Index by author
Lauer, Michael S.
- You have accessNew Series: Choosing the right coronary testMichael S. Lauer, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2) 122;
Technical advances have substantially improved the clinician’s ability to find and describe coronary disease. They also pose a bewildering array of choices.
- You have accessWhat is the best test for a patient with classic angina?Michael S. Lauer, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2) 123-126;
In patients with a normal resting electrocardiogram and no prior revascularization, a regular exercise stress test without imaging should suffice. However, no randomized trials have been done to determine if this strategy leads to better outcomes than empiric therapy does.
Mandell, Brian F.
- You have accessWhat to do with a broken heartBrian F. Mandell, MD, PhDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2) 87;
This issue contains papers discussing noninvasive cardiac testing, the controversy surrounding late thrombosis associated with drug-eluting stents, and how to recognize and repair an atrial septal defect or patent foramen ovale.
Manning, J. Sloan
- You have accessDifferentiating bipolar disorder from depression in primary careDavid J. Muzina, MD, Elisa Colangelo, J. Sloan Manning, MD and Joseph R. Calabrese, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2) 89-105;
When physicians encounter a patient who obviously is depressed, they should not assume that the patient has unipolar depression until they have ruled out bipolar disorder, formerly called “manic-depressive illness.”
Mcbee, William C.
- You have accessWhich ovarian masses need intervention?William C. McBee, MD, Pedro F. Escobar, MD and Tommaso Falcone, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2) 149-157;
Ovarian cancer is deadly if not detected early, but it is only one of many causes of pelvic masses, which are common.
Muzina, David J.
- You have accessDifferentiating bipolar disorder from depression in primary careDavid J. Muzina, MD, Elisa Colangelo, J. Sloan Manning, MD and Joseph R. Calabrese, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2) 89-105;
When physicians encounter a patient who obviously is depressed, they should not assume that the patient has unipolar depression until they have ruled out bipolar disorder, formerly called “manic-depressive illness.”
Rabbat, Mark G.
- You have accessUnderstanding and minimizing late thrombosis of drug-eluting stentsMark G. Rabbat, MD, Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD and Stephen G. Ellis, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2007, 74 (2) 129-136;
Though late stent thrombosis is rare, the risk is real and it is greater with drug-eluting stents than with bare metal stents.