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  1. Article ; Online: Proceedings of the 2015 AASOG conference: Reducing disparities in sarcoidosis through personalized care and increased detection.

    Nabeel, Hamzeh / Marc, A Judson / Lisa, A Maier

    Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG

    2020  Volume 34, Issue 3, Page(s) 264–268

    Abstract: The 2015 annual meeting of the Americas Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (AASOG) was held on September ... ...

    Abstract The 2015 annual meeting of the Americas Association of Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders (AASOG) was held on September 25
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-03-09
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1339192-6
    ISSN 2532-179X ; 1124-0490
    ISSN (online) 2532-179X
    ISSN 1124-0490
    DOI 10.36141/svdld.v34i3.5666
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  2. Article ; Online: Sarcoidosis.

    Llanos, Oscar / Hamzeh, Nabeel

    The Medical clinics of North America

    2019  Volume 103, Issue 3, Page(s) 527–534

    Abstract: Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease that affects individuals worldwide. The lungs are most commonly involved but any organ can be involved. It has variable manifestations and clinical course. Diagnosis of sarcoidosis is based on ... ...

    Abstract Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease that affects individuals worldwide. The lungs are most commonly involved but any organ can be involved. It has variable manifestations and clinical course. Diagnosis of sarcoidosis is based on clinicopathologic findings and the exclusion of other causes of granulomatous disease. Its hallmark is the formation of granulomas in affected organs. Immunosuppressive therapy is the cornerstone of the management of sarcoidosis and is indicated when there is evidence of symptomatic or progressive disease or when critical organs (ocular, cardiac, nervous system) are involved.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Sarcoidosis/diagnosis ; Sarcoidosis/epidemiology ; Sarcoidosis/etiology ; Sarcoidosis/therapy
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 215710-x
    ISSN 1557-9859 ; 0025-7125
    ISSN (online) 1557-9859
    ISSN 0025-7125
    DOI 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.12.011
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  3. Article: Cognitive Difficulties and Health-Related Quality of Life in Sarcoidosis: An Analysis of the GRADS Cohort.

    Hoth, Karin F / Simmering, Jacob / Croghan, Anna / Hamzeh, Nabeel Y

    Journal of clinical medicine

    2022  Volume 11, Issue 13

    Abstract: Rationale: Subjective cognitive difficulties are common among sarcoidosis patients; however, previous studies have not modeled the link between cognitive difficulties and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).: Objectives: To determine whether ... ...

    Abstract Rationale: Subjective cognitive difficulties are common among sarcoidosis patients; however, previous studies have not modeled the link between cognitive difficulties and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
    Objectives: To determine whether cognitive difficulties are associated with HRQOL in sarcoidosis patients after adjusting for demographics, fatigue, and physical disease severity measures.
    Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of the Genomic Research in Alpha-1 antitrypsin Deficiency and Sarcoidosis (GRADS) study data. We examined the association between self-reported cognitive difficulties (Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ)) and HRQOL (SF12v2 mental and physical component scores) while adjusting for the demographics, fatigue, and physical disease severity measures (i.e., organ involvement, forced vital capacity).
    Results: Approximately one-fourth of the patients with sarcoidosis endorsed cognitive difficulties. More frequent cognitive difficulties and more severe fatigue were significantly associated with worse mental HRQOL in the fully adjusted model, while older age was associated with better mental HRQOL. The association between cognitive difficulties and physical HRQOL was not significant in the final model. More severe fatigue, joint involvement, and reduced forced vital capacity (FVC) were associated with worse physical HRQOL, while higher income and higher education were associated with better physical HRQOL.
    Conclusions: Perceived cognitive difficulties are associated with diminished HRQOL after adjusting for demographics, organ involvement, pulmonary function, and fatigue. The association between cognitive difficulties and reduced HRQOL primarily occurs through the impact on mental components of HRQOL.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-22
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2662592-1
    ISSN 2077-0383
    ISSN 2077-0383
    DOI 10.3390/jcm11133594
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  4. Article ; Online: Bilateral diaphragmatic dysfunction

    Christine Gill / Alpana Garg / Rami Fakih / Nabeel Y Hamzeh

    SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol

    A cause of persistent dyspnea in patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2

    2022  Volume 10

    Abstract: Persistent shortness of breath is one of the most common concerns reported by patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2. Here, we present a case of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis as a cause shortness of breath that developed after SARS-CoV-2 ... ...

