Research & Scholarship

Featured Publications – May 2026:

Cardiology:

Provenzano Z, Patel Z, Jnawali C, Mittelstaedt R, Ospina M, Samani S, Peller J, Marchell C, Ohlrich K, Gunn B, Varrone M, Dodson K, Bull L, Hajj J, Gregoski MJ, Tedford RJ, Blanding W, McMurray J, Witer L, Kilic A, Houston BA, Carnicelli AP. Predictors of device-related adverse events in patients with intra-aortic ballon pump or microaxial flow pump for cardiogenic shock. JHLT Open. 2026 Apr 8;13:100557. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2026.100557. PMID: 42077544; PMCID: PMC13129373.

Sheikh FH, Abraham WT, Adamson PB, Anker SD, Brown S, Butler J, Friede T, Lindenfeld J, Perez-Izquierdo M, Sears SF, Wilks SJ, Zannad F, Zile MR. Baroreflex activation therapy in heart failure - the Barostim-Enabled Neurohormonal Intervention for Improving Treatment of Heart Failure (BENEFIT-HF) trial rationale and design. J Card Fail. 2026 May 21:S1071-9164(26)00249-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.04.023. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42173348.

Tiosano S, Morris PB, Koskinas KC, Tokgozoglu L, Blumenthal RS, Gianos E. Building Global Bridges in Clinical Guidance: Harmony Across Dyslipidemia Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 May 19;87(19):2600-2602. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.03.055. PMID: 42153698.

Blumenthal RS, Morris PB. Dyslipidemia Guideline Development: Building on a Robust Foundation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 May 19;87(19):2552-2554. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.03.059. PMID: 42153683.

Moon RA, Sobrano Fais R, Kim M, Vogel NT, Mendelson JB, Hartweck LM, Carney JP, Gardner MK, Prins SE, Prisco SZ, Lahm T, Prins KW. 17β-Estradiol counteracts pathological microtubule remodeling to enhance right ventricular function in preclinical models. J Clin Invest. 2026 May 7:e201385. doi: 10.1172/JCI201385. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42096281.

Silkowski M, Olson A, Asempah M, Carnicelli A, Tedford R, Houston B. Effects of Impella 5.5 on Right Ventricular Load and Adaptation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 May 6:S1053-2498(26)01907-8. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.05.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42103025.

Prescott ME, Carnicelli AP, Mostertz WC, McCartney SL, Sanders MG, Keenan J, DeVore AD. Microaxial Flow Pumps in Heart Failure Related Cardiogenic Shock - From Hemodynamic Mechanisms to Clinical Applications: A State-of-the-Art-Review. J Card Fail. 2026 May 5:S1071-9164(26)00220-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.04.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42097529.

Spinale FG, Weil BR, Sharma U, Wood S, Hollis F, Meléndez GC, DeLeon-Pennell KY, Bradshaw AD, Lang JK, Canty JM, Zile MR. Psychological stress and myocardial extracellular matrix remodeling- a pathologic synergy. Biochem Pharmacol. 2026 May;247:117795. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2026.117795. Epub 2026 Feb 10. PMID: 41679665.

Endocrinology:

Sobhani NC, Engle K, Rosenberg EA. Type 1 Diabetes in Pregnancy: Practical Tips for Managing Automated Insulin Delivery Systems. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jun 1;69(2):210-224. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000993. Epub 2026 Apr 13. PMID: 41968954.

Silvestre J, Loftley AE, Ferdon RJ, Ravinsky RA, Karanchi H. National Trends in the Supply and Demand for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Training in the United States. Endocr Pract. 2026 May;32(5):848-854. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2026.01.020. Epub 2026 Jan 30. PMID: 41621658.

Gastroenterology & Hepatology:

Ibrahim A, Rockey DC. Clinical outcomes in patients with MASLD with alcohol use disorder. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2025 Dec 23;25(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s40200-025-01737-y. PMID: 41451397; PMCID: PMC12728135.

