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- A short story of the short QT syndrome
Short QT syndrome is a recently recognized cause of cardiac rhythm disorders, including sudden cardiac death. Though rare, it is worth thinking about.
- Correction
A sentence was omitted from the abstract of McGill JJ, Shoskes DA, Sabanegh ES Jr. Androgen deficiency in older men: indications, advantages, and pitfalls of testosterone replacement therapy. Cleve Clin J Med 2012; 79:797–806.
Human papillomavirus vaccine: Safe, effective, underusedBecause HPV is sexually transmitted, HPV vaccination has met with public controversy. A review of the data and the challenges.
- A 47-year-old man with chest and neck pain
While boarding a bus, a 50-pack-year smoker with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease heard popping sounds, which were followed by chest and neck pain. What do his radiographs show?
- Advanced heart failure: Transplantation, LVADs, and beyond
Patients with advanced heart failure far outnumber hearts available for transplantation. Mechanical devices are filling the gap.
- The 2012 ACR guidelines for osteoarthritis: Not a cookbook
Treatment approaches differ depending on the patient’s clinical presentation and on the preferences of the patient and the physician. Often, more than one approach is possible.