The New England Journal of Medicine 1998: Vol 338 Index

105 Pages·1998·32.9 MB·English

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VOLUME 338 JANUARY JUNE 1998 INDEX
January No 933-1008........... April
January No : ; 1009-1088........... April
January No _. .1 089-1168 oe. April
January No 1169-1240........... April
January No 1241-1332... April 30
February No oon 5 UNC ook ah ce eo andi May 7
February No 1397-1480... .. May 14
February 1481-1564... .. May 2]
February 1565-1640. . -osoe ORY 26
March 1641-1708............Jume 4
March 1709-1784 .June 1]
March R©WUeI N 1785-1860 Se
March bWNNNN\wMMMw Wo + nog 1861-1932.. , .June 25
SUBJECT INDEX
A Accidents
Subphrenic abscess related to the ingestion of a toothpick
Abdominal Abscess |Z ambrana & others] 338(2):133-c
Subphrenic abscess related to the ingestion of a toothpick Accidents, Traffic
{Zambrana & others| 338(2):133-c Injury prevention [Barach & others] 338(2):132-c
Abdominal Pain Acetaminophen
\ hidden agenda | Landor]| 338(1):46-cps; [Lambert & others | Acetaminophen toxicity in an urban county hospital [Walker &
338(21):1544-c others] 338(8):543-c
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced Achille’s Tendon
Drugs in pregnancy | Koren & others] 338(16):1128-ra Achilles’-tendon xanthoma in familial hypercholesterolemia
Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal [van den Bosch & Vos] 338(22):1591-icm
Early pregnancy termination with mifepristone and misopros Acid-Base Equilibrium
tol in the United States [Spitz & others] 338(18):1241* Management of life-threatening acid—base disorders (in two
Abortifacient Agents, Steroidal parts) [Adrogué & Madias] 338(1):26-ra; 338(2):107-ra;
Early pregnancy termination with mifepristone and misopros |M arik & others} 338(22):1626-c
tol in the United States [Spitz & others] 338(18):1241* Acid-Base Imbalance
Abortion, Induced Acid—base disorders |M arik & others] 338(22):1626-c
Early pregnancy termination with mifepristone and miso Management of life-threatening acid—base disorders (in two
prostol in the United States [Spitz & others] 338(18 parts) [Adrogué & Madias] 338(1):26-ra; 338(2):107-ra;
1241* |M arik & others] 338(22):1626-c
Use of misoprostol during pregnancy and Mdébius’ syndrome Acidosis
in infants | Pastuszak & others] 338(26):1881* Management of life-threatening acid—base disorders (in two
Academic Medical Centers parts) [Adrogué & Madias] 338(1):26-ra; 338(2):107-ra;
Forgotten tar heel? | Robertson & Iglehart] 338(5):335-c |M arik & others] 338(22):1626-c
Social missions of academic health centers [Wieland & others | Acidosis, Lactic
338(17):1232-c Acid—base disorders |M arik & others] 338(22):1626-c
Accident Prevention Lactic acidosis in patients with diabetes treated with metformin
Injury prevention [Barach & others] 338(2):132-¢ | Misbin & ethers] 338(4):265-c
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS
Book Reviews cy Case Recordso f the Massa Legal Issues in Medicine Review Article
Brief Report chusetts General Hospital Molecular Medicine Special Article
q.¢ re sponde nC Clinical Problem-Solving Occasional Notes Sounding, Board
inical Debate Editorial Original Article Special Report
linical Implications Health Policy Report Quality of Health Care Correction
# Basic Research Images in Clinical Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine
Adaptation, Physiological Ethics of placebo-controlled trials of zidovudine to prevent the
Protective and damag ng cc tress mediators McEwen perinatal transmission of HIV in the Third Worid [Merson
338/2):17] & others] 338(12):836-c
Addison’s Disease Failure of cytarabine in progressive multifocal leukoenceph
Medic ster alopathy associated with humanan immunodeficiency virus
338(4):266-« infection Hall & others} 338(19):1345*; Greenlee
Adenocarcinoma 338(19 1378-¢
I\ r\ rtevra Silver Molluscum cont iosum in a patient with the acquired immu
Adenoma nodeficiency syndrome Cotell & Roholt] 338(13):888-icm
Pp mil ul National HIV case reporting Solomon & others] 338(9
338/5).297-ra 626-c
Adenosine Deaminase Progress and problems in the fight against AIDS [Hirschel &
Conde Francioli| 338(13):906-¢
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
18-1998 \ 54 Declining morbidity and mortality among patients with ad
nd Der sistent vanced human immunodeficiency virus infection | Palella &
338(24):1 > -> -CpDep others | 338(13):853* Hirschel & Francioli 323298 (13 2 906-¢
Adjuvants, Immunologic Failure of cytarabine n progressive mt ifocal leukoencephalop
ter gamma-lb cx ymmparead with placed« netastatic re athy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection
Gieave & others 338( 18):1265*; |Y oung | Hall & others] 338(19):1345*; Greeniee | 338(19):1378-e
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy progress made
what causes Occasional dramat and lessons relearned [Greenlee 338(19):1378-e
38( 18 1305-« Questions about a placebo-controlled trial of preventive thera
py for tuberculosis in HIV infected Ugandans | Desvarieux &
others 338(12):841-«
Ne g Sexual transmission and the natural history of human herpes
1305-« virus 8 infection [Martin & thers 338(14):948*
Adolescent Behavior Air Bags
smoking in the young Moskowitz & ome! More on reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome following air
Adrenal Cortex Diseases bag inflation [Guarino & Weinstein] 338(5):334-c
Medical myster the Air Pollution, Indoor
338(4):266-« Building-related illnesses | Johar ning & others} 338(15):1070-«
Adrenergic Beta-Antagonists Airway Resistance
1 rop IS for Relation between preoperative nspiratory lung resistance and
the outcome of lung-volume—reduction surgery for emphy
Aged sema [Ingenito & others] 338(17):1181*
Albendazole
Percutaneous drain of hydatid cvsts Schipper & thers
338(6):391-«
Albinism, Oculocutaneous
Genetic defects and clinical characteristics of patients with a
form of oculocutaneous albu usm Hermansk\ Pudlak syn
drome Gahl & others] 338(18 1258*
Albumins
1622 \ dangerous error in the dilution of 25 percent albumin | Stein
Age Factors muller & others 338( 17):1226-«
\o “_ . Alcohol Drinking
Alcohol consumption and mortality in U.S. adults |L owenfels
& others 338(19):1385-«
Patients with alcohol problems [O’Connor & Schottenfeld
338(9):592-ra
Alcoholism
Ac etaminophen TOXICITY 1Nn an urban county hospital [Walker &
others 338(8 543-«
Patients with alcohel (Connor & Schottenteld
338(9 592-ra
Alendronate
Injury prevention [ Bara 132-c
Prevention of ’p one . loss with ate in postmenopausal
women under 60 vears of ing & others} 338(8
485*
1064 Alexander the Great
yeTWeen DOU) A mysterious death omers 338(24):1764-on
Kassirer & Alkalosis
1156-« 1i Acid base disorders Marik & others 338(22):1626-c¢
Management of life-threatening acid—base disorders (in two
parts) [Adrogué & Madias| 338(1):26-ra; 338(2):107-ra;
198 -c | Marik & others] 338(22):1626-«
with ad Alkalosis, Respiratory
infection Palella & Management of life-threatening acid—base disorders (in two
ranciol 338113 parts) |Adrogué & Madias| 338(1 26-ra; 338(2):107-ra;
906 Marik & others] 338(22):1626-«
JANUARY-JUNE 1998
SUBJECT
Alprostadil A comparison of aspirin plus tirofiban with aspirin plus heparin
A pill for impotence |U tiger] 338(20):1458-e for unstable angina [The Platelet Receptor Inhibition in Is
