ACP Journal Club 2006: Vol 144 Index

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AUTHOR INDEX
Bold type indicates authors of commentaries, editorials, letters, and Resource Corners; (No.) indicates issue number.
Abraham E, 43 Cook DJ, 53 Hart SL, 44
Abuissa H, 64 Cook NR, 8, 9 Harvey S, 21
Adam DJ, 69 Cornel JH, 30 Hasselblad V, 70
Adams LA, 22 Correa-de-Araujo R, 23 Hayden JA, 12-13
Ageno W, 46-47 Cullen M, 42 Heathcote EJ, 4
Akl EA, 80 Dagerman KS, 36 Henry JC, 35
Albertsson K, 73 Dahlof B, 32 Heneghan C, A-8—A-11 (No.2)
Alder SC, 81 Darbinian J, 78 Hillegass WB, 52, 60-61
Allaart CF, 72 De Francesco V, 2 Hirsch C, 36
Al-Roomi K, 35 de Vries-Bouwstra JK, 72 Hirsh J, 18
Ameratunga S, A-8—A-11 (No.2) de Winter RJ, 30 Hlatky MA, 52
Aoun M, 3 Debley C, 71 Hoes AW, 47
Aranow C, 74 Denman M, 75 Holloway R, 35
Auble TE, 80 Devereaux PJ, 17 Hsu CY, 78
Avenell A, 14 Dickinson JA, A-10—A-11 (No. 1) Huffman LH, 37
Ayas NT, 49 Doll H, A-8—A-9 (No. 3) Hughes S, 60
Backlund JC, 63 Dooley MA, 74 Hunter DJ, 72
Baigent C, 62 Dormandy JA, 34 lestra JA, 16
Barter P, 65 Ebrahim S, 79 Imazio M, 31
Bateman K, 81 Eckland DJ, 34 Insel P, 36
Beard JD, 69 Ensrud KE, 10 Ioannou G, 71
Beattie WS, 17 Fahey T, 79 Iribarren C, 78
Beck-Bornholdt HP, 19 Falck-Ytter Y, A-8—A-9 (No. 1) Isley WL, 34
Becx P, 20 Ferrone CR, 77 Jackson R, A-8—A-11 (No.2)
Ben Porat L, 77 Filippatos GS, 21 Jamal SA, 10
Berger PB, 15 Finne P, 51 Johnell O, 14
Bergmann JE, 4-5 FitzGerald JM, 49 Jones PG, 64
Bilezikian JP, 10 Flather M, 31 Julian L, 44
Billingham L, 42 Fletcher L, 1 Kaduszkiewicz H, \o
Black DM, 10 Flossmann E, 24 Kagansky M, 71
Black HR, 25 Fraser A, 3, 57 Kagansky N, 71
Bleck TP, 20 Fu R, 37 Kalra S, 17
Bobbio M, 31 Fugate Woods N, 23 Kalunian KC, 75
Boonen A, 73 Gafter-Gvili A, 57 Kaplan RC, 50
Boulton MR, A-10—A-11 (No. 1) Garcia- Tsao G, 68 Kearney PM, 62
Borok S, 3 Garg R, 43 Keech A, 62, 65
Borzak S, 29 Gatta L, 2 Kim MY, 75
Bosch J, 68 Gaziano JM, 8, 9 King DB, A-10—A-11 (No. 1)
Broad J, A-8—A-11 (No.2) Gea-Banacloche JC, 42 Kiss A, 61
Brunet F, 61 Gershlick AH, 60 Kitchens J, 17
Bruyninckx F, 20 Gerstein HC, 11, 63 Knudsen CW, 48
Bucaneve G, 40 Gibson CM, 29 Koes BW, 12-13
Cannon CP, 29 Giles MF, 24 Korula J, 68
Cantor WJ, 61 Gillespie LD, 14 Krane V, 7
Carey TS, 12-13 Gillespie WJ, 14 Kremastinos DT, 21
Carlberg B, 67 Ginzler EM, 74 Krishnan P, 35
Carlet J, 43 Glasziou P, A-8—A-11 (No. 2) Kromhout D, 16
Carney S, A-8—A-9 (No. 3) Go AS, 78 Kunz R, A-8—A-9 (No. 1)
Cecchi E, 31 Goekoop-Ruiterman YP, 72 Lacasse Y, 66
Chambers S, 1 Goodacre S, 46 LaCroix AZ, 23
Charbonnel B, 34 Granger C, 25 Laterre PF, 43
Chiba N, 2 Gray SL, 23 Lau GK, 5
Choi PT, 17 Groszmann RJ, 68 Lee IM, 8, 9
Cleary PA, 63 Gulati M, 25 Legemate DA, 69
Clement CM, 53 Gutknecht D, 11, 79 Leibovici L, 1
Cleveland T, 69 Guyatt G, A-8-A-9 (No. 1) Leighton JA, 76
Clopton P, 48 Hadziyannis SJ, 4 Leontiadis GI, 76
Cohn JN, 48 Hall MJ, 37 Lethaby A, A-8—A-11 (No.2)
Collins JE, 6 Hankey GJ, 50 Lindbaek M, 81
Collinson J, 31 Harris EL, 37 Lindholm LH, 67
COMMIT Collaborative Group, 58 Harrison DA, 21 Longstreth WT Jr, 50
Connor J, A-8—A-11 (No.2) Hart R, 24 Loprinzi CL, 41
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Luckmann R, 19 Pavlakis N, 39 Stephens-Lloyd A, 60
Luo KX, 5 Peterson W, 76 Steven N, 42
Lymp JF, 22 Petri M, 75 Stevens SM, 46-47
Magrini N, A-8-A-9 (No. 1) PiratvisuthT , 5 Stevenson LW, 70
Mak E, 49 Pict B, 15 Stiell IG, 53
Malmivaara AV, 12-13 Poulter NR, 32 Stockler M, 39
Manns B, 74 Prasad K, 35 Stone RA, 80
Marmor E, 38 Qushmag I, 53 Suarez A, 60-61
Marso SP, 64 Rajdev S, 60-61 Sutton AJ, 46
Marz W, 7 Ramsay RE, 6 Svensson B, 73
Massel D, 59 Regine WE, 38 Szajewska H, 45
Mayes BN, 6 Reichen J, 22 Tassopoulos NC, 4
McCarthy W, 77 Rembold C, 62 Tattersall M, 40
McCulloch CE, 78 Reunanen A, 51 Tepper J, 33
McElderry HT Jr, 52 Richards D, 1 The PREPIC Study Group, 18
McQueen M, 65 Rimon E, 71 Tibbs PA, 38
Menichetti F, 40 Robb G, A-8—A-11 (No.2) Tirschwell DL, 50
Micozzi A, 40 Roscoe JA, 41 Tomlinson G, 12-13
Mihara H, 33 Rothwell PM, 24 Toop L, 1
Mohr DC, 44 Rowan AJ, 6 Toumpas C, A-10—A-11 (No. 1)
Moist L, 7 Rowe BH, 53 Triester SL, 76
Moons KG, 47 Rudd P, 67 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 37
Morrison LJ, 61 Sabatine MS, 29 Van den Berghe G, 20
Morrow GR, 41 Salpeter E, 66 van den Bussche H, 19
Moyer CD, 15 Salpeter S, 66 van der Schouw YT, 16
Mrukowicz J, 45 Samore MH, 81 van Tulder MW, 12-13
Nardone DA, A-11 (No. 3) Sampson FC, 46 Vist G, A-8—A-9 (No. 1)
Nathan DM, 63 Samuelsson O, 67 Walsh M, 74
Nelson HD, 37 Sanders GD, 52 Wang CS, 49
Neugut Al, 37 Schattner A, 73 Wanner C, 7
