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- Long-term follow-up of children after repair of atrial septal defects
The authors advocate repair of atrial septal defects as early as possible, definitely "before age 5, in order to minimize long-term complications of left-to-right shunting.
- Changing the course of diabetic nephropathy: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition in type I diabetic renal disease
An overview of the Collaborative Study Group trial, which found that ACE inhibition slows the loss of renal function in diabetes.
- A pregnant woman with shortness of breath
The authors guide the reader through a challenging diagnosis.
- Labetalol and other agents that block both alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors
A review of how these agents can be used in managing difficult-to-control hypertension.
- Durability of bipolar coaxial endocardial pacemaker leads compared with unipolar leads
Bipolar coaxial leads are preferable to unipolar leads in most aspects. Yet survival of bipolar coaxial leads in long-term follow-up studies seems worse than that of unipolar leads, indicating the need to reevaluate the risk-benefit ratio of the coaxial design.
- Ovarian cancer update: management challenges and advances
Suspicion of ovarian cancer is especially important when working up postmenopausal women with vague abdominal complaints or a palpable ovary.
- Diagnostic evaluation of the patient with coronary artery disease
Evaluation of patients with possible CAD involves balancing conflicting considerations, such as test sensitivity and accuracy, cost, and access.
- Enteropathic arthritis
A brief overview of intestinal diseases associated with arthropathy, including ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, dysentery, and Whipple’s disease.