Scholarly Activities

2026

Muhammad A, Razdan P, LaLonde TA. Effect of Prior Coronary Artery Disease on Troponin Kinetics and Its Prognostic Association in Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Am J Cardiol. 2026 Sep 1;274:55-62. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2026.06.018. Epub 2026 Jun 23. PMID: 42336344.

2025

Johnston A, Abebe S, Triska G. Elevated aPTT in the setting of prophylactic unfractionated subcutaneous heparin administration. Blood. 2025;146(Suppl 1):6631.

Kale-Pradhan P, Channey S, Sharma M, Lebovic D, Giuliano C, Johnson LB, Bhargava, A. Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Outcomes of COVID 19 Patients Post Evusheld Therapy Among Immunosuppressed Patients. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2025 Jan 29;12(Suppl 1): ofae631.2193. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.2193. PMCID: PMC11779025.904. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofae631.904. PMCID: PMC11776628.

GBD 2021 Upper Respiratory Infections Otitis Media Collaborators. Global, regional, and national burden of upper respiratory infections and otitis media, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Jan;25(1):36-51. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00430-4. Epub 2024 Sep 9. Erratum in: Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Jan;25(1): e13. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(24)00830-2. PMID: 39265593; PMCID: PMC11680489.

Adrienne Elizabeth Yun, Ashish Bhargava, Susan M Szpunar, Leonard B Johnson. Variations in the treatment of Cutibacterium acnes Infections of the Bones and Joints and Associated Outcomes. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue Supplement_1, February 2025, ofae631.271, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae631.271

Ashish Bhargava, Susan Szpunar, Mamta Sharma, Louis Saravolatz. Risk Factors Associated with Longer Hospital Stay in Elderly Patients with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue Supplement_1, February 2025, ofae631.872, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae631.872. Published: 29 January 2025

Mamta Sharma, Susan Szpunar, Ashish Bhargava, Louis Saravolatz. Risk Factors Associated with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Adult Patients with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 12, Issue Supplement_1, February 2025, ofae631.904, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae631.904. Published: 29 January 2025

Aziz IN, Jabri A, Xu Y, Bilazarian S, Bentley D, Kaki A, Dupont A, O'Neill W, Aronow HD, Lemor A, Lichaa H, Truesdell AG, Basir MB. Flow characteristics of reperfusion sheaths when utilizing large bore mechanical circulatory support devices. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2025 Sep;78:57- 62. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2025.03.017. Epub 2025 Mar 23. PMID: 40158891.

Cantey EP, Lopacinski A, Seth M, Hamilton DE, Dayoub EJ, Gandhi S, Basir MB, Kaki A, Madder RD, Sukul D, Gurm HS. Managing Cardiogenic Shock Caused by Acute Myocardial Infarction: Invisible Challenges Revealed in a Statewide Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Apr 29;85(16):1611-1613. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.02.027. Epub 2025 Mar 17. PMID: 40100173.

Bhargava A, Klamer K, Sharma M, Ortiz D, Saravolatz L. Candida auris: A Continuing Threat. Microorganisms. 2025 Mar 13;13(3):652. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms13030652. PMID: 40142543; PMCID: PMC11946832.

Flo GL, Alzate Aguirre M, Gochanour BR, Hynes KJ, Scott CG, Fink AL, M Arruda-Olson A. Pharmacist-Initiated Team-Based Intervention for Optimizing Guideline-Directed Lipid Therapy of Hospitalized Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Pilot Study Using a Stepped-Wedge 2 Cluster Design. JMIR Cardio. 2025 Mar 28;9:e58837. doi: 10.2196/58837. PMID: 40153788; PMCID: PMC11970799.

Spehar SM, Seth M, Collins JF, Dixon SR, Pielsticker E, Lee D, Zainea M, LaLonde T, Arora D, Sukul D, Gurm HS. Evaluating Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Safety, Quality, and Appropriateness Across Michigan Using Blinded Cross-Institutional Peer Review. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Apr;18(4):e011031. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.124.011031. Epub 2025 Feb 26. PMID: 40008428.

Bawazir A, Topf JM, Hiremath S. Protein restriction in CKD: an outdated strategy in the modern era. J Bras Nefrol. 2025 Jan-Mar;47(1):e2024PO03. doi: 10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2024-PO03en. PMID: 39933007; PMCID: PMC11813190.

