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Appathurai Balamurugan

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James A, Sutphin B, Fleming P, McCormick D, Balamurugan A
J Ark Med Soc . 2023 May; 117(5):110-112. PMID: 37179818
During August-December 2019, 23 persons who received a diagnosis of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) were reported to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH); none died. Among...
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Balamurugan A, Greenfield W, Knox M, Brown G
Am J Disaster Med . 2021 Dec; 16(3):203-205. PMID: 34904704
Background: State Health Departments are at the helm of addressing the myriad needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, including those of vulnerable populations who do not have a place to self-isolate...
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Smith C, Porter 3rd A, Biddle J, Balamurugan A, Smith M
Prev Chronic Dis . 2020 Dec; 17:E153. PMID: 33274699
Introduction: The Office of Health Equity at the Arkansas Department of Health created the Arkansas Minority Barber & Beauty Shop Health Initiative (ARBBS) to address cardiovascular disease (CVD) among racial/ethnic...
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Teeter B, Thomas J, Curran G, Balamurugan A
J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) . 2020 Aug; 60(6):e230-e235. PMID: 32839135
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to apply the Stirman and colleagues' framework to identify modifications made to a motivational interviewing (MI)-based intervention for medication nonadherence and to determine...
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Harrington R, Califf R, Balamurugan A, Brown N, Benjamin R, Braund W, et al.
Circulation . 2020 Feb; 141(10):e615-e644. PMID: 32078375
Understanding and addressing the unique health needs of people residing in rural America is critical to the American Heart Association's pursuit of a world with longer, healthier lives. Improving the...
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Brown A, Onteddu S, Sharma R, Kapoor N, Nalleballe K, Balamurugan A, et al.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Res . 2019 Mar; 1(1). PMID: 30868141
Introduction: Delays in recognizing stroke during pre-hospital emergency medical system (EMS) care may affect triage and transport time to an appropriate stroke ready hospital and may preclude patients from receiving...
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Balamurugan A, Phillips M, Selig J, Felix H, Ryan K
South Med J . 2018 Sep; 111(9):556-564. PMID: 30180254
Objectives: We conducted a cross-sectional study to assess the association between healthcare system factors and death from acute myocardial infarction (AMI), in terms of access (distance to the hospital, mode...
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Balamurugan A, Adolph S, Faramawi M, George M, Zohoori N, Delongchamp R
J Ark Med Soc . 2018 Aug; 113(7):150-154. PMID: 30085459
Hypertension is a major public health problem in Arkansas. Team-based care (TBC), delivered by health care professionals such as a nurse, dietician, social worker, or community health worker rather than...
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Brown A, Wei F, Culp W, Brown G, Tyler R, Balamurugan A, et al.
Am J Emerg Med . 2016 Jun; 34(8):1640-4. PMID: 27344100
Introduction: Time delay is the key obstacle for receiving successful stroke treatment. Alteplase therapy must start within 4.5 hours from stroke occurrence. Rapid transport to a primary stroke center (PSC)...
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Faramawi M, Delongchamp R, Said Q, Balamurugan A, Hassan A, Abouelenien S, et al.
Blood Press . 2016 May; 26(1):18-23. PMID: 27181884
Objectives: High-normal blood pressure and visit-to-visit blood pressure variability are common in clinical settings. They are associated with cardiovascular outcomes. No population based studies have assessed the association between these...