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Poitras ME, Poirier MD, Couturier Y, T Vaillancourt V, Cormier C, Gauthier G, Massé S, Gendron A, Oswick ML, Morin A, Blanchette P, Bernier A. Chronic conditions patient's perception of post-COVID-19 pandemic teleconsulting continuation in primary care clinics: a qualitative descriptive study. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e066871. [PMID: 36521903 PMCID: PMC9755907 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066871] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the prioritisation of teleconsultation instead of face-to-face encounters. However, teleconsultation revealed some shortcomings and undesirable effects that may counterbalance benefits. This study aims to explore the perspective of patients with chronic diseases on teleconsultation in primary care. This article also proposes recommendations to provide patient-oriented and appropriate teleconsultations. DESIGN We conducted a qualitative descriptive study that explored the patients' perception regarding teleconsultation services and the following themes: access, perceived benefits and disadvantages, interprofessional collaboration, patient-centred approach, specific competencies of professionals, and patient's global needs and preferences. SETTING Six primary care clinics in three regions of Quebec. PARTICIPANTS 39 patients were interviewed by telephone through semistructured qualitative interviews. RESULTS Patients want to maintain teleconsultation for the postpandemic period as long as their recommendations are followed: be able to choose to come to the clinic if they wish to, feel that their individual and environmental characteristics are considered, feel involved in the choice of the modality of each consultation, feel that interprofessional collaboration and patient-centred approach are promoted, and to maintain the professionalism, which must not be lessened despite the remote context. CONCLUSION Patients mainly expressed high satisfaction with teleconsultation. However, several issues must be addressed. Patients do and should contribute to the implementation of teleconsultation in primary care. They wish to be frequently consulted about their preferred consultation modality, which may change over time. The patient perspective must, therefore, be part of the balanced implementation of optimal teleconsultation that is currently taking place.
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- Marie-Eve Poitras
- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean du Québec, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean du Québec, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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- School of social work, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean du Québec, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean du Québec, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean du Québec, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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- Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean du Québec, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Health Sciences, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
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Godbout-Parent M, Nguena Nguefack HL, Angarita-Fonseca A, Audet C, Bernier A, Zahlan G, Julien N, Pagé MG, Guénette L, Blais L, Lacasse A. Prevalence of cannabis use for pain management in Quebec: A post-legalization estimate among generations living with chronic pain. Can J Pain 2022; 6:65-77. [PMID: 35694144 PMCID: PMC9176231 DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2022.2051112] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background Medical cannabis has been legal in Canada since 2001, and recreational cannabis was legalized in October 2018, which has led to a widespread increase in the accessibility of cannabis products. Aims This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of cannabis use among adults living with chronic pain (CP) and investigate the relationship between age and cannabis use for CP management. Methods A cross-sectional analysis of the COPE Cohort data set, a large Quebec sample of 1935 adults living with CP, was conducted. Participants completed a web-based questionnaire in 2019 that contained three yes/no questions about past-year use of cannabis (i.e., for pain management, management of other health-related conditions, recreational purposes). Results Among the 1344 participants who completed the cannabis use section of the questionnaire, the overall prevalence of cannabis use for pain management was 30.1% (95% confidence interval 27.7-32.7). Differences were found between age groups, with the highest prevalence among participants aged ≤26 years (36.5%) and lowest for those aged ≥74 years (8.8%). A multivariable logistic model revealed that age, region of residence, generalized pain, use of medications or nonpharmacological approaches for pain management, alcohol/drug consumption, and smoking were associated with the likelihood of using cannabis for pain management. Conclusions Cannabis is a common treatment for the management of CP, especially in younger generations. The high prevalence of use emphasizes the importance of better knowledge translation for people living with CP, rapidly generating evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of cannabis, and clinicians' involvement in supporting people who use cannabis for pain management.
