Submissions from 2023
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Efficacy of Semaglutide in the STEP Program, Anastassia Amaro, Neil S. Skolnik, and Danny Sugimoto
Juvenile Granulosa Cell Tumor in an Adult Woman During Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature, Mackenzie Cummings, Pamela Edmonds, Mark S. Shahin, and Joe I. Sorosky
Reducing the Risk of Mortality in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease With Pharmacotherapy: A Narrative Review, Matthew Mintz, Igor Barjaktarevic, Donald A. Mahler, Barry Make, Neil Skolnik, Barbara Yawn, Bree Zeyzus-Johns, and Nicola A. Hanania
Addressing the Surgical Workplace: An Opportunity to Create a Culture of Belonging, Carla M. Pugh, Orlando C. Kirton, J. E. Betsy Tuttle, Ronald V. Maier, Yue-Yung Hu, John H. Stewart, Julie Ann Freischlag, Julie Ann Sosa, Selwyn M Vickers, Mary T. Hawn, Timothy J. Eberlein, Diana L. Farmer, Robert S. Higgins, Carlos A. Pellegrini, Sanziana A. Roman, Marie L. Crandall, Christian M. De Virgilio, Allan Tsung, and L. D. Britt
GOLD 2023 Update: Implications for Clinical Practice, Diana R. Tamondong-Lachica, Neil Skolnik, John R. Hurst, Nathaniel Marchetti, Adrian Paul J. Rabe, Maria Montes de Oca, and Bartolome R. Celli
Variance in Management of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation-Associated Fibrin Sheaths at a Single Institution, Alexandra Tedesco MD, Monica Majumdar MD, Jamel P. Ortoleva MD, Christine Nayar MD, Masashi Kawabori MD, Payam Salehi MD, and Ali Irshad MD
Submissions from 2022
The Curious Case of an Isolated Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm Complicated by Thrombosis and Distal Embolization, Hussam Al Hennawi, Mohammad F. Mathbout, Katrina Bidwell, and Christopher D. Nielsen
Psychosis-Induced Exertional Rhabdomyolysis without Acute Kidney Injury or Myoglobinuria., Joann M Butkus, Mackenzie Kramer, Vincent Chan, and Eunha Kim
Ten Year Real World Experience with Ultrafiltration for the Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, Donald C. Haas, Maureen Hummel, Patricia Barrella, Waqas Ullah, Misung Yi, and Robert Watson
The Undesirable Communication: A Case of Cerebral Air Emboli in the Setting of Atrio-Esophageal Fistula Following Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation, Momin Islam, Hussam Al Hennawi, Anwar Khedr, Khaled Harmouch, and Mohammad F. Mathbout
Inari Large-Bore Mechanical Thrombectomy in Intermediate-High Risk Submassive PE Patients: Case Series and Literature Review, Mohammad F. Mathbout, Hussam Al Hennawi, Anwar Khedr, Medical University of South Carolina, and Thomas M. Todoran
Symptom Phenotypes in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: The PAH “Symptome”, Lee Ann Matura, Jamison D. Fargo, Kathleen Boyle, Jason S. Fritz, Kerri A. Smith, Jeremy A. Mazurek, Diane Pinder, Christine L. Archer-Chicko, Harold I. Palevsky, Allan I. Pack, Marilyn S. Sommers, and Steven M. Kawut
Submissions from 2021
RV lead placement - A forgotten cause of right heart failure., Muhammad Arslan Cheema, Talal Almas, Waqas Ullah, and Donald C. Haas
Caregiver Health-Related Quality of Life, Burden, and Patient Outcomes in Ambulatory Advanced Heart Failure: A Report From REVIVAL., Nisha A. Gilotra, Salpy V. Pamboukian, Maria Mountis, Shawn W. Robinson, Michelle Kittleson, Keyur B. Shah, Rhondalyn C. Forde-McLean, Donald C. Haas, Douglas A. Horstmanshof, Ulrich P. Jorde, Stuart D. Russell, Wendy C. Taddei-Peters, Neal Jeffries, Shokoufeh Khalatbari, Catherine A. Spino, Blair Richards, Matheos Yosef, Douglas L. Mann, Garrick C. Stewart, Keith D. Aaronson, and Kathleen L. Grady
