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
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
An Unusual Presentation of Crohn's Disease in an Elderly Patient: A Report of a Rare Case, Ozoemena Akah, Rakahn Haddadin, and Pinak Shah
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and the attenuation of risk for disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with sepsis., Nicholas B. Alana, William A. Ciurylo, and Natalie Hurlock
A Case of Vaping-Associated Candida and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Co-infection Causing Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Patient, Sonia Alicea, Natalia Tejada, Jorge Restrepo, and Amar Mandalia
Euglycemic Ketoacidosis and Lactic Acidosis Associated With Metformin Toxicity, Feras Al-Moussally, Jung-Jung Tien, Kanya Rajagopalan, Carlos S. Botero Suarez, and Roger Crouse
Multiple Anomalous Coronary Arteries With Right Sinus of Valsalva Origin: A Case Report., Abraheim Al-Nasseri, Nathaniel Leavitt, Usman Kazi, Aakash Patel, and Hari Kannam
A Rare Case of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF-2) Induced Hypoglycemia Associated With Metastatic Colon Cancer., Anwar Alshaakh Moh'd Mari, Ashlee Sidhu, Moises Matos, and Mustafa Kinaan
Benign Pneumoperitoneum Following Mitral Valve Replacement, Ali Tariq Alvi, Luis E. Santiago, Murali Shankar, and Pallavi Aneja
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: A Possible Trigger for Dieulafoy's Lesion, Ali Tariq Alvi, Elsa Tchouambou, and Murali Shankar
Descending Colon Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Unusual Site of Metastasis., Ali Tariq Alvi, Elsa Lesley Tchouambou Pougoue, Cameron Summers-Powell, and Mayuri Gupta
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
Clinical Outcomes and Resource Utilization in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease Hospitalized for Acute Coronary Syndrome, Nameer Ascandar, Joseph Hadaya, Nam Yong Cho, Konmal Ali, Yas Sanaiha, and Peyman Benharash
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Resident Education and Burnout, Timbre Backen, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, Jeffery S. Durbin, Gregory Guldner, and Glenda Quan
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
The Left Atrial Appendage: An Enigmatic Friend or Foe and Implications of Closure, John-Michael Benson, Jacob Keesee, Lincoln Smith, Jayden Navarro, and Rami N Khouzam
A Case Series of Unusual IgA Vasculitis, Jared Bradley, Ian Whitaker, Brittany Lyons, and Amy Mangla
A Case of Diabetic Striatopathy Due to Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes, Mark L. Cheneler, Khizir Qureshi, and Carlos Bahrami
Acute Bilateral Pyelonephritis in the Setting of Newly Diagnosed Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report, Jessenia Ariana Contreras, Satwinder Singh, and Ramesh Alwarappan
A Systematic Critical Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guidelines of Antithrombotic Agents in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Using the AGREE II Tool, Denisse Camille Dayto, Wojciech Blonski, Tea Reljic, Farina Klocksieben, Jeffrey Gill, Rene D Gomez-Esquivel, Brijesh Patel, Pushpak Taunk, Andrew Sephien, Camille Thelin, and Ambuj Kumar
The Association Between Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Celiac Disease and the Role of Inflammation: Retrospective Analysis Using the National Inpatient Sample., Rabab Elsadek, Zeeshan Ismail, Raghav Bassi, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Yaseen Perbtani, Tony Brar, and Suzanne Zentko
Severe Electrolyte Abnormalities and Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis in the Setting of Apremilast Use for Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case Report., Brody M Fogleman, Emilie McKinnon, Schuyler Nebeker, and Kedareeshwar S Arukala
