2014
Prospective chest pain evaluation in the emergency department with use of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (PROCEED-CRP study).
Ionescu CN, Chrissoheris MP, Slim HB, Slade M, Oen-Hsiao J, Donohue TJ, Bekui A, Ghantous AE. Prospective chest pain evaluation in the emergency department with use of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (PROCEED-CRP study). Connecticut Medicine 2014, 78: 133-8. PMID: 24772828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-sensitivity C-reactive proteinC-reactive proteinAcute myocardial infarctionEmergency departmentCause rehospitalizationChest painMyocardial infarctionChest pain evaluationCoronary revascularizationHs-CRPConsecutive patientsFinal cohortPain evaluationMyocardial ischemiaClinical valuePatientsRehospitalizationPainInfarctionDepartmentDaysRevascularizationIschemiaCohortCRP
2012
Peritoneal dialysis in patients 75 years of age and older--a 22-year experience.
Taveras AE, Bekui AM, Gorban-Brennan N, Raducu R, Finkelstein FO. Peritoneal dialysis in patients 75 years of age and older--a 22-year experience. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 2012, 28: 84-8. PMID: 23311220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients 75 yearsQuality of lifePeritoneal dialysisElderly patientsYounger patientsPeritonitis rateTechnique failureSF-36End-stage renal diseaseGlobal QOLRisk of peritonitisMental component scorePhysical component scoreSF-36 questionnaireTechnique failure ratesYears of ageComponent scoresBasic demographic dataReasonable modalityPeritonitis episodesRenal diseaseDepression QuestionnaireQoL assessmentDepression scoresMortality rate