Misrati, Noam Weizman, Jon Feldman, Aron Popovtzer

Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers

Background

Adaptive radiation therapy (ART) offers a dynamic approach to address structural and spatial changes that occur during radiotherapy (RT) for locally advanced head and neck cancers. The integration of daily ART with Cone-Beam CT (CBCT) imaging presents a solution to enhance the therapeutic ratio by addressing inter-fractional changes.

Methods

We evaluated the initial clinical experience of daily ART for patients with head and neck cancer using an online adaptive platform with intelligence-assisted workflows on daily CBCT. Treatment included auto-contour and structure deformation of Organs at Risk (OARs) and target structures, with adjustments by the treating physician. Two plans were …

Covid-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Among People Living With And Without Hiv In South Carolina, Usa: Protocol Of A Population-Based Cohort Study, Xueying Yang, Jiajia Zhang Ph.D., Bankole Olatosi, Sharon Weissman, Xiaoming Li Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

Introduction Despite the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes, a small percentage of fully vaccinated persons will develop symptomatic or asymptomatic infections with SARSCoV-2, which is referred to as ‘breakthrough COVID-19’. People living with HIV (PLWH) appear to have an elevated risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, yet the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine in this population remains unclear due to the limited research efforts in this population in the real world. This study aims to characterise and compare the breakthrough COVID-19 (eg, prevalence and disease severity) between PLWH and non-PLWH and then examine whether HIV markers play …

Vascular In-Person For Students In The Match Trial: An Investigation Of Postinterview Site Visits To Address The Limitations Of Virtual Interviews, David Rigberg, Brigitte K. Smith, Ting Sun, Benjamin Pearce, Misty Humphries, Malachi Sheahan, Dawn Coleman, Jason Lee

School of Medicine Faculty Publications

PURPOSE: The graduate medical education community implemented virtual residency interviews in response to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this approach has persisted. Although many residency applicants wish to visit in-person prospective training sites, such opportunities could bias programs toward those who are able to meet this financial burden, exacerbating equity concerns. One proposed solution is to offer applicants the opportunity to visit only after a program's rank list is "locked," avoiding favoritism to applicants who visit, but allowing applicants to experience some of the camaraderie, geography, and local effects of an in-person visit. As debate about the optimal …

Simultaneous Extraction And Quantitative Analysis Of S-Methyl-L-Cysteine Sulfoxide, Sulforaphane And Glucosinolates In Cruciferous Vegetables By Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry, Armaghan Shafaei, Caroline R. Hill, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Mary C. Boyce

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Sulfur containing compounds including glucosinolates (GLS), sulforaphane (SFN) and S-methyl-L-cysteine sulfoxide (SMCSO) have been proposed to be partly responsible for the beneficial health effects of cruciferous vegetables. As such, greater understanding of their measurements within foods is important to estimate intake in humans and to inform dietary intervention studies. Herein is described a simple and sensitive method for simultaneous analysis of 20 GLS, SFN and SMCSO by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. Analytes were effectively retained and resolved on an Xbridge C18 column. Detection can be achieved using high resolution or unit resolution mass spectrometry; the latter making the method more …

The Effect Of Cervical Pessary On Increasing Gestational Age At Delivery In Twin Pregnancies With Asymptomatic Short Cervix: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis Of Randomized Controlled Trials, Amir Hossein Norooznezhad, Nikan Zargarzadeh, Ali Javinani, Seyedeh Maedeh Nabavian, Shohra Qaderi, Shayan Mostafaei, Vincenzo Berghella, Yinka Oyelese, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers

OBJECTIVE: The incidence of preterm delivery is much higher in twin pregnancies than in singletons and even higher if a short cervical length is detected in the second trimester. Studies are contradictory regarding the efficacy of a cervical pessary to decrease preterm birth in twin pregnancies and short cervical length. To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the efficacy of cervical pessary in prolonging gestation, preventing preterm birth, and reducing adverse neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies with an asymptomatic short cervix.

DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.org were searched for randomized controlled trials from inception to …

Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cell Mitochondrial Fitness Governs Chemotherapeutic Efficacy In Hematologic Malignancies, Saeed Daneshmandi, Jee Eun Choi, Qi Yan, Cameron R. Macdonald, Manu Pandey, Mounika Goruganthu, Nathan Roberts, Prashant K. Singh, Richard M. Higashi, Andrew N. Lane, Teresa W-M Fan, Jianmin Wang, Philip L. Mccarthy, Elizabeth A. Repasky, Hemn Mohammadpour

Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications

Myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are key regulators of immune responses and correlate with poor outcomes in hematologic malignancies. Here, we identify that MDSC mitochondrial fitness controls the efficacy of doxorubicin chemotherapy in a preclinical lymphoma model. Mechanistically, we show that triggering STAT3 signaling via β2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) activation leads to improved MDSC function through metabolic reprogram- ing, marked by sustained mitochondrial respiration and higher ATP generation which reduces AMPK signaling, altering energy metabolism. Furthermore, induced STAT3 signaling in MDSCs enhances glutamine consumption via the TCA cycle. Metabolized glutamine generates itaconate which downregulates mitochondrial reactive oxygen species via regulation of …

An Injectable In Situ Forming Collagen/Alginate/Caso4 Composite Hydrogel For Tissue Engineering Applications: Optimization, Characterization And In Vitro Assessments, Samar A. Salim, Samar A. Salim

Nanotechnology Research Centre

In situ injectable hydrogels are effectively employed to fill irregular cavitary bone defects with initiating bone growth in targeted areas. Herein, an injectable composited hydrogel composed of collagen and alginate cross-linked in situ using different concentrations of calcium sulfate (0.15, 0.3 and 0.6%, wt./v) was synthesized. Recently, CaSO4 is frequently supported as a bone graft material for bone regeneration, owing to its biocompatibility and osteoconductive properties. Moreover, hydroxyapatite (Hap) after salinization-step by (3-Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES) was incorporated for further enhancing the osteoconductive property of injected hydrogels. All fabricated hydrogels were characterized by SEM, FTIR and XRD analyses. While physiochemical characteristics …

