Submissions from 2024
Hypertension in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: An Updated Literature Review, Andrew T. Abraham, Sanaullah Mojaddedi, Isaac H. Loseke, and Christopher L. Bray
Burden of Ischemic Heart Diseases among US States from 1990-2019, Saeed Abughazaleh, Omar Obeidat, Mohammad Tarawneh, Hashim Al-Ani, Ahmad Al Nawaiseh, and Mohamed F Ismail
Burden of Ischemic Heart Diseases among US States from 1990-2019., Saeed Abughazaleh, Omar Obeidat, Mohammad Tarawneh, Hashim Al-Ani, Ahmad Al Nawaiseh, and Mohamed F. Ismail
Trends of Hypertensive Heart Disease Prevalence and Mortality in the United States Between the Period 1990-2019, Global Burden of Disease Database, Saeed Abughazaleh, Omar Obeidat, Mohammad Tarawneh, Ziad Qadadeh, and Saqr Alsakarneh
Impact of Virtual Interviews on Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Match: An Analysis of National Data, Hamza Alzghoul, Saqr Alsakarneh, Saeed Abughazaleh, Lauren Zeineddine, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Raju Reddy, Ibrahim Faruqi, and Bashar Alzghoul
Effectiveness of Gabapentin as a Benzodiazepine-Sparing Agent in Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome, Hamza M. Alzghoul, Mohammed I Al-Said, Omar Obeidat, Hashim AlAni, Mohammad Tarawneh, Robyn Meadows, Houssein Youness, Raju Reddy, Mohammad Al-Jafari, Bashar N Alzghoul, and Akram Khan
Bing-Neel Syndrome: A Rare Neurological Complication of Waldenström Macroglobulinaemia, Hamza M. Alzghoul, Asad Haider, Faisal Mukhtar, and Nausheen Khuddus
Venous Air Embolism: A Systematic Review, Hamza Alzghoul, Omar Obeidat, Saeed Abughazaleh, Abdallah Al-Ani, Ahmad Al-Jabali, Mohammad Z. Khrais, Mohammad Tarawneh, Hashim Al-Ani, Mohamed Ismail, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Asad Haider, Bashar Alzghoul, and Bilal F. Samhouri
Single-Session Endoscopic Ultrasound-Directed Transgastric Intervention for a Fine Needle Biopsy of Pancreatic Head Mass Using Endoscopic Through-the-Scope Suturing in a Patient With Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Anatomy, Raghav Bassi, Francisco I. Macedo, Yaseen Perbtani, and Tony S Brar
Uncontrolled Primary Hypothyroidism Precipitating Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia: A Unique Interplay Between the Liver and Thyroid., Raghav Bassi, Sushil Rayamajhi, Kobina Essilfie-Quaye, Jasmay Randhawa, and Sripal Padam
Reverse Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in the Setting of Small Bowel Obstruction: A Case Report, Daniel Bishev, Hussein Noureldine, and Fernando Ortiz
Double Trouble: COVID-19 Infection Exacerbates Sickle Cell Crisis Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients-Insights from National Inpatient Sample 2020., Zubair Hassan Bodla, Mariam Hashmi, Fatima Niaz, Austin B. Auyeung, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Muhammad Jahanzeb Khalil, Muhammad Salman Faisal, Farhan Khalid, Abdel-Rahman Zakieh, Yvette Bazikian, and Christopher L. Bray
The Changing Landscape of Geriatric Care in Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A 5-year Analysis of Inpatient Mortality Predictors, Trends in Mortality, and chemotherapy use., Zubair Hassan Bodla, Mariam Hashmi, Fatima Niaz, Muhammad Jahanzeb Khalil, Farhan Khalid, Zahra Niaz, Mohammad Abdullah Hashmi, Umer Farooq, Rajashree Chaudhury, and Christopher L. Bray
The Effects of Cannabis Use on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes, Mortality, Cost of Hospitalization, and Cardiac Arrhythmias: A Retrospective Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample., Rabab Elsadek, Zeeshan Ismail, Hashim Al-Ani, Isaac Loseke, Mona Fikry, Robyn Meadows, Suzanne Zentko, and Bryan Curry
