2003
Impact of stress testing on 30-day cardiovascular outcomes for low-risk patients with chest pain admitted to floor telemetry beds., Grace Wu Chan, Frank D Sites, Frances S Shofer, and Judd E Hollander (Article)
Classification of intertrochanteric fractures with computed tomography: a study of intraobserver and interobserver variability and prognostic value., Cary B Chapman, Mauricio F Herrera, Gil Binenbaum, Michael Schweppe, Ronald B Staron, Frieda Feldman, and Melvin P Rosenwasser (Article)
Why I welcome drug reps., Peggy E Chatham-Showalter (Article)
Fetal Transcerebellar Diameter Nomogram in Singleton Gestations with Special Emphasis in the Third Trimester: A Comparison with Previously Published Nomograms, Martin R. Chavez MD; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; Susan Lashley MD; Eftichia V. Kontopoulos MD; and Anthony M. Vintzileos MD (Article)
Sperm toxicity evaluated by the overnight sperm survival test., M L Check, K Swenson, J H Check, D Kiefer, and D Summers-Chase (Article)
Neuroepithelial cysts of the middle ear., Arthur F Chen, Ravi N. Samy MD, Patricia Kirby, Bruce J Gantz, and Jay T Rubinstein (Article)
Acute regulation of the SLC26A3 congenital chloride diarrhoea anion exchanger (DRA) expressed in Xenopus oocytes., Marina N Chernova, Lianwei Jiang, Boris E Shmukler, Clifford W Schweinfest, Paola Blanco MD, Steven D Freedman, Andrew K Stewart, and Seth L Alper (Article)
Safety of lumbar drains in thoracic aortic operations performed with extracorporeal circulation., Albert T Cheung, Alberto Pochettino, Dmitri V Guvakov, Stuart J Weiss, Skandan Shanmugan, and Joseph E. Bavaria MD (Article)
Presenting features and outcomes for children with dilated cardiomyopathy who develop persisting cardiac dysfunction, Michael Cheung MD (Article)
Higher systemic arterial pressures are rarely associated with cerebral perfusion pressure deterioration in brain injury., George I Chovanes, Rafael M Richards, Robert A Morrow, and Michael Rhodes (Article)
Internal Hernia as a Complication of Colonoscopy: Report of a Case., Heiwon Chung MD, FACS; James V Yuschak; and John S Kukora (Article)
Quality analysis of bilateral reduction mammaplasty using a state-legislated comparative database and an internal hospital-based system., Johnny S. Chung; Robert X. Murphy JR, MD, MS; James F. Reed III PhD; and Lawrence C. Kleinman MD, MPH (Article)
Molecular HLA typing by SSP of bone marrow recipients and donors, Robert Cirocco PhD (Article)
Congenital salivary gland anlage tumor of the nasopharynx., Erik G Cohen, Michael Yoder MD, Rebecca M Thomas, Denise Salerno, and Glenn Isaacson (Article)
Congenital salivary gland anlage tumor of the nasopharynx., Erik G Cohen, Michael Yoder MD, Rebecca M Thomas, Denise Salerno, and Glenn Isaacson (Article)
Building a Culture of Resident Well-Being: Creating Self-Reflection, Community, & Positive Identity in Family Practice Residency Education., Joanne Cohen-Katz PhD; William L. Miller MD, MA; and Jeffrey M. Borkan MD (Article)
Neo-aortic root dilation and valve regurgitation up to 21 years after staged reconstruction for hypoplastic left heart syndrome., Meryl S Cohen, Bradley S Marino, Doff B McElhinney, Daniëlle Robbers-Visser, Wendy van der Woerd, J William Gaynor, Thomas L Spray, and Gil Wernovsky (Article)
Update of the UMD-FBN1 mutation database and creation of an FBN1 polymorphism database., Gwenaëlle Collod-Béroud, Saga Le Bourdelles, Lesley Ades, Leena Ala-Kokko, Patrick Booms, Maureen Boxer, Anne Child, Paolo Comeglio, Anne De Paepe, James C Hyland, Katerine Holman, Ilkka Kaitila, Bart Loeys, Gabor Matyas, Lieve Nuytinck, Leena Peltonen, Terhi Rantamaki, Peter Robinson, Beat Steinmann, Claudine Junien, Christophe Béroud, and Catherine Boileau (Article)
