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Review of Musculoskeletal Injuries and Prevention in the Endoscopy Practitioner
(2014-08)Practitioners of endoscopy often experience musculoskeletal pain and injury (most often in the back, neck, shoulders, hands, wrists, and thumbs) that are associated with the minute and repetitive strain that is placed on ... -
Review: Carbon Nanotubes and Chronic Granulomatous Disease
(2014-06-23)Use of nanomaterials in manufactured consumer products is a rapidly expanding industry and potential toxicities are just beginning to be explored. Combustion-generated multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) or nanoparticles ... -
The Ripped Cava
(East Carolina University, 1995-04)Lacerations of the inferior vena cava are associated with a high mortality and may be difficult to repair. The majority of injuries are due to penetrating trauma. Rapid transportation to definitive surgical care with ... -
Risk-Adjusted Survival after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Implications for Quality Improvement
(2014-07)Mortality represents an important outcome measure following coronary artery bypass grafting. Shorter survival times may reflect poor surgical quality and an increased number of costly postoperative complications. Quality ... -
Rituximab therapy in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis improves alveolar macrophage lipid homeostasis
(2012)Rationale Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP) patients exhibit an acquired deficiency of biologically active granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) attributable to GM-CSF specific autoantibodies. PAP ... -
Robotic Surgical Training in an Academic Institution
(East Carolina University, 2001-10)Objective To detail robotic procedure development and clinical applications for mitral valve, biliary, and gastric reflux operations, and to implement a multispecialty robotic surgery training curriculum for both ... -
Robotics in Cardiac Surgery: Past, Present, and Future
(2013-07)Robotic cardiac operations evolved from minimally invasive operations and offer similar theoretical benefits, including less pain, shorter length of stay, improved cosmesis, and quicker return to preoperative level of ... -
The Role of Axl and Axl-like Proteins in Murine Spermatogenesis
(East Carolina University, 2009)Mice lacking the Axl receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) and its family members exhibit detrimental effects on their reproductive ability. AXL is localized to Sertoli cells, which are the major nurturing cells in the seminiferous ... -
Role of Barium Swallow in Diagnosing Clinically Significant Anastomotic Leak following Esophagectomy
(2016-04)Background Barium swallow is performed following esophagectomy to evaluate the anastomosis for detection of leaks and to assess the emptying of the gastric conduit. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability ... -
The role of cardiac mitochondria in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury
(East Carolina University, 2012)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) exerts economic and humanitarian costs that are unparalleled by any other disease. Of the many etiologies of CVD, myocardial infarction accounts for over 50% of the associated mortality and ... -
Role of central cannabinoid receptor GPR18 in cardiovascular regulation
(East Carolina University, 2014)The primary goal of this study was to characterize the role of GPR18 in the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) in blood pressure (BP) regulation and elucidate the mechanisms involved in central GPR18 mediated hypotensive ... -
ROLE OF EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE SECRETED INTERLEUKIN-34 IN FIBROBLAST TO MYOFIBROBLAST TRANSDIFFERENTIATION AND ATRIAL FIBROSIS
(East Carolina University, 2021-07-26)The adiposity of the heart has been proven to be significantly associated with cardiac dysfunction. Chronic low-grade inflammation of the adipose tissue and cardiac fibrosis are common complications in type 2 diabetes ... -
Role of Inflammatory Microglia in Mediating Periadolescent Nicotine-Induced Reward Sensitization
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-23)Nicotine exposure during the onset of adolescence (periadolescence) is demonstrated to sensitize the brain to the rewarding effects of various drugs of abuse. Nicotine enhances the expression of the transcription factor ...