2019
Decreasing Rates of Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Through Education and Standardized Order Sets in a Large Tertiary Teaching Center
daSilva-deAbreu A, Gurung S, Bracamonte-Baran W, Byrnes P, Balan P, Finkel K, Smalling R, Anderson H, Arain S. Decreasing Rates of Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Through Education and Standardized Order Sets in a Large Tertiary Teaching Center. Current Problems In Cardiology 2019, 46: 100453. PMID: 31526518, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2019.100453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryCoronary AngiographyHumansPercutaneous Coronary InterventionRegistriesRisk FactorsConceptsAcute kidney injuryPercutaneous coronary interventionAKI ratesKidney injuryCoronary interventionCardiac angiographyPost-PCI acute kidney injuryNational Cardiovascular Data RegistryTertiary teaching centerCare of patientsStandardized order setsStandardized electronic medical recordElectronic medical recordsCommon complicationTertiary centerMedical recordsCare teamData registryHealthcare costsMultilevel interventionsOrder setsTeaching centerPatientsAngiographyIntervention
2017
Cardiac Autoimmunity: Myocarditis
Bracamonte-Baran W, Čiháková D. Cardiac Autoimmunity: Myocarditis. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 2017, 1003: 187-221. PMID: 28667560, PMCID: PMC5706653, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57613-8_10.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutoimmune processAdaptive T cell responsesGiant cell myocarditisT cell responsesVariable clinical presentationMonocytes/macrophagesImmunopathogenic featuresAcute complicationsAutoimmune myocarditisSystolic dysfunctionAcute myocarditisCryptic antigensHemodynamic complicationsHeart failureTreg inductionClinical presentationElectrophysiologic disturbancesHumoral responseClinical correlatesDifferent etiologiesInflammatory processImmune responseMyocarditisSpecific cytokinesChronic damage