What works. Payer-direct claims. For a Pennsylvania health system, the key to claims efficiency was a combination of technology and a do-it-yourself attitude., Sandra Colon (Article)
Convexity dural chondroma: a case report and review of the literature., Efkan Colpan, Ayhan Attar, Selim Erekul, and Ertekin Arasil (Article)
BEAM allogeneic transplantation for patients with Hodgkin's disease who relapse after autologous transplantation is safe and effective., Julian P Cooney, Patrick J Stiff, Amir Toor MD, and Mala Parthasarathy (Article)
The potential role of flow cytometry in the diagnosis of small cell carcinoma., Dennis B. Cornfield MD, Zach Liu, Wojciech Gorczyca, and James Weisberger (Article)
Prospective randomized study of a protein-based tissue adhesive used as a hemostatic and structural adjunct in cardiac and vascular anastomotic repair procedures., Joseph S Coselli, Joseph E. Bavaria MD, John Fehrenbacher, Cary L Stowe, Steven K Macheers, and Steven R Gundry (Article)
Targeting diastolic dysfunction by genetic engineering of calcium handling proteins., Pierre Coutu, Jennifer C Hirsch, Michael L Szatkowski MD, and Joseph M Metzger (Article)
A case of extraskeletal osteosarcoma with metastasis to the skin., Seana P Covello; Tatyana R Humphreys; and Jason B. Lee, MD (Article)
A prospective randomized multicenter trial comparing distal protection during saphenous vein graft intervention with a filter-based device compared to balloon occlusion and aspiration: The FIRE tria, David A. Cox MD (Article)
A prospective, randomized trial of thromboatherectomy during intervention of thrombotic native coronary arteries and saphenous vein grafts: The X-TRACT trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Baseline features and clinical results in patients excluded from randomization from a large international trial of reperfusion strategies in acute myocardial infarction: The CADILLAC Registry, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Circadian fluctuations in thrombogenicity in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction, David A. Cox MD (Article)
First use of a novel cobalt chromium coronary stent in humans: Clinical and angiographic outcomes, David A. Cox MD (Article)
How important is time to treatment with primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction? Results from the CADILLAC trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Left ventricular remodeling is the most common cause of systolic dysfunction after acute myocardial infarction: Findings from the stent-PAMI study, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Magnitude and impact of after hours treatment delay in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: The CADILLAC Trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Marked mortality risk of renal insufficiency in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Multiple lesion coronary intervention is associated with higher mortality in primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: The stent PAMI trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Outcomes in patients requiring bail-out abciximab during primary intervention in acute myocardial infarction: Analysis from the CADILLAC trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Predictors and sequalae of subacute thrombosis after percutaneous intervention in acute myocardial infarction: The CADILLAC trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Predictors of treatment delay in patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty: An analysis from the CADILLAC trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Prognostic value of the absolute degree of ST-segment elevation of the ECG at baseline and after primary angioplasty: Analysis from the CADILLAC trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Relationship between time to treatment, electrocardiographic ST-segment resolution, and outcomes with primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction: Results from the CADILLAC trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Safety of an early discharge strategy following primary intervention with adjunctive glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition: The CADILLAC trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
