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Recent Publications by Ochsner Authors

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Abdel Khalek M, Abbas A, Joshi V, Hariri N, Kandil E. A case report of intraoperative endoscopic ultrasound during robotic assisted Heller myotomy for severe esophageal achalasia. J La State Med Soc. 2011 May-Jun;163(3):134-138.

Al Badarin FJ, Abuannadi MA, Lavie CJ, O'Keefe JH. Evidence-based diuretic therapy for improving cardiovascular prognosis in systemic hypertension. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Apr 15;107(8):1178-1184.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women (Gillispie V, member). ACOG Committee Opinion No. 457: Preparing for disasters: perspectives on women. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jun;115(6):1339-1342.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women (Gillispie V, member). ACOG Committee Opinion No. 499: Sexual assault. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Aug;118(2 Pt 1):396-399.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Committee on Health Care for Underserved Women (Gillispie V, member). ACOG Committee Opinion No. 503: Tobacco use and women's health. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Sep;118(3):746-750.

Appel LJ, Frohlich ED, Hall JE, Pearson TA, Sacco RL, Seals DR, Sacks FM, Smith SC Jr, Vafiadis DK, Van Horn LV. The importance of population-wide sodium reduction as a means to prevent cardiovascular disease and stroke: a call to action from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2011 Mar 15;123(10):1138-1143.

Arena R, Guazzi M, Myers J, Grinnen D, Forman DE, Lavie CJ. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the assessment of pulmonary hypertension. Expert Rev Respir Med. 2011 Apr;5(2):281-293.

Arena R, Lavie CJ. Excess body weight and coronary artery diseases – associated risks, the obesity paradox, and implications for cardiac rehabilitation. US Cardiology. 2011;8(2):88-93.

Arena R, Myers J, Lavie CJ, Forman DE, Guazzi M. Ordering a cardiopulmonary exercise test for your patient: key considerations for the physician. Future Cardiol. 2011 Jan;7(1):55-60.

Arguello SL, Steele RW. Febrile illnesses acquired from animals. Pediatr Ann. 2011 Jan;40(1):31-38.

Artero EG, Lee DC, Ruiz JR, Sui X, Ortega FB, Church TS, Lavie CJ, Castillo MJ, Blair SN. A prospective study of muscular strength and all-cause mortality in men with hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 May 3;57(18):1831-1837.

Awerbach JD, Khatib S, Moodie DS, Snyder CS. Atrial ectopic tachycardia in a patient with Marfan syndrome. Ochsner J. 2011 Summer;11(2):125-127.

Badawi RA, Patel RA, Reilly JP. Multivessel peripheral revascularization for acute stroke intervention: successful M2 bifurcation stenting and the growing case for comprehensive endovascular interventional training. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Apr 1;77(5):754-758.

Bagert BA, Marder E, Stüve O. Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis. Arch Neurol. 2011 Jul 11. [Epub ahead of print]

Beck DE. Choosing your goals. Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Oct;54(10):1207-1209.

Beck DE. From the editor's desk. Ochsner J. 2011 Summer;11(2):97.

Beck DE. From the editor's desk. Ochsner J. 2011 Fall;11(3):209.

Beck DE, de Aguilar-Nascimento JE. Surgical management and outcome in acute ischemic colitis. Ochsner J. 2011 Fall;11(3):282-285.

Beck DE, Roberts PL, Saclarides TJ, Senagore AJ, Stamos MUJ, Wexner SD, eds. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2nd. ed. New York, NY:Springer; 2011, 946 pages.

Beck DE, Wexner SD. Foreword. In: Beck DE, Roberts PL, Saclarides TJ, Senagore AJ, Stamos MUJ, Wexner SD, eds. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2nd. ed. New York, NY:Springer; 2011:vi, vii.

Binus AM, Han J, Qamar AA, Mody EA, Holt EW, Qureshi AA. Associated comorbidities in psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011 Jun 21. [Epub ahead of print]

Bluth EI. Developing an appropriate incentive plan/dealing with leadership opportunities. J Am Coll Radiol. 2011 Mar;8(3):203-204.

