2004
Distinct activation signals determine whether IL-21 induces B cell costimulation, growth arrest, or Bim-dependent apoptosis., Haoli Jin, Roberto Carrio, Aixin Yu, and Thomas R Malek (Article)
Regularization of PET reconstruction using multi-scale adaptive thresholding., Yinpeng Jin, Peter Esser, Taro Aikawa, Barbara Kuang, Sheila Duan, and Andrew Laine (Article)
Effective treatment of laparoscopic cholecystectomy pain with intravenous followed by oral COX-2 specific inhibitor., Girish P Joshi, Eugene R Viscusi, Tong J Gan, Harold Minkowitz, Mark Cipolle MD, Rienhard Schuller, Raymond Y Cheung, and John G Fort (Article)
Oral Vinorelbine for the Treatment of Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Elderly Patients: A Phase II Trial of Efficacy and Toxicity., Anne Kanard, Aminah Jatoi, Rene Castillo, Susan Geyer, Thomas K. Schulz, Tom R. Fitch MD, Kendrith M. Rowland, Suresh G. Nair MD, James E. Krook MD, and John W. Kugler MD (Article)
Influence of admission and discharge aspirin use on survival after primary coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction., David E Kandzari, James E Tcheng, Cindy L Grines, David A Cox, Thomas Stuckey, John J Griffin, Mark Turco, Eulogio Garcia, John D Carroll, Martin Fahy, Alexandra J Lansky, Roxana Mehran, and Gregg W Stone (Article)
Compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Bryan G. Kane MD; Linda C. Degutis DrPH; Helen K. Sayward MS; and Gail D'Onofrio MD, MS (Article)
Anaphylaxis in the prehospital setting., Kathleen E. Kane MD and David C Cone (Article)
The fibril-associated collagen IX provides a novel mechanism for cell adhesion to cartilaginous matrix., Jarmo Käpylä, Juha Jäälinoja, Mira Tulla, Joni Ylöstalo, Liisa Nissinen, Tiina Viitasalo, Piia Vehviläinen, Varpu Marjomäki, Petri Nykvist, Anna-Marja Säämänen, Richard W Farndale, David E Birk, Leena Ala-Kokko, and Jyrki Heino (Article)
The effect of cyclosporine A on survival time in salicylate-poisoned rats., Kenneth D. Katz MD, Steven C Curry, Daniel E Brooks, and Richard D Gerkin (Article)
Aniline and methanol toxicity after shoe dye ingestion., Kenneth D. Katz MD, Anne-Michelle Ruha, and Steven C Curry (Article)
The food challenge risk index Predicting positive open food challenges to milk, egg and peanuts in children, S Kearney, Howard Israel MD, Kathleen Ververeli MD, S Kimmmel, B Silverman, and A Schneider (Article)
Mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a 2-center study with an 11-year (mean) follow-up., Peter A. Keblish MD and Jean L. Briard MD (Article)
Longitudinal relations between child vagal tone and parenting behavior: 2 to 4 years., Amy E Kennedy, Kenneth H Rubin, Paul D Hastings, and Beth Maisel MD (Article)
Molecular interactions leading to lipoprotein retention and the initiation of atherosclerosis., Maged Khalil MD, William D Wagner, and Ira J Goldberg (Article)
Nerve blocks: Effects of electrode positioning on perception threshold and paresthesia coverage in spinal cord stimulation, Y Khan, S Raza, and E Khan (Article)
Extracranial Revascularization Therapy: Angioplasty and Stenting., Alexander V. Khaw, H. Christian Schumacher, Philip M. Meyers, Rishi Gupta, and Randall T. Higashida (Article)
Association of infratentorial brain arteriovenous malformations with hemorrhage at initial presentation., A V Khaw, J P Mohr, R R Sciacca, H C Schumacher, A Hartmann, J Pile-Spellman, H Mast, and C Stapf (Article)
Comparison of MRI and CT for detection of acute intracerebral hemorrhage., Chelsea S Kidwell, Julio A Chalela, Jeffrey L Saver, Sidney Starkman, Michael D Hill, Andrew M Demchuk, John A Butman, Nicholas Patronas, Jeffry R Alger, Lawrence L Latour, Marie L Luby, Alison E Baird, Megan Leary MD, Margaret Tremwel, Bruce Ovbiagele, Andre Fredieu, Shuichi Suzuki, J Pablo Villablanca, Stephen Davis, Billy Dunn, Jason W Todd, Mustapha A Ezzeddine, Joseph Haymore, John K Lynch, Lisa Davis, and Steven Warach (Article)
