Internal Medicine News & Articles

1 Comparison of the efficacy and safety of fixed-dose amlodipine/losartan and losartan in hypertensive patients inadequately controlled with losartan: a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

2 Sequential Intensification of Metformin Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes With Liraglutide Followed by Randomized Addition of Basal Insulin Prompted by A1C Targets Diabetes Care, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

3 Initial monotherapy and combination therapy and hypertension control the first year Hypertension, May 16, 2012

4 Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein and ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter A1 Genotype Alter the Atorvastatin and Simvastatin Efficacy: Time for Genotype-Guided Therapy Angiology, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

5 Critical evaluation of the efficacy and tolerability of azilsartan Full Text Vascular Health and Risk Management, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

6 The effectiveness and safety of triple-antiplatelet treatment based on cilostazol for patients receiving percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis Full Text Clinical Cardiology, May 16, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine    Clinical Article

7 Losartan attenuates human monocyte-derived dendritic cells immune maturation via downregulation of lectin-like oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor-1 Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

8 Alendronate in patients with calcium nephrolithiasis and loss of bone mass Central European Journal of Medicine, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

9 The Differential Effect of Risperidone and Olanzapine on Insulin Sensitivity after 3 Weeks of Treatment: A HOMA Pilot Study Pharmacopsychiatry, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

10 A High Prevalence of Carotid Artery Stenosis in Male Patients Older Than 65 Years, Irrespective of Presenting Clinical Manifestation of Atherosclerotic Diseases Angiology, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

11 Association of ocular pseudoexfoliation syndrome with ischaemic heart disease, arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus Acta Ophthalmologica, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

12 The Influence of Different Movements on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Subacute Stroke Patients The Journal of International Medical Research, May 16, 2012

13 A Randomized Trial of Peer Coach and Office Staff Support to Reduce Coronary Heart Disease Risk in African-Americans with Uncontrolled Hypertension Journal of General Internal Medicine, May 16, 2012

14 A Comprehensive Care Management Program to Prevent Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Hospitalizations Annals of Internal Medicine, May 16, 2012

15 Association of adult-onset asthma with specific cardiovascular conditions Respiratory Medicine, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

16 The Effect of the School Environment on the Emotional Health of Adolescents: A Systematic Review Pediatrics, May 16, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

17 Electrocardiographic P-wave characteristics in patients with end-stage renal disease: P-index and interatrial block International Urology and Nephrology, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

18 Fixed-dose acetylsalicylic acid/esomeprazole: a guide to its use to prevent cardiovascular events and reduce peptic ulcer risk Drugs & Therapy Perspectives, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

19 A Multidimensional Index and Staging System for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Annals of Internal Medicine, May 16, 2012

20 Pathophysiological analysis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by evaluation of fatty liver changes and blood flow using xenon computed tomography: can early-stage nonalcoholic steatohepatitis be distinguished from simple steatosis Journal of Gastroenterology, May 16, 2012    Clinical Article

1 Red Meat Consumption and Mortality Archives of Internal Medicine, April 10, 2012

2 Influence of vitamin D supplementation on plasma lipid profiles: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Lipids in Health and Disease, April 5, 2012    Free full text

3 Statins as a possible cause of inflammatory and necrotizing myopathies Atherosclerosis, April 23, 2012

4 Coffee consumption and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis of cohort studies Central European Journal of Medicine, March 20, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

5 Statin Use As a Moderator of Metformin Effect on Risk for Prostate Cancer Among Type 2 Diabetic Patients Diabetes Care, April 5, 2012

6 Renal safety of intensive cholesterol-lowering treatment with rosuvastatin: A retrospective analysis of renal adverse events among 40,600 participants in the rosuvastatin clinical development program Atherosclerosis, March 27, 2012

7 Which is the preferred angiotensin II receptor blocker-based combination therapy for blood pressure control in hypertensive patients with diabetic and non-diabetic renal impairment? Cardiovascular Diabetology, April 12, 2012    Free full text

8 Effects of renin–angiotensin system blockades on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, April 2, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

9 On-treatment non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, apolipoprotein b, triglycerides, and lipid ratios in relation to residual vascular risk after treatment with potent statin therapy JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 18, 2012

10 Statin use and the risk of Clostridium difficile in academic medical centres Gut, April 11, 2012

11 Evidence-based Use of Statins for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease American Journal of Medicine, April 9, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

12 Choice of initial antihypertensive drugs and persistence of drug use-a 4-year follow-up of 78,453 incident users European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, April 12, 2012

13 β-blockers in heart failure: benefits of β-blockers according to varying male proportions of study patients Clinical Cardiology, April 9, 2012    Free full text

14 Dual effects of statins therapy in systemic lupus erythematosus and SLE-related atherosclerosis: The potential role for regulatory T cells Atherosclerosis, April 20, 2012

15 Comparison of alternate day atorvastatin treatment to daily treatment in maintaining LDL-Cholesterol targets in patients with variable coronary risk profile Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, March 29, 2012

16 Current Trial-Associated Outcomes With Warfarin in Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Archives of Internal Medicine, April 24, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

17 Sustained decrease in blood pressure following missed doses of aliskiren or telmisartan: the ASSERTIVE double-blind, randomized study Journal of Hypertension, April 16, 2012

18 Role of vitamin D deficiency in cardiovascular disease Heart, March 8, 2012

19 Inhaled low-dose iloprost for pulmonary hypertension: a prospective, multicenter, open-label study Clinical Cardiology, April 10, 2012    Free full text

20 β-blockers in heart failure: benefits of β-blockers according to varying male proportions of study patients Clinical Cardiology, April 17, 2012    Free full text