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- Management of variceal bleeding in the 1990s
Therapeutic options now include pharmacologic reduction of portal hypertension, endoscopic obliteration of varices, placement of decompressive shunts, and liver transplantation.
- Menopause: managing the associated risks
Menopause is an excellent time to reassess a female patient’s health habits and the need for health maintenance measures.
- Transesophageal echocardiography: usefulness increasing
This dramatic cardiac imaging technique is proving valuable in the operating room and the intensive care unit, as well as in the echocardiography laboratory.
- Primary aldosteronism: new approaches to diagnosis and management
Uncertainties persist regarding optimal screening methods, the diagnostic process, diagnostic criteria, and differentiation of the growing number of etiological subgroups.
- Stereotactic and computer-assisted neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic: review of 501 consecutive cases
By allowing precise preoperative planning, image-guided stereotactic neurosurgery provides a safe, accurate alternative to many traditional techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of intracranial lesions.
- Coronary artery disease in young women: risk factor analysis and long-term follow-up
Risk factors include hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, familial coronary disease, and smoking. The long-term prognosis is excellent for those without advanced diabetes mellitus and renal failure.
- The role of blood viscosity in the development and progression of coronary artery disease
Accumulating evidence suggests that increased blood viscosity is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic heart disease and its complications.