Eid E, Elliott A, Rockey DC. Time to endoscopy and its effect on outcomes in acute nonvariceal and variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. J Investig Med. 2026 Jun;74(5):515-521. doi: 10.1177/10815589251386727. Epub 2025 Sep 29. PMID: 41024323.

Besir K, Rockey DC. The utility of albumin in cirrhosis: established benefits and unanswered questions. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2026 May 1;42(3):114-120. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000001155. Epub 2026 Jan 29. PMID: 41912347.

Sasser HB, Koch DG. Plasma exchange in acute liver failure. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2026 May 1;42(3):129-135. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000001166. Epub 2026 Mar 5. PMID: 41782400.

Garcia-Pagan JC, Gluud LL, Mandorfer M, Schattenberg JM, De Gottardi A, Berzigotti A, Fortea JI, Martínez AA, Alvarado-Tapias E, Berning M, Petryszyn P, Henricson E, Berglind N, Lin M, Persson K, Mercier AK, Ambery P, Bosch J, Oscarsson J, Rockey DC. Effects of zibotentan and dapagliflozin combined in patients with compensated cirrhosis: A randomized placebo-controlled exploratory study. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2026 May;92(5):1326-1338. doi: 10.1002/bcp.70332. Epub 2025 Dec 8. PMID: 41362018.

Miller K, Rockey DC. Iron Deficiency Anemia in Patients with Cirrhosis. Am J Med Sci. 2026 Apr 29:S0002-9629(26)00178-3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2026.04.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42066957.

Fogleman BM, Xue S, Fugatt R, Sharma A. CT Esophagram Demonstrating Bezoar in a Colonic Interposition Conduit. Am J Gastroenterol. 2026 Apr 29. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000004039. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42053159.

General Internal Medicine:

Evenhouse S, Zhang J, Marsden J, Bays C, Schreiner AD, Petz C. Improving resident clinic continuity within an X + Y structured program. Am J Med Sci. 2026 Apr 20:S0002-9629(26)00150-3. doi: 10.1016/j.amjms.2026.04.005. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42019834.

Hematology & Oncology:

Medawar G, Anoma JS, Hill E, Tharakan S, Sastow DL, Lok V, Hahn SB, Chen S, Kehoe T, Ramasamy C, Guetta-Weiss J, Meleveedu K, Lin C, Swoboda DM, Tremblay D, Coltoff A. Extended Versus Standard Hypomethylating Agent Dosing in Combination With Venetoclax in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Hematol Oncol. 2026 May;44(3):e70198. doi: 10.1002/hon.70198. PMID: 42142041; PMCID: PMC13179734.

Infectious Diseases

Meissner EG, Ramgopal M, Ruane PJ, Sanchez W, Crofoot G, Routy JP, Brinson C, DeJesus E, Martorell CT, Tellez M, Yokomaku Y, O'Reilly M, Lupo S, Schellberg S, Lezama-Mora JI, Chin B, Aizen K, D'Antoni ML, Huang H, Mponponsuo K, Montezuma-Rusca JM, Sklar P, Rhee M, Hung CC; ARTISTRY-2 Study Group. Safety and efficacy of switching to bictegravir-lenacapavir versus continuing bictegravir-emtricitabine-tenofovir alafenamide in virologically suppressed people with HIV-1 (ARTISTRY-2): a double-blind, multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3, non-inferiority trial. Lancet HIV. 2026 May 6:S2352-3018(26)00078-0. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(26)00078-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42105781.

Burton HJ, Rivere E, Kirk S, Berry H, Lueking R. Combined injectable regimens in treatment-experienced HIV/AIDS patients at a southern academic medical center: a case series. BMC Infect Dis. 2026 May 13. doi: 10.1186/s12879-026-13429-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42129681.

Harris CE, Salgado C, Sublett L, McKinnon JE. Documenting Clinical Complexity: A Model for Improving Documentation and Billing in Transplant Infectious Diseases. Transpl Infect Dis. 2026 May 12:e70238. doi: 10.1111/tid.70238. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42117885.

