Works from 2024
Right Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain for Pulmonary Embolism Risk Stratification, Blake Brown DO; Nicholas Nassif MD, MS; Kristina Strupp MSN, ARNP, AGCNS-BC; James Adefisoye MS; Lynn Erickson MS; Manuel Lamptey MS; Renuka Jain MD; Vladyslav Dieiev MD; and Pedro Salinas MD (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Safety and Efficacy Profile of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Cryoballoon Ablation Versus Laser Balloon Ablation for Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation, Dorota Magdon MD; Abdulghani Mounir MD; Mahmoud Ali MD; Lynn Erickson MS; James Adefisoye MS; Arshad Jahangir MD; M Eyman Mortada MD; Atul Bhatia MD; Imran Niazi MD; and Aurora St Luke's Medical Center, Advocate Aurora Health (Oral/Podium Presentation)
A Rare Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma Found in an Exceptionally Rare Location, Cory Barnish DO and Valentin Suma MD (Poster)
Break Through the Mold: Hyper-IgE Syndrome as a Vehicle for Invasive Aspergillosis, Stephen Smetana DO; Joseph Nordin DO; Rachel Johnson MD; Angela Gableman MD; and Nicholas Nassif MD, MS (Poster)
Characteristics of Patients With Lung Uptake on N-13 Ammonia Positron Emission Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Jesse Galuk MD; Steven Port MD; Patrycja Galazka MD; Daniel Harland MD; Shaun Harrison; and Janelle Falk Cardiac Support, Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center, Advocate Health (Poster)
Mycobacterium Avium Complex Vertebral Osteomyelitis and Retroperitoneal Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report, Jacob Nelson MD, Kazi Khan MD, and William Macdonald MD (Poster)
Near Occlusion of the Tricuspid Valve by Metastatic Melanoma, Ekow Essien MD, Abdulghani Mounir MD, Matthew Peters MD, Faisal Masood DO, and Joaquin Solis MD (Poster)
Recurrent Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Restenosis in a Patient With Budd-Chiari Syndrome, Meklit Hunde MD, Minuja Muralidharan MD, and Betelhem Yifra MD (Poster)
Superior Vena Cava Syndrome in a Patient With Metastatic Primary Cardiac Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report, Dorota Magdon MD, Patrycja Galazka MD, and Suhail Allaqaband MD (Poster)
The Consideration of Angiotensin II for Refractory Shock from Caffeine Toxicity: A Case Report, Anya Lei Koza DO; Kazi Khan MD; Abdul Hafeez Qureshi MD; and M Fuad Jan MBBS, MD (Poster)
Absinthe Minded: The Forgotten Phenobarbital, Nicholas Nassif MD, MS; Jason Livingstone MD; Sarah Riutta PhD; James Adefisoye MS; and Vladyslav Dieiev MD (Oral/Podium Presentation)
A Refractory Case of Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (CAPS), Shanti Timilsina MD, Matthew Mahoney MD, Kidus Kebede MD, Abhay K. Jella MD, Salman Waheeduddin MD, and Joaquin Solis MD (Poster)
A Unique Meeting Place: Amylase in the Pleural Space, Megan Vandenberg MD; Angela Gableman MD; Nicholas Nassif MD, MS; and Betelhem Yifra MD (Poster)
Abstract PO4-09-11: Predictors of cardiotoxicity in early breast cancer patients treated with Doxorubicin and/or Trastuzumab: Implications of race/ethnicity and insurance status, Shahzaad Jahangier, Rubina Qamar, Vinay Thohan, et al. (Abstract)
Abstract PO5-15-01: Prospective biomarker assessment of cardiotoxicity among ethnically diverse women with early breast cancer, Shahzaad Jahangier, Rubina Qamar, Maharaj Singh, et al. (Abstract)
STOP-AMA: A quality improvement project to reduce AMA discharges through early recognition and intervention, Sean Fabry and David Hamel (Poster)
Eosinophilic myocarditis in a young female patient leads to EGPA diagnosis, Rebecca M. Riley, Faisal Masood, and Patrycja Galazka (Abstract)
The consideration of angiotensin II for refractory shock from caffeine toxicity: A case report, Anya Lei Koza, Kazi Khan, Abdul Hafeez Qureshi, et al. (Abstract)
