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- Viral hepatitis in the 1990s, part II: hepatitis B and delta virus
Effective vaccines are available. High-risk groups have been identified. But widespread prevention of hepatitis B infection remains an elusive goal, and key questions need answers: What are the mechanisms of transmission, including mother-to-offspring transmission? What short - and long-term risks do health care professionals face?
- Tools for noninvasive assessment of coronary arterial reperfusion
Coronary angiography has been the standard method to rapidly assess coronary reperfusion status after acute MI, but the availability, cost, and risks of the procedure are potential concerns. Noninvasive markers are showing promise as alternatives to angiography.
- Primary pulmonary hypertension, then and now: 28 years of experience
Patients with PPH are presenting at earlier stages of the disease, have fewer complications during cardiac catheterization, and probably survive longer after diagnosis than patients seen several decades ago.
- Prostate cancer: current concepts in diagnosis and treatment
Controversy persists over how best to screen the general population for prostate cancer, and whether earlier detection decreases mortality. The author outlines an approach to screening, diagnosis, and treatment grounded on A U A guidelines and clinical experience.
- Diabetic ketoacidosis associated with pheochromocytoma
Diabetic ketoacidosis associated with classic findings of pheochromocytoma was seen in a young woman who also had a significant insulin requirement that resolved after excision of the tumor.
- Doppler echocardiographic assessment of aortic regurgitation: uses and limitations
The final determination of the severity of aortic regurgitation should involve a combination of the various Doppler techniques and the indices derived from them.