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Alam M. Patient-reported outcome measures are necessary for guiding treatment of keratinocyte cancer, a chronic disease. THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY 2018; 179:258-259. [PMID: 30141545 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Muhrbeck J, Gunyeli E, Alam M, Frykman V, Sjoblom J. P5778Stress echocardiography and early identification of candidates for implantable defibrillators. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p5778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yousafzai M, Saleem A, Mach O, Weldon W, Oberste S, Alam M, Quadri F, Zaidi A. Evaluation of poliovirus type 2 outbreak response options: a randomized controlled trial, Karachi, Pakistan. Int J Infect Dis 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.04.4234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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Ray A, Johnston A, Tang Y, Mushfiq M, Begum A, Alam M, Sampathkumaran U. P4‐271: ULTRASENSITIVE AND ACCURATE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS: FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE. Alzheimers Dement 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.07.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Alam M, Hernandez I, Paus R, Jimenez F. Image Gallery: Intravital visualization of the dynamic changes in human hair follicle cycling. Br J Dermatol 2018; 178:e396. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Lenczowski E, Tung-Hahn E, Higareda J, McCormick C, Markoff T, Arffa M, Poon E, Lee K, Alam M. Video education to improve recognition of common benign and malignant cutaneous lesions and skin cancer prevention in the public. Int J Womens Dermatol 2018; 4:80-82. [PMID: 30023424 PMCID: PMC6047166 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2017.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Although dermatologists strive to provide patient education on sun protection and skin cancer, approximately 90% of Americans have limited health literacy skills. Little has been written about the means to best teach all levels of learners to recognize common benign and malignant skin lesions. Earlier work found that with advancing age, adults were less able to identify concerning lesions, thus underscoring the need for accessible education. METHODS We showed subjects a brief video (7th grade level) about common cutaneous growths, reducing the risk of skin cancer, and the importance of early detection. Subjects were asked about their skin cancer history, educational format preference, and the perceived impact of the video. Comprehension of symptoms of skin cancer and the benefits of sunscreen use and the ability to identify a melanoma, nevus, angioma, and seborrheic keratosis were also assessed. RESULTS Of the 156 subjects, mean age 52.7 years (range, 18-88 years), 31% had a history of skin cancer. A total of 98.7% found the video to be helpful; 92% preferred having a video as part of their teaching versus 9% who preferred written materials alone, 99% knew that a new or changing lesion could signal skin cancer, and 100% correctly answered that wearing sunscreen is protective. Subjects correctly identified lesions as melanoma (99%), benign mole (97%), angiomas (96%), and seborrheic keratosis (91%). There was a nominal trend toward higher scores in people who preferred video learning, had no history of skin cancer, and were older than 60 years of age. CONCLUSION In this study, we found that a brief, plain-language video was effective at conveying understandable content to help subjects learn to identify common cancerous and benign skin growths while also teaching them strategies to protect against skin cancer.
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Nannaparaju M, Mortada S, Wiik A, Khan W, Alam M. Posterolateral corner injuries: Epidemiology, anatomy, biomechanics and diagnosis. Injury 2018; 49:1024-1031. [PMID: 29254623 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2017.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 09/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/07/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Increased internal and external rotational laxity of the knee may result from a wide range of pathologies in or around the knee. However, the principal cause of increased external rotational laxity is damage to the posterolateral corner (PLC). The aim of the review is to discuss the epidemiology, anatomy, biomechanics and diagnosis of PLC injuries.