Bohl JL, Timmcke AE. Radiology. In: Beck DE, Roberts PL, Saclarides TJ, Senagore AJ, Stamos MUJ, Wexner SD, eds. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2nd. ed. New York, NY:Springer; 2011:77-106.

Bolton JS, Conway WC 2nd. Postgastrectomy syndromes. Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Oct;91(5):1105-1122.

Bolton JS, Fuhrman GM. Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gangrenous cholecystitis. Am Surg. 2011 Apr;77(4):407-408.

Bolton JS, O'Connell MJ, Mahoney MR, Farr GH Jr, Fitch TR, Maples WJ, Nagorney DM, Rubin J, Fuloria J, Steen PD, Alberts SR. Hepatic arterial infusion and systemic chemotherapy after multiple metastasectomy in patients with colorectal carcinoma metastatic to the liver: A North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) Phase II Study, 92-46-52. Clin Colorectal Cancer. 2011 May 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Broussard D, Khan R. Endotracheal tube size does not affect time to extubation in adult cardiac surgery. J La State Med Soc. 2011 July/August. [Epub ahead of print]

Broussard DM, Couch MC. Anesthesia preparation time is not affected by the experience level of the resident involved during his/her first month of adult cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2011 Jun 24. [Epub ahead of print]

Brown RE, Abbas AE, Ellis S, Williams S, Scoggins CR, McMasters KM, Martin RCG II. A prospective phase II evaluation of esophageal stenting for neoadjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer: optimal performance and surgical safety. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Apr;212(4):582-588.

Burkardt DD, Rosenfield JA, Helgeson ML, Angle B, Banks V, Smith WE, Gripp KW, Moline J, Moran RT, Niyazov DM, Stevens CA, Zackai E, Lebel RR, Ashley DG, Kramer N, Lachman RS, Graham JM. Distinctive phenotype in 9 patients with deletion of chromosome 1q24-q25. Am J Med Genet A. 2011 Jun;155A(6):1336-1351.

Chandrasekaran SA, Ventura HO, Lavie CJ, Pina I. Disparities in women with heart failure. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep. 2011 Jun;5(3):261-265.

Chang AK, Lotterman CD, Steele R. Itching in a teenager. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Jul;50(7):672-674.

Chi YW, Lucus VS. Images in vascular medicine: perforator vein incompetence in a 10-year-old male. Vasc Med. 2011 Jun;16(3):213-214.

Cires G, Noll RE Jr, Albuquerque FC Jr, Tonnessen BH, Sternbergh WC 3rd. Endovascular debranching of the aortic arch during thoracic endograft repair. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Jun;53(6):1485-1491.

Clements R, Saber A, Teixeira J, Provost D, Fanelli R, Richardson W. Guidelines for institutions granting bariatric privileges utilizing laparoscopic techniques. Surg Endosc. 2011 Mar;25(3):671-676.

Conway WC 2nd, Bolton JS. Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer. J La State Med Soc. 2011 Mar-Apr;163(2):107-113.

Cook A, Osler T, Gaudet M, Berne J, Norwood S. Blunt cerebrovascular injury is poorly predicted by modeling with other injuries: analysis of NTDB data. J Trauma. 2011 Jul;71(1):114-119.

Cook JL, Singh A, Deharo D, Alam J, Re RN. Expression of a naturally-occuring angiotensin AT1 receptor cleavage fragment elicits caspase-activation and apoptosis. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Aug 3. [Epub ahead of print]

Cooper GM, Coe BP, Girirajan S, Rosenfeld JA, Vu TH, Baker C, Williams C, Stalker H, Hamid R, Hannig V, Abdel-Hamid H, Bader P, McCracken E, Niyazov D, Leppig K, Thiese H, Hummel M, Alexander N, Gorski J, Kussmann J, Shashi V, Johnson K, Rehder C, Ballif BC, Shaffer LG, Eichler EE. A copy number variation morbidity map of developmental delay. Nat Genet. 2011 Aug 14;43(9):838-846.

