Journal of Internal Medicine 1997: Vol 241 Table of Contents

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Volume 241 1997
Journal of
INTERNAL
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VOLUME CONTENTS
NO. 1, JANUARY
Moderate beer consumption and the blood
EDITORIAL coagulation in patients with coronary artery
disease
Medical treatment for inflammatory bowel
S. Gorinstein, M. Zemser, I. Lichman,
disease — refinements and new modalities
A. Kleipfish, A. Berebi, I. Libman,
R. Léfberg
S. Trakhtenberg & A. Caspi
First clinical experiences with specific sheep
REVIEW
Fab fragments in snake bite. Report of a
The clinical significance of pulmonary multicentre study of Vipera berus
embolism: uncertainties and implications for envenoming
treatment — a debate C. Karlson-Stiber, H. Persson, A. Heath,
P. Egermayer & G. I. Town D. Smith, I. H. Al-Abdulla & L. Sjéstrém
Haemostatic markers, inflammatory
ORIGINAL ARTICLES parameters and lipids in male and female
patients in the Angina Prognosis Study In
Visceral fat accumulation as an important risk Stockholm (APSIS). A comparison with
factor for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome healthy controls
in obese subjects C. Held, P. Hjemdahl, N. Rehnqvist, N. Wallen,
E. Shinohara, S. Kihara, S. Yamashita, L. Forslund, I. Bjérkander, B. Angelin
M. Yamane, M. Nishida, T. Arai, K. Kotani, & B. Wiman
T. Nakamura, K. Takemura & Y. Matsuzawa
Intra-abdominal pressure, sagittal abdominal
Glucose and insulin levels in young subjects diameter and obesity co-morbidity
with different maternal histories of H. Sugarman, A. Windsor, M. Bessos
hypertension: the Hypertension in & L. Wolfe
Pregnancy Offspring Study
A. Himmelmann, K. Himmelmann, A. Svensson
& L. Hansson
CASE REPORTS
The concentration of sodium, potassium
Delayed hypersensitivity to Flurbiprofen: a
pumps in chronic obstructive lung disease
(COLD) patients: the impact of magnesium case report
A. Romano & F. Pietrantonio
depletion and steroid treatment
H. B. Ravn & I. Derup
Decreased pulmonary perfusion in
hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by
Ethnic differences in the clinical and
Shiitake mushroom spores
laboratory associations with retinopathy in
M. Murakami, K. Kawabe, Y. Hosoi, S. Hojo,
adult onset diabetes: studies in patients of
K. Dobashi, T. Iriuchijima, T. Nakazawa
African, European and Indian origins
& M. Mori
W. J. Kalk, J. Joannou, S. Ntsepo, I. Mahomed,
P. Mahanlal & P. J. Becker
Type 1 hereditary angiooedema. Variability of
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
clinical presentation and course within two
large kindreds
]. Winnewisser, M. Rossi, P. Spath & H. Biirgi INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS
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No. 2, FEBRUARY Alcohol and coronary heart disease: the roles
of HDL-cholesterol and smoking
M. Manttari, L. Tenkanen, T. Alikoski
EDITORIAL & V. Manninen
The molecular genetics of non-insulin-
dependent diabetes mellitus CASE REPORT
L. C. Groop
Pitfalls in the diagnosis of hypereosinophilic
syndrome: a report of two cases
REVIEW
A. S. De Vriese, J. C. Kips, D. P. Vogelaers,
The treatment of oesophageal varices: a K. H. Vandewoude, C. A. Cuvelier
debate and discussion & F. A. Colardyn
H. O. Gonn, D. Lebrec & J. Terblanche
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Cardiovascular risk factors and
electrographical characteristics and
abnormalities in middle-aged males No. 3, MARCH
L. Lind, J. Sundstrém & H. Lithell
Alteration of arterial distensibility in systemic
EDITORIAL
sclerosis
Bone density measurements and osteoporosis
]. Constans, P. Gosse, J.-L. Pellegrin,
P. Ansoborlo, B. Leng, J. Clementy & C. Conri J]. A. Kanis
Treatment of primary Raynaud’s syndrome REVIEW
with traditional Chinese acupuncture
Interpretation of data from multiple trials: a
R. Appiah, S. Hiller, L. Caspary,
critical review
K. Alexander & A. Creutzig
H. O. Conn
Alcohol consumption, drinking pattern, and
acute myocardial infarction. A case referent ORIGINAL ARTICLES
study based on the Swedish Twin Register
Molecular genetics of familial
N. Hammar, A. Romelsjé & L. Alfredsson
hypercholesterolaemia in Norway
T. P. Leren, S. Tonstad, K. E. Gundersen,
The clinical course of renal function in NIDDM