Morbidity following central compartment reoperation for recurrent or persistent thyroid cancer., Michael K Kim, Susan H Mandel, Zubair Baloch, Virginia A Livolsi, Jill E Langer, Liesje Didonato, Stephanie Fish, and Randal S Weber (Article)
Noninvasive Ultrasound Assessment of Maternal Vascular Reactivity During Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Study, Wendy L. Kinzler MD; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; and Anthony M. Vintzileos MD (Article)
Pyogenic sacroiliitis following an infected umbilical ring., Sari L Kives and Eduardo Lara-Torre (Article)
Peer review at the American Journal of Roentgenology: how reviewer and manuscript characteristics affected editorial decisions on 196 major papers., Mark A Kliewer, David M DeLong, K S. Freed, Charles B Jenkins, Erik K Paulson, and James M Provenzale (Article)
The Impact of Route of Delivery and Presentation on Twin Neonatal and Infant Mortality: A Population-Based Study in the USA, 1995-97, Eftichia V. Kontopoulos MD; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; and Anthony M. Vintzileos MD (Article)
Pulse pressure (PP) predicts cardiovascular events (CVE) in hypertensives (HBP), Nelson Kopyt DO, FASN, FACP; Thomas Wasser; Jane Nester; and John Castaldo MD (Article)
Is there a doctor in the house? . . . Or the Senate? Physicians in US Congress, 1960-2004., Chadd K. Kraus DO and Thomas A Suarez (Article)
A man with drowsiness and abdominal pain., Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Ravi V. Desai MD, and Harish Patel (Article)
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in the postpartum period: association with antiphospholipid antibody., Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Ravi V. Desai MD, and Harish Patel (Article)
Buformin-induced lactic acidosis--a symptom of modern healthcare malady., Mahesh Krishnamurthy, Julieanna Jad Sahouria, Ravi V. Desai MD, and Juanito Caguiat (Article)
Immuno-gene therapy with interferon-beta before surgical debulking delays recurrence and improves survival in a murine model of malignant mesothelioma., Robert Kruklitis MD, Sunil Singhal, Peter Delong, Veena Kapoor, Daniel H Sterman, Larry R Kaiser, and Steven M Albelda (Article)
Immuno-gene therapy with interferon-beta before surgical debulking delays recurrence and improves survival in a murine model of malignant mesothelioma., Robert Kruklitis MD, Sunil Singhal, Peter Delong, Veena Kapoor, Daniel H Sterman, Larry R Kaiser, and Steven M Albelda (Article)
Endobronchial gene therapy., Robert Kruklitis MD and Daniel H Sterman (Article)
SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME AFTER TRANSPLANTATION OF KIDNEYS FROM CADAVER(CAD) DONORS WITH ACUTE RENAL FAILURE(ARF) - A PROSPECTIVE CONTROLLED STUDY, M S. Kumar, B Fyfe, M Heifets, Michael J. Moritz MD, M H. Parikh, and A Kumar (Article)
BASILIXIMAB INDUCTION REDUCES ACUTE REJECTIONS IN THE 6 MONTHS AFTER TRANSPLANATION AND FACILITATES STEROID FREE IMMUNOSUPPRESSION IN NON SENSITIZED PRIMARY KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS, M S. Kumar, M Heifets, B Fyfe, D Sierka, Michael J. Moritz MD, M H. Parikh, and A Kumar (Article)
Simulect induction facilitates Neoral-based steroid-free immunosuppression in primary kidney transplant recipients., S-C Kung, M Parikh, B Fyfe, S-G Xiao, D Sierka, M Heifets, Michael J. Moritz MD, and M-S Anil Kumar (Article)
Skewed Th1/Th2 immune response to Sarcoptes scabiei., Peter N Lalli PhD, Marjorie S Morgan, and Larry G Arlian (Article)
Phase II Evaluation of 96-Hour Paclitaxel Infusion in Advanced (Recurrent or Metastatic) Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (E3395): a Trial of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group., Corey J. Langer, Yi Li, Timothy Jennings, Ronald C. DeConti, Suresh G. Nair MD, Roger B. Cohen, and Arlene A. Forastiere (Article)
