A Study on the Relevance of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Level Screening in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases Prior to Initiating Treatment With Hydroxychloroquine.

Objective Drug-induced hemolytic anemia can occur in patients with glucose-6-phosphate-dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. The practice of G6PD-deficiency screening in the rheumatology field has been inconsistent. This study aimed to determine the utility of screening prior to the initiation of hydroxychloroquine and/or sulfasalazine in rheumatology patients in the ambulatory clinics at Stony Brook University Hospital, New York.

Coronary subclavian steal syndrome unamenable to angioplasty successfully managed with subclavian-subclavian bypass.

Purpose. Coronary-subclavian steal syndrome (CSSS) is defined as a reversal of flow in a previously constructed internal mammary artery (IMA) coronary conduit, producing myocardial ischemia. We present a case of CSSS which could not be ameliorated with endovascular therapy and necessitated a subclavian-subclavian bypass.