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Should everyone with a recent myocardial infarction receive a beta-blocker and an ACE inhibitor?Yes, except for those with the standard contraindications to these drugs.
- Thyrotoxicosis and the cardiovascular system: Subtle but serious effects
One should suspect thyrotoxicosis in patients with palpitations, tachycardia, exercise intolerance, or dyspnea on exertion.
- Cyber-CME and the Journal’s computer-literate readers
Congratulations to you, our readers, on your adaptability and computer literacy.
- A 62-year-old man with sudden onset of orthopnea and left shoulder weakness and pain
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test.
- The metabolic syndrome: A tug-of-war with no winner
Even before beta cells fail, the deadly quartet is quietly rehearsing.
- The HIP trial
Patients should be selected for bisphosphonate therapy on the basis of low bone density, not age.
- Update on the diagnosis and treatment of human papillomavirus infection
Genotyping can distinguish viral subtypes that pose a high risk for cancer, but current therapies do not reliably eradicate the virus, and warts and neoplasia often recur after treatment.
