Search Results - "Weir, R J"

Association between body composition and mortality in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support by Takenoshita, M., Weir McCall, J.R., Barker, A.P., Suresh, S., Celik, H., Vuylsteke, A.

“…To ascertain the association between body composition, including muscle mass and adiposity, and patient mortality in those requiring extracorporeal membrane…”
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Patch-burn grazing (PBG) as a livestock management alternative for fire-prone ecosystems of North America by Scasta, J.D., Thacker, E.T., Hovick, T.J., Engle, D.M., Allred, B.W., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Weir, J.R.

“…Many rangelands of the world are fire dependent and display a strong interaction between fire and grazing on animal behavior, productivity and ecosystem…”
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Routine whole-body CT identifies clinically significant findings in patients supported with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation by Celik, H., Agrawal, B., Barker, A., D'Errico, L., Vuylsteke, A., Suresh, S., Weir-McCall, J.R.

“…To determine the yield of routine whole-body computed tomography (CT) following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) initiation and to assess the…”
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CT in planning transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedures and risk assessment by Yucel-Finn, A., Nicol, E., Leipsic, J.A., Weir-McCall, J.R.

“…For surgical aortic valve replacement, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons score (STSS) is the reference standard for the prediction of operative risk. In…”
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Impact of solitary pulmonary nodule size on qualitative and quantitative assessment using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT: the SPUTNIK trial by Weir-McCall, J. R., Harris, S., Miles, K. A., Qureshi, N. R., Rintoul, R. C., Dizdarevic, S., Pike, L., Cheow, Heok K., Gilbert, Fiona J.

“…Purpose To compare qualitative and semi-quantitative PET/CT criteria, and the impact of nodule size on the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules in a…”
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Whole-body magnetic resonance angiography by Weir-McCall, J.R., Bonnici-Mallia, M., Ramkumar, P.G., Nath, A.F., Houston, J.G.

“…Vascular disease, whether it be atherosclerosis, inflammatory, or hereditary vasculitide, is a systemic disorder with disease in one territory predictive of…”
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Imaging of cardiovascular risk in patients with Turner's syndrome by Marin, A, Weir-McCall, J.R, Webb, D.J, van Beek, E.J.R, Mirsadraee, S

“…Turner's syndrome is a disorder defined by an absent or structurally abnormal second X chromosome and affects around 1 in 2000 newborn females. The…”
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Genetic variation in rooting ability of loblolly pine cuttings: effects of auxin and family on rooting by hypocotyl cuttings by Greenwood, M.S. (University of Maine, Orono, ME.), Weir, R.J

“…After about 20 days, hypocotyl cuttings from 20-day-old loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seedlings rooted easily in the presence of the auxin indole-3-butyric…”
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Acute pancreatitis: a comparison of intervention rates precipitated by early vs guideline CT scan timing by Dobbs, N.W, Budak, M.J, Weir-McCall, J.R, Vinnicombe, S.J, Zealley, I.A

“…Aim To assess whether computed tomography (CT) examination earlier in acute pancreatitis (AP) precipitates any surgical or radiological intervention. Materials…”
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Evidence-based anatomical review areas derived from systematic analysis of cases from a radiological departmental discrepancy meeting by Chin, S.C., Weir-McCall, J.R., Yeap, P.M., White, R.D., Budak, M.J., Duncan, G., Oliver, T.B., Zealley, I.A.

“…To produce short checklists of specific anatomical review sites for different regions of the body based on the frequency of radiological errors reviewed at…”
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Bacillus anthracis meningitis during an outbreak of injectional anthrax, Scotland, UK by Dewar, S., Weir-McCall, J.R., Batchelor, L., Cole, S., Parcell, B.J.

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A prospective controlled study of the effect on blood pressure of contraceptive preparations containing different types and dosages of progestogen by Wilson, E S, Cruickshank, J, McMaster, M, Weir, R J

“…A prospective controlled study investigated the effects of oral contraceptives on blood pressure in 485 women who were between 17 and 46 years of age and had…”
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Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance lymphography in the assessment of lower limb lymphoedema by White, R.D, Weir-McCall, J.R, Budak, M.J, Waugh, S.A, Munnoch, D.A, Sudarshan, T.A.P

“…Chronic lower limb lymphoedema is a debilitating condition that may occur as a primary disorder or secondary to other conditions. Satisfactory visualization of…”
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Technical assessment of whole body angiography and cardiac function within a single MRI examination by Gandy, S.J, Lambert, M, Belch, J.J.F, Cavin, I.D, Crowe, E, Littleford, R, Macfarlane, J.A, Matthew, S.Z, Martin, P, Nicholas, R.S, Struthers, A.D, Sullivan, F, Waugh, S.A, White, R.D, Weir-McCall, J.R, Houston, J.G

“…Aim To evaluate a combined protocol for simultaneous cardiac MRI (CMR) and contrast-enhanced (CE) whole-body MR angiography (WB-MRA) techniques within a single…”
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Allopurinol in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Chronic Lung Disease by Liu-Shiu-Cheong, Patrick S.K, Lipworth, Brian J, RWeir-McCall, Jonathan, Houston, J. Graeme, Struthers, Allan D

“…Background: Oxidative stress (OS) has been implicated in the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and ventricular hypertrophy. Xanthine oxidase is a…”
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Disconnection of pulmonary and systemic arterial stiffness in COPD by Weir-McCall, Jonathan R, Liu-Shiu-Cheong, Patrick Sk, Struthers, Allan D, Lipworth, Brian J, Houston, J Graeme

“…Both pulmonary arterial stiffening and systemic arterial stiffening have been described in COPD. The aim of the current study was to assess pulse wave velocity…”
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Detection of microalbuminuria in diabetic patients using a simple latex agglutination test by Spooner, R J, Weir, R J, Frier, B M

“…The adaptation of an immunoturbidimetric assay to quantitatively measure urinary albumin is described and this was used to evaluate a commercial latex…”
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"Third Drug" Trial: Comparative Study Of Antihypertensive Agents Added To Treatment When Blood Pressure Remains Uncontrolled By A Beta Blocker Plus Thiazide Diuretic by McAreavey, D., Ramsey, L. E., Latham, L., McLaren, A. D., Lorimer, A. R., Reid, J. L., Robertson, J. I. S., Robertson, M. P., Weir, R. J.

“…Hydralazine, labetalol, methyldopa, minoxidil, prazosin, and placebo were compared when added by random allocation to atenolol 100 mg and bendrofluazide 5 mg…”
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Comparison of captopril, hydralazine and nifedipine as third drug in hypertensive patients by Bevan, E G, Pringle, S D, Waller, P C, Herrick, A L, Findlay, J G, Murray, G D, Carmichael, H A, Reid, J L, Weir, R J, Lorimer, A R

“…The antihypertensive, biochemical and adverse effects of captopril, hydralazine, nifedipine and placebo were compared in 160 patients with BP inadequately…”
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Seed orchard pest management: the case for Forest Service R&D by Hodge, G.R, Masters, C.J, Cameron, R.S, Lowe, W.J, Weir, R.J

“…Reduced timber harvest on public lands in the western states has increased the pressure on private forests. In order to meet growing production requirements on…”
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