Alteplase chemic Syndrome Management (PRISM) Study Investigators |
Thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction | Frei & others | 338(21):1498*; [Chesebro & Badimon] 338(21):1539-e
338(8):545-c Inhibition of the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor with
Alzheimer’s Disease tirofiban in unstable angina and non—Q-wave myocardial in-
Utility of the apolipoprotein E genotype in the diagnosis of Alz farction [The Platelet Receptor Inhibition in Ischemic Syn-
heimer’s disease [Mayeux & others] 338(8):506*, 338(18) drome Management in Patients Limited by Unstable Signs
1325-x and Symptoms (PRISM-PLUS) Study Investigators] 338(21):
American Association of Health Plans 1488*; [Chesebro & Badimon] 338(21):1539-e
Professionalism [Needham & Granat] 338(1):66-c Low-molecular-weight heparin versus unfractionated heparin
Aminosalicylic Acids for unstable coronary disease [Kearon & others] 338(2):
Chimeric monoclonal antibody cA2 to tumor necrosis factor a 129-c
for Crohn’s disease |H awkey & others] 338(5):333-c Platelet glycoprotein [ip/IIa receptor blockade in unstable
Diarrhea associated with mesalamine in a patient with chronic coronary disease [Chesebro & Badimon] 338(21):1539-e
nongranulomatous enterocolitis [Fine & others] 338(13): Angina Pectoris
923-c¢ Association between preinfarction angina and a lower risk of
Amiodarone right ventricular infarction [Shiraki & others] 338(14):941*;
Amiodarone prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation after cardiac sur [D ell’Italia] 338(14):978-e
gery [McCullough & others] 338(19):1383-c Nitrate therapy for stable angina pectoris [Parker & Parker]
Ammonia 338(8):520-ra
Hyperinsulinism and hyperammonemia in infants with regula Reperfusion for right ventricular infarction [ Dell’ Italia] 338(14):
tory mutations of the glutamate dehydrogenase gene [Stan 978-¢e
ley & others] 338(19):1352* Angiolymphoid Hyperplasia
Amyloidosis Transient angiolymphoid hyperplasia and Kaposi’s sarcoma after
Familial Mediterranean fever — amyloidosis and the Val726Ala primary infection with human herpesvirus 8 in a patient with
mutation |Y alcinkaya & others] 338(14):993-c human immunodeficiency virus infection [Oksenhendler &
MGH Case Records (Case 20-1998): A 53-year-old man with others] 338(22):1585-br
cardiac amyloidosis and a left pulmonary mass [Berk & Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary
Mark] 338(26):1905-cpc Effect of reperfusion on biventricular function and survival af-
The systemic amyloidoses [Dhodapkar & others] 338(4) ter right ventricular infarction [Bowers & others] 338(14):
264-¢ 933*; |D eliItalia] 338(14):978-e
Analgesics Stent placement compared with balloon angioplasty for ob-
Analgesic nephropathy [De Broe & Elseviers| 338(7):446-ra structed coronary bypass grafts [Bloom & others| 338(3)
Anaphylaxis 198-c
Anaphylaxis from the carboxymethylcellulose component of Angiotensin-ConvertEinnzygm—e Inhibitors
barium sulfate suspension [Klein & others} 338(9):623-c Calcium-channel blockers for hypertension — uncertainty con-
Anemia tinues [Cutler] 338(10):679-e
Hemolytic disease of the newborn: progenitor cells and late ef The effect of nisoldipine as compared with enalapril on cardio
fects [ Luban] 338(12):830-e¢ vascular Outcomes in patients with non-insulin-dependent
Inhibition of erythroid progenitor cells by anti-Kell antibodies diabetes and hypertension [E stacio & others] 338(10):645*;
in fetal alloimmune anemia [Vaughan & others] 338(12) [Cutler] 338(10):679-e
798*; |Luban} 338(12):830-e Anorexia
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency Clinical problem-solving: a square peg in a round hole [White-
Clinical problem-solving: a square peg in a round hole [White head & others] 338(26):1926-c
head & others] 338(26):1926-c A square peg in a round hole [Saint & others] 338(6):379-cps;
Anemia, Pernicious [Whitehead & others] 338(26):1926-c
Pernicious anemia |Z imhony & others] 338(14):995-c Anorexia Nervosa
Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts Lack of relation between culture and anorexia nervosa — re-
MGH Case Records (Case 5-1998): A 51-year-old man with sults of an incidence study on Curacao [Hoek & others]
myelodysplasia and a pulmonary infiltrate [Hayes & Mark] 338(17):1231-c
338(7):453-cpc; [Bennett & Hayes] 338(26):1925-c Antiarrhythmia Agents
Anemia, Sickle Cell Amiodarone prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation after cardiac sur-
Circulating endothelial cells in sickle cell anemia [Ortiz & oth- gery [McCullough & others] 338(19):1383-c
ers} 338(16):1162-c Quinidine [Grace & Camm] 338(1):35-ra
Anesthesia, Epidural Antibiotics
Low-molecular-weight heparins |H orlocker & Weitz] 338(10) A computer-assisted management program for antibiotics and
other antiinfective agents [Evans & others] 338(4):232-sa;
Anesthesia, Spinal [Garibaldi] 338(4):259-e; [Majumdar & others] 338(24):
Low-molecular-weight heparins |H orlocker & Weitz] 338(10): 1775-c
687-c A computer-assisted management program for antiinfective
Anesthesiology agents [Majumdar & others] 338(24):1775-c
Anesthesiology [Merin & others] 338(10):684-c Infection in organ-transplant recipients [Fishman & Rubin]
Anesthetics, Inhalation 338(24):1741-ra
Anesthesiology [Merin & others} 338(10):684-c Multidrug resistance — a sign of the times [Levy] 338(19):
Anesthetics, Local 1376-e
Anesthesiology [Merin & others] 338(10):684-c Antibiotics, Aminoglycoside
Aneurysm, Infected Transient renal failure due to simultaneous ibuprofen and ami-
Pancoast’s syndrome |M eyers & others} 338(11):765-c noglycoside therapy in chiidren with cystic fibrosis [Kovesi
Angina, Unstable & others] 338(1):65-c
Cardiac troponins in patients with chest pain [Stryer & others] Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
338(18):1314-c Complete remission of metastatic cervical cancer with the an-
Volume 338 Index 3
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giogenesis inhibitor TNP-470 | Kudelka & others] 338(14) Studies in Thailand of the vertical transmission of HIV [Robb
991-c¢ & others] 338(12):843-c
Antibodies Antihypertensive Agents
Antibodies to DNA [|H ahn] 338(19):1359-ra Calcium-channei blockers for hypertension — uncertainty con
Antibodies, Antinuclear tinues [Cutler] 338(10):679-e
Antibodies to DNA |H ahn] 328(19):1359-ra The effect of an endothelin-receptor antagonist, bosentan, on
Antibodies, Bacterial blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension [Krum
MGH Case Records (Case 1-1998): An 11-year-old boy with a & others] 338(12):784*
seizure [Riviello & Ruoff] 338(2):112-cpc, 338(7):483-x; The effect of nisoldipine as compared with enalapril on cardio-
[Awad & Riviello] 338(21):1549-« vascular outcomes in patients with non-insulin-dependent
Antibodies, Monoclonal diabetes and hypertension [ Estacio & others] 338(10):645*;
Chimeric monoclonal antibody cA2 to tumor necrosis factor a [Cutler] 338(10):679-e
for Crohn’s disease |H awkey & others] 338(5):333-c Pulmonary hypertension - beyond vasodilator therapy [Fish
Interleukin-2 receptor blockade with daclizumab to prevent man] 338(5):321-e
acute rejection in renal transplantation [Vincenti & others] Reduction in pulmonary vascular resistance with long-term
.
