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  1. Trends in All-cause Mortality among U.S. Veterans with Sarcoidosis, 2004–2022
  2. CT-Derived Features as Predictors of Clot Burden and Resolution
  3. CYB5R3 T117S tempers fetal hemoglobin induction by hydroxyurea in patients with sickle cell disease
  4. The Hyperinflammatory Subphenotype Is Associated With Code Status De-Escalation in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure
  5. Platelet Bioenergetics and Associations With Delirium and Coma in Patients With Sepsis
  6. Heme induced loss of renovascular endothelial protein C receptor promotes chronic kidney disease in sickle mice
  7. Non-arterial line cardiac output calculation misclassifies exercise pulmonary hypertension and increases risk of data loss particularly in black, scleroderma and Raynaud's patients during invasive exercise testing
  8. Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Matter <2.5 μm and Lung Function Change in Children with Asthma Receiving Inhaled Corticosteroids
  9. Heart-Brain 346-7 Score: the development and validation of a simple mortality prediction score for carbon monoxide poisoning utilizing deep learning
  10. Single-nucleus chromatin accessibility identifies a critical role for TWIST1 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis myofibroblast activity
  11. Distinct profiles of host responses between plasma and lower respiratory tract during acute respiratory failure
  12. In vivo evaluation of the effect of sickle cell hemoglobin S, C and therapeutic transfusion on erythrocyte metabolism and cardiorenal dysfunction
  13. Impact of an Extended Telemonitoring and Coaching Program on Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence
  14. Association of Particulate Matter Exposure With Lung Function and Mortality Among Patients With Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease
  15. Pulmonary Function Trajectories in People with HIV: Analysis of the Pittsburgh HIV Lung Cohort
  16. Rare genetic variants explain missing heritability in smoking
  17. Bedside ultrasound to assess acute central venous pressure change during treatment of decompensated heart failure
  18. Resuscitation with epinephrine worsens cerebral capillary no-reflow after experimental pediatric cardiac arrest: An in vivo multiphoton microscopy evaluation
  19. Associations of HIV persistence, cigarette smoking, inflammation, and pulmonary dysfunction in people with HIV on antiretroviral therapy
  20. Role of ERK signaling in bladder urothelium in response to cyclophosphamide injury
  21. Lung Function in Women with and without HIV
  22. Machine learning based algorithms to impute PaO2 from SpO2 values and development of an online calculator
  23. Reversal of Right Ventricular Hypertrophy and Dysfunction by Prostacyclin in a Rat Model of Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  24. Improved hospitalization rates in a specialty center for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and pulmonary hypertension
  25. Protein arginine N-methyltransferase 4 (PRMT4) contributes to lymphopenia in experimental sepsis
  26. Predoctoral MD-PhD grants as indicators of future NIH funding success
  27. Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide as a Marker of Mucosal Inflammation in Chronic Rhinosinusitis
  28. Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor- Ivacaftor improves sinonasal outcomes in cystic fibrosis
  29. Hyperkalemia and Metabolic Acidosis Occur at a Higher eGFR in Sickle Cell Disease
  30. SOD2 V16A Amplifies Vascular Dysfunction in Sickle Cell Patients by Curtailing Mitochondria Complex IV Activity
  31. Clonal hematopoiesis in sickle cell disease
  32. Genetic determinants of telomere length from 109,122 ancestrally diverse whole-genome sequences in TOPMed
  33. Circulating 1,3-Beta-D-Glucan is Associated with Lung Function, Respiratory Symptoms, and Mediators of Matrix Degradation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  34. SOD2 V16A Amplifies Vascular Dysfunction in Sickle Cell Patients by Curtailing Mitochondria Complex IV Activity
  35. Prediction of Local Recurrence After Oncoplastic Breast Surgery: Analysis of a Large Cohort
  36. CT pectoralis muscle area is associated with DXA lean mass and correlates with emphysema progression in a tobacco-exposed cohort
  37. Restriction of HIV-1 infection in sickle cell trait
  38. Neighborhood-level Disadvantage Impacts on Patients with Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease
  39. Elastase Activity From Pseudomonas aeruginosa Respiratory Isolates and ICU Mortality
  40. Nurse-Led Palliative Care Clinical Trial Improves Knowledge and Preparedness in Caregivers of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  41. Lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis enriches for individuals with telomere-mediated disease
  42. The Precision Interventions for Severe and/or Exacerbation-Prone (PrecISE) Asthma Network: An overview of Network organization, procedures, and interventions
  43. Olfaction before and after initiation of elexacaftor‐tezacaftor‐ivacaftor in a cystic fibrosis cohort
