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Thaper A, Ross SJ, Agarwal Z, Langston M, Miles WM, Austin A. Progression of ECG in hydroxychloroquine overdose. J Electrocardiol 2023; 77:68-71. [PMID: 36652870 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2023.01.002] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Hydroxychloroquine overdose is associated with myocardial toxicity and conduction disorders. We report a case of hydroxychloroquine overdose that demonstrated a rapid progressive intraventricular conduction delay and QT prolongation resulting in significant bradycardia and shock despite aggressive treatment. We describe the rare capture of abrupt abnormalities of this overdose in sequential electrocardiograms in the immediate hours post-ingestion.
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- Arushi Thaper
- Department of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America.
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Vautier RA, Ross SJ, Arroyo JM, George P, Miles WM. CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY BY ABLATION. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)03475-1] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Shah NH, Ross SJ, Njapo SAN, Merritt J, Kolarich A, Kaufmann M, Miles WM, Winchester DE, Burkart TA, McKillop M. Better Than You Think—Appropriate Use of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators at a Single Academic Center: A Retrospective Review. Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications 2021. [DOI: 10.15212/cvia.2021.0005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) can be life-saving devices, although they are expensive and may cause complications. In 2013, several professional societies published joint appropriate use criteria (AUC) assessing indications for ICD implantation. Data
evaluating the clinical application of AUC are limited. Previous registry-based studies estimated that 22.5% of primary prevention ICD implantations were “non-evidence-based” implantations. On the basis of AUC, we aimed to determine the prevalence of “rarely appropriate”
ICD implantation at our institution for comparison with previous estimates.Methods: We reviewed 286 patients who underwent ICD implantation between 2013 and 2016. Appropriateness of each ICD implantation was assessed by independent review and rated on the basis of AUC.Results:
Of 286 ICD implantations, two independent reviewers found that 89.5% and 89.2%, respectively, were appropriate, 5.6% and 7.3% may be appropriate, and 1.8% and 2.1% were rarely appropriate. No AUC indication was found for 3.5% and 3.4% of ICD implantations, respectively. Secondary prevention
ICD implantations were more likely rarely appropriate (2.6% vs. 1.2% and 3.6% vs. 1.1%) or unrated (6.0% vs. 1.2% and 2.7% vs. 0.6%). The reviewers found 3.5% and 3.4% of ICD implantations, respectively, were non-evidence-based implantations. The difference in rates between reviewers was not
statistically significant.Conclusion: Compared with prior reports, our prevalence of rarely appropriate ICD implantation was very low. The high appropriate use rate could be explained by the fact that AUC are based on current clinical practice. The AUC could benefit from additional
secondary prevention indications. Most importantly, clinical judgement and individualized care should determine which patients receive ICDs irrespective of guidelines or criteria.
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- Nikhil H. Shah
- UF Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Rd, PO Box 100277, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- UF Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Rd, PO Box 100277, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- UVA Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, PO Box 800158 1215 Lee St. Charlottesville, VA 22908-0158, USA
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- UF Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Rd, PO Box 100277, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- The Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Radiology, 601 N Caroline St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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- The Heart Center, 930 Franklin Street SE, Huntsville, AL, 358015, USA
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- UF Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Rd, PO Box 100277, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- UF Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, 1600 SW Archer Rd, PO Box 100277, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Intermountain Medical Center, 1380 E Medical Center Dr, Ste 1500, St. George, UT 847906, USA
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- Carolina Cardiology Consultants, Prisma Health, 1005 Grove Road, Greenville, SC 29605, USA
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OBJECTIVES Cardiac troponin (cTn) measurement is useful for diagnosing myocardial infarction (MI), particularly in the inpatient setting. A growing body of literature suggests that cTn may be useful for evaluating chronic conditions in the outpatient environment; however, little is known regarding cTn ordering patterns in this setting. We sought to investigate patterns of care and outcomes for patients evaluated with cTn in the outpatient setting. We hypothesized that a majority of outpatient cTn orders would be for the purpose of diagnosing possible MI. METHODS We analyzed 228 patients who had outpatient orders for standard-sensitivity troponin T assays placed at our institution between January 1, 2013 and December 18, 2015. Data were divided into two cohorts based on the intended utility of cTn measurement: orders placed to evaluate for possible MI versus orders placed for some other purpose. RESULTS Of the 228 patients, 161 were evaluated for possible MI and 67 for other reasons. Risk factors (hypertension P = 0.32, diabetes mellitus P = 0.41, coronary disease P = 0.38, heart failure P = 0.098, and chronic kidney disease P = 0.70) were similar between the cohorts. In the suspected MI cohort, an electrocardiogram was obtained in only 77% of patients, and only 13.1% were sent to the emergency department (ED) for further evaluation. Within the suspected MI cohort, 10.5% (n = 17) had elevated cTn and the majority of these patients (n = 10) were not sent to the ED. CONCLUSIONS The majority of outpatient cTn orders were intended to evaluate for MI, although electrocardiograms were frequently not ordered and few patients were sent for further ED evaluation. Providers should be encouraged to use cTn testing in a manner that minimizes the potential risk to patients with possible MI.
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- Steven J Ross
- From the Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville
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- From the Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville
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Ross SJ, Prasada S, Ashraf H, Wymer D, Conti CR. Superior Vena Cava Occlusion as a Complication of Transvenous Cardiac Device Implantation: A Case Report and Brief Review. Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications 2019. [DOI: 10.15212/cvia.2019.0014] [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: 11/18/2022] Open
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Siega-Sur JL, Woolley T, Ross SJ, Reeve C, Neusy AJ. The impact of socially-accountable, community-engaged medical education on graduates in the Central Philippines: Implications for the global rural medical workforce. Med Teach 2017; 39:1084-1091. [PMID: 28754058 DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2017.1354126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Developing and retaining a high quality medical workforce, especially within low-resource countries has been a world-wide challenge exacerbated by a lack of medical schools, the maldistribution of doctors towards urban practice, health system inequities, and training doctors in tertiary centers rather than in rural communities. AIM To describe the impact of socially-accountable health professional education on graduates; specifically: their motivation towards community-based service, preparation for addressing local priority health issues, career choices, and practice location. METHODS Cross-sectional survey of graduates from two medical schools in the Philippines: the University of Manila-School of Health Sciences (SHS-Palo) and a medical school with a more conventional curriculum. RESULTS SHS-Palo graduates had significantly (p < 0.05) more positive attitudes to community service. SHS-Palo graduates were also more likely to work in rural and remote areas (p < 0.001) either at district or provincial hospitals (p = 0.032) or in rural government health services (p < 0.001) as Municipal or Public Health Officers (p < 0.001). Graduates also stayed longer in both their first medical position (p = 0.028) and their current position (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS SHS-Palo medical graduates fulfilled a key aim of their socially-accountable institution to develop a health professional workforce willing and able, and have a commitment to work in underserved rural communties.