Implementation of an enhanced recovery protocol in gynecologic oncology., Tanvi V. Joshi, Shaina F. Bruce, Rod Grim, Tommy Buchanan, Sudeshna Chatterjee-Paer, Elizabeth R. Burton, Joel I. Sorosky, Mark S. Shahin, and Mitchell I. Edelson
Outcomes of Implant Removal and Capsulectomy for Breast Implant Illness in 248 Patients., Jacob Y. Katsnelson, Joseph R. Spaniol, Joshua C. Buinewicz, Frederick V. Ramsey, and Brian R. Buinewicz
Digital intervention increases influenza vaccination rates for people with diabetes in a decentralized randomized trial., J L Lee, L Foschini, S Kumar, J Juusola, J Liska, M Mercer, C Tai, R Buzzetti, M Clement, X Cos, L Ji, N Kanumilli, D Kerr, E Montanya, D Müller-Wieland, C G Ostenson, N. Skolnik, V Woo, N Burlet, M Greenberg, and S I Samson
Wooden Chest Syndrome: A Case Report of Fentanyl-Induced Chest Wall Rigidity., Nathaniel R. Rosal, Franklin L. Thelmo, Stephanie Tzarnas, Lauren DiCalvo, Shafaq Tariq, and Craig Grossman
Partial vena cava occlusion (VCO) to counteract refractory heart failure: A new era in interventional heart failure strategy., Yasar Sattar, Monil Majmundar, Talal Almas, David Song, Waqas Ullah, Homam Moussa Pacha, Mohamed Zghouzi, Islam Y Elgendy, Fatir Murtaza, and M Chadi Alraies
Impact of Body Mass Index on COVID-19-Related In-Hospital Outcomes and Mortality., Waqas Ullah, Sohaib Roomi, Nayab Nadeem, Rehan Saeed, Shafaq Tariq, Moataz Ellithi, Shujaul Haq, Ahmad Arslan, John Madara, Margot Boigon, Donald C. Haas, and David L. Fischman
Predictors of Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis., Waqas Ullah, Salman Zahid, Syeda Ramsha Zaidi, Deepika Sarvepalli, Shujaul Haq, Sohaib Roomi, Maryam Mukhtar, Muhammad Atif Khan, Smitha Narayana Gowda, Nicholas Ruggiero, Alec Vishnevsky, and David L. Fischman
The Reflection on the Management of Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis in the Community Setting: An Internist's Perspective, Qian Zhang, Ali Raza Shaikh, Thomas Yoon, Shreeja Shah Shah, and James W. Mahoney
Submissions from 2020
Acute COVID-19 induced fulminant systemic vascular thrombosis: A novel entity., Zain Ali; Waqas Ullah; Rehan Saeed; Ammar Ashfaq; and Bilal Lashari, MD
A Community Assessment of Rapid Response Team Events Preceding Cardiopulmonary Arrest: Does it Improve Outcomes?, Vincent Chan, Ahmad Raza, Qian Zhang, Artem Minalyan, and Rajesh Patel
An Unlikely Combination of Neutrophilic Predominant Pleural Effusion with Acid-Fast Bacilli Positivity, Vincent Chan, Qian Zhang, Ahmad Raza, Artem Minalyan, and William Ward
Diagnostic journey and impact of enzyme replacement therapy for mucopolysaccharidosis IVA: a sibling control study., Can Ficicioglu, Dena R Matalon, Nicole Luongo, Caitlin Menello, Tracy Kornafel, and Andrew J Degnan
Medical therapy vs early revascularization in diabetics with chronic total occlusions: A meta-analysis and systematic review, Muhammad Shayan Khan, Farhad Sami, Hemindermeet Singh, Waqas Ullah, Ma'en Al-Dabbas, Khalid Hamid Changal, Tanveer Mir, Zain Ali, and Ameer Kabour
"Brain Dead" Donor: A Case of Brain Death Mimic Due to Pentobarbital Overdose, Artem Minalyan, Vincent Chan, and Qian Zhang
Rare Cause of Fatal Liver Disease: A Case of Acute Liver Failure in a Patient with Recently Diagnosed Metastatic Ovarian Carcinoma, Artem Minalyan, Qian Zhang, and Vincent Chan
Survival Analysis Based on the Duration of CPR After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Ahmad Raza, Nayab Nadeem, Ahmad Arslan, Zain Ali, Qian Zhang, Usama Sadiq, and Rajesh Patel
Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine and Tocilizumab in Patients With COVID-19: Single-Center Retrospective Chart Review., Sohaib Roomi, Waqas Ullah, Faizan Ahmed, Soban Farooq, Usama Sadiq, Asad Chohan, Munnam Jafar, Maryum Saddique, Shristi Khanal, Robert Watson, and Margot Boigon
Effects of co-infection on the clinical outcomes of Clostridium difficile infection, Muhammad Shafiq, Hani Alturkmani, Yousaf Zafar, Vishal Mittal, Hafsa Lodhi, Waqas Ullah, and Joseph Brewer
A Rare Case of Coronary Artery Thrombosis in a Patient With Recently Diagnosed Giant Cell Arteritis: Is Anticardiolipin Antibody Involved?, Khine S. Shan, Qian Zhang, Sharmila Bisaria, and Anubha Tewary
The De Garengeot hernia: A case report of an unusual presentation of appendicitis., Davek Sharma, Jacob Katsnelson, Emmanuel Nwachuku, and Jeffrey Kolff
A Rare Case of Bleeding Epiphrenic Esophageal Diverticulum From Arteriovenous Malformations., Franklin L. Thelmo, Harvey Guttmann, Waqas Ullah, Ahmad Arslan, and Eugen Brailoiu
Safety and Efficacy of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Waqas Ullah, Hafez M. Abdullah, Sohaib Roomi, Yasar Sattar, Talal Almas, Smitha Narayana Gowda, Rehan Saeed, Maryam Mukhtar, Ammar Ahmad, Tony Oliver, M. Chadi Alraies, Donald C. Haas, and David L. Fischman
Lymphocyte-to-C-Reactive Protein Ratio: A Novel Predictor of Adverse Outcomes in COVID-19., Waqas Ullah, Bikash Basyal, Shafaq Tariq, Talal Almas, Rehan Saeed, Sohaib Roomi, Shujaul Haq, John Madara, Margot Boigon, Donald C Haas, and David L Fischman
A rare association of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Waqas Ullah, Muhammad Arslan Cheema, Ammar Ashfaq, Maryam Mukhtar, Zain Ali, Mamoon Ur Rashid, and Vincent Figueredo
Efficacy of Allopurinol in Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Waqas Ullah, Shristi Khanal, Rozi Khan, Bikash Basyal, Samavia Munir, Artem Minalyan, M. Chadi Alraies, and David L. Fischman
Effects of left ventricular assist device on pulmonary functions and pulmonary hemodynamics: A meta-analysis, Waqas Ullah, Casey Meizinger, Zain Ali, Ankur Panchal, Rehan Saeed, Donald C. Haas, and Eduardo Rame
Comparative accuracy of non-invasive imaging versus right heart catheterization for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis., Waqas Ullah, Artem Minalyan, Sameer Saleem, Nayab Nadeem, Hafez M Abdullah, Abdelmohaymin Abdalla, Vincent Chan, Rehan Saeed, Maria Khan, Sara Collins, Maryam Mukhtar, Harshwant Grover, Yasar Sattar, Ankur Panchal, Smitha Narayana Gowda, Uneza Khwaja, Bilal Lashari, and David L Fischman
Safety and efficacy of soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators in patients with heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis., Waqas Ullah, Maryam Mukhtar, Aws Al-Mukhtar, Rehan Saeed, Margot Boigon, Donald Haas, and Eduardo. Rame
Cost-effectiveness and diagnostic accuracy of telemedicine in macular disease and diabetic retinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis., Waqas Ullah, Sana Khan Pathan, Ankur Panchal, Swapna Anandan, Kaiser Saleem, Yasar Sattar, Ejaz Ahmad, Maryam Mukhtar, and Haq Nawaz
Diagnostic Accuracy of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Versus Fractional Flow Reserve: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis., Waqas Ullah, Sohaib Roomi, Hafez M. Abdullah, Maryam Mukhtar, Zain Ali, Ping Ye, Donald C. Haas, and Vincent M. Figueredo
The impact of peripheral arterial disease on patients with mechanical circulatory support., Waqas Ullah, Yasar Sattar, Fahed Darmoch, Yasser Al-Khadra, Tanveer Mir, Rasikh Ajmal, Homam Moussa-Pacha, James Glazier, Abedelrahim Asfour, Delair Gardi, and M Chadi Alraies
