J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
November 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered innumerable lives. Although recent mass vaccinations offer a glimmer of hope, the rising death toll and new variants continue to dominate the current scenario. As we begin to understand more about SARS-CoV-2 infections, the territory of reinfections with COVID-19 remains unexplored.
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February 2021
Increased door‐to‐balloon times, higher initial and peak troponins were seen during the early surge of COVID‐19 pandemic. Patient‐related concerns, administrative hospital protocols and provider uneasiness may have all played a role in patient's reluctance to access care for emergent conditions. There is an urgent need for hospital systems to address the public messaging to encourage patients to seek evidence‐based care when needed even during a pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBronchogenic cysts are speculated to arise from abnormal budding of the foregut tissue during embryogenesis. Around 90% of mediastinal bronchogenic cysts are asymptomatic, and a small percentage of them present with chest pain and dyspnea. Pericardial effusion is one of the manifestations described; however, pericarditis has not been widely reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShockwave intravascular lithotripsy for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease is routinely performed via femoral artery access. In patients with complex femoropopliteal disease, this traditional approach is not feasible. To address this situation, we used an exclusive pedal access approach along with other adjunctive treatments, resulting in a successful outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFValidated risk scoring systems in African American (AA) population are under studied. We utilized history, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors, and initial troponin (HEART) and thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) scores to predict major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in non-high cardiovascular (CV) risk predominantly AA patient population.A retrospective emergency department (ED) charts review of 1266 chest pain patients where HEART and TIMI scores were calculated for each patient.
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