2023-2024 Publications

April 2024

Balaji N, Kalra A, Ignatowicz A, Aggarwal T, Gupta S. Leclercia adecarboxylata in a Patient With Newly Diagnosed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Cureus. 2024;16(4):e57965. Published 2024 Apr 10. doi:10.7759/cureus.57965

McNamee MM, Stolz MP, Harvell RT, Staley CA, et al. Management of Choledocholithiasis in a Community Hospital: Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Versus Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. Am Surg. Published online April 1, 2024. doi:10.1177/00031348241241626

Creel N, Mantooth J. Implementing Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in a Rural Level II Trauma Center. Am Surg. Published online April 3, 2024. doi:10.1177/00031348241241698

March 2024

Glass OM. Thwarting Undue Influence: Testamentary Capacity in the Elderly. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. Published online March 28, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jagp.2024.03.012

Louis M, Lelli E, Aycinena F, Ellis E. Small Cell Carcinoma of the Rectum Associated With a Tubulovillous Adenoma: An Atypical Case Presentation. Cureus. 2024;16(3):e55995. Published 2024 Mar 11. doi:10.7759/cureus.55995

Louis M, Kuhn B, Redenius N. Post-cholecystectomy Hepatic Subcapsular Biloma: A Detailed Case Study on Presentation and Management. Cureus. 2024;16(3):e55966. Published 2024 Mar 11. doi:10.7759/cureus.55966

Balaji N, Olukayode O, Faiz F, Dixit P, Bhavsar V. Periprocedural Bridging Therapy in Patients With Mechanical Heart Valves. Cureus. 2024;16(3):e56465. Published 2024 Mar 19. doi:10.7759/cureus.56465

Velez Oquendo G, Alcantar S, Gupta S. Cranial Nerve III Palsy as the First Sign of Carcinomatous Meningitis From Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Cureus. 2024;16(3):e56277. Published 2024 Mar 16. doi:10.7759/cureus.56277

Patel S, Mahmood R. Amiodarone-Associated Optic Neuropathy in a Patient With Associated Arrhythmia. Cureus. 2024;16(3):e55819. Published 2024 Mar 8. doi:10.7759/cureus.55819

Louis M, Copper C, Lelli E, Conway J, Sarmiento D, Singh H. From terminal ileum to terminal diagnosis: The critical role of terminal ileum intubation in diagnosing langerhans cell histiocytosis in a patient with TAR syndrome. Radiol Case Rep. 2024;19(5):2052-2057. Published 2024 Mar 2. doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2024.02.017

Jeremias A, Maehara A, Matsumura M, Samady H, et al. Optical Coherence Tomography-Based Functional Stenosis Assessment: FUSION-A Prospective Multicenter Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. Published online March 25, 2024. doi:10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.123.013702

Mlaver E, Meyer CH, Codner JA… Vassy WM, et al. Accuracy of Trauma Surgeons Prospective Estimation of the Injury Severity Score: A Pilot Study. Am Surg. Published online March 25, 2024. doi:10.1177/00031348241241630

Balaji N, Velez Oquendo G, Sun M, Sykalo C, Khan I. Malignant Pericardial Effusion Presenting as a Sequela of Lung Adenocarcinoma. Cureus. 2024;16(3):e57287. Published 2024 Mar 30. doi:10.7759/cureus.57287

Cho YM, Ross SV, Mahmood R, Bognar MT. Multicentric reticulohistiocytosis post-COVID-19: a case report. AME Case Rep. 2024;8:31. Published 2024 Mar 8. doi:10.21037/acr-23-144

February 2024

Khan S, Ignatowicz A, Balaji N, Chew CR, Mihilli A, Patel U. Unremitting Asthma as a Presentation of Pulmonary Nocardiosis: A Case Report. Cureus. 2024;16(2):e54722. Published 2024 Feb 22. doi:10.7759/cureus.54722

Kumi DD, Gajjar R, Narh JT… Dodoo SN, et al. Review of the Association Between Long-Term and Current Systemic Steroid Use With Electromechanical Complications and Inpatient Mortality After ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Cureus. 2024;16(2):e55154. Published 2024 Feb 28. doi:10.7759/cureus.55154

Sun M, Kilaru V, Majeed H, Patel S, Mihilli A, Acosta G. Heart in Disguise: Unmasking a Novel Gene Deletion in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Cureus. 2024;16(2):e55170. Published 2024 Feb 28. doi:10.7759/cureus.55170

Dehghani, P., Singh, J., Mancini, G.B., Stanberry, L., Seth Bergstedt, S., Mina, M., Benziger, C., Ghasemzadeh, N., Et Al. (2024). Angiographic characteristics of Patients with STEMI and COVID-19 – Insights from NACMI Registry. American Heart Journal. February, 2024

Tadesse, L., Tamene, Y., Edi, V., Nwoke, E., Jacob, J., Et Al. (2024). The impact of major depressive disorder on heart failure patients: A literature review. Open Access Journal of Disease and Global Health. February, 2024.

