Submissions from 2009
Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16) virus-like particle L1-specific CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) are equally effective as E7-specific CD8+ CTLs in killing autologous HPV-16-positive tumor cells in cervical cancer patients: implications for L1 dendritic cell-based therapeutic vaccines, Stefania Bellone, Karim El-Sahwi, Emiliano Cocco, Francesca Casagrande, Marilisa Cargnelutti, Michela Palmieri, Eliana Bignotti, Chiara Romani, Dan-Arin Silasi, Masoud Azodi, Peter E. Schwartz, Thomas J. Rutherford, Sergio Pecorelli, and Alessandro D. Santin
Overexpression of epithelial cell adhesion molecule in primary, metastatic, and recurrent/chemotherapy-resistant epithelial ovarian cancer: implications for epithelial cell adhesion molecule-specific immunotherapy, Stefania Bellone, Eric R. Siegel, Emiliano Cocco, Marilisa Cargnelutti, Dan-Arin Silasi, Masoud Azodi, Peter E. Schwartz, Thomas J. Rutherford, Sergio Pecorelli, and Alessandro D. Santin
Troponin T elevation after implanted defibrillator discharge predicts survival, D Blendea, M Blendea, J Banker, and C A. McPherson
Serum amyloid A (SAA): a novel biomarker for uterine serous papillary cancer, E Cocco, S Bellone, K El-Sahwi, M Cargnelutti, F Casagrande, N Buza, F A. Tavassoli, E R. Siegel, I Visintin, E Ratner, D-A Silasi, M Azodi, P E. Schwartz, T J. Rutherford, S Pecorelli, and A D. Santin
Age, duration of mechanical ventilation, and outcomes of patients who are critically ill, Yan Feng, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, David Kaufman, Cristina Gheorghe, and Constantine A. Manthous
Outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation for patients on vasopressors or inotropes: a pilot study, Artur Grigoriyan, Rodrigo Vazquez, Tatsiana Palvinskaya, Gloria Bindelglass, Adeel Rishi, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
The Texas Advance Directives Act--is it a good model?, Harris C. Jacobs
The expanding medical and behavioral resources with access to care for everyone health plan, Gilead I. Lancaster, Ryan O'Connell, David L. Katz, JoAnn E. Manson, William R. Hutchison, Charles Landau, and Kimberly A. Yonkers
Aspirin resistance: an update, Gilead I. Lancaster, Janardhan Srinivasan, and Hitender Jain
Why not physician-assisted death?, Constantine A. Manthous
Factors predicting morbidity and mortality in emergency colorectal procedures in elderly patients, Edward A. McGillicuddy, Kevin M. Schuster, Kimberly A. Davis, and Walter E. Longo
Hairy plaque on an infant's back and extremities, Ingrid Mody and Melissa Shaw
Primary atony of the lower uterine segment as a distinct cause of early postpartum haemorrhage: a case series and management recommendations, B Panda, S Laifer, R Stiller, and G Kleinman
Antibiotic resistance and penicillin tolerance in ano-vaginal group B streptococci, Britta Panda, Igor Iruretagoyena, Robert Stiller, and Alexander Panda
Prenatal diagnosis of ectopic intrathoracic kidney in a fetus with a left diaphragmatic hernia, Britta Panda, Victor Rosenberg, Daniel Cornfeld, and Robert Stiller
Prenatal diagnosis of an umbilical vein aneurysm: a case report, Britta Panda, Robert Stiller, Igor Iruretagoyena, and Angelique Levi
Brain metastases in epithelial ovarian and primary peritoneal carcinoma, Elena S. Ratner, Eugene Toy, David M. O'Malley, Jessica McAlpine, Thomas J. Rutherford, Masoud Azodi, Susan A. Higgins, and Peter E. Schwartz
Ovarian preservation and staging in reproductive-age endometrial cancer patients, Christine E. Richter, Biyun Qian, Maritza Martel, Herbert Yu, Masoud Azodi, Thomas J. Rutherford, and Peter E. Schwartz
The increasing geriatric population and overcrowding in the emergency department: one hospital's approach, Dori Rogers
Emergency and urgent surgery, Kevin M. Schuster, Kimberly A. Davis, and Stanley H. Rosenbaum
Pulseless electrical activity, focused abdominal sonography for trauma, and cardiac contractile activity as predictors of survival after trauma, Kevin M. Schuster, Rebecca Lofthouse, Christopher Moore, Felix Lui, Lewis J. Kaplan, and Kimberly A. Davis
Continuous-infusion oxacillin for the treatment of burn wound cellulitis, Kevin M. Schuster, David Wilson, Carl I. Schulman, Louis R. Pizano, C Gillon Ward, and Nicholas Namias
Medical professionalism in the new millennium: are there intercultural differences? Brief report and commentary, Manasi M. Shah, Eleanor M. Summerhill, and Constantine A. Manthous
