Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was one of the developers of Impressionism. Evolving over the 1860s, as a style of art it…
Periprocedural Bridging in Patients with Venous Thromboembolism: A Systematic Review
Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) are the most widely used anticoagulants, and bridging is commonly administered during periprocedural VKA interruption. Given…
ABC (Atrial fibrillation Better Care) pathway and healthcare costs in atrial fibrillation. The ATHERO-AF study
Patients with atrial fibrillation are often elderly and have multiple comorbidities, leading to a high risk of cardiovascular events1,2,3 despite…
The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth
It was 80 years ago, on May 2, 1939, when Lou Gehrig (1903-1941), the legendary baseball player, took himself out…
Pulse Pressure, Cardiovascular Events, and Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT)
The efficacy and tolerability of intensive blood pressure lowering may vary by pulse pressure (systolic minus diastolic blood pressure).
Consumer-Directed Health Care: The Uncertain Future of Price Transparency Initiatives
CompareCare, Massachusetts’ online price transparency initiative, was recently launched by the Center for Health Information and Analysis.1 Designed with the…
Clinical characteristics and etiologies of miliary nodules in the US; A single center study
Miliary nodules have been typically described as a radiological manifestation of disseminated tuberculosis. However, miliary nodules are known to occur…
Pneumocystis pneumonia complicated by extensive diffuse pneumatoceles
A 60-year-old male presented to the outpatient clinic with shortness of breath, subjective fevers, and night sweats of one month…
Short-TErm Psychotherapy IN Acute Myocardial Infarction (STEP-IN-AMI) TRIAL: Final results
To assess whether a short-term psychotherapy enhances long-term clinical outcomes in patients with a recent acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
The Luckiest Man onthe Face of the Earth
It was 80 years ago, on May 2, 1939, when Henry Louis “Lou” Gehrig, Jr, (1903-1941) (Figure), the legendary baseball…