Cardiology

  • Which patients with pulmonary embolism need echocardiography?
    Rama Hritani, MD, Abdulah Alrifai, MD, Mohamad Soud, MD, Homam Moussa Pacha, MD and M. Chadi Alraies, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2018, 85 (11) 826-828; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17094

    The decision should be based on clinical presentation, burden of pulmonary embolism, and other imaging fi ndings.

  • Renal vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
    Alice Chedid, MD, Mohamad Hanouneh, MD and C. John Sperati, MD, MHS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2018, 85 (11) 833-834; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18064

    A man with membranous nephropathy presents with dyspnea, cough, and epigastric discomfort.

  • Back pain as a sign of inferior vena cava filter complications
    Michael Lause, BS, Alisha Kamboj, BS, Ryan Schwieterman, MD and Vijay Duggirala, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2018, 85 (11) 835-836; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18046

    Complications can include filter movement, fracture, occlusion, and penetration.

  • Perioperative cardiovascular medicine: 5 questions for 2018
    Kunjam Modha, MD, FACP, Kay M. Johnson, MD, MPH, Ethan Kuperman, MD, FHM, Paul J. Grant, MD, SFHM, FACP, Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM, Kurt Pfeifer, MD, FACP, SFHM and Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2018, 85 (11) 853-859; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18066

    Findings of recent studies regarding aspirin, troponin T, hypotension, patent foramen ovale, and recurrent stroke.

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (May 2018)
    Moustafa Elsheshtawy, MD, Mahmoud Abdelghany, MD and Jacob Shani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 735; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.10001

    Readers comment on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (May 2018) and on hypoparathyroidism (March 2018).

  • 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines: Toward tighter control
    Rebecca Blonsky, MD, Marc Pohl, MD, Joseph V. Nally, MD and George Thomas, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 771-778; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18028

    Under the new defi nition (≥ 130/80 mm Hg), 46% of US adults have hypertension.

  • Bicuspid aortic valve: Basics and beyond
    Shailee Y. Shah, MD, Andrew Higgins, MD and Milind Y. Desai, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 779-784; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17069

    What further testing does this 34-year-old patient need? Can he play sports? Does his newborn son need evaluation?

  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve stenosis
    Waleed T. Kayani, MD, Alvin Blaustein, MD, Ali Denktas, MD and Hani Jneid, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 786-788; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18101

    Surgery remains the standard of care, but transcatheter aortic valve replacement is an emerging, viable option for some.

  • Ablation of atrial fibrillation: Facts for the referring physician
    Ablation of atrial fibrillation: Facts for the referring physician
    Arun R. Mahankali Sridhar, MD, MPH, Oussama Wazni, MD and Ayman A. Hussein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 789-799; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17092

    The procedure has evolved to become a safe and effective treatment for atrial fi brillation.

  • Aortic aneurysm: Fluoroquinolones, genetic counseling, June 2018
    Mark R. Goldstein, MD, FACP and Luca Mascitelli, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.09001

    Readers comment on the pathogenesis and management of aortic aneurysm (June 2018).

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