September 2007 • Vol 53 • No 8
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Why Do Patients at Highest CV Risk Receive the Least Treatment? The Danger of Doing Too Little |
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With self-assessment test |
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by Peter P. Toth, MD, PhD, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield |
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Preventive cardiology expert outlines the optimal care of patients at very high risk for a cardiovascular event, while reviewing the solid evidence for the benefits of statin therapy. |
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Case Report |
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Cardiac Tamponade: A Rare Complication of Interferon-Induced Hypothyroidism |
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by Brad Q Starley, MD, Mary Jo Rohrer, MD, and Stephen A. Harrison, MD, Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Tex |
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Hypothyroid-induced pericardial effusions typically accumulate gradually and rarely cause tamponade in the absence of prolonged hypothyroidism. |
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Brugada Syndrome: Recognizing the ECG Patterns |
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With self-assessment test |
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by Ami Sharad Joshi, DO, MBA, Hospitalist, Division of Internal Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ; David Kleinman, MD, Cardiologist, Crozer Chester Medical Center, Chester, Pa |
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This potentially fatal condition can be prevented by becoming familiar with the characteristic electrocardiographic patterns of the syndrome. |
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Case Report |
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Relapsing Polychondritis Manifesting as Stroke and Aseptic Meningitis |
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by Mandeep Hundal, MD, Rajeev Garg, MD, and Niraj Mehta, MD, University of Texas, Houston |
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Usually affecting cartilage in the nose, ears, and laryngotracheobronchial tree, this condition can also involve the central nervous system. |
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Case Report |
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Unusual Case of Noncirrhotic Ascites: Tuberculous versus Coccidioidal Peritonitis and the Role of
Laparoscopy |
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by Joel A. Lardizabal, MD, and Royce H. Johnson, MD, UCLA, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, Calif |
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Despite all the earmarks of abdominal tuberculosis, diagnostic laparoscopy and histopathology revealed the presence of coccidioidomycosis with peritoneal dissemination. |
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