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Submissions from 2011

Tissue Nematode Infections, David J. Diemert

Letter by dimitrow and cheng regarding article, "exercise testing in nonatherosclerotic heart disease: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, and arrhythmias", PP Dimitrow and TO Cheng

Exercise modulates circulating adipokine levels in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, PP Dimitrow, A Undas, and TO Cheng

Renal sympathetic denervation in hypertension., M Doumas, C Faselis, and V Papademetriou

Ultrashort-specific immunotherapy successfully treats seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis to grass pollen., LM DuBuske, AJ Frew, F Horak, PK Keith, and CJ Corrigan

Estimation of right atrial and ventricular hemodynamics by CT coronary angiography, RS Dusaj, KC Michelis, M Terek, R Sanai, and R Mittal

Beyond genetics: Epigenetic code in chronic kidney disease, R.S. Dwivedi, J.G. Herman, T.A. McCaffrey, and D.S.C. Raj

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Prospective association of vitamin D concentrations with mortality in postmenopausal women: Results from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), Charles B. Eaton, Alicia Young, Matthew A. Allison, Jennifer Robinson, Lisa W. Martin, Lewis H. Kuller, Karen C. Johnson, J. David Curb, Linda Van Horn, Anne McTiernan, Simin Liu, and Jo Ann E. Manson

Downregulation of leptin and resistin expression in blood following bariatric surgery., C Edwards, AK Hindle, S Fu, and F Brody

Common secondary causes of resistant hypertension and rational for treatment., C Faselis, M Doumas, and V Papademetriou

Ethical and scientific considerations regarding animal testing and research, HR Ferdowsian and N Beck

Signs of mood and anxiety disorders in chimpanzees, HR Ferdowsian, DL Durham, C Kimwele, G Kranendonk, and E Otali

Comparison of blogged and written reflections in two medicine clerkships, M.A. Fischer; H.L. Haley; C.L. Saarinen,; and K.C. Chretien

Elevated depressive affect is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes among African Americans with chronic kidney disease, MJ Fischer, PL Kimmel, T Greene, JJ Gassman, and X Wang

Parental longevity and diabetes risk in the diabetes prevention program, H Florez, Y Ma, JP Crandall, L Perreault, and SM Marcovina

Association of genetic variation with systolic and diastolic blood pressure among african americans: The candidate gene association resource study, ER Fox, JH Young, and Y Li

The risk of incident coronary heart disease among veterans with and without hiv and hepatitis C, MS Freiberg, CH Chang, K McGinnis, LH Kuller, and KL Kraemer

Health professionals for a new century: Transforming education to strengthen health systems in an interdependent world, J Frenk, L Chen, ZA Bhutta, J Cohen, and N Crisp

miRNA Biomarkers in Breast Cancer Detection and Management., SW Fu, L Chen, and YG Man

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Comparison of serial hepatitis C virus detection in samples submitted through serology for reflex confirmation versus samples directly submitted for quantitation, Howard B. Gale, D. Robert Dufour, Nazia N. Qazi, and Virginia L. Kan

Acute kidney injury in pregnancy: the thrombotic microangiopathies, C Ganesan and SE Maynard

Necator americanus and helminth co-infections: Further down-modulation of hookworm-specific type 1 immune responses, Stefan Michael Geiger, Neal Douglas Edward Alexander, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Simon Brooker, Bonnie Cundill, David Joseph Diemert, Rodrigo Correa-Oliveira, and Jeffrey Michael Bethony

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Spiritual Issues in Heart Failure, Ronald Gillilan and Christina M. Puchalski

Use of hundreds of electrocardiographic biomarkers for prediction of mortality in postmenopausal women the women's health initiative, EZ Gorodeski, H Ishwaran, UB Kogalur, EH Blackstone, and E Hsich

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Exemestane for breast-cancer prevention in postmenopausal women, Paul E. Goss, James N. Ingle, José E. Alés-Martínez, Angela M. Cheung, Rowan T. Chlebowski, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Anne McTiernan, John Robbins, Karen C. Johnson, Lisa W. Martin, Eric Winquist, Gloria E. Sarto, Judy E. Garber, Carol J. Fabian, Pascal Pujol, Elizabeth Maunsell, Patricia Farmer, Karen A. Gelmon, Dongsheng Tu, and Harriet Richardson

Exemestane for breast-cancer prevention in postmenopausal women, PE Goss, JN Ingle, JE Alés-Martínez, AM Cheung, and RT Chlebowski