Gorsline CA, Kumar RN, McCulloch DJ, Abidi MZ, Limaye AP, Harris CE. Making the Most of a Transplant ID Conference: A Practical Guide for Trainees and Early-Career Faculty. Transpl Infect Dis. 2026 May 8:e70228. doi: 10.1111/tid.70228. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42101917.

Nephrology:

Ho YS, Soliman KM, Cheungpasitporn W, Wathanavasin W, Daoud A, Kamal AI, Szamosfalvi B, Fülöp T. A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Uremic Toxins From 1991 to 2024. Ther Apher Dial. 2026 May 17. doi: 10.1002/1744-9987.70154. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42144569.

Semenikhina M, Jones A, Pasham V, Budisavljevic MN, Palygin O, Ilatovskaya DV. Nicotine-Mediated Redox and Nitrosative Stress in Cardiorenal Health. Hypertension. 2026 May 8:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.126.26095. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.126.26095. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42100811; PMCID: PMC13160232.

Ali H, Fülöp T, Casula AM, Ortega Alban AP, ElHafeez SA, Hamer R. Towards a Peritoneal Dialysis-First Policy in the UK and Europe: A Phenotype-Based Analysis of Survival and System-Level Implications. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2026 Apr 22. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000001060. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42018371.

Pulmonary and Critical Care:

Gilbert CR, Yarmus LB, Kapp C, Argento AC, Akulian JA, Gorden JA, Thiboutot J, Silvestri GA, Maldonado F. Network-based analysis of images and lesions expressed by digital interpretation and transmission of bronchoscopy findings on social media (NAILED-IT). Respir Med. 2026 Jul;258:108859. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2026.108859. Epub 2026 May 6. PMID: 42103168.

Flume PA, Nordyke RJ, Han D, Jha A, Nicholson G, Peipert JD. Patient-reported outcome measures developed for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis may be applied to cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2026 May 13;24(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s12955-026-02546-4. PMID: 42129785; PMCID: PMC13188592.

Fox AH, Ward RC, Alexander M, Osarogiagbon RU, Smith RA, Studts JL, Silvestri GA; American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Roundtable (NLCRT). Rates of Systemic Treatment for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Among Older Adults. JAMA Oncol. 2026 May 7:e261080. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2026.1080. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42096214; PMCID: PMC13154025.

Lozier J, Ford DW. How much oxygen do they need? Clearing the air, and the bank account. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 May 1;23(5):702-703. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag058. PMID: 41834091.

Flume P, Bullington W, Christon L, Crawford E, Ditner A, Ellis K, Fiske C, Foil K, Hunt C, Ignatius E, Jones M, Kasperbauer S, Kitlowski M, MacDonald M, Marmor M, Martel M, Tupayachi Ortiz MG, Torrence J. Structure of a Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Care Center: A Position Statement by the Bronchiectasis & NTM Association. Chest. 2026 May;169(5):1209-1217. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.12.008. Epub 2025 Dec 18. PMID: 41421573; PMCID: PMC13084199.

Bostock IC, Fox AH, Engelhardt KE, Huang K, Hardin S, Detterbeck F, Farjah F, Silvestri GA; American Cancer Society National Lung Cancer Round Table Working Group. Does This Lymph Node Look Bulky to You? What Should We Do About It? A Survey of Thoracic Surgeons. Ann Thorac Surg. 2026 May;121(5):1195-1201. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2025.09.012. Epub 2025 Oct 9. PMID: 41067607.

Rheumatology and Immunology

Silvestre J, Ferdon RJ, Ravinsky RA, Oates JC. Identification of State-Level Disparities in the Supply, Demand, and Adequacy of Rheumatologists in the United States. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2026 May 25. doi: 10.1002/acr.80092. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42179235.