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- J L Siega-Sur
- a School of Health Sciences , University of the Philippines Manila , Palo , Leyte , Philippines
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- b College of Medicine and Dentistry , James Cook University , Townsville , Australia
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- b College of Medicine and Dentistry , James Cook University , Townsville , Australia
- c The Training for Health Equity Network , Brussels , Belgium
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- d School of Medicine , Flinders University , Alice Springs , Australia
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- c The Training for Health Equity Network , Brussels , Belgium
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Nahid MA, Ross SJ, Umiker BR, Li H, Sugii S, Bari L. Development of porcine ficolin-alpha monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies for determining the binding capacity of multiple GlcNAc-binding proteins to bacterial danger components. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2016; 170:13-9. [PMID: 26872626 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2015.12.007] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Revised: 10/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ficolins are a group of oligomeric defense proteins assembled from collagen-like stalks and fibrinogen-like domains that have common biochemical specificity for N-acetyl-d-glucose amine (GlcNAc) and can function as opsonins. In this report, GlcNAc-binding protein (GBP) purified from porcine nonimmune serum was biochemically characterized as ficolin-α. Ficolin-α was used as an immunogen to generate both rabbit polyclonal and murine monoclonal anti-ficolin-α antibodies, which are not yet commercially available. GBPs have been shown to be present in many animals, including humans; however, their functions are largely unknown. GBPs from chicken, dog, horse, bovine, and human sera were isolated using various chromatography methods. Interestingly, anti-ficolin-α antibody showed cross-reaction with those animal sera GBPs. Furthermore, anti-ficolin-α antibody was reactive with the GlcNAc eluate of Escherichia coli O26-bound and Salmonella-bound porcine serum proteins. Functionally, GBPs and bacteria-reactive pig serum proteins were able to bind with pathogen-associated molecular patterns such as lipopolysaccharides and lipoteichoic acids. Our studies demonstrate that ficolin-α specific antibody was reactive with GBPs from many species as well as bacteria-reactive serum proteins. These proteins may play important roles in innate immunity by sensing danger components that can lead to antibacterial activity.
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- M Abu Nahid
- Immunology, Oncology and IMR Discovery Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA 021159, USA; Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-853, Japan
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- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA
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- Immunology, Oncology and IMR Discovery Research, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, MA 021159, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-853, Japan
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- Center for Advanced Research in Sciences, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
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Petri MH, Satoh M, Martin-Marquez BT, Vargas-Ramírez R, Jara LJ, Saavedra MA, Cruz-Gonzalez C, Andrade-Ortega L, Vera-Lastra O, Salazar-Páramo M, Prieto-Parra RE, Gonzalez-Lopez L, Gamez-Nava JI, Ramírez-Sánchez HU, Chan JYF, Ross SJ, Chan EKL, Vázquez-Del Mercado M. Implications in the difference of anti-Mi-2 and -p155/140 autoantibody prevalence in two dermatomyositis cohorts from Mexico City and Guadalajara. Arthritis Res Ther 2013; 15:R48. [PMID: 23557279 PMCID: PMC4060281 DOI: 10.1186/ar4207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction Autoantibodies and clinical manifestations in polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM) are affected by both genetic and environmental factors. The high prevalence of DM and anti-Mi-2 in Central America is thought to be associated with the high UV index of the area. The prevalences of autoantibodies and the clinical manifestations of PM/DM were evaluated comparing two cohorts in Mexico. Methods Ninety-five Mexican patients with PM/DM (66 DM, 29 PM; 67 Mexico City, 28 Guadalajara) were studied. Autoantibodies were characterized by immunoprecipitation using 35S-methionine labeled K562 cell extract. Clinical information was obtained from medical records. Results DM represented 69% of PM/DM and anti-Mi-2 was the most common autoantibody (35%), followed by anti-p155/140 (11%); however, anti-Jo-1 was only 4%. The autoantibody profile in adult-onset DM in Mexico City versus Guadalajara showed striking differences: anti-Mi-2 was 59% versus 12% (P = 0.0012) whereas anti-p155/140 was 9% versus 35% (P = 0.02), respectively. A strong association of anti-Mi-2 with DM was confirmed and when clinical features of anti-Mi-2 (+) DM (n = 30) versus anti-Mi-2 (-) DM (n = 36) were compared, the shawl sign (86% versus 64%, P < 0.05) was more common in the anti-Mi-2 (+) group (P = 0.0001). Levels of creatine phosphokinase (CPK) were higher in those who were anti-Mi-2 (+) but they responded well to therapy. Conclusions Anti-Mi-2 has a high prevalence in Mexican DM and is associated with the shawl sign and high CPK. The prevalence of anti-Mi-2 and anti-p155/140 was significantly different in Mexico City versus Guadalajara, which have a similar UV index. This suggests roles of factors other than UV in anti-Mi-2 antibody production.
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Satoh M, Chan EKL, Ho LA, Rose KM, Parks CG, Cohn RD, Jusko TA, Walker NJ, Germolec DR, Whitt IZ, Crockett PW, Pauley BA, Chan JYF, Ross SJ, Birnbaum LS, Zeldin DC, Miller FW. Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of antinuclear antibodies in the United States. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 64:2319-27. [PMID: 22237992 DOI: 10.1002/art.34380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 273] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence, types, and sociodemographic and biobehavioral correlates of antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) in the US. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of 4,754 individuals from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004. ANAs were assessed by indirect immunofluorescence. In ANA-positive individuals, cellular staining patterns were determined, and specific autoantibody reactivities were assessed by immunoprecipitation. RESULTS The ANA prevalence in the US population of individuals ages 12 years and older was 13.8% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] 12.2-15.5%). ANA prevalence increased with age (P=0.01), and ANAs were more prevalent among females than males (17.8% versus 9.6%; P<0.001), with the female-to-male ratio peaking at 40-49 years of age. ANA prevalence was modestly higher in African Americans compared with whites (age-adjusted prevalence odds ratio [POR] 1.30, 95% CI 1.00-1.70). Remarkably, ANAs were less common in overweight and obese individuals (age-adjusted POR 0.74) than in persons of normal weight. No significant associations of ANA with education, family income, alcohol use, smoking history, serum levels of cotinine, or C-reactive protein were observed. In ANA-positive individuals, nuclear patterns were seen in 84.6%, cytoplasmic patterns were seen in 21.8%, and nucleolar patterns were seen in 6.1%; the most common specific autoantibodies were anti-Ro (3.9%) and anti-Su (2.4%). CONCLUSION These findings suggest that more than 32 million persons in the US have ANAs, and that the prevalence is higher among females, older individuals, African Americans, and those with a normal body weight. These data will serve as a useful baseline for future investigations of predictors and changes in ANA prevalence over time.
