Recently Published Works

Anand RG, Peters RW, Donahue TP. Obesity and dysrhythmias. J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008 Summer;3(3):149–54.

Artham SM, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Anand RG, O'Keefe JH, Ventura HO. Fish oil in primary and secondary cardiovascular prevention. Ochsner J. 2008 Summer;8(2):49–60.

Artham SM, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Chi YW, Goldman CK. Benefits of exercise training in secondary prevention of coronary and peripheral arterial disease. Vasc Dis Prev. 2008 Aug;5(3):156–68.

Artham SM, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Ventura HO. The obesity factor: impact of obesity on the prevalence and prognosis of cardiovascular disease. Postgrad Med. 2008 Jul;120(2):35–41.

Artham SM, Lavie CJ, Patel HM, Ventura HO. Impact of obesity on the risk of heart failure and its prognosis. J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008 Summer;3(3):155–61.

Artham SM, Ventura HO. Response. Rev Esp Cardiol. 2008 Jun;61(6):654–6.

Bafumi TR, Carroll VG. Skin lesions in a neonate. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]

Beck DE. From the editor's desk. Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):104.

Bertaut Y, Campbell A, Goodlett D. Implementing a rapid-response team using a nurse-to-nurse consult approach. J Vasc Nurs. 2008 Jun;26(2):37–42.

Bolton J. The general surgery residency at Ochsner Clinic Foundation: training the ‘surgeon's surgeon.’ Am Surg. 2008 Sep;74(9):793–7.

Bowen JC. Evolution of a surgeon: a 40-year perspective. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Oct;12(10):1621–6.

Bronfin DR. Childhood immunization controversies: what are parents asking? Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):151–6.

Bronfin DR. Teaching the art and science of the clinical interview: the pediatrician as mentor. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Jul;47(6):531–4.

Broussard DM, Rossiter K. The influence of Dr. John Adriani on the American Board of Anesthesiology Oral Examination. J La State Med Soc. 2008 Jul–Aug;160(4):225–30.

Burka A. Psychoeducational feedback and the success of students with learning challenges. Independent School. 2008 Summer;67(4):70–7.

Carollo DS, Nossaman BD, Ramadhyani U. Dexmedetomidine: a review of clinical applications. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2008 Aug;21(4):457–61.

Cook JL, Re RN, deHaro DL, Abadie JM, Peters M, Alam J. The trafficking protein GABARAP binds to and enhances plasma membrane expression and function of the angiotensin II type 1 receptor. Circ Res. 2008 Jun 20;102(12):1539–47.

Cui W, Hu SX, Tang ZY, Hu KQ. In-vivo effects and mechanisms of celecoxib-reduced growth of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-expressing versus COX-2-deleted human HCC xenografts in nude mice. Anticancer Drugs. 2008 Oct;19(9):891–7.

Cunningham MC, Reilly JP, Lavie CJ, Sundell ET. Unstable angina and NSTEMI: are you up to date? Emer Med. 2008 40(10):20–6, 48.

Decomas AM, Ochsner JL. Massive osteolysis due to failure of a unipolar endoprosthesis. J Arthroplasty. 2008 Dec;23(8):1240.e5–8.

Deitelzweig SB, Becker R, Lin J, Benner J. Comparison of the two-year outcomes and costs of prophylaxis in medical patients at risk of venous thromboembolism. Thromb Haemost. 2008 Nov;100(5):810–20.

del Cid MR, Anand RG, Sossaman GN, Shah SB. Cardiac sarcoidosis: a case report and review of the literature. J La State Med Soc. 2008 May–Jun;160(3):155–9.

DeVries JT, White CJ, Cunningham MC, Ramee SR. Catheter-based therapy for acute ischemic stroke: a national unmet need. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Nov 1;72(5):705–9.

Dydynski PB, Bluth EI, Altmeyer W, Devun DA, Milburn JM. Collateral transformation of the hepatic artery after liver transplantation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Aug;191(2):546–9.