Megaly M, Zakhour S, Maki M, Albusoul L, Nakhle A, Karacsonyi J, Mashayekhi K, Rinfret S, Brilakis ES, Alaswad K. Impact of Chronic Total Occlusion PCI in Non-LAD Coronary Arteries on Patients With Cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Aug 15;249:9-15. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.04.004. Epub 2025 Apr 11. PMID: 40221124.

Bhargava A, Szpunar S, Saravolatz L. The prognostic nutritional index as a risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection among hospitalized patients: A multicenter historical cohort study. Am J Med Sci. 2025 Oct;370(4):333-337. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2025.04.018. Epub 2025 May 2. PMID: 40320145.

Bhargava A, Szpunar S, Sharma M, Saravolatz L. Risk Factors for Seeking Medical Care Following Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir (Paxlovid) Treatment for COVID-19: "Symptom Rebound". Viruses. 2025 May 29;17(6):782. doi: 10.3390/v17060782. PMID: 40573371; PMCID: PMC12197524.

Sharma M, Szpunar S, Tanveer F, Arcobello J, Revankar S, Bhargava A. Predictors for true Actinomyces bacteraemia. J Med Microbiol. 2025 Jun;74(6):002026. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.002026. PMID: 40465468; PMCID: PMC12137913. DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.0002026

Kue K, Kale-Pradhan P, Guiliano C, Marshall MB, Johnson LB. Mortality in bacteremia patients unidentified by Verigene. Anti-infective Agents, in press. June 11, 2025. Volume 24, Issue 2, 2026.

GBD 2023 Vaccine Coverage Collaborators. Global, regional, and national trends in routine childhood vaccination coverage from 1980 to 2023 with forecasts to 2030: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet. 2025 Jul 19;406(10500):235-260. doi: 10.1016/S0140- 6736(25)01037-2. Epub 2025 Jun 24. PMID: 40578370; PMCID: PMC12338332.

DAMASCUS Collaborative. Corrigendum to 'Global hospital-based disease management of acute diverticulitis: a prospective, international cohort study' eClinicalMedicine 2025; published online Sept 29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103548. EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Nov 3;90:103625. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103625. Erratum for: EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Sep 30;89:103548. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103548. PMID: 41497508; PMCID: PMC12766411. 3

Madanat L, Mazumder S, Kheyrbek M, Foglesong A, Baqain R, Kutinsky I, Bloomingdale R. Impact of Coronary Dominance on Atrioventricular Node Ablation Approach. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Dec 15;257:60-62. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2025.07.039. Epub 2025 Aug 5. PMID: 40763887.

Redfors B, Madhavan MV, Kirtane AJ, Fearon WF, Yeh RW, Cohen DJ, Al-Lamee R, Jeremias A, Witberg G, Sharma RP, Popma A, Kaki A, Froimovich A, Leon MB. FFRangio-guided versus pressure wireguided PCI: design and rationale of the multicentre, randomised ALL-RISE trial. EuroIntervention. 2025 Aug 18;21(16):961-969. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-25-00200. PMID: 40828315; PMCID: PMC12346859.

Basala T, Seth M, Madder RD, Wanamaker B, Fuller B, Shlofmitz E, Daher E, Tucciarone M, Alraies MC, Kaki A, Rao SV, Gurm HS, Sukul D. Safety and Effectiveness of Intracoronary Imaging-Guided PCI in Contemporary Practice: Insights from BMC2. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2025 Sep;18(9):e014886. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.124.014886. Epub 2025 Aug 19. PMID: 40827405.

Kheyrbek M, Alkehef Y, Alalwan Y, Mohamad N, Mesiha N. When Pain Puts Your Heart in the Fast Lane: A Case of Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Pain From Rib Fracture. Cureus. 2025 Aug 22;17(8):e90768. doi: 10.7759/cureus.90768. PMID: 40984896; PMCID: PMC12450485.

