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Diagnostic Imaging: Powerful, Indispensable, and Out of Control
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Robert G. Stern
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113-114
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Patient-centered Imaging
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Stephen J. Swensen
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115-117
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Sarcoidosis: Challenging Diagnostic Aspects of an Old Disease
Abstract: Over the past few years, there have been substantial advances in our understanding of sarcoidosis immunopathogenesis. Conversely, the etiology of the disease remains obscure for a number of ...
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Paolo Spagnolo,
Fabrizio Luppi,
Pietro Roversi,
Stefania Cerri,
Leonardo Michele Fabbri,
Luca Richeldi
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118-125
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The Cardiovascular Effects of Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor Agonists
Abstract: Although peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists are prescribed to improve cardiovascular risk factors, their cardiovascular safety is controversial. We therefore reviewed the li...
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Sayuri N. Friedland,
Aaron Leong,
Kristian B. Filion,
Jacques Genest,
Iliana C. Lega,
Salvatore Mottillo,
Paul Poirier,
Jennifer Reoch,
Mark J. Eisenberg
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126-133
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Current Views on Diagnostic Approach and Treatment of Lymphedema
Abstract: Lymphedema is a chronic, progressive, and often debilitating condition. Primary lymphedema is a lymphatic malformation developing during the later stage of lymphangiogenesis. Secondary lymph...
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Giuseppe Murdaca,
Paola Cagnati,
Rossella Gulli,
Francesca Spanò,
Francesco Puppo,
Corradino Campisi,
Francesco Boccardo
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134-140
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| Update in office management |
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Whooping Cough in Adults: An Update on a Reemerging Infection
Abstract: Pertussis, or whooping cough, which is commonly thought of as a pediatric illness, is an underappreciated adult pathogen. Recent outbreaks highlight the significance of pertussis in adults a...
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Robert D. Paisley,
Jason Blaylock,
Joshua D. Hartzell
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141-143
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Using the GRACE Risk Scores in Everyday Practice
Acute coronary syndromes, a continuum of disease ranging from unstable angina to ST-elevation myocardial infarction, can pose a high degree of uncertainty and acuity on presentation. These patients ha...
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Palaniappan Muthappan,
Adam Rogers,
Kim Eagle
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144-147
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| Diagnostic dilemma |
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Transient Ischemic Attacks in a 22-Year-Old
A frightening symptom in a 22-year-old undergraduate student signaled an uncommon chronic disease—and led to reconsideration of a previous diagnosis. In July 2010, she presented with a 2-month history...
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R. Kevin Rogers,
Rahul Sakhuja,
Ronan Margey,
John H. Stone,
Kenneth Rosenfield,
Michael R. Jaff
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148-154
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Repeat Abdominal Imaging Examinations in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Abstract: Background: Reducing unnecessary repeat imaging may reduce waste and costs, and improve health care quality. We aimed to quantify repeat imaging rates in patients with abdominal imaging exam...
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Ivan K. Ip,
Koenraad J. Mortele,
Luciano M. Prevedello,
Ramin Khorasani
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155-161
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Race/Ethnicity, Sleep Duration, and Diabetes Mellitus: Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey
Abstract: Background: The effect of race/ethnicity on the risk of diabetes associated with sleep duration has not been systematically investigated. This study assessed whether blacks reporting short (...
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Ferdinand Zizi,
Abhishek Pandey,
Renee Murrray-Bachmann,
Miriam Vincent,
Samy McFarlane,
Gbenga Ogedegbe,
Girardin Jean-Louis
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162-167
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A Combined Cardiorenal Assessment for the Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Abstract: Background: The accurate prediction of acute kidney injury (AKI) is an unmet clinical need. A combined assessment of cardiac stress and renal tubular damage might improve early AKI detection...
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Tobias Breidthardt,
Mirjam Christ-Crain,
Daiana Stolz,
Roland Bingisser,
Beatrice Drexler,
Theresia Klima,
Catharina Balmelli,
Philipp Schuetz,
Philip Haaf,
Michael Schärer,
Michael Tamm,
Beat Müller,
Christian Müller
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168-175
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Statin Use and Musculoskeletal Pain Among Adults With and Without Arthritis
Abstract: Background: Musculoskeletal symptoms are common adverse effects of statins, yet little is known about the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and statin use in the general population. Methods...
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Catherine Buettner,
Matthew J. Rippberger,
Julie K. Smith,
Suzanne G. Leveille,
Roger B. Davis,
Murray A. Mittleman
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176-182
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Concurrent Use of Warfarin and Antibiotics and the Risk of Bleeding in Older Adults
Abstract: Background: Antibiotic medications are associated with an increased risk of bleeding among patients receiving warfarin. The recent availability of data from the Medicare Part D prescription ...
