Incidence and implications of acute kidney injury in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF). There is a paucity of research on the incidence and consequences of AKI among patients hospitalized with HF who do not have evidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The National Inpatient Sample database was used to identify index hospitalizations for acute HF from January 2012 through September 2015.

'Acute leukemia in congenital methehemoglobinemia - an enigma to explore'.

Congenital methemoglobinemia is a rare disease, resulting in increased oxygen affinity and impaired oxygen delivery to the tissues. While there have been studies that have linked acquired methemoglobinemia in almost 79% of leukemia patients, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of leukemia development in a patient with congenital methemoglobinemia. Chronic deprivation of oxygen to metabolically active bone marrow can theoretically lead to hematopoietic disorders.

Comparison of Baseline Characteristics and In-hospital Outcomes in Medicaid Versus Private Insurance Hospitalizations for Atrial Fibrillation.

The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (Afib) has been increasing over the past few decades. There are very few comparisons of health insurance plans available that incorporate measurement of co-morbidities and in-hospital outcomes. We sought to compare an impact of Medicaid versus private insurance (PI) on outcomes in hospitalizations with Afib.

Recurrent Unilateral Transudative Pleural Effusion Due to Low Flow, Low Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis.

BACKGROUND In symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS), the majority of patients have high gradient AS. However, some patients have an AS gradient less than 40 with a valve area under 1.0 cm².