Recently Published Works

Alam J, Deharo D, Redding KM, Re RN, Cook JL. C-terminal processing of GABARAP is not required for trafficking of the angiotensin II type 1A receptor. Regul Pept. 2009 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Anand RG, Reddy MT, Yau CL, Myers L, Amin RR, Stahls PF, Dumas D, Frohlich ED, Ventura HO. Usefulness of heart rate as an independent predictor for survival after heart transplantation. Am J Cardiol. 2009 May 1;103(9):1290-1294.

Ardoin KB, Moodie DS, Snyder CS. Rate-dependent left bundle-branch block in a child with propionic aciduria. Ochsner J. 2009 Summer;9(2):65-67.

Arena R, Lavie CJ. Cardiopulmonary stress testing in patients with pulmonary artery hypertension. Mayo Clin Proc. 2009 Oct;84(10):939; author reply 940.

Artham SM, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Patel DA, Verma A, Ventura HO. Clinical impact of left ventricular hypertrophy and implications for regression. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2009 Sept;52(2):153-167.

Artham SM, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Ventura HO. Obesity and hypertension, heart failure, and coronary heart disease—risk factor, paradox, and recommendations for weight loss. Ochsner J. 2009 Fall;9(3):124-132.

Artham SM, Lavie CJ, Patel DA, Ventura HO. Obesity paradox in the elderly: is fatter really fitter? Aging Health. 2009 Apr;5(2):177-184.

Badawi RA, Brent LH, Feinstein DE. Mimics of vasculitis: vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome masquerading as polyarteritis nodosa. J Rheumatol. 2009 Aug;36(8):1845-1846.

Baddley JW, Perfect JR, Oster RA, Larsen RA, Pankey GA, Henderson H, Haas DW, Kauffman CA, Patel R, Zaas AK, Pappas PG. Pulmonary cryptococcosis in patients without HIV infection: factors associated with disseminated disease. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Oct;27(10):937-943.

Beck DE. Book review: Arensman RM, Bambini DA, Almond PS, Adolph V, Radhakrishnan JR. Pediatric Surgery, 2nd ed. Austin, TX: Landes Bioscience, 2009, 498 pp. Ochsner J. 2009 Fall;9(3):168.

Beck DE, Roberts PL, Rombeau JL, Stamos MJ, Wexner SD, eds: The ASCRS Manual of Colon and Rectal Surgery. New York: Springer, 2009, 1046 pp.

Blazek JD: Liver transplantation. In: Urden LD, Stacy KM, Lough ME, eds: Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management. St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier, 2010, 1072-1080.

Blonde L, Dagogo-Jack S, Banerji MA, Pratley RE, Marcellari A, Braceras R, Purkayastha D, Baron M. Comparison of vildagliptin and thiazolidinedione as add-on therapy in patients inadequately controlled with metformin: results of the GALIANT trial—a primary care, type 2 diabetes study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2009 Oct;11(10):978-986.

Blonde L, Merilainen M, Karwe V, Raskin P; TITRATE Study Group. Patient-directed titration for achieving glycaemic goals using a once-daily basal insulin analogue: an assessment of two different fasting plasma glucose targets—the TITRATE study. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2009 Jun;11(6):623-631.

Breaux JA, French M, Richardson WS. Effect of natural disaster on routine surgery. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Sep;209(3):352-355.

Buse JB, Rosenstock J, Sesti G, Schmidt WE, Montanya E, Brett JH, Zychma M, Blonde L; LEAD-6 Study Group. Liraglutide once a day versus exenatide twice a day for type 2 diabetes: a 26-week randomised, parallel-group, multinational, open-label trial (LEAD-6). Lancet. 2009 Jul 4;374(9683):39-47.

Chachanidze V, Curbelo-Irizarry A, Ashcraft D, Pankey G. In vitro synergy of levofloxacin plus piperacillin/tazobactam against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis. Vol. 2009, Article ID 984934, 5 pages, 2009. doi:10.1155/2009/984934

Chi YW, Osinbowale O. Herpes vasculitis in systemic lupus erythematosus. Vasc Med. 2009 Nov;14(4):401-402.

Crespo J, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Gilliland YE, Patel HM, Ventura HO. Metabolic parameters derived from cardiopulmonary stress testing for prediction of prognosis in patients with heart failure: the Ochsner experience. Ochsner J. 2009 Summer;9(2):46-53.

Curbelo A, Pankey GA. A man presenting with nodules on hands and elbows. Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Apr 15;48(8):1114-5. 1160-1161.

DeComas AM, Heinrich SD, Craver R. Infantile fibrosarcoma successfully treated with chemotherapy, with occurrence of calcifying aponeurotic fibroma and pleomorphic/spindled celled lipoma at the site 12 years later. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Jun;31(6):448-452.

