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Adams ED, Mirocha JM, Fleshner PR, Zaghiyan KN. Efficacy of Anal Sphincter Division During Fistulotomy in Anal Fissure-Associated Fistula. Dis Colon Rectum 2023; 66:716-722. [PMID: 36716394 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND A subset of chronic anal fissures beget focal infection, leading to concomitant fistula. The optimal management of fissure-associated fistula is unknown. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to characterize healing rates and effects of fistulotomy in fissure-associated fistula. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Urban tertiary center. PATIENTS Adults who underwent fistulotomy for a fistula associated with a chronic anal fissure were included in the study. However, those with Crohn's disease, a history of lateral internal sphincterotomy, and a fistula not amenable to fistulotomy were excluded. INTERVENTIONS Patients were managed with fistulotomy. Fissures were otherwise managed conservatively with a step-up approach. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The primary end point was healing, defined as resolution of symptoms and both fistula and fissure wounds within 1 year. Subgroup analysis compared those who underwent subcutaneous fistulotomy (group A) with those who underwent fistulotomy involving anal sphincter fibers (group B). RESULTS Twenty-four of 38 patients (63%) healed with a median overall follow-up of 6.6 months (4.2-14.1). The overall median time to healing was 4.4 months (2.2-6.0). No clinical or pathologic factors predicted healing. In subgroup analysis, overall subcutaneous fistulotomy healing rates were nonstatically lower at 46% (6/13) compared to fistulotomy involving anal sphincter fibers at 72% (18/25; p = 0.16). There was no difference in time to healing (subcutaneous fistulotomy, 6.7 mo [5.2-8.4] vs fistulotomy involving sphincter, 5.1 mo [2.1-7.0]; p = 0.36). LIMITATIONS The limitations include treatment bias, with increased utilization of chemical sphincter-relaxing agents in those who did not heal. Findings are not applicable to complex fistulas, Crohn's disease, or atypical fissures. CONCLUSIONS Patients presenting with chronic fissure and associated subcutaneous, intersphincteric, or low transphincteric fistula are successfully managed with fistulotomy. Patients with a subcutaneous fistula tract exhibited nonstatistically significantly lower rates of healing. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/C145 . EFICACIA DE LA DIVISIN ESFINTRICA DURANTE LA FISTULOTOMA EN CASOS DE FSTULA ASOCIADA A FISURA ANAL ANTECEDENTES: Ciertos subgrupos de fisuras anales crónicas ocasionan infección localizada, induciendo la aparición de una fístula anal concomitante. Se desconoce el manejo óptimo de la fístula concomitante a una fisura anal.OBJETIVO: Se trata de caracterizar las tasas de curación y el efecto de la fistulotomía en el tratamiento de la fístula concomitante a la fisura anal.DISEÑO: Estudio retrospectivo.EMPLAZAMIENTO: Centro terciario urbano.PACIENTES: Adultos sometidos a fistulotomía por una fístula concomitante a una fisura anal crónica. Se excluyeron la enfermedad de Crohn, el antecedente de una esfinterotomía lateral interna y las fístulas no susceptibles de fistulotomía.INTERVENCIONES: Los pacientes fueron manejados con una fistulotomía clasica. Por lo demás, las fisuras se trataron de forma conservadora con un enfoque médico escalonado.PRINCIPALES MEDIDAS DE RESULTADO: El criterio principal de valoración fué la cura definitiva, determinada como la resolución completa de los síntomas y de las heridas tanto de la fístula como de la fisura en el plazo de un año. El análisis de los subgrupos comparó los que se sometieron a una fistulotomía subcutánea (grupo A) versus una fistulotomía que involucró las fibras del esfínter anal interno (grupo B).RESULTADOS: 24/38 pacientes (63%) curaron con una mediana de seguimiento global de 6,6 meses (4,2-14,1). El tiempo medio general de curación fue de 4,4 meses (2,2-6,0). Ningún factor clínico o patológico predijo la cura. En el análisis de subgrupos, las tasas generales de cura de la fistulotomía subcutánea no fueron estadísticamente más bajas de 46 % (6/13) comparados con la fistulotomía que involucró las fibras del esfínter anal interno en 72 % (18/25; p = 0,16). No hubo diferencia en el tiempo de cicatrización [fistulotomía subcutánea 6,7 meses (5,2-8,4) conparada a la fistulotomía y esfínterotomía parcial interna a 5,1 meses (2,1-7,0); p = 0,36].LIMITACIONES: Sesgo del tratamiento, con mayor utilización de agentes químicos relajantes de la musculatura esfínteriana en aquellos pacientes que no sanaron. No aplicable a fístulas complejas, enfermedad de Crohn o fisuras atípicas.CONCLUSIÓNES: Los pacientes que presentan fisura crónica y fístula subcutánea, inter-esfintérica o trans-esfintérica baja concomitante se manejan con éxito con una fistulotomía. Los pacientes con un trayecto de fístula subcutánea exhibieron tasas de curación más bajas y no estadísticamente significativas. Consulte Video Resumen en http://links.lww.com/DCR/C145 . (Traducción-Dr. Xavier Delgadillo ).
