2025
Multivalvular vs single-valve infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Kyriakoulis I, Tzoumas A, Kyriakoulis K, Kardoutsos I, Ntoumaziou A, Nagraj S, Kokkinidis D, Palaiodimos L. Multivalvular vs single-valve infective endocarditis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Future Cardiology 2025, 21: 113-121. PMID: 39882735, PMCID: PMC11812418, DOI: 10.1080/14796678.2025.2457898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic embolic eventsInfective endocarditisEmbolic eventsHeart failureAssociated with increased risk of short-term mortalityRisk of short-term mortalityAssociated with increased riskLikelihood of poor prognosisRisk of complicationsOne-year mortalityStudy of patientsShort-term mortalityHeart valvesClinical suspicionSurgical managementPoor prognosisEndocarditisVirulent microorganismsPatientsInclusion criteriaIdentified studiesMortalityPrognosisSystematic searchHeart
2024
Reproducibility of Semi-automated Quantitative Analyses of Tc-99m Pyrophosphate Uptake from Myocardial Perfusion Planar and SPECT Images
Goyal D, Sandoval V, Weyman C, Miller E, Liu Y. Reproducibility of Semi-automated Quantitative Analyses of Tc-99m Pyrophosphate Uptake from Myocardial Perfusion Planar and SPECT Images. Journal Of Medical And Biological Engineering 2024, 45: 84-91. DOI: 10.1007/s40846-024-00924-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandardized uptake valueTc-99SPECT imagesStandard uptake value quantificationTransthyretin cardiac amyloidosisH/CL ratioTc-99m PYP uptakeMethodsOur study cohortInter-observer reproducibilityPlanar imagingTechnetium-99mCardiac amyloidosisClinical suspicionSPECT/CT imagingTc-99m PYP imagingTc-99m PYPConsecutive subjectsUptake valueObserver reproducibilityStudy cohortInter-observerPurposeThe aimResultsIntra-observerMyocardial uptakeSPECTOptimization criteria for ordering myeloid neoplasm next‐generation sequencing
Gisriel S, Howe J, Tormey C, Torres R, Hager K, Rinder H, Siddon A. Optimization criteria for ordering myeloid neoplasm next‐generation sequencing. EJHaem 2024, 5: 1236-1242. PMID: 39691272, PMCID: PMC11647727, DOI: 10.1002/jha2.1036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNext-generation sequencingNext-generation sequencing testMyeloid neoplasmsDiagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemiaAltering treatment plansEnd-of-inductionFluorescence in situ hybridizationRecurrence post-transplantChronic myeloid leukemiaSuspicion of progressionPathogenic mutationsClinical suspicionMutation statusMN diagnosisMyeloid leukemiaPost-transplantRisk stratificationWorsening diseaseTreatment planningCancellation criteriaSuspicionDiagnosisSequenceCenters for MedicareB testDuctal hamartoma of the pancreas: A clinicopathologic study
Das D, Gonzalez I, Yeh M, Wu T, Jain D. Ductal hamartoma of the pancreas: A clinicopathologic study. Human Pathology 2024, 153: 105669. PMID: 39362530, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2024.105669.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatectomy specimensPancreatic mucinous cystic neoplasmsConsecutive pancreatic resectionsVariable cystic changesCyst fluid CEAHigh-grade dysplasiaMucinous cystic neoplasmsClinical suspicionPancreatic resectionAbdominal symptomsPancreatic carcinomaPatient ageClinicopathological featuresCystic changesLow columnar epitheliumSquamous metaplasiaCystic neoplasmsCystic lesionsProliferative lesionsClinicopathological studyDuctal structuresColumnar epitheliumPancreatectomyLesionsLuminal secretions
2023
IMMUNE DYSREGULATION, IMMUNODEFICIENCY, GENETIC TESTING, AND THE JOURNEY TO DIAGNOSIS OF STING-ASSOCIATED VASCULOPATHY
Legakis L, Wong K, Liao J, Oana Z, Kuster J. IMMUNE DYSREGULATION, IMMUNODEFICIENCY, GENETIC TESTING, AND THE JOURNEY TO DIAGNOSIS OF STING-ASSOCIATED VASCULOPATHY. Annals Of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2023, 131: s155. DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2023.08.473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchJuvenile rheumatoid arthritisInterstitial lung diseaseComorbid autoimmune diseasesMemory B cellsImmune dysregulationRecurrent infectionsGenetic testingImmunosuppressive therapyAutoimmune diseasesB cellsDiagnosis of JRAInitiation of infliximabSTING-Associated VasculopathyStrong clinical suspicionPositive family historyCryptococcal pneumoniaImmunodeficiency evaluationMitogen proliferationGenital ulcersClinical