2023
Pragmatic evaluation of events and benefits of lipid lowering in older adults (PREVENTABLE): Trial design and rationale
Joseph J, Pajewski N, Dolor R, Sellers M, Perdue L, Peeples S, Henrie A, Woolard N, Jones W, Benziger C, Orkaby A, Mixon A, VanWormer J, Shapiro M, Kistler C, Polonsky T, Chatterjee R, Chamberlain A, Forman D, Knowlton K, Gill T, Newby L, Hammill B, Cicek M, Williams N, Decker J, Ou J, Rubinstein J, Choudhary G, Gazmuri R, Schmader K, Roumie C, Vaughan C, Effron M, Cooper‐DeHoff R, Supiano M, Shah R, Whittle J, Hernandez A, Ambrosius W, Williamson J, Alexander K, Group P. Pragmatic evaluation of events and benefits of lipid lowering in older adults (PREVENTABLE): Trial design and rationale. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2023, 71: 1701-1713. PMID: 37082807, PMCID: PMC10258159, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.18312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsHigh-intensity statin therapyRandomized pragmatic clinical trialCognitive testingBenefits of lipidInitiation of statinsBenefits of statinsNational Death Index searchEffect of statinsPragmatic clinical trialsCommunity-dwelling adultsMild cognitive impairmentLow participant burdenBaseline cognitive testingElectronic health recordsCardiovascular deathCardiovascular eventsCoronary revascularizationLipid panelStatin therapyStatin useUnstable anginaHeart failurePrimary outcomeMyocardial infarction
2021
Myopericarditis with Significant Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report
Bartlett VL, Thomas A, Hur DJ, Malm B. Myopericarditis with Significant Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Report. American Journal Of Case Reports 2021, 22: e934066-1-e934066-6. PMID: 34795198, PMCID: PMC8611472, DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.934066.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsSignificant left ventricular dysfunctionLeft ventricular dysfunctionCOVID-19 vaccinationVentricular dysfunctionCOVID-19 vaccineCase reportNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory treatmentBNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccineAdverse effectsGreater cardiac dysfunctionAnti-inflammatory treatmentRare adverse effectMiddle-aged patientsSafety of vaccinesMiddle-aged menEmergency use authorizationMyopericarditis casesAdverse eventsVentricular functionCardiac dysfunctionSecond doseVaccinationMyopericarditisDysfunctionVaccine
2019
Reply to letter to the editor regarding “prevalence and variability in reporting of clinically actionable incidental findings on attenuation-correction CT scans in a veteran population”
Malm BJ, He BJ, Carino M, Sadeghi MM. Reply to letter to the editor regarding “prevalence and variability in reporting of clinically actionable incidental findings on attenuation-correction CT scans in a veteran population”. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2019, 27: 1054. PMID: 30825113, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-019-01667-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Contemporary approach to stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Risks, benefits, and new options
Stock J, Malm BJ. Contemporary approach to stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Risks, benefits, and new options. Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 2018, 28: 469-480. PMID: 29739702, DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2018.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationStroke riskRisk factorsStroke risk factorsDirect oral anticoagulantsStrong risk factorStandard of careOral anticoagulantsMost patientsSelect patientsThromboembolic complicationsCoronary diseaseHeart failureAppropriate therapyCommon diagnosisRisk stratificationFibrillationPatientsMechanical interventionRiskTherapyNew optionsAccurate assessmentAnticoagulationHypertensionPrevalence and variability in reporting of clinically actionable incidental findings on attenuation-correction CT scans in a veteran population
He BJ, Malm BJ, Carino M, Sadeghi MM. Prevalence and variability in reporting of clinically actionable incidental findings on attenuation-correction CT scans in a veteran population. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2018, 26: 1688-1693. PMID: 29492838, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-018-1232-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidental noncardiac findingsMyocardial perfusion imagingNoncardiac findingsPulmonary nodulesIncidental findingActionable incidental findingsVeteran populationOverall interobserver agreementAttenuation correction CTSpecific guidelinesHiatal herniaExtracardiac massPleural plaquesAortic aneurysmPhysician specialtyPerfusion imagingCommon occurringCardiologistsInterobserver agreementInterreader agreementAttenuation artifactsRadiologistsPrevalenceNodulesVeterans
2017
Derivation of a Clinical Model to Predict Unchanged Inpatient Echocardiograms