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Ceribelli A, Fredi M, Taraborelli M, Cavazzana I, Franceschini F, Quinzanini M, Tincani A, Ross SJ, Chan JYF, Pauley BA, Chan EKL, Satoh M. Anti-MJ/NXP-2 autoantibody specificity in a cohort of adult Italian patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis. Arthritis Res Ther 2012; 14:R97. [PMID: 22546500 PMCID: PMC3446471 DOI: 10.1186/ar3822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2011] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Introduction Autoantibodies in patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM) are associated with unique subsets, clinical course and outcome. Anti-MJ antibodies, which recognize the nuclear protein NXP-2/MORC3, are reported in ~25% of juvenile DM. Prevalence and clinical significance of anti-MJ antibodies in adult Italian PM/DM patients were studied. Methods Sera from 58 consecutive adult Italian PM/DM patients were analyzed by immunoprecipitation of 35S-labeled K562 cells extract, ELISA (anti-MJ, Jo-1), Western blot and indirect immunofluorescence. Clinical associations were analyzed using information from medical charts. Results Anti-MJ antibodies were the most prevalent specificity (17%) found mainly in DM (30%, 8 cases) vs 8% of PM (2 cases, P = 0.02). Comparing 10 anti-MJ (+) vs 48 anti-MJ (-) cases, DM was more common (P = 0.03), and age at onset was younger in anti-MJ (+) (P = 0.0006). In anti-MJ (+), heliotrope rash (P = 0.01) and calcinosis (P = 0.09) were more frequent. None of them had heart or lung involvement, or malignancy. Myopathy in anti-MJ (+) patients responded well to therapy and none of them had elevated CPK at last visit (0% vs 25% in anti-MJ (-)). Only 60% of anti-MJ (+) showed immunofluorescent nuclear dots staining, despite PML localization of NXP-2/MORC3. Conclusions Anti-MJ antibodies are the most frequent specificity in our cohort of adult Italian PM/DM. Anti-MJ (+) were associated with young onset DM, calcinosis, no internal organ involvement and good response of myopathy to therapy. Anti-MJ reported in juvenile DM is also found in adult PM/DM, and could be a new useful biomarker.
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- Angela Ceribelli
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, 1395 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610-0424, USA
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Satoh M, Chan JYF, Ross SJ, Li Y, Yamasaki Y, Yamada H, Vazquez-del Mercado M, Petri MH, Jara LJ, Saavedra MA, Cruz-Reyes C, Sobel ES, Reeves WH, Ceribelli A, Chan EKL. Autoantibodies to transcription intermediary factor TIF1β associated with dermatomyositis. Arthritis Res Ther 2012; 14:R79. [PMID: 22513056 PMCID: PMC3446453 DOI: 10.1186/ar3802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction Myositis specific autoantibodies are associated with unique clinical subsets and are useful biomarkers in polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM). A 120 kD protein recognized by certain patients with DM was identified and clinical features of patients with this specificity were characterized. Methods The 120 kD protein recognized by a prototype serum was purified and identified by mass spectrometry and immunological methods. Autoantibody to this 120 kD protein was screened in sera from 2,356 patients with various diagnoses from four countries, including 254 PM/DM, by immunoprecipitation of 35S-methionine labeled K562 cell extracts. Clinical information of patients with this specificity was collected. Results The 120 kD protein, which exactly comigrated with PL-12, was identified as transcription intermediary factor TIF1β (TRIM28) by mass spectrometry and validated by immunoassays. By immunofluorescence, anti-TIF1β positivity showed a fine-speckled nuclear staining pattern. Four cases of anti-TIF1β were identified; all are women, one each in a Japanese, African American, Caucasian, and Mexican individual. Three had a diagnosis of DM and one case was classified as having an undifferentiated connective tissue disease with an elevated CPK but without significant muscle symptoms. This individual also had a history of colon cancer, cervical squamous metaplasia and fibroid tumors of the uterus. Myopathy was mild in all cases and resolved without treatment in one case. The anti-TIF1β specificity was not found in other conditions. Conclusions Anti-TIF1β is a new DM autoantibody associated with a mild form of myopathy. Whether it has an association with malignancy, as in the case of anti-TIF1γ, or other unique features will need to be evaluated in future studies.
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- Minoru Satoh
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, P,O,Box 100221, 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610-0221, USA.
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Ceribelli A, Fredi M, Taraborelli M, Cavazzana I, Franceschini F, Tincani A, Ross SJ, Pauley BA, Chan EKL, Satoh M. Anti-MJ/NXP-2 antibodies are the most common specifcity in a cohort of adult caucasian patients with dermatomyositis. Ann Rheum Dis 2012. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2011-201235.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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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Satoh M, Chan JYF, Ross SJ, Ceribelli A, Cavazzana I, Franceschini F, Li Y, Reeves WH, Sobel ES, Chan EKL. Autoantibodies to survival of motor neuron complex in patients with polymyositis: immunoprecipitation of D, E, F, and G proteins without other components of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 63:1972-8. [PMID: 21425128 DOI: 10.1002/art.30349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Autoantibodies in the systemic rheumatic diseases are clinically useful biomarkers of the diagnosis or of certain clinical characteristics. An unusual pattern of immunoprecipitation, in which the D, E, F, and G proteins of small nuclear RNPs (snRNP) but without other components of the snRNP, was noticed at the autoantibody screening. The purpose of this study was to examine the target antigens and clinical manifestations associated with this specificity. METHODS Autoantibodies in sera from 1,966 American patients (including 434 with systemic lupus erythematosus, 121 with scleroderma, 86 with polymyositis/dermatomyositis [PM/DM]) and 248 Italian patients with autoimmune diseases were screened by immunoprecipitation of (35) S-methionine-labeled cell extracts. Sera with which D, E, F, and G proteins of snRNP was immunoprecipitated, but without the other snRNP proteins, were further examined by analysis of RNA components by immunoprecipitation (silver staining), Western blotting using survival of motor neuron (SMN) complex, and immunofluorescence. RESULTS Three sera that immunoprecipitated D, E, F, and G proteins without other components (U1-70K, A, B'/B, C) of the snRNP were found. Four additional proteins (130 kd, 120 kd, 38 kd, and 33 kd) were also commonly immunoprecipitated. The target antigen was identified as SMN complex (Gemin 3, Gemin 4, SMN, and Gemin 2, respectively), which plays a critical role in the assembly of snRNP. In immunofluorescence analyses, all 3 sera showed nuclear dots (Cajal bodies) and cytoplasmic staining. Only 1 serum was weakly positive on Western blotting of SMN, suggesting that these sera mainly recognize native molecule or quaternary structure. All 3 patients were white women with PM, an interesting finding, since deletion or mutation of SMN is known to cause spinal muscular atrophy. CONCLUSION SMN complex was identified as a new Cajal body autoantigen recognized by sera from white patients with PM. The biologic and clinical significance of anti-SMN autoantibodies will need to be clarified.
