Recently Published Works

Alam J. A brief history of the Ochsner Summer Intership Program for high school students/abstracts. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):222–226.

Alvey B, Beck D. Peristomal dermatology. Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2008 Feb;21(1):41–44.

Anand AG, Amedee RG, Butcher RB II. Reconstruction of large lateral facial defects utilizing variations of the cervicopectoral rotation flap. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):186–190.

Arensman RM, Bambini DA, Almond PS, Adolph V, Radhakrishnan JR. Pediatric Surgery. 2^nd. ed. Austin, TX: Landes Bioscience, 2009, 498 pp.

Artham SM, Lavie CJ, McMullan PW. Major recent trials in cardiovascular diseases. Postgrad Med. 2009 Mar;121(2):15–24.

Beck DE. From the editor's desk. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;(4):159.

Beck DE. From the editor's desk. Ochsner J. 2009 Spring;9(1):1.

Breault JL, Sorapuru KM, Becker A, Bowman R. Protecting human subjects in disasters: reflections three years post Katrina. Monitor. 2009 Feb;23(1):27–30.

Breaux J, Wysocki J, Richardson WS. Guess the case. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):219–221.

Burshell AL, Song J, Dowsett SA, Mershon JL, Delmas PD, Secrest RJ, Cauley JA. Relationahip between bone mass, invasive breast cancer incidence and raloxifene therapy in postmenopausal women with low bone mass or osteoporosis. Curr Med Res Opin. 2008 Mar;24(3):807–813.

Cardenas GA, Lavie CJ, Cardenas V, Milani RV, McCullough PA. The importance of recognizing and treating low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: a new era in atherosclerosis management. Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2008 Fall;9(4):239–258.

Chi YW, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, White CJ. Safety and efficacy of cilostazol in the management of intermittent claudication. Vasc Health Risk Manag. 2008:4(6) [Epub ahead of print]

Chi YW, White CJ, Thornton S, Milani RV. Ultrasound velocity criteria for renal in-stent restenosis. J Vasc Surg. 2009 Feb 20. [Epub ahead of print]

Child JS, Freed MD, Mavroudis C, Moodie DS, Tucker AL. Task force 9: training in the care of adult patients with congenital heart disease. Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Jan 22;51(3):389–393.

Church TS, Lavie CJ. Exercise and lipids. In: Ballantyne CM, ed. Clinical Lipidology: Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2008:232–239.

Clifford MW. Book review: Einstein E, Albert L. Strengthening Your Stepfamily. Atascadero, CA: Impact Publishers, 2006, 272 pp. Family Journal. 2008 Oct;16(1):398.

Devries JT, White CJ, Collins TJ, Jenkins JS, Reilly JP, Grise MA, McMullan PW, Badawi RA, Ramee SR. Acute stroke intervention by interventional cardiologists. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Dec 16;73(5):692–698.

Fields AL, Keller A, Schwartzberg L, Bernard S, Kardinal C, Cohen A, Schulz J, Eisenberg P, Forster J, Wissel P. Adjuvant therapy with the monoclonal antibody edrecolomab plus fluorouracil-based therapy does not improve overall survival of patients with stage III colon cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Mar 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Gerrish ST, Smith JW. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors – diagnosis and management: a brief review. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):197–204.

Giraldo CD, Anand RG, Patel HM, Shah SA, Ventura HO. Cardiac carcinoid. Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Jan–Feb;15(1):43–45.

Good D, Lavie CJ, Ventura HO. Dietary intake of nuts and cardiovascular prognosis. Ochsner J. 2009 Spring;9(1):32–36.

Goodlett D, Robinson C, Carson P, Landry L. Focusing on video surveillance to reduce falls. Nursing. 2009 Feb;39(2):20–21.

Gordon PV, Attridge JT. Understanding clinical literature relevant to spontaneous intestinal perforations. Am J Perinatol. 2009 Apr;26(4):309–316.

Hasney C, Butcher RB II, Amedee RG. Malignant melanoma of the head and neck: a brief review of pathophysiology, current staging, and management. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):181–185.

Hesse RJ, Walia S, Bodman M. Treatment of periocular malignancy by interdisciplinary approach. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):163–165.

Khasawneh FA, Ashcraft DS, Pankey GA. In vitro testing of daptomycin plus rifampin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus resistant to rifampin. Saudi Med J. 2008 Dec;29(12):1726–1729.

Krousel-Wood M, Islam T, Webber LS, Re RN, Morisky DE, Muntner P. New medication adherence scale versus pharmacy fill rates in seniors with hypertension. Am J Manag Care. 2009 Jan;15(1):59–66.

Krousel-Wood MA, Muntner P, Islam T, Morisky DE, Webber LS. Barriers to and determinants of medication adherence in hypertensive management: Perspective of the Cohort Study of Medication Adherence among Older Adults. Med Clin N Am. 2009 May;93(3):753–769.

Lavie CJ. Emergency medicine update: what's new in cardiovascular disease. Ochsner J. 2009 Spring;9(1):2–3.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV. Impact of cardiac rehabilitation, exercise training, and fitness on psychological distress. In: Sher L, ed. Psychological Factors and Cardiovascular Disorders: The Role of Psychiatric Pathology & Maladaptive Personality Features. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers; 2009:312–329.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Allerton TD. Peak oxygen consumption and heart failure prognosis–does race, sex, or fat explain the discrepancy? Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Jan–Feb;15(1):41–42.

