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Haller, H.M. and Smith D.L. (2019). Safety. DOI: 10.3390/safety5030050
Smith, D.L., Haller, J.M., Korre, M., Sampani, K., Grossi Porto, L.G., Fehling, P.C., Christophi, C.A., Kales, S.N. (2019). American Journal of Cardiology. 123(5):736-741.
Smith, D.L., Haller, J.M., Korre, M., Fehling, P.C., Sampani, K., Porto, L.G.G., Christophi, C.A., Kales S.N. (2018). . Journal of the American Heart Association. 7:e009446.
Smith, D.L., DeBlois, J.P., Kales, S.N., Horn, G.P. (2016). . Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. 44(3): 90β97.
Farioli A., Yang, J., Teehan, D., Baur, D.M., Smith D.L., Kales S.N. (2014). Duty-related risk of sudden cardiac death among young U.S. firefighters. Occupational Medicine. 64(6): 428β435.
Yang, J., Teehan, D., Farioli, A., Baur, D.M., Smith, D., Kales, S.N. (2013). Sudden cardiac death among firefighters β€45 years of age in the United States. American Journal of Cardiology, 112(12): 1962β1967.
Smith, D.L., Barr, D, Kales, S.N. (2013). Extreme sacrifice: sudden cardiac death in the US Fire Service. Extreme Physiology & Medicine, 2: 6.
Fent, K., Toennis, C., Sammons, D., Robertson, S., Calafat, A., Pleil, J., Wallace, A.G., Kerber, S., Smith, D., Horn, G. (2019). . International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.06.006
Fent, K.W., Mayer, A., Bertke, S., Kerber, S., Smith, D., Horn, G.P. (2019).. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2019.1617870
Mayer, A.C., Fent, K.W., Bertke, S., Horn, G.P., Smith, D.L., Kerber, S., La Guardia, M.J. (2019). . Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 16(2):129-140, DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2018.1540877
Fent, K.W., Evans, D.E., Babik, K., Striley, C., Bertke, S., Kerber, S., Smith, D., Horn, G.P. (2018). . Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 15(5):399-412.
Fent, K.W., Alexander, B., Roberts, J., Robertson, S., Toennis, C., Sammons, D., Bertke, S., Kerber, S., Smith, D., Horn, G. (2017). . Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 14(10): 801β814.
Smith, D.L., Friedman, N.M.G., Bloom, S.I., Armero, W.L., Pence, B.D., Cook, M.D., Fernhall, B., Horn, G.P., Woods, J. (2019). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001626
Gainey, S.J., Horn, G.P., Towers, A.E., Oelschlager, M.L., Tir, V.L., Drnevich, J., Fent, K.W., Kerber, S., Smith, D.L., Freund, G.G. (2018). . PLoS One. 13(8): e0201830.
Kales, S.N., Smith, D.L. (2017). . Circulation. 135(14): 1296β1299 (editorial).
Korre, M., Sampani, K., Porto, L., Farioli, A., Christiani, D.C., Christophi, C.A., Lombardi, D.A., Smith, D.L., Kales, S.N. (2016). . Journal of Clinical & Experimental Cardiology. 7:7; DOI: 10.4172/2155β9880.1000459.
Korre, M., Christiani, D.C., Christophi, C.A., Lombardi, D.A., Kovacs, R.J., Abbasi, Siddique, Steigner, M., Moffatt, S., Smith, D., Kales, S.N. (2016). "A review of left ventricular mass and heart weight assessment by cardiac MRI, echo, and autopsies in normal and diseased hearts." Journal of Integrative Cardiology. 2(6): 432β440.
Smith, D.L., Fehling, P.C., Frisch, A., Haller, J.M., Winke, M, Dailey, M.W. (2012). The prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors and obesity in firefighters. Journal of Obesity, Volume 2012, Article ID 908267, 9 pages.
Soteriades, E.S., Smith, D.L., Tsismenakis, A.J., Baur, D.M., Kales, S.N. (2011). Cardiovascular disease in US firefighters: a systematic review. Cardiology in Review, 19(4): 202β215.
