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8. Measurement of the neutron-neutron scattering length using the π − d capture reaction

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Chen, Q., Howell, C. R., Carman, T. S., Gibbs, W. R., Gibson, B. F., Hussein, A., Kiser, M. R., Mertens, G., Moore, C. F., Morris, C., Obst, A., Pasyuk, E., Roper, C. D., Salinas, F., Setze, H. R., Šlaus, Ivo, Sterbenz, S., Tornow, W., Walter, R. L., Whiteley, C. R., and Whitton, M.

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neutron-neutron scattering, proton-proton scattering
Abstract

We have determined a value for the 1S0 neutron-neutron scattering length (ann) from high-precision measurements of time-of-flight spectra of neutrons from the 2H(π − , n γ ) n capture reaction. The measurements were done at the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility by the E1286 Collaboration. The high spatial resolution of our γ -ray detector enabled us tomake a detailed assessment of the systematic uncertainties in our techniques. The value obtained in the present work is ann = − 18.63 ± 0.10 (statistical) ± 0.44 (systematic) ± 0.30 (theoretical) fm. This result is consistent with previous determinations of ann from the π − d capture reaction. We found that the analysis of the data with calculations that use a relativistic phase-space factor gives a more negative value for ann by 0.33 fm over the analysis done using a nonrelativistic phase-space factor. Combining the present result with the previous ones from π − d capture gives ann = − 18.63 ± 0.27(expt) ± 0.30 fm (theory). For the first time the combined statistical and systematic experimental uncertainty in ann is smaller than the theoretical uncertainty and comparable to the uncertainty in the proton-proton 1S0 scattering length (app). This average value of ann when corrected for the magnetic-moment interaction of the two neutrons becomes − 18.9 ± 0.4 fm, which is 1.6 ± 0.5 fm different from the recommended value of app, thereby confirming charge symmetry breaking at the 1% confidence level.

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2008

11. Study of Heart and Renal Protection (SHARP): Randomized trial to assess the effects of lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol among 9,438 patients with chronic kidney disease.

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Reaich R., Schouten D., Rashid H., Birtcher K., Cantu J., Tait C., Taun W., Fadem S., Das D., Khosla U., Brown C., Brown T., Buquing J., Cromwell H., Dickson N., Najimipour B., Robeson J., Tabibi W., Mulloy L., Bailey K., Burton B., Fall P., Jagadeesan M., Paulson W., Szerlip H., White J., Faulkner M., Adeleye O., Boatright D., Mensah D., Nwankwo U., Crutcher L., Cummings C., Floyd M., Putatunda B., Ross J., Sanford V., Thadani U., Haragsim L., Parker B., Rogan L., Thresher M., Turner J., Dworkin L., Mignano D., O'Mara A., Shemin D., Bakris G., Basta E., Chua D., Neri G., Ahmed I., Elliott W., Fondren L., Hasabou N., Khosla N., Mazin A., Riehle J., Kovesdy C., Mendoza J., Ahmadzadeh S., Iranmanesh A., Lewis M., Lu J., Benabe J., Gonzalez-Melendez E., Padilla B., Serrano J., Russ T., Athmann L., Funke L., Larson P., Roach D., Salveson B., Nogueira J., Hanes D., Hise M., Light P., Copland E., Fink J., Hakim M., Hough K., McMinn S., Weir M., Young C., Kershaw G., Hill I., White B., Plumb T., Florescu M., Groggel G., Martin M., Rao V., Denu-Ciocca C., Candiani C., Cooper J., Gordon B., Joy M., Kiser M., Lambeth C., Rosas S., Cochetti P., Robinson J., Schankel K., Teng H., Weise W., Geneidy A., Murray P., Solomon R., De Waal D., LaPointe S., Schoenknecht A., Campese V., Habashy M., Ananthakrisna R., Bedwani D., Fazli U., Fetrat M., Frampton Q., Kaldas B., Kazarian V., Pitts L., Sadeghi A., Yeasmin N., Young E., Fissell R., Belanger K., Ricci N., Farwell W., Bowman T., Dhingra R., Pesenson A., Ambrosino J., Chittamooru S., Kaufman J., Ramos M., Yap C., Nakhle S., Aligaen L., Duren D., Laine B., Moore S., Tuazon H., Coyne D., Audrain J., Bryant B., Dombek S., Freeman S., Klein P., Germain M., Berkowitz A., Bokhari A., Braden G., Diaz A., Greco B., Mulhern J., O'Shea M., Poindexter A., Poppel D., Ryan M., Sweet S., Ye J., Osterman J., Lin T., Mays B., Rizvi A., Sonnier C., Twining C., Wang S., Hix M., Schenck J., Baigent C., Landray M., Reith C., Dasgupta T., Emberson J., 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Mitra S., Woolfson R., Yang R., Williams A., Richards K., Turner A., Odum J., Rylance P., Smallwood A., Ward J., Henderson I., McMahon M., Ross C., Burrows M., Morais J., Rajan S., Tindall H., Barrett C., Kelly F., El-Nahas M., Bartholomew J., Edwards L., Okhuoya F., Bebb C., Cassidy M., Brand S., Quashie-Howard M., Taggart C., Capps N., Tonks L., Mason J., Powell S., Watkins L., Ball S., Dutton M., Fifer L., McGlynn F., Wood M., Jenkins D., Allan N., Fahal I., Elhag-Ali H., King J., Peel R., Potts L., Logie I., McGhie F., Naik R., Parry R., Andain K., Durkin S., D'Souza R., Harrison D., Cooke J., Kinyanjui R., Harper J., Algate K., McCarthy M., Van Eker D., Thuraisingham R., Chinodya M., Deelchand V., Garcia R., Ngango R., Rolfe C., Williams K., Solomon L., Heap T., MacDowall P., Saunderson Smith L., MacDiarmaid-Gordon A., Harman W., Smithson H., Robertson D., Gammon B., O'Grady D., Verow C., Rogerson M., Berry L., Gough C., Hayward E., Jones C., Payne T., Rowe L., Sibley C., Szymanski J., Almond M., Bourton L., Bromwich C., Dawson S., Mason S., Oliveira D., Ramkhelawon R., Tuazon J., Andrews P., Archer K., Moore A., Thomas G., Velazquez C., Mumtaz R., Roberts R., Farquhar F., Ott J., Fenwick S., Callaway A., Garrett P., Dees L., McDonagh U., Garner S., Zehnder D., Aldridge N., Dyer C., Gomez M., Hewins S., McCarthy K., Rush J., Spencer S., Harvey M., Mills H., Drew P., Henry M., Wilberforce S., Worth D., Adair Z., Hartley J., Jibani M., Jones D., Swan S., Shamp T., Alcorn H., Bookey J., Cannon C., Jarvis K., Muesing C., Murphy M., Muster H., Planting M., Strand C., Middleton J., Gitter K., Mace N., Schumm D., Pogue V., Alimohammadi B., Arora P., Herbert L., Cheng J., Dowie D., Mohan S., Peters G., Tuttle K., Albritton S., Benedetti R., Joshi S., Lund B., Shuler L., Trevino M., Mai K., Osborn T., Parekh R., Eustace J., Novak G., Patterson S., Lindsey C., Hill T., Liston M., Wiegmann T., Nagaria A., Hurd C., Hurst A., Omoscharka E., Parks S., and Price V.

