2019
Persistent disparities in breast cancer surgical outcomes among hispanic and African American patients
Mets EJ, Chouairi FK, Gabrick KS, Avraham T, Alperovich M. Persistent disparities in breast cancer surgical outcomes among hispanic and African American patients. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2019, 45: 584-590. PMID: 30683449, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2019.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAsianBlack or African AmericanBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantComorbidityDiabetes MellitusFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHospitals, High-VolumeHospitals, UniversityHumansHypertensionMammaplastyMastectomyMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyObesityPostoperative ComplicationsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSmokingTreatment OutcomeWhite PeopleConceptsAfrican American patientsAmerican patientsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyComplication ratePost-surgical complication rateHigher overall complication rateHigh rateHigher comorbidity burdenOverall complication ratePrior abdominal surgeryASA class IIIMastectomy flap necrosisRecords of patientsNipple-sparing mastectomyUniversity-affiliated hospitalCancer surgical outcomesHistory of radiationBreast cancer profilesComorbidity burdenReconstructive complicationsPrior radiationOncologic characteristicsPatient demographicsAbdominal surgeryBreast mastectomy
2003
A new obesity-prone, glucose-intolerant rat strain (F.DIO)
Levin BE, Dunn-Meynell AA, McMinn JE, Alperovich M, Cunningham-Bussel A, Chua SC. A new obesity-prone, glucose-intolerant rat strain (F.DIO). AJP Regulatory Integrative And Comparative Physiology 2003, 285: r1184-r1191. PMID: 12855420, DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00267.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiet-induced obeseF344 ratsOral glucoseLeptin levelsInsulin responseHigher plasma leptin levelsExaggerated insulin responseLow-fat chowHigher leptin levelsPlasma leptin levelsGreater insulin responseOutbred Sprague-Dawley ratsSprague-Dawley ratsF344 damsDIO ratsFat dietMale ratsF344 malesHigh-energy dietRat strainsMale offspringRatsPolygenic fashionMalesPolygenic mode