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Rischard F, Altman N, Szmuszkovicz J, Sciurba F, Berman-Rosenzweig E, Lee S, Krishnan S, Truong N, Wood J, Finn AV. Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 on the Cardiopulmonary System in Adults and Children: Current Status and Questions to be Resolved by the National Institutes of Health Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery Initiative. Chest 2024; 165:978-989. [PMID: 38185377 PMCID: PMC11026169 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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TOPIC IMPORTANCE Long COVID may occur in at least 10% of patients recovering from SARS-CoV-2 infection and often is associated with debilitating symptoms. Among the organ systems that might be involved in its pathogenesis, the respiratory and cardiovascular systems may be central to common symptoms seen in survivors of COVID-19, including fatigue, dyspnea, chest pain, cough, and exercise intolerance. Understand the exact symptomatology, causes, and effects of long COVID on the heart and lungs may help us to discover new therapies. To that end, the National Institutes of Health is sponsoring a national study population of diverse volunteers to support large-scale studies on the long-term effects of COVID-19. REVIEW FINDINGS The National Institutes of Health Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) initiative currently is recruiting participants in the United States to answer critical questions about long COVID. The study comprises adult and pediatric cohorts as well as an electronic health record cohort. Based on symptoms, individuals undergo prespecified medical testing to understand whether abnormalities can be detected and are followed up longitudinally. Herein, we outline current understanding of the clinical symptoms and pathophysiologic features of long COVID with respect to the cardiopulmonary system in adults and children and then determine how the clinical, electronic health record, and autopsy cohorts of the RECOVER initiative will attempt to answer the most pressing questions surrounding the long-term effects of COVID-19. SUMMARY Data generated from the RECOVER initiative will provide guidance about missing gaps in our knowledge about long COVID and how they might be filled by data gathered through the RECOVER initiative.
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- Franz Rischard
- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
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- Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; Division of Cardiology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Heart Center, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Boston Children's Health Physicians, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Pediatrics and Radiology, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- CVPath Institute, Gaithersburg, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
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Thaweethai T, Jolley SE, Karlson EW, Levitan EB, Levy B, McComsey GA, McCorkell L, Nadkarni GN, Parthasarathy S, Singh U, Walker TA, Selvaggi CA, Shinnick DJ, Schulte CCM, Atchley-Challenner R, Alba GA, Alicic R, Altman N, Anglin K, Argueta U, Ashktorab H, Baslet G, Bassett IV, Bateman L, Bedi B, Bhattacharyya S, Bind MA, Blomkalns AL, Bonilla H, Bush PA, Castro M, Chan J, Charney AW, Chen P, Chibnik LB, Chu HY, Clifton RG, Costantine MM, Cribbs SK, Davila Nieves SI, Deeks SG, Duven A, Emery IF, Erdmann N, Erlandson KM, Ernst KC, Farah-Abraham R, Farner CE, Feuerriegel EM, Fleurimont J, Fonseca V, Franko N, Gainer V, Gander JC, Gardner EM, Geng LN, Gibson KS, Go M, Goldman JD, Grebe H, Greenway FL, Habli M, Hafner J, Han JE, Hanson KA, Heath J, Hernandez C, Hess R, Hodder SL, Hoffman MK, Hoover SE, Huang B, Hughes BL, Jagannathan P, John J, Jordan MR, Katz SD, Kaufman ES, Kelly JD, Kelly SW, Kemp MM, Kirwan JP, Klein JD, Knox KS, Krishnan JA, Kumar A, Laiyemo AO, Lambert AA, Lanca M, Lee-Iannotti JK, Logarbo BP, Longo MT, Luciano CA, Lutrick K, Maley JH, Marathe JG, Marconi V, Marshall GD, Martin CF, Matusov Y, Mehari A, Mendez-Figueroa H, Mermelstein R, Metz TD, Morse R, Mosier J, Mouchati C, Mullington J, Murphy SN, Neuman RB, Nikolich JZ, Ofotokun I, Ojemakinde E, Palatnik A, Palomares K, Parimon T, Parry S, Patterson JE, Patterson TF, Patzer RE, Peluso MJ, Pemu P, Pettker CM, Plunkett BA, Pogreba-Brown K, Poppas A, Quigley JG, Reddy U, Reece R, Reeder H, Reeves WB, Reiman EM, Rischard F, Rosand J, Rouse DJ, Ruff A, Saade G, Sandoval GJ, Schlater SM, Shepherd F, Sherif ZA, Simhan H, Singer NG, Skupski DW, Sowles A, Sparks JA, Sukhera FI, Taylor BS, Teunis L, Thomas RJ, Thorp JM, Thuluvath P, Ticotsky A, Tita AT, Tuttle KR, Urdaneta AE, Valdivieso D, VanWagoner TM, Vasey A, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Wallace ZS, Ward HD, Warren DE, Weiner SJ, Welch S, Whiteheart SW, Wiley Z, Wisnivesky JP, Yee LM, Zisis S, Horwitz LI, Foulkes AS. Development of a Definition of Postacute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA 2023; 329:1934-1946. [PMID: 37278994 PMCID: PMC10214179 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.8823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 152.