Vascular Medicine

  • Aortic aneurysm: Fluoroquinolones, genetic counseling, June 2018
    Houriya Ayoubieh, MD and Gretchen MacCarrick, MS, CGC
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 661-662; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.09002
  • In reply: Aortic aneurysm: Fluoroquinolones, genetic counseling
    Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD, Frank Cikach, MD, Milind Y. Desai, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC and Eric E. Roselli, MD, FACS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 662; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.09003
  • Fournier gangrene
    Hiroki Matsuura, MD and Kazuki Iwasa, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine September 2018, 85 (9) 664-665; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18036

    The patient died of rapidly progressive necrotizing fasciitis of the perineum 2 hours after hospital admission.

  • ‘Non-criteria’ antiphospholipid antibodies and thrombosis (February 2018)
    Satish Maharaj, MBBS, Simone Chang, MBBS and Marwan Shaikh, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2018, 85 (6) 431-432; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.06001

    Readers comment on antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (February 2018).

  • In reply: ‘Non-criteria’ antiphospholipid antibodies and thrombosis (February 2018)
    Maya Serhal, MD, Heather Gornik, MD, RVT, RPVI and Natalie Evans, MD, RPVI
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2018, 85 (6) 432; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.06002
  • Aortic dissection presenting as ischemic limb
    Faiza Khalid, MD and Shikha Gupta, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2018, 85 (6) 438-440; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17122

    With surgical repair and blood pressure control, the patient recovered and left the hospital 1 week later.

  • Thoracic aortic aneurysm: How to counsel, when to refer
    Thoracic aortic aneurysm: How to counsel, when to refer
    Frank Cikach, MD, Milind Y. Desai, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, Eric E. Roselli, MD, FACS and Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2018, 85 (6) 481-492; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17039

    Be alert for clues on chest imaging, and consider screening fi rst-degree relatives of patients known to have aortic disease.

  • How soon should patients with infective endocarditis be referred for valve surgery?
    Mohamad Soud, MD, Homam Moussa Pacha, MD and M. Chadi Alraies, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 362-364; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17052

    Refer sooner rather than later if the patient has heart failure, uncontrolled infection, or embolic risk.

  • Infective endocarditis: Refer for expert team care as soon as possible
    Gösta B. Pettersson, MD, PhD, Brian Griffin, MD, Steven M. Gordon, MD and Eugene H. Blackstone, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 365-366; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.18019

    Infectious endocarditis needs multidisciplinary care. if surgery is indicated, it is best done sooner.

  • Perioperative interruption of dual antiplatelet therapy (November 2017)
    Elias B. Hanna, MD and Eliana Hanna Deschamps, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85c.04001

    Readers comment on perioperative interruption of dual antiplatelet therapy (November 2017).

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