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Long-term weight loss maintenance in the United States by Kraschnewski, J.L, Boan, J, Esposito, J, Sherwood, N.E, Lehman, E.B, Kephart, D.K, Sciamanna, C.N

“…Context: Although the rise in overweight and obesity in the United States is well documented, long-term weight loss maintenance (LTWLM) has been minimally…”
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The epidemiology of weight counseling for adults in the United States: a case of positive deviance by Kraschnewski, J L, Sciamanna, C N, Pollak, K I, Stuckey, H L, Sherwood, N E

“…Weight counseling for adults is uncommonly performed by primary-care providers (PCPs), despite recommendations. In order to design effective primary-care…”
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Using electronic/computer interventions to promote physical activity by Marcus, B H, Ciccolo, J T, Sciamanna, C N

“…The internet has been used as a method to deliver various health interventions (eg, weight management, smoking cessation, increasing physical activity). An…”
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Outcomes of Pre- Heart Transplantation Desensitization in Highly Sensitized Patients Bridged with Left Ventricular Assist Devices by Saadi, T. Al, Andrade, A., Munro, J., Khan, M., Asghar, M., Hussain, S., Pauwaa, S., Macaluso, G., Joshi, A., Sciamanna, C., Dia, M., Bresticker, M., Tatooles, A., Pappas, P., Cotts, W.

“…Desensitization therapy in orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) candidates can shorten wait time and improve outcomes of highly sensitized patients,…”
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Reasons for non-adherence to nicotine patch therapy during the first month of a quit attempt by Yingst, J M, Veldheer, S, Hrabovsky, S, Sciamanna, C, Foulds, J

“…Prior research has shown that the transdermal nicotine patch is a safe and effective aid to smoking cessation, but adherence to the directed use of the…”
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The Association of BMI and Diabetes Mellitus with Mortality in End Stage Heart Failure Patients on Inotropes by Khan, M.A., Saadi, T.Al, Adhikari, S., Hussain, S., Asghar, M., Kamba, K., Soltys, M., Morreale, C., Glowacki, N., Joshi, A., Pauwaa, S., Sciamanna, C., Dia, M., Macaluso, G., Andrade, A., Cotts, W.

“…Risk factors such as diabetes mellitus (DM) have been associated with increased risk of mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). Obesity in diabetic…”
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Physical Activity Counseling for Older Primary Care Patients by Pinto, Bernardine M., Goldstein, Michael G., Ashba, Jacqueline, Sciamanna, Christopher N., Jette, Alan

“…Regular physical activity reduces the risk for chronic diseases among older adults. Older adults are likely to be seen by primary care clinicians who can play…”
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Once bitten, twice shy: concern about gaining weight after smoking cessation and its association with seeking treatment by Veldheer, S, Yingst, J, Foulds, G, Hrabovsky, S, Berg, A, Sciamanna, C, Foulds, J

“…Concern about weight gain after quitting smoking is often cited as a barrier to smokers making a quit attempt or seeking treatment. To identify whether smokers…”
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Women's awareness of their contraceptive benefits after the Affordable Care Act by Chuang, C, Mitchell, J, Velott, D, Sciamanna, C, Legro, R, Lehman, E, Confer, L, Weisman, C

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“Take in two parks and call me in the morning” – Perception of parks as an essential component of our healthcare system by Mowen, A.J, Barrett, A.G, Graefe, A.R, Kraschnewski, J.L, Sciamanna, C.N

“…Abstract As a feature of the built neighborhood environment, parks have been associated with a range of positive health outcomes. Recognition of these…”
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Comparison of Five Measures of Motivation to Quit Smoking Among a Sample of Hospitalized Smokers by Sciamanna, Christopher N., Hoch, Jeff S., Duke, G. Christine, Fogle, Morris N., Ford, Daniel E.

“…OBJECTIVE: To compare the predictive validity of several measures of motivation to quit smoking among inpatients enrolled in a smoking cessation program…”
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Dissemination of the AHCPR clinical practice guideline in community health centres by DePue, J D, Goldstein, M G, Schilling, A, Reiss, P, Papandonatos, G, Sciamanna, C, Kazura, A

“…Objective: To evaluate dissemination of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) Smoking cessation clinical practice guideline in community…”
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Numeracy and medicine: key family physician attitudes about communicating probability with patients by Gramling, Robert, Irvin, Jennifer E, Nash, Justin, Sciamanna, Christopher, Culpepper, Larry

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Nutrition Counseling in the Promoting Cancer Prevention in Primary Care Study by Sciamanna, C.N, DePue, J.D, Goldstein, M.G, Park, E.R, Gans, K.M, Monroe, A.D, Reiss, P.T

“…Background. Little is known about the influence of personal and practice-level factors on physicians' dietary counseling practices. Methods. Primary care…”
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Who reports receiving advice to lose weight? Results from a multistate survey by Sciamanna, C N, Tate, D F, Lang, W, Wing, R R

“…Overweight and obesity are increasingly prevalent in the United States. The prevalence of health care provider advice to lose weight is not clear. We examined…”
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(1396) - Time to Therapeutic Tacrolimus Trough and Renal Impairment in Heart Transplant Recipients: Limited Association? by Lawrecki, T.M., Tomeczkowicz, M., Nguyen, C., Roska, A., Benig, K.V., Chhabra, D., Dela Cruz, M., Macaluso, G., Pauwaa, S., Kabbany, M.T., Joshi, A., Monaco, J., Pillarella, J., Sciamanna, C., Cotts, W., Pappas, P., Narang, N., Chau, V.Q.

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(1397) - Eculizumab as Rescue Therapy for Severe Acute Antibody Mediated Rejection in Heart Transplant Recipients by Tomeczkowicz, M., Lawrecki, T., Narang, N., Dela Cruz, M., Balanlayos, I., Jaramillo, A., Chau, V.Q., Joshi, A., Kabbany, M.T., Macaluso, G., Monaco, J., Pauwaa, S., Pillarella, J., Sciamanna, C., Cotts, W.G.

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1,2,3: Use of Ang II in a HM3 by Andrade, A., Gavrilos, G., Pillarella, J., Narang, N., Sciamanna, C., Pauwaa, S., Macaluso, G., Cotts, W., Tatooles, A., Pappas, P.

“…Vasodilatory shock is characterized by peripheral vasodilation, hypotension and preserved cardiac output. Management involves identifying and treating the…”
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Opportunities for Improving Inpatient Smoking Cessation Programs: A Community Hospital Experience by Sciamanna, C.N., Stillman, F.A., Hoch, J.S., Butler, J.H., Gass, K.G., Ford, D.E.

“…Background. This cohort study examined the role of smoking during hospitalization, duration of cessation counseling, patient awareness of the hospital's…”
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(840) Comparison of Heart Failure Therapy Implementation in Patients with and without Temporary Right Ventricular Assist Device Following HeartMate 3 LVAD Implantation: A 6-Month Post-Implant Comparison by Wolsky, R., Coyle, L., Gallagher, C., Marogil, P., Dela Cruz, M., Kabbany, M., Monaco, J., Chau, V., Pillarella, J., Joshi, A., Sciamanna, C., Dia, M., Pauwaa, S., Macaluso, G., Pappas, P., Tatooles, A., Cotts, W., Narang, N.

“…The utilization of guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT) in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) patients has not been well studied. We evaluated the use…”
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