Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

  • 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.

  • Pancreatitis: The great masquerader?
    Nicholas S. Duca, MD, Kristian Feterik, MD, MBA and Jonhan Ho, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2018, 85 (10) 752-753; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18062

    Pancreatitis, panniculitis, and polyarthritis syndrome mimics rheumatologic disease, often presenting without abdominal pain.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Aortic aneurysm: Fluoroquinolones, genetic counseling, June 2018
    Mark R. Goldstein, MD, FACP and Luca Mascitelli, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 661; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.09001

    Readers comment on the pathogenesis and management of aortic aneurysm (June 2018).

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