Williams EM, Leung J, Bruner L, Zhang J, Zhou J, Oates JC. The intervention to improve quality of life for African American lupus patients project: Incorporating the element of choice to improve disease self-management and quality of life: A randomized controlled study. Lupus. 2026 May;35(6):581-591. doi: 10.1177/09612033261432151. Epub 2026 Mar 2. PMID: 41

Featured Publications – April 2026:

Cardiology:

Sollie ZW, Inampudi C, Zhang J, Covell T, Turkopuls A, Welch BA, Scalea J, Campbell R, Baliga P, Kilic A. Coronary Artery Bypass Graft as a Bridge to Kidney Transplantation. J Surg Res. 2026 Apr 13;321:662-672. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.03.009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41980490.

Patel ZA, Ospina MK, Mittelstaedt R, Peller J, Samani S, Marchell C, Ohlrich K, Gunn B, Varrone M, Dodson K, Bull L, Jennifer H, Gregoski MJ, Silkowski M, Esposito M, Tedford RJ, McMurray JD, Witer L, Kilic A, Houston BA, Carnicelli AP. Device-Related Adverse Events and Outcomes in Patients With Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Placed at Referral Centers Versus Cardiogenic Shock Hub Centers: An Observational Analysis. Circ Heart Fail. 2026 Apr 13:e013742. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.125.013742. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41969084; PMCID: PMC13082456.

Carnicelli AP, Miller PE, Berg DD, Aliyev N, Alviar CL, Bohula EA, Chaudhry SP, Chonde M, Chow C, Cooper HA, Daniels LB, Fordyce CB, Ghafghazi S, Goldfarb MJ, Gorder KL, Hamilton MM, Keane RR, Kontos MC, Kusner JJ, Leibner E, Loriaux DB, Menon V, Nair RM, Newby LK, Oduah MT, Palazzolo MG, Patolia H, Pierce JB, Pierce MJ, Potter BJ, Proudfoot A, Roswel RO, Schnell G, Shaw J, Sidhu K, Sinha SS, Varshney AS, Katz JN, Diepen SV, Morrow DA. Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients With Cardiogenic Shock and Clinically Significant Valvular Heart Disease: From the Critical Care Cardiology Trials Network. J Card Fail. 2026 Apr;32(4):697-706. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2025.01.019. Epub 2025 Feb 17. PMID: 39970998.

Gomberg-Maitland M, Tedford RJ, Langleben D, Rosenkranz S, Miller B, Jones AD, Urbinati A, McMullan CJ, Cornell AG, Vachiery JL. Sotatercept for Combined Post- and Pre-capillary Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Heart Failure: Results from the Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled CADENCE Study. Circulation. 2026 Mar 29. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.126.079918. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41904795.

Endocrinology:

Sobhani NC, Engle K, Rosenberg EA. Type 1 Diabetes in Pregnancy: Practical Tips for Managing Automated Insulin Delivery Systems. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Apr 13. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000993. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41968954.

Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Besir K, Rockey DC. The utility of albumin in cirrhosis: established benefits and unanswered questions. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2026 May 1;42(3):114-120. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000001155. Epub 2026 Jan 29. PMID: 41912347.

Rao AK, Ibrahim A, Rockey DC. The effect of SGLT-2 inhibitors on portal hypertensive complications and mortality in patients with cirrhosis. Am J Med. 2026 Apr 17:S0002-9343(26)00294-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2026.04.019. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42002195.

Eubanks A, Jehu DA, Obineme C, Sharma A. Diabetic Gastroparesis in Evolution. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2026 Apr 14. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000002381. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41973721.

Eldesouki MH, Marey MM, Ali MA, Genidy AM, Gamal MH, Othman AM, Mohamed AN, Al Qady A, Amaris MA, Sharma A. Meta-Analysis: Prevalence and Incidence of Gastroparesis Following Lung or Heart Transplantation. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2026 Mar 27. doi: 10.1111/apt.70635. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41896514.