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Ceribelli A, Krzyszczak ME, Li Y, Ross SJ, Chan JYF, Chan EKL, Burlingame RW, Webb TT, Bubb MR, Sobel ES, Reeves WH, Satoh M. Atypical clinical presentation of a subset of patients with anti-RNA polymerase III--non-scleroderma cases associated with dominant RNA polymerase I reactivity and nucleolar staining. Arthritis Res Ther 2011; 13:R119. [PMID: 21781293 PMCID: PMC3239357 DOI: 10.1186/ar3422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Revised: 05/24/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Introduction Anti-RNA polymerase III (RNAP III) antibodies are highly specific markers of scleroderma (systemic sclerosis, SSc) and associated with a rapidly progressing subset of SSc. The clinical presentation of anti-RNAP III positive patients, onset of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and SSc in unselected patients in a rheumatology clinic were evaluated. Methods Autoantibodies in sera from 1,966 unselected patients (including 434 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 119 SSc, 85 polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM)) in a rheumatology clinic were screened by radioimmunoprecipitation. Anti-RNAP III positive sera were also tested by immunofluorescence antinuclear antibodies and anti-RNAP III ELISA. Medical records of anti-RNAP III positive patients were reviewed. Results Among 21 anti-RNAP III positive patients, 16 met the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) SSc criteria at the initial visit but 5 did not; diagnoses were vasculitis, early polyarthritis, renal failure with RP, interstitial lung disease, and Sjögren's syndrome. The first two patients developed rapidly progressive diffuse SSc. An additional case presented with diffuse scleroderma without RP and RP developed two years later. Anti-RNAP III antibodies in these 6 cases of atypical clinical presentation were compared with those in 15 cases of typical (SSc with RP) cases. Anti-RNAP III levels by ELISA were lower in the former group (P = 0.04 by Mann-Whitney test) and 3 of 6 were negative versus only 1 of 15 negative in the latter (P < 0.05 by Fisher's exact test). Three cases of non-SSc anti-RNAP III positive patients had predominant reactivity with RNAP I with weak RNAP III reactivity and had a strong nucleolar staining. Three anti-RNAP III patients, who did not have RP at the initial visit, developed RP months later. Scleroderma developed prior to RP in 5 out of 16 (31%) in the anti-RNAP III group, but this was rare in patients with other autoantibodies. The interval between the onset of RP to scleroderma was short in anti-RNAP III positive patients. Conclusions Anti-RNAP III antibodies are highly specific for SSc; however, a subset of anti-RNAP III positive patients do not present as typical SSc. The interval between RP and scleroderma in this group is short, and 31% of patients developed scleroderma prior to RP in this group. Anti-RNAP III positive patients may not present as typical SSc and detecting anti-RNAP III may have predictive value.
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- Angela Ceribelli
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Florida, 1395 Center Drive, Gainesville, FL 32610-0424, USA
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Satoh M, Krzyszczak ME, Li Y, Ceribelli A, Ross SJ, Chan EKL, Segal MS, Bubb MR, Sobel ES, Reeves WH. Frequent coexistence of anti-topoisomerase I and anti-U1RNP autoantibodies in African American patients associated with mild skin involvement: a retrospective clinical study. Arthritis Res Ther 2011; 13:R73. [PMID: 21569292 PMCID: PMC3218882 DOI: 10.1186/ar3334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2011] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 05/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introduction The presence of anti-topoisomerase I (topo I) antibodies is a classic scleroderma (SSc) marker presumably associated with a unique clinical subset. Here the clinical association of anti-topo I was reevaluated in unselected patients seen in a rheumatology clinic setting. Methods Sera from the initial visit in a cohort of unselected rheumatology clinic patients (n = 1,966, including 434 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), 119 SSc, 85 polymyositis/dermatomyositis (PM/DM)) were screened by radioimmunoprecipitation. Anti-topo I-positive sera were also tested with immunofluorescence and RNA immunoprecipitation. Results Twenty-five (15 Caucasian, eight African American, two Latin) anti-topo I positive patients were identified, and all except one met the ACR SSc criteria. Coexistence of other SSc autoantibodies was not observed, except for anti-U1RNP in six cases. When anti-topo I alone versus anti-topo I + U1RNP groups were compared, African American (21% vs. 67%), overlap with SLE (0 vs. 50%; P = 0.009) or PM/DM (0 vs. 33%; P = 0.05) or elevated creatine phosphokinase (CPK) (P = 0.07) were more common in the latter group. In comparison of anti-topo I-positive Caucasians versus African Americans, the latter more frequently had anti-U1RNP (13% vs. 50%), mild/no skin changes (14% vs. 63%; P = 0.03) and overlap with SLE (0 vs. 38%; P = 0.03) and PM/DM (0 vs. 25%; P = 0.05). Conclusions Anti-topo I detected by immunoprecipitation in unselected rheumatology patients is highly specific for SSc. Anti-topo I coexisting with anti-U1RNP in African American patients is associated with a subset of SLE overlapping with SSc and PM/DM but without apparent sclerodermatous changes.
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- Minoru Satoh
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL, 32610 USA.
