Publications by authors named "Nathan J Vinzant"
Article Synopsis
- The US has 1.5 million annual head injuries, with 75% being mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI), leading to persistent symptoms like anxiety.
- Previous research found that mTBI alters neuron counts in brain regions linked to anxiety, specifically increasing cell death in the hippocampus but decreasing it in parts of the amygdala, which correlates with heightened anxiety levels.
- This study investigates how mTBI and stress regulate brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and whether blocking glucocorticoid receptors affects these changes, suggesting BDNF plays a significant role in anxiety behavior development post-injury.
Objectives: This study examined the postoperative analgesic efficacy of single-injection pectoral fascial plane (PECS) II blocks compared to paravertebral blocks for elective robotic mitral valve surgery.
Design: A single-center retrospective study that reported patient and procedural characteristics, postoperative pain scores, and postoperative opioid use for patients undergoing robotic mitral valve surgery.
Setting: This investigation was performed at a large quaternary referral center.
Objectives: This study examined the characteristics, intraoperative, and postoperative course of patients undergoing inferior vena cava tumor thrombectomy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
Design: A single-center case series that reported demographic data and intraoperative and postoperative outcomes for patients with renal cell carcinoma undergoing inferior vena cava thrombectomy.
Setting: This investigation was performed at a large quaternary referral center.
Background: Manipulation of carcinoid tumors during ablation or selective hepatic artery embolization (transarterial embolization, TAE) can release vasoactive mediators inducing hemodynamic instability. The main aim of our study was to review hemodynamics and complications related to minimally invasive treatments of liver carcinoids with TAE or ablation.
Methods: Electronic medical records of all patients with metastatic liver carcinoid undergoing ablation or TAE from 2003 to 2019 were abstracted.