Latest Articles

  • Protoivpump inhibitors for gastric acid-related disease
    Thomas G. Franko, MS and Joel E. Richter, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 1998, 65 (1) 27-34;

    Proton-pump inhibitors are the most effective drugs for suppressing gastric acid production. Concerns over potential ill effects of hypergastrinemia have proved unfounded.

  • Dear Colleague
    John D. Clough, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 1998, 65 (1) 8;
  • New guidelines streamline diabetes diagnosis
    S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 1998, 65 (1) 10-12;

    Recent changes in the screening guidelines for diabetes should simplify the diagnostic process and identify more people who are at risk.

  • Anorectic drugs and valvular heart disease: A biological and clinical perspective
    James Wong, MD, PHD, S. Sethu K. Reddy, MD and Allan L. Klein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 1998, 65 (1) 35-41;

    The echocardiography appearance of valvular lesions associated with the use of fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine, and current suggestions on how to follow patients who took these drugs.

  • Dear Colleague
    John D. Clough, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 508;
  • Homocysteine: Update on a new risk factor
    Raj S. Ballal, MD, Donald W. Jacobsen, PHD and Killian Robinson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 543-549;

    A high fasting plasma homocysteine level is an independent risk factor for atherosclerosis and venous thrombosis.

  • Stereotactic breast biopsy: A less-invasive option
    William A. Chilcote, MD and Christine A. Quinn, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 550-554;

    Percutaneous core needle biopsy, guided by digital three-dimensional x-ray imaging, offers a reasonable alternative to standard surgical biopsy.

  • Index to Volume 64
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 555-558;
  • 1997 Reviewers
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 519;
  • Stress ulcer prophylaxis: The case for a selective approach
    Mary Beth Bobek, PharmD and Alejandro C. Arroliga, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1997, 64 (10) 533-542;

    Although stress-related mucosal damage is common in critically ill patients, the risk of significant gastrointestinal bleeding appears to be confined to patients with certain risk factors. A full-color illustration explaining the pathogenesis of stress-related mucosal damage accompanies this article.

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