Works from 2021
Contemporary utilization of a chest pain unit in a large tertiary care referral center compared to standard care approach: lessons learned from a real world community practice, Blair L. Tilkens, Rafath Ullah, Nataly Stenzel, et al. (Abstract)
Myocarditis as a rare, yet serious adverse event associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: Case series from a large community-based cancer center, Mohamed Hendawi, Luke Peterson, Eyob Tadesse, et al. (Abstract)
Procedural success of catheter-directed suction embolectomy utilizing angiovac system in large right-sided lesions: a single-center study, Lauren Richards, Aashish Katapadi, William Fischer, et al. (Abstract)
Advanced directives in an internal medicine residency program, Tanya Shah, Ramandeep Dhaliwal, Zeba Shethwala, et al. (Poster)
Advancing advance directives in internal medicine residency clinic, Tanya Shah, Ramandeep Dhaliwal, Zeba Shethwala, et al. (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Myocardial work in Stage 1 and 2 hypertensive patients, Akshar Jaglan, Sarah Roemer, Ana Cristina Perez, et al. (Article)
Myocardial work, left atrial longitudinal strain: till death do us part in atrial fibrillation, Akshar Jaglan, Sarah Roemer, and Bijoy K. Khandheria (Case Report)
Focus, not point-of-care, echocardiography in prone position: It can be done in COVID-19 patients, Akshar Jaglan, Abigail Kaminski, Abby Payne, et al. (Article)
Disseminated nocardiosis in a renal transplant recipient, Mohamedanwar Ghandour, Hammam Shereef, Hassan Homida, et al. (Case Report)
Works from 2020
Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: safety issues in the elderly, Tarek Ajam, Tabitha L. Cumpian, Blair L. Tilkens, et al. (Article)
A pebble clogging a river: A case report of thrombosed coronary aneurysmal ectasia, Akshar Jaglan, Tarek Ajam, Steven C. Port, et al. (Case Report)
Early clinical and procedural outcomes in large series of 34-mm self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement, Zuber S. Ali, Payal Sharma, Tadele W. Mengesha, et al. (Article)
Position matters: A case of refractory hypoxemia, Tanya Shah, Pedro D. Salinas, Eric Siegal, et al. (Article)
Feasibility of transthoracic imaging of the heart in the prone position, Sarah Roemer, Abigail Kaminski, Abby Payne, et al. (Article)
Myocardial work index: it works, Akshar Jaglan, Sarah Roemer, and Bijoy K. Khandheria (Article)
Myocardial work index: A glimmer of hope in COVID-19, Akshar Jaglan, Sarah Roemer, Muhammad Fuad Jan, et al. (Case Report)
Molecular alterations with hyperprogression in lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in a large health system, Eyob Tadesse, Kayla Heslin, Mohamed Hendawi, et al. (Abstract)
Reduced blood product utilization via implementation of an anemia clinic and consult service in a large health system hospital, Reid Christian Bowers, Michael A. Thompson, Sandra Tomany Korman, et al. (Abstract)
Clinical predictors of the need for pericardial window or recurrent effusion following therapeutic pericardiocentesis, Daniel Johnsrud, Akshar Jaglan, Ana C. Perez Moreno, et al. (Poster)
Pathogenic aortopathy genes are associated with faster thoracic aneurysm growth: Long term experience from the Aurora St. Luke's aortopathy clinic, Viviana Zlochiver, Xiaoxiao Qian, Ana C. Perez Moreno, et al. (Poster)
Quality improvement project to increase breast cancer screening in Aurora Sinai internal medicine clinic, Ifreah Usmaiel, Michael Peliska, Payal Sharma, et al. (Article)
The incidence of vitamin D deficiency in the internal medicine clinic at Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Daniel Mundt, Wajih Askar, Kayla Heslin, et al. (Article)
Treatment strategies in patients with stable obstructive coronary artery disease and severe aortic valve stenosis who underwent TAVR, Mahmoud Ali, Marc Atzenhoefer, Payal Sharma, et al. (Poster)
Advancing Advanced Directive Documentation in Internal Medicine (AADD-IM), Tanya Shah, Ramandeep Dhaliwal, Kevin McGuire, et al. (Poster)