Decomas A, Lurie D, Meyer M. Chondrosarcoma of the foot. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2011 Jan;40(1):37-39.

Deitelzweig SB, Lin J, Lin G. Preventing venous thromboembolism following orthopedic surgery in the United States: impact of special populations on clinical outcomes. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost. 2011 May 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Deitelzweig SB, McCormick L. Hyponatremia in hospitalized patients: the potential role of tolvaptan. Hosp Pract (Minneap). 2011 Aug;39(3):87-98.

De Mello WC, Frohlich ED. On the local cardiac renin angiotensin system. Basic and clinical implications. Peptides. 2011 Aug;32(8):1774-1779.

De Schutter A, Lavie CJ, Gonzalez J, Milani RV. Body composition in coronary heart disease: How does body mass index correlate with body fatness? Ochsner J. 2011 Fall;11(3):220-225.

Douglas JR Jr, Ritter MJ. Implementation of an anesthesia information management system (AIMS). Ochsner J. 2011 Summer;11(2):102-114.

Fossati-Bellani MR, Steele RW. A 4-year-old with a “pirate face”. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Jun;50(6):567-569.

Frohlich ED. Epidemiological issues are not simply black and white. Hypertension. 2011 Oct;58(4):546-547.

Frohlich ED. Generic drugs: the good, the bad, and the unknown. Ochsner J. 2011 Summer;11(2):98.

Frohlich ED. Sodium exacerbates ambulatory heart failure or hypertensive disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Feb;93(2):229-231.

Fujiyoshi A, Murad MH, Luna M, Rosario A, Ali S, Paniagua D, Molina J, Lopez M, Jacobs S, Lopez-Jimenez F. Metabolic syndrome and its components are underdiagnosed in cardiology clinics. J Eval Clin Pract. 2011 Feb;17(1):78-83.

Gaddam KK, Jarreau T, Ventura H. Developments in heart failure 2010. Congest Heart Fail. 2011 Mar;17(2):93-101.

Gaddam KK, Ventura HO, Lavie CJ. Metabolic syndrome and heart failure—the risk, paradox, and treatment. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2011 Apr;13(2):142-148.

Garber A, Henry RR, Ratner R, Hale P, Chang CT, Bode B; LEAD-3 (Mono) Study Group (Blonde L, member). Liraglutide, a once-daily human glucagon-like peptide 1 analogue, provides sustained improvements in glycaemic control and weight for 2 years as monotherapy compared with glimepiride in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2011 Apr;13(4):348-356.

Ginsberg HG. Since Katrina: neonatal and pediatric issues from both sides of the levee. Pediatrics. 2011 Aug;128(Suppl 1):S15-S17.

Glass D, Amedee RG. Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis: a review. Ochsner J. 2011 Fall;11(3):271-275.

Handelsman Y, Mechanick JI, Blonde L, et al. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for developing a diabetes mellitus comprehensive care plan. Endocr Pract. 2011;17(Suppl 2):1-53.

Handelsman Y, Mechanick JI, Blonde L, et al. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for developing a diabetes mellitus comprehensive care plan: executive summary. Endocr Pract. 2011 Mar-Apr;17(2):287-302.

Hart SR, Bordes B, Hart J, Corsino D, Harmon D. Unintended perioperative hypothermia. Ochsner J. 2011 Fall;11(3):259-270.

Hart SR, Yajnik A, Ashford J, Springer R, Harvey S. Operating room fire safety. Ochsner J. 2011 Spring;11(1):37-42.

Hesse RJ. Medial ectropion repair of lower eyelids with a cicatricial component. Ochsner J. 2011 Summer;11(2):122-124.

Ho-Pham LT, Campbell LV, Nguyen TV. More on body fat cutoff points. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011 Jun;86(6):584. [Lavie CJ – reply to letter]

Homan DJ, Niyazov DM, Fisher PW, Mandras S, Patel H, Bates M, Parrino G, Ventura HO. Heart transplantation for a patient with Kearns-Sayre syndrome and end-stage heart failure. Congest Heart Fail. 2011 Mar;17(2):102-104.