338 5S 161*, 338(23):1701-x; [Abramowicz & Vincenti] epoprostenol (prostacyclin) therapy in primary pulmonary
338 23 1700-« hypertension [McLaughlin & others] 338(5):273*; [Fish
Antibodies, Viral man] 338(5):321-e¢; [Botney & others] 338(24):1773-c
MGH Case Records (Case 15-1998): A 34-year-old woman Antiinfective Agents
with confusion and visual loss during pregnancy [Gascon & A computer-assisted management program for antibiotics and
Frosch | 338(20):1448 cpc other antiinfective agents [Evans & others] 338(4):232-sa;
Anticholesteremic Agents [Garibaldi] 338(4):259-e; | Majumdar & others] 338(24):
Hormone-replacement therapy compared with simvastatin for 775-c
postmenopausal women with hypercholesterolemia [Pines & A computer-assisted management program for antiinfective
others] 338(1):63-c, 338(13):931-x agents {Majumdar & others] 338(24):1775-c
In search of perverse polymorphisms | Rosenthal & Schwartz] Computers and the quality of care 2 clinician’s perspective
338(2):122 c [Garibaldi] 338(4):259-e
[he role of a common variant of the cholesteryl ester transfer Antiinflammatory Agents, Nonsteroidal
protein gene in the progression of coronary atherosclerosis Acetaminophen toxicity in an urban county hospital [Walker &
[Kuivenhoven & others | 338(2):86*; [Rosenthal & others] 338(8):543-c
Schwartz] 338(2 122 e; [Goldstein & others} 338(22 Analgesic nephropathy [De Broe & Elseviers| 338(7):446-ra
1624-c; [Altshuler & others] 338(22):1626-c A comparison of omeprazole with ranitidine for ulcers associ
Anticoagulants ated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs [Yeomans &
A clinical trial of vena caval filters in the prevention of pulmo others} 338(11):719*
nary embolism in patients with proximal deep-vein throm Diarrhea associated with mesalamine in a patient with chronic
bosis [Decousus & others] 338(7):409*; [Haire] 338(7) nongranulomatous enterocolitis [Fine & others] 338(13)
463-c¢ 923-«
More on anticoagulation for continuous hemofiltration [Ap Omeprazole compared with misoprostol for ulcers associated
sner & others] 338(2):131-c with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs [Hawkey & oth
Recombinant hirudin compared with low-molecular-weight ers] 338(11):727*
heparin to prevent thromboembolic complications after total Antiinflammatory Agents, Steroidal
hip replacement [Robb & Eriksson | 338(13):920-c Case 30-1997: Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in infancy
Vena caval filters for the prevention of pulmonary embolism [Fox & others] 338(10):688-c
| Haire] 338(7):463-e Antineoplastic Agents
Anticonvulsants All-trans-retinoic acid in acute promyelocytic leukemia [Sanz
Status epilepticus Lowenstein & Alldredge | 338(14):970-ra & others] 338(6):393-c
Antigens, CD Bitter pills to swallow [Poulson] 338(25):1844-on
rhe role of T-cell costimulatory activation pathways in trans Emerging uses for genomic information in drug discovery
plant rejection [Sayegh & Turka] 338(25):1813-ra [Friend & Oliff] 338(2):125-cibr
Anti-HIV Agents Antineoplastic Agents, Combined
Confusion of nelfinavir and nevirapine | Max & others] 338(6 Augmented post-induction therapy for children with high-risk
396-« acute lymphoblastic leukemia and a slow response to initial
4 controlled trial of double versus triple therapy for HIV therapy [Nachman & others] 338(23):1663*
| Feldmesser & others | 338(3):196-« Conventional compared with individualized chemotherapy for
Declining morbidity and mortality among patients with ad childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia [Evans & others]
vanced human immunodeficiency virus infection [Palella & 338(8):499*
others |3 38(13):853*; [ Hirschel & Francioli}] 338(13):906-e Hyperfractionated irradiation with or without concurrent che
Ethical issues in studies in Thailand of the vertical transmission motherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer [B rizel
of HiV |P hanuphak| 338(12):834-on; [Merson & others] & others] 338(25):1798*
338(12):836-c; | Robb & others] 338(12):843-« Radiotherapy and chemotherapy in high-risk breast cancer [E l
Ethics of placebo-controlled trials of zidovudine to prevent the Tamer & others] 338(5):329-c
perinatal transmission of HIV in the Third World [M erson Antiobesity Agents
& others! 338(12):836-c Losing weight — an ill-fated New Year’s resolution [K assirer
Failure of cytarabine in progressive multifocal leukoencephalop & Angell] 338(1):52-e; [Field & others] 338(16):1156-c;
athy associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection |B lackburn & others] 338(23):1702-c
Hall & others] 338(19):1345*; [Greenlee] 338(19):1378-e Antithyroid Agents
HIV-protease inhibitors [Flexner] 338(18):1281-ra Preventing Graves’ ophthalmopathy [Wiersinga] 338(2):121-e
Improvement in CD4+ cell counts despite persistently detect Relation between therapy for hyperthyroidism and the course
able HIV load | Levitz] 338(15):1074-c of Graves’ ophthalmopathy [Bartalena & others] 338(2)
Progress and problems in the fight against AIDS [Hirschel & 73*, 338(21):1547-x; [Wiersinga] 338(2):121-e; [Gorman
Francioli| 338(13):906-¢ & others] 338(21):1546-c
JANUARY-JUNE 1998
SUBJECT INDEX
Antitubercular Agents Appendicitis
Global surveillance for antituberculosis-drug resistance, 1994- Computed tomography of the appendix [Andersson & others]
1997 | Pablos-Méndez & others] 338(23):1641*; [Snider & 338(25):847-c
Castro] 338(23):1689-e Effect of computed tomography of the appendix on treatment
he global threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis [Snider & Cas of patients and use of hospital resources [Rao & others]
tro] 338(23):1689-e 338(3):141*; [McColl] 338(3):190-e; [Andersson & others]
Questions about a placebo-controlled trial of preventive thera 338(25):1847-c
py for tuberculosis in HIV-infected Ugandans [D esvarieux & More precision in diagnosing appendicitis [McColl] 338(3):
others] 338(12):841-c 190-e
Antiulcer Agents Appetite Depressants
A comparison of omeprazole with ranitidine for ulcers associ Endocardial fibrosis associated with fenfluramine—phentermine
ated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs [Yeomans & [Fowles & others] 338(18):1316-c
others] 338(11):719* Architecture
A comparison of sucralfate and ranitidine for the prevention of The Gaudi-—colon connection [Pindés & Xiol] 338(17):1192-icm
upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients requiring me Arrhythmia
chanical ventilation [Cook & others] 338(12):791* Evaluation of patients with palpitations |Z imetbaum & Joseph
Omeprazole compared with misoprostol for ulcers associated son] 338(19):1369-ra
with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs [Hawkey & oth Prophylactic use of implanted cardiac defibrillators in patients
