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881 ATPase-dependent quality control of DNA replication origin licensing Nature, March 11, 2013 Review Article

882 Mitochondrial function in sepsis European Journal of Clinical Investigation, March 11, 2013 Review Article

883 Diagnosis and management of supraventricular tachycardia British Medical Journal, March 8, 2013 Continuing Medical Education Review Article

884 Red flags to screen for malignancy in patients with low-back pain Cochrane Reviews, March 8, 2013

885 Early invasive strategy and outcomes of non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome patients: is time really the major determinant? Internal and Emergency Medicine, March 8, 2013 Clinical Article

886 Prevalence and prognostic role of anaemia in patients with acute heart failure and preserved or depressed ventricular function Internal and Emergency Medicine, March 8, 2013 Clinical Article

887 Efficacy and Safety of Sitagliptin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and ESRD Receiving Dialysis: A 54-Week Randomized Trial Clinical Impact, from MDLinx , March 8, 2013 Clinical Article

888 Malignant and premalignant lesions of the penis British Medical Journal, March 8, 2013

889 Diabetes and cancer: placing the association in perspective Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity, March 8, 2013 Review Article

890 Metabolic syndrome and the risk for recurrent pre-eclampsia: a retrospective cohort study BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, March 8, 2013 Clinical Article

891 Antiviral medications for preventing cytomegalovirus disease in solid organ transplant recipients Cochrane Reviews, March 8, 2013 Review Article

892 Benefits of β blockers in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: network meta-analysis British Medical Journal, March 7, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
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893 Ciclesonide versus other inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children Cochrane Reviews, March 7, 2013 Review Article

894 The effect of statins on testosterone in men and women, a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials Full Text BMC Medicine, March 7, 2013 Review Article

895 New guidelines for the initial management of head injury Full Text BMC Medicine, March 7, 2013 Clinical Guideline

896 Preventing In-Facility Pressure Ulcers as a Patient Safety Strategy A Systematic Review Annals of Internal Medicine, March 7, 2013 Continuing Medical Education Review Article

897 Optimal Timing of Coronary Invasive Strategy in Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Annals of Internal Medicine, March 7, 2013 Continuing Medical Education Review Article

898 Aortic stenosis, atherosclerosis, and skeletal bone: is there a common link with calcification and inflammation? European Heart Journal, March 7, 2013 Clinical Article

899 All-cause mortality in 272,186 patients hospitalized with incident atrial fibrillation 1995–2008: a Swedish nationwide long-term case–control study European Heart Journal, March 7, 2013 Clinical Article

900 Frequency, causes, predictors, and clinical significance of peri-procedural myocardial infarction following percutaneous coronary intervention European Heart Journal, March 7, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine

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Clinical Pearls in Internal Medicine

Vitamin D deficiency is more common with non-Caucasian patients, and those with lower social support, no insurance, diabetes, lower activity levels, higher parathyroid hormone levels, and higher body mass indexes
Eating an early breakfast and dinner when taking PPIs can lower FSSG scores and improve GERD symptoms. (Factors leading to increased FSSG scores were female gender, inadequate sleep, lack of breakfast, antihypertensive agent non-users and dinner just before bedtime.)
No single method of contraception is contraindicated by age alone, but caution should be exercised with estrogen-containing preparations in obese women over 40

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Highlights in Internal Medicine

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality in ICU patients

Among 130 patients requiring mechanical ventilation, 107 were vitamin D-deficient (< 20 ng/ml). Of the patients who did not survive, the length of survival was shorter in the vitamin D-deficient patients (15.3 vs. 24.2 days, respectively).

