Publications by authors named "W A Brown"
Background: Despite widespread use of standardized classification systems, risk stratification of thyroid nodules is nuanced and often requires diagnostic surgery. Genomic sequencing is available for this dilemma however, costs and access restricts global applicability. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to overcome this issue nevertheless, the need for black-box interpretability is pertinent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in diabetes and hypertension outcomes persist in the United States (U.S.), and worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Type 2 diabetes is a major cause of illness and disability and physical activity reduces these risks. The SMART Health study aim was to compare the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention to promote aerobic physical activity and resistance training in schoolteachers at risk of or diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, with and without a technology-based behavior change package.
Methods: We randomized participants (N = 104) into 3 groups: "wait-list" control group, 5 face-to-face visits with a psychologist and exercise specialist (SH group), or 5 face-to-face visits over a 3-month period with a psychologist and exercise specialist, plus a technology-based behavior change package for an additional 6 months (SH+ group).
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- The study examined differences in echocardiographic assessments of native and bioprosthetic aortic valves between core laboratories and clinical centers, finding clinically relevant discrepancies.
- Data was collected from the PERIGON trial, which involved patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement, and involved comparing echocardiographic results from centers to independent analysis by a core lab.
- Results showed that while some continuous measurements had high agreement (around 0.90), there were notable variances, particularly in left ventricular outflow tract area and stroke volume, indicating the need for standardized evaluation practices.
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- Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) aims to align the femoral component properly with respect to the femoral cortex, but there is a lack of focus on restoring the native trochlear groove height (TGH), which this study seeks to investigate.
- The study measured TGH in 110 normal subjects, finding it varied from the anterior femoral cortex by an average of 2.32 mm, indicating potential misalignment in TKA procedures.
- Results suggest that approximately 24.5% of patients could be over- or understuffed by more than 2 mm when a standard trochlear depth is used, highlighting the need for surgical approaches that consider TGH to improve TKA outcomes.