A practical approach to the cholesterol guidelines and ASCVD prevention.

abstract：:Fraud in scientific research is a widespread problem. It can involve falsifying data or documents, or knowingly failing to comply with regulations protecting research participants. Fraud can be committed by individuals, institutions, or corporations; in the context of research, fraud often is motivated by consideratio...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Sheehan JG

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with long-standing, poorly controlled diabetes and peripheral neuropathy, a red, hot, swollen foot without open ulceration should raise the suspicion of Charcot neuroarthropathy, an often-overlooked diabetic foot complication. The authors discuss key diagnostic features and how to differentiate this condit...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Botek G,Anderson MA,Taylor R

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Finding the optimal combination of drugs in the correct dosages, which requires careful monitoring over time, is key to slowing the disease process and prolonging life. For most patients, treating heart failure involves correcting underlying left ventricular dysfunction, thereby slowing the remodeling process. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Basile JN

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although hypertension has been defined numerically as blood pressure levels above 140/90 mmHg, there is no doubt that a blood pressure level within the "normal" range increases the stress on a diseased heart. For this reason, vasodilator therapy is often successful in treating congestive heart failure. The authors pro...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Fouad-Tarazi FM,Hobbs RE

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell arteritis is a common systemic vasculitis that affects the elderly and has a variable clinical presentation. Physicians should be aware of its different clinical phenotypes so that they can recognize it early and promptly initiate glucocorticoids, the mainstay of therapy. Clinicians should also be familiar ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Rinden T,Miller E,Nasr R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the imaging techniques currently available to evaluate women for breast disease, mammography remains the mainstay of breast cancer screening, but recent guidelines have included magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the screening of some women at high risk. Whole-breast ultrasonography for screening has not been est...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Nemec CF,Listinsky J,Rim A

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As evidence on COVID-19 continues to emerge, its impact on the eyes is becoming more apparent, leading to a better understanding of ocular manifestations and transmission. This article details the recent information regarding COVID-19 from an ophthalmologic context, including prevalence, clinical features, impact on t...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Yordi S,Ehlers JP

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Intermittent claudication (IC) is the classic complaint associated with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and can significantly limit a patient's lifestyle and workplace abilities. IC is defined as reproducible pain affecting the muscles of the lower extremities that begins and increases with activity and resolves wit...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Carman TL,Fernandez BB Jr

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both diabetic and prediabetic patients have abnormal vascular reactivity and should be considered to have occult cardiovascular disease. Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are particularly beneficial in diabetes because they reduce the incidence of both cardiovascular events and diabetes-related complicati...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Hsueh WA

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic hypothermia in acute resuscitation medicine has a long history, but its currently recommended use dates back to work in the mid-1960s by the late Dr. Peter Safar and colleagues. Compared with normothermia, mild therapeutic hypothermia, induced right after restoration of spontaneous circulation in comatose ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Kochanek PM

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carefully designed, monitored rehabilitation regimens can benefit patients with significant cardiac disease, such as life-threatening arrhythmias or congestive heart failure, or who have concurrent systemic disease such as diabetes. Patients with heart failure can tolerate minimal workloads but, with conditioning, the...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Pashkow FJ

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Observational studies indicate that aspirin may counteract the beneficial effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, but the data are not yet sufficient for making firm recommendations. We review the available data and offer tentative conclusions. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Peterson JG,Lauer MS

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet activation is one of the essential steps in the genesis and propagation of atherothrombosis. Accumulating clinical evidence suggests that an elevated platelet count, platelet activation, and platelet hyperreactivity (defined as residual platelet activity despite antiplatelet drug therapy) may be associated wi...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Kottke-Marchant K

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonspinal musculoskeletal disorders frequently cause neck and back pain and thus can mimic conditions of the spine. Common mimics are rotator cuff tears, bursitis in the hip, peripheral nerve compression, and arthritis in the shoulder and hip. A thorough history and physical examination, imaging studies, and ancillary...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Pateder DB,Brems J,Lieberman I,Bell GR,McLain RF

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are at higher risk of pneumonia and of poor outcomes. This article reviews the etiology of pneumonia in patients with AUD, its impact on mortality and resource utilization, and its implications for treatment. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Gupta NM,Deshpande A,Rothberg MB

