Cholesterol Embolic Renal Disease: Experience of a Large Healthcare System.

To determine the clinical-pathological features associated with cholesterol embolic renal disease, and review of literature. This retrospective case series includes patients with cholesterol embolic renal disease (10 of 3087 kidney biopsies) who were diagnosed at Northwell Health, New York, between July 2017 and October 2022. Cholesterol embolic renal disease is a rare disease with a prevalence of 0.

Kidney dysfunction due to AA amyloidosis in a morbidly obese female.

Kidneys are commonly involved in systemic amyloidosis. Systemic AA amyloidosis is known to be associated with states of chronic inflammation such as autoimmune conditions, chronic infections, and malignancies. Obesity is increasingly recognized to be a risk factor for low-grade, chronic inflammation.

Spindle Cell Hemangioma of the Lung: A Case Report.

Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH) is an uncommon tumor that usually presents as a subcutaneous or deep dermal nodule affecting the extremities of young people. It is primarily a benign vascular neoplasm with a tendency to recur locally. Reports describing SCH diagnosed in muscles, retroperitoneum, mediastinum, and even in the spinal cord occasionally surface in the literature.

Sex Disparity in the Effect of Obesity in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study From the New York City Metropolitan Area.

Introduction:  Obesity has been recognized as a risk factor for poor outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) illness. We analyzed the impact of patient characteristics including obesity on hospital mortality and specifically analyzed the effect of obesity by body mass index (BMI) class and by sex.

Methods:  This retrospective case series included adult patients consecutively hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 illness between March 12, 2020 and May 13, 2020, at a teaching hospital in the New York City (NYC) metropolitan area.

Arrhythmia prevalence among patients with polymyositis-dermatomyositis in the United States: An observational study.

Background: Systemic inflammation has been associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD) and arrhythmia occurrence in rheumatologic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. Polymyositis and dermatomyositis (PD) are rare rheumatologic conditions characterized by symmetrical proximal muscle weakness and, in the case of dermatomyositis, cutaneous eruption. Although there is literature associating PD with ASCVD, no population-level studies have analyzed arrhythmia risk in PD.

Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis Causing Back Pain and Leg Weakness: An Unusual Presentation of Hyperthyroidism.

Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare muscular disorder, characterized by muscle weakness and hypokalemia triggered by thyrotoxicosis. In Asian populations, 2% of patients with thyrotoxicosis are affected, compared to only 0.1-0.

Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence Among Patients With Celiac Disease in the United States: An Observational Study.

Objective: To assess the prevalence of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) by age and sex in patients with celiac disease and to determine associations between ASCVD and celiac disease.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study which included adults (>18 years old) who had hospitalizations recorded in the National Inpatient Sample database in the United States from January 1, 2005, to December 31, 2014. Patients with celiac disease were matched (1:5) by age, sex, race, and calendar year to patients without celiac disease.

End-Stage Renal Disease Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis Fare Better With COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study From the New York Metropolitan Region.

Introduction Several comorbid conditions have been identified as risk factors in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, there is a dearth of data describing the impact of COVID-19 infection in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis (ESRD-HD). Methods This retrospective case series analyzed 362 adult patients consecutively hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 illness between March 12, 2020, and May 13, 2020, at a teaching hospital in the New York City metropolitan area.

Analysis of Male Sex as a Risk Factor in Older Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Cohort Study From the New York City Metropolitan Region.

Background Advancing age and male sex have been identified as risk factors for poor outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, there is a dearth of data investigating the impact of age on the risk reported with male sex. We aimed to determine the risk associated with male sex in people of different age groups, that is, in people younger or older than 65 years of age.

Dextrocardia: When right is wrong!

Introduction/background: Dextrocardia is a malposition of the heart in the thoracic cavity. Dextrocardia has been known to cause diagnostic dilemmas with atypical presentations in acute coronary syndrome, as well as technical challenges in patients who require interventions such as coronary catheterization, transcutaneous aortic valve replacement, ablation for arrhythmias, or pacemaker/defibrillator placement. Transcription factor Pitx2 has been shown to have a fundamental role during cardio-genesis, and its misexpression has been implicated in arrhythmogenesis and congenital heart diseases including visceral situs inversus.

Incidence and Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury and Its Effect on Mortality in Patients Hospitalized From COVID-19.

Objective: To determine the incidence of and risk factors for the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) and investigate the association between AKI and mortality in patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective case series includes the first 370 patients consecutively hospitalized with confirmed COVID-19 illness between March 10, 2020, and May 13, 2020, at a 242-bed teaching hospital. To determine independent associations between demographic factors, comorbid conditions, and AKI incidence, multivariable logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios adjusted for clinical covariates.