    Abstract Persistent shortness of breath is one of the most common concerns reported by patients with post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2. Here, we present a case of bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis as a cause shortness of breath that developed after SARS-CoV-2 infection. A middle-aged gentleman with history of sleep apnea and body mass index 27.9 kg/m2 presented to our post-COVID clinic with 3 months of dyspnea and orthopnea after contracting SARS-CoV-2 in November 2020. During acute infection, he was hospitalized for hypoxemia, which improved with steroids and supplemental oxygen. At 3 months, he continued to report dyspnea and orthopnea. On examination, he had tachycardia and increased respiratory rate with paradoxical respiratory abdominal movement. Chest imaging showed elevated bilateral hemidiaphragms without any parenchymal lung disease. Pulmonary function test revealed severe ventilatory defect with restrictive lung disease. He was diagnosed with bilateral diaphragmatic dysfunction which was confirmed by absence of evoked potentials in diaphragm after phrenic nerve stimulation bilaterally. He was advised to use continuous positive airway pressure machine to assist with breathing at night. At his last follow-up (1-year post-infection), he was symptomatically improving without specific interventions.
    Keywords Medicine (General) ; R5-920
    Subject code 610
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher SAGE Publishing
    Document type Article ; Online
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  5. Article ; Online: Cognitive Difficulties and Health-Related Quality of Life in Sarcoidosis

    Karin F. Hoth / Jacob Simmering / Anna Croghan / Nabeel Y. Hamzeh

    Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 13, p

    An Analysis of the GRADS Cohort

    2022  Volume 3594

    Abstract: Rationale: Subjective cognitive difficulties are common among sarcoidosis patients; however, previous studies have not modeled the link between cognitive difficulties and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Objectives: To determine whether cognitive ... ...

    Abstract Rationale: Subjective cognitive difficulties are common among sarcoidosis patients; however, previous studies have not modeled the link between cognitive difficulties and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Objectives: To determine whether cognitive difficulties are associated with HRQOL in sarcoidosis patients after adjusting for demographics, fatigue, and physical disease severity measures. Methods: We performed a secondary analysis of the Genomic Research in Alpha-1 antitrypsin Deficiency and Sarcoidosis (GRADS) study data. We examined the association between self-reported cognitive difficulties (Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ)) and HRQOL (SF12v2 mental and physical component scores) while adjusting for the demographics, fatigue, and physical disease severity measures (i.e., organ involvement, forced vital capacity). Results: Approximately one-fourth of the patients with sarcoidosis endorsed cognitive difficulties. More frequent cognitive difficulties and more severe fatigue were significantly associated with worse mental HRQOL in the fully adjusted model, while older age was associated with better mental HRQOL. The association between cognitive difficulties and physical HRQOL was not significant in the final model. More severe fatigue, joint involvement, and reduced forced vital capacity (FVC) were associated with worse physical HRQOL, while higher income and higher education were associated with better physical HRQOL. Conclusions: Perceived cognitive difficulties are associated with diminished HRQOL after adjusting for demographics, organ involvement, pulmonary function, and fatigue. The association between cognitive difficulties and reduced HRQOL primarily occurs through the impact on mental components of HRQOL.
    Keywords sarcoidosis ; fatigue ; quality of life ; cognition ; cognitive difficulties ; health-related quality of life ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 120
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: Sarcoidosis.

    Hamzeh, Nabeel

    The Medical clinics of North America

    2011  Volume 95, Issue 6, Page(s) 1223–1234

    Abstract: Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, granulomatous disease. In this article, the various clinical manifestations, approach to, and management of, pulmonary and extrapulmonary sarcoidosis are reviewed. ...