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly are at increased risk for dehydration and associated fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Changes in functional and mental status, medication effects, and changes in the aging renal system all may be factors. Furthermore, hypodipsia, or insensibility to thirst, may be a physiologic process of aging. These and...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Silver AJ

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An over-the-counter at-home test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been approved and will likely be available soon. It is intended to decrease the percentage of HIV-infected people unaware of their infection (estimated at 18% of the 1.2 million people infected in the United States). Since early and ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Koval CE

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After menopause, women become more susceptible to periodontal disease. We believe the problem is due in large part to estrogen deficiency with resulting bone loss and inflammatory processes. Osteoporosis and periodontal disease are best diagnosed early so that treatment can be started sooner and fractures and tooth lo...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Buencamino MC,Palomo L,Thacker HL

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ovarian cancer can be cured if detected early enough, but usually has already metastasized when diagnosed. A family history of ovarian cancer is still the strongest known risk factor. OBJECTIVE:To identify women at risk for ovarian cancer and design a program of surveillance. METHODS:Prospective registry o...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Belinson JL,Okin C,Casey G,Ayoub A,Klein R,Hart WR,Franco K,Litt R

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a spectrum of syndromes characterized by thrombocytopenia and microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, manifested by an elevated blood lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) concentration and red blood cell fragments. It classically occurs in patients with a hereditary or acquired lack of A...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Crowther MA,George JN

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exercise stress electrocardiography is unreliable as a test for obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) if the patient has left bundle branch block. The authors provide an algorithm for using alternative tests: exercise stress echocardiography, dobutamine echocardiography, computed tomographic (CT) angiography, and ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Xu B,Cremer P,Jaber W,Moir S,Harb SC,Rodriguez LL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunocompromised patient presented with chronic low back pain as the initial symptom and a subcutaneous abscess as the initial sign of disseminated aspergillosis. With the rising incidence of immunocompromised patients, cutaneous manifestation of aspergillosis may become more common. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Helm TN,Mazanec D

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ongoing outbreak of Zika virus infection that began in South America and Central America in 2014 is worrisome because of associations with fetal microcephaly and with Guillain-Barré syndrome. Here we summarize what has happened and what is known so far. As the outbreak continues to evolve, we urge clinicians to wa...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Flores MS,Burgess TH,Rajnik M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because 1% to 9% of people without symptoms have elevated liver enzymes, extensive evaluation of all abnormal test results would expose many patients to undue risks and expenses. On the other hand, failure to evaluate minor liver enzyme elevations could mean missing the early diagnosis of potentially treatable disorde...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Aragon G,Younossi ZM

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much scientific and anecdotal data demonstrate favorable metabolic responses to very-low-carbohydrate diets. We believe that very-low-carbohydrate diets merit further study for weight loss, and that criticisms of these diets lack scientific evidence. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Volek JS,Westman EC

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is among the most effective approaches for the treatment of patients with advanced movement disorders. In patients with essential tremor, stimulation typically targets the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus. Results of several studies have shown that over a follow-up period of 1 ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Cooper S,Bowes M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether migraine exhibits a circadian rhythm or occurs randomly throughout the day, we analyzed the time of migraine onset in 15 migraine suffers (migraineurs) over 20 weeks. The patients suffered 211 migraine attacks over 20 weeks (range 3 to 30, median 13). Twelve of the 15 migraineurs had 50% or more o...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Solomon GD

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the factors that contribute to the progressively declining course of heart failure could be sleep apnea. Whether treating sleep apnea improves the clinical outcomes of patients with heart failure needs to be tested in randomized clinical trials. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Wexler L,Javaheri S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The focus of palliative care is to alleviate pain and suffering for patients, potentially while they concurrently pursue life-prolonging or curative therapy. The potential breadth of palliative care is recognized by the Medicare program, but the Medicare hospice benefit is narrowly defined and limited to care that is ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Labson MC,Sacco MM,Weissman DE,Gornet B,Stuart B

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The article "Total pancreatectomy and islet cell autotransplantation: Definitive treatment for chronic pancreatitis" (Arce KM, Lin YK, Stevens T, Walsh RM, Hatipoglu BA. Cleve Clin J Med 2016; 83:435-442) incorrectly stated that Paul Lacy and David Scharp performed research at the University of Washington at Seattle. ...

journal_title：Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine

authors： Arce KM,Lin YK,Stevens T,Walsh RM,Hatipoglu BA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00