Non-polymer-based paclitaxel-coated coronary stents for the treatment of patients with de novo coronary lesions: angiographic follow-up of the DELIVER clinical trial., Alexandra J Lansky, Ricardo A Costa, Gary S Mintz, Yoshihiro Tsuchiya, Mark Midei, David A Cox, Charles O'Shaughnessy, Robert A Applegate, Louis A Cannon, Michael Mooney, Anthony Farah, Mark A Tannenbaum, Steven Yakubov, Dean J Kereiakes, S Chiu Wong, Barry Kaplan, Ecaterina Cristea, Gregg W Stone, Martin B Leon, William D Knopf, and William W O'Neill (Article)
"Quick Start", an innovative approach to the combination oral contraceptive pill in adolescents. Is it time to make the switch?, Eduardo Lara-Torre (Article)
A case of poorly differentiated Sertoli-Leydig tumor of the ovary., Eduardo Lara-Torre, Jennifer E Dietrich, Alan Kaplan, Henry Lopez, and Ian Jaffee (Article)
Bone mineral density in adolescent females using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate., Eduardo Lara-Torre, Catherine P Edwards, Sally Perlman, and S Paige Hertweck (Article)
Premenarchal recurrent periclitoral abscess: a case report., Eduardo Lara-Torre, S Paige Hertweck, Sari L Kives, and Sally Perlman (Article)
Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia in adolescents with abnormal Pap smear results: a series report., Eduardo Lara-Torre and Sally E Perlman (Article)
The Two-Tier Process of a Multi-Hospital System: Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network in Pennsylvania, Jon K. Larrabee, Steven Jagiela, and Teri U. Guidi (Article)
Pancreas transplantation improves vascular disease in patients with type 1 diabetes., Jennifer L Larsen, Christopher W Colling, Tanaporn Ratanasuwan, Tab W Burkman, Thomas G Lynch, Judi M Erickson, Elizabeth R Lyden, James T Lane, and Lynn R Mack-Shipman (Article)
Facial trauma: a recurrent disease? The potential role of disease prevention., Robert Laski DMD, Vincent B Ziccardi, Hillary L Broder, and Malvin Janal (Article)
Cytomegalovirus colitis in an immunocompetent patient with amebiasis: case report and review of the literature., Christopher S Lee, Alexander H Low, Peter T Ender, and Henry C Bodenheimer (Article)
Successful treatment of encrusted cystitis and pyelitis with preservation of renal graft., Richard Lee, Michele R. Clement MD, Michael C Carr, Douglas A Canning, and Kenneth L Brayman (Article)
Understanding discharge instructions after vascular surgery: an observational study, Tami Lee (Article)
A new assay to screen for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma using the tumor marker metallopanstimulin, Who-Joon Lee, K Keefer, Christopher Hollenbeak PhD, and B C. Stack (Article)
LVHN Medical Residents 2004-2005, Lehigh Valley Health Network (Book)
MR-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: accuracy of targeting and success in sampling in a phantom model., Constance D Lehman and Taro Aikawa (Article)
Outcomes for overlapping stents in the extracranial carotid artery., Walter S Lesley, John B Weigele, and John C Chaloupka (Article)
Jading in the pediatric intensive care unit: Implications for healthcare providers of medically complex children., Benjamin H Levi, Neal J Thomas, Michael J Green, Christy A Rentmeester, and Gary D Ceneviva (Article)
Computer Physician Order Entry (CPOE)., Donald L. Levick MD.,MBA (Article)
Littoral cell angioma of the spleen: CT features with clinicopathologic comparison., Angela D Levy, Robert M Abbott, and Susan L Abbondanzo (Article)
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors in patients with neurofibromatosis: imaging features with clinicopathologic correlation., Angela D Levy, Nandini Patel, Robert M Abbott, Nancy Dow, Markku Miettinen, and Leslie H Sobin (Article)
An evaluation of a noninvasive cardiac output measurement using partial carbon dioxide rebreathing in children., Richard J Levy, Rosetta M Chiavacci, Susan C Nicolson, Jonathan J Rome, Richard J Lin, Mark A Helfaer, and Vinay M Nadkarni (Article)
Elevated Levels and Distinct Patterns of Expression of A-Type Cyclins and Their Associated Cyclin-Dependent Kinases in Male Germ Cell Tumors., Ching Liao, Sherry Li MD, XiangYuan Wang, Samantha Muhlrad, Anders Bjartell, and Debra J. Wolgemuth (Article)
