Cardiology

  • Imaging to evaluate suspected infective endocarditis
    Imaging to evaluate suspected infective endocarditis
    Ikram-Ul Haq, MD, Iqraa Haq, BS, Brian Griffin, MD and Bo Xu, MD, FACC, FRACP, FASE
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine March 2021, 88 (3) 163-172; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19142

    What if echocardiographic findings are initially negative and the patient continues to have bacteremia?

  • Cardiac surveillance for anti-HER2 chemotherapy
    Patrick Collier, MD, PhD, FASE, FESC, FACC, Muzna Hussain, MD, Zoran B. Popovic, MD, PhD and Brian P. Griffin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 110-116; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19150

    A more focused approach is advocated.

  • 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.

  • A 21-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and persistent lightheadedness
    Raed Qarajeh, MD, Laith A. Derbas, MD, Mouin Abdallah, MD, MSc and Faraz Kureshi, MD, MSc
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 93-97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19137

    She has a long history of lightheadedness upon standing, and it is getting worse.

  • 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.

  • SGLT-2 inhibitors: A new era in managing diabetic kidney disease starts now
    Jonathan J. Taliercio, DO, George Thomas, MD, Georges N. Nakhoul, MD, MEd, Tushar J. Vachharajani, MD and Ali Mehdi, MD, MEd
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2021, 88 (1) 59-63; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.20190

    Randomized controlled trials of these new agents had positive outcomes.

  • Assessing stable coronary artery disease
    Taher Modarressi, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 713; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.12003

    Differences between the coronary calcium score and CT coronary angiography

  • In Reply: Assessing stable coronaryartery disease
    Vinayak Nagaraja, MD and A. Michael Lincoff, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 714; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87c.12004

    CT angiography is the appropriate test to exclude left main disease.

  • Air embolism after peripheral IV contrast injection
    Justin Goodwin, MS and Karthik Gnanapandithan, MD, MS, FHM
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2020, 87 (12) 718-720; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.87a.20001

    As little as 2 to 3 mL of air in the cerebral circulation can be fatal.

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