Barriers to research among residents in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Purpose/objectives: Research is an integral part of oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMS) residency training. This study aimed to identify the current barriers perceived by OMS residents toward conducting research during training.

Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted.

Vascular Regenerative Capacity and the Obesity Paradox in Coronary Artery Disease.

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Representation of Women Authors in International Heart Failure Guidelines and Contemporary Clinical Trials.

Background: Gender disparities in authorship of heart failure (HF) guideline citations and clinical trials have not been examined.

Methods: We identified authors of publications referenced in Class I Recommendations in United States (n=173) and European (n=100) HF guidelines and of publications of all HF trials with >400 participants (n=118) published between 2001 and 2016. Authors' genders were determined, and changes in authorship patterns over time were evaluated with linear regression and nonparametric testing.

Droxidopa as an effective treatment for refractory neurogenic orthostatic hypotension and reflex bradycardia in amyloid light-chain amyloidosis: a case report.

Background: Droxidopa is an oral treatment for the stepwise treatment of neurogenic orthostatic hypotension from autonomic dysfunction. It has been shown to be useful predominantly with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension secondary to Parkinson's disease, but only a few cases have documented its usefulness in patients with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension due to amyloidosis, which is often severe and refractory. In addition, only one source in the literature reports the concomitant use of midodrine and droxidopa for such patients.