Alexander Kong

ORCID: 0000-0003-1206-2682
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Research Areas
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
  • Viral Infections and Immunology Research
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Cardiac tumors and thrombi
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Coronary Artery Anomalies
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Poisoning and overdose treatments
  • Infection Control in Healthcare
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
  • Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
  • Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
  • Infection Control and Ventilation
  • Fungal Infections and Studies
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Orlando Health
2022-2025

Regional Health
2025

University of Central Florida
2021-2024

Florida College
2021-2024

New York University
2023

University of Medicine and Health Sciences
2021

Clinical Pharmacology of Miami
2019

Walter de Gruyter (Germany)
2012-2016

University of Houston
2012-2016

Tel Aviv University
2012-2016

BACKGROUND Coronary artery fistulas are rare and typically congenital but can result from various acquired conditions. They involve abnormal connections between a coronary cardiac chamber or vessel, often creating left-to-right shunt. Most asymptomatic found incidentally, though larger cause symptoms like ischemia heart failure, requiring intervention. Management depends on the fistula size clinical findings. Many small close spontaneously. CASE REPORT A 44-year-old woman with massive left...

10.12659/ajcr.947122 article EN cc-by-nc-nd American Journal of Case Reports 2025-03-06

Hospital-acquired infections are associated with increased morbidity, mortality, costs and length of stay. Prior studies have linked hand hygiene compliance reduced hospital-acquired infection rate. With the vigilance for personal institutional practices during COVID-19 pandemic, we hypothesized and, as a result, decrease in our hospital.

10.36518/2689-0216.1296 article EN HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine 2021-10-29

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic in patients with diabetes; limited data suggested that statins may reduce risk NAFLD progression. This study aimed to examine association between and development or progression veterans diabetes. In a new-user negative control design, we conducted retrospective propensity score (PS)-matched cohort diabetes 2003 2015. After excluding other causes disease, formed PS using 85 characteristics. The primary outcome was...

10.1177/10815589241248076 article EN Journal of Investigative Medicine 2024-04-10

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have shifted the landscape of anticoagulation over past decade, becoming a frequently used pharmaceutical agent. The increased use DOACs for long-term has led to rise in reported anticoagulant-related adverse reactions, such as nephropathy (ARN). occurrence ARN is well with warfarin; however, there are few cases DOAC use. We report case an elderly man coronary artery disease and hypertension who was initiated on apixaban atrial fibrillation three years...

10.7759/cureus.44672 article EN Cureus 2023-09-04

Theophylline toxicity has become rare in the 21st century, as drug fallen out of favor due to serious life-threatening adverse events, narrow therapeutic window and readily available alternatives. The wide array clinical symptoms related theophylline makes this diagnosis challenging for treating physician. We report a case an elderly gentleman who presented with respiratory failure seizures severe toxicity.

10.7759/cureus.13484 article EN Cureus 2021-02-22

10.1016/s0735-1097(23)03205-9 article EN publisher-specific-oa Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2023-03-01

You have accessJournal of UrologyProstate Cancer: Markers II (MP28)1 Apr 2019MP28-19 SETTING THE BAR: A 4KSCORE OF 7.5% PROVIDES HIGH SENSITIVITY AND NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE FOR DETECTING RULING OUT SIGNIFICANT PROSTATE CANCER Amit Bhattu*, Yan Dong, Alexander Kong, Stephen Zappala, Dipen Parekh, and Sanoj Punnen Bhattu*Amit Bhattu* More articles by this author , DongYan Dong KongAlexander Kong ZappalaStephen Zappala ParekhDipen Parekh PunnenSanoj View All Author...

10.1097/01.ju.0000557535.83589.c3 article EN The Journal of Urology 2019-04-01

10.1016/s0735-1097(22)03348-4 article EN publisher-specific-oa Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2022-03-01
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