Vascular Medicine

  • 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.

  • Awareness can prompt the search for clinical zebras
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 133-134; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88b.03021

    When do we look hard for uncommon causes of common symptoms?

  • Median arcuate ligament syndrome: Incidental finding or real problem?
    Bayarmaa Mandzhieva, MD, Hammad Zafar, MD, Akriti Jain, MD and Manoucher Manoucheri, MD, FACP
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 140-142; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20052

    A woman was admitted with pain in the epigastrium and right upper quadrant that radiated to the back, as well as nausea and dry heaves.

  • Median arcuate ligament syndrome: A clinical dilemma
    John H. Rodriguez, MD, FACS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 143-144; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.21001

    Patients with chronic abdominal pain can benefit from a multidisciplinary evaluation.

  • Pacemaker lead-induced venous thoracic outlet syndrome
    Abhinav Sood, MBBS, MD, Daniel Benhuri, MD, Ujjwal Rastogi, MD and Ramesh M. Gowda, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 75-76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20023

    Acute arm swelling and pain after an airline flight and a missed anticoagulant dose.

  • Reversal of direct oral anticoagulants: Highlights from the Anticoagulation Forum guideline
    Haeshik S. Gorr, MD, Lucy Yun Lu, PharmD, MS and Eric Hung, PharmD, CACP, AE-C
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 98-103; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19133

    Clear instructions on how to manage DOAC-associated bleeding.

  • The role of SGLT-2 inhibitors in managing type 2 diabetes
    Yumiko Tsushima, MD, M. Cecilia Lansang, MD, MPH and Vinni Makin, MBBS, MD, FACE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2021, 88 (1) 47-58; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20088

    These drugs improve glycemic control and offer cardiovascular and metabolic benefits.

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