Background: Select studies in the past have described significantly increased risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Increased atherosclerosis as well as microvascular involvement with recurrent focal ischemia and subsequent fibrosis are the proposed mechanisms. Our study aims to shed further light on SSc as an independent risk factor for [...]

Background: In the outpatient setting, untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with myriad adverse clinical outcomes including myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrhythmias, and cerebrovascular disease.  However, little is known about the impact of treated versus untreated OSA on short-term outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute illness. We propose that the recurrent hypopnea and apnea [...]

Case Presentation: A 64-year-old man with a past medical history of coronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension presented to the Emergency Department with severe, sharp, crampy abdominal pain. The pain was associated with nausea and vomiting and had progressively worsened over the last 7 days. He denied any chest pain or shortness [...]