Mock drills to practice teaming for potential “physician crisis”, Nicole A. Eull, Payal Sharma, Jacob Bidwell, et al. (Poster)
A curious case of an elevated diaphragm causing marked kinking of the inferior vena cava, Akshar Jaglan, Andy Kieu, Asad Ghafoor, et al. (Abstract)
Fit or faint: A case of hyper-vagotonic nerve stimulation, Akshar Jaglan, Arshad Jahangir, and Atul Bhatia (Abstract)
Very late presentation of fulminant myocardial immune-related toxicity in a patient on pembrolizumab, Mahmoud Ali, Marc Atzenhoefer, Kevin Bodker, et al. (Abstract)
Genetic testing in the evaluation of thoracic aortic aneurysms: A single-center experience, Xiaoxiao Qian, Viviana Zlochiver, Muhammad Fuad Jan, et al. (Abstract)
Pathogenic aortopathy genes are associated with faster thoracic aneurysm growth: long-term experience from our aortopathy clinic, Xiaoxiao Qian, Viviana Zlochiver, Muhammad Fuad Jan, et al. (Abstract)
Running and rapping our way to wellness: internal medicine residency approach to preventing burnout, Siri Neelati, Katarzyna Scigacz, Prakash Nallani, et al. (Abstract)
Topsy-turvy heart: a case of congenital absence of the pericardium, Akshar Jaglan, Biana Leybishkis, and A. Jamil Tajik (Article)
Jamestown Canyon virus encephalitis in a heart transplant patient, Wajih Askar, Puneet Menaria, Vinay Thohan, et al. (Article)
Look what happens when we do not treat, Akshar Jaglan, Hillary S. Huisheere, Sarah Roemer, et al. (Article)
Works from 2019
Factors associated with perioperative mortality in children and adolescents operated for tetralogy of Fallot: A sub-Saharan experience, Endale Tefera, Etsegenet Gedlu, Berhanu Nega, et al. (Article)
Multimodal local opioid prescribing intervention outcomes in chronic noncancer pain management, Natalia Arizmendez, Fabiana Kotovicz, Jessica J F Kram, et al. (Article)
Running and rapping our way to wellness: internal medicine residency approach to preventing burnout, Siri Neelati, Prakash Nallani, Kathy Scigacz, et al. (Abstract)
Works from 2018
Visually guided TEE probe insertion, making a case based on anatomic variation: a cadaveric study, Arshad Jahangir, Sachin P Shah, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, et al. (Article)
TCT-113 Effectiveness of atherectomy vs. balloon angioplasty for limb salvage in occlusive tibioperoneal arterial disease, Payal Sharma, Tonga Nfor, Daniel Ortiz, et al. (Abstract)
TCT-114 Comparing effectiveness of different atherectomy device systems in occlusive lower extremity peripheral artery disease: analysis of a large national database, Tonga Nfor, Payal Sharma, Daniel Ortiz, et al. (Abstract)
TCT-288 Early thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of uncomplicated type B thoracic aortic dissection in the cardiac catheterization laboratory: the rise of the cardio-vascular interventionalist, Matthew McDiarmid, Khawaja A. Ammar, Lauren Richards, et al. (Abstract)
A catastrophic series of events, Katarzyna Scigacz, Eric Siegal, and Richard J. Battiola (Poster)
Acute pancreatitis in the setting of DKA and hypertriglyceridemia, Meghan Thakur, Jonathan Rathod, and Kern Reid (Poster)
Bleeding to death from cut K2: a case of synthetic marijuana induced coagulopathy, Siri Neelati and Adam Schlichting (Poster)
CMV Induced Terminal Ileum Stricture Presenting as a High Grade Small Bowel Obstruction, Samantha Huzzar-Tembei, Katarzyna Scigacz, and Julia Usatinsky (Poster)
Frigidly cold: a classic presentation, Jonathan Rathod and Mihir Shah (Poster)
Headache; rare presentation of miller fisher syndrome, Piotr Michaliszyn and Akram Dastagir (Poster)
"Is an old foe making and comeback?", Eyob Tadesse, Samie Meskele, and Ankoor Biswas (Poster)
Kaposi's strikes back: How a once-common cause of aids-related morbidity in HIV re-emerged, Wajih Askar, Thomas J. Dilworth, and Charles Brummitt (Poster)
Nitrous oxide abuse presenting as functional vitamin B12 deficiency, Prakash Nallani, Payal Sharma, and Elizabeth Traynor (Poster)
Right flank pain: what’s more than a stone and a bug?, Xiaoxiao Qian, Sanjeeda Jabeen, and Biana Leybishkis (Poster)
Supparative thrombophlebitis of facial vein: a variant of lemierre’s syndrome, Xiaoxiao Qian and Fisseha Ibsa (Poster)