ers] 338(11):727* at high risk for ventricular arrhythmias after coronary-artery
Antiviral Agents bypass graft surgery [Fruchter & others} 338(17):1227-c
Failure of cytarabine in progressive multifocal leukoenceph Quinidine [Grace & Camm] 338(1):35-ra
alopathy associated with human immunodeficiency virus Arterial Occlusive Diseases
infection [Hall & others] 338(19):1345*; [Greenlee] A comparison of recombinant urokinase with vascular surgery
338(19):1378-e as initial treatment for acute arterial occlusion of the legs
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy — progress made Ouriel & others} 338(16):1105*; [Porter] 338(16):1148-e
and lessons relearned [Greenlee] 338(19):1378-e Reduction of plasma homocyst(e)ine levels by breakfast cereal
Anus fortified with folic acid in patients with coronary heart dis
A comparison of botulinum toxin and saline for the treatment ease [M alinow & others] 338(15):1009*; [Oakley} 338(15):
of chronic anal fissure {Maria & others] 338(4):217*; [Mad 1060-e
off] 338(4):257-e; [Pérez-Miranda & others] 338(23): Thrombolysis for acute arterial occlusion of the legs [Porter]
1698-c 338(16):1148-e
Pharmacologic therapy for anal fissure [Madoff] 338(4):257-e Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical
Treatment of chronic anal fissure [Pérez-Miranda & others] Calcified mass in a patient on long-term hemodialysis [Lazow
338(23):1698-<c ski & Goldfarb! 338(20):1427-icm
Anus Neoplasms Arthritis, Reactive
Human papillomaviruses and anogenital cancer [Vernon & MGH Case Records (Case 19-1998): A 70-year-old man with
others] 338(13):921-c diarrhea, polyarthritis, and a history of Reiter’s syndrome
Anxiety {[Shmerling & Caliendo] 338(25):1830-cpc
Evaluation of patients with palpitations |Z imetbaum & Joseph Asbestos, Serpentine
son} 338(19):1369-ra Asbestos — still a carcinogen [ Landrigan] 338(22):1618-e
Aorta Nonoccupational exposure to chrysotile asbestos and the risk
MGH Case Records (Case 10-1998): A 46-year-old man with of lung cancer [Camus & others] 338(22):1565*; [Landri
chest pain and coronary ostial stenosis [Vlahakes & others] gan] 338(22):1618-e
338(13):897-cpc Aspartate Aminotransferase
Aorta, Thoracic Acetaminophen toxicity in an urban county hospital [Walker &
Thromboatheromatous aortic coarctation [Sheikhzadeh & others] 338(8):543-c
Gehl] 338(15):1034-icm Asphyxia
Aortic Coarctation Accidental deep hypothermia [Offenstadt & others} 338(16)
Thromboatheromatous aortic coarctation [Sheikhzadch 1160-c
Gehl] 338(15):1034-icm Aspirin
Aortic Diseases Antiplatelet therapy and patency of saphenous-vein bypass
Association between multiple cardiovascular risk factors and grafts in the legs [Conte & others] 338(19):1387-c
atherosclerosis in children and young adults [Berenson & A comparison of aspirin plus tirofiban with aspirin plus heparin
others | 338(23):1650*; [Gaziano] 338(23):1690-e for unstable angina {The Platelet Receptor Inhibition in Is-
Apolipoprotein A-I chemic Syndrome Management (PRISM) Study Investigators |
Cardiovascular medicine at the turn of the millennium [Plump 338(21):1498*; [Chesebro & Badimon] 338(21):1539-e
& Ketterer] 338(13):919-c Inhibition of the platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor with
Apolipoproteins B tirofiban in unstable angina and non-Q-wave myocardial in-
Association of mutations in the apolipoprotein B gene with hy farction [The Platelet Receptor Inhibition in Ischemic Syn
percholesterolemia and the risk of ischemic heart disease drome Management in Patients Limited by Unstable Signs
| Tybjarg-Hansen & others] 338(22):1577* and Symptoms (PRISM-PLUS) Study Investigators] 338(21):
Apolipoproteins E 1488*; [Chesebro & Badimon] 338(21):1539-e
Utility of the apolipoprotein E genotype in the diagnosis of Alz Low-dose aspirin for preeclampsia — the unresolved question
heimer’s disease [Mayeux & others] 338(8):506*, 338(18) [Barth] 338(11):756-e
1325-x Low-dose aspirin to prevent preeclampsia in women at high
Apoptosis risk [Caritis & others] 338(11):701*; [Barth] 338(11):756-e
Circulating endothelial cells in sickle cell anemia [Ortiz & oth Platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockade in unstable
ers| 338(16):1162-c coronary disease [Chesebro & Badimon] 338(21):1539-e
Expression of Bcl-x in erythroid precursors from patients with Asthma
polycythemia vera [Silva & others] 338(9):564*; [Schwartz] Effect of inhaled formoterol and budesonide on exacerbations
338(9):613-e of asthma [FitzGerald & others! 338(15):1071-c
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Astrocytoma Che relation of pneumothorax and other air leaks to mortality
MGH Case Records (Case 7-1998 A 74-year-old man with in the acute respiratory distress syndrome [Weg & others]
dementia, parkinsonism, and an insular lesion [Beal & Von 338(6):341*; [Hudson] 338(6):385-c
sattel 338(9):603-cpe Bartonella quintana
Atherosclerosis MGH Case Records (Case 1-1998): An 11-year-old boy with a
Association between multiple cardiovascular risk factors and seizure [Riviello & Ruoff] 338(2):112-cpc, 338(7):483-x;
atherosclerosis in children and young adults [Berenson & [Awad & Riviello] 338(21):1549-c
others | 338(23):1650*; [Gaziano}] 338(23):1690-e Battered-Child Syndrome
Homocysteine and atherothrombosis [Welch & Loscalzo] Nonaccidental head injury in infants the “shaken-baby syn
338(15):1042-ra drome” [Duhaime & others] 338(25):1822-ra
Thromboatheromatous aortic coarctation [Sheikhzadeh & BCL-x Protein
Gehl] 338(15):1034-icm Expression of Bcl-x in erythroid precursors from patients with
When should heart disease prevention begin? [Gaziano] polycythemia vera |S ilva & others] 338(9):564*; [Schwartz]
338(23):1690-¢ 338(9):613-¢
Athletic Injuries Polycythemia vera chance, death, and mutability [S chwartz |
An experimental model of sudden death due to low-energy 338(9):613-e
chest-wall impact (commotio cordis) |Link & others] Behavior
338(25):1805*; [Curfman] 338(25):1841-e Long-term intellectual and behavioral outcomes of children
792%
Fatal impact concussion of the heart [Curfman] 338(25 with febrile convulsions [V erity & others] 338(24):1]
1841-e Bioethics
Atrial Fibrillation Should human cloning research be off limits? [K assirer & Ro
Amiodarone prophylaxis for atrial fibrillation after cardiac sur senthal | 338(13):905-e; [White & others] 338(24):1770-c
gery [McCullough & others] 338(19):1383-c Biological Markers
Attitude of Health Personnel Cardiac troponins in patients with chest pain [Stryer & others |
Bitter pills to swallow [Poulson] 338(25):1844-on 338(18):1314-c¢
A national survey of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia Blood
