A 44-year-old man presented to our emergency room with a history of chest tightness, vertigo and nausea as well as…
CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA MANIFESTING AS NON-BACTERIAL THROMBOTIC ENDOCARDITIS IN A YOUNG PATIENT
A 41-year-old female with steroid-dependent rheumatoid arthritis and a recent (four months prior) cerebellar stroke presented with complaints of constant…
Multiple pigmented lesions of the breast following ipsilateral breast carcinoma
A 75-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the dermatology clinic (February 2019) with multiple dark lesions on her right breast of…
Venous thromboembolism in the setting of a pancreatic duct leak
A 46-year-old man with a history of alcohol use disorder, tobacco use, and chronic pancreatitis complicated by an untreated pseudocyst…
A Co-localized Hepatitis C Virus Clinic in a Primary Care Practice Improves Linkage to Care in a High Prevalence Population
There is an urgent need to increase patient access to treatment of chronic Hepatitis C infection. We developed a co-localized…
Impact of the introduction of high-sensitive troponin assay in the emergency department: a retrospective study
Compared to troponin T/I test, the introduction of a high-sensitive (hs) troponin test may result in a higher proportion of…
Prevention and management of CVD in LMICs: why do ethnicity, culture, and context matter?
Low- and middle-income countries now experience the highest prevalence and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease.
Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Background-Financial incentives for smoking cessation and use of evidence-based therapy may increase quit rates and reduce health and economic disparities.Methods-We…
Systemic treatment with glucocorticoids is associated with incident hypoglycemia and mortality: A historical prospective analysis
Steroids (glucocorticoids) are part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which is responsible for the regulation of the immune system1. Steroids have…
Temporal Trends of the Management and Outcome of Patients with Myocardial Infarction According to the Risk for Recurrent Cardiovascular Events
Some patients are at higher risk for recurrent cardiovascular events following a myocardial infarction, due to their clinical characteristics and…