Publications by authors named "Vineeth Sama"
Objective: To provide an updated evaluation of clinical effectiveness and sequelae of maxillomandibular advancement surgery in obstructive sleep apnea.
Data Sources: PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL.
Review Methods: Included studies described patients with obstructive sleep apnea that completed maxillomandibular advancement with any reported sequelae.
Background: Heart transplantation is relatively contraindicated in morbidly obese patients because of increased morbidity and mortality. This study identified risk factors for post-heart transplantation mortality in obese patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).
Methods: The United Network for Organ Sharing database was used to identify patients with a body mass index ≥35 kg/m who had a durable LVAD at the time of isolated heart transplantation between 2010 and 2021.
Objectives: The upper limit of recipient age for combined heart-kidney transplantation (HKT) remains controversial. This study evaluated the outcomes of HKT in patients aged ≥65 years.
Methods: The United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) was used to identify patients undergoing HKT from 2005 to 2021.
Endothelial mechanobiology is a key consideration in the progression of vascular dysfunction, including atherosclerosis. However mechanistic connections between the clinically associated physical stimuli, vessel stiffness and shear stress, and how they interact to modulate plaque progression remain incompletely characterized. Vessel-chip systems are excellent candidates for modeling vascular mechanobiology as they may be engineered from the ground up, guided by the mechanical parameters present in human arteries and veins, to recapitulate key features of the vasculature.
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