suspicionElevated IgGRheumatoid arthritisAutosomal dominant mutationsLung diseaseSkin infectionsTest Characteristics of Emergency Medicine-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Wilson S, Thavanathan R, Cheng W, Stuart J, Kim D, Glen P, Duigenan S, Shorr R, Woo M, Perry J. Test Characteristics of Emergency Medicine-Performed Point-of-Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 83: 235-246. PMID: 37855790, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency physician-performed pointAcute cholecystitisCare ultrasoundSystematic reviewFinal diagnosisDiagnostic accuracyEarly surgical managementAcute abdominal painMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsFull-text reviewTitles/abstractsReference standardPositive likelihood ratioHierarchical summary receiverNegative likelihood ratioAbdominal painLikelihood ratioClinical suspicionHospital admissionDefinitive managementSurgical managementEmergency departmentBias assessmentEligible studiesUtility of parathyroid hormone immunocytochemistry in fine needle aspiration diagnosis of parathyroid tissue
Sardana R, Abi‐Raad R, Adeniran A, Cai G. Utility of parathyroid hormone immunocytochemistry in fine needle aspiration diagnosis of parathyroid tissue. Cytopathology 2023, 34: 597-602. PMID: 37534757, DOI: 10.1111/cyt.13283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid tissueFine-needle aspirationPTH casesClinicopathological characteristicsCytomorphological featuresThyroid lesionsThinPrep slidesFine needle aspiration diagnosisNeck soft tissuePatients' clinicopathological characteristicsNeedle aspiration diagnosisNegative predictive valueClinical suspicionStudy cohortPathology databaseRetrospective studyDiagnostic challengeDifferential diagnosisInstitutional experienceNeedle aspirationCytological diagnosisFNA casesAspiration diagnosisPredictive valueAdjunct test0846 Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Medical ICU Patients
Ehrenberg M, Kongpakpaisarn K, Intihar T, Doyle M, Knauert M. 0846 Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Medical ICU Patients. Sleep 2023, 46: a373-a373. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-existing OSAObstructive sleep apneaHigh clinical suspicionMICU patientsOSA diagnosisClinical suspicionSleep apneaMedical intensive care unit patientsSeverity of OSAIntensive care unit patientsAcute respiratory failureMedical ICU patientsProspective observational studyCare unit patientsPast medical historyAPACHE II severityBody mass indexElectronic medical recordsRespiratory failureChart reviewClinical characteristicsICU populationOSA patientsPatient demographicsUnit patientsThe role of routine biopsy of the background liver in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma
Lee S, Ahmed M, Taddei T, Jain D. The role of routine biopsy of the background liver in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Human Pathology 2023, 138: 18-23. PMID: 37236406, DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2023.05.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver biopsyEarly HCC stagesHepatocellular carcinoma managementLarge university hospitalSeparate biopsiesCirrhosis statusClinical characteristicsClinical suspicionMedian ageEarly diseasePathology databaseRoutine biopsyHCC stageBiopsy resultsHCC patientsParenchymal findingsUniversity HospitalBackground liverHepatocellular carcinomaNontumoral liverHCC biopsiesBiopsyPatientsCirrhosisLiverA Ticklish Parrot-dox: Dual Diagnosis of Lyme Carditis and Psittacosis
Tran P, Maayah M, MacLeod R, Frampton J. A Ticklish Parrot-dox: Dual Diagnosis of Lyme Carditis and Psittacosis. Journal Of Brown Hospital Medicine 2023, 2: 72765. PMID: 40046139, PMCID: PMC11878842, DOI: 10.56305/001c.72765.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLyme carditisDry coughDiagnosis of Lyme carditisComplete heart blockInitiation of treatmentShortness of breathSymptoms of dry coughClinical suspicionHeart blockAtrial fibrillationAtrial flutterChest pressureEarly treatmentCarditisEndemic areasYoung femalesHeadacheCoughYoung individualsLyme diseasePsittacosisVascular steal and associated intratumoral aneurysms in highly vascular brain tumors: illustrative case