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- Marimée Godbout-Parent
- Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
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- Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
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- Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada,Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
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- Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
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- Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
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- Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada
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- Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, Québec, Canada,médecine, Université de MontréalDépartement d’anesthésiologie et de médecine de la douleur, Faculté de, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Faculté de pharmacie, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada,Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec–Université Laval, Québec, Québec, Canada
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- Faculté de pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT), Rouyn-Noranda, Québec, Canada,CONTACT Anaïs Lacasse, PhD Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 445, boul. de l’Université, Rouyn-Noranda, QCJ9X 5E4, Canada
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Beauchamp MH, Séguin M, Gagner C, Lalonde G, Bernier A. The PARENT model: a pathway approach for understanding parents’ role after early childhood mild traumatic brain injury. Clin Neuropsychol 2020; 35:846-867. [DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2020.1834621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- M. H. Beauchamp
- Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Canada
- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Canada
- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Canada
- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Canada
- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Canada
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Bernier A, Perrineau S, Reques L, Bouscaillou J, Luhman N. Superiority of Xpert ® MTB/RIF in detecting TB among drug users in Ivory Coast. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2020; 24:969-970. [PMID: 33156767 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.20.0138] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Médecins du Monde, Paris, France ,
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- Médecins du Monde, Paris, France ,
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Black M, Karki J, Lee A, Makai P, Baral Y, Kritsotakis E, Bernier A, Fossier Heckmann A. The health risks of informal waste workers in the Kathmandu Valley: a cross-sectional survey. Public Health 2019; 166:10-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bernier A, Amador Y, Sagan S, Wilson JA. A186 INVESTIGATION OF THE PROTECTIVE ROLE OF MIR-122 AGAINST CELLULAR SENSORS OF RNA AT THE 5’ TERMINUS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOME. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwy008.187] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- A Bernier
- Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Microbiology and Immunology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Bernier A, Landry J, Kristof A, Carmant L, Major P. 2. Characterization of the tuberous sclerosis complex population in the province of Quebec: Healthcare services utilization and long term outcome. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.10.053] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bernier A, Le Goaster C, Peigue-Lafeuille H, Floret D. Survey of delivery of prophylactic immunoglobulins following exposure to a measles case. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 17. [PMID: 23041023 DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.39.20280-en] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In France, almost 23,000 cases of measles and 10 deaths have been reported between January 2008 and August 2012. French health authorities recommend delivery of human polyvalent immunoglobulins in the event of exposure to a measles case for some categories of unvaccinated persons (children under the age of 12 months, immunocompromised persons and pregnant women), within six days after exposure and following laboratory confirmation of the contact case. We carried out a postal survey among 368 French hospital pharmacies to evaluate the number of persons affected by this measure between 1 January 2010 and 31 August 2011, to describe the characteristics of these patients and to evaluate the application of the recommendations in terms of delay between exposure and immunoglobulin delivery, and confirmation of the contact case. The response rate to the survey was 73%. In total, 400 immunoglobulin deliveries were listed, most of them for children under the age of one year, and 84% of the 250 administrations with available information occurred within six days after exposure, as recommended. However, only 48% of the 209 treated contacts with available information were laboratory-confirmed when the immunoglobulins were delivered. This survey is the first evaluation of this recommendation since its introduction in 2005 and suggests that the recommendations may need to be updated.
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- A Bernier
- Haut Conseil de la Sante Publique, Paris, France.
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Transfiguracion J, Bernier A, Arcand N, Chahal P, Kamen A. Validation of a high-performance liquid chromatographic assay for the quantification of adenovirus type 5 particles. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl 2001; 761:187-94. [PMID: 11587348 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(01)00330-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An anion-exchange-high-performance liquid chromatography (AE-HPLC) method for the quantification of adenovirus type 5 (Ad5) total particles was validated according to performance criteria of precision, specificity, linearity of calibration and range, limit of detection, limit of quantification, accuracy and recovery. The viral particles were detected by absorbance at 260 nm using photodiode array detector (PDA). Cesium chloride (CsCl) purified Ad5 and lysate samples were used for the validation of the method. Relative standard deviations (RSDs) for the inter-day, intra-day precision and reproducibility for both the lysate and the Ad5 standard were less than 10 and 2% for the peak area and retention time, respectively. The method was specific for Ad5 which was eluted at 8.0 min. The presence of DNA does not affect the recovery of Ad5 particles for accurate quantification. Based on the error in prediction to be less than 10%, the working range was established between 2 x 10(10) and 7 x 10(10) VP/ml with correlation coefficient of 0.99975, standard deviation of 6.14 x 10(9) VP/ml and a slope of 3.04 x 10(5) VP/ml. The recovery of the method varied between 88 and 106% in all of the lysate samples investigated which is statistically similar to 100% recovery at 95% confidence interval.
