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- A 65-year-old man with progressive shortness of breath
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms A self-test on a clinical case.
- Handheld computers in medicine: The future is not here yet
Some problems need to be overcome before handheld computers become essential equipment in every physician’s pocket.
- New Series
An update on the many recent changes in the diagnosis and treatment of valvular disease, focusing on the most common problems.
- Current medical management of valvular heart disease
Drug therapy is important in the management of valvular heart disease, though often it does not alter the disease course or delay the need for surgery.
- In-stent restenosis: Update on intracoronary radiotherapy
Intracoronary radiotherapy at the time of repeat balloon angioplasty is proving effective in treating in-stent restenosis and lowering rates of recurrence.
- Drug-induced lung disease
Early diagnosis is important because stopping the drug usually reverses toxicity, whereas unrecognized toxicity can be progressive and even fatal.
- Systolic ejection murmur presenting with dyspnea on exertion
What is the cause of this patient’s cardiac symptoms A self-test.