Biventricular arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy mimicking cardiac sarcoidosis, Mouna Kodali, Patrycja Galazka, Asad Ghafoor, et al. (Case Report)
Works from 2023
Adherence to an At-Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Program Among an African American Population With Uncontrolled Hypertension, Abdulghani Mounir, Shanti Timilsina, Jessica JF Kram, James Adefisoye, and Lamya Boujelbane (Abstract)
Knowledge Assessment of Palliative and Hospice Care Basics by Resident Physicians: A Quality Improvement Project, Kaitlin Pellicano, Breana Chandra, Andrew Gregory, Kavita Sharma, Karrie Lu, Sarah J. Riutta, Daniel Vockeroth, and James Adefisoye (Abstract)
Predicting Pulmonary Embolism Using Wells Score in COVID-19-Infected Patients, Betelhem Yifra, Aashish Katapadi, Gabriela Severiano, Colleen Masterson, Matthew Rappelt, William MacDonald, Eyob Tadesse, James Adefisoye, and Sarah J. Riutta (Abstract)
Abstract 17431: A rare cause of constrictive pericarditis in a case of adult T-cell lymphoma, Abdulghani Mounir, Ekow Essien, Faisal Masood, et al. (Abstract)
Characteristics of patients with lung uptake on N-13 PET MPI, Jesse Galuk, Shaun Harrison, Janelle Falk, et al. (Abstract)
Use of multimodal mechanical support in refractory cardiogenic shock from bupropion overdose, Kevin Bodker, Abdulghani Mounir, Nathan Marzlin, et al. (Article)
Bling Bling: Jewelry to Take Your Breath Away, Nicholas Nassif and Aniruddh Kapoor (Poster)
Complications Associated With Lead Extraction in Device Related Infections: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample 2016-2019, Mouna Kodali, Ramtej Atluri, Ufuk Vardar, Sami Shoura, Sreeram Yalamanchili, and Meghana Vallabhaneni (Poster)
Impact of Atrial Fibrillation on COVID-19 Pneumonia Hospitalizations: Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample 2020, Mouna Kodali, Ramtej Atluri, Ufuk Vardar, Sami Shoura, Sreeram Yalamanchili, and Meghana Vallabhaneni (Poster)
Knowledge Assessment of Resident Physicians: Palliative and Hospice Care Basics, A Quality Improvement Project, Kaitlin Pellicano, Breana Chandra, Andrew Gregory, Kavita Sharma, K Lu, Sarah Riutta, and James Adefisoye (Poster)
Pausing for a Pacemaker: Reversible Sinus Node Dysfunction in a Patient With Acute SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia, Abdulghani Mounir, Tarek Ajam, Michael Barkett, Jacob Morgan, Mahmoud Ali, Andy Kieu, Mohammed Premjee, and Atul Bhatia (Poster)
Ex-aspirated: A case of dental product aspiration with retrieval methodology and current review, Nicholas D. Nassif, Manveer Ubhi, and Aniruddh Kapoor (Article)
A joint saga: Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) B27 ankylosing spondylitis and sacroiliitis association with Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Nicholas D. Nassif and Daniel Rosler (Article)
Incidence and predictors of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Michael Barkett, Abdulghani Mounir, Muddasir Ashraf, et al. (Abstract)
Complications associated with lead extraction in device related infections: Analysis of the national inpatient sample 2016-2019, Mouna Kodali, Ramtej Atluri, Sami Shoura, et al. (Abstract)
Impact of atrial fibrillation on covid-19 pneumonia hospitalizations: Analysis of the national inpatient sample 2020, Mouna Kodali, Ramtej Atluri, Ufuk Vardar, et al. (Abstract)
Neostigmine induced wide complex tachycardia in a pregnant patient undergoing robotic cholecystectomy, Faisal Masood, Mark Girzadas, and Sarah Patterson (Abstract)
Treatment of refractory cardiogenic shock from bupropion overdose, Abdulghani Mounir, Kevin Bodker, Nathan Marzlin, et al. (Abstract)
Lack of preventative care in IBD patients, Jayal Mehta, Nadia Huq, Lilani Perera, et al. (Poster)
