Search Results - "Polissar, N L"

Quantitative Evaluation of Carotid Plaque Composition by In Vivo MRI by Saam, T, Ferguson, M S, Yarnykh, V L, Takaya, N, Xu, D, Polissar, N L, Hatsukami, T S, Yuan, C

“…OBJECTIVE—This study evaluates the ability of MRI to quantify all major carotid atherosclerotic plaque components in vivo. METHODS AND RESULTS—Thirty-one…”
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Predictors of Surface Disruption with MR Imaging in Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis by UNDERHILL, H. R, YUAN, C, YARNYKH, V. L, CHU, B, OIKAWA, M, DONG, L, POLISSAR, N. L, GARDEN, G. A, CRAMER, S. C, HATSUKAMI, T. S

“…Surface disruption, either ulceration or fibrous cap rupture, has been identified as a key feature of the unstable atherosclerotic plaque. In this prospective…”
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A Noninvasive Imaging Approach to Assess Plaque Severity: The Carotid Atherosclerosis Score by UNDERHILL, H. R, HATSUKAMI, T. S, YUAN, C, CAI, J, YU, W, DEMARCO, J. K, POLISSAR, N. L, OTA, H, ZHAO, X, DONG, L, OIKAWA, M

“…The presence of IPH and/or FCR in the carotid atherosclerotic plaque indicates a high-risk lesion. The aim of this multicenter cross-sectional study was to…”
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Visualization of fibrous cap thickness and rupture in human atherosclerotic carotid plaque in vivo with high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging by HATSUKAMI, T. S, ROSS, R, POLISSAR, N. L, CHUN YUAN

“…The results of studies of advanced lesions of atherosclerosis suggest that the thickness of the fibrous cap that overlies the necrotic core distinguishes the…”
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Relative sensitivity of the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale, the Hamilton Depression rating scale and the Clinical Global Impressions rating scale in antidepressant clinical trials by Khan, A, Khan, S.R, Shankles, E.B, Polissar, N.L

“…Although early antidepressant clinical trials simply relied on a clinicianʼs judgment as to whether a depressed patient clinically improved or not, the…”
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Factors affecting discharge time in adult outpatients by PAVLIN, D. J, RAPP, S. E, POLISSAR, N. L, MALMGREN, J. A, KOERSCHGEN, M, KEYES, H

“…Discharge time (total recovery time) is one determinant of the overall cost of outpatient surgery. We performed this study to determine what factors affect…”
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Prospective study of atherosclerotic disease progression in the renal artery by CAPS, M. T, PERISSINOTTO, C, ZIERLER, R. E, POLISSAR, N. L, BERGELIN, R. O, TULLIS, M. J, CANTWELL-GAB, K, DAVIDSON, R. C, STRANDNESS, D. E

“…The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of and the risk factors associated with progression of renal artery disease in individuals with…”
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Comparative efficacy and safety of ondansetron, droperidol, and metoclopramide for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting : A meta-analysis by DOMINO, K. B, ANDERSON, E. A, POLISSAR, N. L, POSNER, K. L

“…Postoperative nausea and vomiting are important causes of morbidity after anesthesia and surgery. We performed a meta-analysis of published, randomized,…”
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Carotid Plaque Composition Differs Between Ethno-Racial Groups: An MRI Pilot Study Comparing Mainland Chinese and American Caucasian Patients by Saam, T, Cai, J M, Cai, Y Q, An, N Y, Kampschulte, A, Xu, D, Kerwin, W S, Takaya, N, Polissar, N L, Hatsukami, T S, Yuan, C

“…OBJECTIVE—Ethnicity-based research may identify new clues to the pathogenesis of atherosclerotic disease. Therefore, we sought to determine whether carotid…”
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Risk of atrophy in kidneys with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis by Caps, Michael T., Zierler, R. Eugene, Polissar, Nayak L., Bergelin, Robert O., Beach, Kirk W., Cantwell-Gab, Kim, Casadei, Alder, Davidson, Robert C., Strandness, D. Eugene

“…Risk of atrophy in kidneys with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis. The goal of this study was to determine the incidence of and risk factors for renal…”
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Social factors, treatment, and survival in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer by Greenwald, H P, Polissar, N L, Borgatta, E F, McCorkle, R, Goodman, G

“…This study assessed the importance of socioeconomic status, race, and likelihood of receiving surgery in explaining mortality among patients with stage-I…”
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Progression of Human Breast Cancers to the Metastatic State is Linked to Hydroxyl Radical-Induced DNA Damage by Malins, Donald C., Polissar, Nayak L., Gunselman, Sandra J.

“…Hydroxyl radical damage in metastatic tumor DNA was elucidated in women with breast cancer, and a comparison was made with nonmetastatic tumor DNA. The damage…”
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A Prospective Study of Disease Progression in Patients With Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis by Zierler, R.Eugene, Bergelin, Robert O., Davidson, Robert C., Cantwell-Cab, K., Polissar, Nayak L., Strandness, D.E.

“…The natural history of renal artery stenosis (RAS) has been difficult to document because serial arteriography is rarely justified. Duplex scanning is a…”
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Rotational atherectomy multicenter registry: Acute results, complications and 6-month angiographic follow-up in 709 patients by Warth, David C., Leon, Martin B., O'Neill, William, Zacca, Nadim, Polissar, Nayak L., Buchbinder, Maurice

“…Objectives. The purpose of this study was to describe data collected for an industry-sponsored multicenter registry of rotational atherectomy. Background…”
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Predictors of family functioning and change 3 years after traumatic brain injury in children by Rivara, J M, Jaffe, K M, Polissar, N L, Fay, G C, Liao, S, Martin, K M

“…To examine changes in family functioning from injury to 3 years after pediatric traumatic brain injury; to determine factors most predictive of family outcomes…”
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Temporal heterogeneity of regional pulmonary perfusion is spatially clustered by Glenny, R W, Polissar, N L, McKinney, S, Robertson, H T

“…This study investigates temporal changes in regional pulmonary perfusion. Five dogs were studied with five or six different radiolabeled microspheres being…”
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Pulmonary and bronchial circulatory responses to segmental lung injury by Lakshminarayan, S, Bernard, S, Polissar, N. L, Glenny, R. W

“…Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, Washington…”
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Spinal nerve function in five Volunteers experiencing transient neurologic symptoms after lidocaine subarachnoid anesthesia by POLLOCK, J. E, BURKHEAD, D, NEAL, J. M, LIU, S. S, FRIEDMAN, A, STEPHENSON, C, POLISSAR, N. L

“…The etiology of transient neurologic symptoms (TNS) after 5% lidocaine spinal anesthesia remains undetermined. Previous case reports have shown that patients…”
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Mechanisms of improvement in pulmonary gas exchange during isovolemic hemodilution by Deem, Steven, Hedges, Richard G, McKinney, Steven, Polissar, Nayak L, Alberts, Michael K, Swenson, Erik R

“…1  Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle 98195; 2  Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle 98108 and 3…”
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Family functioning and children's academic performance and behavior problems in the year following traumatic brain injury by Rivara, J B, Jaffe, K M, Polissar, N L, Fay, G C, Martin, K M, Shurtleff, H A, Liao, S

“…This study examined the roles of preinjury family and child functioning and injury severity in predicting 1-year outcomes and changes in academic performance…”
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