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  • In reply: Infective endocarditis: Don’t forget the ICE
    Nkemdilim Mgbojikwe, MD, Steven R. Jones, MD, Thorsten M. Leucker, MD, PhD and Daniel J. Brotman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 192; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.04002

    Echocardiography relies on finding an anatomic abnormality, whereas 18FDG-PET is a functional examination.

  • CGRP antagonists for decreasing migraine frequency: New options, long overdue
    Julia Bucklan, DO and Zubair Ahmed, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 211-218; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19048

    CGRP drugs are an exciting frontier, but migraine management is still a combination of lifestyle changes plus treatment.

  • Paroxysmal finger hematoma
    Daan J.L. van Twist, MD, PhD, Wim Hermans and Guy J.M. Mostard, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 194; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19122

    This benign, self-limiting condition predominantly affects middle-aged women.

  • Preventing migraine: The old and the new
    Glen D. Solomon, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 219-221; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19147

    Roughly half of patients taking any preventive medication have a 50% reduction in migraine frequency.

  • Trousseau syndrome
    Satish Maharaj, MBBS, Michael Omar, MBBS, Karan Seegobin, MBBS and Simone Chang, MBBS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 199-200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19086

    Examination revealed multiple bluish macules and 2 palpable thrombosed superficial veins in the right popliteal fossa.

  • To scan or not to scan? DXA in postmenopausal women
    Kristi Tough DeSapri, MD, CCD, NCMP and Rachel Brook, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 205-210; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.18136

    DXA is strongly recommended for women age 65 and older, but not so much for younger postmenopausal women.

  • ACC/AHA lipid guidelines: Personalized care to prevent cardiovascular disease
    Cara Reiter-Brennan, Albert D. Osei, MD, MPH, S. M. Iftekhar Uddin, MBBS, MSPH, Olusola A. Orimoloye, MD, MPH, Olufunmilayo H. Obisesan, MD, MPH, Mohammadhassan Mirbolouk, MD, Michael J. Blaha, MD, MPH and Omar Dzaye, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 231-239; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19078

    Risk assessment, drugs, patient subgroups, value of therapy, personalized plans, and shared decision-making.

  • Infective endocarditis: Don’t forget the ICE
    Faris G. Araj, MD and Michael Luna, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 191; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.04001

    A recent article did not mention intracardiac echocardiography.

  • Can I use direct oral anticoagulants to treat cancer-associated venous thromboembolism?
    Oluwadunni Emiloju, MD, Sorab Gupta, MD and Claudia Dourado, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 201-203; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19100

    DOACs are increasingly replacing low-molecular-weight heparins for this purpose.

  • GERD: A practical approach
    GERD: A practical approach
    Andrew Young, DO, Mythri Anil Kumar, MD and Prashanthi N. Thota, MD, FACG
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2020, 87 (4) 223-230; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.19114

    PPIs are the first-line medical therapy. Endoscopic and surgical options are pursued only if medical therapy fails.

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