Publications by authors named "Tony Satroplus"
Evaluating utility of allergy testing in management of nasal obstruction following inferior turbinate reduction.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a prevalent chronic condition in children, often leading to nasal obstruction caused by inferior turbinate hypertrophy (ITH), which may require inferior turbinate reduction (ITR) surgery.
- The study reviewed data from 297 pediatric patients who underwent ITR in 2015, finding that 20.9% experienced recurrent nasal obstruction and 5.4% needed revision surgery afterward.
- Allergy testing was performed on about 37.7% of the patients, revealing no significant differences in recurrence or revision rates between those with positive and negative allergy test results.
Heart failure (HF) remains a major source of morbidity and mortality in the US. The multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII) has emerged as a critical regulator of cardiac hypertrophy and failure, although the mechanisms remain unclear. Previous studies have established that the cytoskeletal protein βIV-spectrin coordinates local CaMKII signaling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCaMKII-dependent late Na current increases electrical dispersion and arrhythmia in ischemia-reperfusion.
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
October 2018
The mechanisms underlying Ca/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII)-induced arrhythmias in ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) are not fully understood. We tested the hypothesis that CaMKII increases late Na current ( I) via phosphorylation of Na1.5 at Ser during I/R, thereby increasing arrhythmia susceptibility.
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