  44. Exercise‐induced changes of vital signs in adults with sickle cell disease
  45. A Pilot Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Clinical Trial to Investigate the Effects of Early Enteral Nutrients in Sepsis
  46. INVASIVE AND NONINVASIVE DIAGNOSIS OF CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS: A CASE SERIES
  47. Early life exposure to house dust mite allergen prevents experimental allergic asthma requiring mitochondrial H2O2
  48. Association of Systemic Inflammation with Depressive Symptoms in Individuals with COPD
  49. Endotoxin stabilizes protein arginine methyltransferase 4 (PRMT4) protein triggering death of lung epithelia
  50. Reply to Spector and Iweala
  51. Brief Report: Association Between Pain, Pulmonary Function, and Respiratory Symptoms in People With HIV
  52. Neighborhoods with Greater Prevalence of Minority Residents Have Lower Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Adherence
  53. Trends in the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Washington DC: A Single Institutional Cohort Study (1959–2013)
  54. Biomarker-Based Classification of Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure Into Inflammatory Subphenotypes: A Single-Center Exploratory Study
  55. Multiple-ancestry genome-wide association study identifies 27 loci associated with measures of hemolysis following blood storage
  56. High CXCL6 drives matrix expression and correlate with markers of poor outcome in IPF
  57. Clonal hematopoiesis in sickle cell disease
  58. Yes-Associated Protein (Yap) Is Up-Regulated in Heart Failure and Promotes Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation
  59. Patient Preferences on Initiating Treatment with Positive Airway Pressure
  60. EFFECT OF RACE ON HOSPITALIZATIONS AND MORTALITY IN PH-HFPEF: DISPARITIES PERSIST AFTER ADJUSTMENT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD DEPRIVATION
  61. Neighborhood-Level Disadvantage Impacts Mortality and Lung Transplantation in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  62. Imputation of PaO2 from SpO2 values from the MIMIC-III Critical Care Database Using Machine-Learning Based Algorithms
  63. A System for Phenotype Harmonization in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program
  64. Long‐term tolerability of phosphodiesterase‐5 inhibitors in pulmonary hypertension of sickle cell disease
  65. Effect of Blood Product Transfusion on Perioperative Outcomes After Heart Transplantation
  66. Loss of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 (FGFR2) Leads to Defective Bladder Urothelial Regeneration after Cyclophosphamide Injury
  67. Association of the systemic host immune response with acute hyperglycemia in mechanically ventilated septic patients
  68. Abstract P726: Cytochrome B5 Reductase 3 Modifies The Brain-Blood Axis Response To Ischemic Stroke In Mice With Sickle Cell Disease
  69. Association of Monocyte Migration Marker CD11b With Pulmonary Function in People Living With HIV
  70. Transcriptional and Proteomic Characterization of Telomere-Induced Senescence in a Human Alveolar Epithelial Cell Line
  71. Elevated plasma level of Pentraxin 3 is associated with emphysema and mortality in smokers
  72. Human ex vivo lung perfusion: a novel model to study human lung diseases
  73. Clinical predictors of poor outcomes in patients with sickle cell disease and COVID-19 infection
  74. Age and Sex Disparities in Adherence to CPAP
  75. Reference Intervals for Total T4 and Free T4 in Cynomolgus Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) and Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)
  76. Oncoplastic Repair in Breast Conservation: Comprehensive Evaluation of Techniques and Oncologic Outcomes of 937 Patients
  77. Loss-of-function genomic variants highlight potential therapeutic targets for cardiovascular disease
  78. Abstract 15826: SCUBE1 Controls BMPR2-relevant Pulmonary Endothelial Function: Implications for Diagnostic Marker Development in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  79. Machine‐learning algorithms for predicting hospital re‐admissions in sickle cell disease
  80. Exercise Induced Changes of Vital Signs in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease
  81. Genome Wide Association Analysis of Iron Overload in the Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Sickle Cell Disease Cohorts
  82. The Impact of Hydroxyurea Use on Cognitive Functioning of Children with Sickle Cell Disease in Ghana
  83. The T117S Variant of Cytochrome b5 Reductase 3 Increases the Risk for Ischemic Stroke with Enhanced Anemia in Mice with Sickle Cell Disease
  84. Air Pollution and Interstitial Lung Diseases: Defining Epigenomic Effects
  85. An automated, high-throughput methodology optimized for quantitative cell-free mitochondrial and nuclear DNA isolation from plasma
  86. Bedside ultrasound assessments of jugular venous compliance to track central venous pressure change during the treatment of decompensated heart failure
  87. SCUBE1 Controls BMPR2-Relevant Pulmonary Endothelial Function
  88. BASELINE EXERTIONAL OXYGEN NEEDS IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS AT A SPECIALTY REFERRAL CENTER
