Index by author
Mansoor, Atizazul H.
- You have accessAntiplatelet therapy to prevent recurrent stroke: Three good optionsAtizazul H. Mansoor, MD, Mohammad T. Mujtaba, MD and Brian Silver, MDCleveland 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.
Marcus, Erin N.
- You have accessThe conundrum of explaining breast density to patientsErin N. Marcus, MD, MPH and Monica Yepes, MDCleveland 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.
Mujtaba, Mohammad T.
- You have accessAntiplatelet therapy to prevent recurrent stroke: Three good optionsAtizazul H. Mansoor, MD, Mohammad T. Mujtaba, MD and Brian Silver, MDCleveland 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.
Nagarajan, Vijaiganesh
- You have accessCan an ARB be given to patients who have had angioedema on an ACE inhibitor?Prashant Sharma, MD and Vijaiganesh Nagarajan, MDCleveland 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.
Neuzner, Jörg
- You have accessThe FREEDOM trial (August 2013)Giovanni Saeed, MD, Rainer Gradaus, MD, PhD and Jörg Neuzner, MD, PhDCleveland 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).
Nielsen, Craig
- You have accessAscites in a 42-year-old womanDebabrata Bandyopadhyay, MBBS, MD, Gursimran S. Kochhar, MD, Ibrahim Hanouneh, MD, Craig Nielsen, MD and David Barnes, MDCleveland 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?
Prasad, Vinay
- You have accessDense breasts and legislating medicineNancy Ho, MD, Julie Kim, MD and Vinay Prasad, MDCleveland 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.
Saeed, Giovanni
- You have accessThe FREEDOM trial (August 2013)Giovanni Saeed, MD, Rainer Gradaus, MD, PhD and Jörg Neuzner, MD, PhDCleveland 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).
Seto, Arnold H.
- You have accessThird universal definition of myocardial infarction: Update, caveats, differential diagnosesDavid M. Tehrani, MS and Arnold H. Seto, MD, MPACleveland 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.
Sharma, Prashant
- You have accessCan an ARB be given to patients who have had angioedema on an ACE inhibitor?Prashant Sharma, MD and Vijaiganesh Nagarajan, MDCleveland 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.