School of Medicine

The Pulse

Congratulations to the following individuals for the publication of their work in respective journals from August 1 - October 31, 2020 as reported to The Pulse.

Cardiovascular Center of Excellence:

Xia et al. Endothelial Cell Cystathionine γLyase Expression Level Modulates Exercise Capacity, Vascular Function, and Myocardial Ischemia Reperfusion Injury. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020;9(19). https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.017544

Medicine:

Medicine/Nephrology:

Lew SQ, Wallace EL, Srivatana V, Warady BA, Watnick S, Hood J, White DL, Aggarwal V, Wilkie C, Naljayan MV, Gellens M, Perl J, Schreiber MJ. Telehealth for Home Dialysis in COVID-19 and Beyond: A Perspective From the American Society of Nephrology COVID-19 Home Dialysis Subcommittee. Am J Kidney Dis. 2020 Sep 28:S0272-6386(20)31004-0. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.09.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33002530; PMCID: PMC7521438.

Torres H, Naljayan M, Frontini M, Aguilar E, Barry S, Reisin E. Evaluating Factors Contributing to Dropout in a Large Peritoneal Dialysis Program. Am J Med Sci. 2020 Jul 1:S0002-9629(20)30290-1. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2020.06.030. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32732078.

Ice A, Naljayan M, Yazdi F, Reisin E. Low-dose gabapentin-induced lower extremity edema in a young peritoneal dialysis patient. Clin Nephrol. 2020 Jul;94(1):56-57. doi: 10.5414/CN109824. PMID: 32352370.

Nguyen AH, Naljayan M, Yazdi F, Reisin E. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Patient on Peritoneal Dialysis. Kidney Int Reports. Accepted for publication

Naljayan M, Yazdi F, Struthers S, Sharshir M, Williamson A, Simon E. Surviving COVID-19 in New Orleans: A Nephrology Perspective and Lessons Learned. Kidney Medicine. Accepted for Publication.

Naljayan M, Tentori F, Hunt A, Mckeon K, Schreiber M, Brunelli S. Use of Incremental Peritoenal Dialysis: Impact on Clinical Outcomes and Quality of Life Measures. Abstract presented at American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, October 2020.

Pathology:

Dr. Richard Vander Heide had an article featured in the October 2020 edition of CAP Today entitled “LSU autopsy findings point to endothelium as target in the heart.

Bing Han, MBBS; Ritu Bhalla, MD; Fernanda da Silva Lameira, MD; Richard Stuart Vander Heide, MD, PhD, MBA; Gordon Lee Love, MD. Coronavirus Disease 2019 Autopsies and Personal Protective Equipment. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2020 Nov 1;144(11):1295a-1295.doi:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32520590

Pediatrics:

Dr. Amanda Dumas' article titled Analysis of Pregnancy and Birth Rates Among Black and White Medicaid-Enrolled Teens was published in the September issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. An accompanying editorial has also been published alongside her article. Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1054139X20302147

Editorial: https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(20)30322-0/pdf

Pediatric Mental Health Division Head and Professor of Pediatrics Dr. Joy Osofsky was interviewed by Psychology Today about the social and psychological effects of COVID-19Read the article here.

Lindley, L.C. & Morvant, A. (2020). How to hospitalize a child receiving concurrent hospice careNHPCO Pediatric e-Journal. 60, 61-64. (view e-journal)

Kaye EC, Kiefer A, Blazin L, Spraker-Perlman, H, Clark L, Baker JN. Bereaved Parents, Hope, and Realism. Pediatrics. May 2020.

Kaye EC, Gattas M, Kiefer A, Reynolds J, Zalud K, Li C, Lu Z, Baker JN. Investigation of modifiable variables to increase hospice nurse comfort with care provision to children and families in the community: A population-level study across Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. J Pain Symptom Manage. In press, available online July 2, 2020.