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  • Aspirin: Its risks, benefits, and optimal use in preventing cardiovascular events
    Ki Park, MD and Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2013, 80 (5) 318-326; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12146

    Aspirin’s benefits in primary prevention are not as clear as in secondary prevention, particularly in people with diabetes, in women, and in the elderly.

  • Preserving fertility in female cancer patients: A snapshot of the options
    Ilaria Soave, MD, Giuseppe Lo Monte, MD, Emilio Giugliano, MD, Angela Graziano, MD and Roberto Marci, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2013, 80 (5) 309-317; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12065

    With the odds of surviving cancer improving, many young women facing therapy may first wish to take steps to ensure that they will still be able to bear children afterward.

  • A review of uncommon swelling provides useful reminders
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2013, 80 (5) 261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80b.05013

    Angioedema and the urticarias differ in their clinical manifestations and diagnostic and therapeutic implications.

  • Hyperpigmented patches on the neck, shoulder, and back
    Jason M. Rizzo, BS, Lesley C. Loss, MD and Ilene L. Rothman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2013, 80 (5) 290-296; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12033

    A 17-year-old boy has had asymptomatic, unilateral hyperpigmented patches since birth. What is the diagnosis?

  • Not all joint pain is arthritis
    Gursimran S. Kochhar, MD, Maged Rizk, MD and Deepa T. Patil, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2013, 80 (5) 272-273; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12085

    A 47-year-old man who was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 5 years ago now has pleural effusions and abdominal pain.

  • A rapidly growing crusted nodule on the lip
    Paul J. Wirth and Thomas N. Helm, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2013, 80 (4) 222-224; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12050

    The patient, who had a squamous cell carcinoma, underwent Mohs surgery and has done well.

  • Bone mineral density testing: Is a T score enough to determine the screening interval?
    Krupa B. Doshi, MD, CCD, Leila Z. Khan, MD, CCD, Susan E. Williams, MS, MD, CCD and Angelo A. Licata, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2013, 80 (4) 234-239; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.12069

    Although a trial found that women with normal or only slightly low results need not come back for another 15 years, it may not be so simple.

  • Implications of a prominent R wave in V1
    Eric J. Chan, MD, Vijaiganesh Nagarajan, MD, MRCP, FACP and Donald A. Underwood, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2013, 80 (4) 204-205; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.11138

    A 19-year-old woman presents with exertional dyspnea. What can her electrocardiogram tell us?

  • Aortic valve replacement: Options, improvements, and costs
    Lars G. Svensson, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2013, 80 (4) 253-254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80a.13010

    How aortic valve disease is managed continues to evolve. Issues include outcomes and costs.

  • Short QT syndrome (January 2013)
    Supawat Ratanapo, MD, Narat Srivali, MD, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, MD, Saeed Ahmed, MB, BS, Promporn Suksaranjit, MD and Daych Chongnarungsin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2013, 80 (4) 203; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.80c.04001

    Readers comment on the short QT syndrome (January 2013).

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