2020
Characteristics and Outcomes of Pulmonary Angioplasty With or Without Stenting for Sarcoidosis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
daSilva-deAbreu A, Bracamonte-Baran W, Condado J, Babaliaros V, Tafur-Soto J, Mandras S. Characteristics and Outcomes of Pulmonary Angioplasty With or Without Stenting for Sarcoidosis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension: Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Current Problems In Cardiology 2020, 46: 100616. PMID: 32532452, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2020.100616.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSarcoidosis-associated pulmonary hypertensionIndividual participant dataPulmonary angioplastyPulmonary hypertensionCase reportIndividual Participant Data Meta-AnalysisMulticenter registry studyNYHA FC IIIPulmonary vascular stenosisControlled Clinical TrialsSmall case seriesData Meta-AnalysisRegistry studyCase seriesFC IIIFocal stenosisDefinitive diagnosisClinical trialsPulmonary vesselsOutcome dataVascular stenosisStage IIIPatientsAngioplastySignificant improvementInnate Lymphoid Cells Play a Pathogenic Role in Pericarditis
Choi H, Won T, Hou X, Chen G, Bracamonte-Baran W, Talor M, Jurčová I, Szárszoi O, Čurnova L, Stříž I, Hooper J, Melenovský V, Čiháková D. Innate Lymphoid Cells Play a Pathogenic Role in Pericarditis. Cell Reports 2020, 30: 2989-3003.e6. PMID: 32130902, PMCID: PMC7332109, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.02.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MovementChemokine CCL11Disease SusceptibilityEosinophilsFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression RegulationHeartHeart Function TestsHumansImmunity, InnateInterleukin-1 Receptor-Like 1 ProteinInterleukin-33Interleukin-5LymphocytesMaleMediastinumMice, Inbred BALB CPericarditisSignal TransductionUp-RegulationConceptsInnate lymphoid cellsEosinophilic pericarditisPathogenic roleMediastinal cavityLymphoid cellsGroup 2 innate lymphoid cellsCardiac fibroblastsDevelopment of pericarditisCardiac inflammationEotaxin-1Healthy controlsPericardial fluidCardiac diseasePericarditisB cellsSerous cavitiesILC2sEosinophilsPatientsMiceHeartCellsCritical roleFibroblastsInflammation
2019
Decreasing Rates of Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Through Education and Standardized Order Sets in a Large Tertiary Teaching Center
daSilva-deAbreu A, Gurung S, Bracamonte-Baran W, Byrnes P, Balan P, Finkel K, Smalling R, Anderson H, Arain S. Decreasing Rates of Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Through Education and Standardized Order Sets in a Large Tertiary Teaching Center. Current Problems In Cardiology 2019, 46: 100453. PMID: 31526518, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2019.100453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute kidney injuryPercutaneous coronary interventionAKI ratesKidney injuryCoronary interventionCardiac angiographyPost-PCI acute kidney injuryNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryTertiary teaching centerCare of patientsStandardized order setsStandardized electronic medical recordElectronic medical recordsCommon complicationTertiary centerMedical recordsCare teamData registryHealthcare costsMultilevel interventionsOrder setsTeaching centerPatientsAngiographyIntervention