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Background: Lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol with statin therapy has been shown to reduce the incidence of atherosclerotic events in many types of patient, but it remains uncertain whether it is of net benefit among people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Method(s): Patients with advanced CKD (blood creatinine >=1.7 mg/dL [>= 150 mumol/L] in men or >=1.5 mg/dL [ >= 130 mumol/L] in women) with no known history of myocardial infarction or coronary revascularization were randomized in a ratio of 4:4:1 to ezetimibe 10 mg plus simvastatin 20 mg daily versus matching placebo versus simvastatin 20 mg daily (with the latter arm rerandomized at 1 year to ezetimibe 10 mg plus simvastatin 20 mg daily vs placebo). The key outcome will be major atherosclerotic events, defined as the combination of myocardial infarction, coronary death, ischemic stroke, or any revascularization procedure. Results A total of 9,438 CKD patients were randomized, of whom 3,056 were on dialysis. Mean age was 61 years, two thirds were male, one fifth had diabetes mellitus, and one sixth had vascular disease. Compared with either placebo or simvastatin alone, allocation to ezetimibe plus simvastatin was not associated with any excess of myopathy, hepatic toxicity, or biliary complications during the first year of follow-up. Compared with placebo, allocation to ezetimibe 10 mg plus simvastatin 20 mg daily yielded average LDL cholesterol differences of 43 mg/dL (1.10 mmol/L) at 1 year and 33 mg/dL (0.85 mmol/L) at 2.5 years. Follow-up is scheduled to continue until August 2010, when all patients will have been followed for at least 4 years. Conclusions SHARP should provide evidence about the efficacy and safety of lowering LDL cholesterol with the combination of ezetimibe and simvastatin among a wide range of patients with CKD.Copyright © 2010, Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.

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2010

12. Asthma and bronchial hyperresponsiveness linked to the XY Long Arm Pseudosomal Region

Author

Holroyd, K. J., Martinati, L. C., Trabetti, Elisabetta, Scherpbier, T., Eleff, S. M., Boner, Attilio, Pignatti, Pierfranco, Kiser, M. B., Dragwa, C. R., Hubbard, F., Sullivan, C. D., Grasso, L., Messler, C. J., Huang, M., Hu, Y., Nicolaides, N. C., Buetow, K. H., and Levitt, R. C.

Subjects
bronchial hyperresponsiveness, IL9R gene, asthma
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1998

13. Association between markers of collagen turnover, arterial stiffness and left ventricular hypertrophy in chronic kidney disease (CKD): the Renal Research Institute (RRI)-CKD Study

Author

Dellegrottaglie, S., primary, Sands, R. L., additional, Gillespie, B. W., additional, Gnanasekaran, G., additional, Zannad, F., additional, Sengstock, D., additional, Finkelstein, F., additional, Kiser, M., additional, Eisele, G., additional, Hinderliter, A. L., additional, Levin, N. W., additional, Cattan, V., additional, Saran, R., additional, and Rajagopalan, S., additional

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2011
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15. Dominance of traditional cardiovascular risk factors over renal function in predicting arterial stiffness in subjects with chronic kidney disease

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Sengstock, D., primary, Sands, R. L., additional, Gillespie, B. W., additional, Zhang, X., additional, Kiser, M., additional, Eisele, G., additional, Vaitkevicius, P., additional, Kuhlmann, M., additional, Levin, N. W., additional, Hinderliter, A., additional, Rajagopalan, S., additional, and Saran, R., additional

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2009
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17. Measurement of the neutron-neutron scattering length using theπ−dcapture reaction

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Chen, Q., primary, Howell, C. R., additional, Carman, T. S., additional, Gibbs, W. R., additional, Gibson, B. F., additional, Hussein, A., additional, Kiser, M. R., additional, Mertens, G., additional, Moore, C. F., additional, Morris, C., additional, Obst, A., additional, Pasyuk, E., additional, Roper, C. D., additional, Salinas, F., additional, Setze, H. R., additional, Slaus, I., additional, Sterbenz, S., additional, Tornow, W., additional, Walter, R. L., additional, Whiteley, C. R., additional, and Whitton, M., additional

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2008
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22. Accuracy of fingerbreadth measurements for thyromental distance estimates: a brief report.

