Pulmonary hypertension in the CREST syndrome variant of progressive systemic sclerosis (scleroderma).

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacologic thromboprophylaxis reduces the risk for venous thromboembolism after total hip replacement (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR). New oral anticoagulants (NOACs), including direct thrombin inhibitors and factor Xa inhibitors, are emerging options for thromboprophylaxis after these procedures. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Adam SS,McDuffie JR,Lachiewicz PF,Ortel TL,Williams JW Jr

更新日期：2013-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although clinicians avoid giving meropenem to patients with penicillin allergy because of potential cross-reactivity, the rate of cross-reactivity between penicillins and meropenem has not been prospectively determined. OBJECTIVE:To assess the tolerability of meropenem in patients with documented penicillin...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Romano A,Viola M,Guéant-Rodriguez RM,Gaeta F,Valluzzi R,Guéant JL

更新日期：2007-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual cluster of 11 patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia occurred in a 3-month period at Memorial Hospital, New York. Ten of the 11 patients had lymphoma or leukemia. In 7 patients, corticosteroid therapy was decreased or stopped shortly before pneumocystis pneumonia was diagnosed. The pediatric patients ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Singer C,Armstrong D,Rosen PP,Schottenfeld D

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The data from population-based, randomized trials of the mammographic screening of women aged 40 to 49 years are limited by retrospective subgroup analysis, low statistical power, and the use of older mammographic techniques. Nonetheless, meta-analysis involving the most recently reported data from all similarly desig...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sickles EA,Kopans DB

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence and symptoms of and risk factors for biliary sludge and gallstones during pregnancy and to assess the natural history of these conditions in the first year after delivery. DESIGN:Cohort study. PATIENTS:A total of 272 pregnant women recruited in the first trimester. MEASUREMENTS:Bi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Maringhini A,Ciambra M,Baccelliere P,Raimondo M,Orlando A,Tinè F,Grasso R,Randazzo MA,Barresi L,Gullo D,Musico M,Pagliaro L

更新日期：1993-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The choice of antiplatelet therapy after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is complicated: Ticagrelor and prasugrel are novel alternatives to clopidogrel, patients with some genotypes may not respond to clopidogrel, and low-cost generic formulations of clopidogrel are available. OBJECTIVE:To determine the most ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kazi DS,Garber AM,Shah RU,Dudley RA,Mell MW,Rhee C,Moshkevich S,Boothroyd DB,Owens DK,Hlatky MA

更新日期：2014-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Many investigations consider the presence of e antigen (HBeAg) valuable in predicting which patients with acute hepatitis B are at risk of remaining infected and developing chronic liver disease. We tested this hypothesis in a retrospective study of serial samples from patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis. We fo...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Werner BG,Blumberg BS

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wilson's disease is an inherited disorder of copper accumulation that is fatal if untreated. Because penicillamine, the established treatment, is toxic in a substantial number of patients, we studied the efficacy of zinc treatment. We induced a negative or neutral copper balance in five out of five patients with Wilso...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Brewer GJ,Hill GM,Prasad AS,Cossack ZT,Rabbani P

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purposes and applications of informed consent are the subject of confusion and controversy according to a President's Commission report. The Commission suggests shared decision making as the new ideal for physician-patient relationships, but notes that such a changed ideal will not be initiated by court action. Th...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Green JA

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lack of awareness of hypoglycemia is a major limiting factor in the management of type 1 diabetes. OBJECTIVE:To examine whether reduction in the number of episodes of hypoglycemia restores hypoglycemia awareness by influencing beta-adrenergic sensitivity in patients with type 1 diabetes. DESIGN:Controlled ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Fritsche A,Stefan N,Häring H,Gerich J,Stumvoll M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical implications of newly acquired left bundle-branch block (LBBB) were examined prospectively in the Framingham Study population. During 18 years of observation 55 people developed LBBB. The mean age at the onset of LBBB was 62; LBBB occurred largely in people with antecedent hypertension, cardiac enlargemen...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Schneider JF,Thomas HE Jr,Kreger BE,McNamara PM,Kannel WB

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A sensitive and acceptable screening regimen for women at high risk for breast cancer is essential. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast is highly sensitive for diagnosis of breast cancer but has variable specificity. PURPOSE:To summarize the sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Warner E,Messersmith H,Causer P,Eisen A,Shumak R,Plewes D

更新日期：2008-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that work as a respiratory therapist is associated with an increased risk of developing asthma. DESIGN:Cross-sectional questionnaire study comparing respiratory therapists with controls (physical therapists and radiologic technologists). Subsequent validation of reported asthma w...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kern DG,Frumkin H

更新日期：1989-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may cause viral antigenemia, detected primarily as p24 viral core protein. Among 16 patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) or AIDS-related complex studied serially, 12 had or developed antigenemia ranging from 16 to 3006 pg/mL in plasma. The level ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Jackson GG,Paul DA,Falk LA,Rubenis M,Despotes JC,Mack D,Knigge M,Emeson EE

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The paucity of public health messages that directly address communities of color might contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in knowledge and behavior related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). OBJECTIVE:To determine whether physician-delivered prevention messages affect knowledge and information...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Alsan M,Stanford FC,Banerjee A,Breza E,Chandrasekhar AG,Eichmeyer S,Goldsmith-Pinkham P,Ogbu-Nwobodo L,Olken BA,Torres C,Sankar A,Vautrey PL,Duflo E

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficacy of pharmacologic agents for the irritable bowel syndrome. DATA SOURCES:Electronic literature search of MEDLINE (1966 to 1999), EMBASE (1980 to 1999), PsycINFO (1967 to 1999), and the Cochrane controlled trials registry and a manual search of references from bibliographies of identified...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Jailwala J,Imperiale TF,Kroenke K

更新日期：2000-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper is part 1 of a 2-part series on interpretation of 12-lead resting electrocardiograms (ECGs). Part 1 is a position paper that presents recommendations for initial competency, competency assessment, and maintenance of competency on ECG interpretation, as well as recommendations for the role of computer-assist...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Salerno SM,Alguire PC,Waxman HS,American College of Physicians.

