Latest Articles

  • Sick at heart: The pathophysiology of negative emotions
    Marc S. Penn, MD, PhD, James B. Young, MD, Joseph F. Hahn, MD and Laura D. Kubzansky, PhD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2 suppl 1) S67-S72;
  • Depression and heart disease
    Marc S. Penn, MD, PhD, James B. Young, MD, Joseph F. Hahn, MD, François Lespérance, MD and Nancy Frasure-Smith, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2 suppl 1) S63-S66;
  • When and how to fix a ‘hole in the heart’: Approach to ASD and PFO
    When and how to fix a ‘hole in the heart’: Approach to ASD and PFO
    Richard A. Krasuski, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2) 137-147;

    While correcting some abnormalities of the atrial septum is beneficial, most other defects warrant correction only under very specific circumstances.

  • The heart and the brain within the broader context of wellness
    Marc S. Penn, MD, PhD, James B. Young, MD, Joseph F. Hahn, MD and Michael O’Donnell, PhD, MBA, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2 suppl 1) S56-S58;
  • Heart transplantation: A magnified model of heart-brain interactions
    Marc S. Penn, MD, PhD, James B. Young, MD, Joseph F. Hahn, MD, Mohamad H. Yamani, MD and Randall C. Starling, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2 suppl 1) S110-S113;
  • Understanding and minimizing late thrombosis of drug-eluting stents
    Mark G. Rabbat, MD, Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD and Stephen G. Ellis, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2) 129-136;

    Though late stent thrombosis is rare, the risk is real and it is greater with drug-eluting stents than with bare metal stents.

  • Mumps surveillance and prevention: Putting mumps back on our radar screen
    Moe H. Kyaw, PhD, William J. Bellini, PhD and Gustavo H. Dayan, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2007, 74 (1) 13-15;

    After the mumps vaccine was introduced, the incidence of mumps fell by 99%. Many of the current generation of physicians have never seen this disease.

  • Glucosamine in osteoarthritis: Questions remain
    Carlos J. Lozada, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2007, 74 (1) 65-71;

    Glucosamine is now widely used, but studies have so far failed to prove convincingly that it works, how it might work, or whether it is safe to take long-term.

  • The resurgence of mumps in young adults and adolescents
    John D. Shanley, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2007, 74 (1) 42-48;

    Outbreaks of mumps in 2005 prompt us to review the salient features and the updated recommendations for vaccination against this once-common disease.

  • Variable response to antiplatelet therapy: What does it mean to clinicians?
    Nezar Falluji, MD, MPH and Steven R. Steinhubl, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2007, 74 (1) 49-55;

    Ex vivo tests show that platelet function and response to antiplatelet therapy vary markedly from person to person. But just how clinically significant are these measurements?

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