Publications by authors named "M M Boehmer"
Keratins are a class of intermediate filament proteins that can be obtained from numerous sources including human hair. Materials fabricated from keratins offer desirable characteristics as scaffolds for tissue engineering, including intrinsic cell adhesion sequences and tunable degradation kinetics. The capacity to create 3D printed constructs from keratin-based bio-inks generates unique opportunities for spatial control of scaffold physicochemical properties to direct scaffold functions in ways not readily achieved through other means.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) can present with dysphagia as a leading or only symptom. In such cases, diagnostic evaluation may be difficult, especially if serological and electromyographical findings are unsuspicious. In this observational study we propose and evaluate a diagnostic algorithm to identify IIM as a cause of unexplained dysphagia.
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- - The study aimed to compare two diagnostic methods—videofluoroscopy and swallowing endoscopy—for evaluating oropharyngeal dysphagia by analyzing how well they identify issues like penetration, aspiration, and pharyngeal residue in 49 patients.
- - Both methods showed strong agreement in their findings, although each had unique strengths; videofluoroscopy sometimes detected issues invisible to endoscopy, while the latter provided better views of anatomical structures.
- - Narrow-band imaging was tested during swallowing endoscopy, showing slightly higher scores in some cases, but no significant overall difference was found between this and standard white light imaging.
Background: Antibody responses to virus reflect exposure and potential protection.
Methods: We developed a highly specific and sensitive approach to measuring antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 for population-scale immune surveillance. Antibody positivity was defined as a dual-positive response against both the receptor-binding domain and nucleocapsid proteins of SARS-CoV-2.
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- The study aims to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of using laser balloon-guided pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) compared to traditional irrigated radiofrequency ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF).
- Results showed that both treatment methods had similar rates of AF recurrence within one year, indicating comparable effectiveness.
- A low rate of complications was observed, with the laser balloon approach being a viable alternative for patients with drug-refractory persistent AF of short duration.