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Importance SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with persistent, relapsing, or new symptoms or other health effects occurring after acute infection, termed postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), also known as long COVID. Characterizing PASC requires analysis of prospectively and uniformly collected data from diverse uninfected and infected individuals. Objective To develop a definition of PASC using self-reported symptoms and describe PASC frequencies across cohorts, vaccination status, and number of infections. Design, Setting, and Participants Prospective observational cohort study of adults with and without SARS-CoV-2 infection at 85 enrolling sites (hospitals, health centers, community organizations) located in 33 states plus Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. Participants who were enrolled in the RECOVER adult cohort before April 10, 2023, completed a symptom survey 6 months or more after acute symptom onset or test date. Selection included population-based, volunteer, and convenience sampling. Exposure SARS-CoV-2 infection. Main Outcomes and Measures PASC and 44 participant-reported symptoms (with severity thresholds). Results A total of 9764 participants (89% SARS-CoV-2 infected; 71% female; 16% Hispanic/Latino; 15% non-Hispanic Black; median age, 47 years [IQR, 35-60]) met selection criteria. Adjusted odds ratios were 1.5 or greater (infected vs uninfected participants) for 37 symptoms. Symptoms contributing to PASC score included postexertional malaise, fatigue, brain fog, dizziness, gastrointestinal symptoms, palpitations, changes in sexual desire or capacity, loss of or change in smell or taste, thirst, chronic cough, chest pain, and abnormal movements. Among 2231 participants first infected on or after December 1, 2021, and enrolled within 30 days of infection, 224 (10% [95% CI, 8.8%-11%]) were PASC positive at 6 months. Conclusions and Relevance A definition of PASC was developed based on symptoms in a prospective cohort study. As a first step to providing a framework for other investigations, iterative refinement that further incorporates other clinical features is needed to support actionable definitions of PASC.
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- Tanayott Thaweethai
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Patient-Led Research Collaborative, Calabasas, California
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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- Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- University of Illinois Chicago College of Medicine
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- Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, Washington
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- University of Utah Schools of the Health Sciences, Salt Lake City
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- West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Morgantown
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- Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York
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- University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria
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- Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago
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- Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
- NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, Illinois
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- Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York
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- West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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- The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- Milken Institute of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
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- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center, Rockville, Maryland
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Copeland H, Knezevic I, Baran DA, Rao V, Pham M, Gustafsson F, Pinney S, Lima B, Masetti M, Ciarka A, Rajagopalan N, Torres A, Hsich E, Patel JK, Goldraich LA, Colvin M, Segovia J, Ross H, Ginwalla M, Sharif-Kashani B, Farr MA, Potena L, Kobashigawa J, Crespo-Leiro MG, Altman N, Wagner F, Cook J, Stosor V, Grossi PA, Khush K, Yagdi T, Restaino S, Tsui S, Absi D, Sokos G, Zuckermann A, Wayda B, Felius J, Hall SA. Donor heart selection: Evidence-based guidelines for providers. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023; 42:7-29. [PMID: 36357275 PMCID: PMC10284152 DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.08.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The proposed donor heart selection guidelines provide evidence-based and expert-consensus recommendations for the selection of donor hearts following brain death. These recommendations were compiled by an international panel of experts based on an extensive literature review.