Horn, G.P., Kesler, R.M., Kerber, S., Fent, K.W., Schroeder, T.J., Scott, W.S., Fehling, P.C., Fernhall, B., Smith, D.L. (2017). . Ergonomics. 61(3): 404β419.
Ives, S.J., Lefferts, W.K., Wharton, M., Fehling, P.C., Smith, D.L. (2016). . Experimental Physiology. 101(12): 1541β1551.
Smith D.L., DeBlois, J.P., Wharton, M., Rowland, T. (2015). Myocardial functional responses do not contribute to maximal exercise performance in the heat. Extreme Physiology and Medicine. 4:11.
Smith D.L., DeBlois, J.P., Wharton, M., Fehling, P.C., Randive, S. (2015). Effects of moderate exercise-induced heat stress on carotid wave intensity. European Journal of Applied Physiology. 115(10): 2223β2228.
Lefferts, W.K., Heffernan, K.S, Hultquist, E.M., Fehling, P.C., Smith, D.L. (2015). . Vascular Medicine. 20(3): 222β229.
Fehling, P.C., Haller, J.M., Lefferts, W.K., Hultquist, E.M., Wharton, M., Rowland, T.W., Smith, D.L. (2015). Effect of exercise, heat stress and dehydration on myocardial performance. Occupational Medicine. 65(4): 317β323.
Smith, D.L., Arena, L., DeBlois, J.P., Haller, J.M., Hultquist, E.M., Lefferts, W.K., Russell, T., Wu, A., Fehling, P.C. (2014). Effect of base layer materials on physiological and perceptual responses to exercise in personal protective equipment. Applied Ergonomics, 45(3): 428β436.
Horn, G., Blevins, S., Fernhall, B., and Smith, D. (2013). Core temperature and heart rate responses to repeated bouts of firefighting activity. Ergonomics, 56(9): 1465β1473.
Horn G.P., DeBlois J., Shalmyeva I., Smith D.L. (2012). Quantifying dehydration in the Fire Service using field methods and novel devices. Prehospital Emergency Care, 16: 347β355.
Smith, D.L., Shalmiyeva, I., DeBlois, J., Winke, M. (2012). Use of salivary osmolality to assess dehydration. Prehospital Emergency Care, 16: 128β135.
Petruzzello, S.J., Gapin, J.I., Snook, E., Smith, D.L. (2009). Perceptual and physiological heat strain: examination in firefighters in laboratory- and field-based studies. Ergonomics, 52(6): 747β754.
Porto, L.G.G., Schmidt, A.C.B., de Souza, J.M., Nogueira, R.M., Fontana, K.E., Molina, G.E., Korre, M., Smith, D.L., Junqueira, L.F., Kales, S.N. (2019).. Work. 62(3):485-495.
Korre, M., Smith, D., Kales, S.N. (2018). . (Editorial). Occupational Medicine. 68(3):160-162.
Korre, M., Porto, L.G.G., Farioli, A., Yang, J., Christiani, D.C., Christophi, C.A., Lombardi, D.A., Kovacs, R.J., Mastouri, R., Abbasi, S., Steigner, M., Moffat, S., Smith, D., Kales, S.N. (2016). . American Journal of Cardiology. 118(11): 1769β1773.
Smith D.L., DeBlois, J.P., Wharton, M., Rowland, T. (2015). Myocardial functional responses do not contribute to maximal exercise performance in the heat. Extreme Physiology and Medicine. 4:11.
Smith, D.L., Horn, G.P., Petruzzello, S.J., Freund, G.G., Fernhall, B. (2014). Effect of obesity on acute hemostatic responses to live-fire training drills. American Journal of Cardiology. 114(11): 1768β1771.
Smith, D.L., Fehling, P.C., Frisch, A., Haller, J.M., Winke, M, Dailey, M.W. (2012). The prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors and obesity in firefighters. Journal of Obesity, Volume 2012, Article ID 908267, 9 pages.
Smith, D.L. (2011). Firefighter fitness: improving performance and preventing injuries and fatalities. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 10(3): 167β172.
