Temporal trends in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk among U.S. adults. Analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2018.

Background: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases are a significant cause of disability and mortality. Study of trends in cardiovascular risk at a population level helps understand the overall cardiovascular health and the impact of primary prevention efforts.

Aims: To assess trends in the estimated 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk among U.

The Jailed Sinoatrial Node: An Interesting Case of Cardiogenic Shock Secondary to Sinus Arrest Following Percutaneous Intervention.

Complete occlusion of the sinoatrial node artery can be a complication of percutaneous intervention (PCI) to the right coronary artery (RCA). When this happens, dysfunction of the sinus node may follow resulting in sinus arrest. When this occurs, it is usually transient and as such, is typically not accompanied by hemodynamic instability.

Previously undiagnosed angina pectoris in individuals without established cardiovascular disease: Prevalence and prognosis in the United States.

Background: The prevalence and prognosis of previously undiagnosed angina pectoris (AP) in the absence of established cardiovascular disease (CVD) are unknown. This study sought to determine the prevalence and prognosis of previously undiagnosed AP in the absence of established CVD in the United States.

Methods: Data derived from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2018) and the Rose Angina Questionnaire (RAQ) were used to identify AP among participants ≥ 40 years without established CVD.

Successful Treatment of Calciphylaxis in a Young Female With End-Stage Renal Disease on Peritoneal Dialysis With Parathyroidectomy, Intensification of Dialysis, and Sodium Thiosulphate-A Case Report and Literature Review.

Calcific uremic arteriolopathy, commonly referred to as "calciphylaxis," is a rare life-threatening condition observed in patients with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease on dialysis. This results in necrotic, ischemic, tender dermal lesions anywhere in the body, but mainly on the abdominal wall and lower extremities, where subcutaneous tissue is abundant. Histologically, it is defined by calcification in dermal capillaries, arterioles, and subcutaneous adipose tissues.

Prevalence and risk factors for the development of abdominal aortic calcification among the US population: NHANES study.

Introduction: Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is an important marker of subclinical cardiovascular disease and its prognosis. Advanced age, hypertension, smoking, dyslipidemia, diabetes mellitus, and higher truncal fat are known markers of AAC in studies conducted around the world. However, literature for these risk factors and their co-occurrence is limited in the US.

Association of atrial fibrillation with outcomes in patients hospitalized with inflammatory bowel disease: an analysis of the National Inpatient Sample.

Introduction: We aimed to determine in-hospital outcomes, length of hospital stay (LOS) and resource utilization in a contemporary cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and atrial fibrillation (AFIB).

Material And Methods: The National Inpatient Sample database October 2015 to December 2017 was utilized for data analysis using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes to identify the patients with the principal diagnosis of IBD.

Results: Of 714,863 IBD patients, 64,599 had a diagnosis of both IBD and AFIB.

10-Year community prevalence and trends of severe asymptomatic hypertension among patients with hypertension in the USA: 2007-2016.

Background: Severe asymptomatic hypertension (SAH) is associated with significant health cost, morbidity and mortality.

Aim: Establish the nationwide prevalence, trends and associated sociodemographic characteristics of SAH among patients with hypertension in the USA.

Methods: We utilized the National Health and Nutrition Examination data collected over five survey cycles (2007-2016).

Outcomes of oesophageal variceal bleeding among patients with atrial fibrillation: a propensity-matched analysis of a nationwide inpatient sample.

Introduction: We aimed to determine the influence of atrial fibrillation (AF) on mortality, morbidity, length of hospital stay, and resource utilisation in patients with oesophageal variceal bleeding (OVB).

Material And Methods: The National Inpatient Sample database (2016 and 2017) was used for data analysis using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision codes to identify patients with the principal diagnosis of OVB and AF. We assessed the all-cause in-hospital mortality, morbidity, predictors of mortality, length of hospital stay (LOS), and total costs between propensity-matched groups of OVB with AF vs.

An unusual case of bilateral pulmonary embolism in a patient on dual venous thromboprophylaxis, secondary to heparin induced thrombocytopenia.

Heparin Induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rare, immune-mediated complication of heparin, associated with both thrombocytopenia and paradoxical thrombotic events. Initial diagnosis is made clinically when platelet count falls by 30% to <100 × 10cells/l or a > 50% decrease from baseline count in association with heparin therapy. Thromboembolic complications are seen in 50% of the cases.

Severe hypercalcemia in a patient with extrapulmonary : granuloma or immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome? First case of presenting as retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy with severe hypercalcemia: a case report and literature review.

Nontuberculous mycobacterium is a recognized cause of hypercalcemia, particularly in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Here we describe a case of severe hypercalcemia secondary to () in a patient with AIDS. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case report describing a case of presenting as retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy and severe hypercalcemia.

Severe hypokalemia with cardiac arrest as an unusual manifestation of alcoholism.

: Unhealthy use of alcohol can be associated with serious adverse events. Patients with alcoholism and malnutrition are at high risk for electrolyte disturbances, commonly hypokalemia. Here in we describe a case of alcohol use disorder presented with weakness and subsequently developed cardiac arrest secondary to severe hypokalemia.

Lung consolidation as a rare presentation of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma with extramedullary Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.

: Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) is a mature B cell lymphoma that usually involves the bone marrow, spleen and lymph nodes. Extramedullary involvement, including the lung, is rarely reported. : A 73-year-old female initially presented to our hospital complaining of productive cough of white-colour sputum for three weeks duration.

Rare case of presenting as asymptomatic cavitary lung lesion.

: is a rare nontuberculous mycobacterial infection. The first isolate of the species was from human sputum at University of Nebraska Medical Center. There are only a few cases have been reported and the exact behavior of the disease is not clearly described.

Sickle Cell Beta-Plus Thalassemia with Subcapsular Hematoma of the Spleen.

While splenic complications like hypersplenism, sequestration crisis, and infarction are commonly reported in sickle cell variants like sickle cell beta-plus thalassemia, splenic rupture with hematoma is rare. We present a case of a 32-year-old young male who presented with dull left upper quadrant pain who was found to have multiple subcapsular splenic lacerations and hematoma on abdominal imaging. Hemoglobin electrophoresis confirmed sickle cell beta-plus thalassemia in the patient.

Fatal pulmonary cavitary disease secondary to in a patient with sarcoidosis.

: () has low pathogenicity and usually requires either host immune impairment or structural lung disease to cause clinical disease. Fatal cavitary infection in a patient without immunosuppression is rarely presented. : A 62-year-old female with history of sarcoidosis and hypertension presented with cough, fever and dyspnea for one week.