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- Hannah Copeland
- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Indiana University School of Medicine-Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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- Transplantation Centre, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Sentara Heart Hospital, Norfolk, Virginia
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- Peter Munk Cardiac Centre Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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- Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Medical City Heart Hospital, Dallas, Texas
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- Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Unit IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Institute of Civilisation Diseases and Regenerative Medicine, University of Information Technology and Management, Rzeszow, Poland
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- Los Cobos Medical Center, Universidad El Bosque, Bogota, Colombia
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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- Cardiovascular Division, Palo Alto Medical Foundation/Sutter Health, Burlingame, California
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- Department of Cardiology, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Unit IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Italy
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Division of Cardiology Columbia University, New York, New York; New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Favaloro Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, Texas; Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Dallas, Texas; Division of Transplant Cardiology, Mechanical Circulatory Support and Advanced Heart Failure, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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Cornwell WK, Tran T, Cerbin L, Coe G, Muralidhar A, Hunter K, Altman N, Ambardekar AV, Tompkins C, Zipse M, Schulte M, O'Gean K, Ostertag M, Hoffman J, Pal JD, Lawley JS, Levine BD, Wolfel E, Kohrt WM, Buttrick P. New insights into resting and exertional right ventricular performance in the healthy heart through real-time pressure-volume analysis. J Physiol 2020; 598:2575-2587. [PMID: 32347547 DOI: 10.1113/jp279759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2024] Open
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KEY POINTS Despite growing interest in right ventricular form and function in diseased states, there is a paucity of data regarding characteristics of right ventricular function - namely contractile and lusitropic reserve, as well as ventricular-arterial coupling, in the healthy heart during rest, as well as submaximal and peak exercise. Pressure-volume analysis of the right ventricle, during invasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing, demonstrates that that the right heart has enormous contractile reserve, with a three- or fourfold increase in all metrics of contractility, as well as myocardial energy production and utilization. The healthy right ventricle also demonstrates marked augmentation in lusitropy, indicating that diastolic filling of the right heart is not passive. Rather, the right ventricle actively contributes to venous return during exercise, along with the muscle pump. Ventricular-arterial coupling is preserved during submaximal and peak exercise in the healthy heart. ABSTRACT Knowledge of right ventricular (RV) function has lagged behind that of the left ventricle and historically, the RV has even been referred to as a 'passive conduit' of lesser importance than its left-sided counterpart. Pressure-volume (PV) analysis is the gold standard metric of assessing ventricular performance. We recruited nine healthy sedentary individuals free of any cardiopulmonary disease (42 ± 12 years, 78 ± 11 kg), who completed invasive cardiopulmonary exercise testing during upright ergometry, while using conductance catheters inserted into the RV to generate real-time PV loops. Data were obtained at rest, two submaximal levels of exercise below ventilatory threshold, to simulate real-world scenarios/activities of daily living, and maximal effort. Breath-by-breath oxygen uptake was determined by indirect calorimetry. During submaximal and peak exercise, there were significant increases in all metrics of systolic function by three- to fourfold, including cardiac output, preload recruitable stroke work, and maximum rate of pressure change in the ventricle (dP/dtmax ), as well as energy utilization as determined by stroke work and pressure-volume area. Similarly, the RV demonstrated a significant, threefold increase in lusitropic reserve throughout exercise. Ventricular-arterial coupling, defined by the quotient of end-systolic elastance and effective arterial elastance, was preserved throughout all stages of exercise. Maximal pressures increased significantly during exercise, while end-diastolic volumes were essentially unchanged. Overall, these findings demonstrate that the healthy RV is not merely a passive conduit, but actively participates in cardiopulmonary performance during exercise by accessing an enormous amount of contractile and lusitropic reserve, ensuring that VA coupling is preserved throughout all stages of exercise.
