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Potts C, Ennis E, Bond RB, Mulvenna MD, McTear MF, Boyd K, Broderick T, Malcolm M, Kuosmanen L, Nieminen H, Vartiainen AK, Kostenius C, Cahill B, Vakaloudis A, McConvey G, O’Neill S. Chatbots to Support Mental Wellbeing of People Living in Rural Areas: Can User Groups Contribute to Co-design? J Technol Behav Sci 2021; 6:652-665. [PMID: 34568548 PMCID: PMC8450556 DOI: 10.1007/s41347-021-00222-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Digital technologies such as chatbots can be used in the field of mental health. In particular, chatbots can be used to support citizens living in sparsely populated areas who face problems such as poor access to mental health services, lack of 24/7 support, barriers to engagement, lack of age appropriate support and reductions in health budgets. The aim of this study was to establish if user groups can design content for a chatbot to support the mental wellbeing of individuals in rural areas. University students and staff, mental health professionals and mental health service users (N = 78 total) were recruited to workshops across Northern Ireland, Ireland, Scotland, Finland and Sweden. The findings revealed that participants wanted a positive chatbot that was able to listen, support, inform and build a rapport with users. Gamification could be used within the chatbot to increase user engagement and retention. Content within the chatbot could include validated mental health scales and appropriate response triggers, such as signposting to external resources should the user disclose potentially harmful information or suicidal intent. Overall, the workshop participants identified user needs which can be transformed into chatbot requirements. Responsible design of mental healthcare chatbots should consider what users want or need, but also what chatbot features artificial intelligence can competently facilitate and which features mental health professionals would endorse.
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- C. Potts
- School of Computing, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
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- School of Psychology, Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry, UK
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- School of Computing, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
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- School of Computing, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
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- School of Computing, Ulster University, Newtownabbey, UK
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- School of Art, Ulster University, Belfast, UK
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- Department of Sport, Leisure and Childhood Studies, Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Health Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Nimbus Research Centre, Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland
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- Nimbus Research Centre, Munster Technological University, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, Ulster University, Derry-Londonderry, UK
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Thompson J, Broderick T, Doarn C, Roesch M, Henry B, Stephan Z, Davis J, Weber J, Boyden M. Refined Task and Proficiency Criteria Is Required for Optimal Virtual Reality Minimally Invasive Surgery Training. J Surg Res 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.11.222] [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: 11/26/2022]
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MacDonald K, Bailey J, MacRory C, Friis C, Vogels CM, Broderick T, Westcott SA. A Newly Synthesised Molybdenum/Ascorbic Acid Complex Alleviates Some Effects of Cardiomyopathy in Streptozocin-Induced Diabetic Rats. Drugs R D 2006; 7:33-42. [PMID: 16620135 DOI: 10.2165/00126839-200607010-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 11/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Exogenous insulin does not prevent cardiac failure in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and a cardioprotective insulin mimic is greatly needed. Certain transition metals are known to act as insulin mimics and may be cardio- protective. In this study, the ability of a newly synthesised molybdenum/ascorbic acid complex to strengthen cardiac function was investigated. METHODS AND DESIGN Male CD rats were assigned to one of five groups: non-diabetic control, non-diabetic control treated with molybdenum/ascorbic acid complex, diabetic treated with sodium ascorbate, diabetic treated with molybdenum/ascorbic acid complex and untreated diabetics. Type 1 diabetes was induced by streptozocin injection. Once diabetes was confirmed, treatment was initiated by adding either the molybdenum/ascorbic acid complex or sodium ascorbate to the drinking water and continued for 6 weeks. Following the treatment period, the animals were terminated, and their hearts were excised and mounted in a working heart perfusion apparatus. Blood samples were taken for plasma glucose and plasma lipid level determination. Cardiac function was evaluated using 1 hour of low-flow ischaemic stress followed by 30 minutes of reperfusion. RESULTS Hearts from the animals treated with the molybdenum/ascorbic acid complex displayed the best aerobic performance of all the diabetic animals. Blood glucose levels and blood lipid levels were significantly lower in animals treated with the complex than in other diabetic animals. The group treated with the complex also had a lower drinking rate than the other diabetic groups. Furthermore, hearts from animals treated with the molybdenum/ascorbic acid complex showed a greater degree of recovery from low-flow ischaemia than any other group. CONCLUSIONS The molybdenum/ascorbic acid complex showed some significant insulin-mimic and cardioprotective effects. Further development of this complex could provide a drug useful for alleviating some of the cardiovascular problems associated with diabetes mellitus.
