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Screening Strategies for Patients on the Kidney Transplant Waiting List by Sabouri, Alireza, Huh, Woonghee Tim, Shechter, Steven M.

“…Transplant centers screen patients on the kidney transplant waiting list to identify patients with severe conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD),…”
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A combined sustainability index for electricity efficiency measures by Goldrath, T., Ayalon, O., Shechter, M.

“…One of the most substantial tools that serve decision makers in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions includes energy efficiency measures that in…”
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Periodontitis and Cardiovascular Diseases. Consensus Report by Sanz, M, Del Castillo, A Marco, Jepsen, S, Gonzalez-Juanatey, J R, D'Aiuto, F, Bouchard, P, Chapple, I, Dietrich, T, Gotsman, I, Graziani, F, Herrera, D, Loos, B, Madianos, P, Michel, J B, Perel, P, Pieske, B, Shapira, L, Shechter, M, Tonetti, M, Vlachopoulos, C, Wimmer, G

“…In Europe cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for 3.9 million deaths (45% of deaths), being ischaemic heart disease, stroke, hypertension (leading to…”
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Timing of Arteriovenous Fistula Creation in Patients With CKD: A Decision Analysis by Shechter, Steven M., PhD, Skandari, M. Reza, MS, Zalunardo, Nadia, MD SM

“…Background The optimal time for arteriovenous fistula (AVF) referral is uncertain. Improving the timeliness of referral may reduce central venous catheter…”
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Preferences for rank in competition: Is first-place seeking stronger than last-place aversion? by Shechter, Steven M., Hardisty, David J.

“…Abstract The use of gamification to motivate engagement has greatly increased the number of ways in which people compete. Many of these competitions allow…”
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Vascular Access Referral Policies in CKD by Shechter, Steven M., PhD, Chandler, Talon, BASc, Skandari, M. Reza, PhD, Zalunardo, Nadia, MD, SM

“…Background The optimal timing of vascular access referral for patients with chronic kidney disease who may need hemodialysis (HD) is a pressing question in…”
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Aspirin withdrawal in patients treated with ticagrelor presenting with non‐ST elevation myocardial infarction by Beigel, R., Mazin, I., Koifman, E., Shechter, M., Pres, H., Shlomo, N., Rosenberg, N., Asher, E., Matetzky, S.

“…Essentials Strong P2Y12 blockade may cause platelet inhibition that is only minimally enhanced by aspirin. We evaluated aspirin withdrawal on platelet…”
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Cardiovascular risk assessment and carotid intima-media thickness in young adults, survivors of Hodgkin's lymphoma by Cohen, H, Bitzur, R, Shechter, M, Harats, D, Modan, D

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Technical Note—Trading Off Quick versus Slow Actions in Optimal Search by Shechter, Steven M., Ghassemi, Farhad, Gocgun, Yasin, Puterman, Martin L.

“…We consider the search for a target whose precise location is uncertain. The search region is divided into grid cells, and the searcher decides which cell to…”
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Efficient solutions for a class of optimal stopping problems by Shechter, Steven M.

“…We show that a practical class of optimal stopping problems can be solved in at most N iterations of policy iteration. Under a lower triangularity assumption,…”
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The impact of bariatric surgery on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and cardiovascular risk utilizing non-invasive measures by Netanel, C, Goitein, D, Rubin, M, Shechter, M, Kleinbaum, Y, Katsherginsky, S, Hermon, H, Hemi, R, Tsaraf, K, Donuzi, A, Safran, M, Tachlytski, I, Herman, A, Ortiz, P, Ben-Ari, Z

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Oral magnesium therapy improves endothelial function in patients with coronary artery disease by SHECHTER, Michael, SHARIR, Michael, LABRADOR, Maura J, FORRESTER, James, SILVER, Burton, MERZ, C. Noel

“…Magnesium blocks many of the physiological actions of calcium. Nevertheless, the impact of magnesium supplementation on endothelial function and exercise…”
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Oral magnesium therapy, exercise heart rate, exercise tolerance, and myocardial function in coronary artery disease patients by Pokan, R, Hofmann, P, von Duvillard, S P, Smekal, G, Wonisch, M, Lettner, K, Schmid, P, Shechter, M, Silver, B, Bachl, N

“…Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) upward deflection of the heart rate (HR) performance curve…”
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A Clinically Based Discrete-Event Simulation of End-Stage Liver Disease and the Organ Allocation Process by Shechter, Steven M., Bryce, Cindy L., Alagoz, Oguzhan, Kreke, Jennifer E., Stahl, James E., Schaefer, Andrew J., Angus, Derek C., Roberts, Mark S.

“…Background . The optimal allocation of scarce donor livers is a contentious health care issue requiring careful analysis. The objective of this article was to…”
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Obese adults with primary growth hormone resistance (Laron Syndrome) have normal endothelial function by Shechter, M, Ginsberg, S, Scheinowitz, M, Feinberg, M.S, Laron, Z

“…Abstract Objective Classic Laron Syndrome (LS) is a recessive disease of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) deficiency and primary growth hormone…”
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The role of magnesium as antithrombotic therapy by Shechter, M

“…Meta-analysis of previous relatively small clinical trials, comparing intravenous magnesium with placebo in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients, mainly…”
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Review of Donald C. Hodges' Deep Republicanism: Prelude to Professionalism by Shechter, Benli M.

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Additional ST-segment elevation after reperfusion: a beneficial sign in patients with acute myocardial infarction? by Shechter, M

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The Optimal Time to Initiate HIV Therapy Under Ordered Health States by Shechter, Steven M, Bailey, Matthew D, Schaefer, Andrew J, Roberts, Mark S

“…The question of when to initiate HIV treatment is considered the most important question in HIV care today. Benefits of delaying therapy include avoiding the…”
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Admission serum magnesium levels associated with short- and long-term clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients by Segev, A, Sagir, A, Matezky, S, Atar, S, Shechter, M

“…Abstract Introduction In the face of the global pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has created, readily available prognostic markers may be of great…”
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