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- Gout and African Americans: Reducing disparities
African Americans are more likely to suffer from gout and are less likely to receive optimal treatment for it.
- Dual antiplatelet therapy for acute coronary syndromes: How long to continue?
After drug-eluting stent placement, at least 12 months of dual antiplatelet therapy is recommended. Would longer be better?
- Pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation (June 2016)
An error appeared in the article “Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: Defi nitive treatment for chronic pancreatitis” (Arce KM, Lin YK, Stevens T, Walsh RM, Hatipoglu BA. Cleve Clin J Med 2016; 83:435–442.)
- Are there alternatives to surgery for Zenker diverticulum?
High rates of complications in elderly patients have led to the development of endoscopic procedures.
- Should patients with stable ischemic heart disease undergo revascularization?
The benefi t is much less clear for stable disease than for acute coronary syndromes.
- Renal failure in HCV cirrhosis
The patient was diagnosed with hepatitis C 15 years ago; now, his kidneys are failing.
- Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: The role of ADAMTS13
ADAMTS13 testing is useful in diagnosing this disease, guiding therapy, and predicting relapse.
- Geographic tongue
Although striking, the lesion is benign and self-limiting and rarely warrants further investigation.
- Measles: More than the rash (May 2016)
Readers comment on recognizing the signs of measles (May 2016)