Utilization and Outcomes of Children Treated with Direct Thrombin Inhibitors on Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device Support.

Thrombotic and bleeding complications have historically been major causes of morbidity and mortality in pediatric ventricular assist device (VAD) support. Standard anticoagulation with unfractionated heparin is fraught with problems related to its heterogeneous biochemical composition and unpredictable pharmacokinetics. We sought to describe the utilization and outcomes in children with paracorporeal VAD support who are treated with direct thrombin inhibitors (DTIs) antithrombosis therapy.

Differentiation of the health behavior patterns related to prostate cancer screening among African-American men in military settings.

The objectives of this study were to identify, describe, classify, and differentiate African-American men (AAM) in military settings according to the frequency with which they regularly, infrequently, or did not screen for prostate cancer using factors of the Health Belief Model. Participants in the study included 147 military health care beneficiaries who were AAM 40 years of age and older. Self-reporting questionnaires were used to collect data pertaining to the objectives.