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Spring 2023

Li, Suqing

Background: Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is highly prevalent in patients with gastrointestinal disease. Therefore, appropriate replacement therapy is an essential component of management. Both intravenous (IV) and oral (PO) iron replacement therapies (IRT) are effective. There are concerns,...

Spring 2023

Poursharif, Shayan

Kidneys stabilize renal blood flow (RBF) in response to fluctuations in blood pressure by employing two mechanisms, the myogenic response (MR) and the tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) mechanism. The TGF mechanism stabilizes macula densa solute delivery via controlling afferent arteriolar diameter....

Spring 2023

Alrohimi, Anas M

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischemic stroke are at high risk for stroke recurrence. Early anticoagulation may reduce the risk of recurrent events but is usually avoided due to the risk of hemorrhagic transformation (HT). The risk of HT is based on historical data from an older...

Fall 2023

Rashed, Reem A

Introduction: β-fructans are non-digestible fermentable carbohydrates that are metabolized by commensal gut bacteria such as Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and Roseburia spp. By-products of β-fructans fermentation include short-chain fatty acids, shown to improve intestinal epithelial integrity and...

Spring 2023

Clifford, Alison H.

Introduction: The utility of obtaining follow up 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG PET) imaging in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) is unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine how often vascular FDG PET uptake improves or normalizes...

Spring 2023

Alam, Arafat Ul

Background: Inherited bleeding disorders are caused by quantitative and qualitative alterations of coagulation proteins or platelets involved in hemostasis. The most frequent inherited bleeding disorders are hemophilia, von Willebrand disease (VWD) and inherited platelet function disorder. Women...

Spring 2023

Ismond, Kathleen P

Rapid adoption of internet-connected technology (ICT) by society has supported an unprecedented rate of change in hardware, software, and connectivity making the technology more accessible and user friendly. In turn, the application of this technology has reshaped how people communicate, acquire...

Fall 2023

Sadasivan, Chikku

Introduction: Chatbots are computer programs that interact with humans through natural language conversations. Chatbots are on the rise due to numerous benefits like convenience, 24/7, personalized support, and they show promise in healthcare to support people living with chronic diseases. While...

Fall 2023

Elezzabi, Muhammad A.

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease affecting the body's connective tissues, resulting in progressive fibrosis and vasculopathy. In some cases, individuals with SSc may also develop primary biliary cholangitis (PBC), another autoimmune disease characterized by damage to their...

Fall 2023

Siddique, Muhammad M

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and is an emerging public health crisis with 150 million cases projected globally by 2050. Biomarkers are playing an emerging role in AD research - however, existing biomarkers have substantial limitations. Magnetic Resonance Imaging...