Park, K., Rosengren, K.S., Horn, G.P., Smith, D.L., Hsiao-Wecksler, E.T. (2011). Assessing gait changes in firefighters due to fatigue and protective clothing. Safety Science, 49(5): 719β726.
Fahs, C.A., Smith, D.L., Horn, G.P., Agiovlasitis, S., Rossow, L.M., Echols, G., Heffernan, K.S., Fernhall, B. (2009). Impact of excess body weight on arterial structure, function, and blood pressure in firefighters. American Journal of Cardiology, 104: 1441β1445.
Smith, D.L., Friedman, N.M.G., Bloom, S.I., Armero, W.L., Pence, B.D., Cook, M.D., Fernhall, B., Horn, G.P., Woods, J. (2019). Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001626
Horn, G.P., Stewart, J.W., Kesler, R.M., DeBloise, J.P., Kerber, S., Fent, K.W., Scott, W.S., Fernhall, B., Smith, D.L. (2019). Safety Science. 116:287-294.
Kesler, R.M., Ensari, I., Bollaert, R.E., Motl, R.W., Hsiao-Wecksler, E.T., Rosengren, K.S., Fernhall, B., Smith, D.L., Horn, G.P. (2018). . Ergonomics. 61(3):390-403.
Smith, D.L., Horn, G.P., Woods, J., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Fernhall, B. (2016). . American Journal of Cardiology. May 5 [Epub].
Lane-Cordova, A.D., Ranadive, S.M., Yan, H., Kappus, R.M., Sun, P., Bunsawat, K., Smith, D.L., Horn, G.P., Ploutz-Snyder, R., Fernhall, B. (2015). Effect of aspirin supplementation on hemodynamics in older firefighters. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47(12): 2653β2659.
Smith, D.L., Haller, J.M., Benedict, R., Moore-Merrell, L. (2015). Cardiac strain associated with high-rise firefighting. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 12(4): 213β221.
Greenlee, T.A, Horn, G., Smith, D.L., Fahey, G., Goldstein, E., Petruzzello, S.J. (2014). The influence of short-term firefighting activity on information processing performance. Ergonomics. 57(5): 764β773.
Greenlee, T.A, Horn, G., Smith, D.L., Fahey, G., Goldstein, E., Petruzzello, S.J. (2014). The influence of short-term firefighting activity on information processing performance. Ergonomics. 57(5): 764β773.
Smith, D.L., Horn, G.P., Petruzzello, S.J., Fahey, G., Woods, J., Fernhall, B. (2014). Clotting and fibrinolytic changes after firefighting activities. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 46(3): 448β454.
Horn, G., Blevins, S., Fernhall, B., and Smith, D. (2013). Core temperature and heart rate responses to repeated bouts of firefighting activity. Ergonomics, 56(9): 1465β1473.
Smith, D.L., Haller, J.M., Hultquist, E.M., Lefferts, W.K., Fehling, P.C. (2013). Effect of clothing layers in combination with fire fighting personal protective clothing on physiological and perceptual responses to intermittent work and on materials performance test results. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 10: 259β269.
Yan, H., Fahs, C.A., Ranadive, S., Rossow, L.M., Lane, A.D., Agiovlasitis, S., Echols, G., Smith, D., Horn, G., Rowland, T., Fernhall, B. (2012). Evaluation of carotid wave intensity in firefighters following firefighting. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112(7): 2385β2391.
Fernhall, B., Fahs, C.A., Horn, G.P., Rowland, T., Smith, D.L. (2012). Acute effects of firefighting on cardiac performance. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 112(2): 735β741.
Smith, D.L., Petruzzello, S.J., Goldstein, E., Ahmad, U., Tangella, K., Freund, G.G., Horn, G.P. (2011). Effect of live-fire training drills on firefightersβ platelet number and function. Prehospital Emergency Care, 15(2): 233β239.
Fahs, C.A., Yan, H., Ranadive, S., Rossow, L.M., Agiovlasitis, S., Echols, G., Smith, D., Horn, G.P., Rowland, T., Lane, A., Fernhall, B. (2011). Acute effects of firefighting on arterial stiffness and blood flow. Vascular Medicine, 16(2): 113β118.