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- J Transfiguracion
- Animal Cell Technology and Downstream Processing Group, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, Quebec
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Klyushnichenko V, Bernier A, Kamen A, Harmsen E. Improved high-performance liquid chromatographic method in the analysis of adenovirus particles. J Chromatogr B Biomed Sci Appl 2001; 755:27-36. [PMID: 11393714 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4347(00)00597-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We developed a HPLC method on a novel continuous bed matrix (UNO Q, Bio-Rad) for the direct quantification of adenoviral type 5 (Ad5) particles produced in 293S Human Embryonic Kidney cells and compared this with an existing HPLC method on a conventional ion-exchange resin (Resource Q, Pharmacia). The 293S cell extract contained large amounts of DNA. This contaminated the viral peak on the Resource Q column and only after Benzonase treatment was it possible to quantify the viral particles in the cell extract. In contrast, the virus peak on the UNO Q column was resolved from the DNA which eliminates the need for pretreatment of the sample with Benzonase. Cross-analysis of the Ad5 fraction from the UNO Q column using a size-exclusion HPLC column revealed no additional contaminating peaks. We conclude that the purity of the Ad5 virus peak on the continuous bed matrix UNO Q column was superior to the purity of the virus on the conventional Resource Q column, which is essential for reliable quantification.
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- V Klyushnichenko
- Biotechnology Research Institute, NRC, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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This study examined the mediational link between attachment state of mind, social support processes and personal adjustment. The Adult Attachment Interview was administered to 62 adolescents during their college transition. At the end of high school and during their first semester in college, students completed questionnaires pertaining to primary and secondary appraisals; coping and personal adjustment were assessed through self- and peer-report questionnaires. A dismissing tendency was related to difficulty in getting assistance from peers and teachers and to peer-reported withdrawal. A preoccupied tendency was associated with stress regarding the transition, distrust in potential supporters, difficulty seeking help from teachers, and loneliness. Moreover, stress, distrust and help-seeking mediated the link between preoccupied attachment and loneliness, whereas the relation between dismissing attachment and withdrawal was not mediated by help-seeking. Cognitive and behavioral attachment processes are discussed.
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- S Larose
- Département d'etudes sur l'enseignement et l'apprentissage, Faculté des Sciences de l'éducation, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada.
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The storage pattern of gonadotrophins in the ewe pituitary was investigated during the oestrous cycle and after desensitization to GnRH using long-term treatment with a GnRH agonist, buserelin. Oestrous cycles in ewes were synchronized with progestagen sponges. Animals were allocated to two experiments. In the first, ewes were killed 36 h (before the preovulatory surge, n = 4), 48 h (end of the preovulatory surge, n = 5), 72 h (post-ovulation, n = 4) and 240 h (luteal phase, n = 3) after sponge removal. In the second experiment, another progestagen sponge was inserted in ewes 84 h after removal of the first sponge. Four ewes were infused continuously with buserelin (50 micrograms/day) for 15 days before killing. A further four ewes received no buserelin (controls). Pituitaries were collected and processed for immunocytochemistry to detect monohormonal (LH or FSH) and multihormonal (LH/FSH) cells. The percentages of LH or FSH immunoreactive cells in the pituitary were lower at the end of the preovulatory surge (7.4 +/- 0.3% and 1.2 +/- 0.3% respectively) compared with the other stages (11.4 +/- 0.5% and 5.4 +/- 0.7% respectively). Analysis of dual immunostaining showed the existence of monohormonal cells for LH and multihormonal cells (LH/FSH). No monohormonal cell for FSH was detected except at the end of the preovulatory surge when a few monohormonal FSH cells appeared (0.1 +/- 0.01% of pituitary cells). The percentage of monohormonal LH cells in the pituitary gland was similar in all studied stages of the oestrous cycle, whereas the percentage of multihormonal cells was lower at the end of the surge. In agonist-treated ewes, the percentages of LH or FSH immunoreactive cells (5.3 +/- 0.5% and 1.5 +/- 0.8% respectively) were decreased compared with controls (9.4 +/- 1% and 7.5 +/- 1.1% respectively). Analysis of the double immunostaining revealed a few monohormonal FSH cells (0.2 +/- 0.01% of pituitary cells) in agonist-treated ewes but not in controls. The percentage of monohormonal LH cells in the pituitary gland increased from 1.9 +/- 0.2% in controls to 3.8 +/- 0.3% in agonist-treated ewes, whereas multihormonal cells dropped from 7.5 +/- 1.1% to 1.3 +/- 0.7%. Our data suggest, therefore, that multihormonal cells contribute to gonadotrophin secretion, either during the preovulatory surge of the oestrous cycle or during the 'flare-up' effect initially induced by a GnRH agonist. Moreover, the appearance of monohormonal FSH cells in some conditions reflects a differential regulation of LH and FSH.