K. S. Bakken, O. K. Radningen, H. Sundvold,
patients with normo- and microalbuminuria
L. Ose & K. Berg
S. Nielsen, A. Schmitz, M. Rehling
& C. E. Mogensen
Influence of menopause on blood cholesterol
Effects of short-term insulin-like growth factor levels in women: the role of body
1 or growth hormone on bone turnover, composition, fat distribution and hormonal
renal phosphate reabsorption and 1,25- milieu
dihydroxyvitamin D, production in healthy R. Pasquali, F. Casimirri, G. Pascal, O. Tortelli,
man A. M. Morselli Labate, D. Bertazzo,
T. Bianda, M. A. Hussain, Y. Glatz, V. Vicennati, A. Gaddi and the Virgilio
R. Bouillon, E. R. Froesch & C. Schmid Menopause Health Group
The additional effects of acipimox to Blood pressure in relation to medical,
simvastatin in the treatment of combined psychological and social variables in a
hyperlipidaemia population of 80-year-olds. Survival during
N. Hoogerbrugge, H. Jansen, L. de Heide, 6 years
M. C. Zillikens, J. W. Deckers E. Jensen, O. Dehlin, B. Hagberg,
& J. C. Birkenhager G. Samuelsson, T. Svensson & J. Lidfeldt
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Medical risk factors amongst drivers in single- ORIGINAL ARTICLES
car accidents
Associations between atrial natriuretic
T. Gislason, K. Tomasson, H. Reynisdottir,
peptides, echocardiographic findings and
]. K. Bjérnsson & H. Kristbjarnarson mortality in an elderly population sample
A. M. Iilvanainen, I. Tikkanen, R. Tilvis,
Abnormal ambulatory electrocardiographic
]. Heikkila, T. Helenius & M. Kupari
findings in patients with the Marfan
syndrome Atrial natriuretic peptides predict mortality in
A. Savolainen, M. Kupari, L. Toivonen, the elderly
I. Kaitila & M. Viitasalo T. Wallén, S. Landahl, T. Hedner, C. Hall,
Y. Saito & K. Nakao
Changes in autonomic nervous function
during the 4-year follow-up in middle-aged
diabetic and nondiabetic subjects initially MINISYMPOSIUM
free of coronary heart disease
]. Mustonen, M. Uusitupa, M. Mantysaari, Cholesterol issues and management
E. Lansimies, K. Pyérala & M. Laakso
Introduction
S. M. Grundy
The impact of the accessibility of cranial CT
scans on patient evaluation and Cholesterol issues as viewed from the United
management decisions States
P. E. Marik, A. Rakusin & S. S. Sandhu S. M. Grundy
Secondary prevention of heart disease amongst
CASE REPORTS
patients with lipid abnormalities: practice
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome associated and trends in the United States
with severe thrombocytopenia B. G. Brown, X.-Q. Zhao, J. Bardsley
J]. G. Ray & J. J. Albers
Multiple cerebral infarctions in a patient with Primary prevention of coronary heart disease:
refractory idiopathic thrombocytopenic role of cholesterol control in the United
purpura States
T. Otsuki, I. Funakawa, T. Sugihara, S. M. Grundy
A. Kanzaki, H. Wada, T. Inoue, O. Yamada,
Cholesterol management in women and the
A. Ueki & Y. Yawata
elderly
]. C. LaRosa
Acute papillary muscle rupture in a patient
with clostridial sepsis The problem of compliance to cholesterol-
R. Schulz, S. Andreas, B. Weise altering therapy
& G. S. Werner W. Insull
CASE REPORTS
No. 4, APRIL Familial amyloidosis in one Chinese family:
clinical, immunological, and molecular
genetic analysis
EDITORIAL C.-T. Chou, C.-C. Lee, D.-M. Chang,
J]. N. Buxbaum & D. R. Jacobson
Cardiac natriuretic peptides as predictors of
mortality Internal jugular vein thrombosis after cervical
J. G. Lainchbury, E. A. Espiner, traction
C. M. Frampton, A. M. Richards, T. G. Yandle T. A. Simmers, M. W. Bekkenk
& M. G. Nicholls & M. Vidakovic-Vukic
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Chinese herbs and warfarin potentiation by Haemophilia prophylaxis in young patients — a
‘Danshen’ long-term follow-up
C. M. Yu, J. C. N. Chan & J. E. Sanderson T. Léfqvist, I. M. Nilsson, E. Berntorp
& H. Pettersson
ERRATA
Predictors of weight loss during treatment
The clinical significance of pulmonary
with d-fenfluramine
embolism
A. C. Toornvliet, H. Pijl, E. Hopman,
P. Egermeyer
R. G. J. Westendorp & A. E. Meinders
Contents list for March issue
Identifying individuals with high fat and low
P:S ratios, in their diets, for intensive
dietary intervention
S. Kinlay, H. Elliott & R. F. Heller
No. 5, MAY
Do drug costs affect physicians’ prescription
decisions?