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Hutton EK, Hannah ME, Ross SJ, Delisle MF, Carson GD, Windrim R, Ohlsson A, Willan AR, Gafni A, Sylvestre G, Natale R, Barrett Y, Pollard JK, Dunn MS, Turtle P. The Early External Cephalic Version (ECV) 2 Trial: an international multicentre randomised controlled trial of timing of ECV for breech pregnancies. BJOG 2011; 118:564-77. [PMID: 21291506 PMCID: PMC3085121 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02837.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Objective To investigate whether initiating external cephalic version (ECV) earlier in pregnancy might increase the rate of successful ECV procedures, and be more effective in decreasing the rate of non-cephalic presentation at birth and of caesarean section. Design An unblinded multicentred randomised controlled trial. Setting A total of 1543 women were randomised from 68 centres in 21 countries. Population Women with a singleton breech fetus at a gestational age of 330/7 weeks (231 days) to 356/7 weeks (251 days) of gestation were included. Methods Participants were randomly assigned to having a first ECV procedure between the gestational ages of 340/7 (238 days) and 356/7 weeks of gestation (early ECV group) or at or after 370/7 (259 days) weeks of gestation (delayed ECV group). Main outcome measures The primary outcome was the rate of caesarean section; the secondary outcome was the rate of preterm birth. Results Fewer fetuses were in a non-cephalic presentation at birth in the early ECV group (314/765 [41.1%] versus 377/768 [49.1%] in the delayed ECV group; relative risk [RR] 0.84, 95% CI 0.75, 0.94, P = 0.002). There were no differences in rates of caesarean section (398/765 [52.0%] versus 430/768 [56.0%]; RR 0.93, 95% CI 0.85, 1.02, P = 0.12) or in risk of preterm birth (50/765 [6.5%] versus 34/768 [4.4%]; RR 1.48, 95% CI 0.97, 2.26, P = 0.07) between groups. Conclusion External cephalic version at 34–35 weeks versus 37 or more weeks of gestation increases the likelihood of cephalic presentation at birth but does not reduce the rate of caesarean section and may increase the rate of preterm birth.
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- E K Hutton
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Midwifery), McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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BACKGROUND The United Kingdom and the United States are among several developed countries currently experiencing nursing shortages. While the USA has not yet implemented policies to encourage nurse immigration, nursing shortages will likely result in the growth of foreign nurse immigration to the USA. Understanding the factors that drive the migration of nurses is critical as the USA exerts more pull on the foreign nurse workforce. AIM To predict the international migration of nurses to the UK using widely available data on country characteristics. METHOD The Nursing and Midwifery Council serves as the source of data on foreign nurse registrations in the UK between 1998 and 2002. We develop and test a regression model that predicts the number of foreign nurse registrants in the UK based on source country characteristics. We collect country-level data from sources such as the World Bank and the World Health Organization. RESULTS The shortage of nurses in the UK has been accompanied by massive and disproportionate growth in the number of foreign nurses from poor countries. Low-income, English-speaking countries that engage in high levels of bilateral trade experience greater losses of nurses to the UK. CONCLUSION Poor countries seeking economic growth through international trade expose themselves to the emigration of skilled labour. This tendency is currently exacerbated by nursing shortages in developed countries. Countries at risk for nurse emigration should adjust health sector planning to account for expected losses in personnel. Moreover, policy makers in host countries should address the impact of recruitment on source country health service delivery.
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- S J Ross
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY, USA
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BACKGROUND Inguinal hernia repair is the most frequent operation in general surgery. Until recently the standard procedure has been open musculo-aponeurotic repair using sutures under tension to close the defect but 'tension-free' repair using prosthetic mesh is becoming increasingly common in many countries. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this review is to evaluate open mesh techniques in comparison with open non-mesh techniques for the surgical repair of groin hernia. SEARCH STRATEGY Electronic databases were searched and further trials were sought from the reference lists of reports of known trials. Through the EU Hernia Trialists Collaboration authors of identified randomised controlled trials were asked for information on any other trials known to them. There was no language restriction. SELECTION CRITERIA Studies were eligible for inclusion if they were randomised or quasi-randomised trials comparing either a) open mesh with open non-mesh repair of groin hernia or b) open flat mesh repair with plug and mesh repair of groin hernia. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS For each outcome the results were derived using data from the best available source. The majority of data for this review came from individual patient data (IPD) supplied by the trialists. When these were unavailable data came from additional aggregated information or from published trial reports. All trials were analysed using the 'intention to treat' principle. MAIN RESULTS Twenty trials comparing open mesh with open non-mesh repair were identified. Open mesh methods, on average, took 7-10 minutes less to perform than Shouldice procedures, but took 1-4 minutes longer than other non-mesh methods. There were no clear differences between mesh and non-mesh groups for haematomas, seromas or wound/superficial infections. Three serious operative complications were reported after open mesh repair and three following non-mesh repair. Overall, those in the mesh groups had a shorter length of hospital stay and quicker return to usual activities, but this pattern was not observed for all trials. There was a suggestion that persisting pain was less frequent after mesh repair than after non-mesh repair but this result was dependent on one trial and data were not available for 11 trials. There was no evidence of a difference between the groups with respect to persisting numbness. Fewer hernia recurrences were reported after mesh repair (Peto OR: 0.37, 95% CI: 0.26 to 0.51). There were too few data to reliably address differential effects for patients with recurrent, bilateral or femoral hernias. Two trials comparing flat mesh with plug and mesh were identified. There was no clear evidence of differences between the groups. REVIEWER'S CONCLUSIONS There is evidence that the use of open mesh repair is associated with a reduction in the risk of recurrence of between 50% and 75%. Although the trials were heterogeneous there is also some evidence of quicker return to work and of lower rates of persisting pain following mesh repair.
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- N W Scott
- Department of Public Health, University of Aberdeen, Polwarth Building, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK, AB25 2ZD.
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Ross SJ, Findlay VJ, Malakasi P, Morgan BA. Thioredoxin peroxidase is required for the transcriptional response to oxidative stress in budding yeast. Mol Biol Cell 2000; 11:2631-42. [PMID: 10930459 PMCID: PMC14945 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.8.2631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [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: 11/11/2022] Open
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A genetic screen was performed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae to identify mechanisms important for the transcriptional activation of genes encoding antioxidant proteins. Thioredoxin peroxidase, Tsa1p, of the thioredoxin system, was found to be essential for the transcriptional induction of other components of the thioredoxin system, TRX2 (thioredoxin) and TRR1 (thioredoxin reductase), in response to H(2)O(2). The expression of TRX2 and TRR1 is known to be regulated by the transcription factors Yap1p and Skn7p in response to H(2)O(2), and the Tsa1p-dependent regulation of TRX2 requires the Yap1p/Skn7p pathway. The data suggest that expression of components of the thioredoxin system is dependent on the activity of Tsa1p in response to H(2)O(2) in a Yap1p/Skn7p-dependent pathway.