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- Evan D Adams
- Department of General Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Research Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Ma D, Ahimaz PR, Mirocha JM, Cook L, Giordano JL, Mohan P, Cohen SA. Clinical genetic counselor experience in the adoption of telehealth in the United States and Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Genet Couns 2021; 30:1214-1223. [PMID: 34757671 PMCID: PMC9528751 DOI: 10.1002/jgc4.1516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 09/07/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the service delivery model (SDM) of clinical genetic counseling across the United States and Canada. A cross-sectional survey was distributed to 4,956 genetic counselors (GCs) from the American Board of Genetic Counselors and Canadian Association of Genetic Counselors mailing lists in August 2020 to assess the change in utilization of telehealth for clinical genetic counseling during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with prior to the pandemic. Data from 411 eligible clinical genetic counselors on GC attitudes and their experiences prior to and during the pandemic were collected and analyzed to explore the change in SDM, change in appointment characteristics, change in billing practices, GC perceived benefits and limitations of telehealth, and prediction of future trends in SDM in the post-pandemic era. The study showed the overall utilization of audiovisual and telephone encounters increased by 43.4% and 26.2%, respectively. The majority of respondents who provided audiovisual and telephone encounters reported increased patient volume compared with prior to the pandemic, with an average increase of 79.4% and 42.8%, respectively. There was an increase of 69.4% of GCs rendering genetic services from home offices. The percentage of participants who billed for telehealth services increased from 45.7% before the pandemic to 80.3% during the pandemic. The top GC perceived benefits of telehealth included safety for high-risk COVID patients (95.2%) and saved commute time for patients (94.7%). The top GC perceived limitations of telehealth included difficulty to conduct physician evaluation/coordinating with healthcare providers (HCP) (73.7%) and difficulty addressing non-English speaking patients (68.5%). Overall, 89.6% of GCs were satisfied with telehealth; however, 55.3% reported uncertainty whether the newly adopted SDM would continue after the pandemic subsides. Results from this study demonstrate the rapid adoption of telehealth for clinical genetic counseling services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in billing for these services, and support the feasibility of telehealth for genetic counseling as a longer term solution to reach patients who are geographically distant.
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- Daria Ma
- Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Research Institute and Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI), Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Department of OBGYN, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Walts AE, Mirocha JM, Marchevsky AM. Challenges in Ki-67 assessments in pulmonary large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas. Histopathology 2020; 78:699-709. [PMID: 33025627 DOI: 10.1111/his.14277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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AIMS To gather the best available evidence regarding Ki-67% values in large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) and determine whether certain cut-off values could serve as a prognostic feature in LCNEC. METHODS AND RESULTS Aperio ScanScope AT Turbo, eSlide Manager and ImageScope software (Leica Biosystems) were used to measure Ki-67% in 77 resected LCNEC diagnosed by World Health Organisation (WHO) criteria. Cases were stratified into six classes by 10% Ki-67 increments. Using the Kaplan-Meier method, overall (OS) and disease-free survivals (DFS) were compared by AJCC stage, by six Ki-67% classes and with Ki-67% cut-points ≥20% and ≥40%. Tumours were from 0.9 to 11.5 cm and pathological stages 1-3. The system measured Ki-67% positivity using 4072-44 533 tumour nuclei per case (mean 16610 ± 8039). Ki-67% ranged from 1 to 64% (mean = 26%; median = 26%). Only 16 (21%) tumours had Ki-67% ≥40%. OS ranged from 1 to 298 months (median follow-up = 25 months). DFS ranged from 1 to 276 months (median follow-up = 9 months). OS and DFS differed across AJCC stage (overall log-rank P = 0.038 and P = 0.037). However, neither OS nor DFS significantly correlated with Ki-67% when six or two classes were used with either ≥20% Ki-67 or ≥40% Ki-67 as cut-point. A literature review identified 14 reports meeting our inclusion criteria with ≥10 LCNEC. Reported Ki-67% ranged from 2% to 100%. Problems contributing to variability in Ki-67% measurements are discussed. CONCLUSION Our findings caution against a blanket use of 20%, 40% or other Ki-67% cut-points for LCNEC diagnosis or prognostication.
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- Ann E Walts
- Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Reich H, Yagi S, Akhmerov A, Mirocha JM, Rodriguez E, Ching M, Imai TA, Soukiasian HJ. Sex Differences and Smoking Status: Single-Institution Analysis of Nodal Status and Molecular Profiles in 1,078 Lung Cancers. J Am Coll Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zaghiyan KN, Mendelson BJ, Eng MR, Ovsepyan G, Mirocha JM, Fleshner P. Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Laparoscopic Versus Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Block in Minimally Invasive Colorectal Surgery. Dis Colon Rectum 2019; 62:203-210. [PMID: 30540660 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000001292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transversus abdominis plane block may improve analgesia after colorectal surgery; however, techniques remain unstandardized and results are conflicting. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare laparoscopic and ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block with no block in minimally invasive colorectal surgery. DESIGN This was a randomized controlled trial. SETTINGS The study was conducted at an urban teaching hospital. PATIENTS Patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery were included. INTERVENTIONS The intervention included 2:2:1 randomization to laparoscopic, ultrasound-guided, or no transversus abdominis plane block. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Morphine use in the first 24 hours after surgery was measured. RESULTS The study cohort included 107 patients randomly assigned to laparoscopic (n = 41), ultrasound-guided (n = 45), or no transversus abdominis plane block (n = 21). Mean age was 50.4 years (SD ± 18 y), and 50 patients (47%) were men. Laparoscopic transversus abdominis plane block was superior to ultrasound-guided (p = 0.007) and no transversus abdominis plane block (p = 0.007), with median (interquartile range) total morphine used in the first 24 hours postoperatively of 17.6 mg (6.6-33.9 mg), 34.0 mg (16.4-44.4 mg), and 31.6 mg (18.4-44.4 mg). At 48 hours, laparoscopic transversus abdominis plane block remained superior to ultrasound-guided (p = 0.03) and no transversus abdominis plane block (p = 0.007) with median (interquartile range) total morphine used at 48 hours postoperatively of 26.8 mg (15.5-45.8 mg), 44.0 mg (27.6-70.0 mg), and 60.8 mg (34.8-78.8 mg). Mean hospital stay was 5.1 ± 3.1 days without any intergroup differences. Overall complications were similar between groups. LIMITATIONS Treatment teams were not blinded and there was operator dependence of techniques and variable timing of the blocks. CONCLUSIONS Laparoscopic transversus abdominis plane block is superior to ultrasound-guided and no transversus abdominis plane block in achieving pain control and minimizing opioid use in the first 24 hours after colorectal surgery. A large, multicenter, randomized trial is needed to confirm our findings. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com/DCR/A822.
