Vascular Medicine
- Thoracic aortic aneurysm: Optimal surveillance and treatment
Early detection, surveillance, and treatment are critical.
- Coagulopathy in COVID-19: Manifestations and management
Prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism is recommended for all patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
- Mönckeberg medial sclerosis
A man with chronic kidney disease presents with pain and ulceration of the fingers.
- Procedures and devices to treat resistant hypertension in chronic kidney disease
These treatments show potential. All but renal artery stenting are still experimental.
- Device-based therapies for resistant hypertension in chronic kidney disease: The continuing quest for a cure
Device-based therapies have shown promise, but many points still need clarification.
- The under- and overrecognized, and the elephant in the room
We internists must recognize the pine cones without losing our vision of the forest.
- Infective endocarditis: Don’t forget the ICE
A recent article did not mention intracardiac echocardiography.
- In reply: Infective endocarditis: Don’t forget the ICE
Echocardiography relies on finding an anatomic abnormality, whereas 18FDG-PET is a functional examination.
- Paroxysmal finger hematoma
This benign, self-limiting condition predominantly affects middle-aged women.