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Sepehrvand N, Sanjebad MN, Youngson E, McAlister F, Ezekowitz J. TIME TO GUIDELINE-DETERMINED MEDICAL THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH DE NOVO HEART FAILURE: A RETROSPECTIVE POPULATION-BASED STUDY FROM ALBERTA, CANADA. Can J Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.08.126] [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: 11/02/2022] Open
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Sepehrvand N, Colin-Ramirez E, Rathwell S, Ross H, Escobedo J, Macdonald P, Troughton R, Saldarriaga C, Lanas F, Doughty R, McAlister F, Ezekowitz J. SODIUM RESTRICTION IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE:A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OFRANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS. Can J Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.08.124] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Gupta M, Ngui D, Ezekowitz J, Padarath M, Bell A. PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVES ON THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION. Can J Cardiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.07.144] [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: 10/23/2022] Open
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Nguyen Q, Wang B, Chen-Song D, Nikhanj A, Mirhosseini M, Cujec B, Ezekowitz J, DeKock I, Oudit G. SUPPORTIVE CARE IN HEART FAILURE: ESTABLISHING A NEW INTEGRATIVE CARE INITIATIVE. Can J Cardiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2019.07.589] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Bell A, Ezekowitz J, Tan M, Laflamme D, Goldin L, Leblanc K, Habert J, Lin P, Saunders K, Ngui D, Ng A, Desroches J, Goodman S. NON-VITAMIN K ANTAGONIST ORAL ANTICOAGULANT (NOAC) USE AND DOSING IN CANADIAN PRACTICE: INSIGHTS FROM THE OPTIMIZING PHARMACOTHERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO LOWERING RISK IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (OPTIMAL-AF) PROGRAM. Can J Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.07.125] [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: 10/28/2022] Open
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Sepehrvand N, Alemayehu W, Rowe B, McAlister F, Van Diepen S, Stickland M, Ezekowitz J. HIGH VERSUS LOW SPO2 OXYGEN THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE HEART FAILURE: HILO-HF PILOT TRIAL. Can J Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.07.185] [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: 10/28/2022] Open
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Fudim M, Alexander J, Wojdyla D, Ezekowitz J, Hanna M, Atar D, Hijazi Z, Bahit M, Lopez-Sendon J, Wallentin L, Granger C, Hohnloser S, Lopes R. THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF APIXABAN VERSUS WARFARIN ARE PRESERVED IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND EXTREME BODY WEIGHT: INSIGHTS FROM THE ARISTOTLE STUDY. Can J Cardiol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.07.273] [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: 10/28/2022] Open
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Li D, Weinkauf J, Kapasi A, Hirji A, Nagendran J, Lien D, Ezekowitz J, Halloran K. Elevated Pre-transplant Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure is Associated With Increased Risk of Primary Graft Dysfunction in Lung Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.1192] [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: 10/17/2022] Open
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Gouda P, Bishay P, Clark A, Ezekowitz J. SCIENCE AND TWITTER: THE CANADIAN CARDIOLOGY CONGRESS IN 140 CHARACTERS. Can J Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.07.047] [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: 10/18/2022] Open
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Sharma N, Howlett J, Ezekowitz J, Anderson T, Dyck J. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVEMENT IN LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION FOLLOWING MEDICAL THERAPY: FINDINGS FROM THE ALBERTA HEART STUDY. Can J Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.07.152] [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: 10/18/2022] Open
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Gouda P, Das D, Clark A, Ezekowitz J. THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE: INSIGHTS INTO TWITTER'S SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. Can J Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.07.460] [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: 11/24/2022] Open
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Nazzari H, Hawkins N, Lauck S, Ding L, Polderman J, Yu M, Gerami O, Ezekowitz J, Boone R, Cheung A, Ye J, Wood D, Webb J, Toma M. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEART FAILURE READMISSION AND MORTALITY IN PATIENTS RECEIVING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION. Can J Cardiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2016.07.273] [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: 10/20/2022] Open
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Giannetti N, Frenette M, Toma M, Zieroth S, DeYoung P, Rajda M, Huynh T, Howlett J, Ezekowitz J, Rinne C, Nguyen V, Orenstein T, Virani S. PHYSICIAN ADHERENCE TO EVIDENCE-BASED PHARMACOTHERAPY IN SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE: DATA FROM THE CANADIAN QUALIFY SURVEY. Can J Cardiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.07.570] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Alexander J, Andersson U, Lopes R, Hijazi Z, Hohnloser S, Ezekowitz J, Halvorsen S, Hanna M, Granger C, Wallentin L. STROKE AND BLEEDING OUTCOMES WITH APIXABAN VERSUS WARFARIN IN PATIENTS WITH HIGH CREATININE, LOW BODY WEIGHT OR HIGH AGE RECEIVING STANDARD DOSE APIXABAN FOR STROKE PREVENTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION. Can J Cardiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.07.227] [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: 10/22/2022] Open