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- Karen N Zaghiyan
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Walts AE, Mirocha JM, Bose S. Comparison of Magee and Oncotype DX Recurrence Scores in estrogen receptor positive breast cancers. Breast J 2018; 24:951-956. [DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Ann E. Walts
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Los Angeles CA
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- Department of Biostatistics; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Los Angeles CA
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine; Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; Los Angeles CA
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Lai JP, Yue Y, Zhang W, Zhou Y, Frishberg D, Jamil LH, Mirocha JM, Guindi M, Balzer B, Bose S, Cao D, Lo S, Fan X, Rutgers JK. Comparison of endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration and PET/CT in preoperative diagnosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Pancreatology 2017; 17:617-622. [PMID: 28501471 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2017.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Revised: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is the procedure of choice to investigate and sample pancreatic masses for the preoperative diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The role of 18fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in PDAC is debated. This study evaluates the role of EUS-FNA as compared to PET/CT in the preoperative evaluation of PDAC. METHODS Preoperative evaluation by PET/CT and EUS-FNA was performed on 25 patients with pancreatic solid lesions, who underwent a subsequent Whipple procedure or partial pancreatic resection. RESULTS This series included 19 PDACs and 6 non-PDACs including 1 metastatic breast ductal adenocarcinoma, 2 low grade neuroendocrine tumors, 2 chronic pancreatitis and 1 gastrointestinal tumor abutting the pancreas. EUS-FNA correctly diagnosed 18 of 19 PDACs, 1 metastatic breast ductal adenocarcinoma and all 5 of the other non-PDAC cases. One case of well differentiated PDAC was negative on EUS-FNA. PET/CT provided excellent size and was positive in 14 of 19 PDACs and the metastatic breast ductal adenocarcinoma. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy for EUS-FNA in diagnosis of selected pancreatic tumors were 91%, 100%, 100%, 50% and 92%, respectively, while they were 65%, 100%, 100%, 20% and 68% for PET/CT, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Compared to PET/CT, EUS-FNA has a higher sensitivity and accuracy for preoperative diagnosis of PDAC. However, PET/CT provides excellent size, volume and stage information. A combination of both PET/CT and EUS will better help guide diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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- Jin-Ping Lai
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA; Department of Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Biostatistics Core, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Center, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
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Sharfman ZT, Campbell JC, Mirocha JM, Spitzer AI. Balancing Thromboprophylaxis and Bleeding in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Impact of Eliminating Enoxaparin and Predonation and Implementing Pneumatic Compression and Tranexamic Acid. J Arthroplasty 2016; 31:1307-1312. [PMID: 26781392 DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2015.11.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Revised: 11/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Venous thromboembolic disease (VTED) after total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) poses substantial risk. Pharmacologic prophylaxis against VTED can cause bleeding, transfusion, and associated complications. The ActiveCare+SFT is a portable, intermittent pneumatic compression device (IPCD), providing equivalent VTED prophylaxis to pharmacologic agents without associated bleeding. Tranexamic acid (TXA) is an antifibrinolytic that reduces blood loss after THA and TKA. Our objective was to measure blood transfusion and VTED after eliminating enoxaparin, introducing an IPCD, eliminating autologous blood transfusion, and administering TXA during primary TKA and THA. METHODS Four consecutive cohorts of THA and TKA patients were studied. Group A, the historical control, received enoxaparin VTED prophylaxis. Group B received IPCD VTED prophylaxis. Group C received IPCD VTED prophylaxis along with TXA (1 g intravenous at incision and closure). Groups A, B, and C predonated 1 unit of autologous blood. Group D received IPCD VTED prophylaxis, TXA as above, but did not donate blood preoperatively. RESULTS Seventeen of 50 patients (34%) in Group A, 7 of 47 (14.9%) patients in Group B, 4 of 43 (9.3%) patients in Group C, and 0 of 46 patients in Group D received transfusions. There were no major symptomatic VTED events. CONCLUSION Using an IPCD and TXA and discontinuing enoxaparin and preoperative autologous blood donation eliminated blood transfusion in primary THA and TKA without any increase in VTED. Using an IPCD instead of enoxaparin, adding TXA, and eliminating preoperative autologous donation each had an incremental dose response effect. This protocol provides effective VTED prophylaxis equivalent to pharmacologic methods and eliminates transfusion risk in the primary THA and TKA population.
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- Zachary T Sharfman
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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OBJECTIVES To compare survival data in patients with resected bilateral synchronous pulmonary carcinomas with survival data from patients with lung cancer in pStages I through IV and to evaluate the usefulness of comprehensive histologic evaluation (CHE) of tumor histologic patterns to distinguish between synchronous primaries and intrapulmonary metastases. METHODS Ten-year overall survival (OS) data from 18 patients with 44 resected synchronous bilateral lung cancers, classified as "synchronous primaries" or "metastases" using CHE, were compared with survival data of 2,879 patients with lung cancer in pStages I through IV. RESULTS Forty and four tumors from 16 and two patients, respectively, were classified as synchronous primaries and metastases. There were no significant differences in survival between these 18 patients and pStage I controls or between the synchronous primaries and the metastases patient groups. However, there were significant differences in survival between the patients with resected synchronous bilateral tumors and each of the pStage II through IV control groups (P < .05). CONCLUSIONS Patients with resected synchronous bilateral lung cancers had similar 10-year OS to patients with stage I disease, regardless of CHE data. Most resected tumors were synchronous primaries by CHE.