  89. The CYB5R3 c . 350C >G and G6PD A alleles modify severity of anemi...
  90. Clinical and polysomnographic determinants of REM predominant obstructive sleep apnoea and response to treatment in a revascularized coronary artery disease cohort
  91. The effect of anticoagulant choice on venous thromboembolism recurrence and bleeding in sickle cell disease
  92. Analysis of β-catenin association with obesity in African Americans with premalignant and malignant colorectal lesions
  93. Abstract 2027: Anal cancer among African Americans associate with HPV16 lineage B and HIV
  94. Long Range Endocrine Delivery of Circulating miR-210 to Endothelium Promotes Pulmonary Hypertension
  95. Serum albumin is independently associated with higher mortality in adult sickle cell patients: Results of three independent cohorts
  96. Lung‐Specific Risk Factors Associated With Incident Hip Fracture in Current and Former Smokers
  97. The Effects of Inhaled Sodium Nitrite on Pulmonary Vascular Impedance in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
  98. An automated, high throughput methodology optimized for quantitative cell-free mitochondrial and nuclear DNA isolation from plasma
  99. Increased Alternative Complement Pathway Function and Improved Survival during Critical Illness
  100. Outcomes of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Are Improved in a Specialty Care Center
  101. A system for phenotype harmonization in the NHLBI Trans-Omics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program
  102. Inflammatory polyps occur more frequently in inflammatory bowel disease than other colitis patients
  103. Abstract IA35: Molecular characterization of sessile serrated adenoma/polyps: A risk factor for higher colorectal cancer that further associates with endometrial polyps in female African Americans
  104. A Study on Breast Reconstruction in a Developing Country
  105. A neuroglobin-based high-affinity ligand trap reverses carbon monoxide–induced mitochondrial poisoning
  106. Association Among Levels of HIV-1 Persistence, Systemic Inflammation and Pulmonary Dysfunction in Persons Living with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy
  107. Association Between Lung and Cognitive Dysfunction in Men with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
  108. Association Between Poor Sleep and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in People Living with HIV Infection
  109. Association of Baseline Cytokines with Acute Hyperglycemia in Mechanically-Ventilated Septic Patients: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Analysis
  110. Differential Expression of Amino Acid Metabolites in the Plasma of Patients with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Is Associated with Clinical Behavior
  111. Extracellular Matrix Biomarkers Predict Lung Function and Rate of Decline in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
  112. Increased Alternative Complement Pathway Function Improves Survival During Critical Illness
  113. Increased Transcription of Proximal Alternative Complement Pathway Regulators Is Associated with Improved Survival in Critical Illness
  114. Influence of Smoking on Intestinal Microbiota Composition and Permeability in COPD
  115. Long-Term Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitor Use Is Safe and Improves Symptoms in Patients with Pre-Capillary Pulmonary Hypertension of Sickle Cell Disease
  116. Longitudinal Evolution of Host-Response Subphenotypes in Critical Illness
  117. Outcomes of Pulmonary Hypertension Due to Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Are Improved in a Specialty Care Center
  118. Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Venous Thromboembolism Experience Increased Frequency of Vasoocclusive Events
  119. Prevalence of Lung Transplant and Use of Biological Agents in Patients with Sarcoidosis: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study
  120. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Protease and Elastase Activity Are Associated with Increased 30-Day Mortality in ICU Patients
  121. Seasonal Variations in CPAP Adherence
  122. The Role of GDF15 in Pulmonary Fibrosis
  123. Thoracic Aorta Calcifications Are Independent Predictors of Exercise Capacity, Symptom Burden and Mortality in Smokers
  124. Trajectories of Pulmonary Function in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study: A Latent-Class Group Analysis
  125. Relation of the chondromalatia patellae to proximal tibial anatomical parameters, assessed with MRI
  126. Tricuspid regurgitation velocity and other biomarkers of mortality in children, adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease in the United States: The PUSH study
  127. Lung function in men with and without HIV
  128. Factors influencing treatment outcome in hepatitis C virus minority patients at an inner-city hospital
  129. Pulmonary embolism and risk of pulmonary hypertension in patients with sickle cell disease.
  130. Commercial 4-dimensional echocardiography for murine heart volumetric evaluation after myocardial infarction
  131. Ultrasound-Targeted Microbubble Cavitation with Sodium Nitrite Synergistically Enhances Nitric Oxide Production and Microvascular Perfusion
  132. Comparative Profiling of Serum Protein Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  133. Age of Asthma Onset, not Severity, Predicts Environmental Allergy Clusters
  134. Association Between Inflammatory Pathways and Phenotypes of Pulmonary Dysfunction Using Cluster Analysis in Persons Living With HIV and HIV-Uninfected Individuals
  135. Zileuton use and phenotypic features in asthma
  136. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis lung transplant recipients are at increased risk for EBV‐associated posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder and worse survival
