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  1. Central American and Caribbean Consensus Document for the Optimal Management of Oral Anticoagulation in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Endorsed by the Central American and Caribbean Society of Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Pr...

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Francisco J. Somoza

  2. Coronary Artery Aneurysm and Ectasia: Spectrum of Aetio-Pathology, Clinical Presentation and Outcome

    Article • Clinical Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions, December 2022, Auctores Publishing LLC

    Francisco J. Somoza

  3. An Unforeseen Adverse Effect of Ivermectin—Is It a Safe Choice in COVID-19 Patients?

    Article • Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice, November 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Francisco J. Somoza

  4. A RARE CASE OF INTERNAL ABDOMINAL OBLIQUE METASTASIS OF LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2022, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  5. A SENSE OF IMPENDING DOOM: MASSIVE AORTIC ABDOMINAL ANEURYSM PRESENTING AS SUBACUTE BACK PAIN

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2022, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  6. Grade III solitary fibrous tumor/hemangiopericytoma: An enthralling intracranial tumor—A case report and literature review

    Article • Radiology Case Reports, October 2022, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  7. A Puzzling Diagnosis of Cerebral Vein Thrombosis in a COVID-19-Vaccinated Patient

    Article • Cureus, June 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  8. Metastasis patterns and racial disparities in gastrointestinal cancers: A SEER database population study 2010–2018.

    Article • Journal of Clinical Oncology, June 2022, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Francisco J. Somoza

  9. Trends in ethnic-specific colorectal cancer mortality in patients with and without diabetes in the United States: A CDC database population-based study 2011-2019.

    Article • Journal of Clinical Oncology, June 2022, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

    Francisco J. Somoza

  10. ISCHEMIC PRIAPISM: A STARTLING THROMBOEMBOLIC COMPLICATION OF COVID-19

    Article • CHEST Journal, June 2022, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  11. Massive Cavitation by Pneumocystis jirovecii in an Immunocompromised Patient

    Article • Cureus, May 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  12. A PERMEATING MASS IN THE ATRIUM: A RARE CASE OF A CARDIAC ANGIOSARCOMA

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2022, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  13. HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME AND INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS: A RUSH OF BACTERIA TO THE HEART

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2022, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  14. RUPTURED ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM PRESENTING AS HIP PAIN

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, March 2022, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  15. AN IMPENDING DOWNFALL: METASTATIC RIGHT ATRIAL SPINDLE CELL SARCOMA COMPLICATED WITH TUMOR THROMBUS

    Article • JACC CardioOncology, March 2022, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  16. An Unusual Presentation of Spontaneous Rupture of Dermoid Cyst

    Article • Cureus, February 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  17. Recurrent Steven-Johnson/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Overlap Syndrome

    Article • Cureus, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  18. Status Epilepticus as a Life-Threatening Manifestation of Myxedema Crisis

    Article • Cureus, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  19. Spontaneous pneumomediastinum: A collaborative sequelae between COVID‐19 and self‐inflicted lung injury ‐ A case report and literature review

    Article • Radiology Case Reports, December 2021, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  20. Massive Incidental Pneumoperitoneum in an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patient

    Article • Cureus, October 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  21. ACUTE MULTIPLE TERRITORIES STROKE IN AN ANTICOAGULATED COVID-19 PATIENT

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2021, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  22. ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL AND OVERLAPPING FIBERS: A BRIDGE TO A CORONARY SYNDROME

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2021, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  23. NONCARDIOGENIC NEGATIVE PRESSURE FLASH PULMONARY EDEMA IN A YOUNG ADULT PATIENT AFTER LARYNGOSPASM: A CASE REPORT

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2021, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  24. OCCULT SEPTIC EMBOLISM: A CARDIOVASCULAR SHOWER TO THE BRAIN

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2021, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  25. POST-ACUTE COVID-19 SYNDROME AND DIGITAL NECROSIS: A VIRAL SEQUELAE

    Article • CHEST Journal, October 2021, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  26. S1555 Stage IV Tail of the Pancreas Tumor Presenting With Obstructive Jaundice Secondary to Liver Metastasis

    Article • The American Journal of Gastroenterology, October 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Francisco J. Somoza

  27. S1601 An Unusual Case of Acute Cholecystitis and Bradycardia (Cope's Sign)

    Article • The American Journal of Gastroenterology, October 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Francisco J. Somoza

  28. S1699 Recto-Colonic Inflammation After R-Chop Chemotherapy: A Case-Based Discussion

    Article • The American Journal of Gastroenterology, October 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Francisco J. Somoza

  29. S2101 A Life-Saving Abdominal CT Revealing a Spontaneous Esophageal Rupture

    Article • The American Journal of Gastroenterology, October 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Francisco J. Somoza

  30. S3168 Metastatic Breast Cancer to a J-Shaped Muscular Bag – The Stomach

    Article • The American Journal of Gastroenterology, October 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Francisco J. Somoza

  31. S3577 An Unexpected Finding Within the Esophagus: A Common Procedure Becomes Challenging

    Article • The American Journal of Gastroenterology, October 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Francisco J. Somoza

  32. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Cardiogenic Shock: A Case-Based Discussion

    Article • Cureus, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  33. COVID-19, Necrotizing Pancreatitis, and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome: A Perfect Cytokine Storm?

    Article • Cureus, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  34. A Rare Case of Gemella haemolysans Infection of Knee Arthroplasty

    Article • Cureus, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  35. Nonpsychotic Hallucinations and Impaired Vision: The Charles Bonnet Syndrome

    Article • Cureus, August 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  36. Zonisamide-Induced Hallucinations: An Anticonvulsant’s Psychosis

    Article • Cureus, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  37. Rare Case of Sudden Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss After Cocaine Abuse

    Article • American Journal of Therapeutics, July 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Francisco J. Somoza

  38. IFN-β Causing Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in a Multiple Sclerosis Patient—A Case Report

    Article • American Journal of Therapeutics, June 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Francisco J. Somoza

  39. Cefepime-Induced Delirium

    Article • Cureus, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  40. Arnold-Chiari Malformation and Scoliosis: A Chronic Lung Collapse Mimicking Sepsis

    Article • Cureus, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Francisco J. Somoza

  41. A SLEEPING SPEAR WITHIN THE HEART, A CATASTROPHE IN LOOM

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 2021, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  42. PYOPNEUMOTHORAX, SEPSIS AND ACUTE HEART FAILURE IN A PATIENT WITH INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 2021, Elsevier

    Francisco J. Somoza

  43. Demographic and clinical characteristics of chikungunya patients from six Colombian cities, 2014–2015

    Article • Emerging Microbes & Infections, January 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Juan C. Rueda, Ana Maria Santos Granados, Francisco J. Somoza

  44. Chikungunya in Colombia: a description of an epidemic within the framework of a COPCORD study

    Article • August 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Francisco J. Somoza