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- Ann E Walts
- From the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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- Cancer Registry, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
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French A, Balfe D, Mirocha JM, Falk JA, Mosenifar Z. The inspiratory capacity/total lung capacity ratio as a predictor of survival in an emphysematous phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2015; 10:1305-12. [PMID: 26203237 PMCID: PMC4506024 DOI: 10.2147/copd.s76739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) grades severity of COPD and predicts survival. We hypothesize that the inspiratory capacity/total lung capacity (IC/TLC) ratio, a sensitive measure of static lung hyperinflation, may have a significant association with survival in an emphysematous phenotype of COPD. OBJECTIVES To access the association between IC/TLC and survival in an emphysematous phenotype of COPD. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of a large pulmonary function (PF) database with 39,050 entries, from April 1978 to October 2009. Emphysematous COPD was defined as reduced FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC), increased TLC, and reduced diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO; beyond 95% confidence intervals [CIs]). We evaluated the association between survival in emphysematous COPD patients and the IC/TLC ratio evaluated both as dichotomous (≤25% vs >25%) and continuous predictors. Five hundred and ninety-six patients had reported death dates. RESULTS Univariate analysis revealed that IC/TLC ≤25% was a significant predictor of death (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.39, P<0.0001). Median survivals were respectively 4.3 (95% CI: 3.8-4.9) and 11.9 years (95% CI: 10.3-13.2). Multivariable analysis revealed age (HR: 1.19, 95% CI: 1.14-1.24), female sex (HR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.60-0.83), and IC/TLC ≤25% (HR: 1.69, 95% CI: 1.34-2.13) were related to the risk of death. Univariate analysis showed that continuous IC/TLC was associated with death, with an HR of 1.66 (95% CI: 1.52-1.81) for a 10% decrease in IC/TLC. CONCLUSION Adjusting for age and sex, IC/TLC ≤25% is related to increased risk of death, and IC/TLC as a continuum, is a significant predictor of mortality in emphysematous COPD patients.
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- Aimee French
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Caceres M, Cheng W, De Robertis M, Mirocha JM, Czer L, Esmailian F, Khoynezhad A, Ramzy D, Kass R, Trento A. Survival and Quality of Life for Nonagenarians After Cardiac Surgery. Ann Thorac Surg 2013; 95:1598-602. [DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2012] [Revised: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yeh EC, Mirocha JM, Brantman A, Ma XL, Qiao Y, Merz CNB, Jones HD. A Preliminary Investigation on the Acceptance and Feasibility of Acupuncture in the Intensive Care Unit. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/1944451612472700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Objective. Acupuncture has been shown to decrease opioid requirements and respiratory distress in selected patients, and it may be helpful as an adjunctive therapy to sedatives and analgesics in the ICU. This preliminary study investigated the acceptance and feasibility of acupuncture in the ICU. Design. Forty-eight patients in a 12-bed medical–surgical ICU at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center who met eligibility criteria were offered the opportunity to receive free-of-charge daily acupuncture treatments during their time in the ICU. Primary endpoints were percentage of patients offered acupuncture who accepted treatment, the percentage of eligible days acupuncture therapy was received, and the incidence of adverse events related to acupuncture treatment. Main Results. Of the 48 patients who were eligible and offered acupuncture therapy, 20 (41%) patients enrolled in the study with an average age of 56 years (range = 18-91 years). The median and average number of days which patients received acupuncture was 2 and 3, respectively (range = 0-11 days), and a majority of patients (13/20) received acupuncture for each of the days for which they were eligible. One patient reported dizziness, which resolved spontaneously and was not associated with hemodynamic changes. No other adverse effects occurred in a total of 64 acupuncture treatments. Conclusions. This preliminary study demonstrates that acupuncture therapy in the ICU is a feasible treatment modality. Further clinical trials are warranted to determine the efficacy of acupuncture therapy as an adjunct to sedative and analgesics in critically ill patients.
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- Eugene C. Yeh
- Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Biostatistics Core, Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Women’s Heart Center, Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Women’s Heart Center, Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Women’s Heart Center, Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Women’s Heart Center, Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Pulmonary Division, Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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Poland RE, Gertsik L, Favreau JT, Smith SI, Mirocha JM, Rao U, Daar ES. Open-label, randomized, parallel-group controlled clinical trial of massage for treatment of depression in HIV-infected subjects. J Altern Complement Med 2012; 19:334-40. [PMID: 23098696 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2012.0058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The study objectives were to determine whether massage therapy reduces symptoms of depression in subjects with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. DESIGN Subjects were randomized non-blinded into one of three parallel groups to receive Swedish massage or to one of two control groups, touch or no intervention for eight weeks. SETTINGS/LOCATION The study was conducted at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, which provided primary clinical care in an institutional setting. SUBJECTS Study inclusion required being at least 16 years of age, HIV-seropositive, with a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. Subjects had to be on a stable neuropsychiatric, analgesic, and antiretroviral regimen for >30 days with no plans to modify therapy for the duration of the study. Approximately 40% of the subjects were currently taking antidepressants. All subjects were medically stable. Fifty-four (54) subjects were randomized, 50 completed at least 1 week (intent-to-treat; ITT), and 37 completed the study (completers). INTERVENTIONS Swedish massage and touch subjects visited the massage therapist for 1 hour twice per week. The touch group had a massage therapist place both hands on the subject with slight pressure, but no massage, in a uniform distribution in the same pattern used for the massage subjects. OUTCOME MEASURES The primary outcome measure was the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score, with the secondary outcome measure being the Beck Depression Inventory. RESULTS For both the ITT and completers analyses, massage significantly reduced the severity of depression beginning at week 4 (p ≤ 0.04) and continuing at weeks 6 (p ≤ 0.03) and 8 (p ≤ 0.005) compared to no intervention and/or touch. CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that massage therapy can reduce symptoms of depression in subjects with HIV disease. The durability of the response, optimal "dose" of massage, and mechanisms by which massage exerts its antidepressant effects remain to be determined.