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- K MacDonald
- Department of Biology, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
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Broderick T, Murphy D. Construction safety: a cruel oxymoron? OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY (WACO, TEX.) 2001; 70:68-70. [PMID: 11692569] [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: 02/22/2023]
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Poirier P, Mawhinney S, Grondin L, Tremblay A, Broderick T, Cléroux J, Catellier C, Tancrède G, Nadeau A. Prior meal enhances the plasma glucose lowering effect of exercise in type 2 diabetes. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2001; 33:1259-64. [PMID: 11474324 DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200108000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To compare the changes in plasma glucose and insulin levels in response to 1 h of exercise performed at 60% of VO(2peak) either in the fasted state or 2 h after a standardized breakfast in subjects with type 2 diabetes. METHODS Ten sedentary men with type 2 diabetes treated with oral agents and not under strict metabolic control were tested on two occasions (fasted and fed state) in a random order at a 1-wk interval. RESULTS Plasma glucose was slightly but not significantly higher at the beginning of exercise performed in the fed state versus the fasted state (12.4 +/- 1.3 vs 11.1 +/- 1.1 mmol x L(-1) respectively; mean +/- SE, P = 0.06). However, after exercise, plasma glucose levels were much lower in the fed state (7.6 +/- 1.1 mmol x L(-1)) compared with the fasted state (10.0 +/- 1.0 mmol x L(-1); P = 0.009). Insulin levels were higher at the beginning of the exercise bout performed in the fed state (177 +/- 26 vs 108 +/- 19 pmol x L(-1); P < 0.05) and during exercise. Similar respiratory exchange ratio at identical workload indicated that the difference in glycemic response was not due to differences in whole body substrate utilization. Plasma concentrations of free fatty acids, glucagon, epinephrine, and norepinephrine were also similar during both experiments. CONCLUSIONS One hour of aerobic exercise has a minimal impact on plasma glucose level when performed in fasted moderately hyperglycemic men with type 2 diabetes but induces an important decrease in plasma glucose level when performed 2 h after breakfast. Because glucose utilization increased similarly during exercise in both conditions, the higher insulin levels after the meal might have blunted glucose production, creating an imbalance between total glucose production and total peripheral utilization in the fed state in contrast to the fasted state.