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Kiser M, Wakim JA, and Hill L

Abstract

There have been many contradicting studies as to how well preoperative airway assessments predict difficult intubation. One of these measures, thyromental distance (TMD), has often been called into question. However, there have been no published studies evaluating whether anesthesia practitioners are measuring TMD accurately, especially if they use fingerbreadths as opposed to a centimeter ruler. A convenience sample of 60 anesthesia providers were asked to participate in a brief study. The subjects were asked a series of questions, including the type of anesthesia provider they were, how often they used TMD, and their estimates in centimeters of the following fingerbreadth combinations: index finger, index and second finger, index plus second and third fingers, and index plus second, third, and fourth fingers. After their estimates were recorded, exact measurements of the fingerbreadth combinations were made at the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints. The differences between the means of the estimated and the actual measurements were analyzed using an independent t test. There was a statistically significant difference between estimated and actual fingerbreadth measurement for the index finger (P < .006) but not for the combinations of fingers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2011

24. Evaluation findings from the institute for public health and fait collaborations.

Author

Kegler MC, Kiser M, and Hall SM

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The Institute for Public Health and Faith Collaborations sought to cultivate boundary leadership to strengthen collaboration across religious and health sectors to address health disparities. This article presents findings from an evaluation of the Institute and its impact on participating teams of faith and public health leaders. METHODS:. Self-administered surveys were completed by participating team members (n = 243) immediately post-Institute. Semistructured telephone interviews were conducted with at least one health and one faith leader per team six to eight months after the Institute. RESULTS: Significant self-reported improvement occurred for all short-term outcomes assessed, with the largest increases in describing organizational frames and why they are important for community change, and understanding the role of boundary leaders in community systems change. Six months after the Institute, participants spoke of inspiration, team building, and understanding their own leadership strengths as important outcomes. Leadership growth centered on functioning in groups, making a change in their work, a renewed faith in self, and a renewed focus on applying themselves to faith/health work. Top team accomplishments included planning or implementing a program or event, or solidifying or sustaining a collaborative structure. The majority felt they were moving in the right direction to reduce health disparities, but had not yet made an impact. CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest the Institute played a role in helping to align faith and health assets in many of the participating teams. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2007
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26. Molecular analysis of human interleukin-9 receptor transcripts in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Identification of a splice variant encoding for a nonfunctional cell surface receptor.

Author

Grasso, L, Huang, M, Sullivan, C D, Messler, C J, Kiser, M B, Dragwa, C R, Holroyd, K J, Renauld, J C, Levitt, R C, and Nicolaides, N C

Abstract

Genetic studies on mouse models of asthma have identified interleukin-9 (IL9) as a determining factor in controlling bronchial hyperresponsiveness, a hallmark of the disease. Recently, the human IL9 receptor (hIL9R) gene locus has also been implicated in determining susceptibility to bronchial hyperresponsiveness and asthma. In order to evaluate the structure and function of the encoded product, we analyzed receptor transcripts derived from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 50 unrelated donors. Sequence analysis of the entire coding region identified a splice variant that contains an in frame deletion of a single residue at codon 173 (DeltaQ). This variant could be permanently expressed in a cytokine-dependent murine T-cell line but lacked the ability to induce proliferation in response to human IL9. In situ analyses of cells expressing the wild-type and DeltaQ receptors found both forms to be expressed at the cell surface, but the DeltaQ receptor was unable to bind hIL9 and could not be recognized by N-terminal specific antibodies. These findings demonstrate that hIL9RDeltaQ presents an altered structure and function and suggests its potential role in down-regulating IL9 signaling in effector cells and associated biological processes.

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1998

31. Classical and quantum trial wave functions in auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo applied to oxygen allotropes and a CuBr2 model system.

Author

Amsler M, Deglmann P, Degroote M, Kaicher MP, Kiser M, Kühn M, Kumar C, Maier A, Samsonidze G, Schroeder A, Streif M, Vodola D, and Wever C

Abstract

In this work, we test a recently developed method to enhance classical auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo (AFQMC) calculations with quantum computers against examples from chemistry and material science, representative of classes of industry-relevant systems. As molecular test cases, we calculate the energy curve of H4 and the relative energies of ozone and singlet molecular oxygen with respect to triplet molecular oxygen, which is industrially relevant in organic oxidation reactions. We find that trial wave functions beyond single Slater determinants improve the performance of AFQMC and allow it to generate energies close to chemical accuracy compared to full configuration interaction or experimental results. In the field of material science, we study the electronic structure properties of cuprates through the quasi-1D Fermi-Hubbard model derived from CuBr2, where we find that trial wave functions with both significantly larger fidelities and lower energies over a mean-field solution do not necessarily lead to AFQMC results closer to the exact ground state energy., (© 2023 Author(s). Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing.)

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2023
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32. A National Network of Public Health and Faith-Based Organizations to Increase Influenza Prevention Among Hard-to-Reach Populations.

Author

Kiser M and Lovelace K

Subjects
Humans, United States, Faith-Based Organizations, Federal Government, Health Promotion methods, Influenza, Human prevention & control, Interinstitutional Relations, Public Health, State Government
Abstract

We studied a national collaboration to prevent the spread of 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza, and highlighted how a partnership among the Interfaith Health Program (IHP) at Emory University, the Department of Health and Human Services Partnership Center, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) leveraged the distinctive capabilities of local public health, health care, and faith-based organizations in 10 communities around the country. From 2009 to 2016, IHP, ASTHO, and the Partnership Center worked as intermediaries with these partnerships, aligning and amplifying their capacity to extend influenza prevention services for hard-to-reach vulnerable populations. We suggested that intermediary organizations enabled information sharing, co-learning, and dissemination of best practices through horizontal and vertical channels. We recommended practices for these partnerships to engage local networks that share commitments to eliminate health disparities, to use a frame of strengths and assets, and to provide a supportive multilocal, multilevel learning community.

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2019
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33. Religion, a social determinant of mortality? A 10-year follow-up of the Health and Retirement Study.

Author

Idler E, Blevins J, Kiser M, and Hogue C

Subjects
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Health Behavior, Mortality, Religion, Retirement
Abstract

The social determinants of health framework has brought a recognition of the primary importance of social forces in determining population health. Research using this framework to understand the health and mortality impact of social, economic, and political conditions, however, has rarely included religious institutions and ties. We investigate a well-measured set of social and economic determinants along with several measures of religious participation as predictors of adult mortality. Respondents (N = 18,370) aged 50 and older to the Health and Retirement Study were interviewed in 2004 and followed for all-cause mortality to 2014. Exposure variables were religious attendance, importance, and affiliation. Other social determinants of health included gender, race/ethnicity, education, household income, and net worth measured at baseline. Confounders included physical and mental health. Health behaviors and social ties were included as potential explanatory variables. Cox proportional hazards regressions were adjusted for complex sample design. After adjustment for confounders, attendance at religious services had a dose-response relationship with mortality, such that respondents who attended frequently had a 40% lower hazard of mortality (HR = 0.60, 95% CI 0.53-0.68) compared with those who never attended. Those for whom religion was "very important" had a 4% higher hazard (HR = 1.04, 95% CI 1.01-1.07); religious affiliation was not associated with risk of mortality. Higher income and net worth were associated with a reduced hazard of mortality as were female gender, Latino ethnicity, and native birth. Religious participation is multi-faceted and shows both lower and higher hazards of mortality in an adult US sample in the context of a comprehensive set of other social and economic determinants of health.