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- Russell E Poland
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN 37208, USA.
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Chakravarty T, Buch MH, Naik H, White AJ, Doctor N, Schapira J, Mirocha JM, Fontana G, Forrester JS, Makkar R. Predictive accuracy of SYNTAX score for predicting long-term outcomes of unprotected left main coronary artery revascularization. Am J Cardiol 2011; 107:360-6. [PMID: 21256999 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2010.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2010] [Revised: 09/16/2010] [Accepted: 09/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association recently updated recommendations for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) disease from class III to II(b) according to the results of the SYNergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with TAXus and cardiac surgery (SYNTAX) trial. The SYNTAX score is an angiographic tool using solely the coronary anatomy. We studied the effect of co-morbidities (Parsonnet's score) on the ability of the SYNTAX score to predict long-term outcomes in patients with ULMCA disease treated by revascularization. A total of 328 patients underwent revascularization of ULMCA from April 2003 to February 2007. Of the 328 patients, 120 underwent PCI (median follow-up 973 days) and 208 underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) (median follow-up 1,298 days). The ability of the SYNTAX score to predict outcomes was assessed using the Cox proportional hazards model. The outcomes between the PCI and CABG groups were compared by propensity analysis. The median SYNTAX score was 26 in the PCI and 28 in the CABG group (p = 0.5). In the PCI group, greater quartiles were associated with worse survival (62.1% at SYNTAX score of ≥36 vs 82.4% at SYNTAX score of <36, p = 0.03) and all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular events, and target vessel revascularization-free (MACCE) survival (47.7%, SYNTAX score ≥20 vs 76.6%, SYNTAX score <20, p = 0.02). Using the Parsonnet score as a covariate, the SYNTAX score continued to be an independent predictor of MACCE and demonstrated a trend toward predicting mortality in the PCI group. In contrast, the SYNTAX score did not predict the outcomes for the CABG group. No difference was found in mortality between the PCI and CABG groups for ULMCA disease, regardless of coronary complexity; although greater SYNTAX scores were associated with increased MACCE rates with PCI compared to CABG. Both the coronary anatomy (SYNTAX score) and co-morbidities (Parsonnet's score) predicted long-term outcomes for PCI of ULMCA disease. In contrast, the SYNTAX score did not predict the outcomes after CABG. In conclusion, the ideal scoring system to guide an appropriate revascularization decision for ULMCA disease should take into account both the coronary anatomy and the co-morbidities.
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- Tarun Chakravarty
- Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Fareeduddin R, Williams J, Solt I, Mirocha JM, Kim MJ, Rotmensch S. Discordance of first-trimester crown-rump length is a predictor of adverse outcomes in structurally normal euploid dichorionic twins. J Ultrasound Med 2010; 29:1439-1443. [PMID: 20876897 DOI: 10.7863/jum.2010.29.10.1439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the association between discordant crown-rump length (CRL) measurements in structurally normal euploid dichorionic twins and adverse pregnancy outcomes. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included women with dichorionic twins who underwent chorionic villus sampling and delivered in our facility from January 2000 to September 2007. Only pregnancies with viable twin fetuses and normal karyotypes were included. The association between CRL discordance, defined as a CRL discrepancy of 9% or greater, and adverse pregnancy outcomes was evaluated. RESULTS Seventy-eight women met inclusion criteria and included 24 discordant twins (group 1) and 54 concordant twins (group 2). Maternal ages were similar: mean ± SD, 38.2 ± 3.1 years in group 1 versus 39.2 ± 3.9 years in group 2 (P = not significant). The median gestational ages at delivery were 35.6 ± 3.1 weeks in group 1 and 37.3 ± 2.0 weeks in group 2 (P < .01). At least 1 major complication occurred in 19 women (79%) in group 1 and 25 (46%) in group 2 (P = .01). Group 1 had significantly more major complications overall (P = .0008). Preterm premature rupture of membranes occurred in 10 women (42%) in group 1 and 6 (11%) in group 2 (P = .005). Delivery before 37 weeks' gestation occurred in 19 of 24 women (79%) in group 1 and 24 of 54 (44%) in group 2 (P = .006). There was a significant difference for younger gestational age at delivery in the discordant group (P < .01). CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that there is an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in chromosomally normal dichorionic twins with first-trimester discordant CRL measurements. These results may be clinically useful for counseling, management, and antenatal surveillance.
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- Rizwana Fareeduddin
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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Carmichael JD, Bonert VS, Mirocha JM, Melmed S. The utility of oral glucose tolerance testing for diagnosis and assessment of treatment outcomes in 166 patients with acromegaly. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009; 94:523-7. [PMID: 19033371 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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CONTEXT GH suppression after oral glucose load [oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)] and normal age- and gender-matched IGF-I levels reflect biochemical control of acromegaly. The OGTT is the gold standard for determining control of GH secretion at diagnosis and after surgical treatment, but the usefulness of performing an OGTT in patients treated with medical therapy has not been determined. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to assess relationships between basal GH levels (basal GH), GH responses to OGTT [GH nadir (GHn)], and IGF-I levels. DESIGN This was a retrospective electronic database review. SETTING This study was performed at a tertiary outpatient pituitary center. PATIENTS A total of 166 patients with acromegaly (79 females, 87 males) were included in the study. Four categories of testing were performed: diagnosis, postoperative assessment without medication, testing during somatostatin analog (SA) therapy, and testing during dopamine agonist (DA) therapy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Basal serum GH and IGF-I levels and GH levels 2 h after 75 g OGTT were measured. RESULTS A total of 482 simultaneous OGTT and IGF-I measurements were observed from 1985--2008. Discordant results of oral glucose tolerance testing (GHn and IGF-I) were observed 33, 48, and 18% in postoperative assessment without medication, SA, and DA categories, respectively. In the SA category, 42% of tests were discordant with normal IGF-I and nonsuppressed GHn. In contrast, 4% of tests were discordant with normal IGF-I and nonsuppressed GH in those treated with DA. No significant differences in discordance were observed when basal GH was used. CONCLUSIONS Both basal and GHn levels are highly discordant with IGF-I levels during medical therapy with SAs. The OGTT is not useful in assessing biochemical control in these subjects.