Outcomes of open mitral valve replacement versus Transcatheter mitral valve repair; insight from the National Inpatient Sample Database., Waqas Ullah, Yasar Sattar, Maryam Mukhtar, Hafez M. Abdullah, Vincent M. Figueredo, Donald C. Haas, David L. Fischman, and M. Chadi Alraies
As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, where have all the STEMIs gone?, Waqas Ullah, Yasar Sattar, Rehan Saeed, Asrar Ahmad, Margot I. Boigon, Donald C. Haas, and M. Chadi Alraies
Percutaneous Intervention or Bypass Graft for Left Main Coronary Artery Disease? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Waqas Ullah, Yasar Sattar, Irfan Ullah, Ammu Susheela, Maryam Mukhtar, M Chadi Alraies, Mamas A Mamas, and D L Fischman
Proprotein convertase subtilisin/Kexin type-9 (PCSK-9) inhibitors induced liver injury - a retrospective analysis., Yousuf Zafar, Yasar Sattar, Waqas Ullah, Sohaib Roomi, Mamoon-Ur- Rashid, Muhammad Shayan Khan, and Laura Schmidt
A Silent Fatal Presentation of Pulmonary Embolism: Reflection and Discussion., Qian Zhang, Zain U. Abideen, Khine S. Shan, Thomas Yoon, and Muhammad Farooq
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Disguise, Qian Zhang, Annyella Douglas, Zain U. Abideen, Shristi Khanal, and Stephanie Tzarnas
Hamman-Rich Syndrome: A Diagnosis of Exclusion in the COVID-19 Pandemic., Qian Zhang; Ahmad Raza; Vincent Chan; Artem Minalyan; and John Madara, MD
A Roller Coaster Ride of Idiopathic Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Qian Zhang and Khine Shan
A Mysterious Paratracheal Mass: Pulmonary Agenesis., Qian Zhang and Khine S. Shan
Anosmia and Ageusia as the Only Indicators of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Qian Zhang, Khine S. Shan, Shahrzad Abdollahi, and Travis C. Nace
A Mysterious Paratracheal Mass: Parathyroid Carcinoma., Qian Zhang; Khine S. Shan; Neethu Gopisetti, MD; Thomas Yoon; and Iqra Iqbal
A Rare Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Induced Viral Myositis With Subsequent Rhabdomyolysis., Qian Zhang, Khine S. Shan, Artem Minalyan, Conor O'Sullivan, and Travis Nace
An Exceedingly Rare Presentation of Severe Folate Deficiency-Induced Non-Immune Hemolytic Anemia., Qian Zhang, Khine S. Shan, Babatunde A. Ogunnaike, Atsoufi Amewuame-Kpehor, and Travis Nace
Iron Deficiency Anemia: An Unexpected Cause of an Acute Occipital Lobe Stroke in an Otherwise Healthy Young Woman, Qian Zhang, Khine S. Shan, Conor O'Sullivan, and Travis C. Nace
A Rare Case Report and Literature Review of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids (AAS)-Induced Acute Myocardial Infarction, Qian Zhang, Khine S. Shan, Ahmad Raza, Neelima Manda, and Travis Nace
The Awareness of Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema in the Medical Intensive Care Unit., Qian Zhang, Jonathan Vayalumkal, John Ricely, Sarah Elrod, and Ahmad Raza
The Difficult Clinical Decision of Thrombolytic Therapy for Submassive Pulmonary Embolism in a Community Hospital., Qian Zhang, Jonathan Vayalumkal, John Ricely, Daniel L. Gray, and Ahmad Raza
Submissions from 2019
The Utility of Impedance Cardiography in Hemodynamic Monitoring of Patients With Sepsis, James Butz, Yizhi Shan, Andres Samayoa, Orlando C. Kirton, and Thai Vu
Role of echocardiography in diagnostic evaluation of patients admitted to observation unit., Muhammad Arslan Cheema, Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah, Waqas Ullah, Yasar Sattar, Shujaul Haq, Khadija Cheema, Asrar Ahmad, Zain Ali, and Asoka Balaratna
Process improvement for follow-up radiology report recommendations of lung nodules., Philip S. Lim, Doron Schneider, Jonathan Sternlieb, Michel Taupin, Nicholas Sich, Joan Diaz, Eileen Jameson, Bryan Frambes, and Sharon Taylor
