Articles: function.
-
Surgery Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Radical manubriectomy for manubrial tumors often destabilizes one or both upper extremities, but current reconstructive techniques prevent lateral but not medial clavicular displacement. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Eric Toloza, Kathryn Rodriguez, Christian Sobky, Lori Brown, Joseph Garrett, Christy Chai, Carla Moodie, Rajendra Bhati, Gerard Mosiello, Jonathan ZagerUse of Synthes Sternal Fixation System is not yet approved for interclavicular stabilization.
-
Transplantation PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: We developed a protocol to procure human lungs from victims of cardiac arrest in an urban county in North Carolina by co-operation with Emergency Medical Services (EMS), our organ procurement organization (OPO), and our hospital, and evaluate them for transplant suitability with EVLP (XVIVO™). ⋯ Thomas Egan: Other: Received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this research, Shareholder: and Founder, X-In8 Biologicals Corporation, deveoping products to reduce ischemia-reperfusion injury for transplant. My spouse is paid hourly for bookkeeping of NIH-funded grants., Fiduciary position (of any organization, association, society, etc, other than ACCP: President and founder of Lung Banks of America, a 501(c)3 Corporation whose mission is to promote lung retrieval from non-heart-beating donors. I am not paid. My spouse will be paid to administer a subcontract on a NIH-funded subcontract as Sect-Treasurer., Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary John Blackwell: Other: My PI and my Department received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this project, Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary Lolita Forrest: Other: My PI and my Department received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this project, Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary William Simmons: Other: My PI and my Department received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this project, Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary Katherine Birchard: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary William Funkhouser: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary Boming Dong: Other: My PI and my Department received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this project, Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary Staci Beamer: Other: My PI and my Department received donations-in-kind (equipment and supplies) from XVIVO for this project Sheakar Reddy: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary Nissa Casey: Grant monies (from sources other than industry): This work was supported by NIH grant 1RC2HL101641-01, which paid part of my salary The following authors have nothing to disclose: J Brent Meyers, Michael Bachman, Ginger Delario, Danielle NiedfeldtEx-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is not approved by the FDA in humans for transplant. EVLP of lungs retrieved after death is also not approved for use in humans. The presenter has an IDE from the FDA and UNC IRB approval to offer suitable lungs retrieved after death assessed by EVLP for transplant to consented patients.
-
COPD Comorbidity PostersSESSION TYPE: Poster PresentationsPRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMPURPOSE: Our aim was to study the vascular reactivity of patients with stable COPD and to try to correlate endothelial dysfunction, vascular reactivity and functional capacity of these patients that eventually may lead to cardiovascular mortality ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Claudia Simsolo, Arnon BlumNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
-
Bronchology Case Report PostersSESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) transformation is a known but exceedingly rare consequence of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) with approximately one percent of patients afflicted. ⋯ The following authors have nothing to disclose: Tauseef Siddiqi, Seth Assar, Kevin Lougee, James KneplerNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.
-
Cardiovascular Case Report Posters IISESSION TYPE: Case Report PosterPRESENTED ON: Sunday, March 23, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PMINTRODUCTION: Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by spirochete Borrelia Burgdorferi. Cardiac manifestations of Lyme disease mostly include conduction abnormalities which occur weeks to a few months after the onset of infection. ⋯ Lyme Carditis should be suspected as the cause of AV conduction block in the setting of a travel history to Lyme endemic area and Erythema Migrans rash, with or without the history of a tick bite.Reference #1: N/ADISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Sameer Chadha, Geurys Rojas Marte, Bernard Topi, Gerald Hollander, Jacob ShaniNo Product/Research Disclosure Information.