ST-segment elevation resolution as a predictor of mortality in patients with thrombolysis in myocardial infarction III flow in the infarct artery after primary angioplasty: The CADILLAC trial, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Temporal trends of one-year reinfarction and mortality rates following primary angioplasty in high-risk acute myocardial infarction patients, David A. Cox MD (Article)
Outcomes of optimal or "stent-like"balloon angioplasty in acutemyocardial infarction: the CADILLAC trial., David A Cox, Gregg W Stone, Cindy L Grines, Thomas Stuckey, David J Cohen, James E Tcheng, Eulogio Garcia, Giulio Guagliumi, Robert S Iwaoka, Martin Fahy, Mark Turco, Alexandra J Lansky, John J Griffin, and Roxana Mehran (Article)
Penetrating aortic atherosclerotic ulcer complicated by periesophageal hematoma., Guillermo Crespo, Larry E. Jacobs MD, Suraj Maraj, Fermin Garcia, Nayere Zaeri, and Morris N Kotler (Article)
Histopathology and regression of retinal hard exudates in diabetic retinopathy after reduction of elevated serum lipid levels., Michael Cusick, Emily Y Chew, Chi-Chao Chan, Howard S Kruth, Robert P Murphy, and Frederick L Ferris (Article)
Effects of aldose reductase inhibitors and galactose withdrawal on fluorescein angiographic lesions in galactose-fed dogs., Michael Cusick, Emily Y Chew, Frederick Ferris, Terry A Cox, Chi-Chao Chan, and Peter F Kador (Article)
Parenting adolescents., Sandra L D'Angelo and Hatim Omar MD (Article)
Epigenetics in high-grade astrocytomas: opportunities for prevention and detection of brain tumors., Waldemar Debinski, Denise Gibo, and Akiva Mintz (Article)
Tissue oxygen tension during regional low-flow perfusion in neonates., William M DeCampli, Gregory Schears, Richard Myung, Steven Schultz, Jennifer Creed, Anna Pastuszko, and David F Wilson (Article)
Use of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition to enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy., Peter DeLong, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Robert Kruklitis MD, Adam C Henry, Veena Kapoor, Larry R Kaiser, Dan H Sterman, and Steven M Albelda (Article)
Infection--an underappreciated cause of bone pain in multiple myeloma., Raman Desikan, Bart Barlogie, Rajesh Sethi, Amir Toor MD, Dan Spoon, Edward Angtuaco, Rudy Vanhemert, Anantha VijayaGopal, Seema Singhal, Jayesh Mehta, Sundar Jagannath, Nikhil Munshi, Maurizio Zangari, Athanassios Fassas, Guido Tricot, and Elias Anaissie (Article)
Breaking out of the biomed box: an audit assessment and recommendations for an in-house biomedical engineering program., David M Dickey, Steven Jagiela, and Dennis Fetters (Article)
Usefulness of creatinine clearance in predicting early and late death after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction., Simon R Dixon, William W O'Neill, H Mehrdad Sadeghi, Gregg W Stone, Bruce Brodie, David A Cox, Eulogio Garcia, Luiz Mattos, Lorelei L Grines, Judith A Boura, Marie-Claude Morice, and Cindy L Grines (Article)
Full-face carbon dioxide laser resurfacing in the management of a patient with the nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome., Alexander Doctoroff; Steven Oberlender MD, PhD; and Stephen M. Purcell DO (Article)
Protracted calciphylaxis, Part I., Alexander Doctoroff, Stephen M. Purcell DO, Jocelyn Harris DO, and Thomas D. Griffin MD (Article)
Protracted calciphylaxis, Part II., Alexander Doctoroff, Stephen M. Purcell DO, Jocelyn Harris DO, and Thomas D. Griffin MD (Article)
