Index by author
December 01, 2016; Volume 83,Issue 12
Geracioti, Thomas D.
- You have accessTaurine, energy drinks, and neuroendocrine effectsJonathan J. Caine, MD and Thomas D. Geracioti, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 895-904; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15050
Taurine is a major ingredient in popular energy drinks, but little is known about its neuroendocrine effects.
Gildea, Thomas R.
- You have accessWhen should an indwelling pleural catheter be considered for malignant pleural effusion?Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, FCCP, Kassem Harris, MD, FCCP and Thomas R. Gildea, MD, MS, FCCPCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 891-894; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15075
Consider catheter placement if symptoms and effusions recur or if pleurodesis fails.
Griffin, Brian
- You have accessRadiation-induced heart disease: A practical guide to diagnosis and managementEoin Donnellan, MD, Dermot Phelan, MD, PhD, Cian P. McCarthy, MD, Patrick Collier, MD, PhD, Milind Desai, MD and Brian Griffin, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2016, 83 (12) 914-922; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.83a.15104
Unfortunately, radiotherapy for breast cancer or lymphoma can damage the heart.