2016
Community-based Participatory Research Is Needed to Address Pulmonary Health Disparities
Harris DA, Pensa MA, Redlich CA, Pisani MA, Rosenthal MS. Community-based Participatory Research Is Needed to Address Pulmonary Health Disparities. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2016, 13: 1231-1238. PMID: 27249657, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201601-054ps.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCommunity-based participatory researchHealth disparitiesPulmonary diseaseHealth equityPediatric asthma outcomesOutcome of treatmentAmerican Thoracic SocietyAdult asthmaAsthma outcomesMedical managementLung diseaseThoracic SocietyPulmonary medicineHealth behaviorsSpecific interventionsRacial disparitiesParticipatory researchCommunity healthHealth careDiseaseNational InstituteOutcomesSustainable interventionsCommunity-based approachHealthPatterns of Energy Drink Use and Associated Symptoms Among a Population of Connecticut Factory Workers
Pensa MA, Galusha DH, Stowe MH, Lefkowitz RY, Redlich CA. Patterns of Energy Drink Use and Associated Symptoms Among a Population of Connecticut Factory Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2016, 58: e188-e190. PMID: 27158968, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000728.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMortality risk from comorbidities independent of triple-negative breast cancer status: NCI-SEER-based cohort analysis
Swede H, Sarwar A, Magge A, Braithwaite D, Cook LS, Gregorio DI, Jones BA, R. Hoag J, Gonsalves L, L. Salner A, Zarfos K, Andemariam B, Stevens RG, G. Dugan A, Pensa M, A. Brockmeyer J. Mortality risk from comorbidities independent of triple-negative breast cancer status: NCI-SEER-based cohort analysis. Cancer Causes & Control 2016, 27: 627-636. PMID: 27000206, PMCID: PMC5591028, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-016-0736-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharlson co-morbidity indexRisk of deathBreast cancer patientsB patientsCCI scoreHazard ratioCancer patientsTriple-negative breast cancer subtypeTriple-negative breast cancer statusWhite breast cancer patientsCo-morbidity indexConnecticut Tumor RegistryEstimated hazard ratioBreast cancer statusBreast cancer subtypesAA/BCause mortalityClinicopathological factorsTumor RegistryAmerican/BlackCancer populationHigh prevalenceBreast cancerCohort analysisCancer status
2013
Integrating improvement learning into a family medicine residency curriculum.
Pensa M, Frew P, Gelmon SB. Integrating improvement learning into a family medicine residency curriculum. Family Medicine 2013, 45: 409-16. PMID: 23743941.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImprovement curriculumFamily medicine residenciesFamily medicine residency curriculumSystems-based practiceGraduate Medical EducationMedicine residencyFamily medicine residency programsLocal health care settingsFamily medicine residentsLongitudinal instructionAcademic yearLevel of trainingMedical educationCurriculumCritical skillsMedicine residency programsResidency educationAccreditation CouncilCore competenciesResidency curriculumImprovement knowledgeResident confidenceResidency programsDidacticsMedicine residents
2011
Prevalence and Prognostic Role of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Race: A Surveillance Study
Swede H, Gregorio DI, Tannenbaum SH, Brockmeyer JA, Ambrosone C, Wilson LL, Pensa MA, Gonsalves L, Stevens RG, Runowicz CD. Prevalence and Prognostic Role of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer by Race: A Surveillance Study. Clinical Breast Cancer 2011, 11: 332-341. PMID: 21729670, PMCID: PMC4459583, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2011.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Tumor RegistryTN breast cancerBlack patientsBreast cancerSurvival disparitiesWhite patientsLocal diseaseHER2 statusTN statusNational Cancer Institute's Surveillance EpidemiologyPrimary invasive breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerAdvanced breast cancerInvasive breast cancerTriple-negative subtypeRisk of deathStatewide cancer registryAdvanced diseaseDuctal tumorsLobular cancerPrognostic roleTumor RegistryCancer RegistryHistologic subtypeRegional disease
2009
Patterns of HER2 testing in the management of primary breast cancer
Pensa M, Swede H, Brockmeyer JA, Gregorio DI. Patterns of HER2 testing in the management of primary breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology 2009, 33: 113-117. PMID: 19679057, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.06.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLymph node statusHER2 testingNode statusTumor gradeBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) statusEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 statusPrimary invasive breast carcinomasWhite womenReceipt of testingConnecticut Tumor RegistryYear of diagnosisInvasive breast cancerPopulation-based patternsPrimary breast cancerTime of diagnosisBreast cancer patientsEstrogen receptor statusTumors of patientsInvasive breast carcinomaAfrican American womenWomen’s prognosisClinicopathologic factorsER statusReceptor status
2006
Oral Bromelain Attenuates Inflammation in an Ovalbumin‐Induced Murine Model of Asthma
Secor ER, Carson WF, Singh A, Pensa M, Guernsey LA, Schramm CM, Thrall RS. Oral Bromelain Attenuates Inflammation in an Ovalbumin‐Induced Murine Model of Asthma. Evidence-based Complementary And Alternative Medicine 2006, 5: 61-69. PMID: 18317550, PMCID: PMC2249734, DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nel110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute allergic airway diseaseMurine modelAAD miceOral bromelainMethacholine sensitivityTh2 cytokines IL-5OVA aerosol challengeOVA/alumAllergic airway diseaseFemale C57BL/6J miceIL-13 concentrationsCytokines IL-5Beneficial therapeutic effectsAirway reactivityOVA aerosolLung histologyAirway diseaseBAL eosinophilsOral treatmentAerosol challengeImmunomodulatory effectsIL-13C57BL/6J miceIL-5T cells
2004
Trophic Transition in a Lake on the Virginia Coastal Plain
Pensa MA, Chambers RM. Trophic Transition in a Lake on the Virginia Coastal Plain. Journal Of Environmental Quality 2004, 33: 576-580. PMID: 15074809, DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.5760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirginia Coastal PlainCoastal plainTrophic statusNutrient depositionChesapeake Bay drainage basinOrganic matter depositionBiogenic silica concentrationsYears of depositionAnalysis of sedimentsLake trophic statusBiogenic silicaDrainage basinSurface sedimentsStream deltasStream dischargeAllochthonous contributionsSediment analysisSmall lakesMatter depositionVertical profilesSpatial surveyDownstream watersP loadingSilica concentrationAlgal production