Jaffery Z, Shamai L, White CJ. Preprocedural hemoglobin predicts mortality following peripheral vascular interventions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print]

Jaffery Z, Thornton SN, White CJ. Acute limb ischemia. Am J Med Sci. 2011 Jun 2. [Epub ahead of print]

Jaffery Z, Verma A, White CJ, Grant AG, Collins TJ, Grise MA, Jenkins JS, McMullan PW, Patel RA, Reilly JP, Thornton SN, Ramee SR. A randomized trial of intravenous N-acetylcysteine to prevent contrast induced nephropathy in acute coronary syndromes. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 May 3. [Epub ahead of print]

Jayaswal S, Berry L, Leopold R, Hart SR, Scuderi-Porter H, Digiovanni N, Phillips A. Evaluating safety of handoffs between anesthesia care providers. Ochsner J. 2011 Summer;11(2):99-101.

Jenkins JS. Endovascular therapies to treat iliofemoral deep venous thrombosis. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 Jul-Aug;54(1):70-76.

Jones PD, Seoane L, Deichmann R Jr, Kantrow C. Differences and similarities in the practice of medicine between Australia and the United States of America: challenges and opportunities for The University of Queensland and the Ochsner Clinical School. Ochsner J. 2011 Fall;11(3):253-258.

Jones SM, Steele RW. Recurrent group B streptococcal bacteremia. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 May 27. [Epub ahead of print]

Kang T, Richardson W. Late pregnancy should not delay abdominal exploration for internal hernia after gastric bypass surgery. Am Surg. 2011 Apr;77(4):502-503.

Kelly MP, Mok JM, Frisch RF, Tay BK. Adjacent segment motion following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus ProDisc®-C cervical total disk arthroplasty: analysis from a randomized, controlled trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Jan 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Kerut EK, McKinnie J, Reilly JP, Hanawalt C, Everson CT. Doppler evidence of persistent left atrial mechanical standstill with normal p-waves by electrocardiogram after biatrial cryoMaze procedure for atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography. 2011 Jul 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Klein LW, Uretsky BF, Chambers C, Anderson HV, Hillegass WB, Singh M, Ho KK, Rao SV, Reilly J, Weiner BH, Kern M, Bailey S. Quality assessment and improvement in interventional cardiology: a position statement of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, part 1: standards for quality assessment and improvement in interventional cardiology. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jun 1;77(7):927-935.

Kosarek L, Hart SR, Schultz L, Digiovanni N. Increase in venous complications associated with etomidate use during a propofol shortage: an example of clinically important adverse effects related to drug substitution. Ochsner J. 2011 Summer;11(2):143-146.

Krau SD, Maxwell CA, Thibeau S. Creating a tool to evaluate patient performance. Nurs Clin North Am. 2011 Sep;46(3):351-365, vii.

Krousel-Wood MA. Introduction to Research Night. Ochsner J. Summer;11(2):166.

Lavie CJ. Exercise and cardiovascular diseases—a matter of life or death. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 May-Jun;53(6):385-386.

Lavie CJ, Church TS, Milani RV, Earnest CP. Impact of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and exercise training on markers of inflammation. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2011 May-Jun;53(6):464-470.

Lavie CJ, De Schutter A, Patel D, Artham SM, Milani RV. Body composition and coronary heart disease mortality—an obesity or a lean paradox? Mayo Clin Proc. 2011 Sep 86(9):857-864.

Lavie CJ, Lee JH, Milani RV. Vitamin D and cardiovascular disease. Will it live up to its hype? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Oct 4;58(15):1547-1556.

Lavie CJ, Masvidal D, Milani RV, Franklin BA. Exercise training, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cardiovascular triggers. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Apr 15;107(8):1252.

