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Research Summary
Telemedicine. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Effects of nutritional supplementation on chronic, low level serum inflammation. Identification and causes of subclinical atherosclerosis.
Research Activities
Co-Investigator and the New York City Project Director of IDEATel (Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine, CMS 95-C-90998/2-01). The goals of IDEATel are to test the feasibility, acceptability, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of telemedicine (web-based interactive computer-enabled communications and information system support) in the management of diabetes for Medicare recipients; to inform federal reimbursement policies for electronically delivered health care.
Recipient of 2 NIH pilot awards to collect preliminary data, through an open label study, about the effect of vitamin C and B vitamins on the C-reactive protein levels of obese post-menopausal women.
Co-Investigator of MESA, an NHLBI-funded epidemiological study of subclinical atherosclerosis and its determinants.
Lab website: http://www.ideatel.com
Selected Publications:
1. Shea S, Starren J, Weinstock RS, Knudson PE, Teresi J, Holmes D, Palmas W, Field L, Goland R, Tuck C, Hripsack G, Capps L, Liss D (2002) Columbia University’s Informatics for Diabetes Education and Telemedicine (IDEATel) Project: Rationale and Design J Am Med Inform Assoc
9:49-62
2. Rodriguez C, Pablos-Méndez A, Palmas W, Lantigua R, Mayeux R, Berglund L (2002) Comparison of Modifiable Determinants of Lipids and Lipoprotein Levels Amomg African-Americans, Hispanics, and Non-Hispanic Caucasians > 65 years of Age Living in New York City Am J Cardiol
89:178-183
3. Chua T, Kiat H, Germano G, Palmas W, Takemoto K, Friedman JD, Berman DS (1993) Technetium-99m teboroxime regional myocardial washout in subjects with and without coronary artery disease American Journal of Cardiology
72(9):728-34
4. Palmas W, Friedman JD, Diamond GA, Silber H, Kiat H, Berman DS (1995) Incremental value of simultaneous assessment of myocardial function and perfusion with technetium-99m sestamibi for the prediction of extent of coronary artery disease J Am Coll Cardiol
25(5):1024-31
5. Palmas W, Bingham S, Denton T, Kiat H, Friedman J, Scarlata D, Maddahi J, Diamond GA, Berman DS (1995) Incremental prognostic value of exercise thallium-201 myocardial SPECT late after coronary artery bypass surgery J Am Coll Cardiol
25(2):403-9
6. Palmas W, Denton TA, Morise AP, Diamond GA (1994) Afterimages: Integration of diagnostic information through bayesian enhancement of scintigraphic images American Heart Journal
28(2):281-7
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