Search Results - "R. Mentzer"

Experimental and numerical study of liquefied natural gas (LNG) pool spreading and vaporization on water by Gopalaswami, Nirupama, Kakosimos, Konstantinos, Zhang, Bin, Liu, Yi, Mentzer, R., Mannan, M. Sam

“…•Experimental determination of pool spreading and vaporization parameters for LNG flowing on a narrow channel of water.•CFD methodology developed for LNG pool…”
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Protocol for prevention of spinal cord ischemia after thoracoabdominal aortic surgery by Hobbs, Reilly D, Ullery, Brant W, Mentzer, Allison R, Cheung, Albert T

“…This manuscript was written to present a systemic protocol for the prevention, early detection, and treatment of spinal cord ischemia following open and…”
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Mycophenolate Mofetil Reduces Intimal Thickness by Intravascular Ultrasound After Heart Transplant: Reanalysis of the Multicenter Trial by Kobashigawa, J. A., Tobis, J. M., Mentzer, R. M., Valantine, H. A., Bourge, R. C., Mehra, M. R., Smart, F. W., Miller, L. W., Tanaka, Koji, Li, Haiyan, Gjertson, D. W., Gordon, R. D.

“…The mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) trial involved 650 heart transplant patients from 28 centers who received MMF or azathioprine (AZA), both in combination with…”
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Heart preservation for transplantation: principles and strategies by Jahania, M.Salik, Sanchez, Juan A, Narayan, Prakash, Lasley, Robert D, Mentzer, Robert M

“…While transplantation is a proven modality for the treatment of end stage organ disease, an important determinant of outcome is the adequacy of organ…”
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A randomized, multicenter comparison of tacrolimus and cyclosporine immunosuppressive regimens in cardiac transplantation: decreased hyperlipidemia and hypertension with tacrolimus by Taylor, D O, Barr, M L, Radovancevic, B, Renlund, D G, Mentzer, Jr, R M, Smart, F W, Tolman, D E, Frazier, O H, Young, J B, VanVeldhuisen, P

“…Tacrolimus-based immunosuppression seems safe and effective in liver and kidney transplantation. To assess the safety and efficacy of tacrolimus (TAC)-based…”
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Surgical management of thrombotic acute intestinal ischemia by ENDEAN, Eric D, BARNES, Stephen L, KWOLEK, Christopher J, MINION, David J, SCHWARCZ, Thomas H, MENTZER, Robert M

“…To evaluate the University of Kentucky experience in treating acute intestinal ischemia to elucidate factors that contribute to survival. Acute intestinal…”
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Beneficial effects of adenosine A(2a) agonist CGS-21680 in infarcted and stunned porcine myocardium by Lasley, R D, Jahania, M S, Mentzer, Jr, R M

“…Although there are conflicting results on whether adenosine infusion during reperfusion alters infarct size, there are several reports that indicate adenosine…”
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Myofibrillar calcium sensitivity of isometric tension is increased in human dilated cardiomyopathies: role of altered beta-adrenergically mediated protein phosphorylation by Wolff, M R, Buck, S H, Stoker, S W, Greaser, M L, Mentzer, R M

“…To examine the role of alterations in myofibrillar function in human dilated cardiomyopathies, we determined isometric tension-calcium relations in…”
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Myocardial Protection at a Crossroads: The Need for Translation Into Clinical Therapy by Bolli, Roberto, Becker, Lance, Gross, Garrett, Mentzer, Robert, Balshaw, David, Lathrop, David A

“…Over the past 30 years, hundreds of experimental interventions (both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic) have been reported to protect the ischemic myocardium…”
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Adenosine improves recovery of postischemic myocardial function via an adenosine A1 receptor mechanism by Lasley, R D, Mentzer, Jr, R M

“…The effects of adenosine in the nonischemic heart have been shown to be mediated via its binding to extracellular adenosine A1 and A2 receptors located…”
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A single-center 8-year experience with percutaneous dilational tracheostomy by Kearney, P A, Griffen, M M, Ochoa, J B, Boulanger, B R, Tseui, B J, Mentzer, Jr, R M

“…To determine surgical, postoperative, and postdischarge complications associated with percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT) in an 8-year experience at the…”
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Effects of ischemic and adenosine preconditioning on interstitial fluid adenosine and myocardial infarct size by Lasley, R D, Konyn, P J, Hegge, J O, Mentzer, Jr, R M

“…The accumulation of adenosine during a brief coronary occlusion has been proposed to mediate the infarct size-limiting effect of ischemic preconditioning. The…”
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Adenosine myocardial protection: preliminary results of a phase II clinical trial by Mentzer, Jr, R M, Birjiniuk, V, Khuri, S, Lowe, J E, Rahko, P S, Weisel, R D, Wellons, H A, Barker, M L, Lasley, R D

“…To evaluate the safety, tolerance, and efficacy of adenosine in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Inadequate myocardial protection in…”
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Tacrolimus as a rescue immunosuppressant after heart and lung transplantation by MENTZER, R. M, JAHANIA, M. S, LASLEY, R. D

“…Organ transplant recipients with refractory rejection or intolerance to conventional immunosuppressants may respond to rescue therapy with tacrolimus…”
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Annexin V staining during reperfusion detects cardiomyocytes with unique properties by Narayan, P, Mentzer, Jr, R M, Lasley, R D

“…With the use of markers of sarcolemmal membrane permeability, cardiomyocyte models of ischemic injury have primarily addressed necrotic death during ischemia…”
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Sex hormone receptors in non-small-cell lung cancer in human beings by Canver, Charles C, Memoli, Vincent A, Vanderveer, Penny L, Dingivan, Christine A, Mentzer, Robert M., Jr

“…To investigate whether sex hormone receptors exist in the resected non-small-cell lung cancer in human beings and to determine a link between the pulmonary…”
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Phosphatase inhibitor cantharidin blocks adenosine A(1) receptor anti-adrenergic effect in rat cardiac myocytes by Narayan, P, Mentzer, Jr, R M, Lasley, R D

“…Experiments were performed to examine whether the protein phosphatase inhibitor cantharidin blocks the anti-adrenergic effect of adenosine A(1) receptor…”
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Efficacy of tacrolimus in the treatment of refractory rejection in heart and lung transplant recipients by Onsager, D R, Canver, C C, Jahania, M S, Welter, D, Michalski, M, Hoffman, A M, Mentzer, Jr, R M, Love, R B

“…Refractory acute cellular rejection may occur despite triple-drug immunosuppression (cyclosporine A, steroids, azathioprine/mycophenolate mofetil). The purpose…”
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Adenosine A1 receptor activation reduces reactive oxygen species and attenuates stunning in ventricular myocytes by Narayan, P, Mentzer, Jr, R M, Lasley, R D

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation following brief periods of ischemia or hypoxia is thought to be the underlying cause of myocardial stunning. Adenosine…”
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Cardiac microdialysis to estimate interstitial adenosine and coronary blood flow by Van Wylen, D G, Willis, J, Sodhi, J, Weiss, R J, Lasley, R D, Mentzer, Jr, R M

“…The purpose of this study was twofold: 1) to investigate the feasibility and usefulness of cardiac microdialysis for the simultaneous estimation of regional…”
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