Gunderson CG, Gromisch ES, Chang JJ, Malm BJ. Derivation of a Clinical Model to Predict Unchanged Inpatient Echocardiograms. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2017, 13: 164-169. PMID: 29073315, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.2866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseAcute myocardial infarctionCAVE scoreClinical prediction modelKidney diseaseMyocardial infarctionSingle-center retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyGood discriminationInpatient echocardiogramSubset of studiesCohort studyIndependent predictorsValvular diseaseECG changesElectrocardiogram changesC-statisticCardiothoracic surgeryRepeat studyFull cohortClinical modelDiseaseTTEΒ coefficientsInfarctionDiastolic Mitral Regurgitation in Complete Heart Block
Malm B, Jadbabaie F. Diastolic Mitral Regurgitation in Complete Heart Block. Texas Heart Institute Journal 2017, 44: 228-230. PMID: 28761408, PMCID: PMC5505406, DOI: 10.14503/thij-15-5208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulti-modality molecular imaging of aortic aneurysms
Malm BJ, Sadeghi MM. Multi-modality molecular imaging of aortic aneurysms. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2017, 24: 1239-1245. PMID: 28447279, PMCID: PMC7720418, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-017-0883-2.BooksConceptsAortic aneurysmMulti-modality molecular imagingMolecular imagingSignificant morbidityAbdominal aortaAneurysm formationAneurysm sizeLower riskAneurysm pathogenesisAneurysmsPotential future roleImaging modalitiesComplicationsDiagnosisImagingMorbidityThrombosisPatientsAortaCurrent gapsFuture rolePathogenesisThoracicMortalityEpidemiologyAcute Myocardial Infarction from Coronary Vasospasm Precipitated by Pseudoephedrine and Metoprolol Use
Meoli EM, Goldsweig AM, Malm BJ. Acute Myocardial Infarction from Coronary Vasospasm Precipitated by Pseudoephedrine and Metoprolol Use. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 33: 688.e1-688.e3. PMID: 28347584, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2017.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAcute myocardial infarctionCoronary vasospasmMyocardial infarctionNew-onset atrial fibrillationPotential drug-drug interactionsMultivessel coronary vasospasmAcute cardiovascular syndromesAdrenergic receptor agonistDrug-drug interactionsMetoprolol useAllergic rhinitisAtrial fibrillationReceptor agonistCardiovascular syndromePseudoephedrine useNasal passagesVasospasmInfarctionPatientsRhinitisVasoconstrictionPseudoephedrineEdemaFibrillationSyndrome
2015
Analysis of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
Ganeshan R, Malm B, Concato J. Analysis of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 66: 2055-2056. PMID: 26516011, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.1357.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersEosinophilic Myocarditis Presenting as ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Diagnosed with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Bailey G, Upadhyaya K, Meadows J, Malm B. Eosinophilic Myocarditis Presenting as ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Diagnosed with Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. The American Journal Of Medicine 2015, 129: e19-e22. PMID: 26475258, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2014
Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction causing myocardial ischemia
He J, Malm B. Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction causing myocardial ischemia. International Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 180: 60-62. PMID: 25438213, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.136.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesLeft Upper Pulmonary Vein Thrombus in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation and Prior Lobectomy
Malm B, Hull S, Jadbabaie F. Left Upper Pulmonary Vein Thrombus in a Patient with Atrial Fibrillation and Prior Lobectomy. The American Journal Of Medicine 2014, 127: e7-e8. PMID: 25132349, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.07.029.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical Notes
2011
Ischemic electrocardiogram during pharmacologic stress with regadenoson
Haleem K, Malm B. Ischemic electrocardiogram during pharmacologic stress with regadenoson. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2011, 18: 978-980. PMID: 21751077, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-011-9426-4.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
Ischemic etiology for adenosine-sensitive fascicular tachycardia
Jane-wit D, Batsford W, Malm B. Ischemic etiology for adenosine-sensitive fascicular tachycardia. Journal Of Electrocardiology 2010, 44: 217-221. PMID: 20832812, DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.07.021.BooksConceptsVentricular tachycardiaElectrophysiologic testingHeart diseaseRight bundle branch block morphologyAdenosine-sensitive ventricular tachycardiaInduction of VTBundle branch block morphologyLeft anterior fasciclePatients ventricular tachycardiaIschemic heart diseaseStructural heart diseaseMonomorphic ventricular tachycardiaDemonstrable ischemiaIschemic etiologyAnterior fascicleAtrial pacingClinical featuresCase reportFascicular tachycardiaAtrioventricular dissociationMyocardial ischemiaAnterolateral wallLeft ventricleSurface electrocardiogramBlock morphology