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Starling LT, Tucker R, Quarrie K, Schmidt J, Hassanein O, Smith C, Flahive S, Morris C, Lancaster S, Mellalieu S, Curran O, Gill N, Clarke W, Davies P, Harrington M, Falvey E. The World Rugby and International Rugby Players Contact Load Guidelines: From conception to implementation and the future. S Afr J Sports Med 2023; 35:v35i1a16376. [PMID: 38249755 PMCID: PMC10798596 DOI: 10.17159/2078-516x/2023/v35i1a16376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Managing training load in rugby union is crucial for optimising performance and injury prevention. Contact training warrants attention because of higher overall injury and head impact risk, yet players must develop physical, technical, and mental skills to withstand the demands of the game. To help coaches manage contact loads in professional rugby, World Rugby and International Rugby Players convened an expert working group. They conducted a global survey with players to develop contact load guidelines. This commentary aims to describe the contact load guidelines and their implementation, and identify areas where future work is needed to support their evolution.
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- LT Starling
- World Rugby House, Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin,
Ireland
- Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath,
UK
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- World Rugby House, Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin,
Ireland
- Institute of Sport and Exercise Medicine (ISEM), Department of Exercise, University of Stellenbosch,
South Africa
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- New Zealand Rugby, Wellington,
New Zealand
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- New Zealand Rugby, Wellington,
New Zealand
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- International Rugby Players, Clonskeagh, Dublin,
Ireland
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- International Rugby Players, Clonskeagh, Dublin,
Ireland
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- International Rugby Players, Clonskeagh, Dublin,
Ireland
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- C J Morris Consulting Ltd, Cheshire,
UK
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- Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research (CAWR), Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff,
UK
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- Irish Rugby Football Union, High Performance Centre, National Sports Campus, Dublin 15,
Ireland
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- New Zealand Rugby, Wellington,
New Zealand
- University of Waikato, Tauranga,
New Zealand
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- New Zealand Rugby, Wellington,
New Zealand
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- World Rugby House, Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin,
Ireland
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- World Rugby House, Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin,
Ireland
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- World Rugby House, Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin,
Ireland
- College of Medicine & Health, University College Cork, Cork,
Ireland
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Harrington M, Lane A, Yencha C, Kelly-Rajan K, Ott LE. Pete and the Missing Scissors: a primary literature-focused case study that highlights the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on splicing. J Microbiol Biol Educ 2023; 24:e00123-23. [PMID: 38108014 PMCID: PMC10720516 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00123-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
Abstract
This case study was designed to help students explore the molecular mechanisms of the spliceosome and how SARS-CoV-2 impacts host cell spliceosomal function while interpreting figures from primary literature (A. K. Banjeree, et al., Cell 183:1325-1339, e1-e10, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.10.004). "Pete and the Missing Scissors" was designed and implemented in the spring of 2022 and fall of 2022 in two large-enrollment (150+) introductory molecular biology courses at a large, public research institution. The case study was formatted in alignment with the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science (NCCSTS) framework, which has been shown to be an effective, student-centered approach to teaching complex biological concepts at the undergraduate level. The case study had four student learning objectives (SLOs) that aligned with Bloom's Revised Taxonomy and required students to develop an understanding of the molecular mechanisms of splicing and analyze and interpret a figure from primary literature. Both formative and summative assessment questions are included in this activity, with each question mapping to one of the case study SLOs. Summative assessment questions were given in a pre-/post-manner, and a paired t-test was used to evaluate differences between students' pre- and post-assessment scores. Assessment results demonstrated that students in both courses mastered each of the SLOs of this case study, given the significant increase in post-assessment scores compared to the pre-assessment. These findings indicate that the "Pete and the Missing Scissors" case study is an effective approach to develop students' understanding of the spliceosome, as well as ability to interpret figures from primary literature.
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- Meagan Harrington
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
- Carolina Biology Education Research Laboratory, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Woodhall JW, Brown L, Harrington M, Murdock M, Pizolotto CA, Wharton PS, Duellman K. Anastomosis Groups of Rhizoctonia solani and Binucleate Rhizoctonia Associated with Potatoes in Idaho. Plant Dis 2022; 106:3127-3132. [PMID: 35536211 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-12-21-2683-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A survey of the relative incidence of anastomosis groups (AGs) of Rhizoctonia spp. associated with potato disease was conducted in Idaho, the leading potato producing state in the U.S.A. In total, 169 isolates of Rhizoctonia solani and seven binucleate Rhizoctonia (BNR) isolates were recovered from diseased potato plants. The AG of each isolate was determined through real-time PCR assays for AG 3-PT and phylogenetic analysis of the internal transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA. AG 3-PT was the predominant AG, accounting for 85% of isolates recovered, followed by AG 2-1 (5.7%) and AG 4 HG-II (4.5%). Two different subsets of AG 2-1 isolates were recovered (subset 2 and 3). Three isolates each of AG A and AG K were recovered, as well as one isolate each of AG 5 and AG W. An experiment carried out under greenhouse conditions with representative isolates of the different AGs recovered from Idaho potatoes showed differences in aggressiveness between AGs to potato stems, with AG 3-PT being the most aggressive followed by an isolate of AG 2-1 (subset 3). The three BNR isolates representative of AG A, AG K, and AG W appeared to be less aggressive to potato stems than the R. solani isolates except for the AG 2-1 (subset 2) isolate. This is the first comprehensive study of the relative incidences of Rhizoctonia species associated with Idaho potatoes and the first study to report the presence of BNR AG W outside of China.
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- J W Woodhall
- Parma Research and Extension Center, University of Idaho, Parma, ID 83660, U.S.A
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- Parma Research and Extension Center, University of Idaho, Parma, ID 83660, U.S.A
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- Parma Research and Extension Center, University of Idaho, Parma, ID 83660, U.S.A
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- Parma Research and Extension Center, University of Idaho, Parma, ID 83660, U.S.A
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Cooperativa Central Gaúcha Ltda., Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul 98005, Brazil
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- Aberdeen Research and Extension Center, University of Idaho, Aberdeen, ID 83210, U.S.A
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- Idaho Falls Research and Extension Center, University of Idaho, Idaho Falls, ID 83402, U.S.A
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de Souza ACDAH, Harms HJ, Martell L, Bibbo C, Harrington M, Sullivan K, Hainer J, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Taqueti VR, Foley Kijewski M, Park MA, Meretta A, Breault C, Roth N, Poitrasson-Rivière A, Soman P, Gullberg GT, Di Carli MF. Accuracy and Reproducibility of Myocardial Blood Flow Quantification by Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Imaging in Patients With Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2022; 15:e013987. [PMID: 35674051 DOI: 10.1161/circimaging.122.013987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has limited ability to identify multivessel and microvascular coronary artery disease. Gamma cameras with cadmium zinc telluride detectors allow the quantification of absolute myocardial blood flow (MBF) and myocardial flow reserve (MFR). However, evidence of its accuracy is limited, and of its reproducibility is lacking. We aimed to validate 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT MBF and MFR using standard and spline-fitted reconstruction algorithms compared with 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography in a cohort of patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease and to evaluate the reproducibility of this technique. METHODS Accuracy was assessed in 34 participants who underwent dynamic 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT and 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography and reproducibility in 14 participants who underwent 2 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT studies, all within 2 weeks. A rest/pharmacological stress single-day SPECT protocol was performed. SPECT images were reconstructed using a standard ordered subset expectation maximization (OSEM) algorithm with (N=21) and without (N=30) application of spline fitting. SPECT MBF was quantified using a net retention kinetic model' and MFR was derived as the stress/rest MBF ratio. RESULTS SPECT global MBF with splines showed good correlation with 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography (r=0.81, P<0.001) and MFR estimates (r=0.74, P<0.001). Correlations were substantially weaker for standard reconstruction without splines (r=0.61, P<0.001 and r=0.34, P=0.07, for MBF and MFR, respectively). Reproducibility of global MBF estimates with splines in paired SPECT scans was good (r=0.77, P<0.001), while ordered subset expectation maximization without splines led to decreased MBF (r=0.68, P<0.001) and MFR correlations (r=0.33, P=0.3). There were no significant differences in MBF or MFR between the 2 reproducibility scans independently of the reconstruction algorithm (P>0.05 for all). CONCLUSIONS MBF and MFR quantification using 99mTc-sestamibi cadmium zinc telluride SPECT with spatiotemporal spline fitting improved the correlation with 13N-ammonia positron emission tomography flow estimates and test/retest reproducibility. The use of splines may represent an important step toward the standardization of SPECT flow estimation.
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- Ana Carolina do A H de Souza
- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.).,Spectrum Dynamics Medical, Caesarea, Israel (C.B., N.R.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina (A.M.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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- Spectrum Dynamics Medical, Caesarea, Israel (C.B., N.R.)
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA (P.S.)
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (G.T.G.)
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA (A.C.d.A.H.d.S., H.J.H., L.M., C.B., M.H., K.S., J.H., S.D., R.B., V.R.T., M.F., M.-A.P., M.F.D.C.)
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Bravo PE, Bajaj N, Padera RF, Morgan V, Hainer J, Bibbo CF, Harrington M, Park MA, Hyun H, Robertson M, Lakdawala NK, Groarke J, Stewart GC, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Di Carli MF. Feasibility of somatostatin receptor-targeted imaging for detection of myocardial inflammation: A pilot study. J Nucl Cardiol 2021; 28:1089-1099. [PMID: 31197742 PMCID: PMC6908775 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01782-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gallium-68 Dotatate binds preferentially to somatostatin receptor (sstr) subtype-2 (sstr-2) on inflammatory cells. We aimed at investigating the potential clinical use of sstr-targeted imaging for the detection of myocardial inflammation. METHODS Thirteen patients, with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) based on clinical history and myocardial uptake on recent fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET, were enrolled to undergo Dotatate PET after FDG-PET (median time 37 days [IQR 25-55]). Additionally, we investigated ex-vivo the immunohistochemistry expression of sstr-2 in 3 explanted sarcoid hearts. RESULTS All FDG scans showed cardiac uptake (focal/multifocal = 6, focal on diffuse/heterogeneous = 7), and 46% (n = 6) extra-cardiac uptake (mediastinal/hilar). In comparison, Dotatate scans showed definite abnormal cardiac uptake (focal/multifocal) in 4 patients, probably abnormal (heterogenous/patchy) in 3, and negative uptake in 6 cases. Similarly, 6 patients had increased mediastinal/hilar Dotatate uptake. Overall concordance of FDG and Dotatate uptake was 54% in the heart and 100% for thoracic nodal activity. Quantitatively, FDG maximum standardized uptake value was 5.0 times [3.8-7.1] higher in the heart, but only 2.25 times [1.7-3.0; P = .019] higher in thoracic nodes relative to Dotatate. Ex-vivo, sstr-2 immunostaining was weakly seen within well-formed granulomas in all 3 examined sarcoid heart specimens with no significant staining of background myocardium or normal myocardium. CONCLUSION Our preliminary data suggest that, compared to FDG imaging, somatostatin receptor-targeted imaging may be less sensitive for the detection of myocardial inflammation, but comparable for detecting extra-cardiac inflammation.