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2017
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35. Association of carotid intima-media thickness with cardiovascular risk factors and patient outcomes in advanced chronic kidney disease: the RRI-CKD study.

Author

Hinderliter A, Padilla RL, Gillespie BW, Levin NW, Kotanko P, Kiser M, Finkelstein F, Rajagopalan S, and Saran R

Subjects
Aged, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Diseases pathology, Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic pathology
Abstract

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes. The relationships of intima-media thickness (IMT), a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis, with traditional and nontraditional risk factors and with adverse outcomes in CKD patients are not wellestablished., Methods: IMT, clinical characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, and clinical outcomes were measured in 198 subjects from the Renal Research Institute (RRI) CKD study, a four-center prospective cohort of patients with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)≤50 mL/min/1.73 m2 not requiring renal replacement therapy., Results: The patients averaged 61±14 years of age; the mean eGFR was 29±12 mL/min/1.73 m2. Maximum IMT was more closely associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors, including age, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and systolic blood pressure, than with nontraditional risk factors or with eGFR. Higher values of maximum IMT were also independently associated with clinical CVD and with other markers of subclinical CVD. Maximum IMT≥2.6 mm was predictive of the composite endpoint of CVD events and death (hazard ratio (HR): 5.47 (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.97-10.07, p<0.0001)) but was not related to progression to end-stage renal disease (HR: 1.67 (95% CI: 0.74-3.76, p=0.21))., Conclusion: In patients with advanced pre-dialysis CKD, higher maximum IMT was associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors, CVD, and other markers of subclinical CVD and as an independent predictor of cardiovascular events and death. Additional research is needed to examine the clinical utility of IMT in the risk stratification and clinical management of patients with CKD.

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2015
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36. Using data from monitoring combined sewer overflows to assess, improve, and maintain combined sewer systems.

Author

Montserrat A, Bosch L, Kiser MA, Poch M, and Corominas L

Abstract

Using low-cost sensors, data can be collected on the occurrence and duration of overflows in each combined sewer overflow (CSO) structure in a combined sewer system (CSS). The collection and analysis of real data can be used to assess, improve, and maintain CSSs in order to reduce the number and impact of overflows. The objective of this study was to develop a methodology to evaluate the performance of CSSs using low-cost monitoring. This methodology includes (1) assessing the capacity of a CSS using overflow duration and rain volume data, (2) characterizing the performance of CSO structures with statistics, (3) evaluating the compliance of a CSS with government guidelines, and (4) generating decision tree models to provide support to managers for making decisions about system maintenance. The methodology is demonstrated with a case study of a CSS in La Garriga, Spain. The rain volume breaking point from which CSO structures started to overflow ranged from 0.6 mm to 2.8 mm. The structures with the best and worst performance in terms of overflow (overflow probability, order, duration and CSO ranking) were characterized. Most of the obtained decision trees to predict overflows from rain data had accuracies ranging from 70% to 83%. The results obtained from the proposed methodology can greatly support managers and engineers dealing with real-world problems, improvements, and maintenance of CSSs., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)

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2015
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37. Pharmacokinetic interaction of rifapentine and raltegravir in healthy volunteers.

Author

Weiner M, Egelund EF, Engle M, Kiser M, Prihoda TJ, Gelfond JA, Mac Kenzie W, and Peloquin CA

Subjects
Adult, Anti-HIV Agents administration & dosage, Anti-HIV Agents adverse effects, Antitubercular Agents administration & dosage, Antitubercular Agents adverse effects, Female, Humans, Male, Plasma chemistry, Pyrrolidinones administration & dosage, Pyrrolidinones adverse effects, Raltegravir Potassium, Rifampin administration & dosage, Rifampin adverse effects, Rifampin pharmacokinetics, Anti-HIV Agents pharmacokinetics, Antitubercular Agents pharmacokinetics, Drug Interactions, Healthy Volunteers, Pyrrolidinones pharmacokinetics, Rifampin analogs & derivatives
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Objectives: Latent tuberculosis infection and tuberculosis disease are prevalent worldwide. However, antimycobacterial rifamycins have drug interactions with many antiretroviral drugs. We evaluated the effect of rifapentine on the pharmacokinetic properties of raltegravir., Methods: In this open-label, fixed-sequence, three-period study, 21 healthy volunteers were given: raltegravir alone (400 mg every 12 h for 4 days) on days 1-4 of Period 1; rifapentine (900 mg once weekly for 3 weeks) on days 1, 8 and 15 of Period 2 and raltegravir (400 mg every 12 h for 4 days) on days 12-15 of Period 2; and rifapentine (600 mg once daily for 10 scheduled doses) on days 1, 4-8 and 11-14 of Period 3 and raltegravir (400 mg every 12 h for 4 days) on days 11-14 of Period 3. Plasma raltegravir concentrations were measured. ClinicalTrials.gov database: NCT00809718., Results: In 16 subjects who completed the study, coadministration of raltegravir with rifapentine (900 mg once weekly; Period 2) compared with raltegravir alone resulted in the geometric mean of the raltegravir AUC from 0 to 12 h (AUC0-12) being increased by 71%; the peak concentration increased by 89% and the trough concentration decreased by 12%. Coadministration of raltegravir with rifapentine in Period 3 did not change the geometric mean of the raltegravir AUC0-12 or the peak concentration, but it decreased the trough concentration by 41%. Raltegravir coadministered with rifapentine was generally well tolerated., Conclusions: The increased raltegravir exposure observed with once-weekly rifapentine was safe and tolerable. Once-weekly rifapentine can be used with raltegravir to treat latent tuberculosis infection in patients who are infected with HIV.

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2014
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38. Delivery of operative pediatric surgical care by physicians and non-physician clinicians in Malawi.