Rapid reversal of acute kidney injury and hospital outcomes: a retrospective cohort study, Jianmin Tian, Fidel Barrantes, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Complications associated with sickle cell trait: a brief narrative review, Geoffrey Tsaras, Amma Owusu-Ansah, Freda Owusua Boateng, and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong
Enhanced end-of-life care associated with deploying a rapid response team: a pilot study, Rodrigo Vazquez, Cristina Gheorghe, Artur Grigoriyan, Tatsiana Palvinskaya, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Antidiabetic agents and cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes, Stuart W. Zarich
Potential of glucose-lowering drugs to reduce cardiovascular events, Stuart W. Zarich
Submissions from 2008
Cervical carcinosarcoma: a case report, Alireza Abidi, Kirsten Menn, Andrea Sherman, Thomas Konia, and Masoud Azodi
The lived experience of a mind-body intervention for people living with HIV, Stephanie K. Andrade and Elizabeth H. Anderson
Anemia prevalence in a home visit geriatric population, Vivian Argento, Jonathan Roylance, Beata Skudlarska, Nicholas Dainiak, and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong
Physician preferences for medical interventions in elderly patients, Fidel Barrantes, Vivian Argento, Beata Skudlarska, and Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong
Acute kidney injury criteria predict outcomes of critically ill patients, Fidel Barrantes, Jianmin Tian, Rodrigo Vazquez, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Trauma team oversight improves efficiency of care and augments clinical and economic outcomes, Kimberly A. Davis, Nicole C. Cabbad, Kevin M. Schuster, Lewis J. Kaplan, Carla Carusone, Tucker Leary, and Robert Udelsman
"Roll-bar" for protective posture splint limits potential trauma to dorsal hand grafts, Edward C. Kaine, Phillip Fidler, John Schulz, Shaher Kahn, Roselle Crombie, Sally Dalton, Andrea Warren, Eric LaBonte, John Palmer, Paul Possenti, Jacqueline Laird, and Nabil Atweh
"Roll-bar" for protective posture splint limits potential trauma to dorsal hand grafts, Edward C. Kaine, Phillip Fidler, John Schulz, Shaher Kahn, Roselle Crombie, Sally Dalton, Andrea Warren, Eric LaBonte, John Palmer, Paul Possenti, Jacqueline Laird, and Nabil Atweh
The role of aspirin resistance in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes, Gilead I. Lancaster, Hitender Jain, and Stuart W. Zarich
Starling's equation and bedside critical care, Constantine A. Manthous
Promoting a culture of patient safety, Constantine A. Manthous, Michael Ivy, and Karen Daley
The legal system and the surgical pathologist: through the eyes of the defendant, Vinita Parkash
Nonventilatory interventions in the acute respiratory distress syndrome, Kevin M. Schuster, Reginald Alouidor, and Erik S. Barquist
How can trauma surgeons maintain their operative skills?, Kevin M. Schuster, Peter P. Lopez, Tobi Greene, Kerry Wheeler, Dror Soffer, Fahim Habib, Stephen M. Cohn, and Carl I. Schulman
Recent advances in management of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Manasi Shah and Bharat Agarwal
Carcinosarcoma of the ovary, D-A Silasi, J L. Illuzzi, M G. Kelly, T J. Rutherford, G Mor, M Azodi, and P E. Schwartz
Tenascin is highly expressed in endometriosis and its expression is upregulated by estrogen, Orkun Tan, Turkan Ornek, Yasemin Seval, Leyla Sati, and Aydin Arici
Patients' predilections regarding informed consent for hospital treatments, Shweta Upadhyay, Andrew Beck, Adeel Rishi, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Submissions from 2007
Management of radiation-induced nausea and vomiting, George G. Abdelsayed
Ovarian pregnancy without definitive pathologic confirmation: a case report, Alireza Abidi, Rebecca Gordon, Mary Beth Harman, and Marguerite Pinto
The role of blood cultures in the acute evaluation of postoperative fever in arthroplasty patients, David F. Bindelglass and Jessica Pellegrino
Usefulness of high-speed rotational coronary venous angiography during cardiac resynchronization therapy, Dan Blendea, Moussa Mansour, Ravi V. Shah, Jeffrey Chung, Veena Nandigam, E Kevin Heist, Theofanie Mela, Vivek Y. Reddy, Robert Manzke, Craig A. McPherson, Jeremy N. Ruskin, and Jagmeet P. Singh
Variability of coronary venous anatomy in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: a high-speed rotational venography study, Dan Blendea, Ravi V. Shah, Angelo Auricchio, Veena Nandigam, Mary Orencole, E Kevin Heist, Vivek Y. Reddy, Craig A. McPherson, Jeremy N. Ruskin, and Jagmeet P. Singh
