Table of Contents
From the Editor
- Series will emphasize practical cardiac diagnosis and management
Our cardiovascular board review series will provide teaching vignettes from our case files.
The Clinical Picture
Medical Grand Rounds
Current Drug Therapy
Cardiovascular Board Review
Review
- An ectopic peripherally inserted central catheter (‘ectoPICC’)
A chest radiograph shows the line to have fractured and embolized to the left pulmonary artery.
- Peripheral arterial disease: Recognition and medical management
Peripheral arterial disease is common but has a variable presentation. It is often unrecognized and undertreated, and it increases the risk of cardiovascular events and death.
- Drug adjuncts for treating alcohol dependence
We have learned much about the neurochemical basis of alcohol dependence over the past 20 years, but we still have only a few drugs for treating it. We need better ones.
Departments
- An elderly woman with chest pain and shortness of breath
The patient was treated for myocardial infarction but became hypotensive and developed moderate respiratory distress on her third hospital day. What is the likely cause?
MRI of the heart: Promises fulfilled?Questions remain about whether magnetic resonance imaging is the best way to evaluate patients when more traditional diagnostic techniques are inconclusive.
- Sinusitis: Allergies, antibiotics, aspirin, asthma
Sinusitis may not be a single entity; it is associated with many comorbid conditions, notably asthma.
- Reducing the rate of amputations in acute diabetic foot infections
We devised a multidisciplinary approach that combines wound care, rehabilitation, prosthetics, orthotics, management of concurrent medical problems, and surveillance.