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- S J Ross
- School of Biochemistry and Genetics, The Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Pic A, Lim FL, Ross SJ, Veal EA, Johnson AL, Sultan MR, West AG, Johnston LH, Sharrocks AD, Morgan BA. The forkhead protein Fkh2 is a component of the yeast cell cycle transcription factor SFF. EMBO J 2000; 19:3750-61. [PMID: 10899128 PMCID: PMC313965 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.14.3750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [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: 04/03/2000] [Revised: 05/19/2000] [Accepted: 05/22/2000] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the MADS-box protein Mcm1, which is highly related to mammalian SRF (serum response factor), forms a ternary complex with SFF (Swi five factor) to regulate the cell cycle expression of genes such as SWI5, CLB2 and ACE2. Here we show that the forkhead protein Fkh2 is a component of SFF and is essential for ternary complex formation on the SWI5 and ACE2 promoters. Fkh2 is essential for the correct cell cycle periodicity of SWI5 and CLB2 gene expression and is phosphorylated with a timing that is consistent with a role in this expression. Furthermore, investigation of the relationship between Fkh2 and a related forkhead protein Fkh1 demonstrates that these proteins act in overlapping pathways to regulate cell morphology and cell separation. This is the first example of a eukaryotic transcription factor complex containing both a MADS-box and a forkhead protein, and it has important implications for the regulation of mammalian gene expression.
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- A Pic
- School of Biochemistry and Genetics, The Medical School, University of Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
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Christie GL, Helms PJ, Godden DJ, Ross SJ, Friend JA, Legge JS, Haites NE, Douglas JG. Asthma, wheezy bronchitis, and atopy across two generations. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999; 159:125-9. [PMID: 9872829 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.159.1.9709002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Although the prevalence of asthma has risen significantly during the last 30 yr, it is not clear whether this has occurred primarily in persons with a strong genetic predisposition to asthma and atopy or in other sections of the population. We have investigated outcomes in children of nuclear families selected through probands previously characterized by studies in 1964 and 1989 as having histories of persistent childhood onset atopic asthma, transient childhood wheezy bronchitis, and no respiratory symptoms or atopy. Children of wheezy bronchitic probands had a significantly better symptomatic outcome in adolescence, irrespective of the atopic status of the parent proband, than do children of either asthmatic or asymptomatic probands, suggesting that this may be a syndrome that shows familial aggregation and is distinct from asthma. Total serum IgE levels were significantly lower in children of nonatopic asymptomatic probands, including those with wheezing symptoms. In contrast children of nonatopic asymptomatic probands had an unexpectedly high prevalence of wheezing (33%), positive skin prick tests (56%), and positive specific serum IgE to common allergens (48%) that was similar to that found in children of atopic asthmatic probands. Our findings support the concept that wheezy bronchitis is a separate syndrome from atopic asthma. High total serum IgE levels within our population appear to be an important marker of genetic predisposition to atopy. Our data also suggest that much of the increase in asthma prevalence is associated with specific IgE sensitization and is occurring in persons previously considered to be at low risk of developing asthma or atopy.
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- G L Christie
- Department of Thoracic Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Ross SJ, Osborne CA, Lulich JP, Polzin DJ, Ulrich LK, Koehler LA, Bird KA, Swanson LL. Canine and feline nephrolithiasis. Epidemiology, detection, and management. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 1999; 29:231-50, xiii-xiv. [PMID: 10028160 DOI: 10.1016/s0195-5616(99)50013-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/18/2022]
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Calcium oxalate (39%) and struvite (33%) were the predominant mineral types in canine nephroliths submitted to the Minnesota Urolith Center. Urate salts (12%) and calcium phosphate (2%) occurred less frequently. Provided they are not causing obstruction, struvite nephroliths may be dissolved with medical protocols. Although there are no dissolution protocols for nephroliths containing calcium, risk-benefit ratios should be considered before proceeding with surgery.
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- S J Ross
- Minnesota Urolith Center, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA
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The antinociceptive actions of morphine incorporated into an injectable chitosan-based gel were investigated in rats. Subcutaneous administration of 4.8 mg/kg morphine sulphate in a gel composed of N,O-carboxymethylchitosan (NOCC) and chitosan resulted in significant antinociception within 10 min that was maximal at 60 min and persisted for 6 h. In contrast, the same dose of morphine sulphate injected in sterile saline produced maximal responses at 30 min but only persisted for 2 h. NOCC/chitosan gel was easily injectable using a 22 guage needle and appears stable in long-term storage. No local or systemic adverse effects other than morphine-induced sedation were observed either at the time of injection or during the subsequent 48 h. We conclude that gels composed of chitosan and chitosan derivatives are effective matrices for sustained-release formulations of opioid analgesics capable of providing long-lasting antinociception.
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- R A Tasker
- Department of Anatomy & Physiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada
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A 58 year old patient (ES) suffered severe anterograde and retrograde amnesia following prolonged cardiac arrest with presumed hypoxic brain damage. Personally relevant autobiographical memory was severely impaired as was knowledge of public events. In contrast, knowledge of famous people was very well preserved. This findings has implications for the organisation of remote memory. Knowledge of people is clearly represented independently from autobiographical memory. We argue that this pattern of profound autobiographical amnesia may result from either multifocal neocortical damage (as in this case) or a failure of the "thematic framework" system involved in the active reconstruction of autobiographical memory, as hypothesised in another patient with thalamic infarction who showed a similar pattern of results (Hodges and McCarthy, 1993).
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- S J Ross
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Luton
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BACKGROUND After myocardial infarction, women have higher rates of recurrent coronary events than men. This is caused, at least in part, by a higher prevalence of obesity-related coronary risk factors such as hyperlipidemia, hypertension, sedentary lifestyle, insulin resistance, and diabetes. We studied the relationship between measures of body fat distribution, body composition, aerobic fitness, and dietary intake and several coronary risk factors including lipids, glucose, and insulin levels. METHODS The study population included 20 women > 60 years of age with recently diagnosed coronary heart disease and a comparison group of 50 healthy women with low-risk coronary risk profiles. Dependent variables included lipid subfractions (fasting, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein [HDL] cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein [LDL] cholesterol), glucose levels, and serum insulin levels. RESULTS Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) was the best predictor of serum triglyceride levels (r = .65, P = .002), HDL cholesterol level (r = .46, P = .05), and fasting serum insulin levels (r = .76, P < .001) whereas peak oxygen consumption (Peak VO2) was the best predictor of LDL cholesterol (r = .73, P < .001). In a combined population of the 20 coronary patients and 50 healthy age-matched controls, WHR remained the best predictor of serum triglyceride levels (r = .57, P < .001) and insulin levels (r = .63, P < .001) and Peak V02 was the best predictor of HDL (r = .40, P < .001) and LDL cholesterol (r = .57, P = .004). CONCLUSIONS Body fat distribution and peak aerobic fitness, both modifiable factors, are significant predictors of risk factors for second coronary events in older female coronary patients.