That feeling when your heart's hard work is not enough: high output heart failure, Dawit Worku, Girma Beyene, and Adam Schlichting (Poster)
Think again: litseria monocytogenes meningitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus, Prakash Nallani and Ankoor Biswas (Poster)
Unique case of cocaine induced TMA and renal infarction mimicking atypical HUS, Khalil Odeh, Anna Scigacz, and Lamya Boujelbane (Poster)
Vitamin B12 deficiency: a case report of bone marrow suppression, Sanjeeda Jabeen and Nadia Huq (Poster)
An unusual presentation of Wernicke’s Encephalopathy after bariatric surgery, Gregory Schleis, Wajih Askar, and Colleen Nichols (Oral/Podium Presentation)
What’s in common between muscle breakdown and bleeding disorder – a case study, Katarzyna Scigacz, Samantha Huzzar-Tembei, and Julia Usatinsky (Oral/Podium Presentation)
An incidental finding of TTP, Anna Scigacz, Samie Meskele, and Ankoor Biswas (Poster)
Racing to wellness in an internal medicine residency program, Siri Neelati, Prakash Nallani, Nadia Huq, et al. (Poster)
Not just another Wisconsin case of blastomycosis, Lauren Richards, Amina Adil, Tanvir Bajwa, et al. (Article)
Testosterone induced cardiomyopathy: strong muscles, weak heart, Sarah Doleeb and Vinay Thohan (Poster)
The rising prevalence of dilated mid ascending aorta: measuring the burden of disease, Ji Ae Yoon, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Muhammad Nabeel Syed, et al. (Poster)
The clinical significance of type 2 myocardial infarction on outcome and major adverse cardiovascular events in diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state patients, Abdul Wahab Hritani, Gregory Schleis, Tara Zehrer, et al. (Poster)
Incremental role of 3-dimensional echocardiography in orthostatic dyspnea, Sarah Doleeb, Bijoy K. Khandheria, A Jamil Tajik, et al. (Article)
Presence of obesity is associated with lower mortality in elderly patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator, A Jahangir, M Mirza, M Shahreyar, et al. (Article)
Clinical features and prognosis of Type 2 Myocardial Infarction in acutely decompensated diabetic patients, Abdul Wahab Hritani, M Fuad Jan, Gregory Schleis, et al. (Article)
Works from 2017
Risk factors associated with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Kushal Patel, Jessica J. Kram, and Dennis Baumgardner (Article)
Improved Service Efficiency Improves Racial Disparity in Diabetic Care, Abel Irena, Kushal Patel, David Thompson, Gregory Schleis, Abiy Gesese, and Richard Battiola (Supplement)
Relative Associations of Age, Height, and Weight on Sinus of Valsalva and Mid-Ascending Aorta: An Imaging and Epidemiology Study, Mirza Nubair Ahmad, Syed Haris Pir, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Sharmeen Hussaini, Bijoy K. Khandheria, A. Jamil Tajik, and Khawaja Afzal Ammar (Supplement)
Variations in Practice of Apnea Test for Brain Death: Review From a Multihospital Health Care System, Jeffrey Stein, Marvi V. Rijhwani, and Ernesto Brauer (Supplement)
Ascending aortic aneurysm is an inherited disease: a contemporary literature review based on Hill's criteria of specificity, strength of association, and biological coherence, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Immad Arif Kiani, Khawaja Afzal Ammar, et al. (Article)
Diabetes- improved service efficiency improves racial disparity, Abel H. Irena, Kushal Patel, David B. Thompson, et al. (Poster)
Recurring vivid dreams in an older Hmong man with complex trauma experience and cognitive impairment, Wajih Askar, Ariba Khan, Soo Borson, et al. (Article)
One-year mortality in type 2 MI: Patient characteristics from a large clinical series, Rinal D. Patel, Susan Olet, Jessica J. F. Kram, et al. (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Type II myocardial infarction and the risk of readmission, Sarah Doleeb, Raj Patel, Susan Olet, et al. (Abstract)
Apneic oxygenation during the apnea test for brain death, Jeffrey Stein, Marvi V. Rijhwani, and Ernesto Brauer (Poster)