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Tyson AF, Msiska N, Kiser M, Samuel JC, Mclean S, Varela C, and Charles AG

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Case-Control Studies, Child, Female, Humans, Malawi epidemiology, Male, Pediatrics, Reoperation statistics & numerical data, Delivery of Health Care statistics & numerical data, Physicians statistics & numerical data, Surgical Procedures, Operative statistics & numerical data
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Background: Specialized pediatric surgeons are unavailable in much of sub-Saharan Africa. Delegating some surgical tasks to non-physician clinical officers can mitigate the dependence of a health system on highly skilled clinicians for specific services., Methods: We performed a case-control study examining pediatric surgical cases over a 12 month period. Operating surgeon was categorized as physician or clinical officer. Operative acuity, surgical subspecialty, and outcome were then compared between the two groups, using physicians as the control., Results: A total of 1186 operations were performed on 1004 pediatric patients. Mean age was 6 years (±5) and 64% of patients were male. Clinical officers performed 40% of the cases. Most general surgery, urology and congenital cases were performed by physicians, while most ENT, neurosurgery, and burn surgery cases were performed by clinical officers. Reoperation rate was higher for patients treated by clinical officers (17%) compared to physicians (7.1%), although this was attributable to multiple burn surgical procedures. Physician and clinical officer cohorts had similar complication rates (4.5% and 4.0%, respectively) and mortality rates (2.5% and 2.1%, respectively)., Discussion: Fundamental changes in health policy in Africa are imperative as a significant increase in the number of surgeons available in the near future is unlikely. Task-shifting from surgeons to clinical officers may be useful to provide coverage of basic surgical care., (Copyright © 2014 Surgical Associates Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

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2014
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39. Relationship between heart rate variability and pulse wave velocity and their association with patient outcomes in chronic kidney disease.

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Chandra P, Sands RL, Gillespie BW, Levin NW, Kotanko P, Kiser M, Finkelstein F, Hinderliter A, Rajagopalan S, Sengstock D, and Saran R

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Adult, Aged, C-Reactive Protein analysis, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Female, Humans, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic complications, Heart Rate physiology, Pulse Wave Analysis, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic physiopathology
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Background: Arterial stiffness and low heart rate variability (HRV) have each been associated with increased cardiovascular risk in a variety of patient populations. We explored the relationship between HRV and pulse wave velocity (PWV measure of arterial stiffness) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD prior to ESRD) along with examining their association with the outcomes of cardiovascular disease (CVD), death, and progression to end stage renal disease (ESRD)., Methods: The RRI-CKD Study is a 4-center prospective cohort study of CKD stages 3 - 5 (n = 834). A subset underwent both HRV testing by 24-hour Holter and carotid-femoral PWV (n = 240). Multiple linear regression was used to assess predictors of PWV and Cox regression to investigate the association of HRV and PWV with time to first CVD event or death and ESRD., Results: Although several HRV measures were inversely correlated with PWV, this association was attenuated after adjustment for age and/or diabetes and no longer significant after adjustment for C-reactive protein. Low HRV and high PWV were individually associated with increased risk of the composite endpoint of CVD/death in multivariable analysis. The risk of the composite of CVD/death was highest for patients with both low HRV and high PWV., Conclusion: Age, diabetes, and inflammation together explained the inverse association between HRV and PWV. Inflammation may play a role in the pathogenesis of both low HRV and high PWV. The combination of low HRV and high PWV showed the strongest association with a composite CVD outcome. Mechanisms underlying abnormalities in PWV and HRV, and the role of these measures as intermediate outcomes in future trials in CKD patients, merit further study.

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2014
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40. Sex differences in interpersonal violence in Malawi: analysis of a hospital-based trauma registry.

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Kiser M, Escamilla V, Samuel J, Eichelberger K, Mkwaila J, Cairns B, and Charles A

Subjects
Adult, Cohort Studies, Developing Countries, Emergency Service, Hospital, Female, Humans, Incidence, Logistic Models, Malawi epidemiology, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Registries, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Wounds and Injuries epidemiology, Violence statistics & numerical data, Wounds and Injuries etiology
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Background: Although interpersonal violence ("assault") exists in every society, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 90 % of the exposure burden occurs in low- and middle-income countries. The objectives of this study were to define the incidence of assault-related injuries among subjects presenting for emergency room care secondary to sustained trauma in Lilongwe, Malawi; to measure the impact of sex on incidence, injury type, and care received; and to measure the effect of both sex and geographic location of the injury on time to presentation for medical care., Methods: This is a retrospective cohort analysis of data prospectively collected in the Kamuzu Central Hospital Trauma Surveillance Registry from July 2008 to December 2010 (n = 23,625). We used univariate, bivariate, and logistic regression analyses to measure association of sex with variables of interest, and geospatial mapping to evaluate the association of location of assault on time to presentation for care., Results: The mean age of our trauma cohort was 27.7 years. Assaults accounted for 26.8 % of all injuries. Of those assaulted, 21.0 % (1299) were female, who were younger (26.2 vs. 28.1 years, p < 0.001), more likely to arrive to the hospital by minibus (p < 0.001), and less likely to arrive by police (p < 0.001). Altogether 62 % of the females were assaulted in their homes-much more often than their male counterparts (p < 0.001). Females were more likely to sustain contusions (p < 0.001) and males more likely to have lacerations and penetrating stab wounds (p < 0.001) or head injury (p < 0.001). Females had delayed hospital presentation following assault (p = 0.001) and were more likely to be treated as outpatients after adjusting for age, injury type, and injury location (adjusted odds ratio 1.74, 95 % CI 1.3-2.3, p < 0.001). Assaults clustered geographically in the Lilongwe district. Delayed presentation of females occurred irrespective of proximity to the hospital., Conclusions: This study brings attention to sex differences in assault victims. A prevention strategy focusing on sex roles and domestic abuse of women is paramount. Efforts are needed to stop dischargin female assault victims back into a potentially unsafe, abusive environment.

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2013
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41. Photographic assessment of burn wounds: a simple strategy in a resource-poor setting.