in the United States [Meier & others] 338(17):1193-sa Respiratory function of hemoglobin | Hsia] 338(4):239-ra
Autoimmune Diseases Blood Coagulation Factors
Microchimerism and autoimmune disease Nelson] 338(17 MGH Case Records (Case 6-1998 A six-year-old boy with
1224-e both pain and a bloody effusion in the right hip | Ewenstein
Automobile Driving & Van Cott} 338(8):532-cpc
he sleep of long-haul truck drivers Braver & others] 338(6 Blood Glucose
389-< Efficacy and metabolic effects of metformin and troglitazone
Axons in type II diabetes mellitus [Inzucchi & others] 338(13)
Axonal transection in the lesions of multiple sclerosis [Trapp & 867*; [Imura] 338(13):908-e; [Watkins & Whitcomb]
others 338(5):278*: Waxman | 338(5):323-e 338(13):916-c
Demyelinating diseases new pathological insights, new ther Blood Platelets
peutic targets |W axman 338(5 323-e Impaired expression of the thrombopoietin receptor by plate
lets from patients with polycythemia vera | Moliterno & oth
B ers] 338(9):572*; Schwartz | 338(9):613-e
Platelet satellitism {|Shahab & Evans 338(9):591-icm
Bacteremia Polycythemia vera chance, death, and mutability Schwartz |
An outbreak of multidrug-resistant pneumococcal pneumonia 338(9):613-e
and bacteremia among unvaccinated nursing home residents Prophylactic platelet transfusions in acute myeloid leukemia
Nuorti & others 338(26):1861*; |M usher]| 338(26):1915-e {Gratwohl & others 338(20):1468-«
Bacteria Blood Pressure
Multidrug resistance 1 sign of the times Levy| 338(19 Association between multiple cardiovascular risk factors and
l 376 € atherosclerosis in children and young adults [Berenson &
Bacteria! Toxins others] 338(23 1650*; |Gaziano} 338(23):1690-e
Liver failure and death after exposure to microcystins at a he Phe effect of an endothelin-receptor antagonist, bosentan, on
modialysis center in Brazil Jochimsen & others] 338(13 blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension [ Krum
873* & others] 338(12):784*
Bacterial Vaccines Blood Transfusion, Autologous
An outbreak of multidrug-resistant pneumococcal pneumonia Anesthesiology |M erin & others} 338(10):684-c
und bacteremia among unvaccinated nursing home residents B Lymphocytes
Nuorti & others] 338(26):1861*; | Musher|] 338(26):1915-¢ Epstein-Barr virus and a cellular signaling pathway in lympho
Pneumococcal outbreaks in nursing homes [ Musher]| 338(26 mas from immunosuppressed patients [ Liebowitz] 338(20
1915-« 1413*; | Rickinson| 338(20):1461-e
Barium Sulfate L&H cells in lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin’s disease [K iip
Anaphylaxis from the carboxymethylceliulose component of pers & others] 338(11):763-c
barium sulfate suspension Klein & others} 338(9):623-c Molecular analysis of the progression from Helicobacter pylori-
Prevention of barium impaction van Beck & others] 338(9 associated chronic gastritis to mucosa-associated lymphoid
62>52- ¢ tissue lymphoma of the stomach | Zucca & others} 338(12
Barotrauma 804-br
Barotrauma | Schotland| 338(6):372-icm Body Image
Effect of a protective-ventilation strategy on mortality in the Losing weight an ill-fated New Year’s resolution [|K assirer
cute respiratory distress syndrome [Amato & others] 338(6 & Angell] 338(1):52-e; [Field & others] 338(16):1156-c;
347*; Hudson 338(6):385-¢ |B lackburn & others] 338(23 1702-c
Evaluation of a ventilation strategy to prevent barotrauma in Body-Mass Index
patients at high risk for acute respiratory distress syndrome Age, body-mass index, and mortality [ Lesser & others] 338(16
ale
Stewart & others 33816 355*: Hudson] 338(6):385-e 1158-c
JANUARY-JUNE 1998
SUBJECT INDEX
Association between multiple cardiovascular risk factors and American Surgical Instruments: An illustrated history of their
atherosclerosis in children and young adults [Berenson & manufacture and a directory of instrument makers to 1900
others] 338(23):1650*; [Gaziano] 338(23):1690-e (Edmonson) [T|r unkey] 338(26):1928-bkrev
he effect of age on the association between body-mass index Beginnings Count: The technological imperative in American
and mortality [Stevens & others] 338(1):1*; |K assirer & An health care (Rothman) {Marmor] 338(5):336-bkrev
gell] 338(1):52-e; [Field & others] 338(16):1156-c; [Lesser Drawing Blood: Technology and disease identity in twentieth-
& others] 338(16):1158-c century America (Wailoo) [Aronowitz] 338(1):69-bkrev
High prepregnancy body-mass index a maternal-—fetal risk Eisenhower’s Heart Attack: How Ike beat heart disease and held
factor |W olfe | 338(3):191-e on to the presidency (Lasby) | Fortuin] 338(23):1703-bkrev
Losing weight an ill-fated New Year’s resolution [ Kassirer First Cut: A season in the human anatomy iab (Carter) [Grop
& Angell] 338(1):52-e; [Field & others] 338(16):1156-c; per] 338(12):845-bkrev
| Blackburn & others] 338(23):1702-c Huxley: From devil’s disciple to evolution’s high priest (Desmond)
[he obesity problem {F ield & others] 338(16):1156-c [Ohno] 338(5):337-bkrev
Prepregnancy weight and the risk of adverse pregnancy out Injured Brains of Medical Minds: Views from within (Kapur)
comes [Cnattingius & others | 338(3):147*; [Wolfe] 338(3): [Iragui] 338(9):629-bkrev
19] Mental Ills and Bodily Cures: Psychiatric treatment in the first
Body Weight half of the twentieth century (Braslow) [Shorter] 338(3)
Age, body-mass index, and mortality [ Lesser & others} 338(16): 204-bkrev
1158-c Quarantine! East European Jewish Immigrants and New York
lhe effect of age on the association between body-mass index City Epidemics of 1892 (Markel) |T omes |3 38(17):1235-bkrev
and mortality [Stevens & others] 338(1):1*; |K assirer & An Surgical and Dental Instrument Catalogues from the Civil War
gell| 338(1):52-e; [Field & others] 338(16):1156-c; [ Lesser Era (Snowden & others) [Trunkey] 338(26):1928-bkrev
& others} 338(16):1158-c Surviving the Fall: The personal journey of an AIDS doctor (Sel
Losing weight an ill-fated New Year’s resolution [{K assirer wyn) [Schwartz] 338(12):846-bkrev
& Angell] 338(1):52-e; [Field & others] 338(16):1156-c; Taking Our Pulse: The health of America’s women (Litt) |B as
|B lackburn & others] 338(23):1702-c tian] 338(18):1320-bkrev
More on the obesity problem [Blackburn & others] 338(23 The Antidepressant Era Healy) [Weissman] 338(20):
1702-¢ 1475-bkrev
The obesity problem |F ield & others] 338(16):1156-c The Death of Innocents: A true story of murder, medicine, and
Prepregnancy weight and the risk of adverse pregnancy out high-stakes science (Firstman & Talan) [Platt] 338(24):
comes [Cnattingius & others] 338(3):147*; [Wolfe] 338(3) 1778-bkrev
191 -¢ The Gospel of Germs: Men, women, and the microbe in American
Bone Density life (Tomes) [Walker-Smith ] 338(21):1551-bkrev
