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Erlandson KM, Plankey MW, Springer G, Cohen HS, Cox C, Hoffman HJ, Yin MT, Brown TT. Fall frequency and associated factors among men and women with or at risk for HIV infection. HIV Med 2017; 17:740-748. [PMID: 27028463 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Falls and fall-related injuries are a major public health concern. HIV-infected adults have been shown to have a high incidence of falls. Identification of major risk factors for falls that are unique to HIV infection or similar to those in the general population will inform development of future interventions for fall prevention. METHODS HIV-infected and uninfected men and women participating in the Hearing and Balance Substudy of the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study and Women's Interagency HIV Study were asked about balance symptoms and falls during the prior 12 months. Falls were categorized as 0, 1, or ≥ 2; proportional odds logistic regression models were used to investigate relationships between falls and demographic and clinical variables and multivariable models were created. RESULTS Twenty-four per cent of 303 HIV-infected participants reported at least one fall compared with 18% of 233 HIV-uninfected participants (P = 0.27). HIV-infected participants were demographically different from HIV-uninfected participants, and were more likely to report clinical imbalance symptoms (P ≤ 0.035). In univariate analyses, more falls were associated with hepatitis C, female sex, obesity, smoking, and clinical imbalance symptoms, but not age, HIV serostatus or other comorbidities. In multivariable analyses, female sex and imbalance symptoms were independently associated with more falls. Among HIV-infected participants, smoking, a higher number of medications, and imbalance symptoms remained independent fall predictors, while current protease inhibitor use was protective. CONCLUSIONS Similar rates of falls among HIV-infected and uninfected participants were largely explained by a high prevalence of imbalance symptoms. Routine assessment of falls and dizziness/imbalance symptoms should be considered, with interventions targeted at reducing symptomatology.
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- K M Erlandson
- Department of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases and Geriatric Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Bobby R. Alford Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Epidemiology and Statistics Program, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Monroe AK, Zhang L, Jacobson LP, Plankey MW, Brown TT, Miller EN, Martin E, Becker JT, Levine AJ, Ragin A, Sacktor NC. The association between physical activity and cognition in men with and without HIV infection. HIV Med 2017; 18:555-563. [PMID: 28294530 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders are highly prevalent, and physical activity (PA) is a modifiable behaviour that may affect neurocognitive function. Our objective was to determine the association between PA and neurocognitive function and the effect of HIV on this association. METHODS PA was assessed in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. A neuropsychological test battery assessed global impairment and domain-specific impairment (executive function, speed of processing, working memory, learning, memory, and motor function) every 2 years. Semiannually, the Symbol Digit Modalities Test and Trail Making Test Parts A and B were performed. Adjusted logistic regression models were used to assess the PA-neurocognitive function association. Using longitudinal data, we also assessed the PA category-decline of neurocognitive function association with multivariate simple regression. RESULTS Of 601 men, 44% were HIV-infected. Low, moderate, and high PA was reported in 27%, 25%, and 48% of the HIV-infected men vs. 19%, 32% and 49% of the HIV-uninfected men, respectively. High PA was associated with lower odds of impairment of learning, memory, and motor function [odds ratio (OR) ranging from 0.52 to 0.57; P < 0.05 for all]. The high PA-global impairment association OR was 0.63 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.39, 1.02]. Among HIV-infected men only, across multiple domains, the high PA-impairment association was even more pronounced (OR from 0.27 to 0.49). Baseline high/moderate PA was not associated with decline of any domain score over time. HIV infection was marginally associated with a higher speed of decline in motor function. CONCLUSIONS A protective effect of high PA on impairment in neurocognitive domains was observed cross-sectionally. Longitudinal PA measurements are needed to elucidate the PA-neurocognitive function relationship over time.
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- A K Monroe
- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Bio-behavioral Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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Duong N, Torre P, Springer G, Cox C, Plankey MW. Hearing Loss and Quality of Life (QOL) among Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and Uninfected Adults. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 7. [PMID: 28217403 PMCID: PMC5313124 DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Research has established that human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes hearing loss. Studies have yet to evaluate the impact on quality of life (QOL). This project evaluates the effect of hearing loss on QOL by HIV status. METHODS The study participants were from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) and the Women's Interagency HIV study (WIHS). A total of 248 men and 127 women participated. Pure-tone air conduction thresholds were collected for each ear at frequencies from 250 through 8000 Hz. Pure-tone averages (PTAs) for each ear were calculated as the mean of air conduction thresholds in low frequencies (i.e., 250, 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz) and high frequencies (i.e., 3000, 4000, 6000 and 8000 Hz). QOL data were gathered with the Short Form 36 Health Survey and Medical Outcome Study (MOS)-HIV instrument in the MACS and WIHS, respectively. A median regression analysis was performed to test the association of PTAs with QOL by HIV status. RESULTS There was no significant association between hearing loss and QOL scores at low and high pure tone averages in HIV positive and negative individuals. HIV status, HIV biomarkers and treatment did not change the lack of association of low and high pure tone averages with poorer QOL. CONCLUSION Although we did not find a statistically significant association of hearing loss with QOL by HIV status, testing for hearing loss with aging and recommending treatment may offset any presumed later life decline in QOL.
