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February 20, 2001; 134 (4)

Articles

  • The Progression of Fenfluramine-Associated Valvular Heart Disease Assessed by Echocardiography

    • Steven T. Mast,
    • James G. Jollis,
    • Thomas Ryan,
    • Kevin J. Anstrom,
    • and Jack L. Crary
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:261-266

    In 50 patients who had developed at least mild mitral regurgitation or aortic regurgitation after exposure to fenfluramines, serial echocardiography showed that valvular regurgitation improved or remained stable in most patients after therapy was discontinued. Worsening of valvular regurgitation was uncommon.

  • Natural History of Valvular Regurgitation 1 Year after Discontinuation of Dexfenfluramine Therapy: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    • Neil J. Weissman,
    • Julio A. Panza,
    • John F. Tighe, Jr.,
    • and John T. Gwynne
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:267-273

    The findings of this study suggest that after dexfenfluramine therapy is taken for 2 to 3 months and then discontinued, development or progression of any valvular regurgitation over the following year is unlikely. Echocardiographic evidence indicates that aortic regurgitation regresses in some previously treated patients.

  • Assessment of Decision Support for Blood Test Ordering in Primary Care: A Randomized Trial

    • Marc A.M. van Wijk,
    • Johan van der Lei,
    • Mees Mosseveld,
    • Arthur M. Bohnen,
    • and Jan H. van Bemmel
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:274-281

    Decision support based on guidelines was more effective in changing blood test–ordering behavior than was decision support based on initially displaying a limited number of tests. Guideline-driven decision support systems can reduce the number of laboratory tests ordered by primary care practitioners.

Brief Communications

  • Use of Prescription Weight Loss Pills among U.S. Adults in 1996–1998

    • Laura Kettel Khan,
    • Mary K. Serdula,
    • Barbara A. Bowman,
    • and David F. Williamson
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:282-286

    According to the results of a telephone survey, nearly 5 million U.S. adults used prescription weight loss pills in 1996–1998. However, one quarter of users were not overweight, suggesting that weight loss pills may be inappropriately used, especially among women, white persons, and Hispanic persons.

  • Impact of Coronary Heart Disease on World Leaders

    • Alyce M. Girardi,
    • Leslie R. Pyenson,
    • Jon Morris,
    • and Francis X. Brickfield
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:287-290

    Incidence of and death from coronary heart disease among office-holding world leaders has decreased over the past 30 years, possibly because of increased use of cardiac procedures. A coronary event in a world leader is unlikely to presage a change in government.

Review

  • Antibiotic Resistance in the Intensive Care Unit

    • Marin H. Kollef and
    • Victoria J. Fraser
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:298-314

    The authors discuss the risk factors associated with acquisition of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections and potential strategies for preventing antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit.

Perspectives

  • In Defense of Case Reports and Case Series

    • Jan P. Vandenbroucke
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:330-334

    Case reports and case series have been subject to some serious questioning, but they have their own valuable role in the progress of medical science.

NIH Conferences

  • Recent Advances in Genetics, Diagnosis, Localization, and Treatment of Pheochromocytoma

    • Karel Pacak,
    • W. Marston Linehan,
    • Graeme Eisenhofer,
    • McClellan M. Walther,
    • and David S. Goldstein
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:315-329

    This conference report summarizes advances in the genetics, biochemical diagnosis, localization, and management of pheochromocytoma and notes key questions that remain unanswered.

Editorials

  • Silver Lining to the Cloud over Anorexogen-Related Cardiac Valvulopathy?

    • Martin St John Sutton
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:335-337

    The studies by Weissman and Mast and their colleagues in this issue clarify two important issues concerning anorexogen-induced valvulopathy: that progressive valvulopathy is uncommon and that valvular regurgitation may spontaneously resolve in some patients after cessation of anorexogen therapy.

  • Coronary Events in World Leaders

    • J. Willis Hurst
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:338-339

    Girardi and colleagues' report in this issue suggests that most world leaders remain in power after a coronary event. In the United States, a president's physician, along with a White House physician and consultants, decides whether the president is disabled.

Letters

  • Error in Medicine

    • John Dale Dunn
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:342

  • Error in Medicine

    • David W. Bates and
    • Atul A. Gawande
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:342

  • Suppose There Were No Printers

    • Randall Walker
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:342-343

  • Suppose There Were No Printers

    • Frank Davidoff
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:343

  • Work–Family Balance

    • Carole Warde
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:343

  • Seizure Associated with Ginkgo biloba?

    • Philip J. Gregory
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:344

  • Ibuprofen-Related Hypoglycemia in a Patient Receiving Sulfonylurea

    • Hirohito Sone,
    • Akimitsu Takahashi,
    • and Nobuhiro Yamada
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:344

  • Idiosyncratic Acute Hepatitis Caused by Paracetamol in Two Patients with Melanoma Treated with High-Dose Interferon-α

    • Paolo Fabris,
    • Maurizio Dalla Palma,
    • and Fausto de Lalla
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:345

  • Conjunctival Icterus

    • John J. Kuiper
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:345-346

  • Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia: An Updated Systematic Review

    • Mujahid A. Rizvi,
    • Kiarash Kojouri,
    • and James N. George
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:346

  • Who Is a Peer?

    • Alan L. Buchman
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:346-347

  • Correction: Error in Medicine

    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:347

Medical Writings: Book Notes

  • Source Book in Bioethics: A Documentary History

    • James Mittelberger
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:348

  • Clinical Case Reporting in Evidence-based Medicine

    • Edward J. Huth
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:348

Current Clinical Issues

  • Task Force Readying First Wave of New Prevention Guidelines

    • Tom Reynolds
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:349-352

Ad Libitum

Book Listings

Medical Notices

Summaries for Patients

  • What Happens to Heart Valve Damage Caused by Diet Drugs after Treatment with the Drug Has Been Stopped?

    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:S78

  • Heart Valve Abnormalities 1 Year after Patients Stopped Taking the Weight-Loss Drug Dexfenfluramine

    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:S79

  • Computer Systems To Help with Ordering Blood Tests in Primary Care

    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:S80

  • Use of Prescription Weight Loss Pills by U.S. Adults in 1996–1998

    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:S81

  • Heart Disease in World Leaders

    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:S82

Updates from the Annual Session

  • Update in Allergy and Immunology

    • Anthony Montanaro and
    • Stephen A. Tilles
    Ann Intern Med February 20, 2001 134:291-297

    This Update focuses on topics in allergy and immunology that are particularly relevant to internal medicine: latex allergy, trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole allergy, environmental controls for persons with allergies, food allergy, use of inhaled corticosteroids, use of monoclonal anti-IgE antibody, asthma, and allergic rhinitis.

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February 20, 2001; 134 (4)
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  3. Review
  4. Perspectives
  5. NIH Conferences
  6. Editorials
  7. Letters
  8. Medical Writings: Book Notes
  9. Current Clinical Issues
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  11. Book Listings
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