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- Paco E Bravo
- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
- Divisions of Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology, Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- Divisions of Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology, Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, 11-154 South Pavilion, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Do Amaral Henrique De Souza A, Harms H, Campbell L, Bibbo C, Harrington M, Hainer J, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Taqueti V, Kijewski M, Barbagelata A, Breault C, Park M, Di Carli M. P361 Assessment of accuracy and reproducibility of coronary flow reserve measured by SPECT in patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jez319.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 11/12/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Spectrum Dynamics
Background
Traditional relative assessment of regional myocardial perfusion by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has limited ability to identify multivessel coronary artery disease, as well as diffuse atherosclerosis and coronary microvascular dysfunction. Current gamma cameras with cadmium-zinc-telluride (CZT) detectors have higher temporal resolution and sensitivity and allow the acquisition of multi-frame images and quantification of absolute myocardial blood flow (MBF) and coronary flow reserve (CFR
Purpose
The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy and reproducibility of quantitative measurements of MBF and CFR obtained with a CZT SPECT system compared to PET in a cohort of patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease.
Methods
Accuracy was assessed in 22 patients who underwent dynamic rest/stress 99mTc-sestamibi-SPECT and 13N-ammonia PET myocardial perfusion imaging within two weeks of each other. Fourteen patients comprised the reproducibility cohort and underwent two dynamic 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT scans within two weeks. A rest/pharmacological stress single-day SPECT protocol was performed, using a 1:3 dose ratio. SPECT image reconstruction was performed using a spline-fitting method and SPECT MBF was quantified using a net retention kinetic model in commercially available software. Rest MBF and CFR were adjusted for heart-rate pressure product.
Results
Global MBF at rest and stress showed a good correlation between SPECT and PET (r = 0.814, p < 0.001). For global rest MBF the mean difference between the two techniques was -0.25 ± 0.24 ml/min/g, while for stress MBF mean difference was -0.21 ± 0.40 ml/min/g. We also observed a significant correlation between global SPECT and PET CFR measurements (r = 0.745, p < 0.001), with no significant difference between the two (mean difference: 0.16 ± 0.50). Regarding the reproducibility cohort, the correlation between global CFR measured by two SPECT scans was also significant (r = 0.616, p = 0.019), with a mean difference of 0.14 ±0.51. The mean difference between scans for rest MBF (-0.05 ± 0.19) and stress MBF (0.01 ± 0.42) were also not significant.
Conclusion
MBF and CFR quantification is feasible using a CZT gamma camera and provides accurate and reproducible results that correlate with 13N-ammonia PET. This may be of special relevance in sites where PET is not available, enabling MBF and CFR quantification with CZT SPECT cameras.
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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- Brigham and Women"s Hospital, Boston, United States of America
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Harrington M, Ashton J, Sankarasubramanian S, Anderson M, Cairney S. Losing control: sleep deprivation impairs the suppression of unwanted thoughts. Sleep Med 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.147] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bravo PE, Bergmark BA, Vita T, Taqueti VR, Gupta A, Seidelmann S, Christensen TE, Osborne MT, Shah NR, Ghosh N, Hainer J, Bibbo CF, Harrington M, Costantino F, Mehra MR, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Desai A, Stevenson L, Givertz MM, Di Carli MF. Diagnostic and prognostic value of myocardial blood flow quantification as non-invasive indicator of cardiac allograft vasculopathy. Eur Heart J 2019; 39:316-323. [PMID: 29236988 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [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: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Aims Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a leading cause of death in orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) survivors. Effective non-invasive screening methods are needed. Our aim was to investigate the added diagnostic and prognostic value of myocardial blood flow (MBF) to standard myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with positron emission tomography (PET) for CAV detection. Methods and results We studied 94 OHT recipients (prognostic cohort), including 66 who underwent invasive coronary angiography and PET within 1 year (diagnostic cohort). The ISHLT classification was used as standard definition for CAV. Positron emission tomography evaluation included semiquantitative MPI, quantitative MBF (mL/min/g), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). A PET CAV severity score (on a scale of 0-3) was modelled on the ISHLT criteria. Patients were followed for a median of 2.3 years for the occurrence of major adverse events (death, re-transplantation, acute coronary syndrome, and hospitalization for heart failure). Sensitivity, specificity, positive, and negative predictive value of semiquantitative PET perfusion alone for detecting moderate-severe CAV were 83% [52-98], 82% [69-91], 50% [27-73], and 96% [85-99], respectively {receiver operating characteristic (ROC area: 0.82 [0.70-0.95])}. These values improved to 83% [52-98], 93% [82-98], 71% [42-92], and 96% [97-99], respectively, when LVEF and stress MBF were added (ROC area: 0.88 [0.76-0.99]; P = 0.01). There were 20 major adverse events during follow-up. The annualized event rate was 5%, 9%, and 25% in patients with normal, mildly, and moderate-to-severely abnormal PET CAV grading (P < 0.001), respectively. Conclusion Multiparametric cardiac PET evaluation including quantification of MBF provides improved detection and gradation of CAV severity over standard myocardial perfusion assessment and is predictive of major adverse events.
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- Paco E Bravo
- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Department of Radiology, Cardiac MR/PET/CT Program, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.,Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute, Brown University Alpert School of Medicine, 830 Chalkstone Avenue, Providence, RI 02908, USA
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- Ottawa Cardiovascular Centre, 1355 Bank Street, Suite 502, Ottawa, ON K1H 8K7, Canada
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging Program, Heart and Vascular Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.,Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, ASB-L1 037-C, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Rahman M, Harrington M, Stott MA, Li Y, Sampad MJN, Yuzvinsky TD, Hawkins AR, Schmidt H. Optical trapping assisted detection rate enhancement of single molecules on a nanopore optofluidic chip. Optica 2019; 6:1130-1131. [PMID: 33598506 PMCID: PMC7885897 DOI: 10.1364/optica.6.001130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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We use optical trapping to deliver molecular targets to the vicinity of a nanopore for high-throughput single molecule analysis on an optofluidic chip. DNA detection rates increase over 80× to enable detection at attomolar concentrations.
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- M. Rahman
- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- ECEn Department, Brigham Young University, 450 Engineering Building, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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- ECEn Department, Brigham Young University, 450 Engineering Building, Provo, Utah 84602, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA
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Staley Shumaker B, Wei Qi G, Amano S, Nolty A, Harrington M. C-09 Diastolic Blood Pressure and Executive Function in Healthy Older Adults. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acz034.171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Objective
Our aim was to investigate the effect of elevated diastolic blood pressure (DBP) within normal blood pressure range (NBPR) on an executive functioning task (Stroop C) in a cognitively healthy, high functioning, older adult population.
Method
Archival data at Huntington Medical Research Institutes provided 35 cognitively healthy, high functioning adults from 63 to 89 years of age (M = 76, SD = 7.0). The majority were female and Caucasian, and had college or higher degrees. A general linear model (GLM) regression analysis was performed to determine if the Stroop C Interference z score would be predicted by DBP NBPR when controlling for age, sex, education level, and ApoE4 genotype.
Results
The regression model for DBP NBPR on Stroop Interference z scores was significant, F(5, 29) = 1.56, p < .05, with increased DBP NBPR associated with decreased Stroop Interference z scores (slower completion time).
Conclusions
Increased DBP NBPR was negatively associated with executive functioning as indicated by Stroop C Interference performance, such that individuals with slower completion times had elevated DBP NBPR measurements. These results suggest that increased DBP NBPR may play a role in the reduction of executive functioning performance in cognitively healthy older adults and are consistent with prior findings identifying increased DBP as a risk factor for neurodegeneration (den Heijer et al., 2005; Kennelly et al., 2009). The current study highlights the need for increased attention to the role of DBP in neurodegeneration.
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Staley Shumaker B, Amano S, Nolty A, Harrington M. C-08 Hippocampal Volume in a Cognitively Healthy Population Scoring Within Normal Limits on Cognitive Tasks. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acz034.170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Our aim was to investigate hippocampal volume in a cognitively healthy aging population that scored within normal limits on neuropsychological testing. Decreased hippocampal volume was expected to predict decreased memory performance, and not expected to predict executive function.
Method
A cross-sectional design was conducted from archival data at Huntington Medical Research Institutes. The sample consisted of 35 older adults (63-89 years) with college degrees or higher. Hippocampal volume and intracranial volume were obtained via MRI, and neuropsychological assessment measures included Wechsler Memory Scale, 3rd edition (WMS-III), California Verbal Learning Test, 2nd edition (CVLT-II), and the Stroop Color and Word Test.
Results
Total hippocampal volume was a good predictor of Logical Memory delayed (LM-II) scores (Figure 1), such that a larger hippocampus was associated with poorer LM-II performance (p < .01). Consistent with the above, both left hemisphere (LH) (p = .03), and right hemisphere (RH) hippocampal volume (p < .01), were found to be good predictors of LM-II scores, and a larger RH or LH hippocampus was associated with poorer performance. Neither CVLT-II nor Stroop C Interference sores were significantly related to total hippocampal volume.
