Dr. John Y Um MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
988102 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER OMAHA NE, 68198Rating
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Dr. John Um is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Um specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Um typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Self-assembled "nanocubicle" as a carrier for peroral insulin delivery.
- Modulation of the lipopolysaccharide receptor complex (CD14, TLR4, MD-2) and toll-like receptor 2 in systemic inflammatory response syndrome-positive patients with and without infection: relationship to tolerance.
- Anti-inflammatory effect of jeongshintang through suppression of p38 activation in human astrocytoma, U373MG cells.
- Activation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 regulates human histidine decarboxylase expression.
- Dynamic pulmonary artery obstruction causing right ventricular failure after cardiac transplantation in a patient with Mustard-Senning corrected d-transposition of the great arteries.
- Transesophageal echocardiography examination for percutaneous right ventricular assist device placement.
- Rubi Fructus (Rubus coreanus) activates the expression of thermogenic genes in vivo and in vitro.
- Cardiac Assist Devices and Hemodialysis Catheter Procedures - What Do the Nephrologists Need to Know?
- Outcomes in Patients with Severe Preexisting Renal Dysfunction After Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
- Sinus tachycardia is associated with impaired exercise tolerance following heart transplantation.
- Effect of diltiazem on exercise capacity after heart transplantation.
- Depression and anxiety in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation.
- Synergistic cooperation between phorbol ester and IFN-gamma for induction of nitric oxide synthesis in murine peritoneal macrophages.
- Expression of protein kinase C delta gene in germ cells.
- Generation of nitric oxide inhibits formation of superoxide in macrophages during activation.
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