Publications by authors named "S Pinsky"
Heart failure with mildly-reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) of 40%-49% is an under-recognized type of heart failure. The prognosis and predictors of outcomes of stable mildly-reduced ejection fraction (EF) of 1 year are unclear. This is a retrospective study.
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- Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare vasculitis affecting multiple organs and often presents challenges in diagnosis, particularly when cardiac involvement is involved and ANCA tests are negative.
- A case study highlights a 55-year-old man with a heart condition and high eosinophil levels, where a skin biopsy was inconclusive, but an endomyocardial biopsy ultimately confirmed EGPA-related heart issues.
- The patient's treatment progress was linked to medication adherence, emphasizing the importance of timely diagnosis and tailored therapy in improving outcomes.
MD and DO: Differing Medical Degrees and the Associated Perceptions.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol
October 2021
Purpose: To highlight perspectives about differing medical degrees and graduate medical education amongst current allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) radiology residents.
Materials And Method: Two hundred sixty-eight radiology residents were interviewed using an approved Association of Program Coordinators in Radiology (APCR) survey designed to evaluate perceptions of allopathic and osteopathic radiology residents regarding type of medical degree and their career development. The surveys were kept anonymous with no identifiable information.
The growth inhibitory effects of a theaflavin mixture from black tea were more pronounced to malignant (CAL27; HSC-2; HSG1) and immortalized (S-G; GT1) cells than to normal (HGF-2) cells from the human oral cavity. Studies with malignant carcinoma CAL27 cells and immortalized GT1 fibroblasts showed that cytotoxicity of the theaflavin mixture was enhanced as the exposure time was increased, with the tumor CAL27 cells more sensitive than the GT1 cells. Hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) was detected in cell culture medium amended with the theaflavin mixture.
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