EDITORIAL
J]. Hart, H. Salman, M. Bergman, V. Neuman,
Primary biliary cirrhosis C. Rudniki, D. Gilenberg, A. Matalon
D. E. J. Jones & M. F. Bassendine & M. Djaldetti
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE Do-not-resuscitate orders — should the patient
be informed?
Microcirculation: its significance in clinical
R. Léfmark & T. Nilstun
and molecular medicine
B. Fagrell & M. Intaglietta
Prevalence of activated protein C resistance
and analysis of clinical profile in
ORIGINAL ARTICLES thromboembolic patients. A Belgian
Interrelationships between weight loss, body prospective study
fat distribution and sex hormones in pre- P. Hainaut, M.-A. Azerad, F. Lehmann,
and postmenopausal obese women A.-F. Schlit, F. Zech, M. Heusterspreute,
E. Turcato, M. Zamboni, G. De Pergola, M. Philippe, C. Col, E. Lavenne & M. Moriau
F. Armellini, A. Zivelonghi, I. A. Bergamo-
Andreis, R. Giorgino & O. Bosello
CASE REPORTS
Paracetamol-induced cholestatic and
Influence of the apolipoprotein A-1 promoter
granulomatous liver injuries
polymorphism on lipid levels and responses
A. Lindgren, F. Aldenborg, G. Norkrans,
to dietary change in Finnish adults
L. Olaison & R. Olsson
Q.-H. Meng, P. Pajukanta, L. Valsta, A. Aro,
P. Pietinen & M. J. Tikkanen
Severe community-acquired pneumonia, shock
and multiorgan dysfunction syndrome
The factor VR506Q mutation causing APC
caused by Chlamydia pneumoniae
resistance is highly prevalent amongst
P. E. Marik & J. Iglesias
unselected outpatients with clinically
suspected deep venous thrombosis
P. J. Svensson, B. Zéller, I. Mattiassoin
& B. Dahlback
No. 6, JUNE
Congestive heart failure in old age:
prevalence, mechanisms and 4-year EDITORIAL
prognosis in the Helsinki Ageing Study Treatment considerations in early rheumatoid
M. Kupari, M. Lindroos, A. M. livanainen, arthritis 445
]. Heikkila & R. Tilvis A. Schattner
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES spine and proximal femur in Icelandic
women
Associations between pituitary-adrenocortical
G. Sigurdsson, D. N. Magnusdottir,
function and abdominal obesity,
J. O. Kristinsson, K. Kristjansson & I. Olajsson
hyperinsulinaemia and dyslipidaemia in
normotensive males
Vascular function correlates with risk factors
A. Hautanen, K. Raikkonen & H. Aldercreutz
for cardiovascular disease in a healthy
population of 35-year-old subjects
Obesity worsens cardiovascular risk profiles
K. Jensen-Urstad, J. Johansson & M. Jensen-
independently of hyperinsulinaemia
Urstad
E. Bonora, G. Targher, M. B. Zenere,
F. Saggiani, M. P. Alberiche, P. Branzi Adults with childhood-onset growth hormone
& M. Muggeo deficiency: effects of growth hormone
treatment on cardiac structure
Cancer and diabetes — a follow-up study of
A. Sartorio, S. Ferrero, A. Conti, R. Bragato,
two population-based cohorts of diabetic
G. Malfatto, G. Leonetti & G. Faglia
patients
H. Hjalgrim, M. Frisch, A. Ekbom, K. O. Kyvik,
CASE REPORTS
M. Melbye & A. Green
Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis: report of three
Schilling and protein-bound cobalamin cases and review of the literature
absorption tests are poor instruments for K. I. Papadopoulos, T. Diep, B. Cleland
diagnosing cobalamin malabsorption & N. W. Lunn
A. Lindgren, E. Bagge, A. Cederblad, O. Nilsson,
H. Persson & A. F. Kilander Cardiac tamponade preceding adrenal
insufficiency — an unusual presentation of
Diabetes as a risk factor for myocardial Addison’s disease: a report of two cases
infarction: population and gender D. Torfoss, E. von der Lippe & D. Jacobsen
perspectives
V. Lundberg, B. Stegmayr, K. Asplund, Clinical stable systemic mastocytosis with
M. Eliasson & FP. Huhtasaari interferon alfa-2b therapy
C. Hiibner, U. Wedding, J. Strater, B. Limberg
Enhancement of B-cell secretion by blood & W. Stremmel
glucose normalization in type 2 diabetes is
associated with fasting C-peptide levels LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
P. Clauson, M. Alvarsson & V. Grill
AUTHOR INDEX
Association of BsmI vitamin-D receptor gene
polymorphism with combined bone mass in SUBJECT INDEX
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