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Degree of variability in performance on breast cancer quality indicators: Findings from the florida initiative for quality cancer care, Jhanelle E. Gray, Christine Laronga, Erin M. Siegel, Ji Hyun Lee, William J. Fulp, Michelle Fletcher, Fred Schreiber, Richard Brown, Richard Levine, Thomas Cartwright, Guillermo Abesada-Terk, George Kim, Carlos Alemany, Douglas Faig, Philip Sharp, Merry Jennifer Markham, David Shibata, Mokenge Malafa, and Paul B. Jacobsen

Gut mucosal permeability, ?1 receptor blockers and gastric tonometry: The time is now!, G Gutierrez and G Ballarino

Automatic detection of patient-ventilator asynchrony by spectral analysis of airway flow., G Gutierrez, GJ Ballarino, H Turkan, J Abril, and L De La Cruz

Ultrasound in the diagnosis of noninflammatory musculoskeletal conditions, M Hashefi

Future and upcoming non-neoplastic applications of PET/CT imaging, M Hashefi and R Curiel

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Journal Watch From CDIM (Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine) Review of Medical Education Articles in Internal Medicine, 2009-2010, Andrew R. Hoellein, Amy Shaheen, Irene Alexandraki, Shobhina G. Chheda, Katherine Chretien, Suma Pokala, Karen Szauter, Steven J. Durning, Carlos Palacio, Dario M. Torre, Jeff LaRochelle, Alex J. Mechaber, Elizabeth A. Baker, and Klara K. Papp

Journal Watch From CDIM (Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine) Review of Medical Education Articles in Internal Medicine, 2009├▒2010, A Hoellein, A Shaheen, I Alexandraki, S Chheda, and G.

Restoring dystrophin expression in duchenne muscular dystrophy muscle: Progress in exon skipping and stop codon read through, E.P. Hoffman, A. Bronson, A.A. Levin, S. Takeda, and T. Yokota

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HIV/STI prevention interventions targeting FSWs in China: A systematic literature review, Yan Hong, Adrienne N. Poon, and Chen Zhang

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Inhibitory effect of the D3 dopamine receptor on insulin receptor expression and function in vascular smooth muscle cells, Hefei Huang, Yu Han, Xiaoyan Wang, Caiyu Chen, Changqing Yu, Duofen He, Hongyong Wang, Lin Zhou, Laureano D. Asico, Pedro A. Jose, and Chunyu Zeng

Poor outcomes in elderly kidney transplant recipients receiving alemtuzumab induction, FP Hurst, M Altieri, R Nee, LY Agodoa, and KC Abbott

Incidence, predictors and associated outcomes of renal cell carcinoma in long-term dialysis patients, FP Hurst, RM Jindal, JJ Fletcher, V Dharnidharka, and G Gorman

Persistent sexual side effects of finasteride for male pattern hair loss., MS Irwig and S Kolukula

Physical activity and survival in postmenopausal women with breast cancer: Results from the women's health initiative, ML Irwin, A McTiernan, JE Manson, CA Thomson, and B Sternfeld

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Evaluating the quality of psychosocial care in outpatient medical oncology settings using performance indicators, Paul B. Jacobsen, David Shibata, Erin M. Siegel, Ji Hyun Lee, William J. Fulp, Carlos Alemany, Guillermo Abesada-Terk, Richard Brown, Thomas Cartwright, Douglas Faig, George Kim, Richard Levine, Merry Jennifer Markham, Fred Schreiber, Philip Sharp, and Mokenge Malafa

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Oophorectomy vs ovarian conservation with hysterectomy: Cardiovascular disease, hip fracture, and cancer in the women's health initiative observational study, Vanessa L. Jacoby, Deborah Grady, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Joann E. Manson, Matthew A. Allison, Miriam Kuppermann, Gloria E. Sarto, John Robbins, Lawrence Phillips, Lisa W. Martin, Mary Jo O'Sullivan, Rebecca Jackson, Rebecca J. Rodabough, and Marcia L. Stefanick

Oophorectomy vs ovarian conservation with hysterectomy: Cardiovascular disease, hip fracture, and cancer in the women's health initiative observational study, VL Jacoby, D Grady, J Wactawski-Wende, JE Manson, and MA Allison

PET scanning in sarcoidosis, V Jain, S Hasselquist, and MD Delaney

ICU survival and the central to mixed venous oxygen difference, V Jha and G Gutierrez

Rebuttal: CON position. Formal assessment of donor kidney function should be mandatory, RM Jindal, PS Rao, EA Elster, and MO Salifu