Impact of Interhospital Transfer Status on Outcomes of Variceal and Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample analysis, 2017 to 2020, Ali Jaan, Zouina Sarfraz, Umer Farooq, Ahmed Shehadah, Raghav Bassi, Ammad Javaid Chaudhary, Asad Ur Rahman, and Patrick Okolo
Pseudohypoxic brain swelling following elective lumbar laminectomy: A rare case report and review of literature., Geran D. Maule, Carson Creamer, Rabab Elsadek, Mohammad Abuassi, Alexa Zajecka, Omar Obeidat, and Peters Okonoboh
Venous Thromboembolism During Pregnancy and Postpartum Period: An Updated Review, Sanaullah Mojaddedi, Javairia Jamil, Andrew Abraham, Dawood Jamil, Hend Mansoor, and Islam Y Elgendy
Risk Stratification and Management of Intermediate- and High-Risk Pulmonary Embolism., Sanaullah Mojaddedi, Javairia Jamil, Daniel Bishev, Kobina Essilfie-Quaye, and Islam Y Elgendy
Techniques for Identifying a Patent Foramen Ovale: Transthoracic Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiography, Transcranial Doppler, Right Heart Catheterization., Sanaullah Mojaddedi, Muhammad O Zaman, Islam Y Elgendy, and Mohammad K Mojadidi
Unveiling Hidden Battles: Exploring the Link Between Breast Cancer Survival and Heart Failure Vulnerability, Omar Obeidat, Abedallah Obeidat, Saeed Abughazaleh, Ali Obeidat, Moh'd Daise, Mohamed F Ismail, Qusai Alqudah, Hashim Al-Ani, Mohammad Tarawneh, and Roja Pondicherry-Harish
Impact of Breast Cancer on In-Hospital Mortality and Health Care Utilization in Female Heart Failure Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Omar Obeidat, Ali Obeidat, Mohamed F. Ismail, Abedallah Obeidat, Qusai Alqudah, Hashim Al-Ani, Saeed Abughazaleh, Mohammad Tarawneh, Moh'd Daise, and Bashar Alzghoul
Visnagin: A Novel Cardioprotective Agent Against Anthracycline Toxicity (Review)., Omar Obeidat, Ali Obeidat, Abedallah Obeidat, and Mohamed F. Ismail
Primary Care and Surgical Collaborations in Addressing Breast Cancer: A Comprehensive Review, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Samantha Sircar, Oluwadamilola Oladeru, and Kim Barbel Johnson
Submissions from 2023
In-Hospital Outcomes of PCI in Patients Who Have ESRD vs Non-ESRD Patients, a Retrospective Study Involving a National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database, Abdullah H. Abdullahi, Zeeshan Ismail, Omar Obeidat, Hamza M. Alzghoul, Natalie P. Hurlock, Mohammad Tarawneh, Rabab Elsadek, Mohamed Ismail, and Andrew Smock
Functionally Unicuspid Aortic Valve in an Adult: Case Report and Literature Review, Andrew Abraham, Kipson Richard Charles, David A. Pozo, Daniel Bishev, and Roja Pondicherry-Harish
Clostridium Septicum Bacteremia as the Presenting Sign of Colon Cancer, Andrew T. Abraham and Sripal A. Padam
Radiation Proctitis with Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding Complicated by Cytomegalovirus, Austin B. Auyeung, Melanie N. Rayan, Xiaolan Tang, and Sanil Thomas
Rapidly Progressive Emphysematous Pancreatitis With Massive Hemorrhage and Multi-Organ Failure: A Severe Sequela of COVID-19, Raghav Bassi, Hamza M. Alzghoul, Kipson Richard Charles, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Charles R Russell, and Peters Okonoboh
COVID-19-Induced Complete Heart Block: Case Series and Literature Review, Raghav Bassi, Zeeshan Ismail, Joshua K. Salabei, Kipson Richard Charles, Asad Haider, Abdullahi Hussein, and Andrew Smock
Efficacy and Safety of Mavacamten in the Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review, Daniel Bishev, Stephanie Fabara, Isaac Loseke, Akankcha Alok, Hashim Al-Ani, and Yvette Bazikian