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- P Poirier
- Quebec Heart Institute, Laval Hospital, Laval University, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
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Kandzari DE, Behar VS, Sketch MH, Kereiakes DJ, Shimshak T, Broderick T, Young J, Runyon JP, Safian RD, Kern M, Colombo A. Extensive thrombus prior to elective percutaneous coronary intervention. J Invasive Cardiol 2001; 13:538-42. [PMID: 11435643] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/20/2023]
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- D E Kandzari
- Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Broderick T, Long P, Thurow C, Nguyen Q. Chronic food restriction restores the cardioprotective effect of ischemic preconditioning in the aging rat heart. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2828(01)90623-6] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Kereiakes DJ, Grines C, Fry E, Esente P, Hoppensteadt D, Midei M, Barr L, Matthai W, Todd M, Broderick T, Rubinstein R, Fareed J, Santoian E, Neiderman A, Brodie B, Zidar J, Ferguson JJ, Cohen M. Enoxaparin and abciximab adjunctive pharmacotherapy during percutaneous coronary intervention. J Invasive Cardiol 2001; 13:272-8. [PMID: 11287711] [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: 02/19/2023]
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Randomized controlled trials of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes have established the superiority of enoxaparin (versus unfractionated heparin) for reducing adverse ischemic outcomes. Furthermore, adjunctive abciximab therapy during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with improved clinical outcomes. Since algorithms for integrating these pharmacotherapies have not been determined, patients undergoing elective PCI were enrolled into 2 distinct and separate studies conducted by the National Investigators Collaborating on Enoxaparin (NICE) study groups (NICE 1 and NICE 4 studies). Patients in NICE 1 were administered enoxaparin 1.0 mg/kg intravenously (without abciximab) and those enrolled in NICE 4 were administered a reduced dose (0.75 mg/kg) of enoxaparin in combination with standard-dose abciximab intravenously during PCI. Bleeding events and ischemic outcomes assessed in-hospital and at 30-days post-PCI were infrequent with either pharmacologic regimen. In the dose regimens studied, enoxaparin with or without abciximab appears to provide safe and effective anticoagulation during PCI. The combination of reduced-dose enoxaparin and abciximab was associated with a low incidence of adverse outcomes (bleeding or ischemic events). Additional studies may be required to establish the relative safety and efficacy of this new adjunctive pharmacologic strategy when compared with the combination of low-dose, weight-adjusted unfractionated heparin and abciximab.
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- D J Kereiakes
- The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Research & Education, 2123 Auburn Avenue, Suite 424, Cincinnati, OH 45219 USA.
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Thirty-five abdominal wall lipomas were removed from a patient with familial multiple lipomatosis using a minimally invasive approach in a cost-effective, reliable, and cosmetically pleasing manner. The surgical technique used is described in this case report. Clinical findings and prior excisions provided the preoperative diagnosis. The abdominal wall was dissected through two small, vertical midline incisions in the suprafascial plane with the aid of a lighted breast retractor. A complete excision of all palpable lipomas was achieved with this approach. The patient had excellent cosmetic results with minimal postoperative scarring.
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- S J Ronan
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0154, USA.
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Fulcher AS, Turner MA, Yelon JA, McClain LC, Broderick T, Ivatury RR, Sugerman HJ. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the assessment of pancreatic duct trauma and its sequelae: preliminary findings. J Trauma 2000; 48:1001-7. [PMID: 10866243 DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200006000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the evaluation of pancreatic duct trauma and pancreas-specific complications. METHODS Ten hemodynamically stable patients with clinically suspected pancreatic injury related to blunt abdominal trauma (n = 8), penetrating trauma (n = 1), or iatrogenic trauma (n = 1) underwent MRCP. Two abdominal radiologists conducted a review of the MRCPs to assess for the presence or absence of pancreatic duct trauma and pancreas-specific complications such as pseudocysts. The MRCP findings were correlated with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograms (n = 2), surgical findings (n = 1), computed tomographic scans (n = 10), and with clinical, biochemical or imaging follow-up (n = 10). RESULTS Diagnostic quality MRCPs were obtained in each of the 10 patients. A mean imaging time of 5 minutes was required to perform the MRCPs. Pancreatic duct injuries were detected in four patients; pseudocysts were detected in three of these four patients. The pancreatic duct injuries in three patients were acute or subacute. In one of the three patients, disruption of a side branch of the pancreatic duct diagnosed with MRCP was not detected with endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography but was confirmed surgically. In the fourth patient, the pancreatic duct injury was chronic; MRCP revealed a posttraumatic stricture in this patient who had sustained blunt abdominal trauma 17 years previously. In the remaining six patients, pancreatic duct trauma was excluded with MRCP. The information derived from the MRCPs was used to guide clinical decision-making in all 10 patients. CONCLUSIONS MRCP enables noninvasive detection and exclusion of pancreatic duct trauma and pancreas-specific complications and provides information that may be used to guide management decisions.