Lavie CJ, Milani JN. Do antioxidant vitamins ameliorate the beneficial effects of exercise training on insulin sensitivity? J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2011 Jul-Aug;31(4):211-216.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV. Cardiac rehabilitation and exercise training in secondary coronary heart disease prevention. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 May-Jun;53(6):397-403.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV. Efficacy and safety of sustained-release niacins. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011 Jul 15;68(14):1294-1295.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Arena RA. Particular utility of cardiac rehabilitation in relation to age. Curr Cardiovasc Risk Rep. 2011;5(5):432-439.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, O'Keefe JH. Dyslipidemia intervention in metabolic syndrome: emphasis on improving lipids and clinical event reduction. Am J Med Sci. 2011 May;341(5):388-393.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, O'Keefe JH, Lavie TJ. Impact of exercise training on psychological risk factors. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 May-Jun;53(6):464-470.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Ventura HO. Obesity and heart failure: too much of a bad thing is good? In: Merha, MR, ed. Clinical Challenges in Heart Failure. Oxford, England: Clinical Publishing; 2011:155-166.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Ventura HO. Obesity and the “obesity paradox” in cardiovascular diseases. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Jul;90(1):23-25.

Lavie CJ, Ventura HO. Weighing in on obesity and the obesity paradox in heart failure. J Card Fail. 2011 May;17(5):381-383.

Lavie CJ, Zarich SW. Case study: managing cardiovascular event risk in a patient with coronary heart disease, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease. Where It Matters Most Program. 2011. http://www.jfponline.com/cvrisk/pdfs/case-study-newsletter2.pdf.

Lee JH, Jarreau T, Prasad A, Lavie C, O'Keefe J, Ventura H. Nutritional assessment in heart failure patients. Congest Heart Fail. 2011 Jul;17(4):199-203.

Lee JH, Lavie CJ, O'Keefe JH, Milani R. Nuts and seeds in cardiovascular health. In: Preedy VR, Watson RR, Patel VB, eds. Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention. Amsterdam: Academic Press; 2011:75-82.

Li XC, Cook JL, Rubera I, Tauc M, Zhang F, Zhuo JL. Intrarenal transfer of an intracellular fluorescent fusion of angiotensin II selectively in proximal tubules increases blood pressure in rats and mice. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2011 May;300(5):F107688.

Lucas V. Hybrid approach for treating recoarctation in infants and small children after Norwood procedure. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jul 1;78(1):101.

Lucas V. Transcatheter closure of perimembranous VSD: symmetric and asymmetric occluders. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 Jan 1;77(1):91.

Mabbott NA, Baillie JK, Kobayashi A, Donaldson DS, Ohmori H, Yoon SO, Freedman AS, Freeman TC, Summers KM. Expression of mesenchyme-specific gene signatures by follicular dendritic cells: insights from the meta-analysis of microarray data from multiple mouse cell populations. Immunology. 2011 Jun 3. [Epub ahead of print]

Mancuso K, Kaye AD, Boudreaux JP, Fox CJ, Lang P, Kalarickal PL, Gomez S, Primeaux PJ. Carcinoid syndrome and perioperative anesthetic considerations. J Clin Anesth. 2011 Jun;23(4):329-341.

Mann WJ, Tóth M, Gouveris H, Amedee RG. The drainage system of the paranasal sinuses: a review with possible implications for balloon catheter dilation. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2011 Jul-Aug;25(4):245-248.

Marder E, Gupta P, Greenberg BM, Frohman EM, Awad AM, Bagert B, Stüve O. No cerebral or cervical venous insufficiency in US veterans with multiple sclerosis. Arch Neurol. 2011 Aug 8. [Epub ahead of print]

Margolin DA, Rosen L. Health care economics. In: Beck DE, Roberts PL, Saclarides TJ, Senagore AJ, Stamos MUJ, Wexner SD, eds. The ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer; 2011:843-851.

Marichal DA, Anwar T, Kirsch D, Clements J, Carlson L, Savage C, Rees CR. Comparison of a suspended radiation protection system versus standard lead apron for radiation exposure of a simulated interventionalist. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Apr;22(4):437-442.