Conclusion(s)
Unexpectedly, participants with a larger hippocampus performed more poorly on the LM-II task. These results might be explained by the effects of neuroinflammation in early Alzheimer’s disease pathology. However, given that the MRI volumes did not account for atrophy or damaged cortical tissue, inference is limited. Future research investigating the early pathology of brain aging in the hippocampus in cognitively healthy individuals is recommended.
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Rahman M, Stott MA, Harrington M, Li Y, Sampad MJN, Lancaster L, Yuzvinsky TD, Noller HF, Hawkins AR, Schmidt H. On demand delivery and analysis of single molecules on a programmable nanopore-optofluidic device. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3712. [PMID: 31420559 PMCID: PMC6697697 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11723-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Nanopore-based single nanoparticle detection has recently emerged as a vibrant research field with numerous high-impact applications. Here, we introduce a programmable optofluidic chip for nanopore-based particle analysis: feedback-controlled selective delivery of a desired number of biomolecules and integration of optical detection techniques on nanopore-selected particles. We demonstrate the feedback-controlled introduction of individual biomolecules, including 70S ribosomes, DNAs and proteins into a fluidic channel where the voltage across the nanopore is turned off after a user-defined number of single molecular insertions. Delivery rates of hundreds/min with programmable off-times of the pore are demonstrated using individual 70S ribosomes. We then use real-time analysis of the translocation signal for selective voltage gating of specific particles from a mixture, enabling selection of DNAs from a DNA-ribosome mixture. Furthermore, we report optical detection of nanopore-selected DNA molecules. These capabilities point the way towards a powerful research tool for high-throughput single-molecule analysis on a chip.
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- M Rahman
- School of Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- ECEn Department, Brigham Young University, 459 Clyde Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California at Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology and Center for Molecular Biology of RNA, University of California at Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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- ECEn Department, Brigham Young University, 459 Clyde Building, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- School of Engineering, University of California Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA.
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Gupta A, Harrington M, Albert CM, Bajaj NS, Hainer J, Morgan V, Bibbo CF, Bravo PE, Osborne MT, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Taqueti VR, Bhatt DL, Stevenson WG, Di Carli MF. Myocardial Scar But Not Ischemia Is Associated With Defibrillator Shocks and Sudden Cardiac Death in Stable Patients With Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2018; 4:1200-1210. [PMID: 30236394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 02/16/2018] [Revised: 05/31/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study sought to investigate the association of myocardial scar and ischemia with major arrhythmic events (MAEs) in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤35%. BACKGROUND Although myocardial scar is a known substrate for ventricular arrhythmias, the association of myocardial ischemia with ventricular arrhythmias in stable patients with left ventricular dysfunction is less clear. METHODS A total of 439 consecutive patients (median age, 70 years; 78% male; 55% with implantable cardioverter defibrillator [ICD]) referred for stress/rest positron emission tomography (PET) and resting LVEF ≤35% were included. Primary outcome was time-to-first MAE defined as sudden cardiac death, resuscitated sudden cardiac death, or appropriate ICD shocks for ventricular tachyarrhythmias ascertained by blinded adjudication of hospital records, Social Security Administration's Death Masterfile, National Death Index, and ICD vendor databases. RESULTS Ninety-one MAEs including 20 sudden cardiac deaths occurred in 75 (17%) patients during a median follow-up of 3.2 years. Transmural myocardial scar was strongly associated with MAEs beyond age, sex, cardiovascular risk factors, beta-blocker therapy, and resting LVEF (adjusted hazard ratio per 10% increase in scar, 1.48 [95% confidence interval: 1.22 to 1.80]; p < 0.001). However, non transmural scar/hibernation or markers of myocardial ischemia on PET including global or peri-infarct ischemia, coronary flow reserve, and resting or hyperemic myocardial blood flows were not associated with MAEs in univariable or multivariable analysis. These findings remained robust in subgroup analyses of patients with ICD (n = 223), with ischemic cardiomyopathy (n = 287), and in patients without revascularization after the PET scan (n = 365). CONCLUSIONS Myocardial scar but not ischemia was associated with appropriate ICD shocks and sudden cardiac death in patients with LVEF ≤35%. These findings have implications for risk-stratification of patients with left ventricular dysfunction who may benefit from ICD therapy.
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- Ankur Gupta
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cardiac MR/PET/CT Program, Department of Radiology, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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We report two techniques to mitigate stripe artifacts in light-sheet fluorescence imaging. The first uses an image processing algorithm called the multidirectional stripe remover method to filter stripes from an existing image. The second uses an elliptical holographic diffuser with strong scattering anisotropy to prevent stripe formation during image acquisition. These techniques facilitate accurate interpretation of image data, especially in denser samples. They are also facile and cost-effective.
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- S M Salili
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Gupta A, Taqueti VR, van de Hoef TP, Bajaj NS, Bravo PE, Murthy VL, Osborne MT, Seidelmann SB, Vita T, Bibbo CF, Harrington M, Hainer J, Rimoldi O, Dorbala S, Bhatt DL, Blankstein R, Camici PG, Di Carli MF. Integrated Noninvasive Physiological Assessment of Coronary Circulatory Function and Impact on Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease. Circulation 2017; 136:2325-2336. [PMID: 28864442 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.029992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.9] [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: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 08/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND It is suggested that the integration of maximal myocardial blood flow (MBF) and coronary flow reserve (CFR), termed coronary flow capacity, allows for comprehensive evaluation of patients with known or suspected stable coronary artery disease. Because management decisions are predicated on clinical risk, we sought to determine the independent and integrated value of maximal MBF and CFR for predicting cardiovascular death. METHODS MBF and CFR were quantified in 4029 consecutive patients (median age 66 years, 50.5% women) referred for rest/stress myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography scans from January 2006 to December 2013. The primary outcome was cardiovascular mortality. Maximal MBF <1.8 mL·g-1·min-1 and CFR<2 were considered impaired. Four patient groups were identified based on the concordant or discordant impairment of maximal MBF or CFR. Association of maximal MBF and CFR with cardiovascular death was assessed using Cox and Poisson regression analyses. RESULTS A total of 392 (9.7%) cardiovascular deaths occurred over a median follow-up of 5.6 years. CFR was a stronger predictor of cardiovascular mortality than maximal MBF beyond traditional cardiovascular risk factors, left ventricular ejection fraction, myocardial scar and ischemia, rate-pressure product, type of radiotracer or stress agent used, and revascularization after scan (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.38-2.31; P<0.001 per unit decrease in CFR after adjustment for maximal MBF and clinical covariates; and adjusted hazard ratio, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.84-1.27; P=0.8 per unit decrease in maximal MBF after adjustment for CFR and clinical covariates). In univariable analyses, patients with concordant impairment of CFR and maximal MBF had high cardiovascular mortality of 3.3% (95% CI, 2.9-3.7) per year. Patients with impaired CFR but preserved maximal MBF had an intermediate cardiovascular mortality of 1.7% (95% CI, 1.3-2.1) per year. These patients were predominantly women (70%). Patients with preserved CFR but impaired maximal MBF had low cardiovascular mortality of 0.9% (95% CI, 0.6-1.6) per year. Patients with concordantly preserved CFR and maximal MBF had the lowest cardiovascular mortality of 0.4% (95 CI, 0.3-0.6) per year. In multivariable analysis, the cardiovascular mortality risk gradient across the 4 concordant or discordant categories was independently driven by impaired CFR irrespective of impairment in maximal MBF. CONCLUSIONS CFR is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular mortality than maximal MBF. Concordant and discordant categories based on integrating CFR and maximal MBF identify unique prognostic phenotypes of patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease.
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- Ankur Gupta
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- AMC Heart Center, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands (T.P.v.d.H.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- Frankel Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (V.L.M.)
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- Cardiac MR/PET/CT Program, Department of Radiology, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston (M.T.O.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (D.L.B.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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- Vita-Salute University and San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy (P.G.C.)
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (A.G., V.R.T., N.S.B., P.E.B., S.B.S., T.V., C.F.B., M.H., J.H., S.D., R.B., M.F.D.C.)
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Bajaj NS, Osborne M, Gupta A, Bravo P, Vita T, Christensen T, Foster C, Hainer J, Harrington M, Morgan V, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Di Carli MF, Taqueti V. RELATIONSHIP OF CORONARY FLOW RESERVE WITH BODY MASS INDEX AND ADVERSE OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITHOUT OVERT ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE: IMPLICATIONS FOR METABOLIC SURGERY ELIGIBILITY. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)34788-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Gupta A, Taqueti V, van de Hoef T, Bravo P, Murthy V, Seidelmann S, Vita T, Bajaj N, Christensen T, Osborne M, Morgan V, Foster C, Harrington M, Hainer J, Rimoldi O, Dorbala S, Blankstein R, Camici P, Di Carli M. INTEGRATING HYPEREMIC MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW AND CORONARY FLOW RESERVE FOR PREDICTING CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH KNOWN OR SUSPECTED ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)34785-x] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Furin J, Alirol E, Allen E, Fielding K, Merle C, Abubakar I, Andersen J, Davies G, Dheda K, Diacon A, Dooley KE, Dravnice G, Eisenach K, Everitt D, Ferstenberg D, Goolam-Mahomed A, Grobusch MP, Gupta R, Harausz E, Harrington M, Horsburgh CR, Lienhardt C, McNeeley D, Mitnick CD, Nachman S, Nahid P, Nunn AJ, Phillips P, Rodriguez C, Shah S, Wells C, Thomas-Nyang'wa B, du Cros P. Drug-resistant tuberculosis clinical trials: proposed core research definitions in adults. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2017; 20:290-4. [PMID: 27046707 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.15.0490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a growing public health problem, and for the first time in decades, new drugs for the treatment of this disease have been developed. These new drugs have prompted strengthened efforts in DR-TB clinical trials research, and there are now multiple ongoing and planned DR-TB clinical trials. To facilitate comparability and maximise policy impact, a common set of core research definitions is needed, and this paper presents a core set of efficacy and safety definitions as well as other important considerations in DR-TB clinical trials work. To elaborate these definitions, a search of clinical trials registries, published manuscripts and conference proceedings was undertaken to identify groups conducting trials of new regimens for the treatment of DR-TB. Individuals from these groups developed the core set of definitions presented here. Further work is needed to validate and assess the utility of these definitions but they represent an important first step to ensure there is comparability in clinical trials on multidrug-resistant TB.
