Articles related toCardiopulmonary Medicine

Intermittent Left Bundle Branch Block: An Overlooked Cause of Electrocardiographic Changes That Mimic High-Grade Stenosis of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery

Melissa A. Kershaw, DO, and Felix J. Rogers, DO
J Osteopath Med; 114(11): 868-873

Use of Beat-to-Beat Cardiovascular Variability Data to Determine the Validity of Sham Therapy as the Placebo Control in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Research

Charles E. Henley, DO, MPH, and Thad E. Wilson, PhD
J Osteopath Med; 114(11): 860-866

Preventing Early Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Thomas B. Repas, DO, and J. Ross Tanner, DO
J Osteopath Med; 114(2): 99-108

Effectiveness of the Complete Health Improvement Program in Reducing Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease in an Appalachian Population

Christopher Leibold, OMS III; Jay H. Shubrook, DO; Masato Nakazawa, PhD; and David Drozek, DO
The authors determine the effectiveness of the Complete Health Improvement Program in reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors in a sample of Appalachian participants with elevated fasting blood glucose levels or a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
J Osteopath Med; 116(2): 84-91

Aortic Stenosis: New Thoughts on a Cardiac Disease of Older People

Felix J. Rogers, DO
J Osteopath Med; 113(11): 820-828

Industry Payments in Cardiology: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Open Payments Data

Dev Jaiswal, DO; Jake X. Checketts, BS; and Matt Vassar, PhD
The authors evaluate the nature of industry relationships among cardiologists using the Open Payments database.
J Osteopath Med; 118(12): 781-787

Spontaneous Infrarenal Aortic Dissection in an Athlete Managed Emergently With Endovascular Stent Grafts, Occluders, and Femoral-Femoral Artery Bypass

Morgan Callahan, DO, and Joseph Campbell, MD
The authors present a case of symptomatic infrarenal aortic dissection that likely developed while the patient was participating in an extreme athletic event.
J Osteopath Med; 118(12): 827-831

Cardiovascular Disease as a Result of the Interactions Between Obesity, Climate Change, and Inflammation: The COCCI Syndemic

Michael Clearfield, DO; Glenn Davis, MS; Jennifer Weis, DO; Gregory Gayer, PhD; and Jay H. Shubrook, DO
This article explores the syndemic of obesity and climate change as a driver for cardiovascular disease.
J Osteopath Med; 118(11): 719-729

Long-Term Oxygen Therapy in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Moderate Hypoxemia

Hassan A. Raza, MD; Brandon Nokes, MD; Lewis Wesselius, MD; and Neera Agrwal, MD, PhD
The authors analyzed the available data and addressed the clinical question of whether long-term oxygen therapy increases the survival rate of patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and moderate hypoxemia.
J Osteopath Med; 118(10): 663-665

Lymphatic Pump Treatment Mobilizes Bioactive Lymph That Suppresses Macrophage Activity In Vitro

Rudy Castillo, BS; Artur Schander, MS, DO, PhD; and Lisa M. Hodge, PhD
J Osteopath Med; 118(7): 455-461