Initial effects of ACGME guidelines on a general surgery residency program, Jayme D. Lieberman MD, J A. Olenwine, and G G. Nicholas (Article)
The Author’s Reply, Jayme D. Lieberman MD and Michael D. Pasquale MD, FACS, FCCM (Article)
Infarction of the choroid plexus., David S Liebeskind and Robert W Hurst (Article)
Diagnostic Utility of CD10 in Differentiating Hepatocellular Carcinoma from Metastatic Carcinoma in Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) of the Liver., Fan Lin MD, PhD; Heba Y. Durra MD; and Steven Meschter MD (Article)
Porous polyethylene implant for cranioplasty and skull base reconstruction., James K Liu, Oren N Gottfried, Chad D Cole, William R Dougherty, and William T Couldwell (Article)
The Los Angeles Motor Scale (LAMS): a new measure to characterize stroke severity in the field., Jennifer N Llanes, Chelsea S Kidwell, Sidney Starkman, Megan Leary MD, Marc Eckstein, and Jeffrey L Saver (Article)
Long-term evaluation of the use of the transdermal contraceptive patch in adolescents., Stephanie Logsdon, Jessica Richards, and Hatim Omar MD (Article)
Media influence on Poison Center call volume after 11 September 2001., Frank LoVecchio, Kenneth D. Katz MD, David Watts, and Abbe Pitera (Article)
Clinical Effects of Gua-Sha to Induce Petechiae Rashes Along the Acupuncture Meridian System, Dominic P. Lu DDS, FAGD (Article)
My Experience of Emergency BDORT Evaluation of Urgent Medical Problems Through the Use of Long Distance Phone Line: A Case Report, Dominic P. Lu DDS, FAGD (Article)
Relating Bi-Digital O-Ring Test to the Organ Representation of Tongue and Tooth with the Clinical effects of Gua-sha (scrapping) by Inducing Petechiae Along the Acupuncture Meridian Systems, Dominic P. Lu DDS, FAGD (Article)
Tests for Local Anesthetic Allergy, Dominic P. Lu DDS, FAGD (Article)
Update on the ocular manifestations of systemic arterial hypertension., Betsy P Luo MD and Gary C Brown (Article)
Managing Acute Withdrawal Syndrome on Patients With Heroin and Morphine Addiction by Acupuncture Therapy, Po-kuang Lu C.Acup; Gabriel P. Lu MD, PhD; Dominic P. Lu DDS, FAGD; and Winston I. Lu PharmD (Article)
Unenabled embryo use., Robert Madeira (Article)
Interleukin 13 mutants of enhanced avidity toward the glioma-associated receptor, IL13Ralpha2., A B Madhankumar, Akiva Mintz, and Waldemar Debinski (Article)
Testicular Seminoma 16 Years After Treatment for CNS Germinoma., Amit Maity, Hui-Kuo G Shu, Alexander R Judkins, Michael J Fisher, L Dwyer-Joyce MD, and David J Vaughn (Article)
Clinical and radiographic findings in multiple epiphyseal dysplasia caused by MATN3 mutations: description of 12 patients., Outi Mäkitie, Geert R Mortier, Malwina Czarny-Ratajczak, Michael J Wright, Mohnish Suri, Piotr Rogala, Margarida Freund, Gail C Jackson, Eveliina Jakkula, Leena Ala-Kokko, Michael D Briggs, and William G Cole (Article)
Optimization of protein production in mammalian cells with a coexpressed fluorescent marker., Filippo Mancia, Saurabh D Patel, Michael W Rajala, Philipp E Scherer, Adriana Nemes, Ira Schieren, Wayne A Hendrickson, and Lawrence Shapiro (Article)
Cardiovascular disease in diabetics: pharmacology and revascularization., Sarang S Mangalmurti and Michael E Farkouh (Article)
Inducible left ventricular outflow tract gradient during dobutamine stress echocardiography: an association with intraoperative hypotension but not a contraindication to liver transplantation., Suraj Maraj, Larry E. Jacobs MD, Rajiv Maraj, Rafael Contreras, Pairoj Rerkpattanapipat, Taseem A Malik, Cosme Manzarbeitia, Santiago Munoz, Kenneth Rothstein, and Morris N Kotler (Article)
Bacteremia and infective endocarditis in patients on hemodialysis., Suraj Maraj, Larry E. Jacobs MD, Rajiv Maraj, and Morris N Kotler (Article)
Spontaneous breathing through an inspiratory impedance threshold device augments cardiac index and stroke volume index in a pediatric porcine model of hemorrhagic hypovolemia., Bradley S Marino, Demetris Yannopoulos, Gardar Sigurdsson, Lillian Lai, Catherine Cho, Andrew Redington, Susan Nicolson, Vinay Nadkarni, and Keith G Lurie (Article)