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- William K Cornwell
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Clinical and Translational Research Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Bioengineering, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Sport Science, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Campus, Dallas, TX, USA
- Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Clinical and Translational Research Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Eastern Colorado VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
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Gosche E, Odeyemi O, Altman N. THE MRI MAY LIE: BIOPSY CONFIRMED HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE-INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY WITHOUT LATE GADOLINIUM ENHANCEMENT ON MRI IN A PATIENT WITH HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32960-0] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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McHugh K, DeVore AD, Wu J, Matsouaka RA, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA, Yancy CW, Green JB, Altman N, Hernandez AF. Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Diabetes: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020; 73:602-611. [PMID: 30732715 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is now the most common form of HF, affecting over 3 million adults in the United States alone. HFpEF is a heterogenous syndrome. One important phenotype may be related to comorbid conditions, including diabetes mellitus (DM). DM has a prevalence of approximately 45% in HFpEF, but characteristics and outcomes of this population are poorly understood. In this review, the authors summarize data from several clinical trials of HFpEF therapeutics and provide original data from a large cohort using the Get With The Guidelines-HF registry, which together suggest that DM is associated with increased morbidity and long-term mortality in HFpEF. The authors then discuss several common pathological mechanisms in HFpEF and DM, including sodium retention, metabolic derangements, impaired skeletal muscle function, and potential therapeutic targets. As the understanding of comorbid HFpEF and DM improves, it is hoped clinicians will be better equipped to offer effective, patient-centered treatments.
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- Kelly McHugh
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, Ronald Reagan-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, Colorado
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina; Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, North Carolina.
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Kakkar E, Buchanan C, Altman N, Allen L, Pearson D, Stabler S, Dreskin S. M355 SUDDEN-ONSET OF DYSPNEA IN A PATIENT WITH ELEVATED EOSINOPHILS. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2019.08.429] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Beck N, Sauer P, Tumolo A, Sandhu A, Zipse M, Borne R, Nguyen D, Schuller J, Aleong R, Tompkins C, Varosy P, Rosenberg M, Khazanie P, Altman N, Brieke A, Cornwell W, Wolfel E, Ambardekar A, Allen L, Tzou WS. ABLATION OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HEART FAILURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA RECURRENCE, MORTALITY, OR HEART FAILURE READMISSION COMPARED TO MEDICAL THERAPY ALONE. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)31063-0] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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McHugh K, Wu J, Matsouaka RA, DeVore AD, Fonarow GC, Heidenreich PA, Yancy CW, Green JB, Altman N, Hernandez AF. Diabetes is Associated with Worse In-Hospital and 30-Day Post-Discharge Morbidity in Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Findings from the Get With The Guidelines Heart Failure Registry. J Card Fail 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.358] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Cowherd M, Rothstein P, Tumolo A, Altman N, Khazanie P, Ambardekar A, Brieke A, Wolfel E, Cornwell W, Zipse M, Nguyen D, Marzec L, Aleong R, Tompkins C, Allen L, Sauer W, Tzou W. EARLY RECURRENCE OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA PREDICTS INCREASED MORTALITY AMONG PATIENTS WITH SEVERE HEART FAILURE. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(17)33892-5] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Hospital; Hollywood FL
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- Department of Radiology, Miami Children's Hospital
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Carley K, Fridsma D, Casman E, Yahja A, Altman N, Li-Chiou Chen, Kaminsky B, Nave D. BioWar: scalable agent-based model of bioattacks. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1109/tsmca.2005.851291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Rozin I, Croitoru M, Radinsky E, Altman N, Teitelman U, Altman E. Crit Care 2005; 9:P116. [DOI: 10.1186/cc3179] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Singer LJ, Herron A, Altman N. Zinc responsive dermatopathy in goats: two field cases. Contemp Top Lab Anim Sci 2000; 39:32-5. [PMID: 11487227] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Two adult female goats presented with symmetrical alopecia, rough hair coats, weight loss, and generalized unthriftiness. In light of the history and clinical signs, we suspected a mineral deficiency or endocrine imbalance. These animals were being fed a diet of alfalfa, a legume high in calcium, which can block zinc uptake. Serum zinc levels were low, and skin biopsies supported the diagnosis of zinc deficiency. Therefore, these findings suggest that the main factor blocking zinc absorption was increased dietary calcium.
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- L J Singer
- Division of Comparative Pathology, University of Miami, School of Medicine, 1550 NW 10th Ave Room 109, (R-46), Miami, Florida, 33136, USA
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Imaging of the brachial plexus and peripheral nerves is challenging in the pediatric patient. Magnetic resonance imaging is the modality of choice as it is not invasive and demonstrates proximal and distal lesions. This may be used to detect nerve root avulsions, nerve ruptures, pseudo-meningoceles, brachial plexus scarring, post-traumatic neuromas, brachial plexus edema, spinal cord damage, abnormalities of the shoulder joint, trauma, neoplasms, and infection. Imaging allows diagnosis and careful preoperative evaluation of children suffering from brachial plexus injuries and peripheral nerve disorders.