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Connections in chronic kidney disease: Connexin 43 and connexin 37 interaction, Pedro A. Jose, Shiyou Chen, and Ines Armando

Are arterial blood gases necessary in the evaluation of acutely dyspneic patients?., C Junker and G Gutierrez

Nonallergic Rhinopathy (Formerly Known as Vasomotor Rhinitis), MA Kaliner

The efficacy of intranasal antihistamines in the treatment of allergic rhinitis, MA Kaliner, WE Berger, PH Ratner, and CJ Siegel

Hospitalizations before and after initiation of chronic hemodialysis, H Kassam, Y Sun, M Adeniyi, EI Agaba, and M Martinez

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Introducing the Testimonial-Commentator Format to the Musculoskeletal Curriculum of Medical Students, James D. Katz, Mandana Hashefi, Maryam Hasan, H. David Reines, Samantha McIntosh, Laura Abate, Jennifer Halvaksz, and Ellen Goldman

Parents' perception of self-advocacy of children with myositis: an anonymous online survey., JD Katz, G Mamyrova, S Agarwal, OY Jones, and H Bollar

Efficacy and safety of tanezumab in the treatment of chronic low back pain, N Katz, DG Borenstein, C Birbara, C Bramson, and MA Nemeth

Public health and clinical impact of increasing emergency department-based HIV testing: Perspectives from the 2007 conference of the national emergency department HIV testing consortium, A Kecojevic, CJ Lindsell, MS Lyons, D Holtgrave, and G Torres

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Advantages and challenges of social media in pediatrics, Terry Kind, S. Ryan Greysen, and Katherine C. Chretien

Does an undetectable rhTSH-stimulated Tg level 12 months after initial treatment of thyroid cancer indicate remission?., J Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, KD Burman, D Van Nostrand, and L Wartofsky

Levothyroxine treatment in pregnancy: indications, efficacy, and therapeutic regimen., J Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, KD Burman, D Van Nostrand, and L Wartofsky

Efficacy of dosimetric versus empiric prescribed activity of 131I for therapy of differentiated thyroid cancer., J Klubo-Gwiezdzinska, D Van Nostrand, F Atkins, K Burman, and J Jonklaas

[Arterial blood flow in the prostate in the syndrome of chronic pelvic pain/chronic prostatitis]., M. I. Kogan, I. I. Belousov, and A. S. Bolotskov

[Efficacy of prostatic adenoma treatment with alfusozine depending on sexuality]., M. I. Kogan and A. I. Kireev

[Microbial contamination of penile tissues as a risk factor for complications in the treatment of hypospadia]., M. I. Kogan, S. N. Panchenko, I. A. Nabokova, V. V. Mitusov, V. A. Shangichev, and V. V. Sizonov

USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and the risk of severe sepsis: Is USA300 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus associated with more severe infections?, KM Kreisel, OC Stine, JK Johnson, EN Perencevich, and MD Shardell

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Characterisation of hookworm heat shock factor binding protein (HSB-1) during heat shock and larval activation, Joseph Krepp, Verena Gelmedin, and John M. Hawdon

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Health outcomes after stopping conjugated equine estrogens among postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy: A randomized controlled trial, Andrea Z. Lacroix, Rowan T. Chlebowski, Joann E. Manson, Aaron K. Aragaki, Karen C. Johnson, Lisa Martin, Karen L. Margolis, Marcia L. Stefanick, Robert Brzyski, J. David Curb, Barbara V. Howard, Cora E. Lewis, and Jean Wactawski-Wende

Health outcomes after stopping conjugated equine estrogens among postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy: A randomized controlled trial, AZ LaCroix, RT Chlebowski, JE Manson, AK Aragaki, and KC Johnson

Mirror box therapy: seeing is believing, K. Lamont, M. Chin, and M Kogan

Antibacterial R&D incentives, R Laxminarayan and JH Powers

Standardizing measurement of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations: Reliability and validity of a patient-reported diary, NK Leidy, TK Wilcox, PW Jones, P Jones, and L Roberts

Effective geriatric rehabilitation is not non-individualized group health education, CB Lewis, EL Cobbs, and MT Laflin

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Adult peritoneal dialysis patient with Tenckhoff and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy catheters, S. Q. Lew, A. Gruia, and F. Hakki

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Familial collapsing focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, V. Liakopoulos, A. Huerta, S. Cohen, M. R. Pollak, R. A. Sirota, K. Superdock, and G. B. Appel