Hong C, Marianayagam N, Morales-Valero S, Barak T, Tabor J, O’Brien J, Huttner A, Baehring J, Gunel M, Erson-Omay E, Fulbright R, Matouk C, Moliterno J. Vascular steal and associated intratumoral aneurysms in highly vascular brain tumors: illustrative case. Journal Of Neurosurgery Case Lessons 2023, 5: case22512. PMID: 36880509, PMCID: PMC10550659, DOI: 10.3171/case22512.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular brain tumorsVascular stealIntratumoral aneurysmBrain tumorsAdditional vascular imagingRight ophthalmic arteryMaximal safe resectionDiagnostic cerebral angiographyMinimal blood lossVascular steal phenomenonOpen tumor resectionDural-based lesionsSteal phenomenonBlood lossCerebral angiographyClinical suspicionNeurological symptomsOphthalmic arterySurgical strategySafe resectionVascular tumorsBlurred visionEndovascular embolizationTomography angiographyTumor resectionOcular complications of plasma cell dyscrasias
Singh R, Singhal S, Sinha S, Cho J, Nguyen A, Dhingra L, Kaur S, Sharma V, Agarwal A. Ocular complications of plasma cell dyscrasias. European Journal Of Ophthalmology 2023, 33: 1786-1800. PMID: 36760117, PMCID: PMC10472748, DOI: 10.1177/11206721231155974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma cell dyscrasiaMonoclonal gammopathyMultiple myelomaMalignant plasma cellsEfficacious treatment strategiesSearch of PubMedOcular presentationOcular complicationsTreating ophthalmologistClinical suspicionAsymptomatic patientsOphthalmological signsWaldenstrom's macroglobulinemiaSystemic findingsOphthalmologic disordersPre-malignantUnderlying diseasePosterior segmentPlasma cellsSkin changesTreatment strategiesOver-secretionEarly diagnosisCochrane DatabaseSystemic amyloidosisMyocardial Injury on CMR in Patients With COVID-19 and Suspected Cardiac Involvement
Vidula M, Rajewska-Tabor J, Cao J, Kang Y, Craft J, Mei W, Chandrasekaran P, Clark D, Poenar A, Gorecka M, Malahfji M, Cowan E, Kwan J, Reinhardt S, Al-Tabatabaee S, Doeblin P, Villa A, Karagodin I, Alvi N, Christia P, Spetko N, Cassar M, Park C, Nambiar L, Turgut A, Azad M, Lambers M, Wong T, Salerno M, Kim J, Elliott M, Raman B, Neubauer S, Tsao C, LaRocca G, Patel A, Chiribiri A, Kelle S, Baldassarre L, Shah D, Hughes S, Tong M, Pyda M, Simonetti O, Plein S, Han Y. Myocardial Injury on CMR in Patients With COVID-19 and Suspected Cardiac Involvement. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging 2023, 16: 609-624. PMID: 36752429, PMCID: PMC9833283, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac magnetic resonanceNatriuretic peptide elevationMyocardial injuryIschemic patternTroponin elevationCardiac involvementChest discomfortInjury patternsCOVID-19Cardiac biomarker elevationCOVID-19 infectionAcute myocarditisAcute ischemicBiomarker elevationCardiac symptomsClinical suspicionCoronary diseaseMulticenter cohortAbnormal electrocardiogramMulticenter studyRetrospective studyECG abnormalitiesUnivariate analysisPatientsMultivariate analysis
2022
Community prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and dyspepsia and efficacy of triple therapy in a rural district of eastern Uganda
Lee Y, Ssekalo I, Kazungu R, Blackwell T, Muwereza P, Wu Y, Sáenz J. Community prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and dyspepsia and efficacy of triple therapy in a rural district of eastern Uganda. Heliyon 2022, 8: e12612. PMID: 36593846, PMCID: PMC9803786, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e12612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStandard triple therapyTriple therapyChronic dyspepsiaPopulation-based screeningIndependent predictorsEradication failureStudy populationSignificant medical burdenSeverity of dyspepsiaGeneral adult populationLogistic regression analysisEastern UgandaDyspepsia QuestionnaireAntigen testingClinical suspicionMedication adherenceCommunity prevalencePositive participantsMedical burdenStool samplesDyspepsiaAdult populationHelicobacter pyloriTherapyInfectionP11.54.A Factors effecting early diagnosis in neurolymphomatosis
Egert A, Karschnia P, Huttner A, Baehring J, Kaulen L. P11.54.A Factors effecting early diagnosis in neurolymphomatosis. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: ii70-ii70. PMCID: PMC9443184, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac174.243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hodgkin lymphomaEarly diagnosisSymptom onsetPathological findingsDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaCase of neurolymphomatosisDiagnosis of neurolymphomatosisYale Cancer CenterTertiary referral centerFDG-PET imagingPeripheral nervous systemB-cell lymphomaImaging gold standardSPSS version 27Painful polyneuropathyPainless polyneuropathySecondary neurolymphomatosisAutonomic neuropathyCranial neuropathiesMedian intervalReferral centerAutonomic nervesClinical suspicionFDG-PETCancer CenterUnnecessary Routine Use of Mycobacterial Cultures in Patients With Periprosthetic Joint Infections