  137. De novo mutations across 1,465 diverse genomes reveal mutational insights and reductions in the Amish founder population
  138. S100B has pleiotropic effects on vaso‐occlusive manifestations in sickle cell disease
  139. Keratinocyte Growth Factor Reduces Injury and Leads to Early Recovery from Cyclophosphamide Bladder Injury
  140. Clinical Spectrum of Sickle Cell Disease and COVID-19: Laboratory and Clinical Factors Associated with Morbidity and Mortality
  141. Lower DLco% identifies exercise pulmonary hypertension in patients with parenchymal lung disease referred for dyspnea
  142. Prevalence of Sickle Cell Trait and Rare Hemoglobin Variants in the Metropolitan Washington DC Area
  143. Elevated Risk for Sessile Serrated Polyps in African Americans with Endometrial Polyps
  144. Host-Response Subphenotypes Offer Prognostic Enrichment in Patients With or at Risk for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome*
  145. Control of HIV-1 Infection By Ferroportin Q248H Mutation
  146. Patients with Sickle Cell Disease and Venous Thromboembolism Experience Increased Frequency of Vasoocclusive Events
  147. The Role of SOD2 in Maintaining Endothelial Cell Function in SCD
  148. Alterations in Oral Microbiota in HIV are Related to Decreased Pulmonary Function
  149. Selective YAP/TAZ inhibition in fibroblasts via dopamine receptor D1 agonism reverses fibrosis
  150. GDF15 is an epithelial-derived biomarker of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  151. Allele-specific expression identified rs2509956 as a novel long-distance cis-regulatory SNP for SCGB1A1, an important gene for multiple pulmonary diseases
  152. INCREASED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO HERPESVIRUS COMPLICATIONS IN PULMONARY FIBROSIS LUNG TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS WITH SHORT TELOMERES
  153. Selective YAP/TAZ inhibition in fibroblasts via dopamine receptor D1 agonism reverses fibrosis
  154. Validation of a composite vascular high‐risk profile for adult patients with sickle cell disease
  155. Novel genetic determinants of telomere length from a trans-ethnic analysis of 109,122 whole genome sequences in TOPMed
  156. Characteristics, Trends, and Predictors of Specialty Palliative Care Utilization after Lung Transplantation
  157. Developing a Training Program to Diversify the Biomedical Research Workforce
  158. Mesenchymal stem cells reduce ER stress via PERK‐Nrf2 pathway in an aged mouse model
  159. Splenectomy is not associated with a higher tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity in people with sickle cell anemia
  160. Platelet bioenergetics correlate with muscle energetics and are altered in older adults
  161. Abstract 4003: Colon sessile serrated polyps associate with endometrial polyps
  162. Abstract 3159: Do molecular markers differentiate between sessile serrated adenoma/polyps and hyperplastic polyps
  163. Loss of skin elasticity is associated with pulmonary emphysema, biomarkers of inflammation, and matrix metalloproteinase activity in smokers
  164. PINK1 attenuates mtDNA release in alveolar epithelial cells and TLR9 mediated profibrotic responses
  165. Clinical predictors of cystic fibrosis chronic rhinosinusitis severity
  166. Can the rate and location of sessile serrated polyps be part of colorectal Cancer disparity in African Americans?
  167. A Ferroptosis-Related Gene Signature Predicts Exacerbation-Prone Asthma
  168. A Spirometric Model of Residual Volume Predicts Outcomes in Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
  169. Alterations in Oral and Gut Microbiota in HIV-Infected Individuals Related to Pulmonary Function
  170. Assessing Patterns of Palliative Care Referral and Location of Death in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Sixteen-Year Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study
  171. Association Between Inflammation Pathways and Phenotypes of Pulmonary Dysfunction Using Cluster Analysis in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Individuals
  172. Association of Depressive Symptoms with Systemic Inflammation in Patients with COPD
  173. Effects of Metformin in Lung Function Decline Among Participants of Pittsburgh HIV Lung Cohort: A Retrospective Study
  174. Electronic Cigarette Use and Pulmonary Function in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study
  175. Evaluating the Role of Support Group Participation on Palliative Care Referral and Mortality in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  176. Impact of Pain on Pulmonary Function and Respiratory Symptoms in People Living with HIV
  177. Platelets Limit Apoptotic Lung Epithelial Cell Death and Protect Mice Against Infection-Induced Lung Injury
  178. Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Protease and Elastase Activity Are Common in ICU Respiratory Isolates
  179. Pulmonary Function and Cognitive Impairment in Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Pilot, Cross-Sectional Study
  180. HIV infection is an independent risk factor for decreased 6-minute walk test distance
  181. The impact of bariatric surgery on asthma control differs among obese individuals with reported prior or current asthma, with or without metabolic syndrome
  182. Loss-of-function genomic variants with impact on liver-related blood traits highlight potential therapeutic targets for cardiovascular disease
  183. Platelets inhibit apoptotic lung epithelial cell death and protect mice against infection-induced lung injury
  184. Location of Pulmonary Mast Cells Predicts Asthma Outcomes
  185. Factors Associated With Progression of Lung Function Abnormalities in HIV-Infected Individuals
  186. Clinical and Laboratory Predictors of 30-Day Hospital Readmission Risk in Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease
