Miliary nodules have been typically described as a radiological manifestation of disseminated tuberculosis. However, miliary nodules are known to occur…
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…
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).
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…
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…
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…
The rheumatoid hands of Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) was one of the developers of Impressionism. Evolving over the 1860s, as a style of art it…
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…
High-Dose Vitamin D No Better Than Low-Dose
There was no difference in changes in bone mineral density or number of fractures in older men and women who…
High-Dose Vitamin D No Better Than Low-Dose
There was no difference in changes in bone mineral density or number of fractures in older men and women who…