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amir sharafkhaneh

Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Verified email at bcm.edu
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[PDF][PDF] Toll-like receptor 4 is a sensor for autophagy associated with innate immunity

YI Xu, C Jagannath, XD Liu, A Sharafkhaneh… - Immunity, 2007 - cell.com
Autophagy has recently been shown to be an important component of the innate immune
response. The signaling pathways leading to activation of autophagy in innate immunity are …

Association of psychiatric disorders and sleep apnea in a large cohort

A Sharafkhaneh, N Giray, P Richardson, T Young… - Sleep, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Study Objectives: We conducted the present study to determine whether psychiatric disorders
are commonly associated with sleep apnea in Veterans Health Administration beneficiaries…

Determinants of depression in the ECLIPSE chronic obstructive pulmonary disease cohort

…, SI Rennard, A Sharafkhaneh - American journal of …, 2011 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Depression is prevalent in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD);
however, its etiology and relationship to the clinical features of COPD are not well …

A comprehensive care management program to prevent chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalizations: a randomized, controlled trial

…, R Robbins, PS Sriram, A Sharafkhaneh… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
Background: Improving a patient's ability to self-monitor and manage changes in chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms may improve outcomes. Objective: To …

Airway mucus: from production to secretion

OW Williams, A Sharafkhaneh, V Kim… - American journal of …, 2006 - atsjournals.org
Mucus hypersecretion is a phenotype associated with multiple obstructive lung diseases.
However, in spite of its nefarious reputation under pathologic conditions, there are significant …

Quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and comorbid anxiety or depression

…, MA Stanley, CJ Ferguson, A Sharafkhaneh… - Psychosomatics, 2006 - Elsevier
The authors examined 179 veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to
determine the relative contribution of clinical depression and/or anxiety (Beck Depression …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence, predictors and economic consequences of no-shows

…, LM Travis, S Tavakoli-Tabasi, A Sharafkhaneh - BMC health services …, 2015 - Springer
Background Patients not attending to clinic appointments (no-show) significantly affects
delivery, cost of care and resource planning. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, predictors …

Pathogenesis of emphysema: from the bench to the bedside

A Sharafkhaneh, NA Hanania, V Kim - Proceedings of the American …, 2008 - atsjournals.org
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized physiologically by expiratory
flow limitation and pathologically by alveolar destruction and enlargement and small and …

Survival after lung volume reduction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: insights from small airway pathology

…, GJ Criner, RM Cherniack, A Sharafkhaneh… - American journal of …, 2007 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: COPD is associated with reduced life expectancy. Objectives: To determine the
association between small airway pathology and long-term survival after lung volume …

Risk indexes for exacerbations and hospitalizations due to COPD

…, Y Lokhnygina, K Rice, WG Kuschner, A Sharafkhaneh… - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Objective:The ability to predict exacerbations in patients with COPD might permit more
rational use of preventive interventions. Our objective was to develop risk indexes for …