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Kiser M, Beijer G, Mjuweni S, Muyco A, Cairns B, and Charles A

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Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Malawi, Male, Burns pathology, Developing Countries, Photography
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Objective: To validate the use of photographic burn wound assessment in evaluation of burn size and wound characteristics., Methods: Feasibility study of agreement between methods of measurement of burn size and characteristics, in patients admitted to the burn unit at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH), Malawi, over two months in 2011. Burn wounds were photographed and assessed clinically, concurrently, by an experienced clinician. Photographs reviewed by two blinded burn clinicians after 4-6 weeks. Correlation between clinical assessment and photographic evaluation was calculated using kappa score and Pearson's correlation coefficient., Results: Thirty-nine patients were included in evaluation of TBSA, and fifty wounds assessed for their characteristics. Pearson's correlation coefficient for agreement of TBSA between clinical exam and photograph review by expert#1, and #2, was 0.96, 0.93 (p<0.001), respectively. Pearson's correlation coefficients comparing expert#1 and #2 to the gold standard were: proportion of full-thickness burn (0.88 and 0.81, p<0.001), and epithelialized superficial burn (0.89 and 0.55, p<0.001). Kappa scores were significant for wound evolution (expert#1 0.57, expert#2 0.64, p<0.001), and prognosis (expert#1 0.80, expert#2 0.80, p<0.001)., Conclusions: Burn assessment with digital photography is a valid and affordable alternative to direct clinical exam, alleviating access issues to burn care in developing countries., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.)

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2013
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42. To everything there is a season: impact of seasonal change on admissions, acuity of injury, length of stay, throughput, and charges at an accredited, regional burn center.

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Hultman CS, Tong WT, Surrusco M, Roden KS, Kiser M, and Cairns BA

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Adolescent, Adult, Burn Units economics, Child, Cohort Studies, Female, Health Resources economics, Health Services Needs and Demand economics, Hospital Charges statistics & numerical data, Humans, Length of Stay statistics & numerical data, Male, Middle Aged, North Carolina, Patient Admission statistics & numerical data, Retrospective Studies, Trauma Severity Indices, Young Adult, Burn Units statistics & numerical data, Burns economics, Burns epidemiology, Burns etiology, Burns therapy, Health Resources statistics & numerical data, Health Services Needs and Demand statistics & numerical data, Seasons
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Purpose: Although previous studies have investigated the impact of weather and temporal factors on incidence of trauma admissions, there is a paucity of data describing the effect of seasonal change on burn injury. The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the changing seasons on admissions to and resource utilization at an accredited burn center, with the goal of optimizing patient throughput and matching supply with demand., Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all burn admissions to an accredited, regional burn center, from Summer 2009 through Spring 2010. Patients were segregated into the seasonal cohorts of Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring, based on admission date. Patient demographics included age, gender, mechanism of injury, and total body surface area (TBSA) injured. Main outcome measures included length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay, length of stay (LOS), and hospital charges, which served as a proxy for resource utilization (nursing, wound, and critical care; access to operating room (OR); inpatient rehabilitation). Groups were compared by T tests, with statistical significance assigned to P values <0.05., Results: Seven hundred thirty patients were admitted to the burn center during this annual period, with a mean age of 31.6 years and a TBSA of 8.9%. Although Spring had the greatest the number of admissions at 219 (30%), patients from Summer and Winter had the largest burns, longest length of ICU and hospital stays, and highest hospital charges (P < 0.05). Furthermore, variability of these parameters, as measured by standard deviation, was greatest during Summer and Winter, serving to reduce throughput via uneven demand on resources. Highest throughput occurred during the Spring, which had the highest admission-to-LOS ratio. No differences were observed in age, gender, and incidence of electrical injuries, across the 4 seasons., Conclusions: Summer and winter were the peak seasons of resource utilization at our burn center, in terms of length and variability of ICU and hospital stays, as well as total hospital charges. Such seasonal change may be related to acuity of burn injury but not number of burn admissions. To improve operational efficiency and maximize patient throughput, resource allocation should be structured to anticipate seasonal changes, so that supply of services matches demand.

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2012
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43. Predictors of heart rate variability and its prognostic significance in chronic kidney disease.

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Chandra P, Sands RL, Gillespie BW, Levin NW, Kotanko P, Kiser M, Finkelstein F, Hinderliter A, Pop-Busui R, Rajagopalan S, and Saran R

Subjects
Age Distribution, Aged, Arrhythmias, Cardiac therapy, Cardiovascular Diseases diagnosis, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases therapy, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Disease Progression, Electrocardiography, Ambulatory, Female, Humans, Incidence, Kidney Failure, Chronic diagnosis, Kidney Failure, Chronic epidemiology, Kidney Failure, Chronic therapy, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Renal Dialysis, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic diagnosis, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic therapy, Risk Assessment, Sensitivity and Specificity, Severity of Illness Index, Sex Distribution, Survival Analysis, Arrhythmias, Cardiac diagnosis, Arrhythmias, Cardiac epidemiology, Cause of Death, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic epidemiology
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Background: Heart rate variability (HRV), a noninvasive measure of autonomic dysfunction and a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), has not been systematically studied in nondialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD)., Methods: HRV was assessed using 24-h Holter monitoring in 305 subjects from the Renal Research Institute-CKD Study, a four-center prospective cohort of CKD (Stages 3-5). Multiple linear regression was used to assess predictors of HRV (both time and frequency domain) and Cox regression used to predict outcomes of CVD, composite of CVD/death and end-stage renal disease (ESRD)., Results: A total of 47 CVD, 67 ESRD and 24 death events occurred over a median follow-up of 2.7 years. Lower HRV was significantly associated with older age, female gender, diabetes, higher heart rate, C-reactive protein and phosphorus, lower serum albumin and Stage 5 CKD. Lower HRV (mostly frequency domain) was significantly associated with higher risk of CVD and the composite end point of CVD or death. Significantly, lower HRV (frequency domain) was associated with higher risk of progression to ESRD, although this effect was relatively weaker., Conclusions: This study draws attention to the importance of HRV as a relatively under recognized predictor of adverse cardiovascular and renal outcomes in patients with nondialysis CKD. Whether interventions that improve HRV will improve these outcomes in this high-risk population deserves further study.

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2012
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44. Age of Pseudomonas aeruginosa acquisition and subsequent severity of cystic fibrosis lung disease.