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- S Birchansky
- Department of Radiology, Miami Children's Hospital, FL 33155, USA
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Kimbell LM, Miller DL, Chavez W, Altman N. Molecular analysis of the 18S rRNA gene of Cryptosporidium serpentis in a wild-caught corn snake (Elaphe guttata guttata) and a five-species restriction fragment length polymorphism- based assay that can additionally discern C. parvum from C. wrairi. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:5345-9. [PMID: 10583987 PMCID: PMC91727 DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.12.5345-5349.1999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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An adult wild-caught corn snake (Elaphe guttata guttata) was presented for humane euthanasia and necropsy because of severe cryptosporidiosis. The animal was lethargic and >5% dehydrated but in good flesh. Gastric lavage was performed prior to euthanasia. Histopathologic findings included gastric mucosal hypertrophy and a hemorrhagic erosive gastritis. Numerous 5- to 7-microm-diameter round extracellular organisms were associated with the mucosal hypertrophy. A PCR, acid-fast stains, Giemsa stains, and an enzyme immunoassay were all positive for Cryptosporidium spp. PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis on gastric lavage and gastric mucosal specimens, and subsequent sequencing of the 18S rRNA gene, enabled a distinct molecular characterization of the infecting organism as Cryptosporidium serpentis. Until recently, studies on snake Cryptosporidium have relied on host specificity and gross and histopathologic observations to identify the infecting species. A multiple alignment of our sequence against recently published sequences of the 18S rRNA gene of C. serpentis (GenBank accession no. AF093499, AF093500, and AF093501 [L. Xiao et al., unpublished data, 1998]) revealed 100% homology with the C. serpentis (Snake) sequence (AF093499) previously described by Xiao et al. An RFLP method to differentiate the five presently sequenced strains of Cryptosporidium at this locus was developed. This assay, which uses SpeI and SspI, complements a previously reported assay by additionally distinguishing the bovine strain of Cryptosporidium from Cryptosporidium wrairi.
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- L M Kimbell
- Division of Comparative Pathology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33136, USA
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Lee TT, Ragheb J, Bruce JC, Altman N, Morrison G. Diffuse cerebral vasospasm with ischemia after resection of a cerebellopontine angle primitive neuroectodermal tumor in a child. Pediatr Neurosurg 1998; 29:300-3. [PMID: 9973676 DOI: 10.1159/000028741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 11/19/2022]
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This case report describes a 15-month-old female who developed diffuse cerebral vasospasm after resection of a cerebellopontine angle primitive neuroectodermal tumor. The patient developed an acute dense left hemiparesis 16 days postoperatively with partial right ptosis. Initial magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion study were unremarkable, though a magnetic resonance angiography 1 day later demonstrated severe intracranial vasospasm of both carotid and vertebral arteries. The vasospasm was confirmed with cerebral angiography. The patient progressed to bihemispheric infarcts with laminar necrosis despite combination therapy with anticoagulation, pharmacological hypertension, hypervolemia, and nimodipine. The clinical course, radiographic, and pathological findings are presented.
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- T T Lee
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, Fla., USA
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Dubrovsky T, Curless R, Scott G, Chaneles M, Post MJ, Altman N, Petito CK, Start D, Wood C. Cerebral aneurysmal arteriopathy in childhood AIDS. Neurology 1998; 51:560-5. [PMID: 9710035 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.51.2.560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To identify cerebral aneurysmal arteriopathy in children with longstanding AIDS. BACKGROUND Five cases are described from the authors' experience, and eight additional cases are reviewed from the literature. Details are presented in regard to the clinical picture as well as brain imaging with cerebral angiography and magnetic resonance angiography in some cases. Autopsy information is available in four cases, including one of the authors' patients. RESULTS Seven patients acquired HIV infection perinatally, five patients were infected by blood transfusions, and one patient had both risk factors. In the four postmortem patients, the vascular pathology was similar, showing ectasia and aneurysmal dilatation confined to the large arteries of the circle of Willis. Medial fibrosis and loss of muscularis with destruction of the internal elastic lamina and intimal hyperplasia was common. The latency period following infection varied from 2 to 11 years. Once a diagnosis of aneurysmal arteriopathy was made, the patients deteriorated rapidly, with death occurring in less than 6 months. CONCLUSIONS The development of cerebral aneurysmal arteriopathy in childhood AIDS tends to occur after a prolonged delay and is usually followed by death in a short period of time. The etiology for the vasculitis is unknown. Varicella zoster virus may be the etiology in some of the cases because of its potential to cause this pathology and the striking unilateral arterial involvement found in Case 5. HIV vasculitis is also a possibility, as suggested by the detection of HIV protein or genomic material in two of the four autopsy cases.
