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Determination of Factors that Affect Time to Hospital Presentation in Patients with Symptoms Suggestive of an Acute Myocardial Infarction

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.411
Synopsis: 
Life saving measures for acute myocardial infarction include reperfusion therapy. There have been international studies done looking at factors contributing to prehospital delay in patients with such an event. This study looks factors that contribute to delays in a Jamaican University hospital population.

ABSTRACT

Objective:  To determine the factors that affect time to hospital presentation in persons with symptoms suggestive of an acute myocardial infarction.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was done at the emergency department at the University Hospital of the West Indies, Kingston Jamaica. One hundred and fifty persons whopresented with symptoms suggestive of an AMI and were later diagnosed as such were analyzed.

Received: 
20 Jul, 2016
Accepted: 
07 Sep, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon angus_et_al-time_to_presentation_with_ami_symptoms_to_a_university_hospital.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Acute Myocardial Infarction
delay in hospital presentation
fibrinolytic therapy
Journal Authors: 
CK Angus
CA Walters
NP Hart
EW Williams
RA Edwards
JA Williams-Johnson
e-Published: 09 Sep, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Role of 5-HT2A Receptors in the Depression of Respiratory Rhythmic Discharge Activity of Medullary Slice of Neonatal Rats with Prenatal Cigarette Smoke Exposure

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.399
Synopsis: 
This study investigated the role of 5-HT2A receptors in the depression of respiratory rhythmic discharging activity of medullary slice of neonatal rats with prenatal cigarette smoke exposure (PCSE), the agonists and antagonists of 5-HT2A receptors were applied to isolated medullary slices of neonatal rats.

ABSTRACT

Received: 
26 Jul, 2016
Accepted: 
07 Sep, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon ji_et_al-5-ht2a_receptors_decline_with_cigarette_smoke_exposure.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
5-HT2A receptors
medullary slice
prenatal cigarette smoke exposure (PCSE)
respiratory rhythmic discharge activity (RRDA)
Journal Authors: 
M Ji
Y Wang
Z Qian
e-Published: 09 Sep, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Clinical Evaluation of the Safety of Adductive-covered Nitinol Stents in the Treatment of Benign Tracheobronchial Stenosis

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.373
Synopsis: 
This study is a Clinical evaluation of adductive-covered nitinol stents in the treatment of benign tracheobronchial stenosis. The viewpoint highlights adductive-covered nitinol stents can significantly reduce granulation tissue hyperplasia and are a good prospect for clinical application in benign tracheobronchial stenosis treatment.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the effect of adductive-covered nitinol stents on tracheobronchial granulation tissue hyperplasia and assess the clinical application value.

Received: 
15 Jul, 2016
Accepted: 
07 Sep, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon sun_et_al-clinical_evaluation_of_tracheobronchial_stenosis.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Granulation tissue hyperplasia
interventional therapy
stent
tracheobronchial stenosis
Journal Authors: 
B Sun
F Cao
Y Qi
Y Ma
L Ma
X Chen
e-Published: 09 Sep, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Caveolin-1 Polymorphisms in Coronary Artery Disease

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.372
Synopsis: 
Coronary atherosclerosis is a major cause of mortality. T29107A specific genotype of Caveolin-1 may be linked with coronary artery disease pathogenesis. Utility of this polymorphic variant as a diagnostic or prognostic marker in CAD warrants further trials on larger series.

ABSTRACT

Aim: To investigate the associations of G14713A and T29107A polymorphic variants of Caveolin-1 with coronary artery disease (CAD).

Received: 
15 Jul, 2016
Accepted: 
07 Sep, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon asker_et_al-heart_disease_and_caveolin-1.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
coronary artery disease
Caveolin-1
single nucleotide polymorphism
Journal Authors: 
M Asker
M Taspinar
H Koyun
A Akyol
S Akdag
e-Published: 09 Sep, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Serum RDW Level of COPD Patients and the Characteristics of the Exacerbation

DOI: 
10.7727.wimj/2016.367
Synopsis: 
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of hemogram. Nearly one third of COPD patients have increased RDW levels and exitus rates are higher in this group. It is suggested that elevated RDW might be related with increased mortality in COPD patients.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a measure of red blood cell size heterogeneity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the RDW level and characteristics of the COPD exacerbations.