Nicolau J, 15 Schmidt RL, 39 Wells S, A-8—A-11 (No.2)
O’Hare A, 78 Schneider LS, 36 Welsford M, 30
O'Keefe JH Jr, 64 Schoonheydt K, 20 White H, 15
O'Connell DL, 14 Schroeder K, 79 Wiedemann HP, 70
O'Regan R, 39 Schulzer M, 49 Willett LR, 8-9
Omiston T, 66 Schiinemann H, 21, A-8—A-9 (No. 1) Windhausen F, 30
Omland T, 48 Schuster M, 57 Winkelmayer WC, 51
Ost D, 33 Sensky T, 44 Witt DM, 33
Ostergren JB, 11 Sequeira R, 35 Wouters PJ, 20
Oudega R, 47 Sever PS, 32 Wyer PC, 49, A-11 (No. 3)
Owens DK, 52 Shah MR, 70 Yealy DM, 80
Padwal R, 64 Shaw LJ, 25 York M, 72
Panageas KS, 77 Simes RJ, 65 YusufS , 11
Pandya KJ, 41 Singer M, 21 Zarnke KB, 32
Parker M, A-10 (No.3) Siragusa S, 33 Ziegler CP, 61
Parrino TA, 45 Smith D, 16 Zimmermann T, 19
Patchell RA, 38 St. Sauver J, 22 Zullo A, 2
Paul M, 3, 57 Stenman S, 51
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JECT INDEX
A A clinical decision support system reduced antimicrobial use for
a-Tocopherol acute respiratory tract infections in rural settings, 81
Vitamin E did not prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer in Levofloxacin prevented fever and infection during prolonged
healthy women, 8-9 chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, 40
Adenine Review: Additional anti-gram-positive antibiotics do not reduce
The benefits of adefovir dipivoxil for HBeAg-negative chronic all-cause mortality in cancer and febrile neutropenia, 3
Review: Saccharomyces boulardii reduces risk for antibiotic-associated
hepatitis B did not persist after discontinuation of treatment, 4
diarrhea, 45
Adrenergic B-antagonists
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Amlodipine plus perindopril was better than atenolol plus
Antibacterial prophylaxis reduced the incidence of fever in patients
bendroflumethiazide for reducing complications in hypertension, 32
A nonselective B-blocker did not prevent gastroesophageal varices in receiving chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphoma, 42
cirrhosis and portal hypertension, 68 Levofloxacin prevented fever and infection during prolonged
chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, 40
Review: B-blockers are less effective than other antihypertensive
Review: Antibiotic prophylaxis reduces mortality in patients with
drugs for reducing risk for stroke in primary hypertension, 67
neutropenia after chemotherapy, 57
Review: Cardioselective B-blockers do not produce adverse
Anticoagulants
respiratory effects in COPD, 66
Pioglitazone did not reduce a composite endpoint of macrovascular
Review: Evidence of benefit for perioperative B-blockers in
complications and increased risk for heart failure in type 2
noncardiac surgery is unreliable, 17
diabetes with macrovascular disease, 34
Alendronate
Anticonvulsants
1 year of alendronate after 1 year of parathyroid hormone (1-84)
Lamotrigine or gabapentin was better tolerated than carbamazepine
treatment increased bone mineral density in osteoporosis, 10
in new-onset geriatric epilepsy, 6
Alzheimer disease
Review: Lorazepam provides the best control for status epilepticus, 35
Review: Cholinesterase inhibitors may be effective in Alzheimer
Antihypertensive agents
disease, 19
Review: Care assisted by nurses or pharmacists provides better blood
Amines
pressure control, 79
900 mg daily of gabapentin was effective for hot flashes in women
Antiinfective agents
with breast cancer, 41
Drotrecogin- (activated) did not reduce death and increased bleeding
Amputation
in patients with severe sepsis and low risk for death, 43
Bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty did not differ for
Trimethoprim reduced dysuria in women with symptoms ofu rinary
amputation-free survival in severe limb ischemia, 69
tract infection but negative urine dipstick test results, 1
Anemia, iron-deficiency
Antiinflammatory agents
Low-dose iron supplementation was effective in older patients with
Addition of clopidogrel to aspirin, but not early use of metoprolol,
iron-deficiency anemia, 71 improved overall outcome in acute myocardial infarction, 58-59
Angina, unstable First-line treatment with colchicine reduced recurrent pericarditis, 31
An early invasive strategy was not better than a selectively invasive Antilipemic agents
strategy for acute coronary syndromes, 30
Long-term fenofibrate therapy did not reduce major coronary events
Angioplasty but may reduce total CVD events in type 2 diabetes mellitus, 65
Bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty did not differ for
Antineoplastic agents
amputation-free survival in severe limb ischemia, 69 Antibacterial prophylaxis reduced the incidence of fever in patients