Effects of raloxifene in postmenopausal women [Cole & oth The Handbook of Psychopharmucology Trials: An overview of sct-
ers | 338(18):1313-c entific, political, and ethical concerns (Hertzman & Feltner)
The genetic trail of osteoporosis { Prockop] 338(15):1061-e [de Leon] 338(3):205-bkrev
Prevention of bone loss with alendronate in postmenopausal The Insider’s Guide to HMOs: How to navigate the managed-care
women under 60 years of age |H osking & others] 338(8) system and get the health care you deserve (Steinberg) [L ieber
485* man | 338(6):398-bkrev
Relation of alleles of the collagen type Ial gene to bone den The Measure of Our Days: New beginnings at life’s end (Groop
sity and the risk of osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal man) |S chwartz] 338(1):67-bkrev
women [ Uitterlinden & others] 338(15):1016*; [ Prockop] The Powerful Placebo: From ancient priest to modern physician
338(15):1061-e (Shapiro & Shapiro) |L asagna] 338(17):1236-bkrev
Bone Marrow The Progress of Experiment: Science and therapeutic reform in the
Bone marrow necrosis and the Lambert—Eaton syndrome as United States, 1900-1(9 M9ar0ks ) [ Proctor] 338(1):68-bkrev
sociated with interferon alfa treatment |K umakura & others] Travax |[Mimouni & Gdalevich] 338(13):927-bkrev
338(3):199-c Book Reviews: Health Policy
Bone Marrow Transplantation Demanding Medical Excellence: Doctors and accountants in the
Bone marrow transplants from unrelated donors for patients information age (Millenson) [Woolhandler & Himmelstein
with chronic myeloid leukemia |H ansen & others] 338(14) 338(12):845-bkrev
962*; [Hehlmann | 338(14):980-e False Hopes: Why America’s quest for perfect health is a recipe for
A chance of cure for every patient with chronic myeloid leuke failure (Callahan) {R elman] 338(25):1855-bkrev
mia? | Hehlmann]| 338(14):980-e Gay Science: The ethics of sexual orientation research (Murphy)
Book Reviews: Anesthesia and Critical Care |B radley] 338(20):1477-bkrev
Emergency Medicine (Howell & others) |D art & Yip] 338(22) Improving Health Care of the Poor: The New York City experience
1631-bkrev (Ginzberg & others) [McCord] 338(11):769-bkrev
Emergency Medicine: Concepts and clinical practice. 4th ed Life without Disease: The pursuit of medical Utopia (Schwartz)
Rosen & others) | Buchanan | 338(26):1929-bkrev { Relman] 338(25):1855-bkrev
Book Reviews: Biomedical Science Managing Death (Hoefler) [Groenewoud & van der Heide |
Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis. 2nd ed Fayer) |F lan 338(5):336-bkrev
igan| 338(2):135-bkrev Medical Futility and the Evaluation of Lifé-Sustaining Interven-
Handbook of Obesity (Bray & others [Stunkard] 338(14): tions (Zucker & Zucker) [Sulmasy] 338(14):997-bkrev
998-bkrev The Future U.S. Healthcare System: Who will care for the
Principles of Bone Biology (Bilezikian & others) Bonjour | poor and uninsured? (Altman & others) [Alpert] 338(23):
338(8):552-bkrev 1705-bkrev
The Staphylococci in Human Disease Crossley & Archer) To Improve Health and Health Care 1997: The Robert Wood
[Chow] 338(2):136-bkrev Johnson Foundation anthology (Isaacs & Knickman) [Blu
Book Reviews: Education, History, Biography, menthal] 338(18):1320-bkrev
and Public Press Book Reviews: Medicine
American Surgery: An illustrated history (Rutkow) | Schalick, | Allergy and Allergic Diseases Kay) [Wasserman] 338(22):
338(26):1928-bkrev 1631-bkrev
Volume 338 Index
The New England Journal of Medicine
Asthma (Barnes & others de Jongste |3 38(14):997-bkrev Book Reviews: Pharmacology and Substance Abuse
Cancer Patient Follow-up Johnson & others) | Bottomiey]} Cocaine Addiction: Theory, research, and treatment (Platt)
338(15):1081-bkrev |N unes] 338(11):770-bkrev
Cerebrovascular Disease (Batjer & others [Choi] | 338(15 New Generation Vaccines. 2nd ed Levine & others) [|E skola]
1079-bkres 338(13):926-bkrev
Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 3rd ed New Therapeutic Agents in Thrombosis and Thrombolysis (Sasa
Haddad & others) |A uerbach] 338(11):771-bkrev hara & Loscalzo) [P atrono| 338(4):271-bkrev
Clinical Virelogy Richman & others | Shah | 338(2 Book Reviews: Public Health and Environmental
135-bkrev and Occupational Medicine
Congenital Heart Disease: Textbook of angiocardiography (Free Drug-Dependent Mothers and Their Children: Issues in public
dom & others) [Lock] 338(4):269-bkrev policy and public health (Haack) {D empsey | 338(3)
Dermatology in Emergency Care (Edwards) [Greaves] 338 204-bkrev
478-bkrev, 338(26):1927-x Epidemiology, Causes, and Prevention of Skin Diseases (Grob &
Difficult Cardiology III (Jackson) { Ertl] 338(23):1704-bkrev others) |Cockerell |3 38(7):479-bkrev
Family Medicine: Principles and practice. 5th ed [avlor & oth Reducing Firearm Injury and Death: A public health source-
ers) | Little} 338(18):1321-bkrev book on guns (Karlson & Hargarten) [Cook] 338(6)
Frontiers in Interventional Cardiology (Beyar & others 398-bkrev
| Hamm | 338(4):270-bkrev Book Reviews: Radiology
Genetic Skin Disorders Sybert) [Epstein & Aszterbaum | Diagnostic Ultrasound 2nd ed Rumack & others) [Fried
338(7 ):479-bkrev man] 338(15):1080-bkrev
Haemophilia and Other Inherited Bleeding Disorders (Rizza & Book Reviews: Reproductive Biology and Obstetrics
Lowe) |V ermylen] 338(10):692-bkres and Gynecology
Heart Failure: Scientific principles and clinical practice (Poole Estrogens and Antiestrogens: Basic and clinical aspects (Lindsay
Wilson & others) [|K atz] 338(4):269-bkrev & others) [Kenemans] 338(15):1079-bkrev
Rheumatic Fever and Streptococcal Infection Unraveling the Loss during Pregnancy or in the Newborn Period: Principles of
mysteries of a dread disease Massell [Veasy| 338(13 care with clinical cases and analyses (Woods & Woods) | Bak
926-bkrev er] 338(21):1552-bkrev
Sepsis and Multiorgan Failure Fein & others) [|K ollef | 338(6 Reproductive Endocrinology, Surgery, and Technology (Adashi &
399-bkrev others) |I saacson] 338(8):551-bkrev
Textbook of Diabetes. 2nd ed Pickup & Williams) [Bolli] Textbook of Breast Cancer: A clinical guide to therapy (Bonadon
338(8):551-bkrev na & others) [Ganz] 338(10):692-bkrev
The Lymphomas (Canellos & others Portlock] 338(10 Book Reviews: Surgery
693-bkrev Organ and Tissue Donation for Transplantation (Chapman &
Therapy of Systemic Rheumatic Disorders (Van de Putte & oth others) |E vans] 338(24):1780-bkrev
ers) | Bresnihan| 338(22):1632-bkrev Perioperative Transfusion Medicine (Spiess & others) { Eastlund |
Book Reviews: Miscellaneous 338(24):1778-bkrev
Mount Misery (Shem) | Silberfarb] 338(20):1476-bkrev Renal Transplantation (Shapiro & others) [Abramowicz &
Book Reviews: Neurology and Psychiatry Goldman | 338(24):1779-bkrev
Central Nervous System Infectious Diseases and Therapy (Roos Boric Acids
