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
2018
Prevalence 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 coefficientsInfarctionAcute 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
Eosinophilic 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
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