Chronic conditions are common and costly for older Americans and for the health system. Adherence to daily maintenance medications may…
Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm causing Complete AV block: A Case Report
A 44-year-old man presented to our emergency room with a history of chest tightness, vertigo and nausea as well as…
CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA MANIFESTING AS NON-BACTERIAL THROMBOTIC ENDOCARDITIS IN A YOUNG PATIENT
A 41-year-old female with steroid-dependent rheumatoid arthritis and a recent (four months prior) cerebellar stroke presented with complaints of constant…
Multiple pigmented lesions of the breast following ipsilateral breast carcinoma
A 75-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the dermatology clinic (February 2019) with multiple dark lesions on her right breast of…
Venous thromboembolism in the setting of a pancreatic duct leak
A 46-year-old man with a history of alcohol use disorder, tobacco use, and chronic pancreatitis complicated by an untreated pseudocyst…
A Co-localized Hepatitis C Virus Clinic in a Primary Care Practice Improves Linkage to Care in a High Prevalence Population
There is an urgent need to increase patient access to treatment of chronic Hepatitis C infection. We developed a co-localized…
Impact of the introduction of high-sensitive troponin assay in the emergency department: a retrospective study
Compared to troponin T/I test, the introduction of a high-sensitive (hs) troponin test may result in a higher proportion of…
Prevention and management of CVD in LMICs: why do ethnicity, culture, and context matter?
Low- and middle-income countries now experience the highest prevalence and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease.
Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Background-Financial incentives for smoking cessation and use of evidence-based therapy may increase quit rates and reduce health and economic disparities.Methods-We…
Systemic treatment with glucocorticoids is associated with incident hypoglycemia and mortality: A historical prospective analysis
Steroids (glucocorticoids) are part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which is responsible for the regulation of the immune system1. Steroids have…