The liver in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

Background: The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 is associated with higher levels of morbidity and mortality among patients with comorbidities, including the metabolic syndrome. Liver impairment has been reported in up to 54% of hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The impact of COVID-19 on a preexisting chronic liver disease is an actively studied area of research.

Complications of retained pacemaker hardware in heart transplant recipients: case series and review of the literature.

Heart transplantation (HT) in patients with prior cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is becoming more common, in parallel with the increased use of CIEDs for patients with advanced heart failure. Complete removal of CIED components during HT is not always feasible, and it is thus surprising that the literature addressing the implications of retained CIED components is limited. Indeed, there are neither guidelines nor consensus regarding the need for removal of these CIED fragments.

Post-cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: Inflammation of the Pocket. Should We Be More Aggressive?

Background: Pacemaker pocket early post-implantation inflammation (EPII) is defined as clinical signs of local erythema without any systemic signs of infection occurring early after implantation. Data on the best treatment regimen for apparent superficial EPII is scarce.

Objectives: To investigate the prognostic value of medical treatment, rather than extraction surgery, in patients with EPII.

Characterization of a previously unrecognized clinical phenomenon: Delayed shock after cardiac implantable electronic device extraction.

Background: Transvenous lead extraction remains a challenging procedure with inherent risk and associated complications.

Objective: We sought to characterize and evaluate predictors of delayed shock after transvenous lead extraction with no intraprocedural complications.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data of 217 consecutive patients who underwent extraction between 2010 and 2015.

Missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis of HIV in patients who presented with advanced HIV disease: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To quantify and characterise missed opportunities for earlier HIV diagnosis in patients diagnosed with advanced HIV.

Design: A retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting: A central tertiary medical centre in Israel.

Long-term follow-up of high-pressure injection injuries to the hand.

Background: High-pressure injection injury is an injury caused by accidental injection of substances by industrial equipment. This injury may have devastating sequelae. The goal of this study was to assess the long-term outcome of high-pressure injection injury to the hand.