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- C Taragnat
- Station de Physiologie de la Reproduction des Mammifères Domestiques, URA-CNRS 1291, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Nouzilly, France
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Bernier A, Admaiai L, Grange P. Synthesis and characterization of titanium pillared clays Influence of the temperature of preparation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/0166-9834(91)80071-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bernier A, Millie P. The Hg–H2 system: Potential energy surfaces of the low‐lying states, reactivity of the 6s6p states of Hg on H2, classical dynamic study of Hg(3P1)+H2 half collision. J Chem Phys 1988. [DOI: 10.1063/1.454695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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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Rocha P, Baron B, Lacombe P, Bernier A, Kahn JC, Liot F, Bourdarias JP. Aortic percutaneous transluminal valvuloplasty in elderly patients by balloon larger than aortic anulus. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 1988; 15:81-8. [PMID: 3180212 DOI: 10.1002/ccd.1810150204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Twenty-four elderly patients (79 +/- 7 years) with long-standing calcified aortic stenosis have been divided in two comparable groups of 12. The first group was treated with 19 mm balloon percutaneous transluminal valvuloplasty, where the balloon diameter was always smaller than the aortic anulus diameter. Peak-to-peak aortic valve gradient decreased from 76 +/- 32 mmHg to 30 +/- 19 (P less than .05), and the aortic valve area, calculated by Gorlin formula, increased from 0.40 +/- 0.17 cm2 to 0.57 +/- 0.17 (P less than .05). The second group was treated with a trefoil 25 mm balloon, always larger than the aortic anulus diameter. In this second group, peak-to-peak aortic valve gradient decreased from 73 +/- 34 mmHg to 23 +/- 15 (P less than .05), and aortic valve area increased from 0.47 +/- 0.14 cm2 to 0.88 +/- 0.36 (P less than .05), increasing thus more than in group I (P less than .05). Clinical tolerance to balloon inflation was not the same according to individual patients but was similar between the two groups; complications were comparable in the two groups. These results suggest that aortic valvuloplasty by trefoil balloon larger than aortic anulus can provide wider aortic valve area without increasing complication rate.
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- Hôpital Ambroise Paré, Boulogne, France
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The problem of mobility associated with four-bar linkages is addressed in this paper. The mobility analysis is reduced to finding the global extrema of a quadratic function on a cylinder, which then leads to the geometric problem of finding the intersections of a circle and a hyperbola. The method proposed here produces an efficient mobility analysis that can be readily integrated into any suitable optimization algorithm.
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- J. Angeles
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Robotic Mechanical Systems Laboratory—McRCIM, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2K6
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Robotic Mechanical Systems Laboratory—McRCIM, McGill University, 817 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2K6
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Benaim R, Ameur A, Bernier A, Calvo G. [Hemodynamic effects of nifedipine in chronic cardiac failure]. Presse Med 1983; 12:1489-90. [PMID: 6222347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Kalmanson D, Veyrat C, Bernier A, Witchitz S, Chiche P. Opening snap and isovolumic relaxation period in relation to mitral valve flow in patients with mitral stenosis. Significance of A2--OS interval. Br Heart J 1976; 38:135-46. [PMID: 1259828 PMCID: PMC482984 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.38.2.135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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In 15 patients with pure or predominant mitral stenosis and in a control group of 11 patients without mitral stenosis the blood flow velocity through the mitral valve orifice was recorded by means of a directional Doppler ultrasound velocity catheter introduced transeptally and positioned in the orifice of the mitral valve. A simultaneous surface phonocardiogram was obtained. The timing of the mitral opening snap in relation to the blood velocity record of the flow through the valve supported the hypothesis that the opening snap is due to a sudden tensing of the valve leaflets by the chordae tendineae. Determination of the exact time of mitral valve opening, made possible by the blood velocity record, led to the division of the classical A2-0S interval (aortic valve closure to opening snap) into two components representing respectively the diastolic isovolumic relaxation period and the time of excursion of the mitral valve cusps. The durations of the isovolumic relaxation period were compared with those in the control patients and were found to correlate with the severity of the mitral stenosis, whereas those of the excursion time of the mitral cusps were influenced by the presence or absence of mitral valve calcification.