Nephrology:

Winkler BS, Stayer KM, Rao AK, Arif E, Mendenhall TT, Thomas KL, Driggers KR, Zuo X, Fitzgibbon W, Deng P, Su Y, Dang Y, Gerges M, Kagan D, Pasham V, Wolf B, Rockey DC, Hartman JH, Lipschutz JH. Beta 2 adrenergic receptor agonists as a treatment for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). NPJ Metab Health Dis. 2026 Mar 25;4(1):14. doi: 10.1038/s44324-026-00108-2. PMID: 41882076; PMCID: PMC13018619.

Pulmonary & Critical Care:

Beattie JA, Kapp CM, Thiboutot J, Aboudara MC, Akulian J, Argento AC, Casal RF, Cheng G, De Cardenas J, DeMaio A, Diez-Ferrer M, Fan Y, Gonzales AV, Herth F, Husta B, Ji W, Kagima JW, Keyes C, Kim YW, Liberman M, Majid A, Navani N, Oberg CL, Poletti V, Seides BJ, Silvestri G, Wahidi M, Yu DH, Maldonado F, Feller-Kopman D, Yarmus LB, Gilbert CR; Interventional Pulmonary Outcomes Group. Procedural Techniques, Airway Management and Specimen Acquisition for Peripheral Lung Transbronchial and Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Cryobiopsy: A Modified Delphi Consensus Statement. Chest. 2026 Apr 7:S0012-3692(26)00436-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2026.03.027. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41956150.

Rheumatology & Immunology:

Yuan X, Qin X, Wu X, Chen Y, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Xie D, Liu Y, Zhao J, Guthridge JM, James JA, Lessard CJ, Shen N, Sun L, Tsao BP. Human hypofunctional NCF1 variant aggravates salivary gland immunopathology in Sjögren's disease by promoting switched memory B-cell recruitment and long-lived plasma cell differentiation. Ann Rheum Dis. 2026 Apr 17:S0003-4967(26)00211-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2026.03.026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42000201.

Ramos PS, Cunningham MA. Deciphering the sex-biased genetic architecture of systemic sclerosis. Lancet Rheumatol. 2026 Apr 15:S2665-9913(26)00036-6. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(26)00036-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41999722.

Holmdahl R, Tsao BP. Finding causative genes underlying rheumatic disease: could NCF1 pave the way? Ann Rheum Dis. 2026 Apr 8:S0003-4967(26)00141-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2026.02.022. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41956840.

Cardiology:

Spinale FG, Weil BR, Sharma U, Wood S, Hollis F, Meléndez GC, DeLeon-Pennell KY, Bradshaw AD, Lang JK, Canty JM, Zile MR. Psychological stress and myocardial extracellular matrix remodeling- a pathologic synergy. Biochem Pharmacol. 2026 May;247:117795. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2026.117795. Epub 2026 Feb 10. PMID: 41679665.

Ishida Y, Gold MR, Payne JE, Bainey AR, Field ME, Badertscher P, Winterfield JR. Validation of an automated premature ventricular contraction mapping algorithm. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2026 Apr;69(3):383-390. doi: 10.1007/s10840-025-02150-4. Epub 2025 Oct 21. PMID: 41118045; PMCID: PMC13009140.

Geagea M, Kozaily E, Buchanan C, Litwin S, Tedford RJ. Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction for the clinician - highlights from the 5th annual Charleston HFpEF conference. Heart Fail Rev. 2026 Mar 23;31(1):43. doi: 10.1007/s10741-026-10601-x. PMID: 41870685.

Khan MS, Borlaug BA, Butler J, Gomberg-Maitland M, Humbert M, Lam CSP, Reddy YNV, Stone GW, Zannad F, Tedford RJ. Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Left Heart Disease: Challenges, Emerging Strategies, and Future Directions. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Mar 11:S0735-1097(26)00134-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2026.01.024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41811276.

