5.4 Promote participation in governance by informing members of opportunities for volunteers
5.5 Implement an on-going board self-assessment program to improve efficiency and …

Thromboembolic complications such as systemic embolization and valve thrombosis are a
major concern early after mechanical valve replacement; however, the benefit of …

Introduction: Early and appropriate empiric antibiotics are important to improve survival in
septic shock. Antibiotic dosing, especially vancomycin dosing, is complicated by continuous …

Genetically engineered (GE) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) volunteers could present a problem
in cultivated wheat because they may facilitate movement of a GE trait to other volunteers …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the United States. Traditionally,
warfarin has been used to prevent the occurrence of stroke in intermediate-to-high risk …

The adipocyte-derived protein adiponectin is highly heritable and inversely associated with
risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and coronary heart disease (CHD). We meta-analyzed …

Chemokines are a family of cytokines that exhibit selective chemoattractant properties for
target leukocytes and play a significant role in leukocyte migration. In this study, we have …

In the last years, the number of scientific work groups engaged in laser polishing is continuously
increasing. But still laser polishing is a niche. Scientific presentations and publications …

The majority of the heritability of coronary artery disease (CAD) remains unexplained,
despite recent successes of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in identifying novel …

… We acknowledge the advice and expertise of the Madison VA Inpatient Pharmacists Work
group and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. We acknowledge Dr. Christopher J. …