2022
Association of renalase with clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Safdar B, Wang M, Guo X, Cha C, Chun HJ, Deng Y, Dziura J, El-Khoury JM, Gorelick F, Ko AI, Lee AI, Safirstein R, Simonov M, Zhou B, Desir GV. Association of renalase with clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0264178. PMID: 35259186, PMCID: PMC8903289, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264178.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsRenalase levelsIntensive care unit admissionHospitalized COVID-19 patientsMean age 64 yearsCOVID-19Cox proportional hazards modelCare unit admissionPrimary composite outcomeRetrospective cohort studyUse of vasopressorsSevere COVID-19IL-6 levelsAge 64 yearsRisk of deathCOVID-19 subjectsInitial disease severityProportional hazards modelCOVID-19 diseasePlasma renalaseUnit admissionICU admissionCohort studyComposite outcomeCytokine levels
2014
Impact of Early Extubation and Reintubation on the Incidence of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Neonates
Berger J, Mehta P, Bucholz E, Dziura J, Bhandari V. Impact of Early Extubation and Reintubation on the Incidence of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Neonates. American Journal Of Perinatology 2014, 31: 1063-1072. PMID: 24683068, DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1371702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAirway ExtubationApgar ScoreBirth WeightBronchopulmonary DysplasiaDisease-Free SurvivalDuctus Arteriosus, PatentFemaleGestational AgeHumansIncidenceInfant, NewbornIntracranial HemorrhagesIntubation, IntratrachealKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleProportional Hazards ModelsRespiratory Distress Syndrome, NewbornRetinopathy of PrematurityRetreatmentRetrospective StudiesTime Factors
2012
Comparison of the Effect on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms of Taking Versus Not Taking a Statin Drug
Jovin IS, Duggal M, Ebisu K, Paek H, Oprea AD, Tranquilli M, Rizzo J, Memet R, Feldman M, Dziura J, Brandt CA, Elefteriades JA. Comparison of the Effect on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms of Taking Versus Not Taking a Statin Drug. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 109: 1050-1054. PMID: 22221941, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.11.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmLong-term outcomesComposite end pointAortic aneurysmAneurysm repairEnd pointImproved long-term outcomesOutcomes of patientsCohort of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisMedian followStatin intakeStatin therapyMedical therapyStatinsFirst presentationPatientsSurvival rateAneurysmsStatin drugsOutcomesTherapyIntakeRepairCohort