Exogenous procalcitonin evokes a pro-inflammatory cytokine response, AP Liappis, KW Gibbs, ES Nylen, B Yoon, and RH Snider

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Disulfiram is a DNA demethylating agent and inhibits prostate cancer cell growth, Jianqing Lin, Michael C. Haffner, Yonggang Zhang, Byron H. Lee, W. Nathaniel Brennen, Justin Britton, Sushant K. Kachhap, Joong Sup Shim, Jun O. Liu, William G. Nelson, Srinivasan Yegnasubramanian, and Michael A. Carducci

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Phase I trial with a combination of docetaxel and 153Sm-lexidronam in patients with castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer, Jianqing Lin, Victoria J. Sinibaldi, Michael A. Carducci, Samuel Denmeade, Danny Song, Theodore DeWeese, and Mario A. Eisenberger

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Antabuse (disulfiram) as an affordable and promising anticancer drug, Liz Zhe Lin and Jianqing Lin

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Response gene to complement 32 is essential for fibroblast activation in renal fibrosis, Zuguo Li, Wei Bing Xie, Crisanto S. Escano, Laureano D. Asico, Qiyun Xie, Pedro A. Jose, and Shi You Chen

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Predictors of statin adherence, Alexander Mauskop and William B. Borden

Angiogenic Factors and Preeclampsia, SE Maynard and SA Karumanchi

Something for everyone. New practice models for primary care physicians offer revenue and lifestyle advantages., M Mintz

Prevalence of airway obstruction assessed by lung function questionnaire, ML Mintz, BP Yawn, DM Mannino, JF Donohue, and NA Hanania

Effects of high and low glycemic load meals on energy intake, satiety and hunger in obese Hispanic-American youth, NM Mirza, CJ Klein, MG Palmer, R McCarter, and J He

Updated aluminum pharmacokinetics following infant exposures through diet and vaccination, RJ Mitkus, DB King, MA Hess, RA Forshee, and MO Walderhaug

The anti-arrhythmic eff ects of prednisone in patients with sarcoidosis, A Mohsen

A common electrocardiographic finding in an uncommon presentation., A Mohsen, A Almanfi, and M Otahbachi

Multimodality imaging to diagnose pulmonary vein stenosis following atrial fibrillation ablation., A Mohsen, R Mazhari, and J Reiner

Amiodarone causing a glowing liver in a patient with atrial fibrillation., A Mohsen and L Zhou

Cardiopulmonary manifestations of ankylosing spondylitis., M Momeni, N Taylor, and M Tehrani

Bilateral knee lipoma arborescence diagnosed by ultrasound, M Momeni, M Tehrani, and K Brindle

[Etiological structure and antibiotic sensitivity of uropathogens in chronic recurrent infection of the lower urinary tract]., I. L. Naboka, I. A. Gudima, K. S. Ibishev, E. A. Miroshnichenko, M. I. Kogan, and L. I. Vasil'eva

[Bacterial mixed infection in women with chronic recurrent cystitis]., I. L. Naboka, M. I. Kogan, L. I. Vasil'eva, I. A. Gudima, E. A. Miroshnichenko, and K. S. Ibishev

Management of adult active tuberculosis disease in era of HIV pandemic, current practices and future perspectives, JB Nachega, B Rosenkranz, G Simon, RE Chaisson, and AH Diacon

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A pattern of lymphadenopathies seen in a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, S.S Naseem, A.H. Nagi, M. Ashraf, Saira Bilal, M. Akhlaq, N. Henna, and W. Sami

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Cryptococcal Meningitis in an HIV-Positive Pregnant Woman., Seema Nayak, Rohit Talwani, Bruce Gilliam, Gregory Taylor, and Mayurika Ghosh

Thyroid antibody positivity in the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with negative pregnancy outcomes, R Negro, A Schwartz, R Gismondi, A Tinelli, and T Mangieri

Hypothyroxinemia and pregnancy, R Negro, OP Soldin, M Obregon, and A Stagnaro-Green

Thyroid autoantibodies, preterm birth, and miscarriage, R Negro and A Stagnaro-Green

Malaria parasite clag3 genes determine channel-mediated nutrient uptake by infected red blood cells., W Nguitragool, AA Bokhari, AD Pillai, K Rayavara, and P Sharma

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Race disparities in U.S. nephrology fellowship training., Chavon Onumah, Paul L Kimmel, and Mark E Rosenberg

Vitamin D deficiency is less common among HIV-infected African-American men than in a matched cohort, B Ormesher, S Dhaliwal, E Nylen, C Gibert, and C Go