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 2014
Localized, Non-Random Differences in Chromatin Accessibility Between Homologous Metaphase Chromosomes, Wahab A Khan, Peter K Rogan, and Joan H.M. Knoll
Identifying which patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis could benefit from intervention, Kosmas I. Paraskevas, J. David Spence, Frank J. Veith, and Andrew N. Nicolaides
Arterial age as a substitute for chronological age in the AGLA risk function could improve coronary risk prediction, Michel Romanens, Franz Ackermann, Isabella Sudano, Thomas Szucs, and J. David Spence
Asymptomatic carotid stenosis identifying patients at high enough risk to warrant endarterectomy or stenting, J. David Spence, David Pelz, and Frank J. Veith
Pioglitazone for secondary prevention after ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack: Rationale and design of the Insulin Resistance Intervention after Stroke Trial, Catherine M. Viscoli, Lawrence M. Brass, Antonio Carolei, Robin Conwit, Gary A. Ford, Karen L. Furie, Mark Gorman, Peter D. Guarino, Silvio E. Inzucchi, Anne M. Lovejoy, Mark W. Parsons, Peter N. Peduzzi, Peter A. Ringleb, Gregory G. Schwartz, J. David Spence, David Tanne, Lawrence H. Young, and Walter N. Kernan
Submissions from 2013
Why calls for more routine carotid stenting are currently inappropriate: An international, multispecialty, expert review and position statement, Anne L. Abbott, Mark A. Adelman, Andrei V. Alexandrov, P. Alan Barber, Henry J.M. Barnett, Jonathan Beard, Peter Bell, Martin Björck, David Blacker, Leo H. Bonati, Martin M. Brown, Clifford J. Buckley, Richard P. Cambria, John E. Castaldo, Anthony J. Comerota, E. Sander Connolly, Ronald L. Dalman, Alun H. Davies, Hans Henning Eckstein, Rishad Faruqi, Thomas E. Feasby, Gustav Fraedrich, Peter Gloviczki, Graeme J. Hankey, Robert E. Harbaugh, Eitan Heldenberg, Michael G. Hennerici, Michael D. Hill, and Timothy J. Kleinig
Barometer in the storm--carotid artery plaque quantified by three-dimensional ultrasound, Amer M. Johri and J. David Spece
Diabetes, intracranial stenosis and microemboli in asymptomatic carotid stenosis, Thach D. Lam, Stephanie Lammers, Claudio Munoz, Arturo Tamayo, and J. David Spence
Ultrasonographic measure of carotid plaque burden, Tatjana Rundek and J. David Spence
Intensive risk factor control in stroke prevention, J. David Spence
Trust between specialists and family physicians, J. David Spence
Retinal vasculature: a window on the brain., J. David Spence and J. Alexander Fraser
Effects of folic acid supplementation on overall and site-specific cancer incidence during the randomised trials: Meta-analyses of data on 50 000 individuals, Stein Emil Vollset, Robert Clarke, Sarah Lewington, Marta Ebbing, Jim Halsey, Eva Lonn, Jane Armitage, Joann E. Manson, Graeme J. Hankey, J. David Spence, Pilar Galan, Kaare H. Bønaa, Rex Jamison, J. Michael Gaziano, Peter Guarino, John A. Baron, Richard F.A. Logan, Edward L. Giovannucci, Martin Den Heijer, Per M. Ueland, Derrick Bennett, Rory Collins, and Richard Peto
Submissions from 2012
Why the United States Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) should not extend reimbursement indications for carotid artery angioplasty/stenting, A. L. Abbott, M. A. Adelman, A. V. Alexandrov, H. J.M. Barnett, J. Beard, P. Bell, M. Björck, D. Blacker, C. J. Buckley, R. P. Cambria, A. J. Comerota, E. S. Connolly, A. H. Davies, H. H. Eckstein, R. Faruqi, G. Fraedrich, P. Gloviczki, G. J. Hankey, R. E. Harbaugh, E. Heldenberg, S. J. Kittner, T. J. Kleinig, D. P. Mikhailidis, W. S. Moore, R. Naylor, A. Nicolaides, K. I. Paraskevas, D. M. Pelz, and J. W. Prichard
The impact of transcranial direct current stimulation on inhibitory control in young adults, Anne L. Abbott, Mark A.A. Adelman, Andrei V. Alexandrov, Henry J.M. Barnett, Jonathan Beard, Peter Bell, Martin Bj̈orck, David Blacker, Clifford J. Buckley, Richard P. Cambria, Anthony J. Comerota, E. Sander Connolly, Alun H. Davies, Hans Henning Eckstein, R. Faruqi, Gustav Fraedrich, Peter Gloviczki, Graeme J. Hankey, Robert E. Harbaugh, E. Heldenberg, Steven J. Kittner, Timothy J. Kleinig, Dimitri P. Mikhailidis, Wesley S. Moore, R. Naylor, Andrew Nicolaides, Kosmas I. Paraskevas, David M. Pelz, and James W. Prichard
Ezetimibe and regression of carotid atherosclerosis: Importance of measuring plaque burden, Chrysi Bogiatzi and J. David Spence
Imaging atherosclerosis with hybrid [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging: What Leonardo da Vinci could not see, Myra S. Cocker, Brian Mc Ardle, J. David Spence, Cheemun Lum, Robert R. Hammond, Deidre C. Ongaro, Matthew A. McDonald, Robert A. Dekemp, Jean Claude Tardif, and Rob S.B. Beanlands
Premature atherosclerosis is associated with hypovitaminosis d and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor non-use in lupus patients, Roneka L. Ravenell, Diane L. Kamen, J. David Spence, Bruce W. Hollis, Thomas J. Fleury, Michael G. Janech, Jonas S. Almeida, Stephanie R. Shaftman, and Jim C. Oates
Cholesterol lowering, nutrition and stroke prevention, J. David Spence
Pseudohypertension, J. David Spence
Letter to the Editor: The ezetimibe 'controversy' is a misunderstanding, John David Spence
Utility of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in Identifying Substrate for Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias, James A. White, Nowell M. Fine, Lorne Gula, Raymond Yee, Allan Skanes, George Klein, Peter Leong-Sit, Heather Warren, Terry Thompson, Maria Drangova, and Andrew Krahn
Submissions from 2011
Adrenal Suppression: A Practical Guide to the Screening and Management of This Under-recognized Complication of Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy, Alexandra Ahmet, Harold Kim, and Sheldon Spier
Does Clinical Equipoise Apply to Cluster Randomized Trials in Health Research?, Ariella Binik, Charles Weijer, Andrew D. McRae, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Robert Boruch, Jamie C. Brehaut, Allan Donner, Martin P. Eccles, Raphael Saginur, Monica Taljaard, and Merrick Zwarenstein
Minimal Risk Remains an Open Question, Ariella Binik, Charles Weijer, and Mark Sheehan