El Sabbagh A, Hibbert B, Bangalore S, Fong P, Zlotnick D, El-Sabawi B, Zhang R, Zwischenberger B, Mourad A, Palatnic L, Sayfo S, Gilyard S, Younes S, Younes A, Ingrassia J, Cheema M, Hammadah M, Prasad A, Hamid N, Voudris K, Villablanca P, Kaki A, Qintar M, Baloch Z, Patton M, Dominguez A, Akhtar Y, Panaich S, Lugo-Fagundo N, Yucel E, Hodge DO, Rosenfield K, Baddour L, Sorajja P, Moriarty J, Parikh SA, Sethi SS. Outcomes of Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration in Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis: A Multicenter Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Sep 23;86(12):846-856. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2025.06.054. Epub 2025 Aug 27. PMID: 40864007.

Caracioni AA, Mouritane S, Singh S, Farley R, Moussa A, Yates A, Knez I, Mach M, Laufer G, Andreas M, Schreiber T, Sareen N. A unique case of sepsis-triggered reverse Takotsubo cardiomyopathy resulting in cardiogenic shock. Arch Clin Cases. 2025 Sep 3;12(4):140-147. doi: 10.22551/2025.49.1204.10328. PMID: 41189721; PMCID: PMC12581186.

Halabi ZR, Garcia RT, Schreiber TL, Kaki A. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Clinical Review: Current State of Evidence and Challenges Ahead. Int J Angiol. 2025 Sep 10;34(4):276- 283. doi: 10.1055/a-2682-4058. PMID: 41210675; PMCID: PMC12591711.

Mangner N, Sharma SK, O'Connor C, Kaki A, Dangas GD, Moses JW, Mahmud E, Tarantini G, Achenbach S, Pocock SJ, O'Neill WW, Grines CL, Lansky AJ, Wollmuth JR, Narula J, Karmpaliotis DI, Faraz HA, Basir MB, Bharadwaj AS, Ali ZA, Simonton C, Bilazarian SD, Kapur NK, Chapman RC, Bentley D, Popma JJ, Maehara A, Windecker S, Stone GW. Mechanical circulatory support in highrisk elective PCI: rationale and design of the PROTECT IV trial. EuroIntervention. 2025 Sep 30;21(21):e1244–58. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-25-00486. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41024656; PMCID: PMC12573123. 4

Bahar AR, Bahar Y, Rabib A, Manasrah N, Onal F, Bolaji O, Abidov A, Alraies MC. Implementation of Intravascular Coronary Lithotripsy in the United States: Social Determinants of Health. JACC Adv. 2025 Oct;4(10 Pt 2):102099. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102099. Epub 2025 Sep 1. PMID: 40897137; PMCID: PMC12421638.

GBD 2023 Causes of Death Collaborators. Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet. 2025 Oct 18;406(10513):1811-1872. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01917- 8. Epub 2025 Oct 12. PMID: 41092928; PMCID: PMC12535838.

GBD 2023 Demographics Collaborators. Global age-sex-specific all-cause mortality and life expectancy estimates for 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1950-2023: a demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet. 2025 Oct 18;406(10513):1731-1810. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01330-3. Epub 2025 Oct 12. PMID: 41092927; PMCID: PMC12535839.

GBD 2021 Global Sepsis Collaborators. Global, regional, and national sepsis incidence and mortality, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Dec;13(12):e2013-e2026. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00356-0. Epub 2025 Oct 21. Erratum in: Lancet Glob Health. 2026 Feb;14(2):e198. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00486-3. PMID: 41135560.

Coleman C, Trubitt M, Topf J, Amin M. Things We Do for No Reason™: Avoiding intravenous iodinated contrast material in patients with acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease. J Hosp Med. 2025 Oct;20(10):1108-1111. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70063. Epub 2025 Apr 21. PMID: 40255127.

Jay A, Devlin M, Jay MS, Powell A. The Value of Punching It Out: Patient With Cowden Syndrome and MALT Lymphoma of the Lung. Case Rep Oncol Med. 2025 Oct 23;2025:3254725. doi: 10.1155/crom/3254725. PMID: 41180948; PMCID: PMC12575034.

Fang JX, Villablanca PA, Frisoli TM, Engel Gonzalez P, Lee JC, Fram GK, Lai LKL, Giustino G, Alrayes H, Kamel-Abusalha LB, Ellauzi R, Gregerson S, Chiang M, So KC, Wang DD, O'Neill WW, O'Neill BP. Comparative Effectiveness of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty via Transradial and Transfemoral Access. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. 2025 Nov 18;4(12):104015. doi: 10.1016/j.jscai.2025.104015. PMID: 41497994; PMCID: PMC12766047.