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- J Furin
- TB Research Unit, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Room E-202, 2210 Circle Dr, Cleveland, OH 44149, USA.
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- Manson Unit Médicins Sans Frontières, London, UK
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- Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Infection and Population Health, University College of London, London, UK
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- Statistical and Data Analysis Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institutes of Infection and Global Health and of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Tuberculosis Foundation, KNCV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Pathology and Microbiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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- Global Alliance for TB Drug Development, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Otsuka USA, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- TB Research Unit, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Treatment Action Group, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Stop TB Partnership & Stop TB Department, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Medical Service Corp International, Arlington, Virginia, USA
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- Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA
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- Curry International Tuberculosis Center, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials & Methodology, London, UK
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- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, Institute of Clinical Trials & Methodology, London, UK
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, P D Hinduja National Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Otsuka USA, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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- Manson Unit Médicins Sans Frontières, London, UK
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Avery A, Langley-Evans SC, Harrington M, Swift JA. Setting targets leads to greater long-term weight losses and 'unrealistic' targets increase the effect in a large community-based commercial weight management group. J Hum Nutr Diet 2016; 29:687-696. [PMID: 27302147 PMCID: PMC5111772 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background Setting personal targets is an important behavioural component in weight management programmes. Normal practice is to encourage ‘realistic’ weight loss, although the underlying evidence base for this is limited and controversial. The present study investigates the effect of number and size of weight‐loss targets on long‐term weight loss in a large community sample of adults. Methods Weight change, attendance and target weight data for all new UK members, joining from January to March 2012, were extracted from a commercial slimming organisation's electronic database. Results Of the 35 380 members who had weight data available at 12 months after joining, 69.1% (n = 24 447) had a starting body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg m–2. Their mean (SD) weight loss was 12.9% (7.8%) and, for both sexes, weight loss at 12 months was greater for those who set targets (P < 0.001). Those that set ≥4 targets achieved the greatest loss (P < 0.001). The odds ratio for weight loss ≥10% at 12 months was 10.3 (95% confidence interval = 9.7–11.1, P < 0.001) where targets had been set compared to none. At the highest quintile of target size, the size of the first target explained 47.2% (P < 0.001) of the variance in weight loss achieved at 12 months. The mean (SD) BMI reduction in those with a target >25% was 7.6 (4.0) kg m–2. A higher percentage of obese members did not set targets (P < 0.001) compared to those with a BMI <30 kg m–2. Conclusions Much of the variance in weight loss achieved in this population was explained by the number of targets set and the size of the first target. Although obese people were less likely to set targets, doing so increased the likelihood of achieving clinically significant weight loss and, for some ‘unrealistic’ targets, improved the results.
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.,Slimming World, Derbys, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Castejón N, Harrington M, Campillo-Álvarez Á, Rebollo P. Patient Driven Questionnaire Development, Item Feedback from Users of A Patient Network. Value Health 2014; 17:A574. [PMID: 27201922 DOI: 10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.1928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We study the impact of a projectile onto a bed of 3 mm grains immersed in an index-matched fluid. We vary the amount of prestrain on the sample, strengthening the force chains within the system. We find this affects only the prefactor of the linear depth-dependent term in the stopping force. We propose a simple model to account for the strain dependence of this term, owing to increased pressure in the pile. Interestingly, we find that the presence of the fluid does not affect the impact dynamics, suggesting that dynamic friction is not a factor. Using a laser sheet scanning technique to visualize internal grain motion, we measure the trajectory of each grain throughout an impact. Microscopically, our results indicate that weaker initial force chains result in more irreversible, plastic rearrangements, suggesting static friction between grains does play a substantial role in the energy dissipation.
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- K N Nordstrom
- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, and Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, and Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Institute for Physical Science and Technology, and Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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Parke E, Hart J, Baldock D, Barchard K, Etcoff L, Allen D, Stolberg P, Nardi N, Cohen J, Jones W, Loe S, Etcoff L, Delgaty L, Tan A, Bunner M, Delgaty L, Tan A, Bunner M, Tan A, Delgaty L, Bunner M, Tan A, Delgaty L, Bunner M, Goodman G, Kim W, Nolty A, Marion S, Davis A, Finch W, Piehl J, Moss L, Nogin R, Dean R, Davis J, Lindstrom W, Poon M, Fonseca F, Bure-Reyes A, Stewart J, Golden C, Fonseca F, Bure-Reyes A, Stewart J, Golden C, Fields K, Hill B, Corley E, Russ K, Boettcher A, Musso M, Rohling M, Rowden A, Downing K, Benners M, Miller D, Maricle D, Dugbartey T, Anum A, Anderson J, Daniel M, Hoskins L, Gillis K, Khen S, Carter K, Ayers C, Neeland I, Cullum M, Weiner M, Rossetti H, Buddin W, Mahal S, Schroeder R, Baade L, Macaluso M, Phelps K, Evans C, Clark J, Vickery C, Chow J, Stokic D, Phelps K, Evans C, Watson S, Odom R, Clark J, Clark J, Odom R, Evans C, Vickery C, Thompson J, Noggle C, Kane C, Kecala N, Lane E, Raymond M, Woods S, Iudicello J, Dawson M, Ghias A, Choe M, Yudovin S, McArthur D, Asarnow R, Giza C, Babikian T, Tun S, O'Neil M, Ensley M, Storzbach D, Ellis R, O'Neil M, Carlson K, Storzbach D, Brenner L, Freeman M, Quinones A, Motu'apuaka M, Ensley M, Kansagara D, Brickell T, Grant I, Lange R, Kennedy J, Ivins B, Marshall K, Prokhorenko O, French L, Brickell T, Lange R, Bhagwat A, French L, Weber E, Nemeth D, Songy C, Gremillion A, Lange R, Brubacher J, Shewchuk J, Heran M, Jarrett M, Rauscher A, Iverson G, Woods S, Ukueberuwa D, Medaglia J, Hillary F, Meyer J, Vargas G, Rabinowitz A, Barwick F, Arnett P, Levan A, Gale S, Atkinson J, Boettcher A, Hill B, Rohling M, Stolberg P, Hart J, Allen D, Mayfield J, Ellis M, Marion SD, Houshyarnejad A, Grant I, Akarakian R, Kernan C, Babikian T, Asarnow R, Bens M, Fisher M, Garrett C, Vinogradov S, Walker K, Torstrick A, Uderman J, Wellington R, Zhao L, Fromm N, Dahdah M, Salisbury D, Monden K, Lande E, Wanlass R, Fong G, Smith K, Miele A, Novakovic-Agopian T, Chen A, Rome S, Rossi A, Abrams G, Murphy M, Binder D, Muir J, Carlin G, Loya F, Rabinovitz B, Bruhns M, Adler M, Schleicher-Dilks S, Messerly J, Babika C, Ukpabi C, Golden C, Schleicher-Dilks S, Coad S, Messerly J, Schaffer S, Babika C, Golden C, Cowad S, Paisley S, Fontanetta R, Messerly J, Golden C, Holder C, Kloezeman K, Henry B, Burns W, Patt V, Minassian A, Perry W, Cooper L, Allen D, Vogel S, Woolery H, Ciobanu C, Simone A, Bedard A, Olivier T, O'Neill S, Rajendran K, Halperin J, Rudd-Barnard A, Steenari M, Murry J, Le M, Becker T, Mucci G, Zupanc M, Shapiro E, Santos O, Cadavid N, Giese E, Londono N, Osmon D, Zamzow J, Culnan E, D'Argenio D, Mosti C, Spiers M, Schleicher-Dilks S, Kloss J, Curiel A, Miller K, Olmstead R, Gottuso A, Saucier C, Miller J, Dye R, Small G, Kent A, Andrews P, Puente N, Terry D, Faraco C, Brown C, Patel A, Siegel J, Miller L, Lee B, Joan M, Thaler N, Fontanetta R, Carla F, Allen D, Nguyen T, Glass L, Coles C, Julie K, May P, Sowell E, Jones K, Riley E, Demsky Y, Mattson S, Allart A, Freer B, Tiersky L, Sunderaraman P, Sylvester P, Ang J, Schultheis M, Newton S, Holland A, Burns K, Bunting J, Taylor J, Muetze H, Coe M, Harrison D, Putnam M, Tiersky L, Freer B, Holland A, Newton S, Sakamoto M, Bunting J, Taylor J, Coe M, Harrison D, Musso M, Hill B, Barker A, Pella R, Gouvier W, Davis J, Woods S, Wall J, Etherton J, Brand T, Hummer B, O'Shea C, Segovia J, Thomlinson S, Schulze E, Roskos P, Gfeller J, Loftis J, Fogel T, Barrera K, Sherzai A, Chappell A, Harrison A, Armstrong I, Flaro L, Pedersen H, Shultz LS, Roper B, Huckans M, Basso M, Silk-Eglit G, Stenclik J, Miele A, Lynch J, McCaffrey R, Silk-Eglit G, Stenclik J, Miele A, Lynch J, Musso M, McCaffrey R, Martin P, VonDran E, Baade L, Heinrichs R, Schroeder R, Hunter B, Calloway J, Rolin S, Akeson S, Westervelt H, Mohammed S, An K, Jeffay E, Zakzanis K, Lynch A, Drasnin D, Ikanga J, Graham O, Reid M, Cooper D, Long J, Lange R, Kennedy J, Hopewell C, Lukaszewska B, Pachalska M, Bidzan M, Lipowska M, McCutcheon L, Kaup A, Park J, Morgan E, Kenton J, Norman M, Martin P, Netson K, Woods S, Smith M, Paulsen J, Hahn-Ketter A, Paxton J, Fink J, Kelley K, Lee R, Pliskin N, Segala L, Vasilev G, Bozgunov