Ravi Kalhan

Summary

Affiliation: Northwestern University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Head CT is of limited diagnostic value in critically ill patients who remain unresponsive after discontinuation of sedation
    Jay S Balachandran
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
    BMC Anesthesiol 9:3. 2009
  2. ncbi A 48-year-old woman with skin lesions, renal masses, and spontaneous pneumothorax
    Ravi Kalhan
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E Huron, McGaw M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Chest 131:624-7. 2007
  3. ncbi A mechanism of benefit of soy genistein in asthma: inhibition of eosinophil p38-dependent leukotriene synthesis
    R Kalhan
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
    Clin Exp Allergy 38:103-12. 2008
  4. ncbi Systemic inflammation in young adults is associated with abnormal lung function in middle age
    Ravi Kalhan
    Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e11431. 2010
  5. ncbi Lung function in young adults predicts airflow obstruction 20 years later
    Ravi Kalhan
    Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Am J Med 123:468.e1-7. 2010
  6. ncbi An integrated approach to the medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Sharon R Rosenberg
    Asthma and COPD Program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Med Clin North Am 96:811-26. 2012
  7. ncbi Effect of obesity on asthma phenotype is dependent upon asthma severity
    Stacy Raviv
    Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, USA
    J Asthma 48:98-104. 2011
  8. ncbi Right heart structural changes are independently associated with exercise capacity in non-severe COPD
    Michael J Cuttica
    Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 6:e29069. 2011
  9. ncbi A 23-year-old woman with sudden-onset dyspnea and chest pain penetrating to the back
    Jeff S Kwon
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E Huron, McGaw M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Chest 133:574-8. 2008
  10. ncbi Incidence, treatment options, and outcomes of lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Clara Schroedl
    Asthma and COPD Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Curr Opin Pulm Med 18:131-7. 2012

Research Grants

  1. Genistein and Asthma Pathogenesis
    Ravi Kalhan; Fiscal Year: 2006

Collaborators

Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi Head CT is of limited diagnostic value in critically ill patients who remain unresponsive after discontinuation of sedation
    Jay S Balachandran
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
    BMC Anesthesiol 9:3. 2009
    ..We sought to determine the diagnostic value of head computed tomography (CT) in mechanically ventilated patients who remain unresponsive after discontinuation of sedation...
  2. ncbi A 48-year-old woman with skin lesions, renal masses, and spontaneous pneumothorax
    Ravi Kalhan
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E Huron, McGaw M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Chest 131:624-7. 2007
  3. ncbi A mechanism of benefit of soy genistein in asthma: inhibition of eosinophil p38-dependent leukotriene synthesis
    R Kalhan
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
    Clin Exp Allergy 38:103-12. 2008
    ..Dietary intake of the soy isoflavone genistein is associated with reduced severity of asthma, but the mechanisms responsible for this effect are unknown...
  4. ncbi Systemic inflammation in young adults is associated with abnormal lung function in middle age
    Ravi Kalhan
    Asthma Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 5:e11431. 2010
    ..Whether systemic inflammation in healthy young adults is associated with future impairment in lung health is uncertain...
  5. ncbi Lung function in young adults predicts airflow obstruction 20 years later
    Ravi Kalhan
    Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Am J Med 123:468.e1-7. 2010
    ..To determine in a prospective cohort of generally healthy young adults the influence of early adult lung function on the presence of airflow obstruction in middle age...
  6. ncbi An integrated approach to the medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Sharon R Rosenberg
    Asthma and COPD Program, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Med Clin North Am 96:811-26. 2012
    ..Newer therapies have been developed with the specific purpose of reducing COPD exacerbations and should be prescribed to individuals who have evidence of recurrent exacerbations despite maximal inhaled maintenance medications...
  7. ncbi Effect of obesity on asthma phenotype is dependent upon asthma severity
    Stacy Raviv
    Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, USA
    J Asthma 48:98-104. 2011
    ..Understanding how obesity affects asthmatics of differing severity can provide insights into the pathogenesis of asthma in the obese and a rationale for the therapeutic approach to such patients...
  8. ncbi Right heart structural changes are independently associated with exercise capacity in non-severe COPD
    Michael J Cuttica
    Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
    PLoS ONE 6:e29069. 2011
    ..Data regarding the functional consequence of PH in less severe COPD are limited. Whether echocardiographic evidence of right sided heart pathology is associated with functional outcomes in patients with non-severe COPD is unknown...
  9. ncbi A 23-year-old woman with sudden-onset dyspnea and chest pain penetrating to the back
    Jeff S Kwon
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 240 E Huron, McGaw M-300, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Chest 133:574-8. 2008
  10. ncbi Incidence, treatment options, and outcomes of lung cancer in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Clara Schroedl
    Asthma and COPD Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Curr Opin Pulm Med 18:131-7. 2012
    ..This review describes the current understanding of the incidence, mechanism of association, treatment options, and outcome for lung cancer with COPD...
  11. ncbi Spirometry guidelines influence lung function results in a longitudinal study of young adults
    Lewis J Smith
    Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Respir Med 104:858-64. 2010
    ..Epidemiology studies initiated before adoption of the 1987 American Thoracic Society (ATS) guidelines typically used a 1 or 2 s plateau on the volume-time curve, not a minimum test duration of 6 s, to terminate a test...
  12. ncbi Hyperinflation is associated with lower sleep efficiency in COPD with co-existent obstructive sleep apnea
    Jeff S Kwon
    Department of Neurology, Center for Sleep and Circadian Biology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    COPD 6:441-5. 2009
    ..The mechanisms underlying this observation are uncertain. We speculate that therapies aimed at reducing lung hyperinflation may improve sleep quality in patients with overlap syndrome...
  13. ncbi Lung cancer in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: enhancing surgical options and outcomes
    Stacy Raviv
    Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N St Clair Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med 183:1138-46. 2011
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  14. ncbi Categorization and impact of pulmonary hypertension in patients with advanced COPD
    Michael J Cuttica
    Pulmonary Hypertension Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Respir Med 104:1877-82. 2010
    ..The functional significance of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in COPD is unclear. The purpose of the study was to define the prevalence, severity and associated functional impact of PH in patients with severe COPD listed for lung transplant...
  15. ncbi Biomarkers in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Sharon R Rosenberg
    Asthma and COPD Program, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 N St Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Transl Res 159:228-37. 2012
    ..So far, no single biomarker in COPD warrants wide acceptance emphasizing the need for future investigation of biomarkers in large-scale longitudinal studies...

Research Grants1

  1. Genistein and Asthma Pathogenesis
    Ravi Kalhan; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..Exploring these mechanisms will expand the scientific rationale for tyrosine kinase inhibition as a therapeutic approach to asthmatic airway remodeling, and justify further study of the therapeutic role of soy isoflavones. ..