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- T Dubrovsky
- Department of Neurology, University of Miami, FL, USA
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Duchowny M, Jayakar P, Resnick T, Harvey AS, Alvarez L, Dean P, Gilman J, Yaylali I, Morrison G, Prats A, Altman N, Birchansky S, Bruce J. Epilepsy surgery in the first three years of life. Epilepsia 1998; 39:737-43. [PMID: 9670902 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1998.tb01159.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Partial seizures in early postnatal life may be catastrophic and associated with poor long-term outcome. Epilepsy surgery can alleviate partial seizures in older children and adults, but there is little experience with surgical therapy in infancy apart from hemispheric epilepsy syndromes. METHODS We analyzed the results of cortical resection to treat medically refractory partial epilepsy in 31 children (16 boys, 15 girls) aged <3 years (mean, 18.3 months). Subjects were included only if seizure relief was the primary indication for surgery. RESULTS Follow-up of at least 1 year (mean, 4.6 years) in 26 patients revealed that 16 were seizure-free, 4 had >90% seizure reduction, and 6 had <90% reduction. There was no significant difference in seizure outcome between hemispherectomy/multilobar resections and lobar resections or temporal versus extratemporal resection. Seizure outcome was independent of the amount of cortex removed in nonlesional patients. Only the presence of a discrete lesion on preoperative neuroimaging correlated with a favorable outcome. Family perceptions of accelerated development in seizure-free patients were not confirmed on developmental assessment. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that cortical resection often benefits very young children with catastrophic partial seizures, but does not guarantee enhanced neurological development. The location and extent of the excised cortex may not be critical as long as the entire epileptogenic region and lesion are removed.
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- M Duchowny
- Neuroscience Program and the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Miami Children's Hospital, Florida 33155, USA
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PURPOSE To report bilateral aplasia of the optic nerves, chiasm, and tracts in an otherwise healthy infant. METHOD Case report. RESULTS Ophthalmologic examination disclosed bilateral microphthalmos and optic nerve aplasia. Physical, neurologic, and genetic evaluations were otherwise normal. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and orbits disclosed bilateral aplasia of the optic nerves, chiasm, and tracts. CONCLUSION Bilateral aplasia of the optic nerves, chiasm, and tracts may occur in an otherwise healthy infant.
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- I U Scott
- Department of Ophthalmology, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
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Altman N, Boyer RS, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Haughton VM, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1997; 18:1597-9. [PMID: 9296211 PMCID: PMC8338142] [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: 02/05/2023]
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- N Altman
- Fla Children's Hospital, Miami, USA
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Altman N, Boyer RS, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Haughton VM, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1997; 18:1397-400. [PMID: 9282883 PMCID: PMC8338013] [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: 02/05/2023]
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- N Altman
- Miami Children's Hospital, Fla, USA
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Altman N, Boyer RS, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Haughton VM, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1997; 18:997-1000. [PMID: 9159389 PMCID: PMC8338105] [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: 02/04/2023]
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- N Altman
- Miami Children's Hospital, Fla, USA
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Altman N, Boyer RS, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Haughton VM, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1997; 18:795-9. [PMID: 9127057 PMCID: PMC8338491] [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: 02/04/2023]
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- N Altman
- Miami (Fla) Children's Hospital, USA
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Altman N, Boyer RS, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Haughton VM, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1997; 18:597-600. [PMID: 9090433 PMCID: PMC8338428] [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: 02/04/2023]
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- N Altman
- Miami Children's Hospital, (Fla), USA