Clopidogrel before percutaneous coronary intervention reduced receiving chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphoma, 42
cardiovascular outcome in ST-elevation myocardial infarction, 29
Review: Antibiotic prophylaxis reduces mortality in patients with
An early invasive strategy was not better than a selectively invasive neutropenia after chemotherapy, 57
strategy for acute coronary syndromes, 30 Review: Bisphosphonates prevent or delay skeletal events in women
Rescue angioplasty reduced cardiovascular and cerebrovascular with advanced breast cancer and bone metastases, 39
outcomes in acute MI] after failed thrombolytic therapy, 60-61 Antipsychotic agents
Review: Evidence supporting reduced death and reinfarction by Review: Atypical antipsychotic drugs increase risk for death in
percutaneous coronary intervention after thrombolysis is dementia, 36
inconclusive, 60-61 Antirheumatic agents
Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers Initial combination therapy with prednisone or infliximab improved
Candesartan prevented development ofd iabetes mellitus in heart outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis more than DMARDs
failure, 11 alone, 72
Review: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and Prednisolone plus a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug improved
angiotensin-receptor blockers prevent type 2 diabetes, 64 outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis, 73
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors Antiviral agents
Review: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and The benefits of adefovir dipivoxil for HBeAg-negative chronic
angiotensin-receptor blockers prevent type 2 diabetes, 64 hepatitis B did not persist after discontinuation of treatment, 4
Antibacterial agents Peginterferon O-2a alone or with lamivudine increased response
Antibacterial prophylaxis reduced the incidence of fever in patients rates more than lamivudine alone for HBeAg-positive chronic
receiving chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphoma, 42 hepatitis B, 5
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Arthritis, rheumatoid Cardiovascular diseases
Initial combination therapy with prednisone or infliximab improved Amlodipine plus perindopril was better than atenolol plus
outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis more than DMARDs bendroflumethiazide for reducing complications in
alone, 72 hypertension, 32
Prednisolone plus a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug improved Intensive insulin therapy reduced cardiovascular disease in type 1
outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis, 73 diabetes, 63
Aspirin Long-term fenofibrate therapy did not reduce major coronary events
Addition ofc lopidogrel to aspirin, but not early use of metoprolol, but may reduce total CVD events in type 2 diabetes mellitus, 65
improved overall outcome in acute myocardial infarction, 58-59 Recurrent stroke rate was higher than coronary heart disease rate in
Low-dose aspirin did not prevent cancer in healthy women, 8-9 the first year after stroke but similar after the first year, 50
Atenolol Review: Evidence ofb enefit for perioperative B-blockers in
Review: B-blockers are less effective than other antihypertensive noncardiac surgery is unreliable, 17
drugs for reducing risk for stroke in primary hypertension, 67 Vitamin E did not prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer in
Atrial fibrillation healthy women, 8-9
B-type natriuretic peptide level had reduced specificity for diagnosing Catheterization, swan-ganz
heart failure in dyspnea with atrial fibrillation in the emergency Management with a pulmonary artery catheter did not reduce all-
department, 48 cause mortality in critically ill patients, 21
Review: A pulmonary artery catheter does not reduce mortality or
B hospital days in critically ill patients, 70
Cerebrovascular disorders
Bacterial infections
Acorvastatin did not prevent cardiovascular events or death in
Antibacterial prophylaxis reduced the incidence of fever in patients
patients with type 2 diabetes receiving hemodialysis, 7
receiving chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphoma, 42
Recurrent stroke rate was higher than coronary heart disease rate in
Levofloxacin prevented fever and infection during prolonged
the first year after stroke but similar after the first vear, 50
chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, 40
Review: Atypical antipsychotic drugs increase risk for death in
Review: Antibiotic prophylaxis reduces mortality in patients with
dementia, 36