Fusobacterium/Peptostreptococcus - A Case Report of Communityacquired Empyema Resulting in Surgical Decortication with Prolonged Antibiotic Therapy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature, Emmanuel Garrastegui Mercado, Chady Awad, and Suresh Antony
Mpox-Induced Proctitis, Saif Ghias, Niyati Joshi, Dzenana Cabaravdic, Ramesh Nathan, and Jasprit Takher
Benign Peptic Ulcer as a Cause of Gastrocolic Fistula, Rakahn Haddadin, Danny Aboujamra, Humzah Iqbal, George Trad, and Ahmed Ali
A Recurrent Case of Mesothelial Pericardial Cyst, Jaafar Ali Hamdan, Akbar Khan, Annalee Mora, Amrita Randhawa, and Maria A. Castano
Coxsackievirus-Induced Myocarditis With Acute Onset of Heart Failure With Pleural Effusion., Jaafar Ali Hamdan, Akbar Khan, Ritu Shah, Nikolay Mitzov, and Maria A. Castano
Mycobacterium flavescens Infection: An Unusual Case of Prosthetic Joint Infection, Peter Holleb, Srijisnu De, and Suresh Antony
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
Characteristics and Hospital Outcomes of 1403 Patients Hospitalized at Community Hospitals With Ankylosing Spondylitis, Se Won Lee, Carol Elsakr, Jonathan Holt, and Napatkamon Ayutyanont
The Discrepancy Between Hemoglobin A1c and Glucose Management Indicators in 26 Patients Treated With Continuous Glucose Monitoring in an Internal Medicine Residency Clinic, Andre E. Manov, Nathan Holt, Esar Dini, Ranier Rivera, Ashrita Donepudi, Rakahn Haddadin, Kyle Mefferd, and Inam Qadir
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
Complex Management of Septic Joint and Cutaneous Nocardiosis in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report, Annalee Mora, Opeyemi Oyenusi, Serfraz Abbasi, Nikolay Mitzov, and Amrita Randhawa
Presentations of Cutaneous Disease in Various Skin Pigmentations: Chronic Atopic Dermatitis, Cecilia Nguyen, Jordan Thompson, Daniel A. Nguyen, Christopher M. Wong, Christian J. Scheufele, Michael Carletti, and Stephen E. Weis
Actinomyces-induced Osteomyelitis of the Mandible: A Rare Disease, Caleb Nieves-Velez, Gilberto Rivera Gonzalez, and Suresh Antony
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
Visnagin: A Novel Cardioprotective Agent Against Anthracycline Toxicity (Review)., Omar Obeidat, Ali Obeidat, Abedallah Obeidat, and Mohamed F. Ismail
Grade IV Glioma Potentially Disguised As COVID-19 Encephalitis., Austin Patrick Eisenberg, Nicolina Scibelli, Hannah Fischer, and Victor Collier
Cemiplimab-Induced Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State With Concurrent Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Patient Receiving Treatment for Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma., Alexander Pyronneau, Kelvin Noronha, Amanda Zucker, Rachel Kennett, and Parth Desai
A Case of Type 1 Cryoglobulinemia With Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma and Dry Gangrene, Abhinav K. Rao, Fahim Syed, Diego E. Garrido, Charles S Holladay, and Julia Saylors
Falling From Laughing: Laughing Gas-Induced Subacute Combined Degeneration From Nitrous Oxide, Abhinav K. Rao, Fahim Syed, Thomas J Lee, Gilberto U Umanzor, and Jeffrey Bodle
Ogilvie's Syndrome in a Young Female With Chronic Constipation, Tong Ren, Shaikh Afaq, Ali Vaziri, Olu Oyesanmi, and Salman Muddassir
False-Negative PET/CT scan with Metastatic Sebaceous Carcinoma: An Important Diagnostic Consideration., Tong Ren, Jennifer Foster, Alex Wu, Alisher Hamidullah, and Eric Sladek
Dialysis-Reversible Complete Heart Block Without Severe Metabolic Derangements, Shai Ring, Alexander Llop, Harris Khawaja, Usman Khan, and Muhammad Usman Khan
Hydralazine-Induced Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA)-Associated Vasculitis Presenting as Crescentic Glomerulonephritis, Yoan E. Rodriguez, Hovra Zahoor, Kunal Patel, Christian Castro Ruiz, and Neda Shahoori
