<title>Abstract</title> Introduction Persistent coronavirus disease 2019 (pCOVID-19) is an emerging complication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, particularly among immunocompromised patients. We aimed to characterize our experience, focusing on diagnostic and therapeutic findings. Methods A large, retrospective, cross-sectional cohort study was conducted on all patients diagnosed with pCOVID-19 at a university-affiliated tertiary medical center between May 2020 and Februa…

Introduction: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are three times more likely to develop venous thromboembolism (VTE), and guidelines recommend prophylaxis during all hospitalizations. In this systematic review, we sought to assess for the benefits and risks of VTE prophylaxis in hospitalized IBD patients. Methods: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched MEDLINE and others up to 2/2022, for studies on IBD inpatients treated with prophylactic anticoagulation during hospitalization, com…

Abstract Hyperuricemia is a known predictor of World Health Organization (WHO) Group 1 pulmonary hypertension (PH) (pulmonary arterial hypertension), but its role in excluding PH secondary to chronic lung diseases (WHO Group 3) remains unclear. We retrospectively analyzed data from 323 patients with severe chronic pulmonary diseases who underwent evaluation for lung transplantation at a tertiary medical center between June 2017 and February 2023. We examined the association between hyperuricemia (serum uric acid &…