Scholars@Duke
Lesley Skalla

Selected Publications

Scoping review of percutaneous mechanical aspiration for valvular and cardiac implantable electronic device infective endocarditis.

Journal Article Clin Microbiol Infect · December 2023 BACKGROUND: Percutaneous mechanical aspiration (PMA) of intravascular vegetations is a novel strategy for management of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) who are at high risk of poor outcomes with conventional cardiac surgery. However, clear indica ... Full text Link to item Cite

Public reporting of black participation in anti-hypertensive drug clinical trials.

Journal Article Am Heart J · April 2023 BACKGROUND: Non-Hispanic Black people in the United States have the highest prevalence of essential hypertension. Unfortunately, clinical trials often underrepresent Black patients. We aim to understand whether trial sponsorship type is associated with rep ... Full text Link to item Cite

Regulation of glutathione synthesis in the rat testis.

Conference BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION · 2000 Cite

Annual changes in serum concentrations of prolactin in captive male black bears (Ursus americanus).

Journal Article Journal of reproduction and fertility · July 1995 Prolactin may be involved in the regulation of reproduction in black bears (Ursus americanus) as it is a mediator of photoperiodic changes in a number of species. The objectives of this study were to validate a radioimmunoassay to measure prolactin in bear ... Full text Cite