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    • Benign Metastatic Leiomyoma Presenting as a Hemothorax 

      Ponea, Anna M.; Marak, Creticus P.; Goraya, Harmeen; Guddati, Achuta K. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)
      Uterine leiomyomas have been reported to metastasize to various organs including the lungs, skeletal muscles, bone marrow, peritoneum, and heart. They may present with symptoms related to the metastases several years after ...
    • Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage due to Acute Mitral Valve Regurgitation 

      Marak, Creticus P.; Joy, Parijat S.; Gupta, Pragya; Bukovskaya, Yana; Guddati, Achuta K. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)
      Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) can be caused by several etiologies including vasculitis, drug exposure, anticoagulants, infections, mitral valve stenosis, and regurgitation. Chronic mitral valve regurgitation (MR) has ...
    • Exercise capacity as an independent risk factor for adverse cardiovascular outcomes among nondiabetic and diabetic patients 

      Pierre-Louis, Bredy; Guddati, Achuta K.; Khyzar Hayat Syed, Muhammed; Gorospe, Vanessa E.; Manguerra, Mark; Bagchi, Chaitali; Aronow, Wilbert S.; Ahn, Chul (Termedia Publishing House, 2014)
      Introduction: To investigate if decreased exercise capacity is an independent risk factor for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in diabetics and nondiabetics. Material and methods The association of decreased ...
    • Extracavitary Manifestation of Primary Effusion Lymphoma as a Right Atrial Mass 

      Marak, Creticus P.; Ponea, Ana M.; Shim, Chang; Shaheen, Shagufta; Guddati, Achuta K (S. Karger AG, 2013)
      Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a subset of large B cell lymphomas and has been mostly associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection. Rare cases have been reported in organ transplant recipients and chronic ...
    • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: A Rare Abdominal Tumor 

      Shaheen, Shagufta; Guddati, Achuta K (S. Karger AG, 2013)
      Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare abdominal tumors which arise from the interstitial cells of Cajal in the gastrointestinal tract. Gastric GISTs are the most commonly seen GIST tumors and may grow to a very ...
    • Giant Adrenal Myelolipoma Masquerading as Heart Failure 

      Joy, Parijat S.; Marak, Creticus P.; Nashed, Nadia S.; Guddati, Achuta K. (S. Karger AG, 2014)
      Adrenal myelolipomas are rare benign tumors of the adrenal cortex composed of adipose and hematopoietic cells. They have been postulated to arise from repeated stimulation by stress, inflammation and ACTH oversecretion. ...
    • Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome as an Etiology of Obstructive Uropathy 

      Marak, Creticus P.; Chopra, Amit; Alappan, Narendrakumar; Ponea, Ana M.; Guddati, Achuta K. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)
      Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is an iatrogenic complication of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) protocols performed in women undergoing assisted reproductive technologies. Overstimulation of the ovaries ...
    • Renal Medullary Cancer in a Patient with Sickle Cell Trait 

      Alappan, Narendrakumar; Marak, Creticus P.; Chopra, Amit; Joy, Parijat S.; Dorokhova, Olena; Guddati, Achuta K. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)
      Renal medullary cancer is a rare malignancy almost exclusively seen in young patients of African ethnicity. These patients often present with the cardinal symptoms of hematuria, flank pain, and an abdominal mass, and this ...
    • Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Manifesting as a Tricuspid Valve Mass 

      Marak, Creticus P.; Ponea, Ana M.; Alappan, Narendrakumar; Shaheen, Shagufta; Guddati, Achuta K (S. Karger AG, 2013)
      Uterine leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignancy and carries a poorer prognosis when compared to endometrial carcinoma. It has been observed to metastasize to all the major organs. It presents with symptoms of abdominal distension, ...
    • Uterine Sarcoidosis: A Rare Extrapulmonary Site of Sarcoidosis 

      Marak, Creticus P.; Alappan, Narendrakumar; Chopra, Amit; Dorokhova, Olena; Sinha, Sumita; Guddati, Achuta K. (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013)
      Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease which is most commonly manifested in the pulmonary system. However, extrapulmonary manifestations have also been frequently reported. Isolated occurrence of sarcoidosis in the genital ...