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- A S Fulcher
- Department of Radiology, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298-0615, USA
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Broderick T, Spencer R. Small spaces, big hearts. Occup Health Saf 2000; 69:48. [PMID: 10693199] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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- T Broderick
- Medtronic Physio-Control, Redmond, Wash., USA
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Kereiakes DJ, McDonald M, Broderick T, Roth EM, Whang DD, Martin LH, Howard WL, Schneider J, Shimshak T, Abbottsmith CW. Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockers: An appropriate-use model for expediting care in acute coronary syndromes. Am Heart J 2000; 139:S53-60. [PMID: 10650317 DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.103741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- D J Kereiakes
- The Carl and Edyth Lindner Center for Clinical Cardiovascular Research, Cincinnati, OH 45219, USA.
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Kereiakes DJ, Fry E, Matthai W, Niederman A, Barr L, Brodie B, Zidar J, Casale P, Christy G, Moliterno D, Lengerich R, Broderick T, Shimshak T, Cohen M. Combination enoxaparin and abciximab therapy during percutaneous coronary intervention: "NICE guys finish first". J Invasive Cardiol 2000; 12 Suppl A:1A-5A. [PMID: 10731289] [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: 02/15/2023]
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Data from randomized clinical trials support the administration of both enoxaparin and platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa blockade to patients who present with non-ST segment evaluation acute coronary syndromes. Enoxaparin does not activate platelets, has a more predictable dose response that facilitates weight-adjusted dosing and may have enhanced antithrombotic (increased anti-Xa activity) and safety (reduced anti-IIa activity) properties when compared with unfractionated heparin. Abciximab administration during percutaneous coronary intervention reduces the incidence of ischemic adverse outcomes and may improve survival in long-term follow-up. The preliminary experience with combining abciximab and intravenous enoxaparin during percutaneous coronary intervention in the NICE-4 Trial demonstrates a low incidence of minor/major bleeding (TIMI definition) and transfusion and infrequent major cardiac events to 30 days follow-up. Future algorithms to facilitate the transition of patients from the clinical service who have received subcutaneous administration of enoxaparin to the cardiac catheterization laboratory prior to percutaneous coronary intervention are forthcoming and will provide seamless integration of "optimal" adjunctive pharmacology through the course of hospitalization for patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes.
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Kereiakes DJ, Midei M, Hermiller J, O'Shaughnessy C, Schlofmitz R, Yakubov S, Fink S, Hu F, Nishimura N, Sievers M, Valentine ME, Broderick T, Lansky A, Moses J. Procedural and late outcomes following MULTI-LINK DUET coronary stent deployment. Am J Cardiol 1999; 84:1385-90. [PMID: 10606109 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00581-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 11/20/2022]
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The MULTI-LINK DUET is the next generation MULTI-LINK stent with modified strut geometry. Safety and efficacy of the MULTI-LINK DUET were evaluated in a prospective multicenter registry and were compared with prior MULTI-LINK stent experience from the ASCENT randomized trial. A total of 270 patients received 302 MULTI-LINK DUET stents and were evaluated using a composite primary end point of major cardiac events (death, Q-wave and non-Q-wave myocardial infarction, and requirement for coronary revascularization) attributable to the target stenosis cumulative to 30 days following enrollment. Quantitative coronary angiography was performed at a mean follow-up of 6 +/- 2 (+/-SD) months. No difference in primary end point or in angiographic restenosis to 6 months was observed between MULTI-LINK DUET and MULTI-LINK experiences. The MULTI-LINK DUET demonstrated improved device and procedural success, less postprocedural in-stent stenosis, larger postprocedural minimal lumen diameter, and fewer postprocedural marginal dissections compared with the MULTI-LINK stent. Multivariate regression modeling identified stent length, diabetes mellitus, poststent minimal lumen diameter, lesion eccentricity, and current smoking as independent predictors of in-stent restenosis. Thus, the MULTI-LINK DUET Registry demonstrates enhanced procedural performance with clinical and angiographic outcomes similar to those previously observed for the MULTI-LINK stent in the ASCENT randomized trial.