Light-Chain (AL) Cardiac Amyloidosis Presenting as Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction., Luis Santiago, Ali Tariq Alvi, Veniamin Melnychuk, Philip Mesquita, and Pallavi Aneja
Efficacy of Intravenous Iron in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction and Iron Deficiency: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials, Andrew Sephien, Denisse Camille Dayto, Tea Reljic, Xavier Prida, Joanna M Joly, Matthew Tavares, Jason N Katz, and Ambuj Kumar
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome in a Patient on Concomitant Treatment with Levetiracetam and Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole., Amel Tabet Aoul, Abraheim Al-Nasseri, Chase Hall, Chun He, and John Abernathy
Use of TC-325 Hemostatic Powder as a Rescue Monotherapy for Management of Rectal Variceal Bleed, Amel Tabet Aoul, Vamsee Mupparuju, Jonathan Cirillo, Sreekanth Chandrupatla, Jeffrey Jordan, Maria A. Castano, and Olugbenga Oyesanmi
A Case With Twists and Turns: A Report of Vertebrobasilar Dolichoectasia, Mary Therese Thomas and Jamie Campbell
A Difficult Differential Diagnosis in New Neck Masses: Retropharyngeal Abscess or Malignancy?, Mary Therese Thomas and Mary Carter
Acyclovir as a Novel Treatment for Severe Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus., Mary Therese Thomas, Philip W. Mardock, and Kedareeshwar S. Arukala
A Rare Case of Exercise-Induced Transient Global Amnesia as an Exclusive Presenting Symptom of Hippocampus Infarct, Roger F. Tonna and Azin Azma
A Rare Case of Heterozygous C282Y Mutation Causing Hereditary Hemochromatosis With Acute Pancreatitis, Roger F. Tonna, Rakahn Haddadin, Humzah Iqbal, and Hatim Gemil
Parvimonas micra Bacteremia in the Setting of a Hepatic Abscess: A Case Report, Aneil S. Walizada, Sarah E Lyons, Chulou Penales, and Carlos Lopez
T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Crisis: Hyperleukocytosis, Tumor Lysis Syndrome, and Innovative Approaches., Gordon White, Mariel Duchow, and Levy Amar
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
Association of Thiazide Diuretics With Diabetes Progression, Kidney Disease Progression, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Death Among Patients With Diabetes Who Initiate Statins, Hesham Afify, Ubaldo Gonzalez Morales, Abdo Asmar, Carlos A Alvarez, and Ishak A Mansi
Capnocytophaga canimorsus Infection in a 38-Year-Old Male after a Dog Bite, Ahmad I. Ahsen, Philip Korsun, Fadi Albahra, Ranjit Nair, and Zain Tariq
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and the attenuation of risk for disseminated intravascular coagulation in patients with sepsis., Nicholas B. Alana, William A. Ciurylo, and Natalie Hurlock
Ultrasound-Accelerated Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis, Mrhaf Alsamman, Ali Mohsin Choudhry, Abdulaziz Mheir AlSaadi, and Rakesh Prashad
Polypoid Lymphangiectasia in the Sigmoid Colon: A Case Report of a Rare Entity, Anwar Alshaakh Moh' D Mari, Aarushi Varshney, Kristin Recker, Jignesh Parikh, and Vania Zayat
The First Case of Daratumumab-Induced Fulminant Hepatic Failure, Ali Tariq Alvi, Sachin George Mathew, and Murali Shankar
Fulminant Hepatic Failure With Minimal Alcohol Consumption in a 25-Year-Old Female With Hereditary Hemochromatosis: A Rare Case., Ali Tariq Alvi, Luis E. Santiago, Zahid Nadeem, and Ali Chaudhry
Acute Pancreatitis-Induced Thrombosis of Celiac Artery: An Unusual Complication of Acute Pancreatitis, Ali Tariq Alvi, Luis Santiago, and Marvin Lopez-Medal
A Rare Case of Primary Extra-Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) in the Rectum, Ali Tariq Alvi and Murali Shankar
Primary Dedifferentiated Duodenal Liposarcoma With Gastric Outlet Obstruction: A Rare Small Bowel Tumor, Ali Tariq Alvi and Murali Shankar
Pernicious Anemia Presenting as a Mimicker of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Omar Alzarkali, Jane-Hwei Lee, and Kathryn Bower