Abnormalities of left ventricular long-axis function predict the onset of hypertension independent of blood pressure: a 7-year prospective study, D Blendea, C Duncea, M Bedreaga, S Crisan, and S Zarich
Recent advances in radiation effects, hematopoiesis, and malignancy, Nicholas Dainiak
Relevance and feasibility of multi-parameter assessment for management of mass casualties from a radiological event, Nicholas Dainiak, Paul Berger, and Joseph Albanese
Eugene P. Cronkite--The man and his science, Nicholas Dainiak, Kanti R. Rai, Arland Carsten, and Ludwig Feinendegen
Congenital left ventricular diverticulum presenting as ventricular tachycardia in an elderly woman, Bangalore V. Deepak, Fadi Alsous, Radhika Mathur, and Stuart Zarich
Diffuse alveolar damage and hemorrhage in acute myelogenous leukemia treated with corticosteroids, Artur Grigoriyan, Adeel Rishi, Jaime Molina, Robert Homer, and Constantine A. Manthous
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy lessens surgical morbidity in advanced ovarian cancer and leads to improved survival in stage IV disease, June Y. Hou, Michael G. Kelly, Herbert Yu, Jessica N. McAlpine, Masoud Azodi, Thomas J. Rutherford, and Peter E. Schwartz
State advocacy, Alan Kaye
Abdominal compartment syndrome: clinical aspects and monitoring, Felix Lui, Ayodele Sangosanya, and Lewis J. Kaplan
The 9-11 Commission's invitation to imagine: a pathophysiology-based approach to critical care of nuclear explosion victims, Constantine A. Manthous and William L. Jackson
An ileal endometrioma: of carcinoids and cadherin, Rahul Pannala, Adam Gafni-Kane, Mark Kidd, and Irvin M. Modlin
Outcomes of cocaine-induced gastric perforations repaired with an omental patch, Kevin M. Schuster, William J. Feuer, and Erik S. Barquist
Production of a novel fibroblast-populated platelet matrix cocultured with keratinocytes, Kevin M. Schuster, Matthew Martens, Marat Goldenberg, Chau Tai, Louise Strande, and Charles W. Hewitt
Patterns of aspirin dosing in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes in the CRUSADE Quality Improvement Initiative, Sumit Tickoo, Matthew T. Roe, Eric D. Peterson, Sarah Milford-Beland, E Magnus Ohman, W Brian Gibler, Charles V. Pollack, and Christopher P. Cannon
Weight loss supplement provoked idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, Shailendra Upadhyay, Mazhar Afaq, Shweta Upadhyay, Stuart Zarich, and Craig McPherson
Endovascular covered stent repair of an iatrogenic subclavian artery-to-pulmonary artery fistula and pseudoaneurysm, Shane C. Wheeler, Kenneth M. Zinn, and Terence W. Hughes
Implications and treatment of acute hyperglycemia in the setting of acute myocardial infarction, Stuart W. Zarich and Richard W. Nesto
Submissions from 2006
Laparoscopic gastric wedge resection for Dieulafoy's disease following preoperative endoscopic localization with India ink and endoscopic clips, Suraj Alva, Farshad Abir, and Daniel D. Tran
Development of a statewide hospital plan for radiologic emergencies, Nicholas Dainiak, Domenico Delli Carpini, Michael Bohan, Michael Werdmann, Edward Wilds, Agnus Barlow, Charles Beck, David Cheng, Nancy Daly, Peter Glazer, Peter Mas, Ravinder Nath, Gregory Piontek, Kenneth Price, Joseph Albanese, Kenneth Roberts, Andrew L. Salner, and Sara Rockwell
Coronary stenting during burn shock: diagnostic and treatment considerations, Shea C. Gregg, Philip E. Fidler, and Nabil A. Atweh
Lutheran b blood group alloimmunization: case series and literature review, Shabnam Kashani and Robert J. Stiller
Atypical presentations of carboplatin hypersensitivity reactions: characterization and management in patients with gynecologic malignancies, Jessica N. McAlpine, Michael G. Kelly, David M. O'malley, Masoud Azodi, Karen Coombe, Peter E. Schwartz, and Thomas J. Rutherford
Ibutilide to expedite ED therapy for recent-onset atrial fibrillation flutter, Stavros E. Mountantonakis, Dimitrios A. Moutzouris, Ramon V. Tiu, Georgios N. Papaioannou, and Craig A. McPherson
If asked, hospitalized patients will choose whether to receive life-sustaining therapies, Nelson Nicolasora, Rahul Pannala, Stavros Mountantonakis, Bala Shanmugam, Angela DeGirolamo, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
If asked, hospitalized patients will choose whether to receive life-sustaining therapies, Nelson Nicolasora, Rahul Pannala, Stavros Mountantonakis, Bala Shanmugam, Angela DeGirolamo, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Severe desquamating disorder after liver transplant: toxic epidermal necrolysis or graft versus host disease?, John T. Schulz and Robert L. Sheridan