Stevenson LW, Tedford RJ. Remote Monitoring to Optimize Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Beyond Diuretics. J Card Fail. 2026 Mar 10:S1071-9164(26)00116-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.02.037. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41819472.

Bacchin C, Luciani M, Troncone L, Balla C, Berto S, Wolf BJ, Del Monte F. Cardiomyopathy and aging integrally contribute to the unfolded protein response collective pathways. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2026 Mar 10:S0022-2828(26)00040-4. doi: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2026.03.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41819277.

Borlaug BA, Zile MR, Packer M. Visceral adiposity assessment to enhance risk stratification in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J. 2026 Mar 6:ehag119. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehag119. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41790513.

Dempster T, Corker A, Vu K, Troncoso M, Bradley N, Hazzard A, Milligan K, Macaulay B, Dasgupta S, Li M, DeLeon-Pennell KY. Modulation of macrophage polarization with acute administration of Vericiguat after myocardial infarction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2026 Mar 1;330(3):H890-H903. doi: 10.1152/ajpheart.00626.2025. Epub 2026 Feb 16. PMID: 41693664.

Judge DP, Udall M, Rosen AM, Lamarre N, Nagelhout E, Dao HD, Maurer MS. Real-World Outcomes Among Patients in the United States Receiving Tafamidis for Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy. Cardiol Ther. 2026 Mar;15(1):59-82. doi: 10.1007/s40119-025-00443-3. Epub 2025 Dec 19. PMID: 41417197; PMCID: PMC12988930.

Endocrinology:

Silvestre J, Loftley AE, Ferdon RJ, Ravinsky RA, Karanchi H. National Trends in the Supply and Demand for Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Training in the United States. Endocr Pract. 2026 Jan 30:S1530-891X(26)00037-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2026.01.020. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41621658.

Gastroenterology & Hepatology:

Bou Daher H, Gregoski MJ, Rockey DC. Risk scoring systems to predict in-hospital mortality in patients with cirrhosis admitted with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. J Investig Med. 2026 Apr;74(3):260-268. doi: 10.1177/10815589251357622. Epub 2025 Jun 30. PMID: 40586355.

Sasser HB, Koch DG. Plasma exchange in acute liver failure. Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2026 Mar 4. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000001166. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41782400.

Sutton MM, Gregoski MJ, Rockey DC. Overuse of Intravenous Proton-Pump Inhibitors in the Treatment of Low-Risk Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2026 Mar 1;60(3):268-272. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000002211. PMID: 40549584.

General Internal Medicine:

Bhushan A, Mazanec D, Bullington J, Marsden J, Zhang J, Bhushan K, Coyne P. Auricular Acupuncture for Symptom Management in Inpatient Palliative Care. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2026 Apr 1;28(2):94-98. doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001183. Epub 2026 Feb 20. PMID: 41778820.

Booth A, Zhang J, Marsden JE, Donahue C, Curran T. Guideline-Concordant Provision of Extended Prophylaxis for Venous Thromboembolism After Major Cancer Surgery Differs by Social and Structural Determinants of Health. Am Surg. 2026 Mar;92(3):907-913. doi: 10.1177/00031348251385110. Epub 2025 Oct 8. PMID: 41061117.

Patel KM, Jnawali C, Zhang J, Marsden J, Bays C, Schreiner AD. Implications of Expanded Advanced Fibrosis Screening Strategies for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Primary Care. Endocr Pract. 2026 Jan 29:S1530-891X(26)00030-3. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2026.01.013. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41619811.

Hematology & Oncology:

Djulbegovic B, Greenberg CS. How to Determine the Optimal Duration of Anticoagulation for VTE: An Evidence-Based Decision-Analytical Approach. Blood Adv. 2026 Jan 20:bloodadvances.2025017976. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2025017976. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41558032.