Golden M, Moffarah AS, Kerantzas C, Rubin L, O’Bryan J. Unnecessary Routine Use of Mycobacterial Cultures in Patients With Periprosthetic Joint Infections. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2022, 9: ofac132. PMID: 35392456, PMCID: PMC8982768, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofac132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEchocardiography fails to detect an extensive aortic root abscess in a patient with infective endocarditis: a case report
Zogg CK, Avesta A, Bonde PN, Mani A. Echocardiography fails to detect an extensive aortic root abscess in a patient with infective endocarditis: a case report. European Heart Journal - Case Reports 2022, 6: ytac032. PMID: 35295731, PMCID: PMC8922699, DOI: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytac032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchF-flurodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomographyPeriannular abscessInfective endocarditisClinical suspicionNew-onset left bundle branch blockComposite aortic root replacementFirst-degree atrioventricular blockLeft bundle branch blockAortic Root AbscessEvidence of abscessOptimal imaging approachPrompt operative interventionSubsequent FDG-PETAortic root replacementBicuspid aortic valveBundle branch blockAdditional imaging techniquesPossible abscessRoot abscessesRoot replacementOperative interventionHeart blockTransoesophageal echocardiographyAtrioventricular blockActive infection
2021
Magic Dr.T? Tuberculous brain lesions in an immunocompetent patient-A case report
Saleh MA, Tu L, Mango M, Jacob M, Minja F. Magic Dr.T? Tuberculous brain lesions in an immunocompetent patient-A case report. Radiology Case Reports 2021, 17: 581-586. PMID: 34976263, PMCID: PMC8688167, DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.11.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCentral nervous system tuberculosisNervous system tuberculosisImmunocompetent patientsBrain lesionsPatient - A Case ReportSpecific antibiotic combinationsRespiratory tract infectionsRing-enhancing brain lesionsSerious neurological sequelaeSolid organ transplantationHealth care workersCNS tuberculomasNeurological sequelaeClinical suspicionTract infectionsHIV infectionActive infectionCase reportAntibiotic combinationsDifferential considerationsOrgan transplantationEarly diagnosisEndemic areasCare workersPatientsDiagnosis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report.
Tesoriero P, Feng JE, Anoushiravani AA, Kiprovski K, Marwin S, Wiznia D. Diagnosis of Guillain-Barré Syndrome After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connector 2021, 11 PMID: 34038913, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.20.00848.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsTotal hip arthroplastyCase reportHip arthroplastyGuillain-Barré syndrome variantsAcute periprosthetic infectionLower extremity weaknessSingle-stage revisionGuillain-Barré syndromeElectrodiagnostic studiesExtremity weaknessIntravenous immunoglobulinClinical suspicionSurgical debridementPostsurgical complicationsPeriprosthetic infectionNeuromuscular deficitsDisease progressionSyndrome variantLiner exchangeArthroplastyReportDebridementPainComplicationsAmbulationGuillain-Barré Syndrome as a Complication of COVID-19
Zubair AS, Zubair AS, Desai K, Abulaban A, Roy B. Guillain-Barré Syndrome as a Complication of COVID-19. Cureus 2021, 13: e12695. PMID: 33614303, PMCID: PMC7883582, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.12695.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesGuillain-Barre syndromeCases of GBSInitial COVID-19 infectionCOVID-19Multiple neurological complicationsIntravenous immunoglobulin therapyNerve conduction studiesCerebrospinal fluid analysisGuillain-Barré syndromeCOVID-19 infectionCoronavirus disease 2019Immunoglobulin therapyNeurological complicationsClinical suspicionSymptom onsetGBS casesIll patientsConduction studiesDisease 2019Correct diagnosisFluid analysisLonger durationComplicationsSyndromeInfection
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