Cardiology

  • Sickle cell disease: A primary care update
    Grace Onimoe, MD and Seth Rotz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2020, 87 (1) 19-27; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.18051

    Survival has improved, but patients still face multiorgan damage, chronic anemia, and debilitating pain crises.

  • Cardio-obstetrics: Recognizing and managing cardiovascular complications of pregnancy
    Cardio-obstetrics: Recognizing and managing cardiovascular complications of pregnancy
    Kayle S. Shapero, MD, PhD, Nihar R. Desai, MD, MPH, Robert W. Elder, MD, Heather S. Lipkind, MD, Josephine C. Chou, MD, MS and Erica S. Spatz, MD, MHS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2020, 87 (1) 43-52; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.18137

    Pregnancy can exacerbate known cardiovascular disorders and unmask previously unrecognized problems.

  • Is diabetes still a compelling indication for renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors?
    Robert Fakheri, MD, Sripal Bangalore, MD and Franz Messerli, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2020, 87 (1) 9; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.01001
  • In reply: Is diabetes still a compelling indication for renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors?
    Sunil Bhandari, MBChB, FRCP, PhD, M Clin Edu, FHEA, Tasnim Momoniat, MBChB, MRCP (UK) and Duha Ilyas, MBBS, MRCP (UK)
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2020, 87 (1) 9-10; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.01002
  • Should I evaluate my patient with atrial fibrillation for sleep apnea?
    Mirna B. Ayache, MD, MPH, Reena Mehra, MD, MS, FCCP, FAASM and Kenneth A. Mayuga, MD, FACC, FHRS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 709-712; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19033

    Yes. The prevalence of sleep apnea is high in patients with atrial fibrillation, and vice versa.

  • A complication of enoxaparin injection
    Ahmad Muneer Sharayah, MD, Samrah Zaigham, MD, Noor Hajjaj, MD and Mihir Maniar, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 648-649; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19026

    Computed tomography revealed a hematoma measuring 15 by 15 cm compressing the bladder and causing hydronephrosis.

  • 2019 Update in perioperative cardiovascular medicine
    Steven L. Cohn, MD, MACP, SFHM, Paul J. Grant, MD, SFHM, FACP and Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 677-683; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19077

    Studies of preoperative cardiac risk assessment, perioperative medication management, and postoperative complications.

  • Cardiovascular complications of systemic sclerosis: What to look for
    Cardiovascular complications of systemic sclerosis: What to look for
    Preethi Mani, MD, Danny Gonzalez, MD, Soumya Chatterjee, MD, MS, FRCP and Michael D. Faulx, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2019, 86 (10) 685-695; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.18109

    Pulmonary arterial hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart failure, arrhythmias, pericardial disease, and valvular heart disease.

  • Clinical outcomes in diabetes: It’s not just the glucose (and it’s not so simple)
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 573-574; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.09019

    As we dig deeper into the reduction in cardiovascular deaths seen with some newer drugs, several questions arise.

  • A young man with acute chest pain
    Amir Farid, MD, Neil Beri, MD, David Torres-Barba, MD, PhD and Charles Whitcomb, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2019, 86 (9) 586-594; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86a.19025

    A young man presents with severe, pressure-like, midsternal, nonradiating pain, rated 10 on a scale of 10.

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