Earnest CP, Lavie CJ, Blair SN, Church TS. Heart rate variability characteristics in sedentary postmenopausal women following six months of exercise training: the DREW study. PLoS ONE. 2008 Jun 4;3(6):e2288.

Farrell E, Sacks JG. Infliximab-associated chiasmopathy. Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):140–5.

Fontenot A, Harris P, Macasa A, Menon Y, Quinet R. An initial presentation of polyarticular gout with spinal involvement. J Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Jun;14(3):188–9.

Frohlich ED. Excitement of clinical investigation: new basic mechanisms of action after drug introduction. Hypertension. 2008 Sep;52(3):465–6.

Frohlich ED. Obesity: A central risk and cardiovascular target of the cardiometabolic syndrome. J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008 Summer;3(3):147–8.

Frohlich ED, Susic D. Mechanisms underlying obesity associated with systemic and renal hemodynamics in essential hypertension. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2008 Apr;10(2):151–5.

Gamble J. Why nutrition matters in healthcare outcomes. Ochsner J. 2008 Summer;8(2):61–4.

Gerber TC, Asirvatham SJ, Lavie CJ, Oh JK. Introduction to Symposium on Cardiovascular Diseases. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Oct;83(10):1168–9.

Good D, Morse SA, Ventura HO, Reisin E. Obesity, hypertension, and the heart. J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008 Summer;3(3):168–72.

Gordon PV. Understanding intestinal vulnerability to perforation in the extremely low birth weight infant. Pediatr Res. 2008 Sep 10. [Epub ahead of print]

Guarisco JL, Fatakia A. Intraoperative fistulograms in the management of branchial apparatus abnormalities in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2008 Dec;72(12):1777–82.

Ida JB, Guarisco JL, Rodriguez KH, Amedee RG. Obstructive lesions of the pediatric subglottis. Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):119–28.

Kannel WB. Challenges to consider in practicing specialized medicine. Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):105–7.

Kim JK, Tonnessen BH, Noll RE Jr, Money SR, Sternbergh WC 3rd. Reimbursement of long-term postplacement costs after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Sep 30. [Epub ahead of print]

Krousel-Wood MA. From the associate editor's desk. Ochsner J. 2008 Summer;8(2):48.

Krousel-Wood MA, Islam T, Muntner P, Stanley E, Phillips A, Webber LS, Frohlich ED, Re RN. Medication adherence in older clinic patients with hypertension after Hurricane Katrina: implications for clinical practice and disaster management. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Aug;336(2):99–104.

Lavie CJ. Reply to: Friedman M. Are all fish equally close to the heart? Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Jun;83(6):724; author reply 724–5.

Lavie CJ, Artham SM, Milani RV, Ventura HO. The obesity paradox: impact of obesity on the prevalence and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases. Postgrad Med. 2008 Jul;120(2):34–41.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV. Cardiac rehabilitation update 2008 – biological, psychological, and clinical benefits. US Cardiol. 2008 Aug 5(1):72–5.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV. Shedding light on high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: the post-ILLUMINATE era. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Jan 1;51(1):56–8.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, O'Keefe JH. The Russert impact: a golden opportunity to promote primary coronary prevention. Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):108–13.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Ventura HO. Untangling the heavy cardiovascular burden of obesity. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008 Jul;5(7):428–9.

Lavie CJ, Morshedi-Meibodi A, Milani RV. Impact of cardiac rehabilitation on coronary risk factors, inflammation, and the metabolic syndrome in obese coronary patients. J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008 Summer;3(3):136–40.

Lavie CJ, Ventura HO, Milani RV. The “obesity paradox”: is smoking/lung disease the explanation? Chest. 2008 Nov;134(5):896–8.

Licini DJ, Richardson WS. Guess the case from the Ochsner archives. Ochsner J. 2008 Summer;8(2):65–7.

Lyerly GW, Sui X, Church TS, Lavie CJ, Hand GA, Blair SN. Maximal exercise electrocardiography responses and coronary heart disease mortality among men with diabetes mellitus. Circulation. 2008 May 27;117(21):2734–42.

