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- Mental status changes in an immunocompromised patient
A young patient with Burkitt’s lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia was found unarousable following 3 days of forgetfulness and expressive nominal aphasia.
- Assessing New Techniques in Coronary Angioplasty
A cardiologist describes how two new techniques were integrated into everyday practice.
- The phenomenal growth of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a review
Touted by surgeons who perforin it and demanded by a public attracted by claims of reduced pain and fast recovery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is taking the United States by storm. The authors provide insight into the appropriate use of this operation.
- Catheter ablation for recurrent ventricular tachycardia
Successful use of this procedure is described in a 78-yearold man with drug-refractory ventricular tachycardia who had both an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and an antitachycardia pacemaker.
- Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction
Recent advances in the understanding of the syndrome of chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction facilitate diagnosis and treatment of specific subsets of patients.
- Indications for electrophysiologic study in patients with ventricular arrhythmias
An analysis of current guidelines for the use of electrophysiologic study, and a look at practical applications.