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  • Bicuspid aortic valve: Basics and beyond
    Shailee Y. Shah, MD, Andrew Higgins, MD and Milind Y. Desai, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 779-784; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17069

    What further testing does this 34-year-old patient need? Can he play sports? Does his newborn son need evaluation?

  • Ablation of atrial fibrillation: Facts for the referring physician
    Ablation of atrial fibrillation: Facts for the referring physician
    Arun R. Mahankali Sridhar, MD, MPH, Oussama Wazni, MD and Ayman A. Hussein, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 789-799; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17092

    The procedure has evolved to become a safe and effective treatment for atrial fi brillation.

  • Office approach to small fiber neuropathy
    Jinny O. Tavee, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 801-812; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17124

    A practical approach for identifying an underlying cause is to fi rst screen for common ones.

  • Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for bicuspid aortic valve stenosis
    Waleed T. Kayani, MD, Alvin Blaustein, MD, Ali Denktas, MD and Hani Jneid, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 786-788; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18101

    Surgery remains the standard of care, but transcatheter aortic valve replacement is an emerging, viable option for some.

  • 2017 ACC/AHA hypertension guidelines: Toward tighter control
    Rebecca Blonsky, MD, Marc Pohl, MD, Joseph V. Nally, MD and George Thomas, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 771-778; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18028

    Under the new defi nition (≥ 130/80 mm Hg), 46% of US adults have hypertension.

  • Genitourinary syndrome of menopause in breast cancer survivors: Treatments are available
    Anna Camille Moreno, DO, Sabrina K. Sikka, MD and Holly L. Thacker, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 760-766; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17108

    Options include locally applied estrogens, DHEA, and estrogen receptor agonists/antagonists.

  • How long should we follow simple ovarian cysts with pelvic ultrasonography?
    Megan C. McNamara, MD, MS and Rachel Brook, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 745-747; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17116

    Before menopause, most simple cysts smaller than 5 cm resolve in 2 to 3 menstrual cycles and need no further intervention.

  • Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (May 2018)
    Moustafa Elsheshtawy, MD, Mahmoud Abdelghany, MD and Jacob Shani, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 735; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.10001

    Readers comment on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (May 2018) and on hypoparathyroidism (March 2018).

  • We can learn a lot from drug adverse effects
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 654-655; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85b.09018

    No one likes adverse effects, but they can teach us important things about human biology.

  • What can we do about musculoskeletal pain from bisphosphonates?
    Sian Yik Lim, MD and Marcy B. Bolster, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 675-678; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18005

    The authors recommend acetaminophen before infusions, and acetaminophen or NSAIDs if an acute-phase reaction occurs.

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