    Abstract Sarcoidosis is a multisystem, granulomatous disease. In this article, the various clinical manifestations, approach to, and management of, pulmonary and extrapulmonary sarcoidosis are reviewed.
    MeSH term(s) Cardiomyopathies/diagnosis ; Central Nervous System Diseases/diagnosis ; Electrocardiography ; Eye Diseases/diagnosis ; Eye Diseases/etiology ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/diagnosis ; Gastrointestinal Diseases/etiology ; Granuloma/etiology ; Humans ; Hypercalcemia/therapy ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Musculoskeletal Diseases/diagnosis ; Sarcoidosis/complications ; Sarcoidosis/diagnosis ; Sarcoidosis/epidemiology ; Sarcoidosis/physiopathology ; Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2011-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 215710-x
    ISSN 1557-9859 ; 0025-7125
    ISSN (online) 1557-9859
    ISSN 0025-7125
    DOI 10.1016/j.mcna.2011.08.004
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  7. Article: Long-COVID improves in 50% of patients after a year in a Midwestern cohort.

    Stalker, Grant / Tudas, Rosarie / Garg, Alpana / Graham, Lauren / Thurman, Andrew L / Wiblin, R Todd / Hamzeh, Nabeel / Blount, Robert J / Villacreses, Raul / Zabner, Joseph / Comellas, Alejandro / Cho, Josalyn L / Pezzulo, Alejandro

    medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences

    2024  

    Abstract: Background: Many of those infected with COVID-19 experience long-term disability due to persistent symptoms known as Long-COVID, which include ongoing respiratory issues, loss of taste and smell, and impaired daily functioning.: Research question: ... ...

    Abstract Background: Many of those infected with COVID-19 experience long-term disability due to persistent symptoms known as Long-COVID, which include ongoing respiratory issues, loss of taste and smell, and impaired daily functioning.
    Research question: This study aims to better understand the chronology of long-COVID symptoms.
    Study design and methods: We prospectively enrolled 403 adults from the University of Iowa long-COVID clinic (June 2020 to February 2022). Participants provided symptom data during acute illness, symptom progression, and other clinical characteristics. Patients in this registry received a survey containing questions including current symptoms and status since long-COVID diagnosis (sliding status scale, PHQ2, GAD2, MMRC). Those >12 months since acute-COVID diagnosis had chart review done to track their symptomology.
    Results: Of 403 participants contacted, 129 (32%) responded. The mean age (in years) was 50.17 +/-14.28, with 31.8% male and 68.2% female. Severity of acute covid treatment was stratified by treatment in the outpatient (70.5%), inpatient (16.3%), or ICU (13.2%) settings. 51.2% reported subjective improvement (sliding scale scores of 67-100) since long-COVID onset. Ages 18-29 reported significantly higher subjective status scores. Subjective status scores were unaffected by severity. 102 respondents were >12 months from their initial COVID-19 diagnosis and were tracked for longitudinal symptom persistence. All symptoms tracked had variance (mean fraction 0.58, range 0.34-0.75) in the reported symptoms at the time of long-COVID presentation when compared with patient survey report. 48 reported persistent dyspnea, 23 (48%) had resolved it at time of survey. For fatigue, 44 had persistence, 12 (27%) resolved.
    Interpretation: Overall, 51.2% respondents improved since their long-COVID began. Pulmonary symptoms were more persistent than neuromuscular symptoms (anosmia, dysgeusia, myalgias). Gender, time since acute COVID infection, and its severity didn't affect subjective status or symptoms. This study highlights recall bias that may be prevalent in other long-COVID research reliant on participant memory.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-05-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Preprint
    DOI 10.1101/2024.04.30.24306497
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  8. Article: Is it time to scrap Scadding and adopt computed tomography for initial evaluation of sarcoidosis?

    Levy, Andrew / Hamzeh, Nabeel / Maier, Lisa A

    F1000Research

    2018  Volume 7

    Abstract: In this review, we argue for the use of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) over chest X-ray in the initial evaluation of patients with sarcoidosis. Chest X-ray, which has long been used to classify disease severity and offer prognostication in ... ...