McCarthy JS, Moore TA. Toxocariasis and Larva Migrans syndromes. In: Guerrant RL, Walker DH, Weller PF, eds. Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2011:763-767.

Menezes A, Artham S, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, O'Keefe J. Erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease. Postgrad Med. 2011 May;123(3):7-16.

Menezes AR, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, O'Keefe J, Lavie TJ. Psychological risk factors and cardiovascular disease: is it all in your head? Postgrad Med. 2011 Sep;123(5):165-176.

Milani RV, Drazner MH, Lavie CJ, Morin DP, Ventura HO. Progression from concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and normal ejection fraction to left ventricular dysfunction. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Jul 22. [Epub ahead of print]

Milani RV, Lavie CJ. Another step forward in refining risk stratification moving past low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Jul 26;58(5):464-466.

Moore TA. Agents used to treat parasitic infections. In: Longo DL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 18th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2011:1675-1682.

Moore TA. Pharmacology of agents used to treat parasitic infections. In: Longo DL, Fauci AS, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 18th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2011:26-1-26-9.

Moore TA, McCarthy JS. Enterobiasis. In: Guerrant RL, Walker DH, Weller PF, eds. Tropical Infectious Diseases: Principles, Pathogens and Practice. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Churchill Livingstone; 2011:788-790.

Morin DP, Lerman BB. Reply to Madias et al. Is the different frequency of <~?show=[to]?>T-wave inversion in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and idiopathic ventricular tachycardia due to different frequency and duration of ventricular ectopy inducing a different degree of cardiac memory effect? Am J Cardiol. 2010;106:1522. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Jan;107(1):144.

Morin DP, Parker H, Khatib S, Dinshaw H. Computed tomography of a coronary sinus diverticulum associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Heart Rhythm. 2011 May 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Mosca L, Benjamin EJ, Berra K, Bezanson JL, Dolor RJ, Lloyd-Jones DM, Newby LK, Piña IL, Roger VL, Shaw LJ, Zhao D, Beckie TM, Bushnell C, D'Armiento J, Kris Etherton PM, Fang J, Ganiats TG, Gomes AS, Gracia CR, Haan CK, Jackson EA, Judelson DR, Kelepouris E, Lavie CJ, Moore A, Nussmeier NA, Ofili E, Oparil S, Ouyang P, Pinn VW, Sherif K, Smith SC Jr, Sopko G, Chandra-Strobos N, Urbina EM, Vaccarino V, Wenger NK. Effectiveness-based guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease in women-2011 update: a guideline from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2011 Mar 22;123(11):1243-1262.

Muntner P, Halanych JH, Reynolds K, Durant R, Vupputuri S, Sung VW, Meschia JF, Howard VJ, Safford MM, Krousel-Wood M. Low medication adherence and the incidence of stroke symptoms among individuals with hypertension: the REGARDS Study. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2011 Jul;13(7):479-486.

Muntner P, Joyce C, Holt E, He J, Morisky D, Webber LS, Krousel-Wood M. Defining the minimal detectable change in scores on the eight-item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale. Ann Pharmacother. 2011 May;45(5):569-575.

O'Keefe JH, Abuannadi M, Lavie CJ, Bell DS. Strategies for optimizing glycemic control and cardiovascular prognosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011 Feb;86(2):128-138.

O'Keefe JH, Vogel R, Lavie CJ, Cordain L. Exercise like a hunter-gatherer: a prescription for organic physical fitness. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 May-Jun;53(6):471-479.

Osinbowale OO, Milani RV. Benefits of exercise therapy in peripheral arterial disease. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2011 May-Jun;53(6):447-453.

Pankey EA, Bhartiya M, Badejo AM Jr, Haider U, Stasch JP, Murthy SN, Nossaman BD, Kadowitz PJ. Pulmonary and systemic vasodilator responses to the soluble guanylyl cyclase activator, BAY 60-2770, are not dependent on endogenous nitric oxide or reduced heme. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2011 Mar;300(3):H792-H802.

