Table of Contents
From the Editor
- A DASH of prevention
The DASH diet is clearly a useful tool for lowering blood pressure in dedicated patients.
Im Board Review
- A 48-year-old woman with nausea, vomiting, early satiety, and weight loss
She has lost 20 pounds in the last 1 1/2 years. What is the cause, and what is the treatment?
1-Minute Consult
- Atrial fibrillation: When is rate control enough?
This seems like a straightforward question, but it is not.
Medical Grand Rounds
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: How to diagnose and quickly treat itThe most common cause of dizziness in the elderly can be diagnosed and treated with a simple maneuver that can quickly be performed in the office.
Review
- Homocysteine: Is it a clinically important cardiovascular risk factor?
The jury is still out as to whether homocysteine is a cause, consequence, or marker of cardiovascular disease. B vitamins lower homocysteine levels; whether they reduce risk is also unknown, but they are cheap and safe.
- Hypertension treatment in African Americans: Physiology is less important than sociology
Social, cultural, and economic barriers to care are probably more important than any true physiologic differences between races.
Interpreting Key Trials
- TheDASHdiet for high blood pressure: From clinical trial to dinner table
Eating right lowers blood pressure by about as much as any single antihypertensive drug—but will patients do it?
Patient Information
Editorial
- A DASH-like diet can decrease cardiovascular risk, but barriers to implementation exist
Making dietary changes and sticking to them is necessary but difficult.