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Tilley S, Alghamdi F, Anderson T, Chow K, Choy J, Dyck J, Ezekowitz J, Gibson P, Kaul P, Narine K, Pagano J, Paterson I, Savu A, Thompson R, Becher H. DETERMINATION OF NORMAL LV VOLUME AND EF BY CONTRAST ECHO AND COMPARISON WITH CARDIAC MRI. Can J Cardiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.07.161] [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: 11/30/2022] Open
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Dhesi S, Savu A, Ezekowitz J, Kaul P. DIABETES DURING PREGNANCY AND THE RISK OF PERIPARTUM CARDIOMYOPATHY: A POPULATION-LEVEL ANALYSIS OF 213 058 WOMEN. Can J Cardiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2015.07.607] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kashur R, Armstrong P, Zheng G, Sharma S, Weiss D, Tymchak W, Chan M, Ezekowitz J, Welsh R. 12 LEAD ECG EVOLUTION FROM PRE-HOSPITAL TO HOSPITAL ARRIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMS SUSPICIOUS FOR ACUTE CV DISEASE: PROACT 3 ECG SUBSTUDY. Can J Cardiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2014.07.067] [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: 12/01/2022] Open
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Doughty RN, Gardin JM, Hobbs FDR, McMurray JJV, Nagueh SF, Poppe KK, Senior R, Thomas L, Whalley GA, Aune E, Brown A, Badano LP, Cameron V, Chadha DS, Chahal N, Chien KL, Daimon M, Dalen H, Detrano R, Akif Duzenli M, Ezekowitz J, de Simone G, Di Pasquale P, Fukuda S, Gill PS, Grossman E, Hobbs FDR, Kim HK, Kuznetsova T, Leung NKW, Linhart A, McDonagh TA, McGrady M, McMurray JJV, Mill JG, Mogelvang R, Muiesan ML, Ng ACT, Ojji D, Otterstad JE, Petrovic DJ, Poppe KK, Prendergast B, Rietzschel E, Schirmer H, Schvartzman P, Senior R, Simova I, Sliwa K, Stewart S, Squire IB, Takeuchi M, Thomas L, Whalley GA, Altman D, Perera R, Poppe KK, Triggs CM, Au Yeung H, Beans Picon GA, Poppe KK, Whalley GA. A meta-analysis of echocardiographic measurements of the left heart for the development of normative reference ranges in a large international cohort: the EchoNoRMAL study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013; 15:341-8. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Hollander Z, Lam KK, Chen V, Wilson-McManus JE, Ng RT, Tebbutt SJ, McManus BM, Ignaszewski A, Anderson T, Ezekowitz J, Oudit GY, Dyck JR. Biomarkers of Diastolic and Systolic Heart Failure. Can J Cardiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2013.07.197] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Dimitry J, Ezekowitz J, Kaul P. 171 Does Early Myocardial Re-Infarction Predict Long-Term Mortality? Can J Cardiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.07.173] [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: 10/27/2022] Open
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Ezekowitz J, Dorian P, Granger C, Alexander J, Lopes R, Hanna M, Geraldes M, Wallentin L. 900 Efficacy and safety of apixaban compared to warfarin for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in 18,201 patients with atrial fibrillation: Primary results of the ARISTOTLE Trial. Can J Cardiol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2011.07.611] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Oreopoulos A, Padwal R, McAlister FA, Ezekowitz J, Sharma AM, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Fonarow GC, Norris CM. Association between obesity and health-related quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease. Int J Obes (Lond) 2010; 34:1434-41. [PMID: 20386551 DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2010.73] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE In patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), obesity is paradoxically associated with better survival (the 'obesity paradox'). Our objective was to determine whether this counterintuitive relationship extends to health-related quality of life (HRQOL) outcomes. DESIGN Cross-sectional observational study. SUBJECTS All adults undergoing coronary angiography residing in Alberta, Canada between January 2003 and March 2006 in the Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) registry. METHODS Patients completed self-reported questionnaires 1 year after their index cardiac catheterization, including the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) and the EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D Index). Patients were grouped into six body mass index (BMI) categories (underweight, normal, overweight, mild obesity, moderate obesity and severe obesity). An analysis of covariance was used to create risk-adjusted scores. RESULTS A total of 5362 patients were included in the analysis. Obese patients were younger than normal and overweight participants, and had a higher prevalence of depression and cardiovascular risk factors. In the adjusted models, SAQ physical function scores and the EQ Index (representing overall QOL) were significantly reduced in patients with mild, moderate and severe obesity compared with patients with a normal BMI. Patients with severe obesity had both statistically and clinically significant reductions in HRQOL scores. Depressive symptoms accounted for a large proportion in variability of all HRQOL scores. CONCLUSIONS BMI is inversely associated with physical function and overall HRQOL in CAD patients, especially in patients with severe obesity. High body weight is a modifiable risk factor; however, given the apparent obesity paradox in patients with CAD, it is critical that future studies be conducted to fully clarify the relationships between HRQOL and body composition (body fat and lean mass), nutritional state and survival outcomes.
