Original Studies

Alsous F, Islam A, Ezeldin A, Zarich, S. Potential pitfalls in the diagnosis of aortic dissection. Connecticut Medicine 2003; 67: 131-134

Waxman S, Mittleman M, Zarich S, Fitzpatrick P, Lewis S, Leeman D, Shubrooks S, Abela G, and Nest R. Plaque disruption and thrombus in Ambrose’s angiographic coronary lesion types. AJC 2003;92:16-2

Smina M, Khamiees M, Salam A, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA.  Cough peak flows predict outcomes of patients who have passed a trial of spontaneous breathing.  Chest 2003; 124(1):262-8. (Cited in Mosby Yearbook of Critical Care)

Thorevska N, Sabahi R, Upadya A, Manthous CA,  Amoateng-Adjepong Y.  Microalbuminuria in critically-ill medical patients:  Prevalence, predictors and prognostic significance. Crit Care Med 2003 Apr;31(4): 1075-81.

Manthous CA, DeGirolamo A, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Haddad C.  Informed consent for medical procedures:  Local and national practices. Chest. 2003 Nov;124(5):1978-84.

Rao S, Raju P, Smina M, Upadya A, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA.  Gender and status asthmaticus.  J Asthma 2003 ;40(7):763-7.

Salam A, Tilluckdharry L, Smina M, Upadya A, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA.  Arterial blood gases do not add to clinical assessment in making extubation decisions.  Respir Care 2003; 48(11):1033-7.

Thorevska N, Tilluckdharry L, Tickoo S, Havasi A, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA.  Informed consent for invasive medical procedures.  From the patient’s perspective.  Conn Med 2003; 67:  529-533.

Case Reports

Sachdeva R, Pugeda J, Casale L, Meizlish J, and Zarich S. Benzocaine-induced methemoglobinemia: A potentially fatal complication of transesophageal echocardiography. Texas Heart Inst Journal 2003; 30:308-10.

Sachdeva R, McPherson CA, Fahey JT, Zarich SW. Dramatic left atrial and ventricular hypertrophy in an adult with congenital cyanotic heart disease. Circulation. 2003; 107:1679-1680.

Book Chapters/Review Articles

Manthous CA.  Are living wills useful?  In search of a new paradigm.  Conn Med 2003; 67:  283-290.  (This work resulted in Connecticut General Assembly, Senate Judiciary Committee Bill 294 which died in Committee).

Zarich SW. Treating the diabetic patient: Appropriate care for glycemic control and cardiovascular disease risk factors. Rev Cardiovasc Med 2003; 4(supp 6):S19-S28.

Abstracts

N Dainiak. Connecticut state hospital plan for management of radiation victims. Presented at the Strategic National Stockpile Working Group Meeting, Washington DC, Jan 2003.

N Dainiak. Early evaluation and triage of victims with combined radiation injury. Presented at the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, Sept, 2003.

N Dainiak. Acute radiation syndrome and response to radiation exposure. Presented at Educational Program, Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), San Diego, Dec, 2003.

N Dainiak. The search for mRNA biomarkers of exposure to radiation.  Presented at Advanced Radiation Workshop on Radiation-Induced Multi-Organ Involvement and Failure: A challenge for Pathogenetic, Diagnostic and Therapeutic approaches and Research, Ulm, Germany, Nov, 2003.

N Dainiak. Evolving role of hemopoietic stem cell transplantation in radiation injury: potentials and limitations. Presented at Advanced Radiation Workshop on Radiation-Induced Multi-Organ Involvement and Failure: A challenge for Pathogenetic, Diagnostic and Therapeutic approaches and Research, Ulm, Germany, Nov, 2003.

N Dainiak. Radiation response plan for combined injuries. Presented at the Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN, Sept, 2003.

Satish Sivasankaran, David Copen, Samuel Felder, Yaw A. Adjepong, and Gilead Lancaster. Can ST Segment Depression During Dipyridamole Myocardial Perfusion Studies Predict Coronary Anatomy?  Chest 2003 124: 151S (Poster presentation at the ACCP meetings in 2003).

Blendea D, Duncea C,  Zarich S, Crisan S, Bedreaga M, Vlaicu R. Changes in left ventricular structure and function predict the onset of hypertension in adult normotensives with a family history of hypertensive disease. Circ 2003; 276A.

Deepak BV, Anderson C, Amoatong-Adjepong Y, Zarich S. A comprehensive congestive heart failure program in a community setting. J of Cardiac Failure 2003; 9 (5):S101.

Blendea D, McPherson CA, Clinical significance of elevated serum Troponin-T after implantable cardioverter defibrillator discharges. Chest 2003;124:151S-152S.

Lampert, R, McPherson CA, Clancy JF, Caulin-Glaser TL,Rosenfeld LE, Batsford WP: Ventricular arrhythmia recurrence and frequency are lower in women than men with coronary artery disease and implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Circulation 2003;43(17):IV-386.

Davids JS, McPherson CA, Earley C, Rosenfeld LE, ClancyJF, Lampert R:Safety of sports and vigorous exercise in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Circulation 2003;43(17):IV-616.

Davids JS, McPherson CA, Earley C, Batsford WP, GrubmanE, Lampert R:Benefits of cardiac rehabilitation in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Circulation 2003;108(17):IV-740.

Delyaei J, Tilluckdharry L, Alborzi P, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA.  Are medical and   trauma/immobilization-related rhabdomyolysis the same disease? Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003.

Manthous CA, DeGirolamo A, Haddad C, Amoateng-Adjepong Y. Informed consent for medical procedures.  Local and national practices. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003.

DeGirolamo A, Mallaready, Smina M, Deepak BV, Amoateng-Adjpepong Y, Manthous CA.  Informed consent for invasive procedures in a community hospital’s intensive care units. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003.

A Salam, L Tilluckdharry, Y Amoateng-Adjepong, CA Manthous.  Cough peak flows, endotracheal secretions, mental status and extubation outcomes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003.

Thorevska N, DeMichael L, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous A. Determinants of dynamic hyperinflation in a lung model. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003.

A Upadya, S Ogbata, V Muralidharan, Y Amoateng-Adjepong, CA Manthous. Cumulative fluid balance affects weaning outcomes. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003.

BV Deepak, S Malaisamy, Y Amoateng-Adjepong, CA Manthous. Left heart hailure complicates treatment of obesity-related hypercapnic respiratory failure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003.

Thorevska N,  Tilluckdharry L, Tickoo S, Havasi A, Amoateng-Adjepong Y, Manthous CA.  Informed consent  for medical procedures.  From the patient’s perspective.  Chest 2003 (slide presentation).

Published Articles/Book Contributions

J Albanese, N Dainiak. Modulation of intercellular communication mediated at the cell surface and on extracellular, plasma membrane-derived vesicles by ionizing radiation. Exp Hematol  31:455-464, 2003.

SK Schreyer, N Dainiak. Data analysis and visualization of gene expression profiles from microarray technology: application to assessment of radiation response. Exp Hematol (in press) 2003.

N Dainiak. Radiation response: changing concepts and emerging paradigms. (Editorial) Exp Hematol 31: 435-6, 2003.

N Dainiak, JK Waselenko, JO Armitage, T MacVittie, AM Farese. The hematologist and radiation casualties. Hematology 2003, American Society of Hematology, 473-496, 2003.

Other

Manthous CA.  A concussive clinical coincidence.  Chest 2003; 125(4):1593-4.  

Manthous CA.  Heliox for status asthmaticus.  Still no definitive answers after 70 years.  Chest 2003; 123:  676-7.