Index by author
Kamath, Ganesh
- Should alpha-blockers ever be used as antihypertensive drugs?
They are not first-line drugs, but they can be second-line or third-line add-on drugs if blood pressure is not under control.
Kapadia, Samir R.
Understanding the CREST resultsFor patients with carotid artery stenosis, percutaneous intervention with stenting is as good as surgery—with some qualifications.
Kashyap, Sangeeta R.
Kostenko, Olga
- MAO inhibitors: Risks, benefits, and lore
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors were the first antidepressants introduced. Interest in their use is reviving.
Malone, Donald
- MAO inhibitors: Risks, benefits, and lore
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors were the first antidepressants introduced. Interest in their use is reviving.
Mandell, Brian F.
- Why is fixing the plumbing so difficult?
For carotid stenosis, a catheter-based procedure would seem safer than endarterectomy, but reality is not always so simple.
- Managing gout: How is it different in patients with chronic kidney disease?
The goals are the same, but the choice and dosage of drugs may need to be modified.
Manson, Joann E.
- Vitamin D and the heart: Why we need large-scale clinical trials
Despite enthusiasm for vitamin D, no large-scale primary prevention trial has used cardiovascular disease or cancer as a prespecified primary outcome.
Messerli, Franz H.
- Should alpha-blockers ever be used as antihypertensive drugs?
They are not first-line drugs, but they can be second-line or third-line add-on drugs if blood pressure is not under control.
Pinto, Pedro Herranz
- Cornflake-like scales on the ankles and feet
An 81-year-old woman presents with slowly growing, asymptomatic lesions on both feet and ankles. Which test should be ordered to establish the diagnosis?
Rossitto, Giacomo
- Should alpha-blockers ever be used as antihypertensive drugs?
They are not first-line drugs, but they can be second-line or third-line add-on drugs if blood pressure is not under control.
