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 assessmentAnticoagulationHypertension
2017
Incidental Thrombus in Transit Causing Embolic Stroke
Malm B, Hermany P, Morrison A. Incidental Thrombus in Transit Causing Embolic Stroke. Case Reports In Medicine 2017, 2017: 3161972. PMID: 28713430, PMCID: PMC5496107, DOI: 10.1155/2017/3161972.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesSevere Aortic Insufficiency in a Patient with a Functionally Bicuspid Quadricuspid Aortic Valve
Malm BJ. Severe Aortic Insufficiency in a Patient with a Functionally Bicuspid Quadricuspid Aortic Valve. Case 2017, 1: 88-92. PMID: 30062252, PMCID: PMC6058220, DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2017.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUncommon congenital cardiac malformationAortic valve replacement surgeryProgressive aortic regurgitationQuadricuspid aortic valveValve replacement surgeryCongenital cardiac malformationsAortic valveValve surgeryAortic regurgitationAscending aortaAortic rootReplacement surgeryAffected patientsCardiac malformationsSevere aortic insufficiencyAortic insufficiencyPatientsSignificant numberSurgeryRegurgitationAortaMalformationsValveDilatationInsufficiencyMulti-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