Mark Lesney is the editor of MDedge.com/IDPractioner and of Hematology News. He has been at Frontline Medical Communications since 2005, before which he worked as an editor/writer for the American Chemical Society. He has a PhD in plant virology and a PhD in the history of science. He has served as an adjunct assistant professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular & celluar biology at Georgetown University, Washington, and an assistant professor in the department of forestry at the University of Florida, Gainesville.
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Angioplasty Improved Venous Flow in MS
Major Finding: Of the 50 CCSVI-MS patients with IJV stenosis greater than 70% and reflux who underwent balloon angioplasty, technical success was...
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Predicted Survival Improves Patient Selection for CEA
Major Finding: Patients classified as low (27%), medium (68%), and high risk (5%) on the basis of their number of risk factors had significantly...
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Balloon Angioplasty Improves Venous Flow in MS Patients
Major Finding: Of the 50 CCSVI-MS patients with IJV stenosis greater than 70% and reflux who underwent balloon angioplasty, technical success was...
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Hemodialysis Access and Age-Related Outcomes
Major Finding: Patients older than 68 years of age with radiocephalic fistulas had significantly increased central venous catheter days, more...
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Less Vascular Care Tied to More Amputations
Major Finding: Patients in the highest amputation regions had 57% fewer therapeutic revascularization procedures (such as bypass surgery or stent...
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Research Reveals Predictors of Ischemic Colitis
Major Finding: Patient survival at 1 year was significantly lower among patients who had ischemic colitis, compared with those who did not have...