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- N Duong
- School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Gustafson DR, Shi Q, Thurn M, Holman S, Minkoff H, Cohen M, Plankey MW, Havlik R, Sharma A, Gange S, Gandhi M, Milam J, Hoover D. Frailty and Constellations of Factors in Aging HIV-infected and Uninfected Women--The Women's Interagency HIV Study. J Frailty Aging 2016; 5:43-8. [PMID: 26980368 DOI: 10.14283/jfa.2016.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Biological similarities are noted between aging and HIV infection. Middle-aged adults with HIV infection may present as elderly due to accelerated aging or having more severe aging phenotypes occurring at younger ages. OBJECTIVES We explored age-adjusted prevalence of frailty, a geriatric condition, among HIV+ and at risk HIV- women. DESIGN Cross-sectional. SETTING The Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). PARTICIPANTS 2028 middle-aged (average age 39 years) female participants (1449 HIV+; 579 HIV-). MEASUREMENTS The Fried Frailty Index (FFI), HIV status variables, and constellations of variables representing Demographic/health behaviors and Aging-related chronic diseases. Associations between the FFI and other variables were estimated, followed by stepwise regression models. RESULTS Overall frailty prevalence was 15.2% (HIV+, 17%; HIV-, 10%). A multivariable model suggested that HIV infection with CD4 count<200; age>40 years; current or former smoking; income ≤$12,000; moderate vs low fibrinogen-4 (FIB-4) levels; and moderate vs high estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) were positively associated with frailty. Low or moderate drinking was protective. CONCLUSIONS Frailty is a multidimensional aging phenotype observed in mid-life among women with HIV infection. Prevalence of frailty in this sample of HIV-infected women exceeds that for usual elderly populations. This highlights the need for geriatricians and gerontologists to interact with younger 'at risk' populations, and assists in the formulation of best recommendations for frailty interventions to prevent early aging, excess morbidities and early death.
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- D R Gustafson
- Deborah Gustafson, PhD, MS, Professor, Department of Neurology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Ave, MSC 1213, Brooklyn, NY 11203, United States, , Phone: +1-718-270-1581, Fax: 718-221-5761
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Plankey MW, Hoffman HJ, Springer G, Cox C, Young MA, Margolick JB, Torre P. P2.119 The Prevalence of Hearing Sensitivity Among HIV-Seropositive and HIV-Seronegative Men and Women. Br J Vener Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0383] [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: 11/04/2022]
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McCallum RW, Soykan I, Sridhar KR, Ricci DA, Lange RC, Plankey MW. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol delays the gastric emptying of solid food in humans: a double-blind, randomized study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 1999; 13:77-80. [PMID: 9892882 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.1999.00441.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active constituent of marijuana, is an effective agent in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. AIM To determine the effect of THC on gastric emptying of a radiolabelled solid food in humans. METHODS Thirteen healthy volunteers underwent gastric emptying studies after receiving THC and placebo in a randomized double-blind fashion on 2 separate days. THC, at a dose of 10 mg/m2 of body surface area, or placebo were administered. RESULTS Gastric emptying after THC was slower than placebo in all subjects. Mean percentage of isotope remaining in the stomach was significantly greater than after placebo from 30 min (85.5 +/- 4.3% vs. 94.2 +/- 1. 4% placebo and THC, respectively, P < 0.05) to 120 min (45.6 +/- 7. 2% vs. 73.9 +/- 7.1% placebo and THC, respectively, P < 0.001) after the test meal. No correlation was found between plasma THC levels and the delay in gastric emptying. CONCLUSIONS THC at a dose used for preventing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting significantly delays gastric emptying of solid food in humans. Therefore, the anti-emetic property of THC may be mediated through the central nervous system.
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- R W McCallum
- Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66160-7350, USA
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Stevens J, Plankey MW, Williamson DF, Thun MJ, Rust PF, Palesch Y, O'Neil PM. The body mass index-mortality relationship in white and African American women. Obes Res 1998; 6:268-77. [PMID: 9688103 DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1998.tb00349.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association of body mass index to all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in white and African American women. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES Women who were members of the American Cancer Society Prevention Study I were examined in 1959 to 1960 and then followed 12 years for vital status. Data for this analysis were from 8,142 black and 100,000 white women. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated from reported height and weight. Associations were examined using Cox proportional hazards modeling with some analyses stratified by smoking (current or never) and educational status (less than complete high school or high school graduate). RESULTS There was a significant interaction between ethnicity and BMI for both all-cause (p<0.05) and CVD mortality (p<0.001). BMI (as a continuous variable) was associated with all-cause mortality in white women in all four groups defined by smoking and education. In black women with less than a high school education, there were no significant associations between BMI mortality. For high school-educated black women, there was a significant association between BMI and all-cause mortality. Among never smoking women with at least a high school education, models using the lowest BMI as the reference indicated a 40% higher risk of all-cause mortality at a BMI of 35.9 in black women vs. 27.3 in white women. DISCUSSION The impact of BMI on mortality was modified by educational level in black women; however, BMI was a less potent risk factor in black women than in white women in the same category of educational status.