Edmonds, R.C., Wilkinson, A. F., Fehling, P.C. (2017). . International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science. 2(1): 455β460.
Barr, D., Haigh, C.A., Haller J., Smith, D.L. (2016). . Prehospital Emergency Care. March 8 [Epub].
Smith, D.L., Haller, J.M., Benedict, R., Moore-Merrell, L. (2016). . Prehospital Emergency Care. 20(1): 28β36.
Smith, D.L., Haller, J.M., Benedict, R., Moore-Merrell, L. (2015). Firefighter incident rehabilitation: interpreting heart rate responses. Prehospital Emergency Care. May 15 [Epub ahead of print].
Horn, G., Gutzmer, S., Fahs, C.A., Petruzzello, S.J., Goldstein, E., Fahey, G.C., Fernhall, B., Smith, D.L. (2011). Physiological recovery from firefighting activities in rehabilitation and beyond. Prehospital Emergency Care, 15(2): 214β225.
Kerber, S., Regan, J.W., Horn, G.P., Fent, K.W., Smith, D.L. (2019). . Fire Technology. DOI:
Banerjee, R.K., Kalathil, R.T., Zachariah, S.A., Paul, A.K., Amit Bhattacharya, A., Horn, G.P., Smith, D.L. (2018). . Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications. 11(2):024502-024502-6.
Kesler, R.M., Ensari, I., Bollaert, R.E., Motl, R.W., Hsiao-Wecksler, E.T., Rosengren, K.S., Fernhall, B., Smith, D.L., Horn, G.P. (2018). . Ergonomics. 61(3):390-403.
Edmonds, R.C., Wilkinson, A. F., Fehling, P.C. (2017). . International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science. 2(1): 455β460.
Ensari, I., Motl, R.W., Klaren, R.E., Fernhall, B., Smith, D.L., Horn, G.P. (2016). . Ergonomics. 60(5): 657β668.
Dolezal, B.A., Barr, D.A., Boland, D., Smith D.L., Cooper C.B. (2015). Validation of the firefighter WFI treadmill protocol for predicting VO2max. Occupational Medicine. 65(2): 143β146.
Dolezal, B.A., Boland, D., Carney, J., Abrazado, M., Smith D.L., Cooper C.B. (2014). . Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 11(12): 833β839.
Dolezal, B.A., Abrazado M., Batalin M.A., Smith D., Cooper C.B. (2014). Deployment of remote advanced electrocardiography for improved cardiovascular risk assessment in career firefighters. Telemedicine and e-Health. 20(7): 1β4.
Smith, D.L., Arena, L., DeBlois, J.P., Haller, J.M., Hultquist, E.M., Lefferts, W.K., Russell, T., Wu, A., Fehling, P.C. (2014). Effect of base layer materials on physiological and perceptual responses to exercise in personal protective equipment. Applied Ergonomics, 45(3): 428β436.
Hur, P., Rosengren, K.S., Horn, G.P., Smith, D.L., Hsiao-Wecksler, E.T. (2013). Effect of protective clothing and fatigue on functional balance of firefighters. Journal of Ergonomics. S2: 004.
Smith, D.L., Haller, J.M., Hultquist, E.M., Lefferts, W.K., Fehling, P.C. (2013). Effect of clothing layers in combination with fire fighting personal protective clothing on physiological and perceptual responses to intermittent work and on materials performance test results. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 10: 259β269.
Smith, D.L., Fehling, P.C., Hultquist, E.M., Lefferts, W.K., Barr, D.A., Storer, T.W., Cooper, C.B. (2012). Firefighterβs personal protective equipment and the chronotropic index. Ergonomics, 55(10): 1243β1251.
Smith, D.L., Shalmiyeva, I., DeBlois, J., Winke, M. (2012). Use of salivary osmolality to assess dehydration. Prehospital Emergency Care, 16: 128β135.
Park, K., Rosengren, K.S., Horn, G.P., Smith, D.L., Hsiao-Wecksler, E.T. (2011). Assessing gait changes in firefighters due to fatigue and protective clothing. Safety Science, 49(5): 719β726.