  187. GPNMB methylation: a new marker of potentially carcinogenic colon lesions
  188. Tropheryma whipplei colonization in HIV-infected individuals is not associated with lung function or inflammation
  189. Characteristics of lung cancer among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and interstitial lung disease – analysis of institutional and population data
  190. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Cut Point of 50% for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction—Reply
  191. Senescence of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  192. Mesenchymal stem cells reduce ER stress via PERK-Nrf2 pathway in aged mouse model
  193. Lessons learned when recruiting for an early Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) palliative care intervention
  194. Differential Expression of Plasma Metabolites in Patients with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis is Associated with Clinical Behavior
  195. Biomarker signatures of sickle cell disease severity
  196. Obesity and Pancreatic Cysts in African American Patients
  197. The importance of stool DNA methylation in colorectal cancer diagnosis: A meta-analysis
  198. Clinical Outcomes and Mortality Impact of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Patients With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  199. Abstract 647: Identification of novel and known hotspot variants in African Americans with colorectal cancer
  200. Abstract 1638: Is short interval colonoscopy at the discretion of the gastroenterologist
  201. Treatment of exercise pulmonary hypertension improves pulmonary vascular distensibility
  202. Association Between Hemodynamic Markers of Pulmonary Hypertension and Outcomes in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
  203. Adiponectin, Leptin, IGF-1, and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha As Potential Serum Biomarkers for Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Colorectal Adenoma in African Americans
  204. Association of genetic variation in COMT gene with pain related to sickle cell disease in patients from the walk-PHaSST study
  205. Decreased Lung Function and All-Cause Mortality in HIV-infected Individuals
  206. Randomised clinical trial of an early palliative care intervention (SUPPORT) for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and their caregivers: protocol and key design considerations
  207. Prevalence of relative systemic hypertension in adults with sickle cell disease in Ghana
  208. Gastrointestinal Lesions in African American Patients With Iron Deficiency Anemia
  209. A case series describing common radiographic and pathologic patterns of hard metal pneumoconiosis
  210. IPF lung fibroblasts have a senescent phenotype
  211. Clinical and laboratory findings associated with sleep disordered breathing in sickle cell disease
  212. The matricellular protein TSP1 promotes human and mouse endothelial cell senescence through CD47 and Nox1
  213. Abstract 5273: Detection of sessile serrated adenomas/polyps in African Americans
  214. Abstract 4578: Does poor prognosis in African Americans with MSI-H colorectal cancer associate with altered immune markers
  215. Clinical and Pathological Risk Factors Associated with Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis in African-Americans with Chronic Hepatitis C
  216. Association of circulating transcriptomic profiles with mortality in sickle cell disease
  217. Gastrointestinal Lesions in African American Patients with Iron Deficiency Anemia
  218. IRF5 distinguishes severe asthma in humans and drives Th1 phenotype and airway hyperreactivity in mice
  219. The Ability of Patient-Symptom Questionnaires to Differentiate PVFMD From Asthma
  220. Is the Rate of Sessile Serrated Polyp/Adenoma different in African Americans?
  221. Loss of Twist1 in the Mesenchymal Compartment Promotes Increased Fibrosis in Experimental Lung Injury by Enhanced Expression of CXCL12
  222. Referral to Palliative Care Infrequent in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit
  223. Prospective study of thrombosis and thrombospondin-1 expression in Chuvash polycythemia
  224. Risk factors for mortality in adult patients with sickle cell disease: a meta-analysis of studies in North America and Europe
  225. Mediastinal and Subcutaneous Chest Fat Are Differentially Associated with Emphysema Progression and Clinical Outcomes in Smokers
  226. Altered nocifensive behavior in animal models of autism spectrum disorder: The role of the nicotinic cholinergic system
  227. Effects of hydroxyurea on F-cells in sickle cell disease and potential impact of a second fetal globin inducer
  228. Acute hemodynamic effects of inhaled sodium nitrite in pulmonary hypertension associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
  229. Clinicopathological Features of Sessile Serrated Polyp/Adenoma: Improving Serration Detection to Adjust Interval Follow-up Colonoscopy
  230. Renal Failure in Sickle Cell Disease: Prevalence, Predictors of Disease, Mortality and Effect on Length of Hospital Stay
  231. A genetic variation associated with plasma erythropoietin and a non-coding transcript ofPRKAR1Ain sickle cell disease
  232. Increased MACC1 levels in tissues and blood identify colon adenoma patients at high risk
  233. Abstract 5013: A meta-analysis of MSI frequency and race in colorectal cancer
  234. Abstract 3130: Adiponectin, Leptin, IGF1 and TNFα serum biomarker as noninvasive diagnosis of colon adenoma
  235. The Relaxin Receptor RXFP1 in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
  236. Colorectal Cancer in Young African Americans: Is It Time to Revisit Guidelines and Prevention?
  237. Novel relationships of markers of monocyte activation and endothelial dysfunction with pulmonary dysfunction in HIV-infected persons