Channey S, Kale-Pradhan P, Sharma M, Lebovic D, Giuliano C, Johnson L, Bhargava A. Real world evaluation of Evusheld in prevention of COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients: An observational cohort study. Am J Med Sci. 2025 Nov 21:S0002-9629(25)01274-1. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2025.11.007. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41276115.

Bhargava A, Patel H, Szpunar S, Sharma M, Somero M, Moudgil S, Saravolatz L. Fatigue Severity, Cognitive Strain, and Psychological Health in Long COVID: Untangling the Interconnected Aftermath from a Dedicated Long COVID Clinic. Viruses. 2025 Nov 27;17(12):1551. doi: 10.3390/v17121551. PMID: 41472222; PMCID: PMC12737736.

Yun A, Bhargava, A. Syphilitic Hepatitis: An Atypical Presentation of a Familiar Foe. Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases. Volume 4, Number 9. https://doi.org/10.7326/aimcc.2024.1207 5

Jolakoski N, Grazia S, Brewster C, Edwards B, Rosas D, Penev D, Anderson W, Edwin SB, Carabetta S, Haan B, Breedan T, Laux M, Watson K, Harpenau A, Bruns R, Varda J, Koopman K, Paylor M, Guiliano C. Rethinking lead-in strategies: evaluation of full vs. reduced dose factor Xa inhibitors in acute VTE. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2025 Dec 1. doi: 10.1007/s11239-025-03199-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41326919.

Garg I, Said N, Shaik A, Seby R, Alasmar R, Alhammouri H, Elbenawi H, Mahmoud AK, Pham HN, Abdelnabi M, Ibrahim R. Hypertensive Retinopathy and Differential Cardiovascular Risk in Black and White Populations. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2026 Mar-Apr 01;32(2):245-252. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002313. Epub 2025 Dec 8. PMID: 41364488.

Qureshi Z, Jamil A, Kahlon N, Hameed F, Taj A, Edwards D. Targeted and Chemo-Free Approaches in HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Clin Oncol. 2025 Dec 9. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000001285. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41358829.

GBD 2023 Lower Respiratory Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Collaborators. Global burden of lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990-2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Dec 15: S1473-3099(25)00689-9. doi: 10.1016/S1473- 3099(25)00689-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41412141.

Massengill SF, Andreoni KA, Bellovich KA, Courtlandt C, Derebail VK, Feldman DL, Oh GJ, Sleasman JW, Bryant KA; Improving Vaccination in CKD Working Group. Improving Vaccination in People With CKD: Report From a National Kidney Foundation Working Group. Am J Kidney Dis. 2025 Dec 22:S0272-6386(25)01213-2. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2025.10.014. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41443538.

Aref A, Szpunar S, Gharib H, Bhullar J, Alame A, Drelichman E, Barawi M, Zeni A, Knoll E, Adli Y, Khan W, Kafri Z. Does Response to Induction Chemotherapy Predict TME-Free Survival Following Toal Neoadjuvant Therapy for Rectal Cancer? Available at SSRN: Https:\\ssrn.com/abstract=5857645 orhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5857645 12/2025

Bawazir A, Topf J, Hiremath S. Reply to letter: outdated or underrated? the case for low-protein diets in CKD. J Bras Nefrol. 2025 Oct-Dec;47(4):e20250065rp. doi: 10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2025- 0065rpen. PMID: 41104850; PMCID: PMC12533501.

2024

Alshanqeeti S, Szpunar S, Anne P, Saravolatz L, Bhargava A. Epidemiology, clinical features and outcomes of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 by vaccination status: a multicenter historical cohort study. Virol J. 2024 Mar 21;21(1):71. doi: 10.1186/s12985-024-02325-x. PMID: 38515170; PMCID: PMC10958885

Yun A, Zacharias V, Szpunar S, Saravolatz LD. A Comparison of Non–COVID-19 Hospital Mortality Rates During COVID-19 Surges Compared With Prepandemic Periods. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 32(2):e1340, March 2024. | DOI:10.1097/IPC.0000000000001340

Sorge J, Szpunar S, Daniel T, Saravolatz L. Using the Electronic Medical Record to Address Code Status Documentation: A Quality Improvement Project. J Healthc Qual. 2024 Mar 28. doi: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000428. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38547078.