Mansour R, Green KM, Graf C, Chang M, Magee G, Davis JA, Zayad A, Ahmed N, Mushtaq MU, Ouchveridze E, Mahmoudjafari Z, Paul B, Twardowski N, Atrash S, Abdallah AO. Comparative Efficacy of Daratumumab Based Regimens in Patients With Relapsed-Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM) Aged 70 and Above: A Multicenter Study. Eur J Haematol. 2026 Jan 16. doi: 10.1111/ejh.70077. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41543311.

Hospital Medicine:

Singleton K, Stol IS, Meyer JO, Visserman LF, Honko AN. Mind the Blind Spot. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2026 Mar;74(3):940-942. doi: 10.1111/jgs.70290. Epub 2026 Jan 7. PMID: 41499683.

Walgrave M, Gregory A, Phillips D, Stoll C, Harvey J, Williams D. Perceptions of the Educational Value of the Electronic Health Record: A Qualitative Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Feb 1;16(2):167-174. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2025-008474. PMID: 41529811.

Maleque N, Thomas M, Greysen R, Khawaja H. Pathways to promotion: Strategies to get started. J Hosp Med. 2026 Feb;21(2):207-209. doi: 10.1002/jhm.70178. Epub 2025 Sep 30. PMID: 41028959.

Hailat D, Colonna C, Fowler H, Walthall L. Urinary Ascites Mimicking Portal Hypertension in a Healthy Woman With Bladder Microperforation. Cureus. 2026 Feb 11;18(2):e103438. doi: 10.7759/cureus.103438. PMID: 41835653; PMCID: PMC12987705.

Nielsen EM, Zhang J, Marsden J, Bays C, Mauldin PD, Brownstein NC, Toll BA, Schreiner AD, Heincelman M. Associations between Tobacco Use and Tobacco Cessation Pharmacotherapy on Rehospitalizations. South Med J. 2026 Feb;119(2):56-61. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001930. PMID: 41627956.

Infectious Diseases:

Tyler RS, Colven RB, McQueen H, Batalis N, Mills AG, Curry SR, Harris CE, Charles DW. Symbiont in circulation: Mycetohabitans endofungorum bacteremia heralding invasive mucormycosis. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2026 May;115(1):117308. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2026.117308. Epub 2026 Feb 6. PMID: 41671977.

Sharma D, Harris CE, Mills AG, Charles DW. West Nile virus encephalitis in a kidney transplant recipient: a case report and review of the literature. Clin Transplant Res. 2026 Mar 6. doi: 10.4285/ctr.25.0050. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41786361.

Adekunle R, Monteith J, Wan Z, Smith JP, Espinosa E, Huang L, Jiang W. Distinct oral microbiomes in individuals with tobacco smoking compared to nonsmoking healthy individuals. Am J Addict. 2026 Jan;35(1):77-84. doi: 10.1111/ajad.70073. Epub 2025 Aug 4. PMID: 40755132.

Nephrology:

Ali H, Daoud A, Mohammed M, ElHafeez SA, Molnar MZ, Malyszko J, Thongprayoon C, Cheungpasitporn W, Fülöp T. Equitable Donor Assessment Model of Deceased Donor Kidney Quality. Kidney Int Rep. 2026 Jan 21;11(4):103790. doi: 10.1016/j.ekir.2026.103790. PMID: 41777292; PMCID: PMC12950383.

Golbus AL, Park E, Harris CE, Quadri S, Mukherjee R, Killic A, Tedford RJ, McMahon BA. Infectious consequences of antimicrobial change from vancomycin-piperacillin/ tazobactam to vancomycin-cefepime in the prevention of AKI during orthotopic heart transplantation. BMC Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 21. doi: 10.1186/s12879-026-12788-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41864870.

Butler HM, Zehntner ME, Van Beusecum JP. Endothelial Dysfunction: Insights into Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-associated Cardiovascular Disease and Neuropsychiatric Manifestations. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2026 Mar 7;19(1):36. doi: 10.1007/s12265-026-10753-z. PMID: 41795008; PMCID: PMC12967630.

