Table of Contents
December 01, 2013; Volume 80, Issue 12-
From the Editor
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To Phil, adieu with many thanks and much gratitude
Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2013, 80 (12) 745-746;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80b.12013
Phil Canuto, the executive editor of the
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine for almost 20 years, is retiring.
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1-Minute Consult
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Can an ARB be given to patients who have had angioedema on an ACE inhibitor?
Prashant Sharma, MD and Vijaiganesh Nagarajan, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2013, 80 (12) 755-757;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.13041
Proceed with caution. ARBs can also cause angioedema, but the benefit may outweigh the risk if the patient truly needs the drug.
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Commentary
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The conundrum of explaining breast density to patients
Erin N. Marcus, MD, MPH and Monica Yepes, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2013, 80 (12) 761-765;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.13026
Several states have mandated that, after mammography, patients be informed if their breasts are dense. Explaining what this means is a challenge.
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Editorial
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Dense breasts and legislating medicine
Nancy Ho, MD, Julie Kim, MD and Vinay Prasad, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2013, 80 (12) 768-770;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.13048
As with accelerated drug approval, mandated disclosure of breast density has uncertain efficacy.
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Im Board Review
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Ascites in a 42-year-old woman
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay, MBBS, MD, Gursimran S. Kochhar, MD, Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD, Craig Nielsen, MD and David Barnes, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2013, 80 (12) 771-776;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12118
She has had worsening shortness of breath, leg edema, and ascites for 4 months. What is the cause?
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Review
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Third universal definition of myocardial infarction: Update, caveats, differential diagnoses
David M. Tehrani, MS and Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPA- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2013, 80 (12) 777-786;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12158
Troponin levels are elevated in nearly everyone having a myocardial infarction—but also in many who are not. Hence, clinical judgment is needed.
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Antiplatelet therapy to prevent recurrent stroke: Three good options
Atizazul H. Mansoor, MD, Mohammad T. Mujtaba, MD and Brian Silver, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2013, 80 (12) 787-795;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12149
Aspirin, dipyridamole, and clopidogrel are important parts of therapy to prevent recurrent stroke of atherosclerotic origin.
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Departments
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The FREEDOM trial (August 2013)
Giovanni Saeed, MD, Rainer Gradaus, MD, PhD and Jörg Neuzner, MD, PhD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2013, 80 (12) 748-749;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm/80c.12001
Readers comment on the FREEDOM trial (August 2013) and on electronic health records (July 2013).
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In Reply: The FREEDOM trial (August 2013)
Bhuvnesh Aggarwal, MD and Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2013, 80 (12) 749;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm/80c.12002
Readers comment on the FREEDOM trial (August 2013) and on electronic health records (July 2013).
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Electronic health records (July 2013)
Mark D. Bej, MD- Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2013, 80 (12) 754;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm/80c.12003
Readers comment on the FREEDOM trial (August 2013) and on electronic health records (July 2013).
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