Latest Articles

  • If you need an antidepressant …
    If you need an antidepressant …
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 363-364;
  • CABG or PCI? A cardiothoracic surgeon’s perspective
    Joseph F. Sabik, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 329-338;

    The preference for treating multivessel coronary disease with percutaneous interventions is not justified.

  • New therapies for type 2 diabetes based on glucagon-like peptide 1
    Marzieh Salehi, MD and David A. D’alessio, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 382-389;

    Several new agents are under development, and one has been approved. They will be attractive for a number of reasons.

  • Side effects of antidepressants: An overview
    Elias A. Khawam, MD, Georgia Laurencic, MD and Donald A. Malone, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 351-361;

    Noncompliance with antidepressant treatment remains worrisome. Educating and reassuring patients about potential side effects promotes effective treatment.

  • Assessing the risk of surgery in patients with liver disease
    Amitabh Suman, MD and William D. Carey, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 398-404;

    All liver disease is not the same, and neither is all surgery, but recent studies have defined objective criteria for determining when surgery is safe for patients with liver disease.

  • Do thiazolidinediones cause heart failure? A critical review
    W. H. Wilson Tang, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2006, 73 (4) 390-397;

    Although these drugs cause fluid retention, they may have benefits in patients with heart failure. This article outlines how to monitor for and manage side effects.

  • Antibiotic prophylaxis against postoperative wound infections
    Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Franklin A. Michota, MD and Steven M. Gordon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2006, 73 (3 suppl 1) S42-S45;
  • Perioperative management of the bariatric surgery patient
    Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Franklin A. Michota, MD, Bipan Chand, MD, David Gugliotti, MD, Philip Schauer, MD and Karen Steckner, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2006, 73 (3 suppl 1) S51-S56;
  • The yin and yang of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors
    Leonard Calabrese, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2006, 73 (3) 251-256;

    The most potent and effective therapies sometimes have the most dangerous side effects.

  • Perioperative management of diabetes mellitus
    Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Franklin A. Michota, MD and Byron J. Hoogwerf, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2006, 73 (3 suppl 1) S95-S99;

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