K, Naslednikova R, Raynov I, Gonzalez R, Vassileva J, Bonilla X, Fedio A, Johnson K, Sexton J, Blackstone K, Weber E, Moore D, Grant I, Woods S, Pimental P, Welch M, Ring M, Stranks E, Crowe S, Jaehnert S, Ellis C, Prince C, Wheaton V, Schwartz D, Loftis J, Fuller B, Hoffman W, Huckans M, Turecka S, McKeever J, Morse C, Schultheis M, Dinishak D, Dasher N, Vik P, Hachey D, Bowman B, Van Ness E, Williams C, Zamzow J, Sunderaraman P, Kloss J, Spiers M, Swirsky-Sacchetti T, Alhassoon O, Taylor M, Sorg S, Schweinsburg B, Stricker N, Kimmel C, Grant I, Alhassoon O, Taylor M, Sorg S, Schweinsburg B, Stephan R, Stricker N, Grant I, Hertza J, Tyson K, Northington S, Loughan A, Perna R, Davis A, Collier M, Schroeder R, Buddin W, Schroeder R, Moore C, Andrew W, Ghelani A, Kim J, Curri M, Patel S, Denney D, Taylor S, Huberman S, Greenberg B, Lacritz L, Brown D, Hughes S, Greenberg B, Lacritz L, Vargas V, Upshaw N, Whigham K, Peery S, Casto B, Barker L, Otero T, La D, Nunan-Saah J, Phoong M, Gill S, Melville T, Harley A, Gomez R, Adler M, Tsou J, Schleicher-Dilks S, Golden C, Tsou J, Schleicher-Dilks S, Adler M, Golden C, Cowad S, Link J, Barker T, Gulliver K, Golden C, Young K, Moses J, Lum J, Vik P, Legarreta M, Van Ness E, Williams C, Dasher N, Williams C, Vik P, Dasher N, Van Ness E, Bowman B, Nakhutina L, Margolis S, Baek R, Gonzalez J, Hill F, England H, Horne-Moyer L, Stringer A, DeFilippis N, Lyon A, Giovannetti T, Fanning M, Heverly-Fitt S, Stambrook E, Price C, Selnes O, Floyd T, Vogt E, Thiruselvam I, Quasney E, Hoelzle J, Grant N, Moses J, Matevosyan A, Delano-Wood L, Alhassoon O, Hanson K, Lanni E, Luc N, Kim R, Schiehser D, Benners M, Downing K, Rowden A, Miller D, Maricle D, Kaminetskaya M, Moses J, Tai C, Kaminetskaya M, Melville T, Poole J, Scott R, Hays F, Walsh B, Mihailescu C, Douangratdy M, Scott B, Draffkorn C, Andrews P, Schmitt A, Waksmunski C, Brady K, Andrews A, Golden C, Olivier T, Espinoza K, Sterk V, Spengler K, Golden C, Olivier T, Spengler K, Sterk V, Espinoza K, Golden C, Gross J, DeFilippis N, Neiman-Kimel J, Romers C, Isaacs C, Soper H, Sordahl J, Tai C, Moses J, D'Orio V, Glukhovsky L, Beier M, Shuman M, Spat J, Foley F, Guatney L, Bott N, Moses J, Miranda C, Renteria MA, Rosario A, Sheynin J, Fuentes A, Byrd D, Mindt MR, Batchelor E, Meyers J, Patt V, Thomas M, Minassian A, Geyer M, Brown G, Perry W, Smith C, Kiefel J, Rooney A, Gouaux B, Ellis R, Grant I, Moore D, Graefe A, Wyman-Chick K, Daniel M, Beene K, Jaehnert S, Choi A, Moses J, Iudicello J, Henry B, Minassian A, Perry W, Marquine M, Morgan E, Letendre S, Ellis R, Woods S, Grant I, Heaton R, Constantine K, Fine J, Palewjala M, Macher R, Guatney L, Earleywine M, Draffkorn C, Scott B, Andrews P, Schmitt A, Dudley M, Silk-Eglit G, Stenclik J, Miele A, Lynch J, McCaffrey R, Scharaga E, Gomes W, McGinley J, Miles-Mason E, Colvin M, Carrion L, Romers C, Soper H, Zec R, Kohlrus S, Fritz S, Robbs R, Ala T, Zec R, Fritz S, Kohlrus S, Robbs R, Ala T, Edwards M, Hall J, O'Bryant S, Miller J, Dye R, Miller K, Baerresen K, Small G, Moskowitz J, Puente A, Ahmed F, Faraco C, Brown C, Evans S, Chu K, Miller L, Young-Bernier M, Tanguay A, Tremblay F, Davidson P, Duda B, Puente A, Terry D, Kent A, Patel A, Miller L, Junod A, Marion SD, Harrington M, Fonteh A, Gurnani A, John S, Gavett B, Diaz-Santos M, Mauro S, Beaute J, Cronin-Golomb A, Fazeli P, Gouaux B, Rosario D, Heaton R, Moore D, Puente A, Lindbergh C, Chu K, Evans S, Terry D, Duda B, Mackillop J, Miller S, Greco S, Klimik L, Cohen J, Robbins J, Lashley L, Schleicher-Dilks S, Golden C, Kunkes I, Culotta V, Kunkes I, Griffits K, Loughan A, Perna R, Hertza J, Cohen M, Northington S, Tyson K, Musielak K, Fine J, Kaczorowski J, Doty N, Braaten E, Shah S, Nemanim N, Singer E, Hinkin C, Levine A, Gold A, Evankovich K, Lotze T, Yoshida H, O'Bryan S, Roberg B, Glusman M, Ness A, Thelen J, Wilson L, Feaster T, Bruce J, Lobue C, Brown D, Hughes S, Greenberg B, Lacritz L, Bristow-Murray B, Andrews A, Bermudez C, Golden C, Moore R, Pulver A, Patterson T, Bowie C, Harvey P, Jeste D, Mausbach B, Wingo J, Fink J, Lee R, Pliskin N, Legenkaya A, Henry B, Minassian A, Perry W, McKeever J, Morse C, Thomas F, Schultheis M, Ruocco A, Daros A, Gill S, Grimm D, Saini G, Relova R, Hoblyn J, Lee T, Stasio C, Mahncke H, Drag L, Grimm D, Gill S, Saini G, Relova R, Hoblyn J, Lee T, Stasio C, Mahncke H, Drag L, Verbiest R, Ringdahl E, Thaler N, Sutton G, Vogel S, Reyes A, Ringdahl E, Vogel S, Freeman A, Call E, Allen D, March E, Salzberg M, Vogel S, Ringdahl E, Freeman A, Dadis F, Allen D, Sisk S, Ringdahl E, Vogel S, Freeman A, Allen D, DiGangi J, Silva L, Pliskin N, Thieme B, Daniel M, Jaehnert S, Noggle C, Thompson J, Kecala N, Lane E, Kane C, Noggle C, Thompson J, Lane E, Kecala N, Kane C, Palmer G, Happe M, Paxson J, Jurek B, Graca J, Olson S, Melville T, Harley A, La D, Phoong M, Gill S, Jocson VA, Nunan-Saah J, Keller J, Gomez R, Melville T, Kaminetskaya M, Poole J, Vernon A, Van Vleet T, DeGutis J, Chen A, Marini C, Dabit S, Gallegos J, Zomet A, Merzenich M, Thaler N, Linck J, Heyanka D, Pastorek N, Miller B, Romesser J, Sim A, Allen D, Zimmer A, Marcinak J, Hibyan S, Webbe F, Rainwater B, Francis J, Baum L, Sautter S, Donders J, Hui E, Barnes K, Walls G, Erikson S, Bailie J, Schwab K, Ivins B, Boyd C, Neff J, Cole W, Lewis S, Bailie J, Schwab K, Ivins B, Boyd C, Neff J, Cole W, Lewis S, Ramirez C, Oganes M, Gold S, Tanner S, Pina D, Merritt V, Arnett P, Heyanka D, Linck J, Thaler N, Pastorek N, Miller B, Romesser J, Sim A, Parks A, Roskos P, Gfeller J, Clark A, Isham K, Carter J, McLeod J, Romero R, Dahdah M, Barisa M, Schmidt K, Barnes S, Dubiel R, Dunklin C, Harper C, Callender L, Wilson A, Diaz-Arrastia R, Shafi S, Jacquin K, Bolshin L, Jacquin K, Romers C, Gutierrez E, Messerly J, Tsou J, Adler M, Golden C, Harmell A, Mausbach B, Moore R, Depp C, Jeste D, Palmer B, Hoadley R, Hill B, Rohling M, Mahdavi S, Fine J, daCruz K, Dinishak D, Richardson G, Vertinski M, Allen D, Mayfield J, Margolis S, Miele A, Rabinovitz B, Schaffer S, Kline J, Boettcher A, Hill B, Hoadley R, Rohling M, Eichstaedt K, Vale F, Benbadis S, Bozorg A, Rodgers-Neame N, Rinehardt E, Mattingly M, Schoenberg M, Fares R, Fares R, Carrasco R, Grups J, Evans B, Simco E, Mittenberg W, Carrasco R, Grups J, Evans B, Simco E, Mittenberg W, Rach A, Baughman B, Young C, Bene E, Irwin C, Li Y, Poulin R, Jerram M, Susmaras T, Gansler D, Ashendorf L, Miarmi L, Fazio R, Cantor J, Fernandez A, Godoy-Garcete G, Marchetti P, Harrison A, Armstrong I, Harrison L, Iverson G, Brinckman D, Ayaz H, Schultheis M, Heinly M, Vitelli K, Russler K, Sanchez I, Jones W, Loe S, Raines T, Hart J, Bene E, Li Y, Irwin C, Baughman B, Rach A, Bravo J, Schilling B, Weiss L, Lange R, Shewchuk J, Heran M, Rauscher A, Jarrett M, Brubacher J, Iverson G, Zink D, Barney S, Gilbert G, Allen D, Martin P, Schroeder R, Klas P, Jeffay E, Zakzanis K, Iverson G, Lanting S, Saffer B, Koehle M, Palmer B, Barrio C, Vergara R, Muniz M, Pinto L, Jeste D, Stenclik J, Lynch J, McCaffrey R, Shultz LS, Pedersen H, Roper B, Crouse E, Crucian G, Dezhkam N, Mulligan K, Singer R, Psihogios A, Davis A, Stephens B, Love C, Mulligan K, Webbe F, West S, McCue R, Goldin Y, Cicerone K, Ruchinskas R, Seidl JT, Massman P, Tam J, Schmitter-Edgecombe M, Baerresen K, Hanson E, Miller K, Miller J, Yeh D, Kim J, Ercoli L, Siddarth P, Small G, Noback M, Noback M, Baldock D, Mahmoud S, Munic-Miller D, Bonner-Jackson A, Banks S, Rabin L, Emerson J, Smith C, Roberts R, Hass S, Duhig A, Pankratz V, Petersen R, Leibson C, Harley A, Melville T, Phoong M, Gill S, Nunan-Saah J, La D, Gomez R, Lindbergh C, Puente A, Gray J, Chu K, Evans S, Sweet L, MacKillop J, Miller L, McAlister C, Schmitter-Edgecombe M, Baldassarre M, Kamm J, Wolff D, Dombrowski C, Bullard S, Edwards M, Hall J, Parsons T, O'Bryant S, Lawson R, Papadakis A, Higginson C, Barnett J, Wills M, Strang J, Dominska A, Wallace G, Kenworthy L, Bott N, Kletter H, Carrion V, Ward C, Getz G, Peer J, Baum C, Edner B, Mannarino A, Casnar C, Janke K, van der Fluit F, Natalie B, Haberman D, Solomon M, Hunter S, Klein-Tasman B, Starza-Smith A, Talbot E, Hart A, Hall M, Baker J, Kral M, Lally M, Zisk A, Lo T, Ross P, Cuevas M, Patel S, Lebby P, Mouanoutoua A, Harrison J, Pollock M, Mathiowetz C, Romero R, Boys C, Vekaria P, Vasserman M, MacAllister W, Stevens S, Van Hecke A, Carson A, Karst J, Schohl K, Dolan B, McKindles R, Remel R, Reveles A, Fritz N, McDonald G, Wasisco J, Kahne J, Hertza J, Tyson K, Northington S, Loughan A, Perna R, Newman A, Garmoe W, Clark J, Loughan A, Perna R, Hertza J, Cohen M, Northington S, Tyson K, Whithers K, Puente A, Dedmon A, Capps J, Lindsey H, Francis M, Weigand L, Steed A, Puente A, Edmed S, Sullivan K, Puente A, Lindsey H, Dedmon A, Capps J, Whithers K, Weigand L, Steed A, Kark S, Lafleche G, Brown T, Bogdanova Y, Strongin E, Spickler C, Drasnin D, Strongin C, Poreh A, Houshyarnejad A, Ellis M, Babikian T, Kernan C, Asarnow R, Didehbani N, Cullum M, Loneman L, Mansinghani S, Hart J, Fischer J. POSTER SESSIONS SCHEDULE. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/act054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nelson CM, Gilmore TM, Harrington M, Scheckel KG, Miller BW, Bradham KD. Evaluation of a low-cost commercially available extraction device for assessing lead bioaccessibility in contaminated soils. Environ Sci Process Impacts 2013; 15:573-578. [PMID: 23738355 DOI: 10.1039/c2em30789h] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The U.S. EPA's in vitro bioaccessibility (IVBA) method 9200.1-86 defines a validated analytical procedure for the determination of lead bioaccessibility in contaminated soils. The method requires the use of a custom-fabricated extraction device that uses a heated water bath for sample incubation. In an effort to improve ease of use, increase sample throughput, and reduce equipment acquisition and maintenance costs, an alternative low-cost, commercially available extraction device capable of sample incubation via heated air and end-over-end rotation was evaluated. An intra-laboratory study was conducted to compare lead bioaccessibility values derived using the two extraction devices. IVBA values were not statistically different (α = 0.05) between the two extraction devices for any of the soils (n = 6) evaluated in this study, with an average difference in mean lead IVBA of 0.8% (s.d. = 0.5%). The commercially available extraction device was able to generate accurate lead IVBA data as compared to the U.S. EPA's expected value for a National Institute of Standards and Technology standard reference material soil. The relative percent differences between high and low IVBA values for each soil, a measure of instrument precision, were also not statistically different (α = 0.05) between the two extraction devices. The statistical agreement of lead IVBA values observed using the two extraction devices supports the use of a low-cost, commercially available extraction device as a reliable alternative to a custom-fabricated device as required by EPA method 9200.1-86.