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- J Stevens
- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA
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Epidemiological studies of the risks of obesity often use body mass index (BMI) calculated from self-reported height and weight. The purpose of this study was to examine the pattern of reporting error associated with self-reported values of BMI and to evaluate the extent to which linear regression models predict measured BMI from self-reported data and whether these models could compensate for this reporting error. We examined measured and self-reported weight and height on 5079 adults aged 30 years to 64 years from the second National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Measured and self-reported BMI (kg/m2) was calculated, and multiple linear regression techniques were used to predict measured BMI from self-reported BMI. The error in self-reported BMI (self-reported BMI minus measured BMI) was not constant but varied systematically with BMI. The correlation between measured BMI and the error in self-reported BMI was -0.37 for men and -0.38 for women. The pattern of reporting error was only weakly associated with self-reported BMI, with the correlation being 0.05 for men and -0.001 for women. Error in predicted BMI (predicted BMI minus measured BMI) also varied systematically with measured BMI, but less consistently with self-reported BMI. More complex models only slightly improved the ability to predict measured BMI compared with self-reported BMI alone. None of the equations were able to eliminate the systematic reporting error in determining measured BMI values from self-reported data. The characteristic pattern of error associated with self-reported BMI is difficult or impossible to correct by the use of linear regression models.
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- M W Plankey
- National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES We assessed the follow-up behavior of women who had abnormal results of screening mammograms taken on a mobile van. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted between 1988 and 1991 of all women served by a mobile mammography van in rural North Carolina. Compliance with radiologist recommendations for follow-up was assessed through review of patient records and mail surveys of patients with incomplete records. RESULTS Compliance was 44% for negative or benign mammograms, 57% for indeterminate mammograms, and 62% for probably malignant or malignant mammograms. Women who had a previous mammogram or had a malignant finding were more likely to comply with follow-up recommendations (p < .0001) than women with normal or benign results and no history of mammography. Compliers and noncompliers did not differ with respect to family history of breast cancer or personal history of breast discomfort. CONCLUSION Compliance with recommendations in this setting was lower than expected. This may be because rural women using mobile van mammography have limited access to the resources needed for appropriate follow-up. Further research is needed to examine explanations for poor compliance in this setting.
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- E D Pisano
- Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, USA
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- M W Plankey
- Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
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Anthropometric measurements were compared in 312 white and 242 black women (mean age 54) who were participants in the Charleston Heart Study. Body mass index (BMI) was greater in black women (27.8 kg/m2) than in white women (24.7 kg/m2) as were body circumferences. However, when the girth measurements were adjusted for BMI, some racial differences were reversed. Age, smoking and BMI-adjusted abdominal girth was smaller in the black women than in the white women (88.9 cm vs 92.2 cm). The ratio of abdomen to midarm circumference was larger in white women than black women (3.24 vs 3.09), and could be interpreted to indicate a less central fat pattern in the black women. This conclusion should be viewed with caution since circumference measurements, though often used in epidemiologic research, do not differentiate between subcutaneous fat and visceral fat.
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- J Stevens
- Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
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Stevens J, Plankey MW. The conicity index. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1993; 17:727. [PMID: 8118479] [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: 01/28/2023]
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Stubbs JB, Valenzuela GA, Stubbs CC, Croft BY, Teates CD, Plankey MW, McCallum RW. A noninvasive scintigraphic assessment of the colonic transit of nondigestible solids in man. J Nucl Med 1991; 32:1375-81. [PMID: 2066794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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A noninvasive, scintigraphic technique for quantifying large intestinal transit time that provides low radiation doses was developed. The scintigraphic large intestinal transit (SLIT) method uses a total of 100 microCi of 111In encapsulated in ten 2-cm nondigestible capsules, which are ingested after a 6-hr fast. Two hundred fifty microcuries of 99mTc-sulfur colloid were given to outline the gastrointestinal tract. Images were acquired at 4-hr intervals until all capsules were excreted. Normal volunteers (n = 10) consumed a standardized diet 2 days prior and during imaging. Segmental transit times were measured in the following: ascending, transverse, descending, recto-sigmoid colons; hepatic and splenic flexures. The radiation absorbed dose to the large intestine for the SLIT technique is less than half of that associated with other radiographic methods of colonic transit time measurement.