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Pittman JE, Calloway EH, Kiser M, Yeatts J, Davis SD, Drumm ML, Schechter MS, Leigh MW, Emond M, Van Rie A, and Knowles MR

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Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Case-Control Studies, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Logistic Models, Male, Odds Ratio, Severity of Illness Index, Young Adult, Cystic Fibrosis epidemiology, Pseudomonas Infections epidemiology, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Rationale: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is associated with poor pulmonary outcomes in cystic fibrosis (CF), but the association between age of Pa infection and severity of subsequent lung disease has not been thoroughly investigated., Objective: Our goal was to determine the association between age of Pa acquisition and subsequent severity of CF lung disease., Methods: Case-control study using CF Foundation Registry data of 629 ΔF508 homozygotes with severe and mild lung disease (FEV1 in the lowest and highest quartile of birth cohort, respectively). Multivariate logistic regression was performed to determine the association between age of Pa acquisition and lung disease severity., Results: Earlier age of Pa infection was strongly associated with increased odds of severe lung disease. For first and persistent Pa, adjusted odds ratios for severe lung disease were 6.5 (95% CI 3.1, 13.7; P < 0.0001) and 11.2 (5.4, 23.1; P < 0.0001), respectively, for subjects with infection before age 5 versus at ≥ 10 years; the association was stronger in females than males., Conclusions: Earlier Pa infection, particularly before 5 years of age, is strongly associated with severe CF lung disease later in life. This study is not designed to determine causality; Pa infection may be causing lung injury, or may be a marker of ongoing inflammation and lung damage in young children with CF., (Copyright © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.)

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2011
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45. Serum potassium and outcomes in CKD: insights from the RRI-CKD cohort study.

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Korgaonkar S, Tilea A, Gillespie BW, Kiser M, Eisele G, Finkelstein F, Kotanko P, Pitt B, and Saran R

Subjects
Aged, Biomarkers blood, Cardiovascular Diseases blood, Cardiovascular Diseases mortality, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Hyperkalemia complications, Hyperkalemia mortality, Hypokalemia complications, Hypokalemia mortality, Kidney Failure, Chronic complications, Kidney Failure, Chronic mortality, Linear Models, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Time Factors, United States, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Hyperkalemia blood, Hypokalemia blood, Kidney Failure, Chronic blood, Potassium blood
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Background and Objectives: The relationship between serum potassium (S(K)) and mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) has not been systematically investigated., Design, Setting, Participants, & Measurements: We examined the predictors and mortality association of S(K) in the Renal Research Institute CKD Study cohort, wherein 820 patients with CKD were prospectively followed at four US centers for an average of 2.6 years. Predictors of S(K) were investigated using linear and repeated measures regression models. Associations between S(K) and mortality, the outcomes of ESRD, and cardiovascular events in time-dependent Cox models were examined., Results: The mean age was 60.5 years, 80% were white, 90% had hypertension, 36% had diabetes, the average estimated GFR was 25.4 ml/min per 1.73 m(2), and mean baseline S(K) was 4.6 mmol/L. Higher S(K) was associated with male gender, lower estimated GFR and serum bicarbonate, absence of diuretic and calcium channel blocker use, diabetes, and use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and/or statins. A U-shaped relationship between S(K) and mortality was observed, with mortality risk significantly greater at S(K) < or = 4.0 mmol/L compared with 4.0 to 5.5 mmol/L. Risk for ESRD was elevated at S(K) < or = 4 mmol/L in S(K) categorical models. Only the composite of cardiovascular events or death as an outcome was associated with higher S(K) (> or = 5.5)., Conclusions: Although clinical practice usually emphasizes greater attention to elevated S(K) in the setting of CKD, our results suggest that patients who have CKD and low or even low-normal S(K) are at higher risk for dying than those with mild to moderate hyperkalemia.

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2010
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46. Dominance of traditional cardiovascular risk factors over renal function in predicting arterial stiffness in subjects with chronic kidney disease.

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Sengstock D, Sands RL, Gillespie BW, Zhang X, Kiser M, Eisele G, Vaitkevicius P, Kuhlmann M, Levin NW, Hinderliter A, Rajagopalan S, and Saran R

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Aged, Atherosclerosis physiopathology, Blood Flow Velocity physiology, Carotid Arteries physiology, Chronic Disease, Elasticity physiology, Female, Femoral Artery physiology, Humans, Kidney Diseases physiopathology, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Atherosclerosis epidemiology, Blood Pressure physiology, Cardiovascular System physiopathology, Glomerular Filtration Rate physiology, Kidney physiopathology, Kidney Diseases complications
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Background: The predictors of arterial stiffness across the spectrum of renal function are unclear. These predictors were investigated across a wide range of estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFR)., Methods: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV; an index of arterial stiffness) was measured in 264 subjects with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 3-5 from three nephrology clinics ('lower GFR group'). PWV was also measured in 149 subjects without previously recognized CKD ('higher GFR group') including n = 26 with eGFR between 30 and 60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) and n = 123 with eGFR between 60 and 100 ml/min/1.73 m(2). The association between PWV and eGFR was investigated using linear regression., Results: The 413 subjects had a mean age of 61.9 years, were 51% male, 28% diabetic and 79% hypertensive. In age-adjusted analyses within the 'lower GFR group', 'higher GFR group' and combined group, PWV correlated with higher systolic blood pressure (SBP), pulse pressure (PP), diabetes mellitus, body mass index (BMI) and resting heart rate (all P < 0.0008). In addition, PWV correlated inversely with eGFR in the 'higher GFR group' (P = 0.03) and combined group (P < 0.0001). In multivariable regression analyses of the combined group (n = 413), PWV was independently predicted by eGFR (P < 0.05). However, eGFR explained at most 4% of the variability in PWV in age-adjusted analyses (compared with 13-15% explained by SBP, PP or diabetes) and <1% of PWV variability in models adjusting for age, SBP, diabetes, heart rate and BMI (P < 0.0001)., Conclusion: Although eGFR may independently predict PWV, the contribution of GFR per se does not appear to be clinically meaningful when compared with traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

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2010
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47. Multicentric paragangliomas associated with Carney triad.