A Case Report of Carbamazepine-induced Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in a Patient with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Daniel Bishev, Mercedes Malone, Devon Best, and Yvette Bazikian
Timing Matters: An Analysis of the Relationship Between Red Cell Transfusion Timing and Hospitalization Outcomes in Sickle Cell Crisis Patients Using the National Inpatient Sample Database, Zubair Hassan Bodla, Mariam Hashmi, Fatima Niaz, Umer Farooq, Farhan Khalid, Abdullahi Hussein Abdullahi, and Sue-Wei Luu
Independent predictors of mortality and 5-year trends in mortality and resource utilization in hospitalized patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma., Zubair Hassan Bodla, Mariam Hashmi, Fatima Niaz, Umer Farooq, Farhan Khalid, Muhammad Junaid Tariq, Muhammad Jahanzeb Khalil, Victoria S Brown, and Christopher L. Bray
A Rare Case of Bartonella henselae Infective Endocarditis Causing an Embolic Cerebrovascular Accident, Kipson Richard Charles, Andrew Abraham, Raghav Bassi, Rabab Elsadek, and George Cockey
A Rare Case of Candida Parapsilosis Pneumonia in an Immunocompetent Patient, Raiya Habib, Zeeshan Ismail, Anthony Nanajian, Matthew Calestino, and Christopher L. Bray
A Rare Case of Splenic Artery Thrombosis Provoked By Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Requiring Splenectomy, Asad Haider, Raghav Bassi, Pranav Prakash, Abdullahi Hussein, Hamza Alzghoul, Muhammad Bilal, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, and Uma Iyer
A Case of Synchronous Primary Tumors of the Left Ovary and Uterus, Mercedes Malone, Abdelilah Lahmar, Daniel Bishev, and Xiaolong Sean Liu
A Case of Statin-Associated Autoimmune Myopathy: Management and Treatment, Mercedes Malone, Abdelilah Lahmar, Atif Siddique, Michael Rozboril, and Jesse L Kresak
An Atypical Presentation of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis In a 19-Year-Old Woman, Mercedes Malone, David Ritchie, Peter Okonoboh, and Ahmed Ebrahim
COVID-19 Among People Living with HIV in Lebanon, Hussein A. Noureldine, Georges Chedid, Hilal Abdessamad, Christy Costanian, Julian Maamari, Mostafa Al Nakib, Ismael Maatook, Anna Farra, Roula Husni, and Jacques Mokhbat
Diabetes Mellitus Impact on Left Ventricular Assist Device Outcomes in Heart Failure Patients: National Inpatient Sample Study, Omar Obeidat, Abdullahi H. Abdullahi, Zeeshan Ismail, Mohamed F. Ismail, Hamza M. Alzghoul, Mohammed Tarawneh, Rabab Elsadek, Hashim Al-Ani, Natalie Hurlock, and Andrew L Smock
Social Risk Factors That Increase Cardiovascular and Breast Cancer Risk, Omar Obeidat, Kipson R. Charles, Nausheen Akhter, and Ann Tong
Septic Shock and Bacteremia Secondary to Herbaspirillum huttiense: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Akankcha Alok, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, and Stephanie Fabara
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome Presenting as Chylothorax, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Omar Obeidat, Austin B. Auyeung, Joseph Abi Jaoude, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Kristen Cannon, and Peters Okonoboh
Iatrogenic Lung Hernia, a Rare Complication of Thoracoscopic Spinal Fusion: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Omar Obeidat, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, and Peters Okonoboh
Negative Serum Ascites Albumin Gradient (SAAG) in the Setting of Cholangiocarcinoma: A Case Report, Emily P. Shilakis, Raghav Bassi, Pranav Prakash, Eason Balakrishnan, Almari Ginory, and Matthew Calestino
TMP-SMX Induced Type 4 Hypersensitivity with Multi-Organ Involvement, Samantha Sircar, Melanie N. Rayan, and Peters Okonoboh