Deitelzweig SB, Lin J, Hussein M, Battleman D. Are surgical patients at risk of venous thromboembolism currently meeting the Surgical Care Improvement Project performance measure for appropriate and timely prophylaxis? J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2009 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print]

Deitelzweig SB, Sasahara A, Michota F, McKean SC, Jacobson A. Guidelines-based use of thromboprophylaxis. J Hosp Med. 2009 Oct 14;4(S8):S8-S15.

Frohlich ED. Current challenges and unresolved problems in hypertensive disease. Med Clin North Am. 2009 May;93(3):527-540.

Frohlich ED. Hypertensive disease: current challenges, new concepts and management. Preface. Med Clin North Am. 2009 May;93(3):xv-xx.

Frohlich ED, Re RN, eds. The Local Cardiac Renin-Angiotensin Aldosterone System, 2nd ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2009, 184 pp.

Frohlich ED, Ventura HO. Hypertension: An Atlas of Investigation and Management. Oxford, UK; Ashland, OH: Clinical Pub, 2009, 134 pp.

Gaddam KK, Verma A, Thompson M, Amin R, Ventura H. Hypertension and cardiac failure in its various forms. Med Clin North Am. 2009 May;93(3):665-680.

Gerth JB, Richardson WS. Guess the case from the Ochsner archives. Ochsner J. 2009 Summer;9(2):81.

Hulefield M. The development of the Patient Transfer Center at Ochsner Medical Center. Ochsner J. 2009 Fall;9(3):169-170.

Jaffery Z, Greenbaum AB, Siddiqui MF, Mahendraker N, Gupta V, Mokkala V, Kanakadandi U, Robbins A, McCord J. Predictors of mortality in patients with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease: 5-year follow-up. J Interv Cardiol. 2009 Sep 25. [Epub ahead of print]

Jones DG. Articular cartilage degeneration: etiologic association with obesity. Ochsner J. 2009 Fall;9(3):137-139.

Katikaneni R, Ponnapakkam A, Miller E, Ponnapakkam T, Gensure RC. A new technique for precisely and accurately measuring lumbar spine bone mineral density in mice using clinical dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Toxicol Mech Methods. 2009 Mar;19(3):225-231.

Kemmerly SA. Book review: Baum N, McDaniel JW. Disaster Planning for the Clinical Practice. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2008, 234 pp. Ochsner J. 2009 Summer;9(2):81.

Kim JK, Tonnessen BH, Albuquerque FC Jr., Noll RE Jr., Sternbergh WC III. Guess the case. Ochsner J. 2009 Summer;9(2):75-77.

Krousel-Wood MA. From the editor's desk. Ochsner J. 2009 Summer;9(2):45.

Krousel-Wood MA. Moving beyond the Katrina crisis: from danger to opportunity: overview of key lessons learned for better disaster preparedness from the American Journal of Medical Sciences Third Post-Katrina Anniversary Symposium issue. Ochsner J. 2009 Summer;9(2):60-62.

Krousel-Wood MA, Muntner P, Islam T, Morisky DE, Webber LS. Barriers to and determinants of medication adherence in hypertension management: perspective of the cohort study of medication adherence among older adults. Med Clin North Am. 2009 May;93(3):753-769.

Lavie CJ. Effects of omega-3 fatty acids on arrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrest. Interview with Dr. Carl Lavie. EP Lab Digest. 2009 Oct;9(10):24.

Lavie CJ. Review of Effect of prescription omega-3 fatty acids on body weight. Postgrad Med. 2009 Nov;121(6):200-202.

Lavie CJ. Fish oil therapy: gaining credibility. Future Cardiol. 2009 Nov;5(6):533-539.

Lavie CJ. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and cardiovascular disease protection. Cardiosource Web Site, American College of Cardiology Foundation. Available at http://www.cardiosource.com/ExpertOpinions/hottopics/article.asp?paperID=349. Accessed August 4, 2009. (English and Spanish)

Lavie CJ, Gerber TC, Lanier WL. Hurricane Katrina: the infarcts beyond the storm. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2009 Oct;3(3):131-135.

Lavie CJ, Mehra MR. Statins and advanced heart failure—alive but barely breathing after CORONA and GISSI-HF. Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Jul-Aug;15(4):157-158.

Lavie CJ, Messerli FH, Milani RV. Beta-blockers as first-line antihypertensive therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Sept 22;54(13):1162-1164.

