Cardiology

  • Is there a doctor on board? In-flight medical emergencies
    Jose V. Nable, MD, MS, NRP, Christina L. Tupe, MD, Bruce D. Gehle, JD and William J. Brady, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 457-462; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16072

    Although not legally required to render assistance, physicians have an ethical obligation to do so and should be prepared.

  • Cardiac implantable electronic device infection
    Cameron T. Lambert, MD and Khaldoun G. Tarakji, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12 suppl 3) 47-53; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84.s3.05
  • Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and the heart and brain
    Vinod Krishnappa, MBBS, Poornima Vinod, MD, Divya Deverakonda and Rupesh Raina, MD, FAAP, FACP, FASN, FNKF
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2017, 84 (6) 471-481; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16107

    Early-onset hypertension is common. Other complications include heart disease and intracranial aneurysm.

  • A large mass in the right ventricle: Tumor or thrombus?
    Soumya Patnaik, MD, Mahek Shah, MD, Saurabh Sharma, MD, Pradhum Ram, MD, Harish Seetha Rammohan, MD and Alexander Rubin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2017, 84 (7) 517-519; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16115

    A 69-year-old woman with ovarian cancer presents with worsening dyspnea, lower-extremity edema, and dizziness.

  • Lung transplant: Candidates for referral and the waiting list
    Kenneth R. McCurry, MD and Marie M. Budev, DO, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2017, 84 (12 suppl 3) 54-58; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84.s3.06
  • Pseudo-Wellens syndrome after heavy marijuana use
    Michael Lawrenz Ferreras Co, MD, Anshuman Das, MD and Tochukwu Okwuosa, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2017, 84 (8) 590-591; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16133

    Acute marijuana intoxication is associated with reversible changes in the P and T waves and ST segments.

  • Delirium in hospitalized patients: Risks and benefits of antipsychotics
    Robyn Pauline Thom, MD, Clare Kelleher Mock, MD and Polina Teslyar, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2017, 84 (8) 616-622; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84a.16077

    No drug is approved for delirium, but antipsychotics can be used in certain situations.

  • Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (January 2017)
    Elise Henning, MD, MED
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 658; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.09001

    Readers comment on anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (January 2017).

  • In reply: Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (January 2017)
    Theodore T Suh, MD, PhD, MHS, AGSF
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 658-659; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.09002
  • Cardiac mass: Tumor or thrombus? (July 2017)
    Mahmoud Abdelghany, MD, Moustafa Elsheshtawy, MD and Hani Kozman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2017, 84 (9) 659; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.84c.09003

    Readers comment on cardiac masses (July 2017).

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