Wrobel | 338(2):137-bkrev Vaginitis [Donders & others] 338(21):1548-c
In Defense of the Brain: Current concepts in the immunopatho Borrelia
genesis and clinical aspects of CNS infections (Peterson & Borreliosis [Cooper & Neuhauser] 338(4):231-icm
Remington) [Gold] 338(9):628-bkrev Borrelia Infections
Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical challenges and controversies (Thomp Borreliosis [Cooper & Neuhauser] 338(4):231-icm
son & others) | Ronthal| 338(9):630-bkrev Botulinum Toxins
Paediatri Neurology 3rd_ ed Brett Evrard] 338 A comparison of botulinum toxin and saline for the treatment
480-bkrev of chronic anal fissure [|M aria & others] 338(4):217*; |M ad
The Clinical Practice of Critical Care Neurology Wijdicks off | 338(4):257-e; [Pérez-Miranda & others] 338(23)
Bolton | 338(9):628-bkrev 1698-c
Book Reviews: Pathology Pharmacologic therapy for anal fissure [Madoff] 338(4)
Differential diagnosis of tumors and tumor-like lesions of bones 257-e
and joints (Greenspan & Remagen |Martin| 338(19 Treatment of chronic anal fissure [Pérez-Miranda & others]
1393-bkres 338(23):1698-«
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Epidemiology, pathology, diagno- Brachial Plexus
sis, and treatment ( Borchardt & Noble) | Schwebke |3 38( 17 Postinfectious brachial neuritis [Lidor & Goichman] 338(5
1235-bkrev 296-icm
Tumors of the Fetus and Newborn (Isaacs) [Genest] 338(16 Bradycardia
1164-bkrey Do patients prefer physiologic pacing? [Mason & Hlatky]
Book Reviews: Pediatrics 338(16):1147-e
Abdominal surgery of infancy and childhood (Donnellan & oth Quality of life and clinical outcomes in elderly patients treated
| Martin] 338(19):1392-bkrev with ventricular pacing as compared with dual-chamber pac
bild and Adolescent Neurology (David) |DeLong] 338(16 ing [Lamas & others] 338(16):1097*; [Mason & Hlatky]
1165-bkrev 338(16):1147-e
Fetal and Neonatal Brain Injury Mechanisms, management, Brain
and the risks of practice. 2nd ed. (Stevenson & Sunshine) {Sil Imaging the brain (in two parts) [Gilman] 338(12):812-ra;
verstein! 338(7):481-bkrev 338(13):889-ra
Krugman's Infectious Diseases of Children. 10th ed. (Katz & MGH Case Records (Case 2-1998): A 50-year-old woman
others) | Arvin] 338(21):1551-bkrev with increasing headache and a left abducent-nerve palsy
Nathan and Oski’s Hematology of Infancy and Childhood. 5th {[O’Leary & de la Monte] 338(3):180-cpe
ed. (Nathan & Orkin) [Frantz] 338(16):1164-bkrev Brain Death
Skeletal trauma in children. 2nd ed. (Green & Swiontkowski Case 32-1997: Rocky Mountain spotted fever [Delmonico &
| Marcus] 338(19):1392-bkrev others] 338(18):1318-c
JANUARY-JUNE 1998
SUBJECT
Brain Injuries Bupropion
Nonaccidental head injury in infants the “shaken-baby syn Sustained-release bupropion for smoking cessation [McAfee &
drome” [Duhaime & others] 338(25):1822-ra others] 338(9):619-c
\ population-based study of seizures after traumatic brain in Burns
juries [Annegers & others] 338(1):20* Estimates of the probability of death from burn injuries [Ro
Brain Neoplasms han & others] 338(25):1848-c
Imaging the brain (in two parts) [Gilman] 338(12):812-ra; Objective estimates of the probability of death from burn inju
338(13):889-ra ries [Ryan & others] 338(6):362*, 338(25):1849-x; [Saffle|
MGH Case Records (Case 2-1998): A 50-year-old woman 338(6):387-e; [Rohan & others] 338(25):1848-c
with increasing headache and a left abducent-nerve palsy Predicting outcomes of burns [Saffle] 338(6):387-e
[O’Leary & de la Monte] 338(3):180-cpc Burns, Inhalation
MGH Case Records (Case 7-1998): A 74-year-old man with Estimates of the probability of death from burn injuries [Ro
dementia, parkinsonism, and an insular lesion [|Be al & Von han & others] 338(25):1848-c
sattel |3 38(9):603-cpc Objective estimates of the probability of death from burn inju
Breast Neoplasms ries | Ryan & others] 338(6):362*, 338(25):1849-x; [Saffle |
Benefit and harm associated with screening for breast cancer 338(6):387-e; [Rohan & others} 338(25):1848-c
[Sox] 338(16):1145-e Predicting outcomes of burns |S affle] 338(6):387-¢
Bitter pills to swallow [Poulson| 338(25):1844-on
Emerging uses for genomic information in drug discovery
[Friend & Oliff] 338(2):125-cibr C
Organochlorine residues and breast cancer |v om Saal & others|
338( 14):988-c Calcinosis
Radiotherapy and chemotherapy in high-risk breast cancer [ El Calcified mass in a patient on long-term hemodialysis [L azow
[Tamer & others} 338(5):329-c ski & Goldfarb] 338(20):1427-icm
Ten-year risk of false positive screening mammograms and clin Calcium-Channel Blockers
ical breast examinations [Elmore & others] 338(16):1089*; Calcium-channel blockers for hypertension uncertainty con
[Sox] 338(16):1145-e tinues [Cutler] 338(10):679-¢
Brief Report Conflict of interest in the debate over calcium-channel antago
Births after intracytoplasmic injection of sperm obtained by nists |Stelfox & others] 338(2):101-sa; [Meltzer & others]
testicular extraction from men with nonmosaic Klinefelter’s 338(23):1696-c
syndrome | Palermo & others] 338(9):588-br [he effect of nisoldipine as compared with enalapril on cardio
Delayed cerebellar disease and death after accidental exposure to vascular Outcomes in patients with non-insulin-dependent
dimethylmercury [Nierenberg & others] 338(23):1672-br; diabetes and hypertension [ Estacio & others] 338(10):645*;
| Kulig }3 38(23):1692-e [Cutler] 338(10):679-e
Familial hyperinsulinism caused by an activating glucokinase Carboxymethylcellulose
mutation [Glaser & others] 338(4):226-br Anaphylaxis from the carboxymethylcellulose component of
Male hypogonadism due to a mutation in the gene for the barium sulfate suspension [Klein & others] 338(9):623-c
B-subunit of follicle-stimulating hormone [ Phillip & others] Carcinogens, Environmental
338(24):1729-br Asbestos still a carcinogen [| Landrigan| 338(22):1618-e
Molecular analysis of the progression from Helicobacter pylori- Carcinoma, Papillary, Follicular
associated chronic gastritis to mucosa-associated lymphoid Papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma [Schlumberger]
tissue lymphoma of the stomach [|Z ucca & others] 338(12) 338(5):297-ra
804-br Carcinoma, Renal-Cell
Plasmodium malariae infection in an asymptomatic 74-year-old Echocardiographic detection of a renal-cell carcinoma [Croft &
Greek woman with splenomegaly [Vinetz & others] 338(6) Goldman | 338(18):1279-icm
367-br Interferon gamma-lb compared with placebo in metastatic re
[ransient angiolymphoid hyperplasia and Kaposi’s sarcoma after nal-cell carcinoma [Gleave & others] 338(18):1265*; [Young]
primary infection with human herpesvirus 8 in a patient with 338(18):1305-e