Lavie CJ, Milani R. Secondary coronary prevention in women: it starts with cardiac rehabilitation, exercise, and fitness. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2009 Aug;18(8):1115-1117.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Artham SM, Patel DA, Ventura HO. The obesity paradox, weight loss, and coronary disease. Am J Med. 2009 Aug 12. [Epub ahead of print]

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Mehra MR, Ventura HO. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and cardiovascular diseases. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Aug 11;54(7):585-594.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Patel D, Artham SM, Ventura HO. Disparate effects of obesity and left ventricular geometry on mortality in 8088 elderly patients with preserved systolic function. Postgrad Med. 2009 May;121(3):119-125.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Ventura HO. Exercise training and heart failure in older adults—dismal failure or not enough exercise? J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Nov;57(11):2148-2150.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Ventura HO. Obesity and cardiovascular disease: risk factor, paradox, and impact of weight loss. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 May 26;53(21):1925-1932.

Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Verma A, O'Keefe JH. C-reactive protein and cardiovascular diseases–is it ready for primetime? Am J Med Sci. 2009 Dec;338(6):486-492.

Lavie CJ, O'Keefe JH, Milani RV, Ventura HO, Mehra MR. New data on the clinical impact of exercise training, fish oils, and statins in heart failure. Phys Sportsmed. 2009 Jun;37(2):22-28.

Lavie CJ, Sierra-Johnson J. Ergo-anthropometric assessment–reply–I [letter]. Mayo Clin Proc. 2009 Oct;84(10):941-942.

Liu S, Howell P, Ren S, Fodstad O, Riker AI. The 14-3-3sigma gene promoter is methylated in both human melanocytes and melanoma. BMC Cancer. 2009 May 27;9:162.

Lupa M, Magne J, Guarisco JL, Amedee R. Update on the diagnosis and treatment of caustic ingestion. Ochsner J. 2009 Summer;9(2):54-59.

Lyerly GW, Sui X, Lavie CJ, Church TS, Hand GA, Blair SN. The association between cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of all-cause mortality among women with impaired fasting glucose or undiagnosed diabetes mellitus. Mayo Clin Proc. 2009 Sep;84(9):780-786.

Matrana MR, Davis WE. Vitamin deficiency after gastric bypass surgery: a review. South Med J. 2009 Oct;102(10):1025-1031.

Matrana MR, Gauthier C, Lafaye KM. Paralysis and pernicious anemia in a young woman. J La State Med Soc. 2009 Jul-Aug;161(4):228-232.

McQueen MA. Exercise aspects of obesity treatment. Ochsner J. 2009 Fall;9(3):140-142.

Mehra MR, Uber PA, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Park MH, Ventura HO. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and prognosis in advanced heart failure. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2009 Sept;28(9):876-880.

Milani RV, Fitzgerald R, Milani JN, Lavie CJ. The impact of micro troponin leak on long-term outcomes following elective percutaneous coronary intervention. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 May 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Milani RV, Lavie CJ. Reducing psychosocial stress: a novel mechanism of improving survival from exercise training. Am J Med. 2009 Oct;122(10):931–938.

Morin DP, Iwai S. Iatrogenic twiddler's syndrome. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2009 Jun 16. [Epub ahead of print]

Morin DP, Oikarinen L, Viitasalo M, Toivonen L, Nieminen MS, Kjeldsen SE, Dahlöf B, John M, Devereux RB, Okin PM. QRS duration predicts sudden cardiac death in hypertensive patients undergoing intensive medical therapy: the LIFE study. Eur Heart J. 2009 Aug 17. [Epub ahead of print]

Motamedi KK, McClary AC, Amedee RG. Obstructive sleep apnea: a growing problem. Ochsner J. 2009 Fall;9(3):149-153.

Nass J, Winstead NS. A 53-year-old woman with recurrent vomiting and migraine headache. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009 Oct 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Nseir B, Cutrona AF. Salmonella-related mycotic pseudoaneurysm. Cleve Clin J Med. 2009 May;76(5):315-316.

Ochsner J. Interview with John Ochsner. Congenit Heart Dis. 2009 May;4(3):198-201.

Ochsner J. RE: Interview and reflections with Dr. John Ochsner. [Interviewed by Dr Moodie]. Congenit Heart Dis. 2009 Jul;4(4):305-308.

O'Keefe JH, Carter MD, Lavie CJ. Primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a practical evidence-based approach. Mayo Clin Proc. 2009 Aug;84(8):741-757.

O'Keefe JH, Carter MD, Lavie CJ, Bell DS. The gravity of JUPITER (Justification for the Use of Statins in Primary Prevention: An Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin). Postgrad Med. 2009 May;121(3):113-118.

Pankey GA, Ashcraft DS. In vitro antibacterial activity of tigecycline against resistant Gram-negative bacilli and enterococci by time-kill assay. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2009 Jul;64(3):300-304.

