Vascular Medicine

  • Fever, rash, pruritus: Sweet syndrome
    Giovani M. Zelada, MD and Paul B. Aronowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 371-373; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20053

    The patient received intramuscular and oral antibiotics at an urgent care center, but the symptoms worsened.

  • Aspiration of a partial denture after an ischemic stroke
    Alisha Kamboj, MD, MBA, Zi Yu Liu, MD, Sharmila Price, MD and Michael Sun, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 375-376; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20132

    A bedside evaluation inaccurately led to the conclusion that it was safe to advance to a dysphagia diet.

  • Statin intolerance and new lipid-lowering treatments
    Oltion Mesi, MD, Charlie Lin, MD, Haitham Ahmed, MD, MPH and Leslie S. Cho, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 381-387; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20165

    The benefits and safety of statin therapy are clear, but adverse effects continue to pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.

  • What antithrombotic therapy should I use for my patient with atrial fibrillation who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention or had an acute coronary syndrome?
    What antithrombotic therapy should I use for my patient with atrial fibrillation who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention or had an acute coronary syndrome?
    Andrew S. Tseng, MD, MPH, Fadi E. Shamoun, MD, Lisa A. Marks, MLS and Neera Agrwal, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 389-392; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19081

    The risk of thrombosis should be balanced with the risk of bleeding.

  • The current state of tobacco cessation treatment
    Humberto K. Choi, MD, FCCP, Jorge Ataucuri-Vargas, MD, Charlie Lin, MD and Amanda Singrey, PharmD, BCACP, CTTS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 393-404; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20099

    Behavioral interventions and pharmacotherapy increase success rates. Alternative treatments should not replace or delay the use of known effective therapies.

  • Promoting physical activity in older women to maximize health
    CME article
    Augustine Chavez, MD, Robert Scales, PhD and Juliana M. Kling, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2021, 88 (7) 405-415; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20170

    The optimal type, intensity, and level required to achieve specific health outcomes depend on the disease the patient and clinician are trying to prevent or manage.

  • Dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention: Personalize the duration
    Travis M. Howard, MD and Umesh N. Khot, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 325-332; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20113

    A review of current guidelines on the duration of therapy and perioperative management.

  • Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalist
    Point-of-care ultrasonography for the hospitalist
    Guramrinder Singh Thind, MD, Steven Fox, MD, Mohit Gupta, MD, Praveen Chahar, MD, Robert Jones, DO, FACEP and Siddharth Dugar, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2021, 88 (6) 345-359; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20141

    POCUS has emerged as a vital tool in various disciplines of medicine.

  • Quetiapine for primary insomnia: Consider the risks
    Vania Modesto-Lowe, MD, MPH, Agata K. Harabasz, MD and Sophia A. Walker, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2021, 88 (5) 286-294; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20031

    Its cardiometabolic effects and potential for abuse warrant caution in off-label use.

  • CABG: When, why, and how?
    CABG: When, why, and how?
    George Dimeling, MD, Laurice Bakaeen, PharmD, Jaikirshan Khatri, MD and Faisal G. Bakaeen, MD, FACS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2021, 88 (5) 295-303; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20115

    The surgery has developed beyond a “cookie-cutter” generic cardiac operation.

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