Vascular Medicine

  • In reply: Perioperative interruption of dual antiplatelet therapy (November 2017)
    Ryan Munyon, Steven L. Cohn, MD, FACP, SFHM, Barbara Slawski, MD, MS, SFHM, Gerald W. Smetana, MD, MACP and Kurt Pfeifer, MD, FACP, SFHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 262; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.04002
  • Hidden lesion easily missed on chest radiography
    Kamolyut Lapumnuaypol, MD and Jessica M. Stempel, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 270-273; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17067

    Chest radiography showed an opacity behind the heart, and CT angiography revealed it to be an aortic aneurysm.

  • Primary livedo reticularis of the abdomen
    Michael Chew, MD and Paul Aronowitz, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2018, 85 (3) 181-183; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17047

    Livedo reticularis can be the manifestation of a wide range of conditions—or not.

  • PCI for stable angina: A missed opportunity for shared decision-making
    PCI for stable angina: A missed opportunity for shared decision-making
    Michael B. Rothberg, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 105-121; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85gr.17004

    Patients mistakenly believe that PCI saves lives. They need clear information to give informed consent.

  • Having the COURAGE to include PCI in shared decision-making for stable angina
    Umesh N. Khot, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 124-127; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17113

    In a select group, a PCI-first strategy does not reduce the risk of death, but it does relieve angina sooner.

  • A 75-year-old with abdominal pain, hypoxia, and weak pulses in the left leg
    Maya Serhal, MD, Natalie Evans, MD, RPVI and Heather L. Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2018, 85 (2) 145-154; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16069

    Workup revealed the patient had both arterial and venous thrombosis. What was the cause?

  • When cold-induced vasospasm is the tip of the iceberg
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2017, 84 (10) 739-740; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84b.10017

    For a minority of patients, Raynaud phenomenon may be the presenting sign of a systemic disorder.

  • Acute monocular vision loss: Don’t lose sight of the differential
    Acute monocular vision loss: Don’t lose sight of the differential
    Justin R. Abbatemarco, MD, Rushad Patell, MD, Janet Buccola, MD and Mary Alissa Willis, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2017, 84 (10) 779-787; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16096

    An 83-year-old man woke up one morning unable to see out of his left eye; 6 hours earlier it had been normal.

  • Treating Raynaud phenomenon: Beyond staying warm
    Samantha C. Shapiro, MD and Fredrick M. Wigley, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine October 2017, 84 (10) 797-804; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.17025

    Avoidance of cold and stress are fi rst-line measures, but if these fail, vasodilator agents are used.

  • Challenges and advances in cardiovascular disease
    Maan A. Fares, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12 suppl 3) 11; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84.s3.01

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