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Hawkshaw N, Hardman J, Alam M, Hernandez I, Jimenez-Acosta F, Paus R. 1355 Mapping of Wnt/β-catenin signals during the telogen-to-anagen transition of human hair follicles. J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.1372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bertolini M, Alam M, Gherardini J, Keren A, Ponce L, Alenfall J, Dunér P, Nilsson A, Gilhar A, Paus R. 1371 FGF7-dependent inhibition of human hair growth byan osteopontin-derived peptide: A novel solution for hirsutism and hypertrichosis? J Invest Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.03.1388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kottner J, Jacobi L, Hahnel E, Alam M, Balzer K, Beeckman D, Busard C, Chalmers J, Deckert S, Eleftheriadou V, Furlan K, Horbach S, Kirkham J, Nast A, Spuls P, Thiboutot D, Thorlacius L, Weller K, Williams H, Schmitt J. Core outcome sets in dermatology: report from the second meeting of the International Cochrane Skin Group Core Outcome Set Initiative. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Kottner J, Jacobi L, Hahnel E, Alam M, Balzer K, Beeckman D, Busard C, Chalmers J, Deckert S, Eleftheriadou V, Furlan K, Horbach S, Kirkham J, Nast A, Spuls P, Thiboutot D, Thorlacius L, Weller K, Williams H, Schmitt J. 皮肤医学的核心结果集合:来自国际Cochrane皮肤小组核心结果集合倡议的报告. Br J Dermatol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Vidyaratne L, Alam M, Shboul Z, Iftekharuddin KM. Deep Learning and Texture-Based Semantic Label Fusion for Brain Tumor Segmentation. PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE--THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERING 2018; 2018. [PMID: 29551853 DOI: 10.1117/12.2292930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Brain tumor segmentation is a fundamental step in surgical treatment and therapy. Many hand-crafted and learning based methods have been proposed for automatic brain tumor segmentation from MRI. Studies have shown that these approaches have their inherent advantages and limitations. This work proposes a semantic label fusion algorithm by combining two representative state-of-the-art segmentation algorithms: texture based hand-crafted, and deep learning based methods to obtain robust tumor segmentation. We evaluate the proposed method using publicly available BRATS 2017 brain tumor segmentation challenge dataset. The results show that the proposed method offers improved segmentation by alleviating inherent weaknesses: extensive false positives in texture based method, and the false tumor tissue classification problem in deep learning method, respectively. Furthermore, we investigate the effect of patient's gender on the segmentation performance using a subset of validation dataset. Note the substantial improvement in brain tumor segmentation performance proposed in this work has recently enabled us to secure the first place by our group in overall patient survival prediction task at the BRATS 2017 challenge.
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Kottner J, Jacobi L, Hahnel E, Alam M, Balzer K, Beeckman D, Busard C, Chalmers J, Deckert S, Eleftheriadou V, Furlan K, Horbach S, Kirkham J, Nast A, Spuls P, Thiboutot D, Thorlacius L, Weller K, Williams H, Schmitt J. Core outcome sets in dermatology: report from the second meeting of the International Cochrane Skin Group Core Outcome Set Initiative. Br J Dermatol 2018; 178:e279-e285. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Gent J, Alam M, Steele G, Kubwalo B. Minitouch Endometrial Ablation Performed as an Outpatient (Office) Procedure in Arrowe Park Hospital, a UK District General Hospital – An Update. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gent J, Alam M, Steele G, Kubwalo B. Minitouch Endometrial Ablation Performed as an Outpatient (Office) Procedure in a UK District General Hospital – An Update. J Minim Invasive Gynecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmig.2017.08.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Godre N, Gupta V, Alam M. Concordance analysis of IHC and FISH in the detection of ROS1 gene rearrangement in NSCLC: Results of a meta-analysis. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx671.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Kapse P, Singh M, Alam M. Comparative evaluation of safety and efficacy of alternate schedule of sunitinib in non-Asian and Asian patient population for treatment of metastatic renal cell cancer: A meta-analysis. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx661.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Adebayo O, Alam M. Improving Patient Information Prior to Urgent Trauma Surgery. Int J Surg 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.08.447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Alam M, Bhanderi S, Matthews JH, McNulty D, Pagano D, Small P, Singhal R, Welbourn R. Mortality related to primary bariatric surgery in England. BJS Open 2017; 1:122-127. [PMID: 29951614 PMCID: PMC5989948 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Bariatric surgery is an accepted treatment option for severe obesity. Previous analysis of the independently collected Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data for outcomes after bariatric surgery demonstrated a 30‐day postoperative mortality rate of 0·3 per cent in the English National Health Service (NHS). However, there have been no published mortality data for bariatric procedures performed since 2008. This study aimed to assess mortality related to bariatric surgery in England from 2009. Methods HES data were used to identify all patients who had primary bariatric surgery from 2009 to 2016. Clinical codes were used selectively to identify all primary bariatric procedures but exclude revision or conversion procedures and operations for malignant or other benign disease. The primary outcome measures were HES in‐hospital and Office for National Statistics (ONS) 30‐day mortality after discharge. Results A total of 41 241 primary bariatric procedures were carried out in the NHS between 2009 and 2016, with 29 in‐hospital deaths (0·07 per cent). The 30‐day mortality rate after discharge was 0·08 per cent (32 of 41 241). Both the in‐hospital and 30‐day mortality rates after discharge demonstrated a downward trend over the study period. Conclusion Overall in‐hospital and 30‐day mortality rates remain very low after primary bariatric surgery. An increased uptake of bariatric surgery within the English NHS has been safe.
