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  • Management of inflammatory bowel disease: 30 years of observation
    William M. Michener, MD, Maureen Caulfield, MD, Robert Wyllie, MD and Richard G. Farmer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1990, 57 (8) 685-691;

    Data based on three decades of direct patient care indicate that patients with inflammatory bowel disease have specific treatment options and can count on long, productive lives.

  • Electrocardiographic criteria for anterior myocardial infarction
    Karen B. James, MD, Timothy P. Obarski, DO and Donald A. Underwood, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 618-621;

    Five criteria tested in 1,324 consecutive patients confirmed the diagnostic value of the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram.

  • Serial electrophysiologic testing of drug therapy in supraventricular tachycardia related to accessory pathways
    Hassan M.K. Nagi, MD, Sergio L. Pinski, MD, Sherif Mokhtar, MD, Yehia Saad, MD and James D. Maloney, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 622-626;

    Serial electrophysiologic studies can identify effective drug therapies and predict clinical outcome.

  • Perioperative management of 63 patients with pheochromocytoma
    Azmy R. Boutros, MB, FF ARCS, FRCP, Emmanuel L. Bravo, MD, Giorgio Zanettin, MD and Ralph A. Straffon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 1990, 57 (7) 613-617;

    Pheochromocytoma patients can undergo successful surgery without preoperative profound alpha-adrenergic blockade.

  • Patient and spouse acceptance and adaptation to implantable cardioverter defibrillators
    Colette Pycha, RN, MSN, Joseph R. Calabrese, MD, A. Dale Gulledge, MD and James D. Maloney, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1990, 57 (5) 441-444;

    Surveys revealed AICD patients and families share a mix of relief and apprehension.

  • Clinical diagnoses and EEG interpretation
    George W. Williams, PhD, Ronald P. Lesser, MD, J.B. Silvers, PhD, Abraham Brickner, PhD, Marlene Goormastic, MPH, Kathy J. Fatica, BS and Donald W. Klass, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1990, 57 (5) 437-440;

    Factors that lead to different interpretations of the same electroencephalogram and to variations in follow-up diagnostic studies were identified.

  • Atrial pacemaker leads compared
    Martin M. Masterson, MD, James D. Maloney, MD, E. Murat Tuzcu, MD, Bruce L. Wilkoff, MD, Atila Emre, MD, Gabriel Vanerio, MD, Tony W. Simmons, MD, Victor A. Morant, MD and Lon W. Castle, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 1990, 57 (5) 433-436;

    Pacemaker leads from eight different manufacturers were compared for differences in acute pacing and sensing characteristics.

  • Pacemaker and defibrillator combination therapy for recurrent ventricular tachycardia
    Martin Masterson, MB, BCH, Sergio L. Pinski, MD, Bruce Wilkoff, MD, Tony W. Simmons, MD, Victor A. Morant, MD, Leonard R. Golding, MB, BS, Lon W. Castle, MD and James D. Maloney, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 1990, 57 (4) 330-338;
  • Reye’s syndrome: a case control study of medication use and associated viruses in Australia
    James P. Orlowski, MD, Peter Campbell, MD and Stanley Goldstein, MB, BS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 1990, 57 (4) 323-329;
  • Clinical features of urticaria pigmentosa
    Judith M. Andreano, MD, Charles Camisa, MD, Joan Guitart, MD and Kean Lawlor, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 1990, 57 (3) 259-265;

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