Mallepalli JR, Quinet RJ, Sus R. Eosinophilic fasciitis induced by fire ant bites. Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):114–8.

Maroo BP, Lavie CJ, Milani RV. Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in elderly patients following myocardial infarction: are all HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors alike? Drugs Aging. 2008;25(8):649–64.

Matrana M, Davis WE. Training beyond Katrina. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Aug;336(2):156–8.

Milani RV, Lavie CJ. Homocysteine: the Rubik's cube of cardiovascular risk factors. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Nov;83(11):1200–2.

Morisky DE, Ang A, Krousel-Wood M, Ward HJ. Predictive validity of a medication adherence measure in an outpatient setting. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2008 May;10(5):348–54.

Nair S, Lipscomb J, Eason J. Efficacy of interferon based antiviral therapy for recurrent hepatitis C in patients who received steroid free immunosuppression for liver transplantation. Transplantation. 2008 Aug 15;86(3):418–22.

Noll RE Jr, Tonnessen BH, Kim J, Money SR, Sternbergh WC 3rd. Long-term postplacement cost comparison of AneuRx and Zenith endografts. Ann Vasc Surg. 2008 Nov;22(6):710–5.

Ochsner JL. In memoriam: Clifford Van Meter, MD. Ochsner J. 2008 Summer;8(2):47.

Ochsner JL Sr. In memoriam: Michael E. DeBakey, MD…Multidiscipline brilliance. Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):103.

O'Keefe JH, Bybee KA, Lavie CJ. Intensive lipid intervention in the post-ENHANCE era. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Aug;83(8):867–9.

O'Keefe JH, Bybee KA, Lavie CJ. Is carotid intima-media thickness a reliable clinical predictor? Reply. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Nov;83(11):1300–1.

Okuno SH, Delaune R, Sloan JA, Foster NR, Maurer MJ, Aubry MC, Rowland KM Jr, Soori GS, Nikcevich DA, Kardinal CG, Northfelt DW, Adjei AA; North Central Cancer Treatment Group. A phase 2 study of gemcitabine and epirubicin for the treatment of pleural mesothelioma: a North Central Cancer Treatment Study, N0021. Cancer. 2008 Apr 15;112(8):1772–9.

Osinbowale O, Bartholomew JR. Rectus sheath hematoma. Vasc Med. 2008 Nov;13(4):275–9.

Patel RA, White CJ. Survival benefit with concomitant oral platelet therapy after coronary angiography and before ad hoc percutaneous coronary intervention. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Sep;83(9):978–9.

Pearl R. The perseverance of medical education in New Orleans: a fellow's perspective. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Aug;336(2):159–60.

Phillips J, Staszewski H, Garrison M. Successful treatment of secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a patient with disseminated histoplasmosis. Hematology. 2008 Oct;13(5):282–5.

Piazza J. Education update. Ochsner J. 2008 Summer;8(2):68–9.

Pinsky WW. Academics flourishing in New Orleans post-Katrina and Rita: perspective from Ochsner Clinic Foundation. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Aug;336(2):179–80.

Ponnapakkam A, Gensure R. Effects of stress after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on pubertal disorders in children. Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):129–33.

Ponnapakkam T, Ravichandran A, Bradford E, Tobin G, Gensure R. Breast-feeding and vitamin D supplementation rates in the Ochsner Health System. Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):146–50.

Rao CY, Kurukularatne C, Garcia-Diaz JB, Kemmerly SA, Reed D, Fridkin SK, Morgan J. Implications of detecting the mold Syncephalastrum in clinical specimens of New Orleans residents after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. J Occup Environ Med. 2007 Apr;49(4):411–6.

Re RN, Cook JL. The physiological basis of intracrine stem cell regulation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 Aug;295(2):H447–53.

Reddy MT, Patel H, Ventura HO. Successful transition from intravenous to inhaled prostacyclin in a patient with pulmonary hypertension and right ventricular failure. Congest Heart Fail. 2008 Sep–Oct;14(5):285–6.

