Hydration status substantially affects chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency assessments
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Author Disclosures
- Claudiu I. Diaconu, BS,
- Robert J. Fox, MD,
- Alia Grattan, RVT,
- Alexander Rae-Grant, MD,
- Mei Lu, MD, PhD,
- Heather L. Gornik, MD, MPH, RPVI and
- Esther Soo H. Kim, MD, MPH, RPVI
- Claudiu I. Diaconu, BS,
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- Robert J. Fox, MD,
Biogen Idec, Novartis
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Editorial Board, Neurology Editorial Board, Multiple Sclerosis Journal
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Allozyne, Avanir, Biogen Idec, Novartis, Questcor, EMD Serono, and Teva Neurosciences.
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Research grant from Novartis.
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National MS Society, RG 3548A2, 2004-2009; RG 4091A3/1 2009-2012; RG 4103A4/2, 2009-2011; RC 1004-A-5, 2010- 2012.
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- Alia Grattan, RVT,
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- Alexander Rae-Grant, MD,
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Biogen Idec, speaker honorarium. Teva Neurosciences, speaker honorarium, Avanir, Speaker honorarium, Novartis, Speaker honorarium
Neurology, Evidence Review Team, 2011-2013
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Handbook of Multiple Sclerosis, Springer Healthcare, 2010, Comprehensive review of clinical neurology, Wolters Kluwer, 2012, 5 minute consult in neurology, Wolters Klower, 2012
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Biogen IDEC
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CO-PI 4% effort FMRI as an imaging biomarker for preclinical Alzheimer's disease NIH grant #A6022304, 5/15/10-4/30/15
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Co-PI: A Multi-Modal Assessment of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency, National MS Society (RC 1004-A-5), 5% effort, 7/1/10 - 6/30/12
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- Mei Lu, MD, PhD,
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National MS Society grant RC1004-A-5, 2010-2012,
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- Heather L. Gornik, MD, MPH, RPVI and
Non Profit, Roy Greenberg IDE Internal DSMB
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(1) Vascular Medicine; (2) Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine
1. Non-invasive diagnosis of lower extremity peripheral artery disease by oscillometric means. 2. Remote monitoring of anticoagulation
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Cleveland Clinic
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Medical Director, Non Invasive Vascular Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic
Research funding for studies related to peripheral artery disease. Theravasc, Astra-Zeneca.
Research funding for ATTRACT DVT Trial --- NHLBI via Wash U St. Louis
Research funding for ATTRACT DVT Trial --- NHLBI via Wash U St. Louis
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For patent related to non-invasive diagnosis of lower extremity peripheral artery disease by non invasive means
For patent related to remote monitoring of anticoagulation
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- Esther Soo H. Kim, MD, MPH, RPVI
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Philips ultrasound - educational consultant
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(1) GE - grant support: provides contrast for one of my ultrasound studies
Cleveland Clinic Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory, vascular ultrasound, 15% effort, reader in the lab since 2008
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Multiple Sclerosis Society
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University (CID), Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research (RJF, AR-G), Heart and Vascular Institute, Cardiovascular Medicine, Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory (AG, HLG, ESHK), and Neurological Institute, Cerebrovascular Center (ML), Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
- Correspondence to:
kims{at}ccf.org
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