Development and Validation of a Model to Predict Malignancy Within the First Year After Adult Heart Transplantation.

Malignancy after heart transplantation is associated with poor outcomes. At present, no prediction model exists for any malignancy within the first year after transplant. We studied adults who underwent heart transplantation included in the multicenter, national Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients from January 2000 through April 2021.

A RIVA-DM Subanalysis Investigating Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation and Type 2 Diabetes Aged Under Versus Over 80 Years.

Background: Advanced age and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are common in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). We evaluated the impact of age on the effectiveness and safety of rivaroxaban versus warfarin in this population.

Methods: We analyzed electronic health record data from November 2010, to December 2019 including adults with NVAF and T2D, newly started on rivaroxaban or warfarin.

Tracheal Bronchus With Difficult Lung Isolation: A Case Report.

Tracheal bronchus (TB) occurs in 0.1-3% of the population as an accessory bronchus that originates in the trachea, typically supplying the right upper lobe. The presence of a TB can pose unique airway challenges, particularly during procedures that require lung isolation.

A Comparative Analysis of Catheter Directed Thrombolysis with Anticoagulation Alone or Systemic tPA in Acute Pulmonary Embolism with Cor Pulmonale.

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) with cor pulmonale causes considerable mortality and morbidity. Randomized trials have failed to show a mortality difference between treatment modalities including anticoagulation (AC), Catheter directed thrombolysis (CDT) and systemic tPA (tissue plasminogen activator).

Methods: This is a cross-sectional retrospective case-control study utilizing the 2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS).