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 2018
Homocysteine lowering with b vitamins for stroke prevention—a history, J. David Spence
Stroke prevention: Editorial to accompany June issue of SVN, J. David Spence
Hypertension in Blacks individualized therapy based on renin/aldosterone phenotyping, J. David Spence and Brian L. Rayner
Submissions from 2017
Physiological Phenotyping for Personalized Therapy of Uncontrolled Hypertension in Africa, Adeseye Akintunde, Justus Nondi, Kennedy Gogo, Erika S.W. Jones, Brian L. Rayner, Daniel G. Hackam, and J. David Spence
Blood pressure gradients in cerebral arteries: A clue to pathogenesis of cerebral small vessel disease, Pablo J. Blanco, Lucas O. Müller, and J. David Spence
Optimization Of The Hockey Fans In Training (Hockey FIT) Weight Loss And Healthy Lifestyle Program For Male Hockey Fans, Wendy Blunt, Dawn P. Gill, Shannon Sibbald, Brendan Riggin, Roseanne Pulford, Ryan Scott, Karen Danylchuk, Cindy M. Gray, Sally Wyke, Christopher Bunn, and Robert Petrella
Smoking cessation and outcome after ischemic stroke or TIA, Katherine A. Epstein, Catherine M. Viscoli, J. David Spence, Lawrence H. Young, Silvio E. Inzucchi, Mark Gorman, Brett Gerstenhaber, Peter D. Guarino, Anand Dixit, Karen L. Furie, and Walter N. Kernan
High frequency of variants of candidate genes in black Africans with low renin-resistant hypertension, Erika S. Jones, J. David Spence, Adam D. McIntyre, Justus Nondi, Kennedy Gogo, Adeseye Akintunde, Daniel G. Hackam, and Brian L. Rayner
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