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Coronary artery calcium increases cardiovascular risk in patients with T2DM and HTN

Researchers at Tel-Aviv University have conducted a study to determine the value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) measurements in cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with T2DM and HTN. The study involved 423 patients enrolled in the International Nifedipine Study: Intervention as Goal for Hypertension Therapy. The patients had baseline CT scans for CAC measurement at baseline and were shown to be free of disease. Follow-up CT scans were performed at 3 and 15 years. Cardiovascular events (CVEs) occurred in 41 of 423 patients at 3 years and 111 of 268 patients at 15 years of follow-up. CVEs occurred in 15% and 52% (CAC+) and 7% and 32% (CAC-) of patients with T2DM at 3 and 15 years of follow-up, respectively. Compared to patients without T2DM and no CAC, the HRs for a CVE were 6.6 and 3.9 in T2DM patients with and without CAC, respectively.

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CAC scores add predictability to Framingham

Researchers at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam have evaluated 12 measures (N-terminal fragment of prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide levels, von Willebrand factor antigen levels, fibrinogen levels, chronic kidney disease, leukocyte count, C-reactive protein levels, homocysteine levels, uric acid levels, coronary artery calcium [CAC] scores, carotid intima–media thickness, peripheral arterial disease, and pulse wave velocity), in addition to Framingham risk scores for predicting coronary heart disease. Only the CAC was shown to add significantly to the Framingham risk score in predicting coronary heart disease.

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1 Anger and the Heart: Perspectives on Cardiac Risk, Mechanisms and Interventions Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases , May 1, 2013

2 Adiponectin Gene Variant Interacts with Fish Oil Supplementation to Influence Serum Adiponectin in Older Individuals The Journal of Nutrition, May 10, 2013

3 Models for estimating the biological age of five organs using clinical biomarkers that are commonly measured in clinical practice settings Maturitas, May 1, 2013
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4 Impaired mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in the peroxisomal disease X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy Human Molecular Genetics, May 8, 2013 Review Article

5 Effect of longer term modest salt reduction on blood pressure: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials British Medical Journal, April 25, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

6 A systematic scoping review of adherence to reporting guidelines in health care literature Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, May 8, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article

7 Oxidized eicosapentaenoic acids more potently reduce LXRalpha-induced cellular triacylglycerol via suppression of SREBP-1c, PGC-1beta and GPA than its intact form Lipids in Health and Disease, May 21, 2013 Free full text

8 ACTA2 Mutation With Childhood Cardiovascular, Autonomic and Brain Anomalies and Severe Outcome American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, May 8, 2013 Review Article

9 Development of the Human Aortic Arch System Captured in an Interactive Three-Dimensional Reference Model American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, May 7, 2013 Review Article

10 Impact of age on male fertility Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, May 14, 2013 Review Article

11 Robust evidence for five new Grave's disease risk loci from a staged genome-wide association analysis Human Molecular Genetics, May 8, 2013 Review Article

12 An Anxious Heart: Anxiety and the Onset of Cardiovascular Diseases Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases , May 1, 2013

13 Thirty years beyond discovery--Clinical trials in succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, a disorder of GABA metabolism Journal of Inherited Metabolic Disease, May 28, 2013 Review Article

14 Pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis and management British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013 Review Article

15 Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy: Principles and practice European Journal of Internal Medicine , April 25, 2013

16 A Novel RASA1 Mutation Causing Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation (CM-AVM) Presenting During Pregnancy American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, May 22, 2013 Review Article

17 Hedging, knowledge and interaction: Doctors and clients talk about medical information and client experiences in genetic counseling Patient Education and Counselling, May 20, 2013 Review Article

18 The endocrinology of exercise Internal and Emergency Medicine, March 27, 2013 Review Article
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19 Walking Versus Running for Hypertension, Cholesterol, and Diabetes Mellitus Risk Reduction Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, April 17, 2013

20 Serum biomarkers for neurofibromatosis type 1 and early detection of malignant peripheral nerve-sheath tumors BMC Medicine, April 25, 2013 Free full text

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Internal Medicine - Basic Science/Genetics News & Articles

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Clinical Pearls in Internal Medicine

Highlights in Internal Medicine

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased mortality in ICU patients

Coronary artery calcium increases cardiovascular risk in patients with T2DM and HTN

CAC scores add predictability to Framingham

Most Popular Internal Med Articles

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