Lee, S., Hong, Y., Hong, J., Jung, J., Sung, J., Andreini, D., Al-Mallah, M., Budoff, M., Cademartiri, F., Chinnaiyan, K., Choi, J., Chun, E., Conte, E., Gottlieb, I., Hadamitzky, M., Kim, Y., Lee, B., Leipsic, J., Maffei, E., Marques, H., Goncalves, P., Pontone, G., Shin, S., Stone, P., Samady, H., Et Al. (2024). Prediction of the development of new coronary atherosclerotic plaques with radiomics. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. February, 2024.

Balaji N, Ignatowicz A, Bhushan S, Jadhav V. A Case of Entamoeba histolytica Liver Abscess in an Immigrant Patient. Cureus. 2024;16(2):e53902. Published 2024 Feb 9. doi:10.7759/cureus.53902

Dehghani P, Singh J, Mancini GBJ… Ghasemzadeh N, et al. Angiographic characteristics of patients with STEMI and COVID-19: Insights from NACMI registry. Am Heart J. Published online February 22, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2024.02.012

Wang J, Patel D, Robinson S, Rynarzewska A, Abidoye O. Evaluation of the Existence of Post-COVID-19 Tachycardia in a Community Healthcare System. Cardiol Res. 2024;15(1):47-55. doi:10.14740/cr1604

Dodoo SN, Apenteng BA, Okoh AK, Egolum U, Ghasemzadeh N, Ramadan R, Henry G, Giugliano G. Impact of chronic thrombocytopenia on healthcare resource utilization, in-hospital outcomes, and costs following percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion: a nationwide propensity weighted analysis. Am J Cardiovasc Dis. 2024;14(1):9-20. Published 2024 Feb 20.

Lee SE, Hong Y, Hong J… Samady H, et al. Prediction of the development of new coronary atherosclerotic plaques with radiomics. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. Published online February 19, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2024.02.003

January 2024

Stolz MP, Chambers JG, Mahalati K. Formation of Biologic Plug and Patch Mesh for Use in Perforated Femoral Hernia. Am Surg. 2023;89(12):6307-6308. doi:10.1177/00031348231157911

Balaji N, Dixit P, Adams AM, Faiz F, Ngwainmbi D, Henry G, Ghasemzadeh N. ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Caused by 5-Fluorouracil-Related Cardiotoxicity. Cureus. 2024;16(1):e52864. Published 2024 Jan 24. doi:10.7759/cureus.52864

December 2023

Dixit P, Adams A, Oquendo G, Ahn J. Ventricular Tachycardia Due to Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy in the Setting of Acute Coronary Syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol Case Rep. 2023 Dec, 28 (Part 1). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102092

Atarere J, Chido-Amajuoyi O, Onyeaka H, Ahoussougbemey Mele A, et al. Awareness of the causal association between human papillomavirus and anal cancer among US adults. Cancer Causes Control (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-023-01830-8

Grabill N., Louis M., Idowu C., Hastings C., & Singh H. (2023). Lung cavitation to pneumothorax: A case report of the multilayered respiratory challenges in oncology patients. International journal of surgery case reports, 114, 109157 .

Robaczewski ML, Randall RW, Sullivan TP. Treatment of Postoperative Neck Dissection Cervical Lymphocele With Percutaneous Bleomycin Sclerotherapy. Am Surg. Published online December 8, 2023. doi:10.1177/00031348231220577.

November 2023

Ikedum I, Asreb A, Egolum U, Ling H. Experience in Initiating Vericiguat in an Advanced Heart Failure Program. Amer J Therapeutics. 2023; 30(6). doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001613

Coffelt CB, Gibson K, VanLandingham J. Ketamine for Traumatic Assault-Induced Depression: A Case Report. J Trauma Nurs. 2023;30(6):353-356. doi:10.1097/JTN.0000000000000755

Lopez J, Mark J, Duarte GJ… Acosta-Baez G, et al. Role of genetic polymorphisms in clopidogrel response variability: a systematic review. Open Heart 2023;10:e002436. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002436

Ghosh AK, Bhushan S, Abidoye O, Robinson SS, et al. Evaluating implementation of NCCN guideline-directed genetic screening recommendations for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Cancer Causes Control. Published online November 28, 2023. doi:10.1007/s10552-023-01825-5

Louis M, Vassy M, Gherasim C, et al. (November 22, 2023) Managing Mesenteric-Side Small Bowel Perforation in the Setting of Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Dual Challenge. Cureus 15(11): e49226.

