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Braun, William E.
- You have accessBK polyomavirus: A newly recognized threat to transplanted kidneysWilliam E. Braun, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1056-1068;
An increasing serum creatinine concentration in a kidney transplant recipient should prompt a referral for reevaluation by the transplant center. Among the many possible causes: reactivation of latent BK polyomavirus infection.
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Clough, John D.
- You have accessUp pops the devilJohn D. Clough, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1007;
The COMET trial is important for the treatment of heart failure, but the devil is in the details.
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Francis, Gary S.
- You have accessInterpreting the COMET trialW.H. Wilson Tang, MD, Michael Militello, PharmD and Gary S. Francis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1081-1087;
Although survival was better with carvedilol than with immediate-release metoprolol tartrate, we must increase the use of any approved beta-blocker in heart failure.
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Gill, Inderbir S.
- You have accessEndovascular therapy or conventional vascular surgery? A complex choiceRoy K. Greenberg, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1038-1054;
Aortic aneurysms, carotid stenosis, peripheral vascular disease, and stenosis of visceral vessels can now be treated percutaneously, but less invasive isn’t always better.
Greenberg, Roy K.
- You have accessEndovascular therapy or conventional vascular surgery? A complex choiceRoy K. Greenberg, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1038-1054;
Aortic aneurysms, carotid stenosis, peripheral vascular disease, and stenosis of visceral vessels can now be treated percutaneously, but less invasive isn’t always better.
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Hsieh, Fred H.
- You have accessSkin rash in a transplant patient receiving multiple drugsMario E. Lacouture, MD and Fred H. Hsieh, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1071-1075;
He is on heparin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, cyclosporine, and prednisone. Which one is the culprit, and what should be done?
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Lacouture, Mario E.
- You have accessSkin rash in a transplant patient receiving multiple drugsMario E. Lacouture, MD and Fred H. Hsieh, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1071-1075;
He is on heparin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, cyclosporine, and prednisone. Which one is the culprit, and what should be done?
Lauer, Michael S.
- You have accessWho should be taking aspirin to prevent coronary events?Michael S. Lauer, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1076-1080;
How to use the estimated coronary risk in deciding whether to prescribe long-term aspirin therapy, with an algorithm and three brief examples.
Lewis, Hilel
- You have accessAge-related macular degeneration: Evaluation and treatmentDarius M. Moshfeghi, MD and Hilel Lewis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1017-1037;
Any patient age 50 or older with vision loss or distorted vision deserves an immediate referral to an ophthalmologist. Hypertension control and smoking cessation are important.
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Magill, Steven B.
- You have accessAcarbose for the prevention of diabetes (AUGUST 2003)Steven B. Magill, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1088;
Markman, Maurie
- You have accessThe needs of science vs the needs of patients: Ethical concernsin cancer clinical trialsMaurie Markman, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1008-1015;
Patients in cancer trials are not data points; they are vulnerable people who often view a clinical trial as their last hope.
Militello, Michael
- You have accessInterpreting the COMET trialW.H. Wilson Tang, MD, Michael Militello, PharmD and Gary S. Francis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1081-1087;
Although survival was better with carvedilol than with immediate-release metoprolol tartrate, we must increase the use of any approved beta-blocker in heart failure.
Moshfeghi, Darius M.
- You have accessAge-related macular degeneration: Evaluation and treatmentDarius M. Moshfeghi, MD and Hilel Lewis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1017-1037;
Any patient age 50 or older with vision loss or distorted vision deserves an immediate referral to an ophthalmologist. Hypertension control and smoking cessation are important.
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Siraj, Elias S.
- You have accessIn reply: Acarbose for the prevention of diabetes (AUGUST 2003)Elias S. Siraj, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1088;
Stoller, James K.
- You have accessSkin rash in a transplant patient receiving multiple drugsMario E. Lacouture, MD and Fred H. Hsieh, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1071-1075;
He is on heparin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, cyclosporine, and prednisone. Which one is the culprit, and what should be done?
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Tang, W.H. Wilson
- You have accessInterpreting the COMET trialW.H. Wilson Tang, MD, Michael Militello, PharmD and Gary S. Francis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1081-1087;
Although survival was better with carvedilol than with immediate-release metoprolol tartrate, we must increase the use of any approved beta-blocker in heart failure.
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Weiss, Daniel
- You have accessTo the Editor: Acarbose for the prevention of diabetes (AUGUST 2003)Daniel Weiss, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2003, 70 (12) 1088;