CV Imaging Journal Articles

• Reasons for Methotrexate Non-Adherence in Patients With RA Why might certain rheumatoid arthritis patients choose not to adhere to methotrexate therapy? Could certain factors predict non-adherence?
  Rheumatology, January 24, 2020
• INFINITY: What's Been Learned About BP Lowering and Cognition? The INFINITY trial adds insight into the importance of blood pressure as a target in the prevention of white matter hyperintensity progression and dementia.
  Circulation, January 24, 2020
• Serum S100A8/A9 as a Potentially Sensitive Biomarker for IBD Are serum S100A8/A9 measurements a sensitive marker for inflammatory bowel disease? How does it compare with other inflammatory biomarkers?
  Laboratory Medicine, January 22, 2020
• Oral Health in Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis This review assessed potential differences in oral health and oral health-related quality of life among children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and healthy peers.
  BMC Oral Health, January 21, 2020
• Reversal of Vasodilatory Shock: Current Perspectives This paper examines the etiology of vasodilatory shock, reviewing vasopressor pharmacology and highlighting commonly used vasoconstrictors as well as emerging agents for treating this condition.
  Anesthesia & Analgesia, January 14, 2020
• ESR and C-Reactive Protein in Acute Inflammation This study examined the diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein in the diagnosis of acute location-confined or systemic inflammation.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, January 14, 2020
• Cervical Spine Fractures: Who Really Needs CT Angiography? A novel two-step algorithm may help identify which patients presenting with cervical spine fractures require CT angiography.
  Spine, January 09, 2020
• Malignant Transformation of Ovarian Endometrioma With Dienogest While the progestin dienogest is effective in treating symptomatic endometriosis, this case review indicates it may increase the risk of malignant transformation of ovarian endometriomas.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, January 07, 2020
• Deep Infiltrating Rectosigmoid Endometriotic Nodules What is the probability that deeply infiltrating rectosigmoid endometriotic nodules progress in size?
  Human Reproduction, January 07, 2020
• Lung Biopsy Findings in Vaping Associated Pulmonary Illness This case series describes the clinical findings and histopathologic features of lung disease attributable to vaping.
  American Journal of Clinical Pathology, January 07, 2020
• The Dietary Inflammatory Index and Diabetes Severity Is the recently developed Dietary Inflammatory Index a useful tool for assessing the presence and severity of diabetes?
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, December 31, 2019
• Myocarditis As a Lupus Challenge: Two Case Reports These two cases illustrate the need to consider myocarditis as an uncommon presenting manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 31, 2019
• A Comparison of Fat Graft Processing Techniques How do these two commonly used methods of fat graft processing compare in terms of outcomes and efficacy?
  Plastic Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open (PRS Global Open), December 30, 2019
• A Clinician's Approach to Peripheral Neuropathy This article describes a stepwise approach to the evaluation and workup of peripheral neuropathy.
  Seminars in Neurology, December 26, 2019
• Pleural Effusion: An Atypical Presentation of Kawasaki Disease This case of a 7-year-old patient highlights the need to consider the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease in the presence of pneumonia and pleural effusion that is nonresponsive to antibiotic therapy.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, December 24, 2019
• Progression of Periodontal Disease in Early RA Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontal disease have been shown to be associated. What factors might contribute to the progression of periodontitis in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis?
  BMC Oral Health, December 23, 2019
• Surgical Resection vs RFA for Very Early-stage HCC This analysis compared surgical resection to radiofrequency ablation as the first-line treatment for very early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma. Which option produced best recurrence-free survival?
  Liver International, December 17, 2019
• Immune-checkpoint Inhibitors Induced Diarrhea and Colitis Might immune-checkpoint inhibitor induced diarrhea and colitis represent more than just an adverse reaction? New evidence suggests these events might aid in assessment of response to ICI therapy.
  Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, December 17, 2019
• The Decreasing Predictive Power of MELD The predictive accuracy of the MELD score has decreased over time. What factors may account for the shift?
  American Journal of Transplantation, December 17, 2019
• Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation of Hepatocellular Adenoma This review focuses on the radiological and pathological features of hepatocellular adenoma and its morphologic subtypes. How can imaging characteristics aid in its diagnosis?
  Applied Radiology, December 16, 2019