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Submissions from 2020 2020

Impact of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of transcatheter mitral valve repair using MitraClip: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Mahmoud Abdelghany MD

Concurring hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Assessment and management, Mohammed Abozenah, Anis Kadado MD, Khalid Sawalha MD, Colby Salerno DO, Ayman Battisha MD, and Amir Lotfi

Myocarditis Associated With COVID-19, Christian Abrahim MD

Metastatic neuroendocrine tumor masquerading as liver abscesses, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD, Joseph Gabriel MD, and Durane Walker MD

Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis in a splenectomized patient with no risk factors, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD, Karen Hogan, and Armando Paez MD

Lyme disease and hemi-diaphragmatic paralysis: A case report and review of literature, Abhimanyu Aggarwal MD, Denzil Reid MD, and Durane Walker MD

Hypertensive urgency or emergency? The use of intravenous medications in hospitalized hypertensive patients without organ dysfunction, Joshua Allgaier DO, Megan Emmich, Vida Rastegar, Mihaela Stefan MD, and Tara Lagu

Risk factors, management, and outcomes of legionella pneumonia in a large nationally-representative sample, Joshua Allgaier DO, Tara Lagu, and Sarah Haessler MD

Giant Saphenous Venous Graft Aneurysm Causing Heart Failure, Paurush Ambesh MD and Amir Lotfi

Prior Stroke in PFO Patients Is Associated With Both PFO-Related and -Unrelated Factors, Carmel Armon MD

In Pursuit of PPE, Andrew Artenstein MD

An Integrated Mobile Acute Care Service Enhances Value, Andrew Artenstein MD, Nathan Stanaway, Amy Roy, Lauren Westafer DO, Peter Lindenauer, and Adrienne Seiler MD

HIV-associated Burkitt lymphoma, Suheil Albert Atallah-Yunes

Impact of cardiovascular comorbidities on inpatient mortality in patients hospitalized with neutropenic fever, Suheil Albert Atallah-Yunes, Anis Kadado MD, and Khalid Sawalha MD

J Womens Health (Larchmt) . 2020 May 29. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8201. Online ahead of print. Prenatal Depression and Risk of Short Interpregnancy Interval in a Predominantly Puerto Rican Population, Sami Backley MD, Alex Knee, and Corina Schoen MD

Cutaneous Fusariosis in a Patient With Job's (Hyper-IgE) Syndrome, Ayman Battisha MD

Hydralazine-Induced ANCA Associated Vasculitis (AAV) Presenting with Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome (PRS): A Case Report with Literature Review, Ayman Battisha MD

Myocardial Infarction as the Initial Presentation for Fibromuscular Dysplasia, Ayman Battisha MD

State of the Art Review of Current Therapies for HFpEF: An Overview of Interatrial Septal Device Therapy in Heart Failure, Ayman Battisha MD

Acute Myocardial Infarction In Systemic Mastocytosis: Case Report With Literature Review Of The Role Of Inflammatory Process In Acute Coronary Syndrome, Ayman Battisha MD and Khalid Sawalha MD

Cardiogenic Shock in Autoimmune Rheumatologic Diseases: An Insight on Etiologies, Management, and Treatment Outcomes, Ayman Battisha MD and Khalid Sawalha MD

Iatrogenic Right Atrial Thrombus Complicated by Pulmonary Embolism: Management and Outcomes, Ayman Battisha MD and Khalid Sawalha MD

Spontaneous Biliary Pericardial Tamponade: A Case Report and Literature Review, Ayman Battisha MD and Khalid Sawalha MD

Virtual residency recruitment in the time of COVID., Prarthna Bhardwaj MD

Effects of spirulina on weight loss and blood lipids: a review, Anusha Bhat MD

The impact of bone marrow disseminated tumor cells on survival and disease progression in left-sided colorectal cancer patients, Philip Brandt MD

A Triple Threat: Parents in Recovery During COVID-19, Maria Carolina Clark and Elizabeth Peacock-Chambers MD

Wellness: Combating Burnout and Its Consequences in Emergency Medicine, Ryan Clark DO and Adam Kellogg M.D.