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Jacques Baillargeon,
Holly M. Holmes,
Yu-Li Lin,
Mukaila A. Raji,
Gulshan Sharma,
Yong-Fang Kuo
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183-189
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Lifestyle Risk Factors Predict Disability and Death in Healthy Aging Adults
Abstract: Background: Associations between modifiable health risk factors during middle age with disability and mortality in later life are critical to maximizing longevity while preserving function. ...
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Eliza F. Chakravarty,
Helen B. Hubert,
Eswar Krishnan,
Bonnie B. Bruce,
Vijaya B. Lingala,
James F. Fries
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190-197
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Systematic Review of Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Screening
14 November 2011
Abstract: Background: Peripheral artery disease (PAD) screening may be performed to prevent progression of PAD or future cardiovascular disease in general. Recommendations for PAD screening have to be...
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Bart S. Ferket,
Sandra Spronk,
Ersen B. Colkesen,
M.G. Myriam Hunink
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198-208.e3
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| Clinical research studies |
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Notifications Received by Primary Care Practitioners in Electronic Health Records: A Taxonomy and Time Analysis
Abstract: Background: Asynchronous electronic health record (EHR)-based alerts used to notify practitioners via an inbox-like format rather than through synchronous computer “pop-up” messages are unde...
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Daniel R. Murphy,
Brian Reis,
Dean F. Sittig,
Hardeep Singh
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209.e1-209.e7
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The Impact of Prior Heart Failure Hospitalizations on Long-term Mortality Differs by Baseline Risk of Death
Abstract: Background: Hospitalizations for decompensated heart failure (HF) are thought to increase long-term mortality. However, previous reports focus on newly hospitalized HF patients or clinical t...
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Naga V.A. Kommuri,
Todd M. Koelling,
Scott L. Hummel
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209.e9-209.e15
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Rapid Recovery from Acute Kidney Injury in a Patient with Metformin-associated Lactic Acidosis and Hypothermia
Hypothermia is renoprotective against ischemia/reperfusion injury in experimental animals, but its renoprotection is rarely reported in patients with acute kidney injury. We describe here a hypothermi...
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Esmat Mustafa,
Liwen Lai,
Yeong-Hau H. Lien
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e1-e2
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Rhabdomyolysis: Not a Textbook Case
A 21-year-old gravida 2, para 1, woman at 34 weeks' gestation with a history of iron deficiency anemia presented to the hospital with lower-extremity numbness, tingling, and weakness, resulting in fal...
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Sunit-Preet Chaudhry,
Kavita Krishnasamy,
Ashish A. Bhimani,
Austin Arthur Halle
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e3-e4
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Postmenopausal Women with Constipation and Cardiovascular Disease
The secondary analysis of the Women's Health Initiative's observational arm by Salmoirago-Blotcher et al offers a novel approach to the risk factors associated with this disease. This study clearly do...
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Jason N. Salamon,
Jeremy Mazurek,
Ronald Zolty
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e5
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The Reply
We would like to thank Salamon et al for their interest in our article. They raise 2 very interesting points. The first is the distribution of medications known to affect cardiovascular mortality, suc...
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Elena Salmoirago-Blotcher,
Sybil Crawford,
Ira Ockene
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e7-e8
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Aspirin and the Harmful Effect of NSAIDs
The article by Bavry et al reporting the recurrence of myocardial infarction after the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with established cardiovascular disease is of gr...
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Raul Altman,
Claudio D. Gonzalez
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e9
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The Reply
I would like to thank Altman and Gonzalez for their interest in our paper, which documented a harmful association between chronic self-reported use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and...
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Anthony A. Bavry
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e11
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Systematic Reporting Bias in Meta-analyses of Trials of Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
I read with interest the meta-analysis of trials of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. After almost 1 million person-years' follow-up, >3500 deaths, and almost 4000 cardi...
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John G.F. Cleland
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e13
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A Different Perspective on Income Inequality in America
08 September 2011
We read with interest Ritterman's editorial, “A Call to Lead,” and wish to present a different perspective on income inequality in America. First, while true that substantial income inequality exists ...
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Andrew Foy,
Joseph F. Majdan
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e15
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The Reply
We all do better when we all do better.
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Jeff Ritterman
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e17-e18
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Clinicians' Perceptions About How They Are Valued by the Academic Medical Center
Academic health centers have multiple distinct yet interrelated missions related to advancing research and discovery, educating the next generation of physicians, and caring for patients with expertis...
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Scott M. Wright,
Aysegul Gozu,
Kathleen Burkhart,
Harjit Bhogal,
Glenn A. Hirsch
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210-216
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Masthead
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