    Abstract In this review, we argue for the use of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) over chest X-ray in the initial evaluation of patients with sarcoidosis. Chest X-ray, which has long been used to classify disease severity and offer prognostication in sarcoidosis, has clear limitations compared with HRCT, including wider interobserver variability, a looser association with lung function, and poorer sensitivity to detect important lung manifestations of sarcoidosis. In addition, HRCT offers a diagnostic advantage, as it better depicts targets for biopsy, such as mediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathy and focal parenchymal disease. Newer data suggest that specific HRCT findings may be associated with important prognostic outcomes, such as increased mortality. As we elaborate in this update, we strongly recommend the use of HRCT in the initial evaluation of the patient with sarcoidosis.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2699932-8
    ISSN 2046-1402
    ISSN 2046-1402
    DOI 10.12688/f1000research.11068.1
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  9. Article ; Online: Is it time to scrap Scadding and adopt computed tomography for initial evaluation of sarcoidosis? [version 1; referees

    Andrew Levy / Nabeel Hamzeh / Lisa A. Maier

    F1000Research, Vol

    2 approved]

    2018  Volume 7

    Abstract: In this review, we argue for the use of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) over chest X-ray in the initial evaluation of patients with sarcoidosis. Chest X-ray, which has long been used to classify disease severity and offer prognostication in ... ...

    Abstract In this review, we argue for the use of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) over chest X-ray in the initial evaluation of patients with sarcoidosis. Chest X-ray, which has long been used to classify disease severity and offer prognostication in sarcoidosis, has clear limitations compared with HRCT, including wider interobserver variability, a looser association with lung function, and poorer sensitivity to detect important lung manifestations of sarcoidosis. In addition, HRCT offers a diagnostic advantage, as it better depicts targets for biopsy, such as mediastinal/hilar lymphadenopathy and focal parenchymal disease. Newer data suggest that specific HRCT findings may be associated with important prognostic outcomes, such as increased mortality. As we elaborate in this update, we strongly recommend the use of HRCT in the initial evaluation of the patient with sarcoidosis.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher F1000 Research Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
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  10. Article ; Online: Potential limitations of activity tracking devices in monitoring effects of treatment for sarcoidosis.

    Klein, Rebecca / Judson, Marc / Barkes, Briana / Maier, Lisa / Zeigler, Joyce / Culver, Daniel / Sweiss, Nadera / Chen, Edward / Hamzeh, Nabeel / Grutters, Jan / Valeyre, Dominique / Singh, Noopur / Spitzer, Ginger / Shivas, Tricha / Baughman, Robert

    Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG

    2023  Volume 40, Issue 1, Page(s) e2023010

    Abstract: Introduction:   activity tracker device usage can help analyze the impact of disease state and therapy on patients in clinical practice.  factors such as age, race, and gender may contribute to difficulties with using such technology.  Objective: we ... ...

    Abstract Introduction:   activity tracker device usage can help analyze the impact of disease state and therapy on patients in clinical practice.  factors such as age, race, and gender may contribute to difficulties with using such technology.  Objective: we evaluated the effect of age, race, and gender on the usability of the Fitbit OneTM activity tracking device in sarcoidosis patients and the impact of device on sarcoidosis patients' activity.
    Method: patients participated in a six-month prospective study where were asked to wear a Fitbit OneTM activity tracker daily. device usage education was provided at study enrollment.  weekly data download and submission reports to participating centers was required. patients were asked to complete a post-study questionnaire reviewing the motivation of the activity tracker on daily activity.
    Results: at three centers, 91 patients completed all study visits and the post study questionnaire with a mean age of 55 and 75% were female and 34% african american. accurate downloads occurred >75% of the time, regardless of age, race, or sex. results of the post-study questionnaire did not show a correlation between the likelihood of wearing the device and motivation to increase activity.
    Conclusion: using an activity tracking device to evaluate and/or correlated with quality of life (QOL) instruments may prove beneficial for gathering more data on patients.  age, race, and gender did not contribute to differences in usability among sarcoidosis patients.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-03-28
    Publishing country Italy
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1339192-6
    ISSN 2532-179X ; 1124-0490
    ISSN (online) 2532-179X
    ISSN 1124-0490
    DOI 10.36141/svdld.v40i1.12395
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