neutropenia after chemotherapy, 57
A simple risk score predicted 7-day stroke risk after transient
Biostatistics
ischemic attack, 24
Introduction to biostatistics: Part 3. Statistical approaches to
Cholesterol
uncertainty: P values and confidence intervals unpacked
Long-term fenofibrate therapy did not reduce major coronary events
(Editorial), A-8—A-9 (No. 3)
but may reduce total CVD events in type 2 diabetes mellitus, 65
Bisphosphonates
Cholinesterase inhibitors
Review: Bisphosphonates prevent or delay skeletal events in women
Review: Cholinesterase inhibitors may be effective in Alzheimer
with advanced breast cancer and bone metastases, 39
Body mass index disease, 19
Cirrhosis
Being overweight or obese was associated with a greater risk for
A nonselective B-blocker did not prevent gastroesophageal varices in
end-stage renal disease, 78
cirrhosis and portal hypertension, 68
Bone density conservation agents
Clinical skills
Review: Bisphosphonates prevent or delay skeletal events in women
with advanced breast cancer and bone metastases, 39 Clinical skills textbooks fail evidence-based examination (Editorial),
A-10—A-11 (No. 1)
Bone neoplasms
Cognitive therapy
Review: Bisphosphonates prevent or delay skeletal events in women
Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by telephone reduced
with advanced breast cancer and bone metastases, 39
depression in multiple sclerosis with functional impairment, 44
Breast neoplasms
Colchicine
900 mg daily of gabapentin was effective for hot flashes in women
First-line treatment with colchicine reduced recurrent pericarditis,
with breast cancer, 41
31
Review: Bisphosphonates prevent or delay skeletal events in women
Contraceptives, oral, combined
with advanced breast cancer and bone metastases, 39
Oral contraceptives did not increase risk for flare in women with
Review: Only women with specific family histories should be
systemic lupus erythematosus, 75
referred for counseling or evaluation for BRCA breast and ovarian
Coronary angiography
cancer susceptibility, 37
An early invasive strategy was not better than a selectively invasive
strategy for acute coronary syndromes, 30
Coronary artery bypass
Calcitriol An early invasive strategy was not better than a selectively invasive
Review: Vitamin D plus calcium, but not vitamin D alone, prevents strategy for acute coronary syndromes, 30
osteoporotic fractures in older persons, 14 Coronary disease
Calcium-channel blockers Pioglitazone did not reduce a composite endpoint of macrovascular
Amlodipine plus perindopril was better than atenolol plus ben- complications and increased risk for heart failure in type 2
droflumethiazide for reducing complications in hypertension, 32 diabetes with macrovascular disease, 34
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Review: Increased physical activity and combined dietary changes Dyslipidemias
reduce mortality in coronary artery disease, 16 Long-term fenofibrate therapy did not reduce major coronary events
Craniocerebral trauma but may reduce total CVD events in type 2 diabetes mellitus, 65
The Canadian CT Head Rule was as sensitive as, but more specific Dyspnea
than, the New Orleans Criteria for identifying minor head B-type natriuretic peptide level had reduced specificity for diagnosing
injury, 53 heart failure in dyspnea with atrial fibrillation in the emergency
Critical care department, 48
Intensive insulin therapy reduced the incidence of neurologic Review: Medical history, physical examination, and routine tests are
complications in critically ill patients, 20 useful for diagnosing heart failure in dyspnea, 49
Management with a pulmonary artery catheter did not reduce Review: Medical history, physical examination, and routine tests are
all-cause mortality in critically ill patients, 21 useful for diagnosing heart failure in dyspnea (Letter), A-11 (No. 3)
Review: A pulmonary artery catheter does not reduce mortality or
hospital days in critically ill patients, 70 E
Cyclohexanecarboxylic acids Early diagnosis
900 mg daily of gabapentin was effective for hot flashes in women A simple risk score predicted 7-day stroke risk after transient
with breast cancer, 41 ischemic attack, 24
Cyclooxygenase inhibitors Emergency service, hospital
Low-dose aspirin did not prevent cancer in healthy women, 8-9 Moderate- and high-intensity implementation of guidelines
Cyclophosphamide increased outpatient care of low-risk pneumonia, 80
Oral mycophenolate led to more complete remissions than Review: Medical history, physical examination, and routine tests are
intravenous cyclophosphamide for active lupus nephritis, 74 useful for diagnosing heart failure in dyspnea, 49