Aeromonas caviae-Associated Severe Bloody Diarrhea, Xiaolan Tang, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Tyler Jones, and Christopher L. Bray
Submissions from 2022
Blame it on the Drug: A Rare Case of Recurrent Doxycycline-Induced Pancreatitis, Raghav Bassi, Pranav Prakash, Eason Balakrishnan, and George Cockey
Contained Rupture of a Left Coronary Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm: A Case Report, Kipson Charles, Ali Arroj, and Tong Ann
An Immunocompetent Male With Skin Lesions and a Brain Abscess., Jessica L. Glicksberg, Mercedes Malone, Joshua K. Salabei, and Robert Yancey
Metastasis of Melanoma to the Adrenal Glands: A Case Report and Literature Review, Asad A. Haider, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Leora Frimer, and Yvette Bazikian
Zieve Syndrome in a Patient With Hepatitis C, Asad Haider, Josh Salabei, Mariam Hashmi, Zeeshan Ismail, Mingyue Zheng, and Uma Iyer
Massive Left Ventricular Thrombus Causing Bilateral Posterior Cerebral Artery Stroke: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ashali Jain, Asad Haider, and Tyler Jones
Understanding the Presentation of Terminal Ileitis., Ashali Jain, Xiaolan Tang, Tyler Jones, and Sripal A. Padam
Global Response, Ahmed Malik and Imaan Bashir
Diagnosis of the Primary Tumor Site in the Case of Liver Metastatic Carcinoma., Mercedes Malone, Christopher L. Bray, and Xiaolong Sean Liu
Evaluation of Recurrent Right-Sided Pleural Effusion: Hepatic Hydrothorax vs. Silicone Breast Implant Rupture, Mercedes Malone and David Ritchie
The Mystery of a Unilateral Headache Ultimately Diagnosed as Moyamoya Disease, Mercedes Malone and David Ritchie
Recurrent Right Ventricular Thrombus After Successful Resection of Right Ventricular Mass, Jordan Pierce, Pheba Cherian, Manjot Malhi, Crystal Gunn, and Peters Okonoboh
Venous Thromboembolism and Thymic Hyperplasia in the Setting of Silent Graves' Disease, Melanie Rayan, Tyler Jones, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Mathew Calestino, and Yvette Bazikian
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: Detection, Management, and Outcomes, Melanie N. Rayan, Raghav Bassi, Maher Khazem, David Pozo, Wael Abduljaber, and David B. Burtis
Case for Thought: Meckel's Diverticulum in the Adult Population, Melanie N. Rayan, Xiaolan Tang, Maher Khazem, William Clements, and Christopher L. Bray
A Rare Case of Purpura Fulminans in the Setting of Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Kipson Charles, and Peter Okonoboh
Approach to Cefepime-Induced Neurotoxicity in the Setting of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Kipson Richard Charles, Raghav Bassi, Sanjae Spencer, and Yvette Bazikian
Oculogyric Crisis in the Setting of Low Dose Risperidone and Benztropine Mesylate Use in a Patient With Schizophrenia: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Asad A. Haider, Leora Frimer, and Yvette Bazikian
A Rare Presentation of Undiagnosed Systemic Syphilis: A Case Report and Review of Literature, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Asad Haider, Leora Frimer, Amina Lleshi, and Yvette Bazikian
An Unusual Case of Non-traumatic Chylothorax, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Sanjae Spencer, Samantha Sircar, Raghav Bassi, Kipson Richard Charles, and Peters Okonoboh
Pneumopericardium, Epidural Pneumatosis, and Muscular Emphysema: Rare Complications of Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Due to Refractory Hyperemesis Gravidarum., Charles R. Russell III, Garnett Benjamin, Joshua K. Salabei, Peters Okonoboh, and Liang Sun
COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System: An Update, Joshua K. Salabei, Zekarias T. Asnake, Zeeshan Ismail, Kipson Richard Charles, Gregory Thomas C. Stanger, Abdullahi H. Abdullahi, Andrew T. Abraham, and Peters Okonoboh
A Rare Colon Polypectomy Diagnosis: Description of a Unique Investigational Journey and Literature Review of Burkitt Lymphoma, Gregory Thomas C. Stanger, Xiaolan Tang, Leora Frimer, Melanie Rayan, and Uma Iyer
Submissions from 2021
Septic Arthritis Masquerading as a Flare of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Not So Straightforward Diagnosis, Ramin Ahmad, Mejhorn Flash, Zekarias Asnake, Joshua K. Salabei, and Mathew Calestino
An Atypical Case of Congenital Lobar Emphysema in an Adult, Non-Smoker Patient Presenting with Pneumothorax., Zekarias T. Asnake, Joshua K. Salabei, Jordan B. Pierce, Angela Fernandez-Manovel, Ramin Ahmad, Zeeshan Ismail, and Matthew Calestino
Effects of Anticoagulation on Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol and Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation, Zeeshan Ismail, Zekarias T. Asnake, and Joshua K. Salabei
Starvation Ketoacidosis Induced by Ketogenic Diet and Consumption of Ketone Supplement, Manjot S. Malhi, Frank Duerson, Joshua K. Salabei, and Peters Okonoboh
Serotonin Toxicity Precipitated by Tramadol in the Setting of Polypharmacy: A Case of Serotonin Syndrome, Ariel Ruiz de Villa, Tyler Jones, Amina Lleshi, Monica Macahuachi, Katie Lamar, and Yvette Bazikian
COVID-19 and the CHA 2 DS 2-VASc Score: Is It Time to Refine?, Josh Salabei
Physicians at the Crossroad of Prognosis and Faith: Practical Help Communicating with Patients and Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Joshua Salabei, Troy Fishman, Steven J. Schwartz, Peter Okonoboh, and Uma Iyer
Marked Elevation of Carcinoembryonic Antigen Without an Identified Primary Gastrointestinal Tumor, Joshua K. Salabei, Dhaval Upadhyay, Asad Haider, Anthony Nanajian, Leora Frimer, Kipson Richard Charles, Zeeshan H. Ismail, Selina Imboywa, Awaad Khan, Nundia Louis, and Uma G. Iyer
COVID-19-Induced Cardiomyopathy, Emanual Santiago-Santanta, Zekarias T. Asnake, and George H. Cockey
Submissions from 2020
Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism in a Patient with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome Despite Adequate Anticoagulation with Warfarin, Zekarias T. Asnake, Troy J. Fishman, Liang Sun, and Joshua K. Salabei
Isolated Unilateral Oculomotor Nerve Paresis: An Uncommon Presentation of Midbrain Stroke, Zekarias T. Asnake MD, Jawad Noor MD, Manjot S. Malhi MD, and George Cockey MD
An Unusual Case of Severe Metabolic Acidosis in MICU: SGLT2 Inhibitor-Associated Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Hongchuan H. Coville MD, Andrea Ramirez, and Christopher Bray
Submissions from 2019
1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D mediated hypercalcemia as an initial presentation in a patient with undiagnosed B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Ranjit Banwait MD, Jawad Noor MD, Jing He MD, Xiaolong Liu MD, and Liang Sun MD
Prognosis of Patients with AKI After Percutaneous Mechanical Thrombectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis, Hongchuan H. Coville MD, Tien-Min Lee MD, Hong Liang, Paul Alfino MD, Christopher Bray MD, and Matthew Calestino MD
Possible Association of Tremors and Dysarthria with Losartan Use: A Case Report, Troy J Fishman, Tigist A. Degu, Liang Sun, and Joshua K. Salabei
Amiodarone induced "Blue man syndrome"; an unusual presentation., Troy J Fishman, Sanjae Spencer, Robert Harrell, and Joshua K. Salabei
Acute myocardial infarction in the setting of left bundle branch block: Chapman's sign., Amr Idris, Mohamad Hatahet, and Basel Edris