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Christine Herman

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Verified email at dal.ca
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[HTML][HTML] Surgery or endovascular therapy for chronic limb-threatening ischemia

…, PP Goodney, BM Hawkins, CR Herman… - … England Journal of …, 2022 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) require revascularization
to improve limb perfusion and thereby limit the risk of amputation. It is uncertain whether an …

Canadian Cardiovascular Society 2022 guidelines for peripheral arterial disease

…, HL Gill, E Greco, R Guzman, C Herman… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Patients with widespread atherosclerosis such as peripheral artery disease (PAD) have a
high risk of cardiovascular and limb symptoms and complications, which affects their quality of …

Clopidogrel increases blood transfusion and hemorrhagic complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

CR Herman, KJ Buth, BA Kent, GM Hirsch - The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Utilization of the irreversible antiplatelet agent clopidogrel is increasing in
the treatment acute coronary syndrome patients. Consequently, more patients are presenting …

Night eating syndrome and its association with weight status, physical activity, eating habits, smoking status, and sleep patterns among college students

…, H Szymanski, K Smith, L Pringle, C Herman… - Eating and Weight …, 2017 - Springer
Background Night eating syndrome (NES) is characterized by evening hyperphagia and/or
nocturnal ingestion. Objective The main objective of this study was to assess the percentage …

Occupational exposure to organic solvent mixtures during pregnancy and the risk of non-syndromic oral clefts

…, M Bahuau, A Nelva, C Herman… - Occupational and …, 2006 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives: To examine the association between maternal occupational exposure to mixtures
of organic solvents during pregnancy and the risk of non-syndromic oral clefts. Methods: A …

[HTML][HTML] Any nonadherence to instructions for use predicts graft-related adverse events in patients undergoing elective endovascular aneurysm repair

CR Herman, P Charbonneau, K Hongku… - Journal of vascular …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background A variety of devices exist for endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Device-specific
instructions for use (IFU) detail anatomic constraints to application and deployment of …

Fetal and maternal MTHFR C677T genotype, maternal folate intake and the risk of nonsyndromic oral clefts

…, M Bahuau, H Zhu, A Nelva, C Herman… - American Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The association between maternal folate intake and risk of nonsyndromic oral clefts has been
studied among many populations with conflicting results. The methylenetetrahydrofolate …

Clinical utility of HCV core antigen detection and quantification in the diagnosis and management of patients with chronic hepatitis C receiving an all-oral, interferon …

…, C Sarrazin, B Maasoumy, C Herman… - Antiviral …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The introduction of highly potent direct-acting combination therapies for HCV
have negated the role of response-guided therapy and reduced the role of treatment …

Genetic susceptibilities in the association between maternal exposure to tobacco smoke and the risk of nonsyndromic oral cleft

…, DM Iovannisci, A Nelva, C Herman… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Maternal tobacco consumption is considered as a risk factor for nonsyndromic oral clefts.
However, this risk is moderate and may be modulated by genetic susceptibilities, including …

Predicting prolonged intensive care unit length of stay in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery–development of an entirely preoperative scorecard

C Herman, W Karolak, AM Yip, KJ Buth… - … and thoracic surgery, 2009 - academic.oup.com
We sought to develop a predictive model based exclusively on preoperative factors to
identify patients at risk for PrlICULOS following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). …