Iqbal A, Mahmood R, Jasti M, Moyine C, Adigopula S. Water Lung: An Interesting Case of Non-cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema in a Heart Failure Patient. Cureus. 2023;15(11):e48814. Published 2023 Nov 14. doi:10.7759/cureus.48814

October 2023

Penrose OC, Patel N, Ejutse T, Majeed H, Malik A. Concern for Increased Prevalence of Heyde’s Syndrome in Patients on Hemodialysis. Cureus. 2023;15(10):e47725. Published 2023 Oct 26. doi:10.7759/cureus.47725​

Park HB, Arsanjani R, Sung JM, Heo R, Lee BK, Lin FY, Hadamitzky M, Kim YJ, Conte E, Andreini D, Pontone G, Budoff MJ, Gottlieb I, Chun EJ, Cademartiti F, Maddei E, Marques H, Goncalves PA, Leipsic JA, Lee SE, Shin S, Choi JH, Virmani R, Samady H, Chinnaiyan K, Stone PH, Berman DS, Narula J, Shaw LJ, Bax JJ, Min JK, Chang HJ. Impact of statins based on high-risk plaque features on coronary plaque progression in mild stenosis lesions: results from the PARADIGM study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023;24(11):1536-1543. doi:10.1093/ehjci/jead110

Santos A, Kure C, Sanchez C, Gross P. The Diagnostic Dilemma of “The Great Imitator”: Heart and Cerebral Involvement of Lupus Manifesting as Bilateral Upper and Lower Extremity Weakness. Case Rep Rheumatol. 2023;2023:6676357. Published 2023 Oct 10. doi:10.1155/2023/6676357

Tomblin C, Wang R, McMullin J, Chen H, Gillis A. The Rich Get Richer: The Matthew Effect in Open Payments. J Surg Res. 2024;293:693-700. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2023.08.052

Katsiroubas J, Manin E, Rosen JL, Choe Y, Ding I, Jonnalagadda K, Guy TS. What Does Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery Really Mean? Defining Totally Endoscopic Mitral Valve Surgery Through Meta Analysis [published online ahead of print, 2023 Oct 18]. Surg Technol Int. 2023;43:sti43/1715.

Williams C, Han D, Takagi H, Fordyce CB, Sellers S, Blanke P, Lin FY, Shaw LJ, Lee SE, Andreini D, Al-Mallah MH, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Chinnaiyan K, Choi JH, Conte E, Marques H, Goncalves PA, Gottlieb I, Hadamitzky M, Maffei E, Pontone G, Shin S, Kim YJ, Lee BK. Chun EJ. Sung JM, Virmani R, Samady H, Stone PH, Berman DS, Narula J, Bax JJ, Leipsic JA, Chang HJ.  Effects of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone-system inhibitors on coronary atherosclerotic plaques: The PARADIGM registry. Atherosclerosis. 2023;383:117301. doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117301

Samant S, Bakhos J, Wu W, Zhao S, Kassab GS, Khan B, Panagopoulos A, Makadia J, Oguz UM, Banga A, Fayaz M. Glass W. Chiastra C, Burzotta F, LaDisa JF, Iaizzo P, Murasato Y, Dubini G, Migliavacca F, Mickley T, Bicek A, Fontana J, West NEJ, Mortier P, Boyers PJ, Gold JP, Anderson DR, Tcheng JE, Windle JR, Samady H, et al.  Artificial Intelligence, Computational Simulations, and Extended Reality in Cardiovascular Interventions. J Am Coll Cardiol Intv. 2023 Oct, 16 (20) 2479–2497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2023.07.022

McKinney VR, Patel PP, Olken MH, Bailey AE, Bond MT. Clerkship Chiefs: Introducing Students to the Role of Physician Educator. Med.Sci.Educ. (2023).