Sartain SE, Steele RW. An alligator bite. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Oct 20. [Epub ahead of print]

Scanlan MC, Blonde L. Adherence to practice guidelines for people with diabetes mellitus. In: Feinglos MN, Bethel MA, eds. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practical Management. New York: Humana Press, 2008:235–49.

Shams OF, Ventura HO. Device therapy for heart failure: when and for whom? Am J Cardiovasc Drugs. 2008;8(3):147–53.

Snyder CS. Postoperative ventricular tachycardia in patients with congenital heart disease: diagnosis and management. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008 Aug;5(8):469–76.

Snyder CS, Dobson G, Rollinson N, Graumann R. Suppression of intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia in patients with atrial overdrive pacing. Congenit Heart Dis. 2008 May;3(3):200–4.

Snyder CS, Moodie DS. American College of Cardiology Meeting, 57th Annual Scientific Session, Chicago, Illinois, March 29–April 1, 2008. Congenit Heart Dis. 2008 Sep;3(5):372–5.

Stadler WM, Desai AA, Quinn DI, Bukowski R, Poiesz B, Kardinal CG, Lewis N, Makalinao A, Murray P, Torti FM. A Phase I/II study of GTI-2040 and capecitabine in patients with renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2008 Apr;61(4):689–94.

Steele RW. Should immunocompromised patients have pets? Ochsner J. 2008 Fall;8(3):134–9.

Sternbergh WC 3rd, Greenberg RK, Chuter TA, Tonnessen BH; Zenith Investigators. Redefining postoperative surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair: recommendations based on 5-year follow-up in the US Zenith multicenter trial. J Vasc Surg. 2008 Aug;48(2):278–85.

Susic D, Krousel-Wood M, Zhou X, Frohlich ED. Partial adherence to antihypertensive therapy fails to achieve full cardiovascular benefits in hypertensive rats. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Jun;335(6):420–5.

Susic D, Zhou X, Frohlich ED, Lippton H, Knight M. Cardiovascular effects of prorenin blockade in genetically spontaneously hypertensive rats on normal and high-salt diet. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008 Sep;295(3):H1117–21.

Taylor RM, Price-Douglas W. The S.T.A.B.L.E.(R) program: postresuscitation/pretransport stabilization care of sick infants. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2008 Apr–Jun;22(2):159–65.

Todd Miller M, Lavie CJ, White CJ. Impact of obesity on the pathogenesis and prognosis of coronary heart disease. J Cardiometab Syndr. 2008 Summer;3(3):162–7.

Velez CA, White CJ, Reilly JP, Jenkins JS, Collins TJ, Grise MA, McMullan PW, Ramee SR. Carotid artery stent placement is safe in the very elderly (> or  = 80 years). Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Sep 1;72(3):303–8.

Ventura HO. Historical vignettes in heart failure. Congest Heart Fail. 2008 Jul–Aug;14(4):218.

Verma A, Ventura HO. Cardiovascular outcomes and angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors: beyond blood pressure control: Editorial to: “Secondary prevention of coronary disease with ACE inhibition - does blood pressure reduction with perindopril explain the benefits in EUROPA?” by Remme et al. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2008 Nov 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Volpe JD, Young TW. An adolescent with ascites. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Sep;47(7):715–7.

White CJ. The “criminalization” of off-label device use. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Oct 1;72(4):588–9.

White CJ. Liar, liar, pants on fire. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Sep 1;72(3):430–1.

Woodruff AJ, Cole EE, Dmochowski RR, Scarpero HM, Beckman EN, Winters JC. Histologic comparison of pubovaginal sling graft materials: a comparative study. Urology. 2008 Jul;72(1):85–9.

Woodruff AJ, Winters JC, Cole EE, Dmochowski RR, Scarpero HM, Beckman EN. Reply by the authors. Urology. 2008 Sep;72(3):722.

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