Meta-analysis of clinical outcomes of patients who underwent percutaneous coronary interventions for chronic total occlusions

…, J Grodin, DJ Kumbhani, M Vo, M Luna… - The American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions (CTOs)
has been associated with clinical benefit. There are no randomized controlled trials on long-…

A randomized comparison of the transradial and transfemoral approaches for coronary artery bypass graft angiography and intervention: the RADIAL-CABG Trial …

TT Michael, M Alomar, A Papayannis… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2013 - jacc.org
Objectives : This study sought to compare and contrast use and radiation exposure using
radial versus femoral access during cardiac catheterization of patients who had previously …

Facilitating language development for inner-city children: Experimental evaluation of a collaborative, classroom-based intervention

PA Hadley, A Simmerman, M Long, M Luna - Language, Speech, and …, 2000 - ASHA
Purpose: This study explores the effectiveness of a collaborative, classroom-based model in
enhancing the development of vocabulary and phonological awareness skills for …

Temporal trends of fluoroscopy time and contrast utilization in coronary chronic total occlusion revascularization: insights from a multicenter United States registry

TT Michael, D Karmpaliotis, ES Brilakis… - Catheterization and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background The impact of operator experience on fluoroscopy time and contrast utilization
during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) …

Impact of chronic total occlusions and coronary revascularization on all-cause mortality and the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ischemic …

…, BV Rangan, M Roesle, SM Abdullah, M Luna… - The American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) have been associated with higher mortality in patients
with ischemic cardiomyopathy and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs); yet the …

Multi-function agricultural biodiversity: pest management and other benefits

GM Gurr, SD Wratten, JM Luna - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2003 - Elsevier
This paper reviews two aspects of agricultural biodiversity. 1. The ways in which agricultural
biodiversity may be increased to favour pest management are examined. At the simplest …

Phase variation as a major mechanism of adaptation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

R Vargas Jr, MJ Luna, L Freschi… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Phase variation induced by insertions and deletions (INDELs) in genomic homopolymeric
tracts (HT) can silence and regulate genes in pathogenic bacteria, but this process is not …

Phenotypic and molecular characterization of resistance to the SDHI fungicide fluopyram in populations of Alternaria alternata from pistachio orchards in California

HF Avenot, M Luna, TJ Michailides - Crop protection, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, the sensitivity of 902 isolates of A. alternata collected before and after the
commercial use of fluopyram were assessed using mycelial growth tests. Distribution of 50% …

Flight testing a real-time hazard detection system for safe lunar landing on the rocket-powered morpheus vehicle

N Trawny, A Huertas, ME Luna… - … Navigation, and Control …, 2015 - arc.aiaa.org
The Hazard Detection System (HDS) is a component of the ALHAT (Autonomous Landing
and Hazard Avoidance Technology) sensor suite, which together provide a lander Guidance, …

[HTML][HTML] Plasma-based antigen persistence in the post-acute phase of SARS-CoV-2 infection

…, S Lu, T Dalhuisen, E Borberg, Y Senussi, MA Luna… - medRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: Persistent symptoms among some persons who develop COVID-19 has led
to the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 may, in some form or location, persist for long periods …