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Park, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D205-05, Durham, NC 27711, USA.
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This paper describes a study to capture the key roles and activities of nephrology nurses across different countries in Europe. The concept of the study and the need to clarify the activities of the nephrology nurse arose as part of a larger study to develop the European Practice Database (EPD) (1). The Research Board (EDTNA/ERCA) needed to identify key questions that would detect significant differences in the role and responsibilities of nephrology nurses in different countries and monitor the evolution over time of nephrology nursing practice in Europe. It was therefore appropriate to devise a separate small study to generate evidence based questions for the EPD and confirm the reliability and usefulness of the information captured.
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- Diploma Universitario per infermiere, Padova, Italy
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The European Practice Database (EPD) project, developed by the EDTNA/ERCA Research Board, collects data on renal practice at centre level in different European countries. Results presented in this paper focus on infection control practice in haemodialysis centres from 8 different European countries or regions following data collection from 2002 up to 2004. The prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), human immune deficiency (HIV) and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) was studied as well as the use of screening and preventive actions. These results will enable international comparison in practice and will stimulate further research and the development of new practice recommendations.
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This paper reports the findings from the European Practice Database project (1) providing an overview of transplant practice in Europe and patient selection. From the 276 centres surveyed 25 recorded performing patient transplants across eight different countries. The overall figures indicate that the waiting list for transplants is made up of 38% women and 9% of patients above the age of 65 years. All countries offered pre-transplant counselling and screening and post-transplant follow-up, but the extent to which these activities occurred varied. The waiting/transplant ratio ranged from one in Norway to eight in Slovakia. Differences still exist as a result of country specific policies and legislation regarding transplantation.
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- Dialysis Unit, 2nd IKA-ETAM Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Elseviers M, De Vos JY, Harrington M, Zampieron A, Ormandy P, Kafkia T. COMPARISON OF RENAL CARE PRACTICE IN EUROPE: CENTRE AND PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 32:8-13. [PMID: 16700161 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2006.tb00438.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/29/2022]
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The European Practice Database (EPD) contains data from 8 countries including 276 centres and 21,861 dialysis patients. Comparing patients and centre characteristics, remarkable similarities and pronounced differences in renal practice between different European countries and between centres within each country were found.
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Zampieron A, Jayasekera H, Elseviers M, Lindley E, De Vos JY, Harrington M, Ormandy P. SERO-CONVERSION OF HCV NEGATIVE PATIENTS: A EUROPEAN STUDY ON SERO-CONVERSION OF HCV NEGATIVE PATIENTS: A EUROPEAN STUDY ON. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 32:45-50. [PMID: 16700169 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2006.tb00446.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/28/2022]
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This paper reports part of the findings from a larger study reported earlier, the European study on epidemiology and the management of HCV in the haemodialysis population (1). Centres recruited to the larger study were monitored for a further one year observation period to measure and generate a deeper understanding of HCV sero-conversion. From 4724 patients who were studied at the baseline, in 68 centres, only 13 patients were found to have sero-converted. These sero-conversions occurred in 7 hospitals within 5 different countries. Possible routes of transmission and risk factors are described with respect to the individual centres and good practice recommendations based on current evidence presented.
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Silberstein SD, Dodick DW, Lindblad AS, Holroyd K, Harrington M, Mathew NT, Hirtz D. Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of propranolol added to topiramate in chronic migraine. Neurology 2012; 78:976-84. [PMID: 22377815 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31824d5846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and safety of adding propranolol to topiramate in chronic migraine subjects inadequately controlled with topiramate alone. METHODS This was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial conducted through the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Clinical Research Collaboration, expected to randomize 250 chronic migraine subjects inadequately controlled (≥10 headaches/month) with topiramate (50-100 mg/day) to either propranolol LA (long acting) (240 mg/day) or placebo. Primary outcome was 28-day moderate to severe headache rate reduction at 6 months (weeks 16 to 24) compared with baseline (weeks -4 to 0). RESULTS A planned interim analysis was performed after 48 sites randomized 171 subjects. The data and safety monitoring board recommended ending the trial after determining that it would be highly unlikely for the combination to result in a significant reduction in 28-day headache rate compared with topiramate alone if all 250 subjects were randomized. No safety concerns were identified. At study closure, 191 subjects were randomized. The 6-month reduction in moderate to severe 28-day headache rate and total 28-day headache rate for combination therapy vs topiramate alone was not significantly different: 4.0 vs 4.5 days (moderate to severe 28-day headache rate; p = 0.57) and 6.2 vs 6.1 days (total 28-day headache rate; p = 0.91). CONCLUSIONS This study does not provide evidence that the addition of propranolol LA to topiramate adds benefit when chronic migraine is inadequately controlled with topiramate alone. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class II evidence that propranolol LA, added to topiramate, is ineffective in chronic migraine patients who fail topiramate monotherapy.
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OBJECTIVES To assess the needs of cancer patients for information about their condition and to understand the psychological impact of their illness. BACKGROUND The discussion of prognosis and treatment options in the palliative setting is an important and difficult part of oncology practice. To evaluate this, we examined the experiences of cancer patients of the physical and psychological impact of their disease on their life, and their opinions on the communication of end-of-life decisions and treatment options. METHODS A patient questionnaire was designed that encompassed communication regarding treatment and prognosis, quality-of-life attitudes subsequent to cancer diagnosis, end-of-life care and cancer drug funding. One hundred and twenty-five patients with a diagnosis of cancer were asked to participate and 96 questionnaires were completed and available for analysis. The questionnaire consisted of 63 questions and was completed in both an inpatient and outpatient setting. RESULTS This survey brought to light a number of controversial issues in cancer service provision, highlighting the emotional and psychological changes brought about by a cancer diagnosis. Major concerns of our patients include fear of death and pain, changes in interpersonal relationships and financial constraints. Only 66% of the patients wanted to be given a prognosis by their clinicians and just 70% of the patients recalled being given a detailed prognosis. 11% of the patients were not prepared to undergo palliative treatment. In all, 7% were not prepared to accept treatment for 1 year and 2% for 5 years of life in exchange for the potential side effects of cytotoxic chemotherapy. 12% of the patients would not want to be in possession of the information that they were in the terminal phase of the illness with a short time to live and 16% would not want this discussed with their next of kin. CONCLUSION This study informs medical professionals about the importance of tailoring information to the needs of the individual patient, and we feel it provides insights into the successes and failures of our communication with cancer patients. It is important that difficult discussions are personalized to the individual patients' wishes. These can vary dramatically both in the area of disclosure of bad news in prognosis and in end-of-life decision making. This study provides compelling evidence for good advanced care planning at an early stage in the management of patients with terminal cancers.
