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Table of Contents

April 01, 2006; Volume 73,Issue 4

From the Editor

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    ‘Just listen to the patient’
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 305;

    Sometimes our patients really do tell us exactly what they have, if we listen with a prepared mind.

Review

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    Contrast-induced nephropathy (January 2006)
    Bill Anapoell
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 310;

Editorial

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    In reply: Contrast-induced nephropathy (January 2006)
    Michael R. Rudnick, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 310-312;
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    The optimal revascularization strategy for multivessel coronary artery disease: The debate continues
    Ivan P. Casserly, MB, BCh
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 317-328;

    In contrast to previous studies, a study from a large New York registry found that mortality rates were lower among patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) than among similar patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). What are we to believe?

Current Drug Therapy

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    CABG or PCI? A cardiothoracic surgeon’s perspective
    Joseph F. Sabik, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 329-338;

    The preference for treating multivessel coronary disease with percutaneous interventions is not justified.

Patient Information

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    CABG OR PCI? An Interventional Cardiologist’s Perspective
    Sorin J. Brener, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 340-343;

    Neither the New York study nor Dr. Casserly provides a plausible explanation for why CABG might offer a survival advantage.

The Clinical Picture

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    Side effects of antidepressants: An overview
    Elias A. Khawam, MD, Georgia Laurencic, MD and Donald A. Malone, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 351-361;

    Noncompliance with antidepressant treatment remains worrisome. Educating and reassuring patients about potential side effects promotes effective treatment.

Im Board Review

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    If you need an antidepressant …
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 363-364;

Current Drug Therapy

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    A young woman withan eroded plaque on the hand
    Anjeli G. Laungani, MD, Abha Khandelwal, MS, MD and Kenneth J. Tomecki, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 369-371;

    She has a painful, inflamed eroded plaque at the previous site of an intravenous catheter. She is afebrile, and blood cultures and tissue cultures are negative.

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    A middle-aged woman with chronic liver disease and shortness of breath
    James K. Stoller, MD, Octavian C. Ioachimescu, MD and James K. Stoller, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 375-381;

    Her dyspnea has worsened in the last 3 months and is worse when she assumes the upright position. What is the cause?

Review

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    New therapies for type 2 diabetes based on glucagon-like peptide 1
    Marzieh Salehi, MD and David A. D’alessio, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 382-389;

    Several new agents are under development, and one has been approved. They will be attractive for a number of reasons.

Departments

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    Do thiazolidinediones cause heart failure? A critical review
    W. H. Wilson Tang, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 390-397;

    Although these drugs cause fluid retention, they may have benefits in patients with heart failure. This article outlines how to monitor for and manage side effects.

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    Assessing the risk of surgery in patients with liver disease
    Amitabh Suman, MD and William D. Carey, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 398-404;

    All liver disease is not the same, and neither is all surgery, but recent studies have defined objective criteria for determining when surgery is safe for patients with liver disease.

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