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  • Understanding and minimizing late thrombosis of drug-eluting stents
    Mark G. Rabbat, MD, Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD and Stephen G. Ellis, MD
    Cleveland 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.

  • Which ovarian masses need intervention?
    William C. McBee, MD, Pedro F. Escobar, MD and Tommaso Falcone, MD
    Cleveland 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.

  • Differentiating bipolar disorder from depression in primary care
    David J. Muzina, MD, Elisa Colangelo, J. Sloan Manning, MD and Joseph R. Calabrese, MD
    Cleveland 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.”

  • The resurgence of mumps in young adults and adolescents
    John D. Shanley, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2007, 74 (1) 42-48;

    Outbreaks of mumps in 2005 prompt us to review the salient features and the updated recommendations for vaccination against this once-common disease.

  • Variable response to antiplatelet therapy: What does it mean to clinicians?
    Nezar Falluji, MD, MPH and Steven R. Steinhubl, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2007, 74 (1) 49-55;

    Ex vivo tests show that platelet function and response to antiplatelet therapy vary markedly from person to person. But just how clinically significant are these measurements?

  • Evaluating and managing urinary incontinence after prostatectomy: Beyond pads and diapers
    Evaluating and managing urinary incontinence after prostatectomy: Beyond pads and diapers
    Humphrey O. Atiemo, MD, Louis Moy, MD, Sandip Vasavada, MD and Raymond Rackley, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine January 2007, 74 (1) 57-63;

    Men who become persistently incontinent after undergoing prostatectomy have a variety of options for regaining control, from behavioral changes to surgery.

  • PET and PET/CT imaging: What clinicians need to know
    PET and PET/CT imaging: What clinicians need to know
    Bohdan Bybel, MD, Richard C. Brunken, MD, Shetal N. Shah, MD, Guiyun Wu, MD, Elliott Turbiner, DO and Donald R. Neumann, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1075-1087;

    How positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) work and are showing promise in clinical oncology, cardiology, and neurology.

  • Antioxidants and hormones as antiaging therapies: High hopes, disappointing results
    Nabil S. Kamel, MB, BCh, Julie Gammack, MD, Oscar Cepeda, MD and Joseph H. Flaherty, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1049-1058;

    We review the evidence of efficacy (or lack thereof) for two types of agents touted as antiaging therapies.

  • Cystic fibrosis in adults: An overview for the internist
    Ari J. Gershman, DO, Atul C. Mehta, MB, BS, Michael Infeld, MD and Marie M. Budev, DO
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2006, 73 (12) 1065-1074;

    Cystic fibrosis is no longer a purely pediatric disease; the median life expectancy is now more than 40 years.

  • Risks and benefits of bariatric surgery: Current evidence
    Risks and benefits of bariatric surgery: Current evidence
    Stacy A. Brethauer, MD, Bipan Chand, MD and Philip R. Schauer, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2006, 73 (11) 993-1007;

    The risks are not trivial, but they are acceptably low. The benefits: patients lose weight and keep it off, and many are cured of obesity-related diseases, notably type 2 diabetes.

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