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- S J Ross
- Division of Cardiology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, USA
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Christie GL, Helms PJ, Ross SJ, Godden DJ, Friend JA, Legge JS, Haites NE, Douglas JG. Outcome of children of parents with atopic asthma and transient childhood wheezy bronchitis. Thorax 1997; 52:953-7. [PMID: 9487342 PMCID: PMC1758443 DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.11.953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Childhood asthma and wheeze only in the presence of respiratory infection (wheezy bronchitis) appear to have different prognoses and may differ in their aetiology and heritability. In particular, slight reductions in lung function may be associated with episodes of wheezing associated with intercurrent viral infection. METHODS Outcomes for wheezing symptoms and lung function were studied in 133 offspring of three distinct groups of 69 middle aged probands with childhood histories of (1) atopic asthma (n = 18), (2) wheeze associated with upper respiratory tract infection (wheezy bronchitis, n = 24), and (3) no symptoms (n = 27). Probands were selected from a previously studied cohort in which outcomes of wheezy bronchitis and asthma had been shown to differ. RESULTS Children of probands with wheezy bronchitis had a lower prevalence of current wheezing symptoms. Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) in boys of probands with a history of wheezy bronchitis were significantly reduced compared with either of the other two groups (p < 0.0001). In a multivariate analysis, grouping based on parent proband had a significant effect on lung function, independent of factors such as symptoms, atopy or smoking history. CONCLUSIONS The different symptomatic and lung function outcome in children of probands with wheezy bronchitis and asthma provides further evidence that wheezy bronchitis and asthma differ in their natural history and heritability, and suggests that there may be familial factors specific to each wheezing syndrome.
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- G L Christie
- Department of Child Health, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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This study investigated the pharmacokinetics of morphine sulphate in an injectable chitosan-based gel. Gels were made from a combination of N-O-carboxymethylchitosan (NOCC) and chitosan and were easily injectable via a 22 gauge needle and appeared stable during long-term storage. Groups of six beagles were injected subcutaneously (s.c.) with 1.2 mg/kg morphine sulphate, either in sterile saline or in sterilized gels, and serial blood samples were withdrawn via a jugular catheter and later analysed for morphine concentrations using radioimmunoassay. Data were analysed according to non-compartmental pharmacokinetics. NOCC-based gels resulted in significantly lower serum morphine concentrations at 10 and 30 min following injection but significantly higher concentrations at all points from 120 to 480 min post-injection. Dogs receiving morphine gel exhibited equivalent or lesser variability in serum morphine concentrations than dogs receiving conventional morphine sulphate. Pharmacokinetic analysis revealed that morphine release from the gel matrix was significantly prolonged but fully bioavailable. There were no significant differences in either distribution (Vd) or terminal elimination (t 1/2). Dogs experienced no adverse effects other than those normally associated with morphine administration at the time of injection but all dogs receiving the gel presented with an undefined stiffness the next day that resolved spontaneously within 48 h. We conclude that carboxymethylchitosan-based gels hold considerable promise for the development of injectable sustained-release formulations of opioid analgesics.
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- R A Tasker
- Department of Anatomy & Physiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, UPEI, Charlottetown, Canada
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Ross SJ, Graham N, Stuart-Green L, Prins M, Xuereb J, Patterson K, Hodges JR. Progressive biparietal atrophy: an atypical presentation of Alzheimer's disease. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1996; 61:388-95. [PMID: 8890778 PMCID: PMC486580 DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.61.4.388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [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: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To define the clinical, neuropsychological, and radiological features of bilateral parietal lobe atrophy. METHODS Four patients underwent a comprehensive longitudinal neuropsychological assessment, as well as MRI and HMPAO-SPECT. RESULTS The consistent findings in the patients were early visuospatial problems, agraphia of a predominantly peripheral (or apraxic) type, and difficulty with bimanual tasks, all of which outweighted deficits in memory and language until later in the course of the illness. As the disease progressed, impairments in the phonological aspects of language and in auditory-verbal short term memory were often striking, perhaps reflecting spread from the parietal lobe to perisylvian language areas. Three patients went on to develop a global dementia and fulfilled the criteria for a clinical diagnosis of probable Alzheimer's disease; the fourth patient has only recently been identified. Neuroimaging disclosed bilateral parietal lobe atrophy (MRI) and hypoperfusion (SPECT), which was out of proportion to that seen elsewhere in the brain. One patient has died and had pathologically confirmed Alzheimer's disease with particular concentration in both superior parietal lobes. CONCLUSIONS Bilateral biparietal atrophy is a recognisable clinical syndrome which can be the presenting feature of Alzheimer's disease. Although the label "posterior cortical atrophy" has been applied to such cases, review of the medical literature suggests that this broad rubric actually consists of two main clinical syndromes with features reflecting involvement of the occipitotemporal (ventral) and biparietal (dorsal) cortical areas respectively.
