2014
An Index of Daily Step Count and Systemic Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Moy M, Teylan M, Danilack V, Gagnon D, Garshick E. An Index of Daily Step Count and Systemic Inflammation Predicts Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2014, 11: 140214070342007. PMID: 24308588, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201307-243oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseC-reactive proteinDaily step countAcute exacerbationObstructive pulmonary diseaseSystemic inflammationStep countPulmonary diseaseIL-6Physical activityPg/Predictors of AEPlasma C-reactive proteinMedian daily step countCOPD-related hospitalizationObservational cohort studyIL-6 levelsStepWatch Activity MonitorPrednisone useCohort studyClinical outcomesHospitalizationSeparate cohortClose monitoringIdentification of persons
2013
Associations with chest illness and mortality in chronic spinal cord injury
Danilack V, Stolzmann K, Gagnon D, Brown R, Tun C, Morse L, Garshick E. Associations with chest illness and mortality in chronic spinal cord injury. Journal Of Spinal Cord Medicine 2013, 37: 662-669. PMID: 24090450, PMCID: PMC4231954, DOI: 10.1179/2045772313y.0000000144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic spinal cord injuryChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseSpinal cord injuryChest illnessCurrent smokingHazard ratioCord injuryHeart diseasePhysician-diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCompleteness of SCICompleteness of injuryIndependent risk factorObstructive pulmonary diseaseHeart disease historyMeasures logistic regressionCross-sectional surveyUnderwent spirometryExpiratory volumeIndependent predictorsPulmonary diseaseCox regressionRisk factorsSCI levelDisease historyHealth QuestionnaireReasons Persons with COPD Do Not Walk and Relationship with Daily Step Count
Danilack V, Weston N, Richardson C, Mori D, Moy M. Reasons Persons with COPD Do Not Walk and Relationship with Daily Step Count. COPD Journal Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2013, 11: 290-299. PMID: 24152213, DOI: 10.3109/15412555.2013.841670.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Association between sclerostin and bone density in chronic spinal cord injury
Morse L, Sudhakar S, Danilack V, Tun C, Lazzari A, Gagnon D, Garshick E, Battaglino R. Association between sclerostin and bone density in chronic spinal cord injury. Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research 2011, 27: 352-359. PMID: 22006831, PMCID: PMC3288145, DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.546.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic spinal cord injurySpinal cord injuryHigher sclerostin levelsSclerostin levelsBone lossCord injuryMechanical unloadingBone densityRodent modelsComplete spinal cord injuryOngoing bone lossParalyzed lower extremitiesBone formationLevels of sclerostinProfound bone lossBone mineral contentGood therapeutic targetChronic paraplegiaMuscle paralysisLower extremitiesOsteoporosis severityShort-term studiesTherapeutic targetAnimal modelsSclerostin