Lavie CJ, Thomas RJ, Squires RW, Allison TG, Milani RV. Exercise training and cardiac rehabilitation in primary and secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 2009 Apr;84(4):373–383.

Lavie CJ, Wenger NK. Lipid therapy in special populations. In: Ballantyne CM, ed. Clinical Lipidology: Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease. Philadelphia, PA:Elsevier; 2008:463–472.

Matrana MR, Vasireddy S, Davis WE. The skinny on a growing problem: dry beriberi after bariatric surgery. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Dec 2;149(11):842–844.

Milani RV. Antiplatelet therapy after endovascular intervention: Does combination therapy really work and what is the optimum duration of therapy? Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Jan 9. [Epub ahead of print]

Moodie DS. Electrocardiograms for attention deficit disorder. Congenit Heart Dis. 2008 Sep;3(5):307.

Moodie DS. Focus on adults with congenital heart disease: a growing issue. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008 Aug;5(8):431.

Moodie DS. Transcatheter closure of adults with atrial septal defect and atrial fibrillation-the right thing to do. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Apr 1; 73(5):687.

Moore BA, Burkey BB, Netterville JL, Butcher RB II, Amedee RG. Surgical management of minor salivary gland neoplasms of the palate. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):172–180.

Moore BA, Wine T, Burkey BB, Amedee RG, Butcher RB II. Sphenoid sinus myxoma: Case report and literature review. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):166–171.

Moss SC, Lightell D Jr, Deichmann RE Jr, Woods TC. Sera from patients with diabetes do not alter the effect of mammalian target of rapamycin inhibition on smooth muscle cell proliferation. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2009 Jan 6. [Epub ahead of print]

Muntner P, Krousel-Wood M, Hyre AD, Stanley E, Cushman WC, Cutler JA, Piller LB, Goforth GA, Whelton PK. Antihypertensive prescriptions for newly treated patients before and after the main Antihypertensive and Lipid-lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial results and Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure guidelines. Hypertension. 2009 Apr;53(4):617–623.

Ochsner J. Interviews and reflections with Dr. John Ochsner. Congenit Heart Dis. 2009 Jan;4(1):71–73.

Pankey GA, Ashcraft DS. The detection of synergy between meropenem and polymyxin B against meropenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii using Etest and time-kill assay. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Feb;63(2):228–232.

Patel RA, Collins TJ. Techniques for acute stroke intervention. J Interv Cardiol. 2009 Feb;22(1):1–8.

Ramsey J, Beckman EN, Winters JC. Breast cancer metastatic to the urinary bladder. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):208–212.

Reed D, Kemmerly SA. Infection control and prevention: a review of hospital-acquired infections and the economic implications. Ochsner J. 2009 Spring;9(1):27–31.

Rice K. Gerontologic alterations. In: Urden LD, Stacy KM, Lough ME, eds. Priorities in Critical Care Nursing. St. Louis: Elsevier, 2008:66–81.

Richardson WS. The treatment of inguinal pain. Ochsner J. 2009 Spring;9(1):11–13.

Routh RH, Nobes KM, Burshell AL, Nauman EA. The effects of anti-resorptive therapies and estrogen withdrawal in adult scoliosis measured by sub-segmental vertebral BMD analysis. Bone. 2009 Mar 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Sedghi Y, Gaddam KK, Ventura HO. Emerging diuretics for the treatment of heart failure. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs. 2009 Mar;14(1):195–204.

Sullivan SD, Alfonso-Cristancho R, Conner C, Hammer M, Blonde L. Long-term outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes receiving glimepiride combined with liraglutide or rosiglitazone. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2009 Feb 26;8:12.

Thompson TL, Amedee R. Vertigo: a review of common peripheral and central vestibular disorders. Ochsner J. 2009 Spring;9(1):20–26.

Velcheti V, Karnik S, Bardot SF, Prakash O. Pathogenesis of prostate cancer: Lessons from basic research. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):213–218.

Velcheti V, Kasai Y, Viswanathan AK, Ritter J, Govindan R. Absence of mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) kinase domain in patients with mesothelioma. J Thorac Oncol. 2009 Apr;4(4):559.

Ventura HO. History of heart failure. Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Jan–Feb;15(1):49.

Wardlaw R, Smith JW. Gastric carcinoid tumors. Ochsner J. 2008 Winter;8(4):191–196.

White CJ, Olin JW. Diagnosis and management of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis: improving patient selection and outcomes. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Mar;6(3):176–190.

Witherspoon LR. Electronic health records: maybe a matter of life and death. Health Data Manag. 2007 Dec;15(12):64.

Witherspoon LR. Why use electronic records? Health Data Manag. 2008 Mar;16(3):56.

Zinman B, Gerich J, Buse JB, Lewin A, Schwartz S, Raskin P, Haele PM, Zdravkovic M, Blonde L. Efficacy and safety of the human GLP-1 analog liraglutide in combination with metformin and TZD in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (LEAD-4 Met+TZD). Diabetes Care. 2009 Mar 26. [E-pub ahead of print]