Tedbury PR, Manfredi C, Degenhardt F, Conway J, Horwath MC, McCracken C, Sorscher AJ, Moreau S, Wright C, Edwards C, Brewer J, Guarner J, de Wit E, Williamson BN, Suthae MS, Ong YT, Roback JD, Alter DN, Holter JC, Karlsen TH, Sacchi N, Romero-Gómez M, Invernizzi P, Fernández F, Buti M, et al. Mechanisms by which the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator may influence SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease severity. FASEB J. 2023;37(11):e23220. doi:10.1096/fj.202300077R

Kaneyuki D, Yost CC, Wu M, Pfeil DS, Mehrotra P, Guy TS. Robotic mitral valve re-repair with removal of transcatheter mitral valve repair clips. Multimed Man Cardiothorac Surg. 2023;2023:10.1510/mmcts.2023.039. Published 2023 Oct 30. doi:10.1510/mmcts.2023.039

Rahal R, Saab A, Bachir R, El Sayed M. Does time to angiography affect the survival of trauma patients with embolization to the pelvis? A retrospective study across trauma centers in the United States. Injury. 2023;54(12):111173. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2023.111173

Louis M, Canaan L, Hastings J, Bongu N, Singh H. When the Lung Refuses to Expand: A Deep Dive Into a Pneumothorax Ex Vacuo Case. Cureus. 2023;15(10):e46565. Published 2023 Oct 6.

Chew CR, Patel D, Rynarzewska AI, Jones L. Procalcitonin Use for Predicting Mortality and Morbidity of Patients Diagnosed With Sepsis Within the Intensive Care Unit. Cureus. 2023;15(10):e48080. Published 2023 Oct 31. doi:10.7759/cureus.48080

Yost CC, Rosen JL, Wu, M…. Guy TS, et al. Totally endoscopic robotic mitral valve replacement after intraoperative failure of mitral valve repair with bilateral percutaneous cannulation. JTCVS Techniques. 2023;22. doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2023.10.021

September 2023

Louis M, Hastings JC 3rd, Jones L, Singh H. Elective over emergency: The role of precise diagnosis in managing Giant bullae in COPD patients – A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2023;110:108750. doi:10.1016/j.ijscr.2023.108750

Yost CC, Rosen JL, Mandel JL, Prochno KW, Wu M, Komlo CM, Guy TS. Endoaortic balloon occlusion versus transthoracic cross-clamp for totally endoscopic robotic mitral valve surgery: a retrospective cohort study. J Robot Surg. 2023;17(5):2305-2313. doi:10.1007/s11701-023-01654-3

Joy PS, Kumar G, Jermyn R, et al. Heart Failure Admissions Outcomes in Patients With CardioMEMS. Am J Cardiol. 2023;207:7-9. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.157

Velez-Oquendo G, Kilaru V, Ye K, Ashfaq S. Large Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Generalized Myxedema from Undiagnosed Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. Am J Case Rep. 2023;24:e940631. Published 2023 Sep 18. doi:10.12659/AJCR.940631

Lee JM, Shin D, Lee SH, Choi KH, Kim SM, Chun EJ, Lee KY, Hwang D, Ahn SG, Brown AJ, Mejía-Rentería H, Lefieux A, Molony D, Chang K, Kakuta T, Escaned J, Samady H. Differential predictability for high-risk plaque characteristics between fractional flow reserve and instantaneous wave-free ratio. Sci Rep. 2023;13(1):16005. Published 2023 Sep 25. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-43352-y

Cormican MT, Creel NJ, Bosque BA, Dowling SG, Rideout PP, Vassy WM. Ovine Forestomach Matrix in the Surgical Management of Complex Volumetric Soft Tissue Defects: A Retrospective Pilot Case Series. Eplasty. 2023;23:e66. Published 2023 Sep 27.

Balaji N, Adams, A, Dixit P, Mahmood R, Weisman D. Successful occlusion of left atrial appendage after failed surgical ligation utilizing 4-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography. Heart Rhythm Case Reports. 2023; 9(12): 919-921.DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.09.019.

August 2023

Gibson K, Whitson D, Filson JD, et al. Streamlining care in two neurosurgical practices in a rural trauma center. JAAPA. 2023;36(8):1-4.

Stolz MP, Foxhall EN, Gibson BH, Gill S, McNamee MM. Improving the Safety of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy with Indocyanine Green Dye Using Critical View of Safety Plus. Am Surg. 2023;89(7):3136-3139. doi:10.1177/00031348231161659

Stolz MP, Gibson BH, Vassy WM. Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Leading to Gastric Ischemia and Perforation. Am Surg. 2023;89(8):3482-3483. doi:10.1177/00031348231161663

Ketcham E, Glass OM, Hermida AP. Electroconvulsive Therapy in Heart Transplant Patients: To Avoid or Embrace? [published online ahead of print, 2023 Aug 3]. J ECT. 2023;10.1097/YCT.0000000000000954. doi:10.1097/YCT.0000000000000954