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- John D Carmichael
- Department of Medicine, Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Room 2015, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA
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Kwan LY, Devlin SM, Mirocha JM, Papadakis KA. Thiopurine methyltransferase activity combined with 6-thioguanine metabolite levels predicts clinical response to thiopurines in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Dig Liver Dis 2008; 40:425-32. [PMID: 18304898 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2008.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2007] [Revised: 12/25/2007] [Accepted: 01/14/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS 6-Mercaptopurine and its prodrug azathioprine are effective for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Thiopurine methyltransferase is important for the metabolism of thiopurines. However, there is controversy as to the clinical utility of measuring thiopurine methyltransferase enzyme activity and 6-thioguanine nucleotide levels. Our aim was to determine if thiopurine methyltransferase enzyme activity and 6-thioguanine nucleotide level monitoring would predict response to therapy with thiopurines in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS Baseline thiopurine methyltransferase enzyme activity prior to initiation of therapy with either 6-mercaptopurine or azathioprine was determined in 39 patients with inflammatory bowel disease. The association between clinical response and thiopurine methyltransferase activity and 6-thioguanine nucleotide levels singly or in combination were analysed. RESULTS Seventeen of 39 patients (44%) responded to 6-mercaptopurine or azathioprine therapy. Thiopurine methyltransferase enzyme activity below the mean of 30.5 U was significantly associated with clinical response. The thiopurine methyltransferase low phenotype was associated with response in 65% vs. 29% in individuals with thiopurine methyltransferase enzyme activity above 30.5 U (p = 0.05). There was no correlation between thiopurine methyltransferase activity and 6-thioguanine nucleotide levels. The maximal 6-thioguanine nucleotide levels did not predict clinical response. When combining thiopurine methyltransferase enzyme activity and 6-thioguanine nucleotide levels, the combination of thiopurine methyltransferase low/6-thioguanine nucleotide high was associated with response in 7/7 (100%) vs. only 2/8 (25%) with the combination of thiopurine methyltransferase high/6-thioguanine nucleotide low (p=0.01). CONCLUSIONS Thiopurine methyltransferase activity inversely correlated with clinical response to thiopurine treatment in inflammatory bowel disease. Thiopurine methyltransferase enzyme activity below 30.5 U combined with a post-treatment 6-thioguanine nucleotide level > 230 pmol/8 x 10(8) erythrocytes was the best predictor of response.
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- L Y Kwan
- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Santoro JE, Eastlack RK, Mirocha JM, Bugbee WD. Impact of erythropoietin on allogenic blood exposure in orthopedic surgery. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ) 2007; 36:600-604. [PMID: 18075608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Joint reconstruction surgery is associated with significant blood loss, and patients often require perioperative transfusions. Recombinant human erythropoietin (epoetin) can be used in anemic patients scheduled for elective, noncardiac, nonvascular surgery to reduce the need for transfusions. In the study reported here, patients with a preoperative hemoglobin level of 10 to 13 g/dL were treated with epoetin. Our analysis showed that transfusions were given to 3 (8%) of the 38 patients who received epoetin before surgery and 20 (57%) of the 35 historical controls (P<.001) and that length of hospital stay did not differ significantly between the 2 groups. Our results provide further support for use of epoetin as an effective strategy for reducing exposure to allogenic blood in orthopedic surgery.
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The Akt pathway, an important regulator of cell proliferation and survival, is deregulated in many cancers. The pathway has achieved considerable importance due to the development of kinase inhibitors that are able to successfully reduce tumor growth. This study was conducted to determine the status of the Akt pathway in human breast cancers and to study the relationship between the different component proteins. Expression levels of PTEN, phosphorylated forms of the constituent proteins (Akt, FKHR, mTOR, and S6) and cyclin D1 were evaluated by immunohistochemistry, on consecutive sections from a tissue microarray containing 145 invasive breast cancers and 140 pure ductal carcinomas in-situ. Aberrant expression was correlated statistically with tumor characteristics and disease outcome. The Akt pathway was found to be activated early in breast cancer, in the in-situ stage. In all, 33, 15, 32, and 60% of ductal carcinoma in-situ showed overexpression of Akt, FKHR, mTOR, and cyclin D1. PTEN loss did not correlate statistically with expression of AKT or any of the other proteins with the exception of S6, indicating that Akt activation was not a result of PTEN loss. Expression levels of PTEN and S6 were significantly different in in-situ and invasive cancers, indicating association with disease progression. Loss of PTEN was noted in 11% of in-situ as compared to 26% of invasive cancers, while S6 overexpression was seen in 47% in-situ and in 72% invasive cancers. High-grade carcinomas were associated with PTEN loss, while low-grade carcinomas with good prognostic features showed cyclin D1 overexpression and were associated with longer disease free survival. Additionally, cancers with mTOR overexpression showed a three times greater risk for disease recurrence. Overall, a large proportion of in-situ and invasive breast cancers overexpressed cyclinD1 and S6. Our results may have significant implications in the development and application of targeted therapy.