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Kiser M, Caudle A, and von Allmen D

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Carney Complex diagnosis, Child, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Head and Neck Neoplasms diagnosis, Head and Neck Neoplasms surgery, Humans, Mediastinal Neoplasms diagnosis, Mediastinal Neoplasms surgery, Paraganglioma diagnosis, Paraganglioma surgery, Thoracic Neoplasms diagnosis, Thoracic Neoplasms surgery, Thoracoscopy methods, Carney Complex complications, Head and Neck Neoplasms etiology, Mediastinal Neoplasms etiology, Paraganglioma etiology, Thoracic Neoplasms etiology
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2010

48. Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry versus liquid chromatography/fluorescence detection in the analysis of phenols in mainstream cigarette smoke.

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Moldoveanu SC and Kiser M

Subjects
Ascorbic Acid, Chromatography, Liquid, Fluorescence, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry methods, Phenols analysis, Smoke analysis, Nicotiana chemistry
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A new gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric (GC/MS) technique for the analysis of hydroxybenzenes (phenols) in mainstream cigarette smoke has been developed. The technique allows the measurement of 24 individual compounds, and the sum of a few other alkyl-dihydroxybenzenes. A critical evaluation is done for the new technique and for an established high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) technique reported in the literature for the analysis of hydroxybenzenes in cigarette smoke, which uses fluorescence detection. Compared with the HPLC procedure, the new technique has similar accuracy, precision, and robustness. However, the GC/MS procedure allows for a larger number of phenols to be analyzed simultaneously, and eliminates any potential interference that may appear in the HPLC method. Using the GC/MS analysis, it was found that besides the main phenols typically measured in mainstream cigarette smoke such as phenol, catechol, hydroquinone, and cresols, many other phenols that are present at lower levels can be quantitated in mainstream cigarette smoke.

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2007
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49. Prevalence and predictors of cardiovascular calcium in chronic kidney disease (from the Prospective Longitudinal RRI-CKD Study).

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Dellegrottaglie S, Saran R, Gillespie B, Zhang X, Chung S, Finkelstein F, Kiser M, Sanz J, Eisele G, Hinderliter AL, Kuhlmann M, Levin NW, and Rajagopalan S

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Adult, Calcinosis diagnostic imaging, Calcinosis etiology, Cardiovascular System diagnostic imaging, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Kidney Failure, Chronic metabolism, Male, Middle Aged, Prevalence, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Calcinosis metabolism, Calcium metabolism, Cardiovascular System metabolism, Kidney Failure, Chronic complications
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Although the determinants of cardiovascular calcium have been well described in dialysis patients, the prevalence and predictors in predialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) are less known. One hundred six patients with CKD from the Renal Research Institute-CKD Study underwent multidetector computed tomography for the assessment of calcium deposition at the level of coronary arteries, thoracic aorta, aortic valve, and mitral valve. Cardiovascular risk factors and renal function-related parameters (glomerular filtration rate, glomerular filtration rate slope, serum creatinine, serum urea nitrogen, hemoglobin, albumin, calcium, phosphate, and parathyroid hormone) were included in multivariate regression models to predict cardiovascular calcium. Prevalences of calcium deposition at the level of coronary arteries, thoracic aorta, aortic valve, and mitral valve were 69%, 46%, 39%, and 16%, respectively. On multivariate analysis, coronary artery calcium score was predicted by age (p < 0.0001), gender (p = 0.0001), diabetes (p = 0.024), and history of coronary artery disease (p = 0.016), but not by renal function related parameters. Similarly, renal function related parameters were not predictive of aortic or valvular calcium. In conclusion, predialysis CKD is associated with a high prevalence of cardiovascular calcium. The extent of cardiovascular calcium in patients with predialysis CKD is related to some of the traditional risk factors for atherosclerosis but not to indexes of abnormal renal function or progression in renal dysfunction.

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2006
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50. Patterns of medication use in the RRI-CKD study: focus on medications with cardiovascular effects.

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Bailie GR, Eisele G, Liu L, Roys E, Kiser M, Finkelstein F, Wolfe R, Port F, Burrows-Hudson S, and Saran R

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Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, Chronic Disease, Drug Utilization, Epoetin Alfa, Erythropoietin therapeutic use, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Hematinics therapeutic use, Humans, Kidney Diseases epidemiology, Kidney Diseases physiopathology, Logistic Models, Middle Aged, Recombinant Proteins, Kidney Diseases drug therapy
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Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 2-5 are known to suffer numerous complications and co-morbidities associated with kidney disease. The medication prescription patterns in this population are not well understood. We report on prescription data collected as part of a multicentre longitudinal study in patients with CKD, with a focus on medications with cardiovascular or cardioprotective effects., Methods: Patients were recruited from four academic nephrology centres in the USA, with patient recruitment from June 2000 to March 2002. Medication data were captured at the time of first enrollment into the study. Individual medications were classified into medication groups, and those with predominant cardioprotective effects or for prevention of progression of kidney disease (e.g. medications for treatment of anaemia, lipid-lowering agents, antihypertensives, statins, etc.) were recorded for analysis. Descriptive statistics were used for medication prescription according to baseline demographics and co-morbidities. Predictors of epoetin and iron use were determined by logistic regression adjusting for age, race, sex, diabetes, glomerular filtration rate (GFR), haemoglobin and serum albumin., Results: Medication data were available for 619 patients with stages 2-5 CKD. Patients were 60.6+/-16.0 years of age, and were prescribed 8+/-4 (range 1-28) medications. Overall, the proportion of patients prescribed different classes of medications included epoetin (20%), intravenous iron (13%), HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (16%), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (44%), angiotensin receptor blockers (13%), beta-blockers (46%), calcium channel blockers (52%) and aspirin (37%). There was a low use of epoetin (45%) and iron (20%) in patients with anaemia. Only 24% of patients with coronary artery disease were prescribed statins, and ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers were used in only 58 and 23% of diabetic patients with proteinuria. Positive predictors of epoetin and iron therapy included white race and diabetes. Higher GFR and higher serum albumin were associated with lower odds of being prescribed epoetin. White race and diabetics were more likely to be prescribed iron., Conclusions: This study provides an overview of prescription practices in a cohort of CKD patients. Substantial underutilization of certain classes of cardioprotective medications is apparent, and systematic educational efforts in this direction may well prove worthwhile to impact outcomes.

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2005
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