  238. Sleep-disordered breathing and nocturnal hypoxemia in young adults with sickle cell disease
  239. A meta-analysis of MSI frequency and race in colorectal cancer
  240. Mo1167 Colorectal Cancer in Young African Americans: Is It Time for New Guidelines and Prevention?
  241. Su2037 CD8+ T-Cell Infiltration in Epithelial and Stromal Tissues of MSI Colorectal Cancer Patients
  242. Mo1532 Clinical Factors Affecting NAFLD and NASH Progression in African-American Patients at a Local University Hospital
  243. 600b Clinical and Pathological Risk Factors of Progression to Liver Fibrosis in African Americans With Chronic Hepatitis C
  244. Diabetes Mellitus and Pancreatic Cysts in African Americans
  245. Global Epidemiology of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Perspectives on US Minority Populations
  246. PVR BUT NOT DPG PREDICTS CARDIAC HOSPITALIZATIONS IN LEFT HEART DISEASE-ASSOCIATED PULMONARY HYPERTENSION
  247. PVR Predicts Cardiac Hospitalizations in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with HFpEF and HFrEF
  248. Can optical diagnosis of small colon polyps be accurate? Comparing standard scope without narrow banding to high definition scope with narrow banding
  249. Novel Inducers of Fetal Globin Identified through High Throughput Screening (HTS) Are Active In Vivo in Anemic Baboons and Transgenic Mice
  250. Kidney Disease among Patients with Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobin SS and SC
  251. Hydroxyurea Treatment Is Associated with Elevated Serum Erythropoietin Concentration but Suppressed Global Hypoxic Transcriptional Responses in Sickle Cell Disease
  252. Thrombotic Complications Are Associated with Phlebotomy Therapy in Patients with Chuvash Polycythemia
  253. Lymph nodes’ evaluation in relation to colorectal cancer staging among African Americans
  254. Rapamycin increases fetal hemoglobin and ameliorates the nociception phenotype in sickle cell mice
  255. Subanesthetic ketamine infusions for the treatment of children and adolescents with chronic pain: a longitudinal study
  256. Modulation of social deficits and repetitive behaviors in a mouse model of autism: the role of the nicotinic cholinergic system
  257. Pulmonary hypertension in sickle cell disease
  258. Atrial Fibrillation and Colonic Neoplasia in African Americans
  259. Blood transfusion and 30-day readmission rate in adult patients hospitalized with sickle cell disease crisis
  260. Genetic polymorphism of APOB is associated with diabetes mellitus in sickle cell disease
  261. Dexmedetomidine ameliorates nocifensive behavior in humanized sickle cell mice
  262. Su2019 Colonic Neoplasia and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in African Americans
  263. Mo1258 Risk Factors of Variceal and Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Mortality in Patients With Underlying Liver Disease
  264. Mo1057 Metformin, Insulin Therapy and Risk of Colorectal Neoplasia Among African American With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  265. Mo1070 Gastrointestinal Lesions in African American Patients With Iron Deficiency Anemia
  266. Sa1189 Colonic Neoplasia in IBD and Non-IBD/Noninfectious Colitis Among Minority Patients
  267. Complications in children and adolescents with Chuvash polycythemia
  268. Association between Diverticular Disease and Pre-Neoplastic Colorectal Lesions in an Urban African-American Population
  269. Prevalence and features of colorectal lesions among Hispanics: A hospital-based study
  270. Cardiopulmonary Functional Status in Children with SCD at Baseline: Pulse Pressure As a Biomarker of Early Compromise
  271. Perceived Discrimination in Health Care Is Associated With a Greater Burden of Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
  272. Abstract 553: Can MACC1 plasma transcripts in colon adenoma patients be used as an early indicator of metastasis potential
  273. Abstract 3854: B-catenin expression and obesity in African Americans with colorectal neoplasia: Is there a relationship
  274. Abstract 3853: Predictive and prognostic analysis of KRAS and MSI markers in treatment of urban African American colorectal cancer patients
  275. Perceived Discrimination, Patient Trust, and Adherence to Medical Recommendations Among Persons with Sickle Cell Disease
  276. Hydroxycarbamide treatment in sickle cell disease: estimates of possible leukaemia risk and of hospitalization survival benefit
  277. An unequal burden: Poor patient–provider communication and sickle cell disease
  278. Risk Factors for Death in 632 Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in the United States and United Kingdom
  279. Sa1938 Plasma MACC1: A Surrogate for Metastatic Potential in Pre-Neoplastic Colonic Lesions
  280. Mo1911 Association of Type 2 Diabetes and Colorectal Polyps and Adenomas
  281. Sa1190 Ulcerative Colitis and Risk of Adenoma in African Americans
  282. Gastric Helicobacter pylori infection associates with an increased risk of colorectal polyps in African Americans
  283. Abnormal Pulmonary Function and Associated Risk Factors in Children and Adolescents With Sickle Cell Anemia
  284. Differences in the clinical and genotypic presentation of sickle cell disease around the world
  285. BMI and the risk of colorectal adenoma in African-Americans
  286. Alpha-thalassaemia and response to hydroxyurea in sickle cell anaemia
  287. An Integrative CGH, MSI and Candidate Genes Methylation Analysis of Colorectal Tumors
  288. Iron deficiency modifies gene expression variation induced by augmented hypoxia sensing
  289. Prevalence of Colorectal Neoplasia Among Young African Americans and Hispanic Americans
  290. Changes of Upper GI Bleeding Mortality Risk in U.S. Population over Three Decades
  291. Decreasing Trend of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Mortality Risk in Patients With Liver Failure in the Last Decade: Presidential Poster
  292. Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Mortality Risk Changes in Patients With Comorbidities Over Three Decades