Pankey GA. Tuberculous otomastoiditis. In: Schlossberg D, ed. Tuberculosis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infections. 6th ed. Washington, DC: ASM Press; 2011:266-268.

Pankey GA, Ashcraft DS. Detection of synergy using the combination of polymyxin B with either meropenem or rifampin against carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Aug;70(4):561-564.

Papaspyrou K, Mewes T, Tóth M, Schmidtmann I, Amedee RG, Mann WJ. Hearing results after hypotympanotomy for glomus tympanicum tumors. Otol Neurotol. 2011 Feb;32(2):291-296.

Paris CL, White CJ, Collins TJ, Jenkins JS, Reilly JP, Grise MA, McMullan PW, Verma A, Ramee SR. Catheter-based therapy of common femoral artery atherosclerotic disease. Vasc Med. 2011 Apr;16(2):109-112.

Patel DA, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Ventura HO. Left atrial volume index predictive of mortality independent of left ventricular geometry in a large clinical cohort with preserved ejection fraction. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011 Aug;86(8):730-737.

Patel DA, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Berenson GS. Serum alanine aminotransferase and its association with metabolic syndrome in children: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2011 Jun;9(3):211-216.

Phelps KE, Steele RW. Fever and stiff neck. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2011 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print]

Pinkstaff S, Peberdy MA, Kontos MC, Finucane S, Lavie CJ, Arena R. The influence of referral source on characteristics of patients undergoing cardiac stress testing: emergency department versus outpatient office. Postgrad Med. 2011 Mar;123(2):36-41.

Ponnapakkam T, Katikaneni R, Miller E, Ponnapakkam A, Hirofumi S, Miyata S, Suva LJ, Sakon J, Matsushita O, Gensure RC. Monthly administration of a novel PTH collagen binding domain fusion protein is anabolic in mice. Calcif Tissue Int. 2011 Jun;88(6):511-520.

Potapov EV, Krabatsch T, Ventura HO, Hetzer R. Advances in mechanical circulatory support: year in review. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 May;30(5):487-493.

Re RN. Ochsner research update. Ochsner J. 2011 Summer;11(2):164-165.

Re RN. The lysosomal action of intracrine angiotensin II. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Re RN, Cook JL. Noncanonical intracrine action. J Am Soc Hypertens. 2011 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print]

Reddy MT, Ventura HO. How does metabolic syndrome lead to heart failure? In: Merha, MR, ed. Clinical Challenges in Heart Failure. Oxford, England: Clinical Publishing; 2011:147-154.

Reilly JP. Did I need to see that? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2011 May 1;77(6):866-867.

Ren S, Howell PM Jr, Han Y, Wang J, Liu M, Wang Y, Quan G, Wei D, Lei F, Riker AI. Overexpression of the progestagen-associated endometrial protein gene is associated with microphthalmia-associated transcription factor in human melanoma. Ochsner J. 2011 Fall;11(3):212-219.

Rivere A, Bourgeois DJ, Riker AI. Research highlights. Highlights from the latest articles on the use of ipilimumab in melanoma. Immunotherapy. 2011 Aug;3(8):927-930.

Royster EI, Crumbley K. Initial experience with implanted peripheral nerve stimulation for the treatment of refractory cephalgia. Ochsner J. 2011 Summer;11(2):147-150.

Shankar S, Rowe S. Splenic injury after colonoscopy: case report and review of literature. Ochsner J. 2011 Fall;11(3):276-281.

Slavotinek AM, Rosenfeld JA, Chao R, Niyazov D, Eswara M, Bader PI, Stockton DW, Stankiewicz P, Adam MP. A de novo deletion of CALN1 in a male with a bilateral diaphragmatic defect does not definitely cause this malformation. Am J Med Genet A. 2011 May;155A(5):1196-1201.

Snyder C, Moodie D. Heart Rhythm Society meeting. Congenit Heart Dis. 2011 Sep;6(5):514-516.

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