Striving to improve hypertension inequities - Finding joy in the process, Chiamaka Ogemdi Isiguzo, Victoria Gillet, Latanya Cherry, et al. (Poster)
"What matters most?" for older patients who have cancer, Simone Fernandes Dos Santos Hughes and Michael L. Malone (Editorial)
Works from 2022
Update on the practical role of echocardiography in selection, implantation, and management of patients requiring left ventricular assist device therapy, Aashish Katapadi, Matt Umland, and Bijoy K. Khandheria (Article)
Engaging Patients: Addressing Racial Disparities in Hypertension Control in Internal Medicine Clinic, Bonit Gill, Chiamaka Ogemdi Isiguzo, Henok Hardilo, et al. (Poster)
18-year-old presenting with non-specifical abdominal/back pain diagnosed with metastatic EBV nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Kazi Khan, Abdul Aziz Siddiqui, and Ankoor Biswas (Poster)
Aberrant right subclavian artery presenting as upper airway obstruction and dysphagia lusoria, Abdul Aziz S. Siddiqui, Kazi Khan, and Kidus Kebede (Poster)
A complex case of myxedema coma complicated by rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure, Abdulghani Mounir and Lamya Boujelbane (Poster)
An Unexpected Source of Cardioembolic Stroke, Jonathan Scheel, Abdulghani Mounir, and Vladyslav Dieiev (Poster)
Chronic invasive fungal rhinosinusitis presenting solely with left sided facial numbness, Shanti Timilsina, Sam Khalili, and Aijaz Noor (Poster)
Dialysis induced hypotension: A rare case of bilateral simultaneous non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, Shahzaad Jahangier and Colleen Nichols (Poster)
Hemoptysis following subclavian vein puncture for pacemaker implantation, Brandon Bukovitz, Mohammed Premjee, and Mouhammed Rihawi (Poster)
Hemorrhagic pancreatic pseudocyst in a patient with pancreatic divisum managed with cystogastrostomy, Kazi Khan, Abdul Aziz Siddiqui, and Kidus Kebede (Poster)
Hyperglycemia-Induced osmotic demyelination syndrome in a type 2 diabetic with stable serum sodium, Jesse Galuk, Ian Kuckelman, and Ankoor Biswas (Poster)
Recurrent venous thromboembolism in a patient with nephrotic syndrome on rivaroxaban therapy, Dorota Magdon and Magdalena Flejsierowicz (Poster)
Vitamin B12 deficiency as unexpected cause of hemolytic anemia and atypical presentation of hepatocellular adenoma, Andrew Gregory and Magdalena Flejsierowicz (Poster)
Weight-loss supplement induced NSTEMI in the setting of Friedrich's ataxia cardiomyopathy, Jesse Galuk, Nicholas Beaudrie, and Daniel R Harland (Poster)
Closing the Gap in Preventative Care in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Patients: A Systems Based Approach, Jayal Mehta, Nadia Huq, Lilani Perera, David Hamel, Aziz Abdul Siddiqui, and Nicole Pitchford (Abstract)
Left Atrial Strain and Myocardial Work in Hypertension, Aashish Katapadi, Hailee Hayes, Sarah Roemer, and Bijoy Khandheria (Abstract)
Patients recently treated for B-lymphoid malignancies show increased risk of severe COVID-19, Samuel M. Rubinstein, Divaya Bhutani, Ryan C. Lynch, et al. (Article)
Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Outcomes Among a Large Midwestern U.S. Cohort of Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 Prior to Vaccine Availability, Viviana Zlochiver, Ana Cristina Perez Moreno, Michael Peterson, Khalil Odeh, Ashley Mainville, Katherine Busniewski, Jon Wrobel, Mohamed Hommeida, Blair Tilkens, Payal Sharma, Hlu Vang, Sara Walczak, Fekadesilassie Moges, Kritika Garg, A. Jamil Tajik, Suhail Q. Allaqaband, Tanvir Bajwa, and M. Fuad Jan (COVID-19)
Vitamin D Level Testing in an Urban Midwest Clinic: To Test or Not to Test?, Daniel Mundt, Marianne Klumph, Kayla Heslin, and Wajih Askar (Brief Report)