Fluid Management in Septic Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension: Review of the Literature, Blerina Asllanaj, Elizabeth Benge, Jieun Bae, and Yi McWhorter
Managing Acute Intermediate Risk Pulmonary Thromboembolism in a Patient Who Developed Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia: Review of Current Guidelines and Literature, Blerina Asllanaj, Elizabeth Jane Benge, Sapna Bhatia, and Yi McWhorter
Acute Partial Papillary Muscle Rupture as a Rare Complication Following Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Blerina Asllanaj, Matthew Farr, and Yi McWhorter
Newly Diagnosed Lung Cancer in Hospitalized Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Well Are LDCTs Utilized?, Jonathan Assis, Thanuja Neerukonda, Bilal Farooqi, and Mahvish Haider
Radiation Proctitis with Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding Complicated by Cytomegalovirus, Austin B. Auyeung, Melanie N. Rayan, Xiaolan Tang, and Sanil Thomas
Her Cross to Bear, Stuart J. Bagatell, Levy Amar, and Gabriel Ghanoum
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
A Review on Clostridioides Difficile Testing and How to Approach Patients With Multiple Negative Tests: A Case Report, Raghav Bassi, Pranav Prakash, Anuoluwa Oyetoran, Rabab Elsadek, Isaac Loseke, and John Leibach
Overlapping Drug-Induced Vasculitis, ANCA-associated Vasculitis, and Lupus Nephritis Caused by Low-Dose Hydralazine, Mina Bhatnagar, A Agaronov, E Sarkisyan, I Sotoudeh Deilamy, Don Pepito, and H Akhondi
Acute Colonic Perforation with Septic Shock Secondary to Disseminated Histoplasmosis in an Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient, Harsimrandeep Bhatti, Enkhbileg Batbileg, Srijisnu De, Glen Friedman, and Suresh Antony
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
Renal Amyloidosis (AL Kappa Type) With an Uncommon Presentation: A Case Report, Stephanie A. Botero, Michelle Bass, Carlos Botero Suarez, Pran Kar, and Elpidio Abreu
Diabetic Muscle Infarction: An Uncommon Diabetic Complication With a Lack of Standardized Treatment, Carlos Botero Suarez, Moises Matos, and Sowmya Suryanarayanan
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
Annular Rupture Due to Calcified Nodule Located in Left Ventricular Outflow Tract (LVOT) During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Managed by Protamine Sulfate., Sukhjinder Chauhan, Mina Bhatnagar, Talha N Jilani, and Jeffrey Levisman
A Rare Case Report of Flecainide-Induced Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) and Transient Cardiomyopathy, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Desiree Morris, Mina Bhatnagar, Pinak A. Shah, and Dhiraj D. Narula
Benign Intrapulmonary Schwannoma With High Uptake on Fluorodeoxyglucose-18 (FDG-18 PET) Presenting as a Pancoast Tumor, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Faraz Rahman, Gundip S. Dhillon, Udanie Hewapathirana, Milliejoan Mongalo, and Arnold Chung
A Rare Case of Nodular Mantle Cell Lymphoma of the Gastrointestinal Tract Discovered During a Routine Colonoscopy With a Positive Response to R-CHOP Chemotherapy Regimen, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Jordan Valenta, Gundip S. Dhillon, Preston Phan, Yongwoon Huh, Andre E. Manov, and Ann Wierman
Gallstone Ileus Caused by Migration of Gallstone Through Cholecystoduodenal Fistula Resulting in Small Bowel Obstruction, Sukhjinder Chauhan, Rasiq Zackria, Trad George, Andrew Wojtanowski, and John Ryan
Accidental Extravasation of Mitomycin C into the Subcutaneous Tissue, Johnathon Chung, Brooke Walterscheid, Jose Lopez-Vera, Hytham Rashid, and Mike K. Liang
Organ Donation and Transplantation among Non-US Citizens: Opportunities to Improve Global Equity in Heart Transplantation, Ersilia M Defilippis, Jaya Batra, Vanessa Blumer, Isaiah A Peoples, Christy N Taylor, Daniel Oren, Jose L. Lopez, Andrew J Sauer, and Nasrien E Ibrahim