Stiffening of the human proximal pulmonary artery with increasing age
Manning E, Mishall P, Ramachandra A, Hassab A, Lamy J, Peters D, Murphy T, Heerdt P, Singh I, Downie S, Choudhary G, Tellides G, Humphrey J. Stiffening of the human proximal pulmonary artery with increasing age. Physiological Reports 2024, 12: e16090. PMID: 38884325, PMCID: PMC11181131, DOI: 10.14814/phy2.16090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProximal pulmonary arteriesPulmonary arteryAge-related stiffeningRight ventricular ejection fractionVentricular ejection fractionMean wall thicknessEjection fractionNo significant differenceSystemic circulationLuminal caliberDiffusing capacityArterial stiffeningIncreasing ageSignificant differenceDistensionArteryWall thicknessAdverse effectsWall strainVessel diameterCyclic biaxial strainOrgan donorsAgeMicrostructural remodelingGuillain-Barre in the long-term acute care hospital setting: Ventilation does not prolong stay
Weil K, Baumann V, Brown B, Nadeau R, Hrdlicka H, Gerstenhaber B, Rosenblum D, Manning E. Guillain-Barre in the long-term acute care hospital setting: Ventilation does not prolong stay. Journal Of Mechanical Ventilation 2024, 5: 13-19. DOI: 10.53097/jmv.10094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGuillain-Barre syndrome patientsGuillain-Barre syndromeLong-term acute care hospitalProlonged mechanical ventilationGBS patientsMechanical ventilationLength of stayAcute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyFunctional abilitySevere Guillain-Barre syndromeLong-term acute care hospital settingAcute care hospital settingInflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathyOutcomes of patientsAcute care hospitalsLoss of muscle functionRate of functional improvementTime of admissionMain Outcome MeasuresPoor functional statusDemyelinating polyneuropathyProlonged ventilationRespiratory failureNo significant differenceRetrospective study