2023

Mazhar, M., Estrada, A., Zorn, A., Madlinger, R. V., & Migliea, M. (2023). Severe and refractory hypotension aer intenonal minoxidil overdose: a case report. Toxicology Communications, 7(1).hps://doi.org/10.1080/24734306.2023.229340

Mohamed A, De Rose L, Bazzi T, Benjamin M. A Rare Case of Rapidly Progressive Extragonadal Mature Cysc Teratoma Presenng With Chest Pain. Cureus. 2023 Mar 24;15(3):e36631. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36631. PMID: 37102022; PMCID: PMC10123326.

Gidda H, Singh I, Mohamed A, Nashed B. Mild Pancreas Induced by Linaglipn Revealed by a Medicaon Review. Cureus. 2023 Mar 21;15(3):e36455. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36455. PMID: 37090411; PMCID: PMC10116583

2021

Abraham B, Sedhom R, Megaly M, et al. Outcomes with catheter-directed thrombolysis compared with anticoagulation alone in patients with acute deep venous thrombosis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2021 Jan 1;97(1):E61-E70. PMID: 32936517.

Mouabbi JA, Chand M, Asghar IA, et al. Lumpectomy followed by radiation improves survival in HER2 positive and triple-negative breast cancer with high tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes compared to mastectomy alone. Cancer Med. 2021 Jul;10(14):4790-4795. PMID: 34080777.

Zamora-Sifuentes J, Nasser A, Barawi M. Band ligation-assisted endoscopic mucosal resection of an intradiverticular polyp. VideoGIE. 2021 Jan 9;6(3): 147-148. PMID: 33738369.

Zhao W, Gandhi N, Affas S, et al. Predicting QT interval prolongation in patients diagnosed with the 2019 novel coronavirus infection. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2021 Sep;26(5):e12853. PMID: 33963634.

2020

Abraham B, Megal M, Sous M, et al. Meta-analysis comparing torsemide versus furosemide in patients with heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 2020 Jan 1;125(1):92-99. PMID: 31699358

Affas S, Ayas MF, Mendes JM, et al. Primary leiomyosarcoma of the mesentery: a case report with review of literature. Cureus. 2020 Oct 3;12(10):e10777. PMID: 33033670.

Affas S, Chaar A Zamora-Sifuentes J, et al. Pre-operative predictors of concurrent choledocholithiasis in patients with acute calculus holecystitis: an external validity analysis. Cureus. 2020 Oct 19;12(10):e11039. PMID: 33214966.

2019

Abdalla A, Aref A. Upfront chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation remains the Sequence of choice for total neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Dec 20;37(36):3561-3562. PMID: 31596633.

Chaar A, Mouabbi JA, Alrajjal A, et al. Metastatic testicular choriocarcinoma: an unusual cause of upper gastrointestinal bleed. Cureus. 2019 Jul 26;11(7):e5243. PMID: 31565641.

Nasser A, Bill K, Barawi M. Lumen-apposing metal stent-assisted electrohydraulic lithotripsy and mechanical lithotripsy for cholelithasis in a nonsurgical patient. VideoGIE. 2019 Mar 4;4(4):159-160. PMID: 31016275.

Vendittelli PS, Botros B, Rosman HS, et al. Coronary artery embolism: two case reports and a review of the literature. Am J Med Sci. 2019 Apr;357(4):333-337. PMID: 30545698.

2018

Edia S, Boshara A, Neupane S, et al. Internal jugular venous approach to percutaneous vacuum-assisted debulking of large lead vegetations prior to lead extraction. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2016 Jan;4(1):147-149. PMID: 29600779.

Garg R, Barawi M. A guidewire may save the day. Korean J Gastroenterol. 2017 Aug 25;72(2): 83-85. PMID: 30145860.

Garg R, Saravolatz LD, Barawi M. Endoscopic treatment of colonic duplication cyst: a case report and review of the literature. Case Rep Gastrointest Med. 2018 Feb 13;2018:6143570. PMID: 29666719.

Garg R, Mohan BP, Krishnamoorthi R, et al. Pre-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) administration of rectal indomethacin in unselected patients to reduce post-ERCP pancreatitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Indian J Gastroenterol. 2018 Mar;27(2):120-126. PMID: 29619673.