Dilated mid ascending aorta in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, Lily Ann Walson, Afshan Hussain, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, et al. (Poster)
FMT placed by colonoscopy: systematic review and meta-analysis, Nadia Huq, Veena Kumaravel, Aboud Affi, et al. (Poster)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with dilated sinus of Valsalva: a case-control study, Afshan Husain, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Lily Walson, et al. (Poster)
Influence of differential calcification in the descending thoracic aorta on aortic pulse pressure, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Syed Haris Ahmed Pir, Mustafa Noor Muhammad, et al. (Poster)
Normal diameter of the ascending aorta in adults: the impact of stricter criteria on subjects free of disease, Ji Ae Yoon, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Muhammad Nabeel Syed, et al. (Poster)
Positive impact on patient satisfaction and caregiver identification using team face cards: a quality improvement study, Nicole M. Martin, Khalil Odeh, Marvi V. Rijhwani, et al. (Poster)
Relative associations of age, height and weight on sinus of valsalva and mid ascending aorta: an imaging and epidemiology study, Mirza Nubair Ahmad, Muhammad Nabeel Syed, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, et al. (Poster)
Single center comparative outcome study on early vs late intervention in non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, Rafath Ullah, Kambiz Shetabi, Raj Patel, et al. (Poster)
The role of the echocardiography in predicting implantable cardioverter-defibrillator [ICD] Discharge, Wajih Askar, Yang Shi, Susan Olet, et al. (Poster)
Dilated mid-ascending aorta in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and not with genetic abnormalities, Lily Ann Walson, Afshan Husain, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, et al. (Abstract)
Impact of obstructive sleep apnea severity on cardiac events in patients with normal or prolonged ventricular repolarization, Lauren Richards, Beneet Pandey, Tadele W. Mengesha, et al. (Abstract)
Normal diameter of the ascending aorta in adults: the impact of stricter criteria on selection of subjects free of disease, Muhammad Nabeel Syed, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Mirza Nubair Ahmad, et al. (Abstract)
Outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest, Dhaval Desai, Daniel Ortiz, Thomas Wilson, et al. (Abstract)
Diabetic patients are at higher risk of cardiac arrest but with low cardiac arrest associated mortality, Rafath Ullah, Susan Olet, Sarah Doleeb, et al. (Poster)
The increasing burden of amyloidosis from apex to base: new insights from technetium-99m pyrophosphate imaging, Scott Ray, Aahad Khan, Sharmeen Hussaini, et al. (Abstract)
Works from 2016
Abstract P230: The influence of calcification of ascending aorta on dicrotic notch of thoracic aorta, Aahad Khan, Scott Ray, Syed Haris Ahmed Pir, et al. (Abstract)
Use of resting non-hyperemic indices for avoidance of fractional flow reserve measurement: The goal of 100% accuracy, Khawaja A. Ammar, Syed Shahab Kazmi, Mirza N. Ahmad, et al. (Article)
Bias in the eyes of resident physicians, Abel H. Irena, Kern Reid, Richard J. Battiola, et al. (Poster)
Current method of high level disinfection (HLD) of duodenoscopes appears to prevent Carbapenem-resistant Enterococcal (CRE) colonization and transmission: a QI project, Nadia Huq, Melissa Unruh, Brian P. Buggy, et al. (Poster)
Models for predicting incident delirium in hospitalized older adults: a systematic review, Sundeep Kalmisetty, Wajid Askar, Brenda Fay, et al. (Poster)
Prevalence of prescription opioid abuse in patients with pain, Samuel Godana, Ankoor Biswas, N Biru, et al. (Poster)
D162: Development of an Educational Pamphlet about Delirium for Caregivers of Older Hospitalized Patients: A Quality Improvement Project, Anelia Andreeva, Ariba Khan, Vidita Divan, et al. (Abstract)
D19: Resident Presentation Persistent Nausea with Weight Loss: A Rare Case of Birt-Hogg- Dubé Syndrome, Vidita Divan, Ariba Khan, Indervir Mundh, et al. (Abstract)