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20 Mar Despite High Risk Of Stroke, Some Atrial Fibrillation Patients Not Adequately Anticoagulated
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Jonathan L. Halperin, M.D. The Robert and Harriet Heilbrunn Professor of Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine Dr. Halperin is a member of the Steering Committee for the GLORIA-AF program and a consultant to Boehringer Ingelheim, which sponsored this research. Medical Research: What is the background for...19 Mar Melanoma: Targeting Macrophages Increases BRAF Inhibitors’ Effectiveness
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Russel E. Kaufman, MD President Emeritus Professor, Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program Molecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program The Wistar Institute Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Targeted therapies in cancer were hailed as a “magic bullet” because of...18 Mar Large Study Evaluates Predictors of Long Term PCI Outcomes
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Prof. Ran Kornowski, M.D, FACC, FESC Chairman – Division of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center Petah-Tikva, Israel MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? Prof. Kornowski: Over the years, the PCI procedure went-through many progresses. Among those are some angioplasty techniques, generalize use of stents and drug...15 Mar Bacterial DNA Detected In Blood Of Patients With Active Psoriasis
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Ana Ramírez-Boscá, MD Department of Dermatology and Clinical Research Unit and Vicente Navarro-López, MD Clinical Research Unit and Infectious Diseases Unit Centro Dermatológico Estético, Alicante, Spain MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Response: Infections have been related with the pathogenesis of guttate...14 Mar ‘Exercise Pill’ Irisin Appears To Be A Myth
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Harold P. Erickson Ph.D. James B. Duke Professor, Department of Cell Biology Duke Univ. Med. Center Durham, NC 27710 MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? Dr. Erickson: In Jan 2012 a paper reported the discovery of irisin, a hormone reportedly lopped off a precursor in...11 Mar Inhaled Nitric Oxide Still Used Off-Label In Preterm Infants
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in Author Interviews, Cost of Health Care, Critical Care - Intensive Care - ICUs, Mayo Clinic, Outcomes & Safety, Pediatrics, Pediatrics
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Marc Ellsworth, M.D Neonatology fellow at the Mayo Clinic Children’s Center MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? Dr. Ellsworth: Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) is a drug that has FDA approval for use in neonates >34 weeks gestational age. It is used for severe respiratory failure...
05 Mar Study Examines Use Of Oncotype DX® Breast Cancer Test In Medicare Patients
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in Author Interviews, Breast Cancer, Duke, Genetic Research, JAMA, Personalized Medicine
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Michaela A. Dinan Ph.D Department of Medicine Duke University Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Dinan: We wanted to examine how Oncotype DX® Breast Cancer Test (ODX) was being used in real-world practice at the population level....
04 Mar Single Step Process May Speed Production of Statins
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Professor Andrew W. Munro FRSC FSB Professor of Molecular Enzymology Manchester Institute of Biotechnology Faculty of Life Sciences University of Manchester Manchester UK MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Munro: Statins are blockbuster drugs that inhibit the key enzyme...03 Mar Carpal Tunnel Surgery Can Be Done Safely In An Office-Based Setting
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Stephen Duquette MD Indiana University Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery R.L Roudebush VA Indianapolis, IN Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Duquette: Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common compressive peripheral neuropathy, causing pain, numbness...28 Feb Personalized Medicine: Tailoring Surgical Approach To Ovarian Cancer
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Anil Sood MD Professor of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? MedicalResearch: What is the background for this approach? What are the main findings? Dr....28 Feb Study Weighs Risks/Benefits of Oral Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation in Hemodialysis Patients
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Dr. Simonetta Genovesi MD Department of Health Science University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza Italy Nephrology Unit San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? Dr. Genovesi: The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis (HD) is...26 Feb Women With Atrial Fibrillation At Greater Risk Of Stroke Than Men
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in AHA Journals, Author Interviews, General Medicine, Heart Disease, Women's Heart Health
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Gregory YH Lip MD, FRCP (London, Edinburgh, Glasgow), DFM, FACC, FESC Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, Adjunct Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences, Thrombosis Research Unit, Aalborg University, Denmark; Aston Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences City Hospital Birmingham England UK Medical Research: What is the background for this study? What are...
25 Feb Study Assesses Accuracy of Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Scores
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Andrew Paul DeFilippis, MD, MSc Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Louisville Director, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine Johns Hopkins University of Louisville Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart & Lung Center Louisville, KY Michael Joseph Blaha, MD MPH Director...24 Feb Women Veterans Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization Highlight Link Between Stress and CAD
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in AHA Journals, Author Interviews, Gender Differences, Heart Disease, University of Michigan, Women's Heart Health
MedicalResearch.com Interview with: Claire Duvernoy, MD Chief, Cardiology Section VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Professor of Medicine University of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor, MI MedicalResearch: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings? Dr. Duvernoy: We wanted to look at the indications and outcomes for women...