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- J B Stubbs
- Department of Nuclear Engineering, General Clinical Research Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
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Marshall BJ, Plankey MW, Hoffman SR, Boyd CL, Dye KR, Frierson HF, Guerrant RL, McCallum RW. A 20-minute breath test for helicobacter pylori. Am J Gastroenterol 1991; 86:438-45. [PMID: 2012046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In this study, we evaluated a simplified rapid 14C-urea breath test for the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori. Fasting patients undergoing initial assessment for H. pylori drank 5 microCi of 14C-urea in 20 ml of water. Breath was collected at intervals for 30 min. Samples were counted in a beta-counter, and the results were expressed as counts per minute (cpm). In the same week, patients underwent endoscopy, and a blinded investigator examined biopsy samples of gastric mucosa by culture and histology for H. pylori. There were 49 H. pylori-negative (HP-) and 104 H. pylori-positive (HP+) patients in the study. HP+ patients expired a mean of 4398 cpm (SD 2468) per mmol CO2 in a sample taken 20 min after ingestion of the isotope. In contrast, HP--patients expired only 340 cpm (SD 196). If the mean +3 SD of HP- patients was used as a cutoff value, the 20-minute sample gave a sensitivity of 97% and a specificity of 100% for detecting H. pylori. The radiation exposure from this test is less than 1% of that received from an upper gastrointestinal series, and the short collection time makes it both convenient and cost effective.
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- B J Marshall
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville
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Plankey ED, Plankey MW. A nuclear approach to cancer detection. Am J Nurs 1990; 90:107-8. [PMID: 2346173] [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: 12/31/2022]
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- E D Plankey
- Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc., Greenville, NC
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Radionuclide measurement of esophageal transit has been proposed as a screening test for esophageal motor dysfunction. In this study we evaluated the radionuclide esophageal transit test in 49 consecutive patients undergoing esophageal manometry for esophageal motor disorders. Esophageal transit was assessed using a 10-ml water bolus labeled with 250 microCi technetium-99m sulfur colloid. In preliminary studies in 14 healthy controls, mean transit time was 9.6 +/- 2.1 (SD) sec. Prolonged transit (greater than 15 sec) was observed in two of 28 swallow sequences in the control subjects. Transit times were prolonged in all patients with achalasia or diffuse esophageal spasm, and in five of seven patients with nonspecific abnormalities of peristaltic progression. The test was abnormal in only three of seven patients with high-amplitude peristalsis (nutcracker esophagus) and in none of three patients with hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter. Additionally, prolonged transit was seen in two of 18 patients with normal manometry. We conclude that the radionuclide transit test using a liquid bolus successfully identifies motor disorders characterized by defective peristaltic progression but not disorders in which peristalsis is intact. A major limiting factor appears to be the small number of swallow sequences tested. The test may not, therefore, be accurate enough to consider adopting as a sensitive and noninvasive screening test in the evaluation of patients with suspected esophageal motor disorders.
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- R H Holloway
- Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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Wackers FJ, Stein R, Pytlik L, Plankey MW, Lange R, Hoffer PB, Sands MJ, Zaret BL, Berger HJ. Gold-195m for serial first pass radionuclide angiocardiography during upright exercise in patients with coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 1983; 2:497-505. [PMID: 6875113 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(83)80277-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Sequential first pass radionuclide angiocardiography can be performed in rapid succession using gold-195m because of its low radiation dose and short half-life (30.5 seconds). In 25 patients with known or suspected coronary artery disease, first pass studies with gold-195m were obtained using a computerized multicrystal gamma camera at rest (n = 29), at the end of each 3 minute stage of exercise (n = 25) and immediately after exercise (n = 23). In 13 patients, assessment of left ventricular function during exercise with gold-195m was combined with thallium-201 stress scintigraphy. Left ventricular ejection fraction at rest assessed with technetium-99m and gold-195m correlated well (r = 0.93). In addition, repeat left ventricular ejection fractions at rest with gold-195m correlated closely (r = 0.96). Comparing peak exercise left ventricular ejection fraction with ejection fraction at rest, abnormal left ventricular reserve was found in 20 of 25 patients. Various abnormal patterns of left ventricular ejection fraction response were noted, showing the diagnostic potential of serial exercise angiocardiography. Thallium-201 myocardial images, obtained on a single crystal gamma camera after multiple gold-195m injections, were all of good diagnostic quality and were abnormal in 10 of 13 patients. Thus, multiple high count rate first pass studies can be obtained with gold-195m during and after exercise, allowing serial study of physiologic changes in left ventricular function during exercise. Thallium-201 myocardial imaging can be performed using the same exercise test, providing direct comparison of myocardial function and perfusion.
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