Review: Medical history, physical examination, and routine tests are
D useful for diagnosing heart failure in dyspnea (Letter), A-11 (No. 3)
Endoscopes, gastrointestinal
Death, sudden, cardiac
Review: Capsule endoscopy has high yield for small bowel findings
Prophylactic implantable cardioverter—defibrillators increased life
in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, 76
expectancy with an acceptable cost-effectiveness ratio, 52
Epilepsy
Decision support
Lamotrigine or gabapentin was better tolerated than carbamazepine
The Canadian CT Head Rule was as sensitive as, but more specific
in new-onset geriatric epilepsy, 6
than, the New Orleans Criteria for identifying minor head
Eplerenone
injury, 53
Adjunctive treatment with eplerenone reduced 30-day all-cause
A clinical decision support system reduced antimicrobial use for
mortality in acute myocardial infarction, 15
acute respiratory tract infections in rural settings, 81
Esophageal and gastric varices
Decompression, surgical
A nonselective B-blocker did not prevent gastroesophageal varices in
Direct decompressive surgery plus radiotherapy improved the ability to
cirrhosis and portal hypertension, 68
walk in spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer, 38
Evidence-based medicine
Defibrillators, implantable
Clinical skills textbooks fail evidence-based examination (Editorial),
Prophylactic implantable cardioverter—defibrillators increased life
expectancy with an acceptable cost-effectiveness ratio, 52 A-10—A-11 (No. 1)
An emerging consensus on grading recommendations? (Editorial),
Dementia
Review: Atypical antipsychotic drugs increase risk for death in A-8—A-9 (No. 1)
Evidence-Based to Value-Based Medicine (Resource Corner), A-10
dementia, 36
Depressive disorder (No. 3)
The GATE frame: critical appraisal with pictures (Editorial),
Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by telephone reduced
depression in multiple sclerosis with functional impairment, 44 A-8—A-11 (No. 2)
Introduction to biostatistics: Part 3. Statistical approaches to
| Diabetes mellitus, type 1
Incidence of end-stage renal disease in patients with type 1 diabetes uncertainty: P values and confidence intervals unpacked
was 7.8% at 30 years after diagnosis, 51 (Editorial), A-8—A-9 (No. 3)
Intensive insulin therapy reduced cardiovascular disease in type 1 Exercise
diabetes, 63 A nomogram of exercise capacity for age predicted mortality in
Diabetes mellitus, type 2 women with cardiovascular symptoms, 25
Review: Exercise therapy reduces pain and improves function in
{ Atorvastatin did not prevent cardiovascular events or death in
patients with type 2 diabetes receiving hemodialysis, 7 chronic but not acute low-back pain, 12-13
Candesartan prevented development ofd iabetes mellitus in heart
failure, 11 F
Long-term fenofibrate therapy did not reduce major coronary events
Family practice
but may reduce total CVD events in type 2 diabetes mellitus, 65
Review: Care assisted by nurses or pharmacists provides better blood
| Review: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and
pressure control, 79
angiotensin-receptor blockers prevent type 2 diabetes, 64
Fatty liver
Diarrhea
Review: Saccharomyces boulardii reduces risk for antibiotic-associated Age, impaired fasting glucose, and cirrhosis predicted mortality at
diarrhea, 45 mean 7.6 years for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, 22
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Ferrous compounds Peginterferon O-2a alone or with lamivudine increased response rates
Low-dose iron supplementation was effective in older patients with more than lamivudine alone for HBeAg-positive chronic
iron-deficiency anemia, 71 hepatitis B, 5
Fibrinolytic agents Heptanoic acids
Rescue angioplasty reduced cardiovascular and cerebrovascular Atorvastatin did not prevent cardiovascular events or death in
outcomes in acute MI after failed thrombolytic therapy, 60-61 patients with type 2 diabetes receiving hemodialysis, 7
Hip fractures
Fluoroquinolones
An operational definition of frailty predicted death, hip fracture, and
Review: Antibiotic prophylaxis reduces mortality in patients with
hospitalization in older women, 23
neutropenia after chemotherapy, 57
Review: Vitamin D plus calcium, but not vitamin D alone, prevents
Fractures
osteoporotic fractures in older persons, 14
Review: Vitamin D plus calcium, but not vitamin D alone, prevents
Hot flashes
osteoporotic fractures in older persons, 14
900 mg daily of gabapentin was effective for hot flashes in women
Frail elderly
with breast cancer, 41