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Altman N, Boyer RS, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1997; 18:197-8. [PMID: 9010543 PMCID: PMC8337877] [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: 02/03/2023]
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- N Altman
- Miami (Fla) Children's Hospital, USA
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Altman N, Boyer RS, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Haughton VM, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1997; 18:1196-9. [PMID: 9194455 PMCID: PMC8337300] [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: 02/04/2023]
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- N Altman
- Miami (Fla) Children's Hospital, USA
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Goldstein R, Harvey AS, Duchowny M, Jayakar P, Altman N, Resnick T, Levin B, Dean P, Alvarez L. Preoperative clinical, EEG, and imaging findings do not predict seizure outcome following temporal lobectomy in childhood. J Child Neurol 1996; 11:445-50. [PMID: 9120221 DOI: 10.1177/088307389601100606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 02/04/2023]
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Although certain clinical, electroencephalographic (EEG), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and pathologic findings in adults with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy predict seizure outcome following temporal lobectomy, predictors of seizure outcome have not been studied systematically in pediatric temporal lobectomy series. We retrospectively analyzed preoperative clinical, EEG, and neuroimaging findings with reference to seizure outcome (seizure free or non-seizure free) in 33 children (mean age, 9.3 years) who underwent tailored temporal lobe resections for intractable temporal lobe epilepsy. Trends were apparent with (1) younger age at seizure onset, younger age at surgery, shorter duration of epilepsy, localized unilateral temporal lesions on MRI, and right-sided surgery more frequently associated with a seizure-free outcome, and (2) significant prior history, daily preoperative seizures, generalized motor seizures, mental retardation, and localized unilateral temporal epileptiform EEG activity more frequently associated with a non-seizure-free outcome. However, none of these findings, alone or in combination, correlated with postoperative seizure status at a statistically significant level. Submitting the four variables generally considered to be most predictive of favorable outcome (ie, normal intelligence, unilateral ictal and interictal EEG discharges, and focal temporal MRI lesion) to a multiple-cutoff procedure did not predict seizure freedom. Our data indicate that predictors of outcome of temporal lobectomy in adults may not apply in children, perhaps due to inherent neurobiologic differences in the etiology and expression of temporal lobe epilepsy, and should therefore not be used as sole determinants of surgical candidacy in children.
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- R Goldstein
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, FL, USA
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Altman N, Boyer RS, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1996; 17:1802-4. [PMID: 8896644 PMCID: PMC8338309] [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: 02/02/2023]
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- N Altman
- Miami (Fla) Children's Hospital (N.A.), USA
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Harvey AS, Jayakar P, Duchowny M, Resnick T, Prats A, Altman N, Renfroe JB. Hemifacial seizures and cerebellar ganglioglioma: an epilepsy syndrome of infancy with seizures of cerebellar origin. Ann Neurol 1996; 40:91-8. [PMID: 8687198 DOI: 10.1002/ana.410400115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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We investigated a 6-month-old infant with daily episodes of left hemifacial contraction, head and eye deviation to the right, nystagmoid jerks to the right, autonomic dysfunction, and retained consciousness. The episodes began on day 1 of life and were unresponsive to antiepileptic medication. Interictal and ictal scalp electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings were unremarkable. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a mass in the left cerebellar hemisphere and peduncle. Ictal single-photon emission computed tomography revealed focal hyperperfusion in the region of the cerebellar mass. Ictal EEG recordings with implanted cerebellar electrodes demonstrated focal seizure discharges in the region of the mass. Resection of the mass resulted in remission of seizures and histopathology revealed ganglioglioma. Six previously reported infants with similar semiology (described as "hemifacial spasm"), imaging findings, and histopathology are reviewed. We believe the previously reported infants and our patient constitute a rare but important clinicopathological syndrome of infancy characterized by epileptic seizures of cerebellar origin.