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- Shikha Bose
- Department of Pathology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
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Neuman YM, Brasch AV, Kobal S, Khan SS, Mirocha JM, Naqvi TZ, Siegel RJ. Comparison of transthoracic and intraoperative transesophageal color flow Doppler assessment of mitral and aortic regurgitation. Cardiology 2003; 99:145-52. [PMID: 12824722 DOI: 10.1159/000070671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2002] [Accepted: 02/10/2003] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND We examined the agreement between transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and intraoperative prepump transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the assessment of left-sided regurgitant lesions and echocardiographic variables associated with grading discrepancies. METHODS The TTE and prepump TEE studies of 54 patients undergoing aortic-valve replacement for aortic stenosis were reviewed. Agreement and correlation in assessment of aortic (AR) and mitral regurgitation (MR) severity were evaluated. RESULTS There was no significant difference between mean TTE and prepump TEE grading of MR (0.23 +/- 0.19 vs. 0.21 +/- 0.15 jet area/area of the left atrium, p = 0.49), but the correlation between the two methods was weak (r = 0.40, p = 0.003), with an exact agreement of 54%. Prepump TEE tended to grade AR as more severe (mean grade 1.43 +/- 0.94 vs. 1.24 +/- 0.75, p = 0.058). The correlation between the two methods in AR assessment was fair (r = 0.70, p = 0.0001) with an agreement of 59%. For MR and AR grading, no significant correlations between valvular regurgitation severity and blood pressure differences between preoperative TTE and prepump TEE were found. In 17% of cases, discrepancies in identifying severe mitral or aortic valve regurgitation could have affected patient management. CONCLUSIONS There is modest agreement in MR and AR assessment between TTE and prepump TEE. Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and anesthesiologists must be aware of differences between these methods when using prepump TEE to guide intraoperative decisions.
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- Yoram M Neuman
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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Marchevsky AM, Qiao JH, Krajisnik S, Mirocha JM, McKenna RJ. The prognostic significance of intranodal isolated tumor cells and micrometastases in patients with non-small cell carcinoma of the lung. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2003; 126:551-7. [PMID: 12928657 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00123-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study whether isolated tumor cells and micrometastases, as defined by the current American Joint Committee on Cancer criteria for extrapulmonary neoplasms, have prognostic value for patients with resected non-small cell carcinoma of the lung. METHODS Intrathoracic lymph nodes (n = 1063) from 60 patients with non-small cell carcinoma of the lung were studied for the presence of metastases with serial histologic sections and keratin immunostains. Metastases were classified as isolated tumor cells, pN1mi, pN1, pN2mi, and pN2. Isolated tumor cells were smaller than 0.2 mm, while pN1mi and pN2mi measured 0.2 mm to 2 mm. Survival analysis was performed, stratifying by nodal status and stage. RESULTS Isolated tumor cells were detected in 11 lymph nodes from 5 of 33 pN0 patients and in 9 pN1 and pN2 patients. The lymph nodes from 3 patients were reclassified as pN1mi. No pN2mi were detected. A survival model based on a stratification of the cohort into stages I to III was significant (chi-square = 7.426, df = 2, P =.024) but demonstrated considerable overlap between the survival curves of stage I and II patients. A model stratifying isolated tumor cells and pN1mi into stage I disease was significant (chi-square = 7.985, df = 2, P =.018) and showed no overlap between the survival curves of stage I and II patients. There were no significant survival function differences between patients with pN0, isolated tumor cells, and pN1mi. CONCLUSIONS Patients with non-small cell carcinoma of the lung with isolated tumor cells and pN1mi have similar survivals to those with pN0, consistent with the findings reported for breast cancer patients. Future larger studies of patients with non-small cell carcinoma of the lung are needed to confirm whether current American Joint Committee on Cancer staging criteria should be modified to include the pN1mi category.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/classification
- Adenocarcinoma/diagnosis
- Adenocarcinoma/mortality
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- California
- Carcinoma, Adenosquamous/classification
- Carcinoma, Adenosquamous/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Adenosquamous/mortality
- Carcinoma, Large Cell/classification
- Carcinoma, Large Cell/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Large Cell/mortality
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/classification
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/diagnosis
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung/mortality
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms/classification
- Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Lung Neoplasms/mortality
- Lymph Nodes/pathology
- Lymphatic Metastasis/diagnosis
- Lymphatic Metastasis/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Neoplasm Staging
- Prognosis
- Survival Analysis
- Thorax
- Time Factors
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- Alberto M Marchevsky
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
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Miyamoto T, Neuman Y, Luo H, Jeon DS, Kobal S, Ikeno F, Horzewski M, Honda Y, Mirocha JM, Iwami T, Echt D, Fishbein MC, Siegel RJ. Coronary vasodilation by noninvasive transcutaneous ultrasound: an in vivo canine study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2003; 41:1623-7. [PMID: 12742306 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00412-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We evaluated the coronary vasodilatory effects of transcutaneous low-frequency (27-kHz) ultrasound (USD). BACKGROUND Ultrasound has been shown to affect vascular function. METHODS Ultrasound energy was administered transcutaneously to 12 dogs. Coronary arterial dimensions were assessed using intravascular coronary ultrasound (IVUS) and quantitative coronary angiography (QCA). RESULTS The IVUS mid-left anterior descending (LAD) luminal area was 6.77 +/- 1.27 mm(2) at baseline. After 30 s of ultrasound, this area increased by 9% (7.40 +/- 1.44 mm(2), p < 0.05), after 3 min by 19% (8.05 +/- 1.72 mm(2), p < 0.05) and after 5 min increased by 21% (8.16 +/- 1.29 mm(2), p < 0.05). The mean coronary diameter (2.69 +/- 0.33 mm) at baseline (QCA of three segments of LAD and three segments of left circumflex coronary artery) increased by 19.3% (3.21 +/- 0.28 mm) after 5 min of USD exposure. After a 90-min observation period there was a return to baseline values (p = NS). Intracoronary nitroglycerin (NTG) administered to five dogs revealed a similar magnitude of vasodilation as USD. CONCLUSIONS Noninvasive, transthoracic low-frequency USD energy results in coronary artery vasodilation within seconds of exposure. The vasodilation is reversible and is similar in magnitude to that induced by NTG. Further evaluation is needed to assess its potential applications in humans.