An operational definition of frailty predicted death, hip fracture, and
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors
hospitalization in older women, 23
Atorvastatin did not prevent cardiovascular events or death in
patients with type 2 diabetes receiving hemodialysis, 7
G Review: Cholesterol-lowering treatment with statins reduces
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage all-cause mortality in persons at risk, 62
Review: Capsule endoscopy has high yield for small bowel findings Hypercholesterolemia
in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, 76 Review: Cholesterol-lowering treatment with statins reduces
all-cause mortality in persons at risk, 62
Genetics
Review: Only women with specific family histories should be Hypertension
Amlodipine plus perindopril was better than atenolol plus
referred for counseling or evaluation for BRCA breast and ovarian
bendroflumethiazide for reducing complications in
cancer susceptibility, 37
hypertension, 32
Glucocorticoids
Review: B-blockers are less effective than other antihypertensive
Prednisolone plus a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug improved
drugs for reducing risk for stroke in primary hypertension, 67
outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis, 73
Review: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and
Gram-positive bacterial infections angiotensin-receptor blockers prevent type 2 diabetes, 64
Review: Additional anti-gram-positive antibiotics do not reduce
Review: Care assisted by nurses or pharmacists provides better blood
all-cause mortality in cancer and febrile neutropenia, 3 pressure control, 79
Guideline adherence Hypertension, portal
Moderate- and high-intensity implementation of guidelines A nonselective B-blocker did not prevent gastroesophageal varices in
increased outpatient care of low-risk pneumonia, 80 cirrhosis and portal hypertension, 68
H
Heart disease Insulin
Adjunctive treatment with eplerenone reduced 30-day all-cause Intensive insulin therapy reduced cardiovascular disease in type 1
mortality in acute myocardial infarction, 15 diabetes, 63
Atorvastatin did not prevent cardiovascular events or death in Intensive insulin therapy reduced the incidence of neurologic
patients with type 2 diabetes receiving hemodialysis, 7 complications in critically ill patients, 20
B-type natriuretic peptide level had reduced specificity for Interferon O-2a
diagnosing heart failure in dyspnea with atrial fibrillation in Peginterferon O-2a alone or with lamivudine increased response rates
the emergency department, 48 more than lamivudine alone for HBeAg-positive chronic
Candesartan prevented development of diabetes mellitus in heart hepatitis B, 5
failure, 11 Intestine, small
Prophylactic implantable cardioverter—defibrillators increased life Review: Capsule endoscopy has high yield for small bowel findings
expectancy with an acceptable cost-effectiveness ratio, 52 in obscure gastrointestinal bleeding, 76
Heart failure, congestive Ischemia
Review: Medical history, physical examination, and routine tests are Bypass surgery and balloon angioplasty did not differ for
useful for diagnosing heart failure in dyspnea, 49
amputation-free survival in severe limb ischemia, 69
Review: Medical history, physical examination, and routine tests are
A simple risk score predicted 7-day stroke risk after transient
useful for diagnosing heart failure in dyspnea (Letter), A-11 (No. 3) ischemic attack, 24
Helicobacter pylori
A sequential 10-day regimen was better than standard triple therapy
for eradicating Helicobacter pylori in older patients, 2
Hepatitis B, chronic Joints
The benefits of adefovir dipivoxil for HBeAg-negative chronic Prednisolone plus a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug improved
hepatitis B did not persist after discontinuation oftr eatment, 4 outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis, 73
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Review: Evidence supporting reduced death and reinfarction by
percutaneous coronary intervention after thrombolysis is
Kidney failure, chronic inconclusive, 60-61
Being overweight or obese was associated with a greater risk for
N
end-stage renal disease, 78
Incidence of end-stage renal disease in patients with type | diabetes Natriuretic peptide, brain
was 7.8% at 30 years after diagnosis, 51 B-type natriuretic peptide level had reduced specificity for
diagnosing heart failure in dyspnea with atrial fibrillation in the
L emergency department, 48
Neoplasms
Lamivudine
Antibacterial prophylaxis reduced the incidence of fever in patients
Peginterferon 0-2a alone or with lamivudine increased response rates