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- C Alifrangis
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Division of Cancer, Imperial College London, Room 1014, Garry Weston Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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Portnoy F, Aseron R, Harrington M, Kremer K, Nichols T, Zammitto V. Facing the Human Factors Challenges in Game Design: A Discussion Panel. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1177/1071181311551106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Harrington M. The journal in the 1980s. Occup Med (Lond) 2010; 60:417-20. [DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqq090] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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Jackson A, Daly L, Kelleher C, Jackson A, Harrington M, Zhou S, Foley L, Fitzpatrick P. A novel method of projecting cystic fibrosis birth cohort survival estimates that overcomes short duration of follow-up. J Cyst Fibros 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(10)60431-6] [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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Jackson A, Foley L, Daly L, Fitzpatrick P, Harrington M, Zhou S, Kelleher C. Delayed cystic fibrosis presentation in children in the absence of newborn screening. Ir Med J 2010; 103:113-116. [PMID: 20486315 PMCID: PMC3068477] [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] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Newborn cystic fibrosis (CF) screening facilitates early diagnosis and nutritional intervention, which prevents malnourishment and improves growth in childhood. To provide baseline information on the natural history of CF in the Republic of Ireland, where newborn screening has not yet been introduced and CF incidence is high (1:1353 live births), we examined the effect of presentation mode, symptom type and gender on age at diagnosis. Median age at diagnosis was calculated by gender and for presentation mode/symptom type for 601 CF registry children diagnosed 1986-2007. Modes of presentation were each significantly associated with delayed presentation. An adjusted odds ratio of 4.5 (95% CI: 1.8, 11.1) was determined for presentation with family history, 43.1 for gastrointestinal symptoms presentation (95% CI: 18.3, 101.4), 96.9 for both respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms (95% CI: 38.6, 243,4), and 115.4 for respiratory symptoms (95% CI: 45.2, 294.7). Children with respiratory symptoms had the greatest likelihood of delayed diagnosis (median age: 20.4 months), followed by those with respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms (9.2 months). Gender was not significantly associated with a delayed presentation when presentation mode was taken into account.
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- UCD School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, Woodview Hse, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4.
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Chaisson RE, Harrington M. How research can help control tuberculosis. World Hosp Health Serv 2010; 46:33-40. [PMID: 20614683] [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: 05/29/2023]
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Tuberculosis (TB) has played a central role in the history of biomedical science from Koch onwards. Research in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries yielded extremely valuable diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive tools for the control of TB. Following the development of shortcourse chemotherapy in the 1970s and 1980s, research into TB virtually evaporated. Despite the availability of an array of tools, TB control faltered, and the disease remains a major killer. The failure of the fruits of scientific research to control TB is a result of the shortcomings of the tools themselves as well the inadequate application of the tools in populations burdened by TB. A changing epidemiologic situation, with escalating rates of human immunodeficiency virus-related TB and the emergence of multidrug-resistant TB, further threatens global TB control. A robust TB research enterprise will be required to meet the global goals for controlling TB in the twentyfirst century. Basic research is needed to better understand its pathogenesis and immunology, and to identify targets for diagnostics, drugs and vaccines. Research into better biomedical tools to detect, treat and prevent TB is also a major priority, as all of the existing tools have important shortcomings. In addition, research into understanding how to apply both existing and new tools to control TB at the population level is urgently needed. Global funding for TB research, $483 million in 2007, is slowly growing but is far behind need. To meet the ambitious goals of the Global Plan to Stop TB and the Millennium Development Goals, a massive investment in research will be necessary.
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- Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Chaisson RE, Harrington M. How research can help control tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009; 13:558-568. [PMID: 19383187] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) has played a central role in the history of biomedical science from Koch onwards. Research in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries yielded extremely valuable diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive tools for the control of TB. Following the development of short-course chemotherapy in the 1970s and 1980s, research into TB virtually evaporated. Despite the availability of an array of tools, TB control faltered, and the disease remains a major killer. The failure of the fruits of scientific research to control TB is a result of the shortcomings of the tools themselves as well the inadequate application of the tools in populations burdened by TB. A changing epidemiologic situation, with escalating rates of human immunodeficiency virus-related TB and the emergence of multidrug-resistant TB, further threatens global TB control. A robust TB research enterprise will be required to meet the global goals for controlling TB in the twenty-first century. Basic research is needed to better understand its pathogenesis and immunology, and to identify targets for diagnostics, drugs and vaccines. Research into better biomedical tools to detect, treat and prevent TB is also a major priority, as all of the existing tools have important shortcomings. In addition, research into understanding how to apply both existing and new tools to control TB at the population level is urgently needed. Global funding for TB research, $483 million in 2007, is slowly growing but is far behind need. To meet the ambitious goals of the Global Plan to Stop TB and the Millennium Development Goals, a massive investment in research will be necessary.
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- Johns Hopkins University Center for Tuberculosis Research, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Frogel M, Nerwen C, Cohen A, VanVeldhuisen P, Harrington M, Boron M. Prevention of hospitalization due to respiratory syncytial virus: results from the Palivizumab Outcomes Registry. J Perinatol 2008; 28:511-7. [PMID: 18368063 DOI: 10.1038/jp.2008.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [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: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The Palivizumab Outcomes Registry contains data on infants and young children who received palivizumab for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) that causes serious lower respiratory tract illness. STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational registry enrolling those who received >or=1 dose of palivizumab during any RSV season (2000 to 2004) at participating US sites. RESULT Of 19 548 subjects enrolled, 40% were born before 32 weeks', 48% between 32 and 35 weeks' and 12% after 35 weeks' gestation. Risk factors included child-care attendance, prematurity, chronic lung disease (CLD) and congenital heart disease (CHD). The RSV hospitalization rate of palivizumab recipients was 1.3%. Gender, gestational age <32 weeks, CLD, CHD, congenital airway abnormality, severe neuromuscular disease, Medicaid insurance and >2 children in household were associated with significantly higher rates. Home-care prophylaxis with palivizumab was associated with reduced hospitalization rates. CONCLUSION Data on the use of palivizumab prophylaxis in primarily high-risk infants confirm low RSV hospitalization rates.
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- M Frogel
- Division of General Pediatrics, Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA.
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BACKGROUND Recent changes have resulted in the loss of 4% of the donor panel in the Republic of Ireland and 3% in Northern Ireland. In order to increase the number of donors in these two regions, it is important that transfusion service providers explore and understand the reasons, which prevent individuals from donating. The aim of this study was to explore these issues particularly in non-donors and those who had lapsed. METHODS This 7-month all-Ireland study was conducted by computer-assisted telephone interview. Data collected included sociodemographic history, donation status, as well as barriers/deterrents to donation. RESULTS There were 4166 completed questionnaires (44% donors; 56% non-donors). Of the donors, 13% had donated blood within the last 2 years. Current donors cited 'awareness of patients needs' (88%), 'trust in the blood transfusion service' (70%), and 'an advertising campaign' (70%) as reasons encouraging them to donate blood. Lapsed donors and non-donors cited 'more frequent mobile clinics/sessions' (30% lapsed donors; 53% non-donors), 'if I was asked' (28% lapsed donors; 53% non-donors), and 'more flexible opening hours' (23% lapsed donors; 44% non-donors) as reasons that would encourage them to donate. The main reasons cited by non-donors for never having donated included 'medical reasons' (41% Republic of Ireland; 43% Northern Ireland), 'lack of information' (20% Republic of Ireland; 22% Northern Ireland), 'fear of needles' (15% Republic of Ireland; 17% Northern Ireland), and 'time constraints' (12% Republic of Ireland; 13% Northern Ireland). Among the non-donor group, 10% (Republic of Ireland) and 6% (Northern Ireland) claimed that they are not permitted to donate. CONCLUSION Replacing regular donors is a major challenge for the transfusion service providers. This study shows that by facilitating the general public by introducing more mobile clinics/sessions, more flexible opening hours and having a better level of knowledge in the community about blood donation may encourage lapsed donors and new donors to become regular donors.
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- M Harrington
- UCD School of Public Health and Population Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Boland M, Sweeney MR, Scallan E, Harrington M, Staines A. Emerging advantages and drawbacks of telephone surveying in public health research in Ireland and the U.K. BMC Public Health 2006; 6:208. [PMID: 16911771 PMCID: PMC1560130 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2006] [Accepted: 08/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Telephone surveys have been used widely in public health research internationally and are being increasingly used in Ireland and the U.K. METHODS This study compared three telephone surveys conducted on the island of Ireland from 2000 to 2004, examining study methodology, outcome measures and the per unit cost of each completed survey. We critically examined these population-based surveys which all explored health related attitudes and behaviours. RESULTS Over the period from 2000 to 2005 the percentage of calls which succeeded in contacting an eligible member of the public fell, from 52.9% to 31.8%. There was a drop in response rates to the surveys (once contact was established) from 58.6% to 17.7%. Costs per completed interview rose from 4.48 euro to 15.65 euro. Respondents were prepared to spend 10-15 minutes being surveyed, but longer surveys yielded poorer completion rates. Respondents were willing to discuss issues of a sensitive nature. Interviews after 9 pm were less successful, with complaints about the lateness of the call. Randomisation from electronic residential telephone directory databases excluded all ex-directory numbers and thus was not as representative of the general population as number generation by the hundred-bank method. However the directory database was more efficient in excluding business and fax numbers. CONCLUSION Researchers should take cognisance of under-representativeness of land-line telephone surveys, of the increasing difficulties in contacting the public and of mounting personnel costs. We conclude that telephone surveying now requires additional strategies such as a multimode approach, or incentivisation, to be a useful, cost-effective means of acquiring data on public health matters in Ireland and the U.K.
