Publications

Department of Medicine faculty members published more than 3,000 peer-reviewed articles in 2022.

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Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions

Double right coronary artery and its clinical significance: Review of the literature.

2017

Authors: Abolbashari M, Kar S, Marmol-Velez A, Ramos-Duran L, Mullins C, Mukherjee D, Agrawal H

Patient education and counseling

Emotion regulation contributes to the development of diabetes distress among adults with type 1 diabetes.

2017

Authors: Fisher L, Hessler D, Polonsky W, Strycker L, Guzman S, Bowyer V, Blumer I, Masharani U

Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Diagnosing Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis: Serum, Imaging, or Tissue?

2017

Authors: Tana MM, Muir AJ

The Laryngoscope

Quality indicators of laryngeal cancer care in commercially insured patients.

2017

Authors: Britt CJ, Chang HY, Quon H, Kang H, Kiess AP, Eisele DW, Frick KD, Gourin CG

Volume 28 of Issue 10 | Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA

Targeted spine strengthening exercise and posture training program to reduce hyperkyphosis in older adults: results from the study of hyperkyphosis, exercise, and function (SHEAF) randomized controlled trial.

2017

Authors: Katzman WB, Vittinghoff E, Lin F, Schafer A, Long RK, Wong S, Gladin A, Fan B, Allaire B, Kado DM, Lane NE

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A 6-month randomized controlled trial of spine-strengthening exercise and posture training reduced both radiographic and clinical measures of kyphosis. Participants receiving the intervention improved self-image and satisfaction with their appearance. Results suggest that spine-strengthening exercise and postural training may be an effective treatment option for older adults with hyperkyphosis.

INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the present study is to determine in a randomized controlled trial whether spine-strengthening exercises improve Cobb angle of kyphosis in community-dwelling older adults.

METHODS

We recruited adults ≥60 years with kyphosis ≥40° and enrolled 99 participants (71 women, 28 men), mean age 70.6 ± 0.6 years, range 60-88, with baseline Cobb angle 57.4 ± 12.5°. The intervention included group spine-strengthening exercise and postural training, delivered by a physical therapist, 1-h, three times weekly for 6 months. Controls received four group health education meetings. The primary outcome was change in the gold standard Cobb angle of kyphosis measured from standing lateral spine radiographs. Secondary outcomes included change in kyphometer-measured kyphosis, physical function (modified Physical Performance Test, gait speed, Timed Up and Go, Timed Loaded Standing, 6-Min Walk), and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (PROMIS global health and physical function indexes, SRS-30 self-image domain). ANCOVA was used to assess treatment effects on change from baseline to 6 months in all outcomes.

RESULTS

There was a -3.0° (95% CI -5.2, -0.8) between-group difference in change in Cobb angle, p = 0.009, favoring the intervention and approximating the magnitude of change from an incident vertebral fracture. Kyphometer-measured kyphosis (p = 0.03) and SRS-30 self-esteem (p < 0.001) showed favorable between-group differences in change, with no group differences in physical function or additional HRQoL outcomes, p > 0.05.

CONCLUSIONS

Spine-strengthening exercise and posture training over 6 months reduced kyphosis compared to control. Our randomized controlled trial results suggest that a targeted kyphosis-specific exercise program may be an effective treatment option for older adults with hyperkyphosis.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER AND NAME OF TRIAL REGISTER

ClinicalTrials.gov; identifier NCT01751685.

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Cureus

Hepatitis C Screening: The Downstream Dissemination of Evolving Guidelines in a Resident Continuity Clinic.

2017

Authors: Madhani K, Aamar A, Chia D

Journal of midwifery & women's health

Integrating a Nurse-Midwife-Led Oral Health Intervention Into CenteringPregnancy Prenatal Care: Results of a Pilot Study.

2017

Authors: Adams SH, Gregorich SE, Rising SS, Hutchison M, Chung LH

Aging

Correction: The complex genetics of gait speed: genome-wide meta-analysis approach.

2017

Authors: Ben-Avraham D, Karasik D, Verghese J, Lunetta KL, Smith JA, Eicher JD, Vered R, Deelen J, Arnold AM, Buchman AS, Tanaka T, Faul JD, Nethander M, Fornage M, Adams HH, Matteini AM, Callisaya ML, Smith AV, Yu L, De Jager PL, Evans DA, Gudnason V, Hofman A, Pattie A, Corley J, Launer LJ, Knopman DS, Parimi N, Turner ST, Bandinelli S, Beekman M, Gutman D, Sharvit L, Mooijaart SP, Liewald DC, Houwing-Duistermaat JJ, Ohlsson C, Moed M, Verlinden VJ, Mellström D, van der Geest JN, Karlsson M, Hernandez D, McWhirter R, Liu Y, Thomson R, Tranah GJ, Uitterlinden AG, Weir DR, Zhao W, Starr JM, Johnson AD, Ikram MA, Bennett DA, Cummings SR, Deary IJ, Harris TB, Kardia SLR, Mosley TH, Srikanth VK, Windham BG, Newman AB, Walston JD, Davies G, Evans DS, Slagboom EP, Ferrucci L, Kiel DP, Murabito JM, Atzmon G

Circulation

Evaluating the Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Statin Use Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke.

2017

Authors: Heller DJ, Coxson PG, Penko J, Pletcher MJ, Goldman L, Odden MC, Kazi DS, Bibbins-Domingo K

The Laryngoscope

Treatment, short-term outcomes, and costs associated with larynx cancer care in commercially insured patients.

2017

Authors: Day AT, Chang HY, Quon H, Kang H, Kiess AP, Eisele DW, Frick KD, Gourin CG