Risk Prediction Tool for Assessing the Probability of Death or Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease, Marcin Dada MD

An audit of oxygen supplementation in a large tertiary hospital - We should treat oxygen as any other drug, Neil Devoe DO, Periklis Kyriazis, Ahmed Eltanbedawi MD, Anisha Contractor DO, Anthony Esposito DO, Muhammad Khan MD, and Mihaela Stefan MD

Repurposing anti-inflammasome NRTIs for improving insulin sensitivity and reducing type 2 diabetes development, Babatunde Edun MD

Identification of female-specific risk enhancers throughout the lifespan of women to improve cardiovascular disease prevention, Petal Elder MD

A Review of Interprofessional Variation in Education: Challenges and Considerations in the Growth of Advanced Practice Providers in Emergency Medicine, Tala Elia MD and Jamie Horton NP

Stress Biomarkers Do Not Correlate with Risk Factors for Kidney Injury Following Cardiac Surgery, Daniel Engelman MD; Cheryl Crisafi, MSN, RN, CNL; Michael Germain MD; Barbara Greco MD; Richard Engelman MD; and Thomas Schwann MD

Infarct recurrence in intracranial atherosclerosis: Results from the MyRIAD study, Edward Feldmann MD

Poststroke Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Recurrent Stroke in Patients With Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis, Edward Feldmann MD

Availability of Medications for the Treatment of Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorder in the USA, Peter Friedmann MD

Editorial: COVID-19 and its impact on SUD treatment, Peter Friedmann MD

Editorial: Health equity in substance use disorder treatment, Peter Friedmann MD

Impact of extended release naltrexone on health-related quality of life in individuals with legal involvement and opioid use disorders, Peter Friedmann MD

Opioid initiation and injection transition in rural northern New England: A mixed-methods approach, Peter Friedmann MD

Patient-centered care's relationship with substance use disorder treatment utilization, Peter Friedmann MD

Influenza Vaccination and Healthcare Personnel Compliance, Megan Gallagher and Sarah Haessler MD

COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup, Michael Germain MD

Impact of Dietary Potassium Restrictions in CKD on Clinical Outcomes: Benefits of a Plant-Based Diet, Michael Germain MD

Publisher Correction: COVID-19-associated acute kidney injury: consensus report of the 25 th Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI) Workgroup, Michael Germain MD

Randomized Controlled Trial of Difelikefalin for Chronic Pruritus in Hemodialysis Patients, Michael Germain MD

The Role of Feedback Control Design in Developing Anemia Management Protocols, Michael Germain MD

Validation of a Core Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Fatigue in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: The SONG-HD Fatigue Instrument, Michael Germain MD

Cardiac rehabilitation in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Predictors of utilization and effects of exercise training, Kyle Gobeil MD, Kevin White, Anusha Bhat MD, Heidi Szalai, Tara Lagu, and Quinn Pack MD

Calming Troubled Waters: A Narrative Review of Challenges and Potential Solutions in the Residency Interview Offer Process, Margaret Goodrich MD and Adam Kellogg M.D.

Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine: A Roadmap for Healthcare Organizations and the Women Physicians Who Work for Them, Amy Gottlieb MD

Minding the Gap: Organizational Strategies to Promote Gender Equity in Academic Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Amy Gottlieb MD

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Does Being Unemployed Matter? Insights from the GSCAD registry, Vikram Grewal MD and Amir Lotfi

Metastatic Melanoma Presenting as a Gastric Mass, Kevin Groudan MD and Kirti Joshi MD

Rate, Reasons, Predictors, and Burden of Readmissions After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Placement, Kamesh Gupta MD

Weekend Admissions With Ascites Are Associated With Delayed Paracentesis: A Nationwide Analysis of the 'Weekend Effect', Kamesh Gupta MD, Nicolas Cal DO, Tiago Martins, and Rony Ghaoui MD

Readmissions Rates After Myocardial Infarction for Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A National Perspective, Kamesh Gupta MD, Khalid Sawalha MD, Mohammed Abozenah, and Rohit Singhania

Respiratory viral testing and antibacterial treatment in patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, Sarah Haessler MD

Shifting sands-Molecular coronavirus testing during a time of inconsistent resources, Sarah Haessler MD

The perplexing problem of persistently PCR-positive personnel, Sarah Haessler MD

Universal pandemic precautions-An idea ripe for the times, Sarah Haessler MD

Whither immunity? The search for effective, durable immunity to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Sarah Haessler MD

De-escalation of Empiric Antibiotics Following Negative Cultures in Hospitalized Patients With Pneumonia: Rates and Outcomes, Sarah Haessler MD and Peter Lindenauer

Stopping the Routine Use of Contact Precautions for Management of MRSA and VRE at Three Academic Medical Centers: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis, Sarah Haessler MD and Mary Ellen Scales

Assessment of the Accuracy of Using ICD-9 Diagnosis Codes to Identify Pneumonia Etiology in Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia, Thomas Higgins MD, Sarah Haessler MD, and Peter Lindenauer

Physicians and Social Determinants of Health, Kevin Hinchey MD, Sarah Perez-McAdoo, and Rebecca Blanchard PhD