Kapoor R, Husseini JS, Staffa SJ, et al. Posterior capsule edema in adhesive capsulitis: comparison with established non-contrast MRI findings and multivariable analysis [published online ahead of print, 2023 Aug 5]. Eur Radiol. 2023;10.1007/s00330-023-09966-6. doi:10.1007/s00330-023-09966-6

Mori M, Parsons N, Krane M, Guy TS, Grossi EA, Dearani JA, Habib RH, Badwar V, Geirsson A. Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation [published online ahead of print, 2023 Aug 16]. Ann Thorac Surg. 2023;S0003-4975(23)00852-4. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2023.07.047

Dodoo SN, Kwapong YA, Agyemang-Sarpong A, Amoran E, Egolum UO, Ghasemzadeh N, Ramadan R, Henry G, Samady H. Comparative Healthcare Resource Utilization of Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Using Impella Versus Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Use for Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Cardiogenic Shock Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Insights From National Inpatient Sample [published online ahead of print, 2023 Aug 26]. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023;49(1 Pt A):102053. doi:10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2023.102053

Louis M, Gibson B, Jones L, Singh H. Mechanical Small Bowel Obstruction Due to Gallstone Ileus: Diagnostic Challenges and Surgical Management. Cureus. 2023;15(8):e44153. Published 2023 Aug 26. doi:10.7759/cureus.44153

Dodoo SN, Moyine CY, Agyemang-Sarpong A, Ismail A, Le N, Patel F, Ghasemzadeh N, Ramadan R, Salahuddin Mohammed K, Henry G, Parastatidis I. The role of multidetector CT scan in the management of prosthetic aortic valve thrombosis: A case report. Clin Case Rep. 2023;11(9):e7824. Published 2023 Aug 29. doi:10.1002/ccr3.7824

July 2023

Stevens TJ, Lee DB. Postintensive Care Syndrome: Feasibly Bridging Care at a Tertiary Trauma Center. J Trauma Nurs. 2023;30(4):242-248. doi:10.1097/JTN.0000000000000735

McNamee MM, Stolz MP, Gibson BH, Brown C. Incarcerated Amyand Hernia Associated With Acute Appendicitis and Incidental Finding of Serrated Adenoma. Am Surg. 2023;89(7):3241-3242. doi:10.1177/00031348231157828

McNamee MM, Harvell RT, Benton MH, Qutob HF, Budde JM. Congenital Lobar Emphysema Developing Massive Hemoptysis in Adulthood Treated by Thoracoscopic Lobectomy. Am Surg. 2023;89(7):3284-3285. doi:10.1177/00031348231160837

Boustany A, Rahhal R, Mitri J, et al. The impact of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease on inflammatory bowel disease-related hospitalization outcomes: a systematic review. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023;35(10):1067-1074. doi:10.1097/MEG.0000000000002607

Yeung AM, Dirisanala S, Abraham A, et al. Diabetes Research and Resource Sharing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Experience from an Academic/Non-Profit Resource Website. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 2023;17(5):1284-1294. doi:10.1177/19322968231184448

Jessamy K, Jessamy A, Anozie O. Endoscopic Glucocorticoid Injection for the Treatment of a Refractory Benign Esophageal Stenosis in a Patient With Plummer-Vinson Syndrome. Cureus. 2023 Jul;15(7) e41896. doi:10.7759/cureus.41896. PMID: 37457608

Al-Zaiti SS, Martin-Gill C, Zègre-Hemsey JK, Bouzid Z, Faramand Z, Alrawashdeh MO, Gregg RE, Helman S, Riek NT, Kraevsky-Phillips K, Clermont G, Akcakaya M, Sereika SM, Van Dam P, Smith SW, Birnbaum Y, Saba S, Sejdic E. Callaway CW. Machine learning for ECG diagnosis and risk stratification of occlusion myocardial infarction. Nat Med. 2023;29(7):1804-1813. doi:10.1038/s41591-023-02396-3

Atarere J, Haas C, Onyeaka H, Adewunmi C, Deleungahawatta T, Orhurhu V, Barrow J. The Role of Health Information Technology on Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation Among Smokers In The United States [published online ahead of print, 2023 Jul 24]. Telemed J E Health. 2023;10.1089/tmj.2023.0052.

Gebru T, Luca K, Wolf J, et al. Evaluating Pareto optimal tradeoffs for hippocampal avoidance whole brain radiotherapy with knowledge-based multicriteria optimization. Med Dosim. 2023;48(4):273-278. doi:10.1016/j.meddos.2023.07.002