Avascular osteonecrosis of the mandible following bisphosphonate therapyPreeti A Chandra
Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Am J Ther 16:65-7. 2009
..In the absence of a definitive cure, the emphasis rests greatly on prevention...
- Rituximab is useful in the treatment of Felty's syndrome
Preeti A Chandra
Departments of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA
Am J Ther 15:321-2. 2008
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- Cardiac tamponade caused by fracture and migration of inferior vena cava filter
Preeti A Chandra
Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11220, USA
South Med J 101:1163-4. 2008
..Very few cases of fractured IVC filters that have migrated to the heart, and even fewer cases causing cardiac tamponade, have been described. The risk factors that cause migration of IVC filters need to be further elucidated...
- Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy following electroconvulsive therapy
Preeti A Chandra
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA
J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 10:333-5. 2009
..01-0.1% and 75% of these are attributable to cardiovascular causes. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of tako-tsubo syndrome immediately following electroconvulsive therapy...
- Brugada syndrome unmasked by lithium
Preeti A Chandra
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11220, USA
South Med J 102:1263-5. 2009
..Lithium can unmask Brugada syndrome through its ability to block sodium channels, even at subtherapeutic concentrations. Physicians need to be aware of this potentially fatal drug effect and should monitor EKGs of patients on lithium...
Repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia as a manifestation of suboptimally treated thyrotoxicosisPreeti A Chandra
Am Heart Hosp J 8:E113-4. 2010
..Propranolol is associated with an excellent response in these patients and anti-thyroid medications such as methimazole effectively reverse thyrotoxicity...
- Disseminated tuberculosis secondary to adalimumab
Manali Pednekar
Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA
Am J Ther 19:e139-40. 2012
..Patients on antitumor necrosis factor alpha therapy presenting with fever of unknown origin should be considered for empirical anti-TB treatment regardless of microbiological and tissue diagnosis...
- Protothecal olecranon bursitis: an unusual algal infection
Manali Pednekar
Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Am J Med Sci 342:424. 2011
..More recently, itraconazole has been found to be curative. Surgical excision of the bursa remains the definitive treatment. Our patient was treated with itraconazole with a favorable response...
Intra-atrial tumor thrombi secondary to hepatocellular carcinoma responding to chemotherapyAjay Vallakati
Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
N Am J Med Sci 3:435-7. 2011
..Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma invading the right heart are considered poor candidates for surgery. In the past, such patients had dismal prognosis due to complications like pulmonary embolism and sudden death...