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Oláh A, Alam M, Chéret J, Kis G, Hegyi Z, Szántó M, Bai P, Lerchner J, Bíró T, Paus R. 101 Cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) is a novel negative regulator of keratinocyte mitochondrial function in human epidermis ex vivo. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.07.411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Yousif A, Addison D, Lakkis N, Rosengart T, Virani SS, Birnbaum Y, Alam M. Use of cardiopulmonary pump support during coronary artery bypass grafting in the high-risk: a meta-analysis. Ir J Med Sci 2017; 187:369-377. [PMID: 28936580 DOI: 10.1007/s11845-017-1679-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Data from randomized trials evaluating the efficacy of on- versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting remain inconclusive, particularly in high-risk populations. AIMS The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes associated with on- versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting among high-risk patients. METHODS We performed a meta-analysis of randomized control trials comparing on- versus off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting, focusing on high-risk populations. Studies focusing on "high-risk" features: European System of Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE) ≥ 5, age > 70 years, preexisting renal insufficiency, history of stroke(s), and the presence of left ventricular dysfunction were included. MEDLINE, Scopus, and Embase were searched for all publications between January 1, 2000 and August 1, 2016, using the following terms: on-pump, off-pump, coronary artery bypass, high-risk, left ventricular dysfunction, elderly, aged, and renal insufficiency. Endpoints included cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, need for revascularization, renal failure, and length of hospital stay. RESULTS Nine studies incorporating 11,374 patients with a mean age of 70 years were selected. There was no statistical difference in cardiovascular mortality, all-cause mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and renal failure between the two groups. There was a decrease in further revascularization at 1 year with on-pump (OR 0.67 (0.50-0.89)). However, there was an increase in length of hospital stay by 2.24 days (p = 0.03) among the on-pump group with no difference in stroke (OR 1.34 (1.00-1.80)). CONCLUSIONS On-pump is associated with a decreased risk of additional revascularization by 1 year. However, this appears to be a cost of longer hospitalization.
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Gupta V, Godre N, Alam M. A meta-analysis on epidemiology of ROS1 rearrangement in Asian and non-Asian population. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx380.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Alam M, Alandis NM, Sharmin E, Ahmad N, Alrayes BF, Ali D. Characterization of Leucaena ( Leucaena leucephala) oil by direct analysis in real time (DART) ion source and gas chromatography. GRASAS Y ACEITES 2017. [DOI: 10.3989/gya.0939162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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For the first time, we report the characterization of triacylglycerols and fatty acids in Leucaena (Leucaena leucephala) oil [LUCO], an unexplored nontraditional non-medicinal plant belonging to the family Fabaceae. LUCO was converted to fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs). We analyzed the triacylglycerols (TAGs) of pure LUCO and their FAMEs by time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) followed by multivariate analysis for discrimination among the FAMEs. Our investigations for the analysis of LUCO samples represent noble features of glycerides. A new type of ion source, coupled with high-resolution TOF-MS was applied for the comprehensive analysis of triacylglycerols. The composition of fatty acid based LUCO oil was studied using Gas Chromatography (GC-FID). The major fatty acid components of LUCO oil are linoleic acid (52.08%) oleic acid (21.26%), palmitic acid (7.91%) and stearic acid (6.01%). A metal analysis in LUCO was done by Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). The structural elucidation and thermal stability of LUCO were studied by FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR spectroscopic techniques and TGA-DSC, respectively. We also measured the cytotoxicity of LUCO.
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Chéret J, Chéret J, Bertolini M, Tsai T, Alam M, Hatt H, Paus R. 884 Olfactory receptor stimulation promotes human hair growth. J Invest Dermatol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2017.02.910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Alam M, Kostin A, McGinty D, Szymusiak R, Siegel J, Alam N. 0105 EXTRACELLULAR DISCHARGE ACTIVITY PROFILES OF PARAFACIAL ZONE NEURONS ACROSS SLEEP-WAKE CYCLE IN RATS. Sleep 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/sleepj/zsx050.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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