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Kalmanson D, Veyrat C, Bernier A, Savier CH, Chiche P, Witchitz S. Diagnosis and evaluation of mitral valve disease using transseptal Doppler ultrasound catheterization. Heart 1975; 37:257-71. [PMID: 1138730 PMCID: PMC483964 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.37.3.257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In 33 patients with confirmed mitral valve disease, the mitral valve flow velocity traces were recorded by means of a directional Doppler ultrasonic velocimeter using the transseptal route, and correlated with the clinical and haemodynamic data. In all cases, characteristic anomalies of the mitral flow velocity patterns were noted and could be related to the type of lesion, stenosis, regurgitation, or a combination of these. Furthermore, specific patterns of the flow velocity traces were shown to correlate satisfactorily with the degree of severity of the disease. The authors propose a pathophysiological interpretation of the anomalies of the velocity patterns, based on turbulence for stenosis and backward flow wave for regurgitation. They conclude that the transseptal directional Doppler catheterization provides a new reliable method for establishing the diagnosis and grading the severity of mitral valve disease using pattern recognition, and, moreover, offers a new approach to the understanding of mitral haemodynamic disturbances on a beat-to-beat basis.
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Kalmanson D, Bernier A, Veyrat C, Witchitz S, Savier CH, Chiche P. Normal pattern and physiological significance of mitral valve flow velocity recorded using transseptal directional Doppler ultrasound catheterization. Heart 1975; 37:249-56. [PMID: 1138729 PMCID: PMC483963 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.37.3.249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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In 10 cardiac patients in whom an organic lesion of the mitral valve was exluded by standard investigation procedures during which a diagnostic transseptal catheterization for pressure measurements in the left heart was performed, the authors placed a directional Doppler ultrasonic catheter tip velocimeter at the site of the mitral ring and recorded the mitral flow velocity traces. The pattern of these normal curves is presented and a physiological interpretation proposed. The relation between the mitral flow velocity and low volume curves is discussed in the light of present experimental data on mitral valve flow velocity profiles and variations in size of the mitral orifice. The authors concluded that the flow velocity curves obtained by the Doppler technique constitute a valid physiological reference system for the study of the mitral valve flow velocity tracings that can be recorded in the various forms of mitral valve disease.
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Kalmanson D, Savier CH, Bernier A, Annebicque A, Derai C, Veyrat C, Chiche P. [Velocimetric recording of mitral output by transseptal Doppler catheterization. Preliminary report and 1st results in humans]. Nouv Presse Med 1972; 1:2693-4. [PMID: 4639604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Binet L, Binet P, Miocque M, Roux M, Bernier A. [Pharmacodynamic properties (sedative action and spasmolytic action) of several aliphatic terpene alcohols]. Ann Pharm Fr 1972; 30:611-6. [PMID: 4662184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Ardaillou R, Paillard F, Savier C, Bernier A. Renal uptake of radioiodinated human calcitonin in man. Rev Eur Etud Clin Biol 1971; 16:1031-6. [PMID: 5139842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Bernier A, Sicot N, Le Douarec JC. [Comparative action of fenfluramine and amphetamine in rats with hypothalamic obesity]. Rev Fr Etud Clin Biol 1969; 14:762-72. [PMID: 4904574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Marin A, Bernier A. SYPHILITIC ULCERATIONS WITH THE HISTOLOGICAL PICTURE OF A PRICKLE CARCINOMA CURED BY ANTI-LUETIC TREATMENT. Can Med Assoc J 1938; 39:336-337. [PMID: 20321112 PMCID: PMC536747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- A Marin
- Notre Dame Hospital, Montreal
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