Clinical variability of Stickler syndrome: role of exon 2 of the collagen COL2A1 gene., Larry A Donoso, Albert O Edwards, Arcilee T Frost, Robert Ritter, Nina Ahmad, Tamara Vrabec, Jerry Rogers, David Meyer, and Scott Parma (Article)
Catheter-directed thrombolytic therapy in peripheral artery occlusions: combining reteplase and abciximab., Peter Drescher, James McGuckin, William S Rilling, and Martin R Crain (Article)
Mixed Urinary Incontinence Symptoms Urodynamic Findings, Incontinence Severity, and Treatment Response, Duloxetine Urinary Incontinence Study Group and V Lucente (Article)
Guidelines for emergency tracheal intubation immediately after traumatic injury., C Michael Dunham; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; David E Clark; Brian J Daley; Frank E Davis; Michael A Gibbs; Thomas Knuth; Peter B Letarte; Fred A Luchette; Laurel Omert; Leonard J Weireter; and Charles E Wiles (Article)
Following severe injury, hypocholesterolemia improves with convalescence but persists with organ failure or onset of infection., C Michael Dunham, Michael H Fealk, and Wilbur E Sever (Article)
Value of humanitarian assistance missions in residency., Steven J Durning, Russell E Massine, and Peter T Ender (Article)
The emergency severity index triage algorithm version 2 is reliable and valid., David R Eitel, Debbie A Travers, Alexander M. Rosenau DO, Nicki Gilboy, and Richard C Wuerz (Article)
Nerve Damage From Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Can Affect Arm Functioning., Joseph V. Episcopio MD (Article)
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to Brucella melitensis., Ayse Erbay, Hürrem Bodur, Esragül Akinci, Aylin Colpan MD, and Mustafa A Cevik (Article)
Evaluation of antibiotic use in a hospital with an antibiotic restriction policy., Ayşe Erbay, Aylin Colpan MD, Hürrem Bodur, Mustafa A Cevik, Matthew H Samore, and Onder Ergönül (Article)
Shigatoxin-1 binding and receptor expression in human kidneys do not change with age., Zuhal Ergonul, Frederic Clayton, Agnes B Fogo, and Donald E Kohan (Article)
Induction of apoptosis of human brain microvascular endothelial cells by shiga toxin 1., Zuhal Ergonul, Alisa K Hughes, and Donald E Kohan (Article)
C16 ceramide accumulates following androgen ablation in LNCaP prostate cancer cells., Masatoshi Eto, Jaafar Bennouna, Oriana C Hunter, Pamela A Hershberger, Tatsuya Kanto, Candace S Johnson, Michael T Lotze, and Andrew A Amoscato (Article)
A randomized study of electronic mail versus telephone follow-up after emergency department visit., Ugo A Ezenkwele, Frank D Sites, Frances S Shofer, Ellen N Pritchett, and Judd E Hollander (Article)
Loss of Expression of Tuberin and Hamartin in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex-Associated But Not in Sporadic Angiofibromas., Ingrid Fackler; Jeffrey E. DeClue; Heidi Rust; Phuong-Anh Vu; Heinz Kutzner; Arno Rütten; Steven Kaddu; Christian A. Sander; Matthias Volkenandt; Michael W. Johnson MD., PhD; Harry V. Vinters MD; and Ralf Wienecke (Article)
Preliminary outcome analysis in patients with breast cancer and a positive sentinel lymph node who declined axillary dissection., Jerri S Fant, Michael D Grant, Sally M Knox, Sheryl A Livingston, Kimberly Ridl, Ronald C Jones, and Joseph A Kuhn (Article)
Epiphrenic diverticulum: clinical and radiographic findings in 27 patients., Nicholas C. Fasano MD, Marc S Levine, Stephen E Rubesin, Regina O Redfern, and Igor Laufer (Article)
Attending-resident relations 101., Michael H Fealk (Article)
Differential expression of mammalian or viral promoter-driven gene in adherent versus suspension cells., Gong Feng MD, PhD; PatriciA Hicks; and Pi-Ling Chang (Article)
Alternative splicing of fibronectin mRNAs in chondrosarcoma cells: role of far upstream intron sequences., Matthew Flanagan, Hongyan Liang, and Pamela A Norton (Article)