  293. Lactate dehydrogenase and hemolysis in sickle cell disease
  294. Decreasing Trend of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Mortality Risk Over Three Decades
  295. Role of life events in the presence of colon polyps among African Americans
  296. Clinical correlates of acute pulmonary events in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease
  297. Asynchronous Web-Based Learning, a Practical Method to Enhance Teaching in Emergency Medicine
  298. Genetic determinants of haemolysis in sickle cell anaemia
  299. A Rational Krylov Method Based on Hermite Interpolation for Nonlinear Eigenvalue Problems
  300. Genetic Determinants of Hemolysis in Sickle Cell Anemia.
  301. Renal Disease in Sickle Cell: Clinically Varied and Associated with Increased Mortality
  302. Decreased serum glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients with Chuvash polycythemia: a role for HIF in glucose metabolism
  303. Helicobacter pylori Protection Against Reflux Esophagitis
  304. The relationship between the severity of hemolysis, clinical manifestations and risk of death in 415 patients with sickle cell anemia in the US and Europe
  305. Cobalamin status in sickle cell disease
  306. APlasmodium-encoded cytokine suppresses T-cell immunity during malaria
  307. Sickle cell disease is associated with decreased HIV but higher HBV and HCV comorbidities in US hospital discharge records: a cross-sectional study
  308. Is Opium a Real Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer or Just a Methodological Artifact? Hospital and Neighborhood Controls in Case-Control Studies
  309. SEL1L, an UPR Response Protein, a Potential Marker of Colonic Cell Transformation
  310. Plasma thrombospondin‐1 is increased during acute sickle cell vaso‐occlusive events and associated with acute chest syndrome, hydroxyurea therapy, and lower hemolytic rates
  311. Markers of Severe Vaso-Occlusive Painful Episode Frequency in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Anemia
  312. Clinical and Genetic Variability of Red Blood Cell Hemolysis in Sickle Cell Anemia
  313. Genomic Assessment of Mortality in Sickle Cell Disease- A Novel Association with Cytokine Imbalance and T Cell Dysregulation
  314. Non-Cardiopulmonary Factors Affecting the Six-Minute Walk Distance in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Results From the Walk-PHaSST Study
  315. Predictors of Mortality in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease: The PUSH Study
  316. Chuvash polycythemia VHLR200W mutation is associated with down-regulation of hepcidin expression
  317. Case-Control Study of Vitamin D, dickkopf homolog 1 (DKK1) Gene Methylation, VDR Gene Polymorphism and the Risk of Colon Adenoma in African Americans
  318. Pulmonary artery pressure and iron deficiency in patients with upregulation of hypoxia sensing due to homozygous VHLR200W mutation (Chuvash polycythemia)
  319. Echocardiographic Markers of Elevated Pulmonary Pressure and Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Are Associated With Exercise Intolerance in Adults and Adolescents With Homozygous Sickle Cell Anemia in the United States and United Kingdom
  320. Esophageal Carcinoma in African Americans: A Five-Decade Experience
  321. SLC5A8 Gene, A Transporter of Butyrate: A Gut Flora Metabolite, Is Frequently Methylated in African American Colon Adenomas
  322. The heterozygote advantage of the Chuvash polycythemia VHLR200W mutation may be protection against anemia
  323. Predictors of osteoclast activity in patients with sickle cell disease
  324. Colorectal Cancer: African Americans Versus Native Africans
  325. Distinct Clinical and Immunologic Profiles in Severe Malarial Anemia and Cerebral Malaria in Zambia
  326. Cytochrome B5 Reductase T116S Polymorphism Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Severe Anemia Among Zambian Children with Malaria
  327. Evaluation of Exercise Capacity In Children with SCD by Six Minute Walk Test
  328. NT-Probnp as a Marker of Cardiopulmonary Compromise and Exercise Limitation In Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia In the Walk-PHaSST Study
  329. Plasma Level of NT-Pro-BNP In Children with Sickle Cell Disease Is Associated with Degree of Anemia and Left Ventricular Measures: The PUSH Study
  330. Predictors of Six-Minute Walk Distance In Adults with Sickle Cell Anemia In the Walk-PHaSST Study
  331. Abstract B52: Predictor of distinct genetic alterations in African Americans with colon cancer by genomic analysis
  332. Elevated tricuspid regurgitation velocity and decline in exercise capacity over 22 months of follow up in children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia
  333. Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus: the first population-based study from Iran
  334. Epidemiology of Uninvestigated Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Adolescents: A Population-based Study Applying the Rome II Questionnaire
  335. Verbal Autopsy: Reliability and Validity Estimates for Causes of Death in the Golestan Cohort Study in Iran
  336. T1693 High Nitrate Intake May Be Related to GERD: An Ecologic Study
  337. S1291 Prevalence of Hepatitis and Its Etiologic Changes Over Time in African Americans in a University Teaching Hospital
  338. W1745 Case-Control Study of Vitamin D, Epigenetic, Genetic Factor, and Colon Adenoma in African Americans
  339. Association of G6PD202A,376G with lower haemoglobin concentration but not increased haemolysis in patients with sickle cell anaemia
  340. Complete blood count, measures of iron status and inflammatory markers in inner-city African Americans with undiagnosed hepatitis C seropositivity
  341. Longitudinal Change In Pulmonary Function In Children With Sickle Cell Disease And Associated Factors
  342. Abstract 2798: VDR gene polymorphism and risk of prostate cancer in African-American
  343. Abstract 2713: Helicobacter pylori increases the risk of colorectal polyps in African Americans
  344. Abstract 2714: Colorectal Cancer in young (<50 years old) African Americans, Could race be a risk factor? A 20 years experience in an inner city teaching hospital
  345. Abstract 3445: Helicobacter pylori increases the risk of colorectal polyps in African Americans
  346. NT-proBNP as a marker of cardiopulmonary status in sickle cell anaemia in Africa
  347. Clinicopathological Features of Colon Polyps from African-Americans
  348. Angiogenic and Inflammatory Markers of Cardiopulmonary Changes in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
  349. Relationship of erythropoietin, fetal hemoglobin, and hydroxyurea treatment to tricuspid regurgitation velocity in children with sickle cell disease
  350. Prospective evaluation of haemoglobin oxygen saturation at rest and after exercise in paediatric sickle cell disease patients
  351. Comparison of breast cancer survival in two populations: Ardabil, Iran and British Columbia, Canada
  352. Outcome of Colonoscopy in Elderly African-American Patients
  353. Distinct High-Profile Methylated Genes in Colorectal Cancer
  354. Prospective Echocardiography Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Its Potential Etiologies in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
  355. A 50-Year Review of Colorectal Cancer in African Americans: Implications for Prevention and Treatment
  356. Echocardiographic findings in patients with sickle cell disease
  357. T1891 Prevalence of Columnar Lined Esophagus Among Iranian GERD Patients and the Clinical Correlations
  358. M1033 Colorectal Neoplasia in Young African Americans, Could Race Be a Risk Factor? a 40 Years Experience in An Inner City Teaching Hospital