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- S J Ross
- University Neurology Unit, University of Cambridge, UK
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Drummond N, Abdalla M, Beattie JAG, Buckingham JK, Lindsay T, Osman LM, Ross SJ, Roy-Chaudhury A, Russell I, Turner M, Friend JAR, Legge JS, Douglas JG. Effectiveness of routine self monitoring of peak flow in patients with asthma. BMJ 1994. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6928.564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Drummond N, Abdalla M, Buckingham JK, Beattie JAG, Lindsay T, Osman LM, Ross SJ, Roy-Chaudhury A, Russell I, Turner M, Douglass JG, Legge JS, Friend JAR. Integrated care for asthma: a clinical, social, and economic evaluation. BMJ 1994. [DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6928.559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Osman LM, Abdalla MI, Beattie JA, Ross SJ, Russell IT, Friend JA, Legge JS, Douglas JG. Reducing hospital admission through computer supported education for asthma patients. Grampian Asthma Study of Integrated Care (GRASSIC). BMJ 1994; 308:568-71. [PMID: 8093148 PMCID: PMC2539560 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.308.6928.568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate a personalised computer supported education programme for asthma patients. DESIGN Pragmatic randomised trial comparing outcomes over 12 months between patients taking part in an enhanced education programme (four personalised booklets, sent by post) and patients receiving conventional oral education at outpatient or surgery visits. SETTING Hospital outpatient clinics and general practices in north east Scotland. SUBJECTS 801 adults attending hospital outpatient clinics, with a diagnosis of asthma confirmed by a chest physician and pulmonary function reversibility of at least 20%. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Numbers of hospital admissions, consultations with general practitioner for asthma, steroid courses used, bronchodilators and inhaled steroids prescribed, days of restricted activity, and disturbed nights. RESULTS Patients with asthma judged too severe for randomisation between clinic care and integrated care and thus retained in clinic care had 54% fewer hospital admissions after receiving enhanced education than did the control group (95% confidence interval 30% to 97%; P < 0.05) over the study year. Patients had not all spent a full year as "educated" patients within the study year: when "educated days" were controlled for, annual admission rates for the entire enhanced education group were 49% (31% to 78%) of those in the control group. Among patients with sleep variation, sleep disturbance in the education group in the week before a regular review was 80% (65% to 97%) of that in the control group. There was no significant difference in days of restricted activity, prescription of bronchodilators or inhaled steroids, use of oral steroids, or number of general practitioner consultations for asthma, and no significant interaction between ownership of a peak flow meter and education. CONCLUSIONS An asthma education programme based on computerised booklets can reduce hospital admissions and improve morbidity among hospital outpatients.
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- L M Osman
- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen
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Ross SJ, Drummond NA, Friend JA, Russell IT. Identifying asthmatic patients in the community: a new method. Br J Gen Pract 1993; 43:236-8. [PMID: 8373646 PMCID: PMC1372420] [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: 01/30/2023] Open
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Identifying a random sample of patients in the community has long proved problematic. In 1989 changes were made in the management of adult asthmatic patients referred to specialist clinics in the Grampian Health Board area. In order to estimate the effect of these changes on the management of patients not referred, it was necessary to identify two random samples of adult asthmatic patients treated solely in general practice. As it was felt that existing methods were open to bias and other errors, a method using National Health Service drug prescription forms was devised. Following the computerization of the Pharmacy Practice Division in Aberdeen, a similar method for the identification of a follow-up sample had to be devised. Nearly 400 general practitioners (86% of those eligible) took part in the first sampling in 1989; 96% of those contacted participated in the second sampling in 1991. Both methods were effective in identifying asthmatic patients in the community. Computerization has made the task simpler, less time consuming and, as a consequence, most cost effective.
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- S J Ross
- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
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Flavell AJ, Alphey LS, Ross SJ, Leigh-Brown AJ. Complete reversions of a gypsy retrotransposon-induced cut locus mutation in Drosophila melanogaster involving jockey transposon insertions and flanking gypsy sequence deletions. Mol Gen Genet 1990; 220:181-5. [PMID: 2157949 DOI: 10.1007/bf00260479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We have analysed the structures of three phenotypic revertant alleles of a gypsy retrotransposon-induced mutation at the cut locus of Drosophila melanogaster. All three revertants are associated with the insertion of jockey transposons into a common region of gypsy. Two of these alleles are complete reversions to wild type. One complete revertant (ct+D) is derived from a third allele, a partial revertant (ctMRpD) by a deletion of part of the gypsy sequence flanking the jockey transposon. Sequence differences between the jockey elements in ctMRpD and ct+D suggest that this deletion may have been created by the insertion of a second jockey near to the first, followed by recombinational excision of a composite jockey and the region between the two genetic elements. The other complete revertant also carries a deletion of gypsy DNA flanking the jockey insertion. The deleted regions of both complete revertants and the target region for all the jockey insertions contain a repeated sequence that resembles a transcriptional enhancer. The strength of the cut phenotype in these mutants correlates with the proportion of this region remaining near the gypsy transcriptional start site, suggesting that the jockey insertions relieve the gypsy-induced mutation at cut by interfering with a region which is required for the transcriptional competence of gypsy.
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- A J Flavell
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Dundee, Scotland
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Brown AJ, Ross SJ, Alphey LS, Flavell AJ, Gerasimova TI. Instability in the ctMR2 strain of Drosophila melanogaster: role of P element functions and structure of revertants. Mol Gen Genet 1989; 218:208-13. [PMID: 2550768 DOI: 10.1007/bf00331270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Simultaneous multiple transpositions and long-term genetic instability have been described in the ctMR2 strain of Drosophila melanogaster and its derivatives. This strain originated from a cross that was dysgenic in the P-M system. While spontaneous instability declined over 2 years, instability has been reactivated by backcross to the progenitor P element bearing strain MRh12/Cy. We show here using germline transformation that active P factor alone cannot mimic the effect of this cross, suggesting that MRh12/Cy contains some other activator. In addition, we have observed that ct+ exceptional progeny arise in the F1 as well as the F2 generations. Molecular analysis of X chromosomes from some ct+ progeny indicates that phenotypic reversion of the ct mutation can arise through two unrelated mechanisms.
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- A J Brown
- Department of Genetics, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
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Nabers CL, Pfeifer JS, Raust GT, Ross SJ. What is the place of bone grafts in periodontal therapy? Periodontal Abstr 1967; 15:149-53. [PMID: 4241866] [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: 01/09/2023]
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Blaisdell FW, Hall AD, Thomas AN, Ross SJ. Cerebrovascular occlusive disease. Experience with panarteriography in 300 consecutive cases. Calif Med 1965; 103:321-9. [PMID: 5834284 PMCID: PMC1516053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Three hundred patients with cerebrovascular occlusive disease have had cerebral angiographic examination at the Veterans Administration Hospital, San Francisco, in the last five years. The present technique consists of preliminary visualization of the aortic arch and the major extracranial branches, followed by selective study of the subclavian and carotid arteries as necessary for evaluation of the intracranial circulation.Nine major complications occurred (an over-all incidence of 3 per cent). Two patients died after angiography and seven had major neurologic deficits persisting for more than 24 hours. Three of these patients had permanent damage, but four recovered completely.One-third of the patients had extracranial disease and one-third had intracranial disease. No significant lesion was found in the remainder. In the 212 patients with lesions, multiple lesions were common, the average number being three. Six patients had brain tumors and five had aneurysms. The mechanism of the stroke could be ascertained readily in most of the patients, but the extent of the disease and the resulting symptoms varied considerably. Several patients with occlusion of most of the cerebral vessels had minimal symptoms, while others had catastrophic symptoms but only minimal findings at arteriography.
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