Received: 
13 Jul, 2016
Accepted: 
07 Sep, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon baris_et_al-copd_and_rdw_level.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Mortality
hospitalization
COPD
exacerbation
RDW
Journal Authors: 
SA Baris
T Onyilmaz
EK Ucar
I Basyigit
H Boyaci
F Yildiz
e-Published: 09 Sep, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Effects of Three Remineralizing Agents in the Shear Bond Strength of Orthodontic Brackets

Issue: 
Vol 69, Issue 8: 2022
DOI: 
10.7727.wimj/2016.363
Pages: 
550-4
Synopsis: 
This study evaluated the effect of three remineralizing agents, in the shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets. The application of these remineralizing agents had favourable values that did not affect the SBS and thus orthodontic brackets.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the effect of three remineralizing agents, in the shear bond strength (SBS) of orthodontic brackets.

Received: 
13 Jul, 2016
Accepted: 
07 Sep, 2016
Published: 
20 Jul, 2022
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss8-2022_550_554.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Enamel
orthodontic brackets
remineralizing
shear bond strength
Journal Authors: 
AA Nuñez-Solano
LE Rodriguez-Vilchis
RJ Scougall-Vilchis
R Contreras-Bulnes
U Velazquez-Enriquez
e-Published: 09 Sep, 2016

Prevalence of Human Papilloma Virus in the Oral Cavity of a Mexican Sample

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.275
Synopsis: 
This paper, whose main objective was to assess HPV prevalence in oral mucosa of Mexicans attending in a teaching clinic, shows a high prevalence (35.4%) of HPV in Mexican population, principally in males who smoke marijuana or have oral sex.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To assess the prevalence of oral HPV in a Mexican sample and to establish their possible association to socio-demographical characteristics, habits and/or sexual behavior.

Received: 
15 Jun, 2016
Accepted: 
22 Aug, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon sanchez_et_al-oral_hpv_in_mexicans.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
human papilloma virus
oral cavity
oral lesions
papiloma
sexual transmited disease
Journal Authors: 
FG Villanueva Sánchez
LA Gaitán Cepeda
e-Published: 07 Sep, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Anti-RA 33: A Marker of Good Prognosis in Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis

Issue: 
Vol 69, Issue 9: 2023
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.330
Pages: 
617-23
Synopsis: 
We investigated the diagnosis capability and extent of anti-RA 33 positivity and clinical characteristics in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We highlight a strong negative correlation between anti-RA 33 positivity and the quality of life. Anti-RA 33 antibodies may exert helpful effects determining prognosis in established RA patients though have poor diagnostic capability.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Autoantibodies are evident in the early stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and play important roles in diagnosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic capability and extent of anti-RA 33 positivity and clinical characteristics in patients with RA.

Received: 
30 Jun, 2016
Accepted: 
22 Aug, 2016
Published: 
25 Jan, 2023
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss9-2023_617_623.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Inflammation
prognostic factor
rheumatoid arthritis.
Journal Authors: 
H Harman
E Karakeçe
MS Sağ
İ Tekeoğlu
İH Çiftçi
e-Published: 07 Sep, 2016

An Overview of Cardiac Pacing in Jamaica. Part II: Indications, Modes and Arrhythmia Prevalence

DOI: 
10:7727/wimj.2016.432
Synopsis: 
This article explores the indications for implantation, modes of pacing and the prevalence of arrhythmias in patients attending pacemaker clinic in Jamaica. This is the first report of its kind for Jamaica and one of very few in the Caribbean.

ABSTRACT

Objective:  To present a report of the indications for cardiac pacing, modes of pacing and the prevalence of arrhythmias in Jamaica

Received: 
05 Aug, 2016
Accepted: 
01 Sep, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon irvine20et20al-an20overview20of20cardiac20pacing20in20jamaica-part20ii1.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
ICD
Arrhythmia Prevalence
Pacemaker Clinic
pacing mode
Journal Authors: 
R Irvine
A Coy
M Voutchkov
e-Published: 05 Sep, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

An Overview of Cardiac Pacing in Jamaica. Part I: Demographic Factors

DOI: 
10:7727/wimj.2016.1431
Synopsis: 
This article explores the demographics of patients attending pacemaker clinic in Jamaica. This is the first report of its kind for Jamaica and lays the foundation for the undertaking of future surveys as the practice continues to evolve in Jamaica.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To present a report of the demographics of cardiac pacing in Jamaica.

Received: 
08 Aug, 2016
Accepted: 
01 Sep, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon irvine20et20al-an20overview20of20cardiac20pacing20in20jamaica-part20i1.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Jamaica
Clinic
Demographics
ICD
Pacemaker
Journal Authors: 
R Irvine
A Coy
M Voutchkov
e-Published: 05 Sep, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

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