An overview of dehydroepiandrosterone (EM-760) as a treatment option for genitourinary syndrome of menopause, Michelle Holton DO

Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus: Current Perspectives, Michelle Holton DO

Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescribing in Children Hospitalised for Asthma Exacerbation: A Retrospective National Cohort Study, Marcella Jewell MD, Meng-Shiou Shieh, Penny Pekow, Mihaela Stefan MD, and Peter Lindenauer

Candida Bronchitis and Mucus Plugging, Douglas Johnson MD

Candida Bronchitis and Mucus Plugging, Douglas Johnson MD

Respiratory Candida in Patients with Bronchitis, Mucus Plugging, and Atelectasis, Douglas Johnson MD, Suresh Chirumamilla MD, and Armando Paez MD

Addressing Gaps Between Payer Policies and AASM Clinical Practice Guidelines Using Scorecards, Karin Johnson MD

Cardiovascular and Somatic Comorbidities and Sleep Measures Using Three Hypopnea Criteria in Mild Obstructive Sleep-Disordered Breathing: Sex, Age and Body Mass Index Differences in a Retrospective Sleep Clinic Cohort, Karin Johnson MD, Douglas Johnson MD, Vida Rastegar, and Paul Visintainer

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep medicine practices, Karin Johnson MD, Afua Nti, and Vida Rastegar

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sleep medicine practices, Karin Johnson MD, Afua Nti, and Vida Rastegar

Optimizing Discharge Summaries: A Multispecialty, Multicenter Survey of Primary Care Clinicians, Nageshwar Jonnalagadda MD

Iatrogenic atrial septal defect following the MitraClip procedure: A state-of-the-art review, Anis Kadado MD and Ashequl Islam MD

Laser Lead Extraction Complicated by Avulsed Tricuspid Subvalvular Apparatus with Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation, Fotis Katsikeris MD, Calvin Craig MD, Colby Salerno DO, Mohammad Amin Kashef MD, and Leng Jiang MD

International Medical Graduate Advising Recommendations From the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Advising Student Committee, Adam Kellogg M.D. and Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton M.D.

Endoscopic management of gastric outlet obstruction of remnant stomach in a patient with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Vivek Kesar MD

Measuring Agreement Among Prehospital Providers and Physicians in Patient Capacity Determination, Kenneth Knowles MD

Emergency Department Operations I: Emergency Medical Services and Patient Arrival, Kenneth Knowles MD, Gerald Beltran DO, and Lucas Grover MD

Accommodating patients with obesity and mobility difficulties: Observations from physicians, Tara Lagu

The Importance of Compassion as the Default in Times of Crisis: The Curious Case of "Vertical Interdiction"., Tara Lagu

Fool Me Twice: The Role for Hospitals and Health Systems in Fixing the Broken PPE Supply Chain, Tara Lagu and Andrew Artenstein MD

Heat Illness, Daniel Leiva DO and Benjamin Church DO

Senior General Surgery Resident Confidence in Performing Abdominal Wall Hernia Repairs, Briana Leung MD, Alex Knee, Jacqueline Wu MD, Gladys Fernandez M.D., Neal Seymour MD, and Mazen Al-Mansour MD

Apparent Increase in COPD Mortality Likely an Artifact of Changes in Documentation and Coding, Peter Lindenauer

COVID-19: An Emerging Threat to Antibiotic Stewardship in the Emergency Department, Peter Lindenauer

Spirometry Utilization Among Patients With Asthma, Peter Lindenauer, Alex Knee, and Tara Lagu

Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COPD and 1-Year Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries, Peter Lindenauer, Mihaela Stefan MD, Penny Pekow, Aruna Priya, Kerry Spitzer, Tara Lagu, Quinn Pack MD, and Victor Pinto-Plata

Clinical Presentation and Outcome of Patients with Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Versus Atherosclerotic Coronary Plaque Dissection, Amir Lotfi

Distal versus conventional transradial artery access for coronary angiography and intervention: A meta-analysis, Amir Lotfi

One-year Outcomes of Supersaturated Oxygen Therapy in Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction: The IC-HOT Study, Amir Lotfi

Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in the Gulf: G-SCAD Registry, Amir Lotfi

Reader's CommentsAssessment of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Volume Trends During The COVID-19 Pandemic, Amir Lotfi, Alina Capatina RN, and Aaron Kugelmass MD

Why Residencies Should Fly: Towards a Logical Approach to Duty Hour Reform, Gina Luciano MD and Sudeep Kaur Aulakh MD

More Is More: Drivers of the Increase in Emergency Medicine Residency Applications, Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton M.D.