  359. M1038 Neoplastic Changes in Colonic Mucosa Following Polypectomy, Does Follow Up Make Sense?
  360. Reply
  361. Serum ferritin concentrations in Africans with low dietary iron
  362. Reversible posterior leuko-encephalopathy in children with sickle cell disease
  363. Elevated tricuspid regurgitant jet velocity in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: association with hemolysis and hemoglobin oxygen desaturation
  364. Distinct BRAF (V600E) and KRAS Mutations in High Microsatellite Instability Sporadic Colorectal Cancer in African Americans
  365. Childhood Hygienic Practice and Family Education Status Determine the Prevalence ofHelicobacter pyloriInfection in Iran
  366. Altered cytokine profiles in patients with Chuvash polycythemia
  367. Pulmonary Hypertension in Sickle Cell Disease
  368. Global Histone H4 Acetylation and HDAC2 Expression in Colon Adenoma and Carcinoma
  369. H. pylori-Induced Apoptosis in Human Gastric Cancer Cells Mediated via the Release of Apoptosis-Inducing Factor from Mitochondria
  370. Association of Hemolysis with Clinical Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
  371. THE AUTHORS REPLY
  372. Ferroportin q248h, Dietary Iron, and Serum Ferritin in Community African-Americans With Low to High Alcohol Consumption
  373. Survival rate of gastric and esophageal cancers in Ardabil Province, North-West of Iran
  374. Opium, tobacco, and alcohol use in relation to oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a high-risk area of Iran
  375. Epidemiological study of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: reflux in spouse as a risk factor
  376. S1045 Gastric Cancer in African-Americans, Trend in 50 Years Experience of An Inner City Medical Center
  377. S1046 Colorectal Cancer Trend in African-American in 50 Years, Hospital Based Study, a Shift Toward More Advanced Tumor
  378. T2090 CAN1 Gene Methylation Profile in African Americans with Colon Cancer and Adenoma, New Candidate Genes
  379. T2092 Distinct Cin and Min Pattern, CAN1 Gene Methylation Profile in African-Americans (AA) with Colon Cancer and Adenoma
  380. S2030 Opium, Tobacco and Alcohol Use in Relation to Esophageal Cancer in a High-Risk Area of Iran
  381. Impact of BRAF, MLH1 on the incidence of microsatellite instability high colorectal cancer in populations based study
  382. Prospective Acid Reflux Study of Iran (PARSI): Methodology and study design
  383. Response to Dr. Bai et al.
  384. Hygiene Could Affect GERD Prevalence Independently: A Population-Based Study in Tehran
  385. Critical role of Helicobacter pylori in the pattern of gastritis and carditis in residents of an area with high prevalence of gastric cardia cancer
  386. Indomethacin May Reduce the Incidence and Severity of Acute Pancreatitis After ERCP
  387. Surface area: a better predictor of disease severity than the height and volume of the barium column in patients with primary achalasia
  388. Screening of the adult population in Iran for coeliac disease: comparison of the tissue-transglutaminase antibody and anti-endomysial antibody tests
  389. Gateroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in Iran: a population-based study
  390. Clinical, demographic, and habit characteristics of GERD patients with and without erosive esophagitis
  391. Incidence and age distribution of colorectal cancer in Iran: Results of a population-based cancer registry
  392. Validity and reliability of a new food frequency questionnaire compared to 24 h recalls and biochemical measurements: pilot phase of Golestan cohort study of esophageal cancer
  393. Declining incidence of esophageal cancer in the Turkmen Plain, eastern part of the Caspian Littoral of Iran: A retrospective cancer surveillance
  394. Fruits, Vegetables, and Antioxidants and Risk of Gastric Cancer among Male Smokers
  395. Artificial neural networks in prediction of bone density among post-menopausal women
  396. Evaluation of patient-related factors associated with causality, preventability, predictability and severity of hepatotoxicity during antituberclosis treatment
  397. Golestan cohort study of oesophageal cancer: feasibility and first results
  398. Epidemiologic features of upper gastrointestinal tract cancers in Northeastern Iran
  399. Ecologic study of serum selenium and upper gastrointestinal cancers in Iran
  400. Cancer occurrence in Ardabil: Results of a population-based Cancer Registry from Iran
  401. Cancer occurrence in Ardabil: Results of a population-based Cancer Registry from Iran
  402. Endoscopic Findings in End-Stage Renal Disease
  403. Blind separation of instantaneous mixtures of nonstationary sources
  404. Review of Five therapists and one client.
  405. Sex Ratios of Nestling and Fledgling Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) Favor Males
  406. The Shah