receiving chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphoma, 42
more than lamivudine alone for HBeAg-positive chronic
hepatitis B, 5 Family history and dysplastic nevi increased risk for multiple
Lifestyle primary melanomas after an initial melanoma, 77
Review: Increased physical activity and combined dietary changes Levofloxacin prevented fever and infection during prolonged
reduce mortality in coronary artery disease, 16 chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, 40
Lipoproteins, LDL cholesterol Low-dose aspirin did not prevent cancer in healthy women, 8-9
Review: Cholesterol-lowering treatment with statins reduces Review: Additional anti-gram-positive antibiotics do not reduce
all-cause mortality in persons at risk, 62 all-cause mortality in cancer and febrile neutropenia, 3
Lorazepam Vitamin E did not prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer in
Review: Lorazepam provides the best control for status epilepticus, 35 healthy women, 8-9
Low back pain Neutropenia
Review: Exercise therapy reduces pain and improves function in Levofloxacin prevented fever and infection during prolonged
chronic but not acute low-back pain, 12-13 chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, 40
Lupus erythematosus, systemic Review: Additional anti-gram-positive antibiotics do not reduce
Oral contraceptives did not increase risk for flare in women with all-cause mortality in cancer and febrile neutropenia, 3
systemic lupus erythematosus, 75 Review: Antibiotic prophylaxis reduces mortality in patients with
Lupus nephritis
neutropenia after chemotherapy, 57
Oral mycophenolate led to more complete remissions than
intravenous cyclophosphamide for active lupus nephritis, 74
O
Obesity
M
Being overweight or obese was associated with a greater risk for
Melanoma
end-stage renal disease, 78
Family history and dysplastic nevi increased risk for multiple
Osteoporosis
primary melanomas after an initial melanoma, 77
1 year of alendronate after 1 year of parathyroid hormone (1-84)
Menopause
treatment increased bone mineral density in osteoporosis, 10
900 mg daily of gabapentin was effective for hot flashes in women
Review: Vitamin D plus calcium, but not vitamin D alone, prevents
with breast cancer, 41
osteoporotic fractures in older persons, 14
Multiple sclerosis
Ovarian neoplasms
Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by telephone reduced
Review: Only women with specific family histories should be
depression in multiple sclerosis with functional impairment, 44
Mycophenolic acid referred for counseling or evaluation for BRCA breast and ovarian
Oral mycophenolate led to more complete remissions than cancer susceptibility, 37
intravenous cyclophosphamide for active lupus nephritis, 74 ( )verweight
Myocardial infarction Being overweight or obese was associated with a greater risk for
Addition of clopidogrel to aspirin, but not early use of metoprolol, end-stage renal disease, 78
improved overall outcome in acute myocardial infarction, 58-59
Adjunctive treatment with eplerenone reduced 30-day all-cause
mortality in acute myocardial infarction, 15
Parathyroid hormone
Clopidogrel before percutaneous coronary intervention reduced
1 year of alendronate after 1 year of parathyroid hormone (1-84)
cardiovascular outcome in ST-elevation myocardial infarction, 29
treatment increased bone mineral density in osteoporosis, 10
An early invasive strategy was not better than a selectively invasive
Patient education
strategy for acute coronary syndromes, 30
Pioglitazone did not reduce a composite endpoint of macrovascular Review: Care assisted by nurses or pharmacists provides better blood
complications and increased risk for heart failure in type 2 pressure control, 79
diabetes with macrovascular disease, 34 Peptic ulcer
Rescue angioplasty reduced cardiovascular and cerebrovascular A sequential 10-day regimen was better than standard triple therapy
outcomes in acute MI after failed thrombolytic therapy, 60-61 for eradicating Helicobacter pylori in older patients, 2
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Pericarditis Spinal cord compression
First-line treatment with colchicine reduced recurrent pericarditis, 31 Direct decompressive surgery plus radiotherapy improved the ability to
Phosphonic acids walk in spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer, 38
The benefits of adefovir dipivoxil for HBeAg-negative chronic Spinal neoplasms
hepatitis B did not persist after discontinuation of treatment, 4 Direct decompressive surgery plus radiotherapy improved the ability to
Physical fitness walk in spinal cord compression caused by metastatic cancer, 38