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Sis B, Kim D, Mengel M, Campbell P, Mueller T, Famulski K, Burton J, Tymchak W, Ezekowitz J, Paterson I, Halloran P. 245: HLA Alloantibodies Are Associated with Increased Inflammatory Transcript Expression in Cardiac Allograft Biopsies, and Related to Decreased Graft Function. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.11.875] [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: 11/28/2022] Open
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Paterson I, Sis B, Kim D, Ezekowitz J, Burton J, Tymchak W, Mengel M, Mueller T, Halloran P. 78: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Correlates with Transcript Gene Expression in Cardiac Allograft Biopsies. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.11.755] [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: 11/27/2022] Open
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McAlister F, Ezekowitz J, Wiebe N, Rowe B, Spooner C, Crumley E, Hartling L, Kaul P, Nichol G, Klassen T. Cardiac resynchronization therapy for congestive heart failure. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) 2004:1-8. [PMID: 15612141 PMCID: PMC4781016] [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: 05/01/2023]
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Korbutt GS, Rayat GR, Ezekowitz J, Rajotte RV. Cryopreservation of rat pancreatic islets: effect of ethylene glycol on islet function and cellular composition. Transplantation 1997; 64:1065-70. [PMID: 9381530 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199710150-00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inasmuch as cryopreservation can facilitate clinical islet transplantation by providing a means of storing supplemental islets in order to augment marginally adequate grafts, protocols are needed to allow for a minimal loss in viable beta cells. By replacing the cryoprotectant dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) with ethylene glycol (EG), a more simplified cryopreservation protocol was developed, which resulted in improved survival and function of rat pancreatic islets. METHODS Nonfrozen islets, islets cryopreserved in DMSO, and EG-cryopreserved islets were compared for percent recovery, cellular composition, in vitro viability, and metabolic function after transplantation. RESULTS After cryopreservation in DMSO or EG, islet yield was similar to that of nonfrozen controls; however, islets cryopreserved in DMSO exhibited lower cellular DNA, insulin, and glucagon content, as well as an impaired insulin secretory capacity in vitro than the nonfrozen controls. When compared with controls, islets cryopreserved in DMSO contained a higher proportion of beta cells but a lower number of glucagon-positive cells, whereas cryopreservation with EG resulted in similar DNA/hormone contents, in vitro viability, and cellular composition. Transplantation of islet grafts composed of comparable numbers of beta cells (2.1-2.3 million) corrected diabetes in 100% (6/6; nonfrozen controls), 92% (10/11; DMSO), and 100% (14/14; EG) of the recipients; however, those who received DMSO-treated islets took longer to achieve euglycemia and remained glucose-intolerant. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate that EG allows for the successful cryopreservation of rat islet beta and a cells with the same yield and quality as nonfrozen islets. The observation that alpha-cell survival was better after cryopreservation with EG may explain the improved functional viability of these grafts. Further studies are needed to assess whether this protocol provides any advantage for cryopreserving large numbers of human islets.
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- G S Korbutt
- Surgical-Medical Research Institute and Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- G S Korbutt
- Surgical-Medical Research Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Korbutt GS, Aspeslet LJ, Rajotte RV, Warnock GL, Ao Z, Ezekowitz J, Malcolm AJ, Koshal A, Yatscoff RW. Natural human antibody-mediated destruction of porcine neonatal islet cell grafts. Xenotransplantation 1996. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3089.1996.tb00139.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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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Korbutt GS, Aspeslet L, Ao Z, Warnock GL, Ezekowitz J, Koshal A, Rajotte RV, Yatscoff RW. Porcine islet cell antigens are recognized by xenoreactive natural human antibodies of both IgG and IgM subtypes. Transplant Proc 1996; 28:837-8. [PMID: 8623426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- G S Korbutt
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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