Teruel B, Golbus AL, Park E, Hashmi H, Murray PT, Davis J, McMahon BA. Discrepancy in Estimating GFR for Melphalan Dosing in Multiple Myeloma Patients Undergoing Autologous Stem Cell Transplant: A Retrospective Analysis. Kidney360. 2026 Feb 27. doi: 10.34067/KID.0000001107. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41758572.

Wathanavasin W, Jaturapisanukul S, Janwetchasil P, Thongprayoon C, Cheungpasitporn W, Fülöp T. Effects of Hemodiafiltration Versus Hemodialysis on Uremic Toxins, Inflammatory Markers, Anemia, and Nutritional Parameters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Toxins (Basel). 2026 Feb 6;18(2):86. doi: 10.3390/toxins18020086. PMID: 41745752; PMCID: PMC12944842.

Pulmonary & Critical Care:

Lozier J, Ford DW. How much Oxygen do they need? Clearing the air, and the bank account. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Mar 15:aaoag058. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag058. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41834091.

Winthrop KL, Flume PA, Khare R, Sriaroon C, Sirbu A, Manley A, Das AF, Chitra S, Deck DH, Serio AW, Anastasiou DM, Villano S. Omadacycline Monotherapy in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease Caused by Mycobacterium abscessus: Results From a Phase 2, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Mar 3:ciag062. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciag062. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41773873.

Pitcher TJ, Long KJ, Kammer MN, Schuldheisz S, Bajantri B, Gleeson T, Zanchi D, Bansal S, Yuhico L, Peek LJ, Jett JR, Nair VS, Silvestri GA. Validation of a blood-based autoantibody test to assess lung cancer risk in 4-30 mm pulmonary nodules: a retrospective pooled analysis of four cohort studies. Future Oncol. 2026 Mar;22(7):831-842. doi: 10.1080/14796694.2026.2626339. Epub 2026 Feb 17. PMID: 41703731; PMCID: PMC12977245.

Menon AA, Moll M, Pugashetti JV, Linderholm AL, Liu GY, Krishna R, Noth I, Hunninghake GM, Feghali-Bostwick C, Ghosh AJ. Sex-related transcriptomic differences in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Feb 21:aamag080. doi: 10.1093/ajrccm/aamag080. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41738237.

Menon AA, Silvestri GA. A Pulmonary Inferno: The Triad of Interstitial Abnormalities, Emphysema, and Lung Cancer. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Feb 12:aaoag033. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag033. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41678225.

Choate R, Holm KE, Sandhaus RA, Mannino DM, Strange C. Severe Obesity and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency-Associated COPD: A Dual Burden on Health and Quality of Life. Chronic Obstr Pulm Dis. 2026 Feb 9. doi: 10.15326/jcopdf.2025.0672. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41662511.

Young RP, Scott RJ, Wang Z, Silvestri GA. Obesity Paradox and Lung Cancer Mortality: The Contributing Roles of Airflow Limitation and Pre-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Feb 1;23(2):280-291. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202505-499OC. PMID: 40986803.

Rheumatology & Immunology:

Baker Frost D, Tedford RJ, Silver R. Definition, diagnosis, treatment for scleroderma primary heart involvement. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol. 2026 Mar 20:102134. doi: 10.1016/j.berh.2026.102134. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41864764.

Williams EM, Leung J, Bruner L, Zhang J, Zhou J, Oates JC. The intervention to improve quality of life for African American lupus patients project: Incorporating the element of choice to improve disease self-management and quality of life: A randomized controlled study. Lupus. 2026 Mar 2:9612033261432151. doi: 10.1177/09612033261432151. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41770849.

Williams EM, Parvar SY, Keller E, Nietert PJ, Dismuke-Greer CL, Johnson H, Williams JS, Oates J. The impact of a peer-mentoring intervention on self-reported flare and disease activity among African American women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Lupus. 2026 Feb 11:9612033261422819. doi: 10.1177/09612033261422819. Epub ahead of print.