Addressing Subject Heterogeneity In Time-Dependent Discrimination For Biomarker Evaluation, Xinyang Jiang, Wen Li, Ruosha Li, Jing Ning

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Accurate discrimination has been the central goal in identifying biomarkers for monitoring disease progression and early detection. Acknowledging the fact that discrimination accuracy of biomarkers for a time-to-event outcome often changes over time, local measures such as the time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve and its area under the curve (AUC) are used to assess time-dependent predictive discrimination. However, such measures do not address subject heterogeneity, although the impact of covariates including demographics, disease-related characteristics, and other clinical information on the discriminatory performance of biomarkers needs to be investigated before their clinical use. We propose the covariate-specific time-dependent AUC, a measure …

Transcriptional Responses Of Different Brain Cell Types To Oxygen Decline, Camille Ravel-Godreuil, Ethan R Roy, Srinivas N Puttapaka, Sanming Li, Yanyu Wang, Xiaoyi Yuan, Holger K Eltzschig, Wei Cao

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Brain hypoxia is associated with a wide range of physiological and clinical conditions. Although oxygen is an essential constituent of maintaining brain functions, our understanding of how specific brain cell types globally respond and adapt to decreasing oxygen conditions is incomplete. In this study, we exposed mouse primary neurons, astrocytes, and microglia to normoxia and two hypoxic conditions and obtained genome-wide transcriptional profiles of the treated cells. Analysis of differentially expressed genes under conditions of reduced oxygen revealed a canonical hypoxic response shared among different brain cell types. In addition, we observed a higher sensitivity of neurons to oxygen decline, …

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Following Severe Covid - 19 Infection: A Case Report, Samina Martin Md, Shivu Kaushik Md, Bharat Bajantri Md

Internal Medicine Residency

A 67-year-old male, with a history of severe COVID-19 infection and exposure to talc was seen for worsening shortness of breath for months, requiring supplemental oxygen. He was treated for COVID-19 infection and suspected pneumonia with no improvement. His pulmonary function test (PFT) worsened and computed tomography (CT) showing bilateral airspace opacities with ground-glass opacities (GGO), also worsened over time. He underwent bronchoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage and pathology revealed pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). He subsequently underwent whole lung lavage (WLL) which significantly improved his crazy paving pattern on CT and was successfully weaned off supplemental oxygen.

Randomized Controlled Trial Of The Cmr Immersive Virtual Reality (Ivr) Headset Training Compared To E-Learning For Operating Room Configuration Of The Cmr Versius Robot, Catherine L Eley, Varun Palaniappan, Abbie Carter, Opeyemi Sogaolu, James Horwood, Michael Davies, Jared Torkington, James Ansell

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Robotic surgery offers potential advantages over laparoscopic procedures, but the training for configuring robotic systems in the operating room remains underexplored. This study seeks to validate immersive virtual reality (IVR) headset training for setting up the CMR Versius in the operating room. This single-blinded randomized control trial randomised medical students with no prior robotic experience using an online randomiser. The intervention group received IVR headset training, and the control group, e-learning modules. Assessors were blinded to participant group. Primary endpoint was overall score (OS): Likert-scale 1-5: 1 reflecting independent performance, with increasing verbal prompts to a maximum score of 5, …

Tgf-Β1 And Tgf-Βr1 Variants Are Associated With Clinical Outcomes In Smoking-Related Head And Neck Cancer Patients Treated With Chemoradiation Through Modulating Microrna-Mediated Regulation, Zihao Niu, Peng Sun, Mark E Zafereo, Hongliang Liu, Peng Wei, Jia Wu, Neil D Gross, Sanjay Shete, Qingyi Wei, Guibin Zheng, Andy G Sikora, George A Calin, Guojun Li

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

TGF-β1 and TGF-βR1 play important roles in immune and inflammatory responses. Genetic variants of TGF-β1 rs1800470 and TGF-βR1 rs334348 have emerged as potentially prognostic biomarkers for HPV-related head and neck cancer, while their prognostic effect on survival of smoking-related head and neck cancer remains unknown. This study included 1403 patients with smoking-related head and neck cancer, and all these patients were genotyped for TGF-β1 rs1800470 and TGF-βR1 rs334348. Both univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate associations between the two functional genetic variants in microRNA binding sites of TGF-β1 and TGF-βR1 and survivals. Patients with TGF-β1 rs1800470 CT or …

2024 European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Rhythm Society/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society Expert Consensus Statement On Catheter And Surgical Ablation Of Atrial Fibrillation, Stylianos Tzeis, Ralph J Damiano, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In 2007, the first joint expert consensus document was issued, guiding healthcare professionals involved in catheter or surgical AF ablation. Mounting research evidence and technological advances have resulted in a rapidly changing landscape in the field of catheter and surgical AF ablation, thus stressing the need for regularly updated versions of this partnership which were issued in 2012 and 2017. Seven years after the last consensus, an updated document was considered necessary to define a …

The Impact Of The Gut-Brain Axis On Alzheimer’S Disease, Elissa Wakim

Best Integrated Writing

Elissa’s review for the Graduate Biomedical Review focuses on the links between the gastrointestinal tract and the brain; the gut-brain axis and the development of Alzheimer’s disease. As a student in the Microbiology and Immunology Masters Program Elissa was particularly interested in the gut microbiota and their connection to neurodegenerative disease. She tidily reviewed the literature and wrote a fascinating and compelling piece of work.