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- A S Harvey
- Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Miami Children's Hospital, FL 33155-3009, USA
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolper SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1996; 17:803-4. [PMID: 8848986 PMCID: PMC8337266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1996; 17:601-4. [PMID: 8881263 PMCID: PMC8337989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated Bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1996; 17:401-4. [PMID: 8938323 PMCID: PMC8338364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1996; 17:1201-3. [PMID: 8791943 PMCID: PMC8338609] [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: 02/02/2023]
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- N Altman
- Miami (Fla) Children's Hospital, USA
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995; 16:1949-52. [PMID: 8694003 PMCID: PMC8338217] [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: 02/01/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995; 16:1748-52. [PMID: 7502990 PMCID: PMC8337752] [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: 01/25/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AP, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995; 16:1567-8. [PMID: 7484663 PMCID: PMC8338087] [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: 01/25/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995; 16:1181-3. [PMID: 7639152 PMCID: PMC8337814] [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: 01/26/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995; 16:614-6. [PMID: 7793392 PMCID: PMC8337659] [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: 01/27/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1995; 16:420-3. [PMID: 7726095 PMCID: PMC8338336] [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: 01/26/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994; 15:1970-2. [PMID: 7863955 PMCID: PMC8334269] [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: 01/27/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Eister AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994; 15:1798-800. [PMID: 7847234 PMCID: PMC8333729] [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: 01/27/2023]
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- N Altman
- Miami Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994; 15:1196-200. [PMID: 8073999 PMCID: PMC8333479] [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: 01/28/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994; 15:1000. [PMID: 8059644 PMCID: PMC8332176] [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: 01/28/2023]
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Naidich TP, Grant JL, Altman N, Zimmerman RA, Birchansky SB, Braffman B, Daniel JL. The developing cerebral surface. Preliminary report on the patterns of sulcal and gyral maturation--anatomy, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging. Neuroimaging Clin N Am 1994; 4:201-40. [PMID: 8081626] [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: 01/28/2023]
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This literature review provides data on the temporal sequence in which gyri, sulci, and fissures first become apparent on anatomic specimens of the developing brain surface. Ultrasonic display of these anatomic features lags behind the initial appearance of the features by a variable interval, greater in early gestation and diminishing in late gestation. MR imaging, especially three-dimensional surface rendering, displays the degree of surface maturation to advantage. Different publications have provided variable estimates of the time course of surface maturation, leading to discordance in the date tabulated. None-the-less, the overall sequence is clear and the surface features are useful in assessing the degree of fetal-neonatal maturity by ultrasonography and by MR imaging.
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- T P Naidich
- Department of Radiology, Baptist Hospital of Miami, Florida
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994; 15:798-800. [PMID: 8010286 PMCID: PMC8334218] [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: 01/28/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994; 15:597-600. [PMID: 8197965 PMCID: PMC8334303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Altman N, Brunberg JA, Elster AD, George AE, Hackney DB, Lufkin RB, Ross JS, Swartz JD, Weissman JL, Wolpert SM. Annotated bibliography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1994; 15:398-400. [PMID: 8192092 PMCID: PMC8334623] [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: 01/29/2023]
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Todhunter RJ, Wootton JA, Altman N, Lust G, Minor RR. Cross-validation of cyanogen bromide-peptide ratios to measure the proportion of type II collagen in pepsin digests of equine articular cartilage, meniscus, and cartilage repair tissue. Anal Biochem 1994; 216:195-204. [PMID: 8135352 DOI: 10.1006/abio.1994.1025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Collagen type I and type II were purified from equine flexor tendon and articular cartilage, respectively. Equal amounts of these collagens were cleaved with cyanogen bromide, and 11 mixtures containing increasing proportions of type II collagen were separated in seven identical sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels. The density of bands was measured in wet gels and the peak areas were used to form six ratios of peptide bands that had polynomial relationships with the known proportions of type I and type II collagen in the mixtures. Calibration curves for determining the proportion of type II collagen in the mixtures were constructed using ratios and combinations of ratios of peak areas. Cross-validation was used to identify calibration curves with the smallest squared prediction error or squared average prediction error for all combinations of ratios. Ratios of peak areas of each one of the seven gels were treated, in turn, as the "unknown," and a prediction was carried out using these unknowns and the ratios from the other six gels. Two ratios had the smallest squared average prediction error and calibration curves were computed for these ratios with all seven gels. These curves were used to estimate the proportion of type II collagen in the pepsin-soluble and the pepsin-resistant fractions of articular cartilage inner and outer meniscus, and cartilage repair tissue. Cross-validation enabled selection of the cyanogen bromide-peptide ratios for calibration curves that resulted in the most accurate estimation of the proportion of type II collagen in pepsin digests of tissues.
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- R J Todhunter
- James A. Baker Institute for Animal Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853
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