Remi Okwechime
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View article: Hospital Discharge and Readmissions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic for California Acute Stroke Inpatients
Hospital Discharge and Readmissions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic for California Acute Stroke Inpatients Open
View article: Bilateral Cerebral Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Female
Bilateral Cerebral Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Female Open
Background: Mucormycosis is a serious angioinvasive fungal infection. Immunocompromised patients are more likely to be susceptible to mucormycosis than immunocompetent individuals. Cerebral mucormycosis has been reported, but cases …
View article: Treatment Bias in Management of HIV Patients Admitted for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Does It Still Exist?
Treatment Bias in Management of HIV Patients Admitted for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Does It Still Exist? Open
View article: Defining Features of Patients who Develop Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy during Myasthenic Crisis: A Systematic Review of Case Studies
Defining Features of Patients who Develop Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy during Myasthenic Crisis: A Systematic Review of Case Studies Open
Myasthenic crisis can induce Takotsubo cardiomyopathy leading to transient systolic and diastolic left ventricular dysfunction and wall-motion abnormalities, including the characteristic apical ballooning. We aimed to define the clinical f…
View article: Exploring the “Weekend Effect” on the Care of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Exploring the “Weekend Effect” on the Care of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices Open
Background
Many studies have described differences in in-hospital outcomes and length of stay between patients treated for major cardiac conditions on weekdays versus weekends.1 Our study aimed to explore the “weekend effect” on in-…