Cardiology

  • Tumoral calcinosis
    Hiroyuki Yano, MD and Mitsuyo Kinjo, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2021, 88 (4) 208-209; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20084

    A 47-year-old woman on peritoneal dialysis presented with dyspnea and hip pain.

  • Update in perioperative cardiac medicine 2021
    Steven L. Cohn, MD, MACP, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2021, 88 (4) 216-220; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.21014

    New light on preoperative assessment and on the need for anticoagulation.

  • Pregnancy in a woman with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
    Pregnancy in a woman with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries
    Sarah A. Goldstein, MD, Lisa Sorenson, CNP, Jeffrey B. Chapa, MD and Richard A. Krasuski, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2021, 88 (4) 228-236; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20136

    She presents with nausea and emesis 7 weeks after her last menstrual period.

  • Imaging to evaluate suspected infective endocarditis
    Imaging to evaluate suspected infective endocarditis
    CME article
    Ikram-Ul Haq, MD, Iqraa Haq, BS, Brian Griffin, MD and Bo Xu, MD, FACC, FRACP, FASE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 163-172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19142

    What if echocardiographic findings are initially negative and the patient continues to have bacteremia?

  • Cardiac surveillance for anti-HER2 chemotherapy
    Patrick Collier, MD, PhD, FASE, FESC, FACC, Muzna Hussain, MD, Zoran B. Popovic, MD, PhD and Brian P. Griffin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 110-116; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19150

    A more focused approach is advocated.

  • Pacemaker lead-induced venous thoracic outlet syndrome
    Abhinav Sood, MBBS, MD, Daniel Benhuri, MD, Ujjwal Rastogi, MD and Ramesh M. Gowda, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 75-76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20023

    Acute arm swelling and pain after an airline flight and a missed anticoagulant dose.

  • A 21-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and persistent lightheadedness
    Raed Qarajeh, MD, Laith A. Derbas, MD, Mouin Abdallah, MD, MSc and Faraz Kureshi, MD, MSc
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 93-97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19137

    She has a long history of lightheadedness upon standing, and it is getting worse.

  • Reversal of direct oral anticoagulants: Highlights from the Anticoagulation Forum guideline
    Haeshik S. Gorr, MD, Lucy Yun Lu, PharmD, MS and Eric Hung, PharmD, CACP, AE-C
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 98-103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19133

    Clear instructions on how to manage DOAC-associated bleeding.

  • The role of SGLT-2 inhibitors in managing type 2 diabetes
    Yumiko Tsushima, MD, M. Cecilia Lansang, MD, MPH and Vinni Makin, MBBS, MD, FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2021, 88 (1) 47-58; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20088

    These drugs improve glycemic control and offer cardiovascular and metabolic benefits.

  • SGLT-2 inhibitors: A new era in managing diabetic kidney disease starts now
    Jonathan J. Taliercio, DO, George Thomas, MD, Georges N. Nakhoul, MD, MEd, Tushar J. Vachharajani, MD and Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2021, 88 (1) 59-63; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20190

    Randomized controlled trials of these new agents had positive outcomes.

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