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- M Boland
- UCD School of Public Health and Population Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
- Department of Public Health, Health Services Executive, Dublin Mid-Leinster Region, Ireland
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- UCD School of Public Health and Population Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- UCD School of Public Health and Population Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- UCD School of Public Health and Population Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- UCD School of Public Health and Population Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Zampieron A, Jayasekera H, Elseviers M, Lindley E, DeVos JY, Visser R, Harrington M. European study on epidemiology and management of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the haemodialysis population. Part 3: prevalence and incidence. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 32:42-4. [PMID: 16700168 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2006.tb00445.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 12/12/2022]
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An analysis of the literature showed a high prevalence of HCV in the European dialysis population in the nineties. The prevalence was similar in most countries in northern Europe, but infection was more common in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece (1) and in Eastern European countries (2). The reported prevalence of anti-HCV-positive patients in the EDTA registry was 21% in 1992 and 18% in 1993 (3) ranging from 1% in Finland to 42% in Egypt (4). The incidence of HCV, in new patients starting renal replacement therapy, ranged from 3% to 7% (5,6) and reported seroconversion rates during dialysis treatment varied between 1% (7) and 16% (8) per year.
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This paper focuses on the development of a portal in the World Wide Web (WWW), which captures and locates quality information for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). It examines the problems patients face when accessing and understanding information gleaned from Web sites and describes an idea from a Research Board Member to facilitate patient access to quality information. The idea germinated into the development of a patient specific Web site, providing one stop access and links to appropriate CKD information, assessed by patients and health professionals. Collaboration between the EDTNA/ERCA Research Board and CEAPIR the European Federation of Kidney Patients has enhanced the project.
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- P Ormandy
- Institute for Health and Social Care Research, University of Salford, UK
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Stebbins J, Harrington M, Thompson N, Zavatsky A, Theologis T. Repeatability of a model for measuring multi-segment foot kinematics in children. Gait Posture 2006; 23:401-10. [PMID: 15914005 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2005.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 255] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [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: 08/24/2004] [Revised: 01/19/2005] [Accepted: 03/28/2005] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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This study used a previously tested foot model and adapted it for use with children. A number of variations on this adapted model were implemented and tested for repeatability and accuracy on 15 healthy children on three occasions. These included redefinition of the long axes of the tibia and forefoot, assessment of the flexibility of the forefoot and evaluation of the variability of the wand marker on the heel for both static and dynamic trials. It was found that variations on the model produced only minimal changes in repeatability, the only significant change being elimination of the wand marker on the heel in the static trial, which reduced between-day variability of hindfoot motion in the transverse plane. However, some differences were evident in the mean values for all variations. Based on these results, the most accurate and appropriate version of the model is proposed, and average kinematic curves are presented based on the measurements from 14 healthy children.
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- J Stebbins
- Oxford Gait Laboratory, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
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Knoll J, Demol A, Elseviers M, Harrington M, De Vos JY, Zampieron A, Ormandy P, Kafkia T. The organisation of paediatric renal care in different European countries: results of the PAC project. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 32:51-6. [PMID: 16700170 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2006.tb00447.x] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Paediatric Access Care (PAC) project, organised by the Research Board of EDTNA/ERCA, aimed to study the organisation of paediatric renal care in Europe and to investigate the practice of access care for both haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) paediatric patients. This paper reports on the organisation of paediatric renal care. The majority of paediatric renal care units were located in specific paediatric units of university hospitals. Most of the centres had offered HD, PD and transplantation (Tx) for more than 20 years. Half of nursing staff had qualifications in paediatric and renal nursing. Most of the centres offered an extended multidisciplinary team approach with the family actively involved in the care of the patient. PD and HD were equally used. Automatic Peritoneal Dialysis (APD) was offered as the standard PD treatment in 2 out of 3 centres. The HD schedule mostly utilised was 3 x 4 hours a week. Half of the patients were on the Tx waiting list and one third of registered patients were transplanted in 2004.
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- J Knoll
- Paediatric Renal Unit, University Hospital of Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Demol A, Knoll J, Elseviers M, Harrington M, De Vos JY, Zampieron A, Ormandy P, Kafkia T. Paediatric access care in Europe: results of the Paediatric Access Care (PAC) project. EDTNA ERCA J 2006; 32:57-62. [PMID: 16700171 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2006.tb00448.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [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: 05/09/2023]
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Part two of the Paediatric Access Care (PAC) project, a research project of EDTNA/ERCA, investigated PAC in HD and PD patients including the policy for the creation and maintenance of access, and the registration of access related complications that occurred during the registration year of 2004. Data were collected from 39 centres of 13 European countries and included 379 paediatric patients. Fatal complications, resulting in terminating the use of the access, were noted in 59 HD and 22 PD patients. Paediatric access care varied considerably between European centres and in many areas consensus or best practice evidence is still lacking. There is a need for recommendations for the paediatric renal nurse, handling access care in the paediatric renal population.
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- A Demol
- Paediatric Renal Unit, University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium
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Harrington M, Elseviers M, De Vos JY, Zampieron A, Ormandy P, Kafkia T. The Research Board of EDTNA/ERCA: research activities and deliverables. EDTNA ERCA J 2006; 32:4-7. [PMID: 16700160 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2006.tb00437.x] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The Research Board (RB) of EDTNA/ERCA was formed ten years ago to provide opportunities for our members to participate in collaborative research projects at a European level. It provides educational support in research methodology via workshops at conference and in articles published in the Journal. The group has completed a total of seven collaborative research projects in diverse areas of renal care and has recently developed an ambitious new project, the European Practice Database (EPD). The EPD project aims to capture the current practice of renal care professionals in European centres on a three-year repeating cycle. The results of projects are presented at conference and at international scientific meetings by invitation and abstract submission. Recommendations, guidelines or educational material are produced collaboratively with the renal multi-disciplinary community.
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- M Harrington
- Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom
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Wright J, Harrington M, Picavet L, De Vos JY, Elseviers M. Technical aspects of haemodialysis treatment: comparative results of Scotland and Belgium. EDTNA ERCA J 2006; 32:24-6. [PMID: 16700164 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2006.tb00441.x] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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This paper reports the findings from the European Practice Database project providing an overview of the technical aspects of haemodialysis treatment, comparing practice in Scotland and Belgium. Findings identified that in Scotland almost all centres (95%) employed renal technicians compared to 67% of centres in Belgium. There was also a higher level of technical duties performed by technicians in Scotland compared with Belgium, and marked differences in the disinfection protocols of dialysis machines between the two countries. The study highlights the need for further investigation to discover why technical practice varies somuch between the two countries.
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- J Wright
- Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, Scotland, UK
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The European Practice Database (EPD) project, developed by the EDTNA/ERCA Research Board, collects data on renal practice at centre level in different European countries. Results presented in this paper focus on the European Practice in Haemodialysis centres from 8 European countries or regions following data collection from 2002 to 2004. These results will enable international comparison in practice and will stimulate further research and the development of new practice recommendations.
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Zampieron A, Elseviers M, De Vos JY, Favaretto A, Geatti S, Harrington M. The European practice database (EPD): results of the study in thte North-East of Italy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 31:49-54. [PMID: 16083029 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-6686.2005.tb00391.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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The survey, realized in 2002-03 in the North-East of Italy, describes renal care in dialysis services. A questionnaire, structured at European level, was sent to all dialysis centres by mail. The questionnaire was returned from 21 centres (61.8%) and related satellite units. Results show nonhomogeneity in renal care. Some important results were: low use of peritoneal dialysis (18%), compared to the rest of Europe, elevated presence of older people on haemodialysis, reduced percentage of patients on transplantation waiting list, diffused use of isolation for HCV positive patients, high use of AV fistulae (84%), low employment of renal technicians, absence of renal dieticians and social workers and nurses performing prevalently direct care. Data can be used for different goals: benchmarking activities, selection of deeper research topics and development of more oriented continuous education activities.
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Johnson GR, Ferrarin M, Harrington M, Hermens H, Jonkers I, Mak P, Stallard J. Performance specification for lower limb orthotic devices. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2004; 19:711-8. [PMID: 15288457 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2003.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 08/20/2002] [Accepted: 10/02/2003] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To establish the range of forces and moments applied to lower limb orthoses during ambulation by routine users. DESIGN Well-established gait analysis techniques were used to determine the loading at the major joints. It was assumed that the joint moments were transmitted by the orthosis encompassing any particular joint. Two hundred and five assessments of 164 patients were successfully completed by a consortium of four gait laboratories in Europe. The orthosis specification and patient clinical data were also recorded. BACKGROUND The design and development of orthoses has occurred largely by evolution rather than by formal engineering methods. In particular, formal design has been hampered by a lack of information on the forces and moments applied during ambulation. METHODS A standard gait analysis procedure was employed to capture the data. In-house biomechanical models were used to calculate the joint loading. Data were normalised with respect to patient weight and leg length. RESULTS It was found that the median maximum normalised ankle moment transmitted by an ankle foot orthosis was 0.15 and the maximum knee moment was 0.09. The greatest moment transmitted by the hip joint of a hip knee ankle foot orthosis was also 0.09. There was a wide variation in the data due to differences in the impairments of the test subjects. CONCLUSION It is possible to estimate the loads transmitted by an orthosis using established gait analysis procedures without the need for load measurement transducers. There is now a need both to collect a larger representative dataset and to perform validation studies with transducers.
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- G R Johnson
- Centre for Rehabilitation and Engineering Studies, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NE1 7RU, UK
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Linden HM, Hart A, Jackson JC, Reisch L, Nakano C, Harrington M, Elmore JG. Culturally appropriate surrogates for vulnerable patients perspectives of participation in randomized clinical trials. J Clin Oncol 2004. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.22.90140.869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- H. M. Linden
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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- University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
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