Patel DA, Srinivasan SR, Chen W, Berenson GS. Influence of the metabolic syndrome versus the sum of its individual components on left ventricular geometry in young adults (from the Bogalusa Heart Study). Am J Cardiol. 2009 Jul 1;104(1):69-73.

Rasmussen TE, Clouse WD, Tonnessen BH, eds: Handbook of Patient Care in Vascular Diseases, 5th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008, 368 pp.

Re RN. New insights into target organ involvement in hypertension. Med Clin North Am. 2009 May;93(3):559-567.

Re RN. Obesity-related hypertension. Ochsner J. 2009 Fall;9(3):133-136.

Re RN. Research update. Ochsner J. 2009 Summer;9(2):82-83.

Re RN, Cook JL. Senescence, apoptosis, and stem cell biology: the rationale for an expanded view of intracrine action. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2009 Sep;297(3):H893-H901.

Richardson WS, Stefanidis D, Chang L, Earle DB, Fanelli RD. The role of diagnostic laparoscopy for chronic abdominal conditions: an evidence-based review. Surg Endosc. 2009 Sep;23(9):2073-2077.

Richardson W, Stefanidis D, Mittal S, Fanelli RD. SAGES guidelines for the use of laparoscopic ultrasound. Surg Endosc. 2009 Sep 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Richardson WS. From the editor's desk. Ochsner J. 2009 Fall;9(3):123.

Richardson WS, Plaisance AM, Periou L, Buquoi J, Tillery D. Long-term management of patients after weight loss surgery. Ochsner J. 2009 Fall;9(3):154-159.

Sader HS, Fey PD, Fish DN, Limaye A, Pankey G, Rahal J, Rybak M, Snydman D, Steed LL, Waites K, Jones RN. Evaluation of vancomycin and daptomycin potency trends (“MIC creep”) against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus collected in nine United States medical centers over five years (2002-2006). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Oct;53(10):4127-4132.

Shah S, Sedghi Y, Young T, Synder C, Lucas V. Exceptional survival: double inlet left ventricle with pulmonary artery banding. Congenit Heart Dis. 2009 May;4(3):178-182.

Snyder AG. Psychological assessment of the patient undergoing bariatric surgery. Ochsner J. 2009 Fall;9(3):144-148.

Snyder CS, Moodie D. 5th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Cairns Convention Center, Queensland, Australia—June 21-26, 2009. Congenit Heart Dis. 2009 Sep;4(5):391-393.

Sprague SM, Evenepoel P, Curzi MP, González MT, Husserl FE, Kopyt N, Sterling LR, Mix C, Wong G. Simultaneous control of PTH and CaxP is sustained over three years of treatment with Cinacalcet HCl. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2009 Sep;4(9):1465-1476.

Taylor DE, Jain S, Kantrow S, Seoane L, Hall J, Sandifer L: High Risk Procedures Manual. New Orleans: Ochsner Clinic Foundation, Revised June 2008.

Thibeau S. Passing through the divide. In: McLaughlin MK, Bulla S, eds. Real Stories of Nursing Research, The Quest for Magnet Recognition. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2009:43-45.

Urrego F, Scuri M, Auais A, Mohtasham L, Piedimonte G. Combined effects of chronic nicotine and acute virus exposure on neurotrophin expression in rat lung. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2009 Nov;44(11):1075-1084.

Ventura HO. Historical vignettes in heart failure. Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Mar-Apr;15(2):101.

Ventura HO. Historical vignettes in heart failure. Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Jul-Aug;15(4):209.

Ventura HO. History of heart failure. Congest Heart Fail. 2009 May-Jun;15(3):156.

Verma A, Solomon SD. Diastolic dysfunction as a link between hypertension and heart failure. Med Clin North Am. 2009 May;93(3):647-664.

Wang YZ, Boudreaux JP, Dowling A, Woltering EA. Percutaneous localisation of pulmonary nodules prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using methylene blue and TC-99. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]

White C. Fight the stupids! Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Sep 1;74(3):530-532.

Winstead NS, Wilcox CM. Clinical trials of pancreatic enzyme replacement for painful chronic pancreatitis—a review. Pancreatology. 2009;9(4):344-350.

Yoon SO, Zhang X, Berner P, Blom B, Choi YS. Notch ligands expressed by follicular dendritic cells protect germinal center B cells from apoptosis. J Immunol. 2009 Jul 1;183(1):352-358.

Yoon SO, Zhang X, Berner P, Choi YS. IL-21 and IL-10 have redundant roles but differential capacities at different stages of plasma cell generation from human germinal center B cells. J Leukoc Biol. 2009 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print]