Rapid geriatric risk screening and survival in older adults with cancer: Prognostic value of the IADL-modified G8, Theodora Karnakis, Isabella Figaro Gattás-Vernaglia, Simone Fernandes Dos Santos Hughes, et al. (Article)
Addressing Racial Disparities in Hypertension Control in Internal Medicine Clinic, Zeba Shethwala, Henok Hardilo, Bonit Gill, et al. (Poster)
Closing the gap in preventative care in IBD patients: A systems based approach, Jayal Mehta, Nadia Huq, Lilani Perera, et al. (Poster)
Calvarial lytic lesions in neurosyphilis with ocular involvement, Michael F. Chan, Fekadesilassie Moges, Dawit Major, et al. (Article)
Granular cell tumor in the pulmonary tree, Nicholas Nassif, Daniel Mundt, Tanya Shah, et al. (Article)
Case report: pulmonary granular cell tumors, Daniel Mundt, Raed Hamed, and Nicholas Nassif (Abstract)
Works from 2021
Endovascular treatment of right heart masses utilizing the angiovac system: A 6-year single-center observational study, Aashish Katapadi, Lauren Richards, William Fischer, et al. (Article)
Echocardiographic assessment of radial right ventricular function in heart transplant recipients, Marc Atzenhoefer, Arshad Jahangir, Abby Payne, et al. (Article)
P10.04 Immunotherapy-treated non-small cell lung cancer patients with sensitizing gene alterations: A real world survival analysis, L Khaddour, Eyob Tadesse, Michael A. Thompson, et al. (Abstract)
Abdominal pain as the presenting symptom of Burkitt Lymphoma, Daniel Mundt and Brian Buggy (Poster)
A Case of Spontaneous Celiac Artery Dissection, Aashish Katapadi and Louie Kostopoulos (Poster)
Anti-Synthetase Syndrome vs Rheumatoid Arthritis: The real culprit in a case of ILD, Bonit Gill and Allan Goldman (Poster)
A rare case of severe hypernatremia induced rhabdomyolysis, Dawit Major, Mekbib Onkiso, and Lamya Boujelbane (Poster)
A rare cause of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, Jonathan Scheel and Lamya Boujelbane (Poster)
Diagnosis of uncommon adamantinoma in older patients, Henok Hardilo, Chiamaka Ogemdi Isiguzo, and Biana Leybishkis (Poster)
Metastatic Lung Cancer Presenting as an Acute Abdomen, Fekadesilassie Moges and Ankoor Biswas (Poster)
Renal-limited PR-3 antibody positive vasculitis and thin basement membrane nephropathy presenting as RPGN, Abdul Aziz Siddiqui and Ankoor Biswas (Poster)
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis in a Transplanted Heart, Fekadesilassie Moges, Ankoor Biswas, and Suhail Allaqaband (Poster)
Shooting suboxone-Shooting yourself in the foot and the heart, Kidus Kebede, Betlehem Yifra, and Colleen Nichols (Poster)
The utility of myocardial work in clinical practice, Sarah Roemer, Akshar Jaglan, David Santos, et al. (Article)
COVID-19 Deliveries: Maternal Features and Neonatal Outcomes, Viviana Zlochiver, Blair Tilkens, Ana Cristina Perez Moreno, Fatima Aziz, and M. Fuad Jan (COVID-19)
Reduced blood product utilization via implementation of an anemia clinic and consult service in a large health system hospital, Reid Christian Bowers, Sandra Tomany Korman, Michael A. Thompson, et al. (Abstract)
Advancing Advance Directives in Internal Medicine Residency Clinic, Tanya Shah, Ramandeep Dhaliwal, Zeba Shethwala, Henok Hardilo, Jasmine Webster, David Hamel, Ankoor Biswas, and Deborah Simpson (Abstract)
In-Hospital Mortality and Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients With Myocardial Injury and COVID-19 Infection, Khalil Odeh, Ana Cristina Perez, Viviana Zlochiver, Fekadesilassie Moges, Michael Peterson, Ashley Mainville, Katie Busniewski, Jon Wrobel, Hlu Vang, Sara Walczak, Suhail Allaqaband, A. Jamil Tajik, Bijoy Khandheria, and Muhammad Fuad Jan (Poster)
Prognostic Implications of Vitamin D in Patients With a Hematologic Malignancy at a Large Health System in Wisconsin, Daniel Mundt, Marianne Klumph, Kayla Heslin, and Michael A. Thompson (Abstract)
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)