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- D J Kereiakes
- Linder Research Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, USA.
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Connaughton JC, Poletti L, Broderick T, Sugerman HJ. Rectal duplication cyst with a large perineal hernia presenting as recurrent perineal abscesses. Surgery 1998; 124:926-8. [PMID: 9823409] [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: 02/09/2023]
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- J C Connaughton
- Department of Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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Broderick T, Dewey M, McKinley K. Managing relationships with referring physicians: a systems approach. NAHAM Manage J 1995; 20:16-8, 20. [PMID: 10137356] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Broderick T, Sawada S, Armstrong WF, Ryan T, Dillon JC, Bourdillon PD, Feigenbaum H. Improvement in rest and exercise-induced wall motion abnormalities after coronary angioplasty: an exercise echocardiographic study. J Am Coll Cardiol 1990; 15:591-9. [PMID: 2303629 DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(90)90632-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Exercise echocardiography was performed in 36 patients to evaluate functional improvement after coronary angioplasty. Thirty-one patients (86%) had provokable ischemia before angioplasty including 22 with an abnormal exercise electrocardiographic test (angina or ST depression), 25 with an abnormal exercise echocardiogram (exercise-induced wall motion abnormalities) and 16 with both tests abnormal. Nineteen patients had no induced ischemia after angioplasty. Seventeen (47%) continued to have ischemia that was limited in 12 to exercise-induced wall motion abnormalities, which were less severe compared with those of preangioplasty studies. Fifteen (65%) of 23 patients had improvement in rest wall motion abnormalities after angioplasty. The rest to immediate postexercise change in global wall motion score was significantly improved after angioplasty. The change in regional wall motion score was significantly improved after angioplasty in patients with single vessel right or left circumflex coronary artery disease and approached significant improvement (p = 0.06) in those with single vessel disease of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Exercise echocardiography improves the sensitivity of functional testing for ischemia, aids in localizing the ischemic zone and documents improvement in regional function after coronary angioplasty.
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- T Broderick
- Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis
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Baeslack W, Broderick T. Effect of cooling rate on the structure and hardness of a Ti-26 at% Al-10 at% Nb-3 at% V-1 at% Mo titanium aluminide. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/0956-716x(90)90263-g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The influence of pre-retirement leisure activity patterns on retirement planning and attitudes toward retirement was investigated. Sixty male retirees answered a questionnaire designed to collect data regarding sociodemographic variables, the degree of preretirement planning, the type and extent of leisure participation before and after retirement, and attitudes about retirement. The results show that a high degree of pre-retirement leisure participation correlates with a high degree of pre-retirement planning. No statistically significant relationships were demonstrated between pre-retirement planning and retirement attitudes or between pre-retirement leisure participation and retirement attitudes. The influence of specific types of activities on the retirement process was also examined and results are presented.
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Broderick T, Resnick D, Usselman J. Case report 123: osteoid osteoma of the tibia with removal confirmed on specimen tomography. Skeletal Radiol 1980; 5:193-5. [PMID: 7209572 DOI: 10.1007/bf00347265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Higgins CB, Reinke RT, Jones NE, Broderick T. Left atrial dimension on the frontal thoracic radiograph: a method for assessing left atrial enlargement. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1978; 130:251-5. [PMID: 146418 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.130.2.251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Left atrium size on the frontal radiograph was assessed by measuring the distance from the middle of the "double density" to the left main bronchus in 148 normal patients and 48 consecutive patients with echocardiographic evidence of left atrial enlargement. The measurement was less than 7.0 cm in 96% of normal patients and greater than 7.0 cm in 90% of patients with left atrial enlargement. This measurement is more easily obtainable than measurements and signs requiring a cardiac series, and is usually readily available for sequential evaluations of left atrial size. It is a less reliable gauge of left atrial size in children.
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