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  • The Effects of Tai Chi on the Heart and the Brain
    Qian Luo, Xi Cheng and Xi Zha
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2010, 77 (7 suppl 3) S91;
  • The eyes: A window into the past
    Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2010, 77 (7) 422-424; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09157

    The patient, 33 years old and living in Southern California, has “spots” on the retina. What is the most likely diagnosis?

  • Identification and Characterization of Autonomic Dysfunction in Migraineurs With and Without Auras: Phase I
    Mark Stillman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2010, 77 (7 suppl 3) S83;
  • Heart-brain medicine: Update 2009
    Marc S. Penn, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2010, 77 (7 suppl 3) S4-S6; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77.s3.01
  • The electronic medical record: Learning to swim
    Tom I. Abelson, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2010, 77 (7) 415-419; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.10035

    Skepticism and vigilance are warranted, but so is optimism.

  • Difficulty swallowing solid foods; food ‘getting stuck in the chest’
    Maqsood A. Khan, MD, Bijo K. John, MD, Bret A. Lashner, MD and Donald F. Kirby, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2010, 77 (6) 354-363; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09144

    A 61-year-old woman has had alarming symptoms for the last 4 weeks. Which test will you order now?

  • Incidence, outcomes, and management of bleeding in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes
    Antonio Gutierrez, MD and Sunil V. Rao, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2010, 77 (6) 369-379; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09142

    Powerful antithrombotic and antiplatelet drugs and percutaneous interventions pose risks of bleeding. Fortunately, the risk can be managed.

  • LVH and hypertension: Is treating the pressure not enough?
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2010, 77 (6) 344; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.06001

    I am not sure the weight of current evidence supports routinely screening hypertensive patients for left ventricular hypertrophy using echocardiography, but the concept warrants consideration and study.

  • Should patients with mild asthma use inhaled steroids?
    Susan Razavi Abouhassan, MD and David M. Lang, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2010, 77 (6) 364-368; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09074

    Yes—but only if we consider the severity of the asthma, the goals of therapy, and the benefits and risks.

  • Left ventricular hypertrophy: An overlooked cardiovascular risk factor
    Left ventricular hypertrophy: An overlooked cardiovascular risk factor
    Michael A. Bauml, MD and Donald A. Underwood, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2010, 77 (6) 381-387; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.77a.09158

    Antihypertensive treatment that causes left ventricular hypertrophy to regress also decreases rates of cardiovascular morbidity and death, independently of how much the blood pressure is lowered.

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