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- Takashi Miyamoto
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA
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Jeon DS, Luo H, Fishbein MC, Miyamoto T, Horzewski M, Iwami T, Mirocha JM, Ikeno F, Honda Y, Siegel RJ. Noninvasive transcutaneous ultrasound augments thrombolysis in the left circumflex coronary artery--an in vivo canine study. Thromb Res 2003; 110:149-58. [PMID: 12893030 DOI: 10.1016/s0049-3848(03)00335-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ultrasound has the potential to augment chemical thrombolysis. METHODS AND RESULTS Thrombotic occlusions in the left circumflex artery (LCx) were induced in 27 dogs. Sixty minutes later, tissue-type plasminogen activator (t-PA) was given intravenously over 90 min. Thrombotic occlusions (n = 20) were treated with concomitant transcutaneous low frequency (27 kHz), continuous wave (CW) (n = 10) or pulsed wave (PW) (n = 10) ultrasound. Tissue-type plasminogen activator plus ultrasound (n = 20) vs. tissue-type plasminogen activator alone (n=7) resulted in more frequent Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 3 flow (90% vs. 43%, P = 0.024) and less reocclusion (11% vs. 67%, P = 0.080). At 60 min, median TIMI grade flow for tissue-type plasminogen activator alone was 2 (mean: 1.43 +/- 1.40) compared to 3 (mean: 2.70 +/- 0.95) for tissue-type plasminogen activator plus continuous as well as pulsed wave ultrasound (P = 0.035). Continuous wave and pulsed wave ultrasound were equally effective in augmenting thrombolysis. Histologically, no ultrasound-mediated injury to the myocardium or coronary arteries occurred. CONCLUSION Both transcutaneous low frequency continuous wave ultrasound and pulsed wave ultrasound enhance tissue-type plasminogen activator-mediated thrombolysis of the posterior circulation with higher TIMI 3 flow rates and less reocclusion than with tissue-type plasminogen activator alone. In addition, at the energy levels used, low frequency ultrasound appears safe.
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- Doo-Soo Jeon
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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Brasch AV, Mohsenifar Z, Jeon DS, Luo H, Mirocha JM, Khan SS, Siegel RJ. Aortic root dilatation in patients with emphysema. Am Heart J 2001; 142:1024-7. [PMID: 11717607 DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.118472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Abdominal aortic aneurysms have been recognized to occur more frequently in patients with emphysema. However, the prevalence of aortic root dilatation in patients with emphysema and its relationship to risk factors for aortic enlargement have not been previously described. METHODS We studied 47 patients, past smokers (aged 67 +/- 6 years, 18 women) with severe emphysema diagnosed by a pulmonary function test and an ultrafast computed tomographic scan. Two-dimensional echocardiography was used to measure the aortic root at the aortic annulus, sinus of Valsalva, sinotubular junction and proximal part of the ascending aorta. Measured mean values were compared with published normal values and age- and sex-matched patients without emphysema. The relationship between aortic root size and cardiac risk factors (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes) was also examined. RESULTS In patients with emphysema the mean aortic root dimensions were significantly larger than normal values at each measured site (P <.0001) and those of patients without emphysema (P <.05 to.0001). A substantial percentage of patients with emphysema had larger sinus of Valsalva (43%) and proximal ascending aorta (59%) than the upper limit of normal. In the multivariable regression model, emphysema was a significant determinant of aortic root size at all measured sites and hypertension was associated with additional dilatation at the sinus of Valsalva, sinotubular junction, and proximal ascending aorta. CONCLUSIONS (1) In patients with emphysema the aortic root dimension is significantly larger than in patients without emphysema. (2) Systemic hypertension is associated with additional enlargement of the proximal ascending aorta, the sinus of Valsalva, and the sinotubular junction.
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- A V Brasch
- Divisions of Cardiology and Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA
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Brasch AV, Luo H, Khan SS, Mirocha JM, DeRobertis M, Naqvi TZ, Jeon DS, Siegel RJ. Effect of harmonic imaging for planimetry on transthoracic echocardiography on visualization of the aortic valve. Am J Cardiol 2001; 88:1047-9. [PMID: 11704010 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01991-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- A V Brasch
- Division of Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Glik DC, Stone KM, McNeil JD, Berkanovic E, Jones MC, Richardes DA, Mirocha JM. A multi-disciplinary curriculum for 11- to 13-year-olds: immunization, plus! J Sch Health 1997; 67:256-258. [PMID: 9358377 DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1997.tb03443.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A sixth grade curriculum entitled "Immunization, Plus!" Was developed to promote adolescent immunization. This targeted immunization curriculum utilized contemporary learning theory and innovative teaching approaches and styles to maximize acceptability among educators. Because instructional time in school was limited, a thematic curriculum was created to embed immunization and communicable disease content within mathematics, science/health, and language arts units. The curriculum, which reflected the theory of multiple intelligences among students, offered an array of different learning formats, including linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, and bodily-kinesthetic. The curriculum was made available free of charge to school districts in California, and its evaluation was planned to track distribution, utilization, and changes in students' knowledge, attitude, and behavior.
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- D C Glik
- School of Public Health, University of California at Los Angeles 90095, USA
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