更新日期：2003-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This issue provides a clinical overview of Clostridium difficile infection focusing on prevention, diagnosis, treatment, practice improvement, and patient information. Readers can complete the accompanying CME quiz for 1.5 credits. Only ACP members and individual subscribers can access the electronic features of In th...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hessen MT

更新日期：2010-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated 10 patients with hidradenitis suppurative or acne conglobata who developed arthritis. In contrast to patients with acne fulminans and arthritis, all our subjects were adults over 22 years of age; nine were black; and four were women. Nine patients had episodic inflammatory oligoarthritis affecting mainly ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rosner IA,Richter DE,Huettner TL,Kuffner GH,Wisnieski JJ,Burg CG

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ensuring patient safety is essential for better health care, but preoccupation with niches of medicine, such as patient safety, can inadvertently compromise outcomes if it distracts from other problems that pose a greater threat to health. The greatest benefit for the population comes from a comprehensive view of popu...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Woolf SH

更新日期：2004-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In an unprecedented approach to viral discovery, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) was cloned before it was established by conventional methods of viral detection or by genomic characterization. Hepatitis C virus is a small (10-kb), single-stranded RNA virus with a genomic organization that places it in the family Flaviviri...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Alter HJ

更新日期：1991-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) was administered by continuous infusion to reduce peak plasma levels and thus lessen cardiac toxicity. Cardiotoxicity was monitored by noninvasive methods, and endomyocardial biopsy specimens were studied by electronmicroscopy. Cardiotoxicity was compared in 21 patients receiving doxorubicin i...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Legha SS,Benjamin RS,Mackay B,Ewer M,Wallace S,Valdivieso M,Rasmussen SL,Blumenschein GR,Freireich EJ

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：SOURCE CITATION:Liu J, Li L, Li S, et al. Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors and the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2020;22:1619-27. 32364674. ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Griffin TP,Dinneen SF

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lack of confidence in postpolypectomy surveillance guidelines may be a factor in the observed low adherence rates among providers. OBJECTIVE:To assess the 2006 postpolypectomy colonoscopy surveillance guidelines, which recommend 3-year follow-up colonoscopy for individuals with high-risk adenomas (defined a...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Laiyemo AO,Murphy G,Albert PS,Sansbury LB,Wang Z,Cross AJ,Marcus PM,Caan B,Marshall JR,Lance P,Paskett ED,Weissfeld J,Slattery ML,Burt R,Iber F,Shike M,Kikendall JW,Lanza E,Schatzkin A

更新日期：2008-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary aldosteronism is a common cause of treatment-resistant hypertension. However, evidence from local health systems suggests low rates of testing for primary aldosteronism. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate testing rates for primary aldosteronism and evidence-based hypertension management in patients with treatmen...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Cohen JB,Cohen DL,Herman DS,Leppert JT,Byrd JB,Bhalla V

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Chemoprevention offers promise as a strategy for reducing morbidity and mortality from breast cancer in women. This review examined the evidence for the effectiveness of chemoprevention in women without a history of breast cancer. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE (1966 to December 2001). STUDY SELECTION:English-language,...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Kinsinger LS,Harris R,Woolf SH,Sox HC,Lohr KN

更新日期：2002-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Progress of diabetes care is a subject of public health concern. OBJECTIVE:To assess changes in quality of diabetes care in the United States by using standardized measures. DESIGN:National population-based, serial cross-sectional surveys. SETTING:National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-199...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Saaddine JB,Cadwell B,Gregg EW,Engelgau MM,Vinicor F,Imperatore G,Narayan KM

更新日期：2006-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective analysis of the course of systemic lupus erythematosus in pregnant patients hospitalized at UCLA during a 15-year period provided important prognostic information. Women with systemic lupus erythematosus became pregnant if renal function was reasonably well preserved. Pregnancy infrequently posed a ser...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors：

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:HIV-infected patients with sustained immunologic improvement from antiretroviral therapy may be able to discontinue chemoprophylaxis against Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP). OBJECTIVE:To compare PCP incidence in HIV-infected patients who had sustained CD4+ lymphocyte counts greater than 200 cells/mm3 a...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Yangco BG,Von Bargen JC,Moorman AC,Holmberg SD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:A 2007 American College of Physicians guideline addressed pharmacologic options for low back pain. New evidence and medications have now become available. Purpose:To review the current evidence on systemic pharmacologic therapies for acute or chronic nonradicular or radicular low back pain. Data Sources:Ov...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Chou R,Deyo R,Friedly J,Skelly A,Weimer M,Fu R,Dana T,Kraegel P,Griffin J,Grusing S

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00