Use of Plasmapheresis and Immunosuppressants to Treat Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in a Patient with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis., Yasar Sattar, Ammu Thampi Susheela, Waqas Ullah, Norina Usman, and Fnu Zafrullah
Gitelman Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Seizure Disorder and a Systematic Review., Muhammad Asim Shahzad, Maryam Mukhtar, Asrar Ahmed, Waqas Ullah, Rehan Saeed, and Mohsin Hamid
Immune-mediated Colitis from Dual Checkpoint Inhibitors., Nishanth Thalambedu, Yasir Khan, Qian Zhang, Shristi Khanal, and Ammar Ashfaq
Submissions from 2018
Aberrant ARID5B expression and its association with Ikaros dysfunction in acute lymphoblastic leukemia., Zheng Ge, Qi Han, Yan Gu, Qinyu Ge, Jinlong Ma, Justin Sloane, Guofeng Gao, Kimberly J. Payne, Laszlo Szekely, Chunhua Song, and Sinisa Dovat
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Case Series of 9 Patients With Literature Review., Ali Raza Ghani, MD; Faisal Inayat; Nouman Safdar Ali; Reema Anjum; Michael Viray; Arsalan Talib Hashmi; Iqra Riaz; Bruce D. Klugherz; and Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) after bevacizumab therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer., Mohsin Hamid; Ali Ghani; Ida Micaily; Usman Sarwar, MD; Bilal Lashari, MD; and Faizan Malik
Spontaneous Lung Herniation Leading to Extensive Subcutaneous Emphysema, Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum, and Pneumopericardium., Mohsin Hamid, Ali R. Ghani, Waqas Ullah, Usman Sarwar, and Rajesh Patel
A deadly prescription: combination of methotrexate and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole., Mohsin Hamid, Bilal Lashari, Irfan Ahsan, Ida Micaily, Usman Sarwar, and Joseph Crocetti
Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm: An Overview of Diagnosis and Management., Faisal Inayat, Ali Raza Ghani, Iqra Riaz, Nouman Safdar Ali, Usman Sarwar, Raphael Bonita, and Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk
Lafora Disease Masquerading as Hepatic Dysfunction, Faisal Inayat, Waqas Ullah, Hanan T. Lodhi, Zarak H. Khan, Ghulam Ilyas, Nouman Safdar Ali, and Hafez Mohammad A. Abdullah
Sarcoidosis Presenting as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome., Bilal Lashari, Ahmad Raza, Vincent Chan, and William Ward
Deciphering a case of pulmonary hypertension in a young female: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage the culprit, Hiten R. Patel, Suchit Bhutani, Fayez Shamoon, and Hartaj Virk
Traumatic Complications of Inpatient Massage Therapy: Case Report and Literature Review, Ishna Sharma, D'Andrea Joseph, and Orlando Kirton
A Bibliometric Analysis of the Top 100 Cited Articles on Hepatic Magnetic Resonance Imaging., Waqas Ullah, Hafez Mohammad A. Abdullah, Ejaz Ahmad, Mamoon Ur Rashid, Muhammad Bashir, Asad Ur Rahman, Asrar Ahmad, and Abu Hurairah
Another "D" in MUDPILES? A Review of Diet-Associated Nondiabetic Ketoacidosis., Waqas Ullah, Mohsin Hamid, Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah, Mamoon Ur Rashid, and Faisal Inayat
Submissions from 2017
Advocacy Efforts in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery: Learning to Walk, Lewis J. Kaplan, Erik Barquist, Donald Jenkins, and Orlando C. Kirton
A Rare Case of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis of Unknown Etiology, Ida Micaily, Marie Helene Gagnon, Richard Friedenheim, and Jason A. Damsker
Submissions from 2016
Surgical Intensivist and Global Critical Care: Is There a Role?, Jana B.A. MacLeod, Orlando C. Kirton, and Linda L. Maerz