Cutaneous leishmaniasis: recognition and treatment., William H Markle and Khaldoun Makhoul (Article)
Sensation seeking and symptoms of disruptive disorder: association with nicotine, alcohol, and marijuana use in early and mid-adolescence., Catherine A Martin, Thomas H Kelly, Mary Kay Rayens, Bethanie Brogli, Kathryn Himelreich, Allen Brenzel, Christopher M Bingcang, and Hatim Omar MD (Article)
18-year-old woman with headache and sore throat., Matthew W Martinez and Randall S Edson (Article)
Intestinal spirochetosis and diarrhea, commensal or causal., Matthew W Martinez, Sorin Petre, David Wisinger, and Zelalem Temesgen (Article)
Clinical images: Bone marrow edema syndrome., Matthew W Martinez and Matthew R Thomas (Article)
Superior semicircular canal dehiscence: a new indication for middle fossa craniotomy. Case report., Jonathan E Martin, Christopher J Neal, William T Monacci, and David J Eisenman (Article)
The mechanism of action of the antidiuretic peptide Tenmo ADFa in Malpighian tubules of Aedes aegypti., Richard C Massaro, Lenora W Lee, Ankit B Patel, Daniel S Wu, Ming-Jiun Yu, Brett N Scott, David A Schooley, Kathleen M Schegg, and Klaus W Beyenbach (Article)
Achieving house staff competence in emergency airway management: results of a teaching program using a computerized patient simulator., Paul H Mayo, Janel E Hackney, J Tristan Mueck, Vanessa Ribaudo Kaufman MD, and Roslyn F Schneider (Article)
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis in a pediatric patient., Joseph P Mazzie, Anita P Price, Poonam Khullar, Carlos H Montoya, Jon E Roberts, Haesoon Lee, Lewis Williams, Allan Schuss, and Douglas S Katz (Article)
Abnormal regulation of serum lipid fatty acid profiles in short gut rats fed parenteral nutrition with lipid., Karen C McCowen, Pei-Ra Ling, Mario Ollero, Justin A Maykel, Paola Blanco MD, and Bruce R Bistrian (Article)
Prognostic utility of comparative methods for assessment of ST-segment resolution after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: the Controlled Abciximab and Device Investigation to Lower Late Angioplasty Complications (CADILLAC) trial., Michael G McLaughlin, Gregg W Stone, Eve Aymong, Graham Gardner, Roxana Mehran, Alexandra J Lansky, Cindy L Grines, James E Tcheng, David A Cox, Thomas Stuckey, Eulogio Garcia, Giulio Guagliumi, Mark Turco, Mark E Josephson, and Peter Zimetbaum (Article)
Correlation of 1p-19q-Defects in human gliomas With the Light Microscopic Appearance of Oligodendroglioma., Roger E. McLendon, Ahmed B. K. Rasheed PhD, Rodney Wiltshire Ph.D, and James Herndon (Article)
Usefulness of temporary left ventricular pacing through the coronary sinus as an adjunct to transfemoral percutaneous coronary intervention., Patrick H McNulty, Keith S Rice, Rakesh B Saraiya MD, Jennifer McCann, Steven M Ettinger, Ian C Gilchrist, Mark Kozak, and Charles E Chambers (Article)
Management of pseudomeningocele following neurotologic procedures., Neelesh H Mehendale, Ravi N. Samy MD, and Peter S Roland (Article)
Sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in the cardiac catheterization laboratory among patients receiving primary percutaneous coronary intervention: incidence, predictors, and outcomes., Rajendra H Mehta, Kishore J Harjai, Lorelei Grines, Gregg W Stone, Judy Boura, David Cox, William O'Neill, and Cindy L Grines (Article)
Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy., T Melton (Article)
Intrathecal Morphine for Off-Pump Coronary Aartery Bypass Grafting, Samuel Metz MD, Nanette M. Schwann MD, Wael Hassanein MD, Brian Yuskevich MD, and Todd Nixon MD (Article)
Parvalbumin gene delivery improves diastolic function in the aged myocardium in vivo., Daniel E Michele, Michael L Szatkowski MD, Faris P Albayya, and Joseph M Metzger (Article)
Allergic contact dermatitis from isocyanates among sculptors., Giuseppe Militello, Denis Sasseville, Cherie Ditre, and Bruce A Brod (Article)