Department of Medicine Publications
As the largest department within the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, the Department of Medicine hosts a vast range of research in its divisions. Research areas include cardiology, clinical immunology and allergy, clinical pharmacology, dermatology, critical care and emergency medicine, endocrinology and metabolism, gastroenterology, hematology, molecular toxicology, nephrology, respirology, and rheumatology.
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Submissions from 2017
Association of homocysteine and smoking with cerebral microemboli in patients with mechanical heart valves: A transcranial Doppler study, Alicia Mattia, M. Reza Azarpazhooh, Claudio Munoz, Chrysi Bogiatzi, Mackenzie A. Quantz, and J. David Spence
Association of Dual-Task Gait With Incident Dementia in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Results From the Gait and Brain Study., Manuel M Montero-Odasso, Yanina Sarquis-Adamson, Mark Speechley, Michael J Borrie, Vladimir C Hachinski, Jennie Wells, Patricia M Riccio, Marcelo Schapira, Ervin Sejdic, Richard M Camicioli, Robert Bartha, William E McIlroy, and Susan Muir-Hunter
CADASIL accelerated by acute hypotension: Arterial and venous contribution to leukoaraiosis, Jacqueline A. Pettersen, Julia Keith, Fuqiang Gao, J. David Spence, and Sandra E. Black
Cardiovascular efficacy and safety of bococizumab in high-risk patients, P. M. Ridker, J. Revkin, P. Amarenco, R. Brunell, M. Curto, F. Civeira, M. Flather, R. J. Glynn, J. Gregoire, J. W. Jukema, Y. Karpov, J. J.P. Kastelein, W. Koenig, A. Lorenzatti, P. Manga, U. Masiukiewicz, M. Miller, A. Mosterd, J. Murin, J. C. Nicolau, S. Nissen, P. Ponikowski, R. D. Santos, P. F. Schwartz, H. Soran, H. White, R. S. Wright, M. Vrablik, and C. Yunis
SWAHN Southwestern Academic Health Network Conference 2017 : the Patient Voice & Experience in Southwestern Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
Motor recovery beginning 23 years after ischemic stroke, Peter Sörös, Robert Teasell, Daniel F. Hanley, and J. David Spence
3D ultrasound for imaging and quantifying carotid ulcers, J. D. Spence
Carotid plaque burden is associated with higher levels of total homocysteine, J. David Spence
Cuff Artifact, J Curve, and Application of Hypertension Guidelines in the Elderly, J. David Spence
Diastolic Hypotension and Myocardial Ischemia: A Reason to Remember Cuff Artifact in Blood Pressure Measurement, J. David Spence
Increased coagulation with aging: Importance of homocysteine and vitamin B12, J. David Spence
Letter by Spence Regarding Article, "Antiplatelet Regimen for Patients With Breakthrough Strokes While on Aspirin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis", J. David Spence
Recent advances in preventing stroke recurrence, J. David Spence
Effects of eplerenone on resistance to antihypertensive medication in patients with primary or secondary hyperaldosteronism, J. David Spence, Chrysi Bogiatzi, Mariya Kuk, George K Dresser, and Daniel G Hackam
Henry J.M. Barnett: 1922-2016, J. David Spence and Vladimir Hachinski
Resistant atherosclerosis: the need for monitoring of plaque burden, J. David Spence and Karla Solo
Submissions from 2016
Latest Skirmishes in the Long-Term Battle between Carotid Endarterectomy and Stenting, Martin M. Brown and J. David Spence
Pioglitazone after ischemic stroke or Transient Ischemic attack, W. N. Kernan, C. M. Viscoli, K. L. Furie, L. H. Young, S. E. Inzucchi, M. Gorman, P. D. Guarino, A. M. Lovejoy, P. N. Peduzzi, R. Conwit, L. M. Brass, G. G. Schwartz, H. P. Adams, L. Berger, A. Carolei, W. Clark, B. Coull, G. A. Ford, D. Kleindorfer, J. R. O'Leary, M. W. Parsons, P. Ringleb, S. Sen, J. D. Spence, D. Tanne, D. Wang, and T. R. Winder
Adding carotid total plaque area to the Framingham risk score improves cardiovascular risk classification, Hernan A. Perez, Nestor Horacio Garcia, John David Spence, and Luis J. Armando
Amiodarone, Lidocaine, or Placebo in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, P. Timothy Pollak and J. David Spence
Folic acid therapy reduces the first stroke risk associated with hypercholesterolemia among hypertensive patients, Xianhui Qin, Jianping Li, J. David Spence, Yan Zhang, Youbao Li, Xiaobin Wang, Binyan Wang, Ningling Sun, Fang Chen, Jingxuan Guo, Delu Yin, Liming Sun, Genfu Tang, Mingli He, Jia Fu, Yefeng Cai, Xiuli Shi, Ping Ye, Hong Chen, Shuiping Zhao, Mao Chen, Chuanyu Gao, Xiangqing Kong, Fan Fan Hou, Yining Huang, and Yong Huo
Intestinal Microbiome and Atherosclerosis, J. David Spence
Recent advances in pathogenesis, assessment, and treatment of atherosclerosis, J. David Spence
Overcoming challenges with statin therapy, J. David Spence and George K. Dresser