MyD88 predicts chemoresistance to paclitaxel in epithelial ovarian cancer, Dan-Arin Silasi, Ayesha B. Alvero, Jessica Illuzzi, Michael Kelly, Rui Chen, Han-Hsuan Fu, Peter Schwartz, Thomas Rutherford, Masoud Azodi, and Gil Mor
The effect of a six-week program of yoga and meditation on brachial artery reactivity: do psychosocial interventions affect vascular tone?, Satish Sivasankaran, Suzanne Pollard-Quintner, Rajesh Sachdeva, Jaime Pugeda, Sheik M. Hoq, and Stuart W. Zarich
Acute radiation injury: contingency planning for triage, supportive care, and transplantation, Daniel Weisdorf, Nelson Chao, Jamie K. Waselenko, Nicholas Dainiak, James O. Armitage, Ian McNiece, and Dennis Confer
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in young patients with acute MI: does the Framingham Risk Score underestimate cardiovascular risk in this population?, Stuart Zarich, Carlo Luciano, Jackie Hulford, and Arif Abdullah
Mechanism by which hyperglycemia plays a role in the setting of acute cardiovascular illness, Stuart W. Zarich
Metabolic syndrome, diabetes and cardiovascular events: current controversies and recommendations, S W. Zarich
Submissions from 2005
Benefits of comprehensive inpatient education and discharge planning combined with outpatient support in elderly patients with congestive heart failure, Cheryl Anderson, B V. Deepak, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Stuart Zarich
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase binds to the AU-Rich 3' untranslated region of colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) messenger RNA in human ovarian cancer cells: possible role in CSF-1 posttranscriptional regulation and tumor phenotype, Nathalie Bonafé, Maureen Gilmore-Hebert, Nancy L. Folk, Masoud Azodi, Yi Zhou, and Setsuko K. Chambers
Improved survival in surgical stage I patients with uterine papillary serous carcinoma (UPSC) treated with adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy, Michael G. Kelly, David M. O'malley, Pei Hui, Jessica McAlpine, Herbert Yu, Thomas J. Rutherford, Masoud Azodi, and Peter E. Schwartz
Symptoms in cancer patients and an unusual tumor: Case 3. Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma, Tania Khalid and Robert Folman
A comparison of urinary and sexual outcomes in women experiencing vaginal and Caesarean births, Michael C. Klein, Janusz Kaczorowski, Tabassum Firoz, Maria Hubinette, Sally Jorgensen, and Robert Gauthier
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cervix, Shlomo A. Koyfman, Alireza Abidi, Pars Ravichandran, Susan A. Higgins, and Masoud Azodi
Critical care physicians' practices and attitudes and applicable statutes regarding withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies, Constantine A. Manthous
Extrarenal Wilms' tumor of the uterine corpus, J McAlpine, M Azodi, D O'Malley, M Kelly, G Golenewsky, M Martel, T Rutherford, and F Tavassoli
Effects of New Zealand's health reengineering on nursing and patient outcomes, Barbara A. McCloskey and Donna K. Diers
Weekly topotecan in heavily pretreated patients with recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma, David M. O'Malley, Masoud Azodi, Anita Makkenchery, Jacob Tangir, Jessica McAlpine, Michael Kelly, Peter Schwartz, and Thomas Rutherford
Fascial closure: is there a standard practice?, Stephen D. Rosenman
Coronary thrombosis related to use of Xenadrine RFA, Rajesh Sachdeva, Satish Sivasankaran, Robert F. Fishman, Stuart W. Zarich, and Craig A. McPherson
Patients' understanding of advance directives and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Natalya Thorevska, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Sumit Tickoo, Andrea Havasi, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Outcomes of critically ill patients, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Sumit Tickoo, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Fluid balance and weaning outcomes, Anupama Upadya, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Visvanathan Muralidharan, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Fluid balance and weaning outcomes, Anupama Upadya, Lisa Tilluckdharry, Visvanathan Muralidharan, Yaw Amoateng-Adjepong, and Constantine A. Manthous
Endobronchial pseudo-tumour caused by herpes simplex, A Upadya, L Tilluckdharry, C D. Nagy, P Ravichandran, and C Manthous