Lymphocytic Myocarditis and Cardiogenic Shock in Hawai'i: A Case Series.

Lymphocytic myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the heart that may present in a myriad of fashions ranging from mild febrile illness to florid myocarditis and cardiogenic shock. Given its nonspecific clinical presentation, the diagnosis of lymphocytic myocarditis is often challenging. The authors describe four cases of lymphocytic myocarditis in young women who presented with cardiogenic shock.

Gender Differences in the Rate of 30-Day Readmissions after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Background: It has been reported that women have higher 30-day readmission rates than men after acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, readmission after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ACS is a distinct subset of patients in whom gender differences have not been adequately studied.

Methods: Hawaii statewide hospitalization data from 2010 to 2015 were assessed to compare gender differences in 30-day readmission rates among patients hospitalized with ACS who underwent PCI during the index hospitalization.

Inclusion body myositis: a case of bilateral extremity weakness.

Inflammatory myopathy is a common cause of bilateral muscular weakness in adults. Although not as common as polymyositis, inclusion body myositis (IBM) is a form of inflammatory myopathy characterized by chronic progressive muscle inflammation and often goes undiagnosed and untreated. IBM patients most commonly present with proximal lower extremity weakness and may have normal creatine kinase (CK) levels.