2015
Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Aortic Valve Annular Shape in Children With Bicuspid Aortic Valves and/or Aortic Coarctation Compared With Controls
Chamberland CR, Sugeng L, Abraham S, Li F, Weismann CG. Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Aortic Valve Annular Shape in Children With Bicuspid Aortic Valves and/or Aortic Coarctation Compared With Controls. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2015, 116: 1411-1417. PMID: 26375172, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBicuspid aortic valveEccentricity indexAortic valveAnnular dimensionsAV annulusControl groupCommon congenital cardiac abnormalityCoA groupDegenerative aortic valve diseaseEchocardiograms of childrenAortic valve diseaseBody surface areaCongenital cardiac abnormalitiesAV dysfunctionValve dysfunctionNoncoronary cuspAortic annulusAortic coarctationThree-dimensional evaluationValve diseaseInterventional resultsGeneral populationNormal controlsCardiac abnormalitiesAnnular size
2014
Marrow Assessment for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Demonstrates Poor Correlation With Disease Probability
Ho C, Yao X, Tian L, Li FY, Podoltsev N, Xu ML. Marrow Assessment for Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Demonstrates Poor Correlation With Disease Probability. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2014, 141: 62-71. PMID: 24343738, DOI: 10.1309/ajcpmd5tjefoovbw.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFindings of hemophagocytosisHemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisHistologic findingsProbability of HLHSecondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisCore biopsy specimenCore biopsy specimensDisease probabilityFisher's exact testElevated ferritinClinical suspicionMarrow assessmentHLH groupBiopsy specimenLaboratory criteriaBiopsy specimensMedical recordsHemophagocytosisExact testLymphohistiocytosisPatientsSignificant correlationAspiratesPoor correlationFindings
2012
Neutrophil CD64 as a Diagnostic Marker in Neonatal Sepsis
Streimish I, Bizzarro M, Northrup V, Wang C, Renna S, Koval N, Li FY, Ehrenkranz R, Rinder HM, Bhandari V. Neutrophil CD64 as a Diagnostic Marker in Neonatal Sepsis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2012, 31: 777-781. PMID: 22481422, PMCID: PMC3375383, DOI: 10.1097/inf.0b013e318256fb07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiomarkersFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleNeutrophilsPredictive Value of TestsReceptors, IgGSensitivity and SpecificitySepsis