A nomogram of exercise capacity for age predicted mortality in Status epilepticus
women with cardiovascular symptoms, 25 Review: Lorazepam provides the best control for status epilepticus, 35
Platelet aggregation inhibitors
Addition of clopidogrel to aspirin, but not early use of metoprolol, T
improved overall outcome in acute myocardial infarction, 58-59 Thiazolidinediones
Platelet aggregation inhibitors Pioglitazone did not reduce a composite endpoint of macrovascular
Clopidogrel before percutaneous coronary intervention reduced complications and increased risk for heart failure in type 2
cardiovascular outcome in ST-elevation myocardial infarction, 29 diabetes with macrovascular disease, 34
Pneumonia Thromboembolism
Moderate- and high-intensity implementation of guidelines Review: Long-term anticoagulation reduces recurrent venous
increased outpatient care of low-risk pneumonia, 80 thromboembolism, 33
Polyethylene glycols Thrombolytic therapy
Peginterferon O-2a alone or with lamivudine increased response Rescue angioplasty reduced cardiovascular and cerebrovascular
rates more than lamivudine alone for HBeAg-positive chronic outcomes in acute MI after failed thrombolytic therapy, 60-61
hepatitis B, 5 Review: Evidence supporting reduced death and reinfarction by
Pioglitzaone percutaneous coronary intervention after thrombolysis is
Pioglitazone did not reduce a composite endpoint of macrovascular inconclusive, 60-61
complications and increased risk for heart failure in type 2 Thrombophlebitis
diabetes with macrovascular disease, 34 Vena cava filters reduced long-term risk for pulmonary embolism in
Polyneuropathies proximal deep venous thrombosis, 18
Intensive insulin therapy reduced the incidence of neurologic Ticlopidine
complications in critically ill patients, 20
Addition of clopidogrel to aspirin, but not early use of metoprolol,
Postoperative complications improved overall outcome in acute myocardial infarction, 58-59
Review: Evidence of benefit for perioperative B-blockers in
Clopidogrel before percutaneous coronary intervention reduced
noncardiac surgery is unreliable, 17
cardiovascular outcome in ST-elevation myocardial infarction, 29
Prednisolone.
Timolol
Prednisolone plus a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug improved
A nonselective B-blocker did not prevent gastroesophageal varices in
outcomes in early rheumatoid arthritis, 73
cirrhosis and portal hypertension, 68
Protein C
Tomography, x-ray computed
Drotrecogin- (activated) did not reduce death and increased
The Canadian CT Head Rule was as sensitive as, but more specific
bleeding in patients with severe sepsis and low risk for death, 43
than, the New Orleans Criteria for identifying minor head injury, 53
Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive
Review: Cardioselective B-blockers do not produce adverse ‘Trimethoprim
respiratory effects in COPD, 66 ‘Trimethoprim reduced dysuria in women with symptoms of urinary
tract infection but negative urine dipstick test results, 1
Pulmonary embolism
Vena cava filters reduced long-term risk for pulmonary embolism in
proximal deep venous thrombosis, 18
Urinary tract infections
R
Trimethoprim reduced dysuria in women with symptoms of urinary
Respiratory tract infections tract infection but negative urine dipstick test results, 1
A clinical decision support system reduced antimicrobial use for
acute respiratory tract infections in rural settings, 81 V
Resuscitation
Vena cava filters
Management with a pulmonary artery catheter did not reduce
fena cava filters reduced long-term risk for pulmonary embolism in
all-cause mortality in critically ill patients, 21
proximal deep venous thrombosis, 18
S Venous thrombosis
Review: The Wells rule is more useful than individual clinical
Saccharomyces
features for predicting risk for deep venous thrombosis, 46-47
Review: Saccharomyces boulardii reduces risk for antibiotic-associated The Wells rule was not useful in ruling out deep venous thrombosis
diarrhea, 45
in a primary care setting, 46-47
Sepsis Ventricular dysfunction, left
Drotrecogin-O (activated) did not reduce death and increased Adjunctive treatment with eplerenone reduced 30-day all-cause
bleeding in patients with severe sepsis and low risk for death, 43 mortality in acute myocardial infarction, 15
Skin neoplasms
Vitamin D
Family history and dysplastic nevi increased risk for multiple
Review: Vitamin D plus calcium, but not vitamin D alone, prevents
primary melanomas after an initial melanoma, 77 osteoporotic fractures in older persons, 14
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