Abdominal computed tomography prolongs length of stay and is frequently unnecessary in the evaluation of acute pancreatitis., Frederick S. Fleszler MD, Frank Friedenberg, Benjamin Krevsky, David Friedel, and Leonard E Braitman (Article)
Perioperative changes in cerebral blood flow after cardiac surgery: influence of anemia and aging., Thomas F Floyd, Michael McGarvey, E Andrew Ochroch, Albert T Cheung, John A Augoustides, Joseph E. Bavaria MD, Michael A Acker, Alberto Pochettino, and John A Detre (Article)
Hypertension. Contemporary challenges in geriatric care., George C Francos and Henry Schairer MD (Article)
Core Competency Documentation Using Journey Mapping, J Frankenfield and William Iobst (Article)
Core Competency Documentation Using Journey mapping, J Frankenfield and William Iobst MD (Article)
Is there an optimal hemoglobin value in the cardiac intensive care unit?, Ronald S. Freudenberger MD and Jeffrey L. Carson (Article)
Influence of celiac axis lymph nodes in the definitive treatment of esophageal cancer., Bart Frizzell, Debajyoti Sinha, Todd Williams, Carolyn E Reed, Carol A Sherman, and Andrew Turrisi (Article)
Maintenance azithromycin therapy for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome: results of a pilot study., Susan G Gerhardt, John F McDyer, Reda E Girgis, John V Conte, Stephen C Yang, and Jonathan B Orens (Article)
Pulmonary eosinophilia following lung transplantation for sarcoidosis in two patients., Susan G Gerhardt, Rubin M Tuder, Reda E Girgis, Stephen C Yang, John V Conte, and Jonathan B Orens (Article)
Obstetric Admissions to the Intensive Care Unit: Outcomes and Severity of Illness, Tricia T. Gilbert MD; John C. Smulian MD, MPH; Andrew A. Martin MD; Cande V. Ananth PhD, MPH; William E. Scorza MD; and Anthony T. Scardella MD (Article)
Single-step ultrasound localization of breast lesions and lumpectomy procedure., Mark A. Gittleman MD (Article)
Clinical evaluation of the mammosite breast brachytherapy catheter: an analysis of technical reproducibility, acute toxicity, and patient demographics, Mark A. Gittleman MD, P Vigneri, D J. Carlson, S Lamb, H Snider, L Franklin, M Keisch, and F Vicini (Article)
Incomplete data reporting in studies of emergency department patients with potential acute coronary syndromes using troponins., Bradford Glavan, Sanjay Shewakramani, and Judd E Hollander (Article)
Caring for families of chronically ill kids., Maryann Godshall (Article)
Eating disorders in adolescents: position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine., Neville H Golden; Debra K Katzman; Richard E Kreipe; Sarah Stevens MD, MPH; Susan M Sawyer; Jane Rees; Dasha Nicholls; and Ellen S Rome (Article)
Paediatric periocular granuloma annulare., Scott M Goldstein, Raymond S Douglas, Gil Binenbaum, and James A Katowitz (Article)
Compliance with a fetal movement chart by high risk patients, L Gomez, L Padilla, Guillermo De La Vega MD, F Bautista, and A Villar (Article)
Intracranial Pressure Monitoring in Pennsylvania: Outcomes in Patients Sustaining Severe Blunt Head Injury in a 5-Year Period (1995–2000), Jonas J Gopez MD (Article)
Annuloplasty ring selection for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation: lessons from the ovine model., Joseph H Gorman, Robert C Gorman, Benjamin M Jackson MD, Yoshiharu Enomoto, Martin G St John-Sutton, and L Henry Edmunds (Article)
Emergency mitral valve replacement in the octogenarian., Joseph H Gorman, Benjamin M Jackson MD, Daniel M Kolansky, and Robert C Gorman (Article)
A Pilot Study Examining the Relationship Between Patients' Complaints and Scores on the Hirschfeld Mood Disorder Questionnaire., Eugene Gorski MD and K C Willis (Article)
Report of three case studies with olanzapine for chronic pain., Eugene Gorski MD and Kerry C Willis (Article)
Bench Press Barbell, John Graham (Article)