human immunodeficiency virus infection [Oksenhendler & Metastatic renal-cell carcinoma: what causes occasional dramat
others | 338(22):1585-br ic regressions? [Young] 338(18):1305-e
[reatment of the Crigler—Najjar syndrome type I with hepato Recombinant human interleukin-2, recombinant human in
cyte transplantation [{F ox & others | 338(20):1422-br; [Lake] terferon alfa-2a, or both in metastatic renal-cell carcinoma
338(20):1463-¢ [Negrier & others] 338(18):1272*; [Young] 338(18):
A true hermaphrodite chimera resulting from embryo amalga 1305-e
mation after in vitro fertilization [Strain & others] 338(3) Renal-cell carcinoma [Sykes & McCarter] 338(18):
166-br; |V an Steirteghem] 338(3):194-e 1280-icm
X-linked Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome in a girl [Parolini & oth A square peg in a round hole [Saint & others] 338(6):379-cps;
ers] 338(5):291-br; [Puck & Willard] 338(5):325-e; [Caz {Whitehead & others] 338(26):1926-c
zola & others] 338(25):1850-c Carcinoma, Squamous-Cell
Bronchial Hyperreactivity Complete remission of metastatic cervical cancer with the an
Effect of inhaled formoterol and budesonide on exacerbations giogenesis inhibitor TNP-470 [|K udelka & others] 338(14):
of asthma |F itzGerald & others] 338(15):1071-c 99 1-c
Bronchiolitis Hyperfractionated irradiation with or without concurrent che-
MGH Case Records (Case 11-1998): A 35-year-old woman motherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer [B rizel
with obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic changes on & others] 338(25):1798*
CT scans of the chest [Epler & Mark] 338(15):1051-cpe Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Bronchodilator Agents Do patients prefer physiologic pacing? [Mason & Hlatky]
Effect of inhaled formoterol and budesonide on exacerbations 338(16):1147-¢
of asthma [FitzGerald & others] 338(15):1071-<« Quality of life and clinical outcomes in elderly patients treated
Budesonide with ventricular pacing as compared with dual-chamber pac
Effect of inhaled formoterol and budesonide on exacerbations ing [Lamas & others] 338(16):1097*; [Mason & Hlatky]
of asthma [FitzGerald & others] 338(15):1071-c 338(16):1147-e
Volume 338 Index
The New England Journal of Medicine
Cardiology seizure [Riviello & Ruoff] 338(2):112-cpc, 338(7):483-x;
Pennsylvania’s Focus on Heart Attack — grading the scorecard [Awad & Riviello] 338(21):1549-c
[Jollis & Romano] 338(14):983-sb MGH Case Records (Case 2-1998): A 50-year-old woman
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic with increasing headache and a left abducent-nerve palsy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy beyond the sarcomere {St {[O’Leary & de la Monte] 338(3):180-cpe
John Sutton & Epstein] 338(18):1303-¢ MGH Case Records (Case 3-1998): A 31-year-old woman
Mutations in the gene for cardiac myosin-binding protein ( with a pleural effusion, ascites, and persistent fever spikes
and late-oaset familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [N iimu [Sheets & Smith] 338(4):248-cpc; [Conde & others]
ra & others] 338(18):1248*; [St. John Sutton & Epstein] 338(23):1701-c
338(18):1303-e MGH Case Records (Case 4-1998): A 32-year-old man with vit
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation reous hemorrhage and mediastinal lymphadenopathy [Raiz
“The slow code” [Segal & others] 338(26):1921-c man & Haas] 338(5):313-cpce
The slow code should anyone rush to its defense? [Gazelle | MGH Case Records (Case 5-1998): A 51-year-old man with
338(7):467-sb; [Segal & others] 338(26):1921-c myelodysplasia and a pulmonary infiltrate [Hayes & Mark]
Cardiovascular Diseases 338(7):453-cpc; [Bennett & Hayes] 338(26):1925-c
Association between multiple cardiovascular risk factors and MGH Case Records (Case 6-1998): A six-year-oid boy with
atherosclerosis in children and young adults [Berenson & both pain and a bloody effusion in the right hip |E wenstein
others] 338(23):1650*; [Gaziano] 338(23):1690-¢ & Van ¢ ott | 338(8):532 cpc
Cardiovascular medicine at the turn of the millennium [Plump MGH Case Records (Case 7-1998): A 74-year-old man with
& Ketterer}] 338(13):919-« dementia, parkinsonism, and an insular lesion [Beal & Von
Eat right and take a multivitamin [Oakley] 338(15):1060-e sattel |3 38(9):603-cpc
Mortality after the treatment of hyperthyroidism with radioac MGH Case Records (Case 8-1998): A 41-year-old man with
tive iodine [Franklyn & others} 338(11):712* leg weakness and mediastinal lymphadenopathy [Querfurth
he obesity problem [Field & others] 338(16):1156-c & Mark] 338(11):747-cpe
When should heart disease prevention begin? [Gaziano] MGH Case Records (Case 9-1998): Cardiovascular coliapse af
338(23):1690-e¢ ter vaginal delivery in a patient with a history of cesarean sec
Carrageenan tion [Greene & others] 338(12):821-cpc
Anaphylaxis from the carboxymethylcellulose component of MGH Case Records (Case 10-1998): A 46-year-old man with
barium sulfate suspension [Klein & others] 338(9):623-c chest pain and coronary ostial stenosis [Vlahakes & others]
Carrier Proteins 338(13):897-cpc
rhe evolving relation between humans and Mycobacterium tu- MGH Case Records (Case 11-1998): A 35-year-old woman
berculosis |Bloom & Small] 338(10):677-¢ with obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic changes
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — beyond the sarcomere [St on CT scans of the chest | Epler & Mark] 338(15)
John Sutton & Epstein] 338(18):1303-e 105 1-cpe
In search of perverse polymorphisms [ Rosenthal & Schwartz] MGH Case Records (Case 12-1998): A 68-year-old man with
338({2):122-e a rash, diabetes insipidus, and laryngeal stenosis [Heald &
Mutations in the gene for cardiac myosin-binding protein ¢ Duncan] 338(16):1138-cpe
and late-onset familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy [|N iimu MGH Case Records (Case 13-1998): A 23-year-old man with
ra & others] 338(18):1248*; [St. John Sutton & Epstein] progressive weakness and paresthesias [Gominak & Cros]
338(18):1303-e 338(17):1212-cpc
CDKN2A mutations in multiple primary melanomas |M onzon MGH Case Records (Case 14-1998): A 49-year-old woman
& others} 338(13):879*; [Clurman & Groudine| 338(13) with primary biliary cirrhosis, pulmonary opacities, and a
910-¢ pleural effusion [Reilly & Mark] 338(18):1293-cpe
Polymorphism of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein gene MGH Case Records (Case 15-1998): A 34-year-old woman
{Goldstein & others] 338(22):1624-c with confusion and visual loss during pregnancy [Gascon &
Ihe role of a common variant of the cholesteryl ester transfer Frosch | 338(20):1448 cpe
protein gene in the progression of coronary atherosclerosis MGH Case Records (Case 16-1998): Pneumonia and the acute
[Kuivenhoven & others] 338(2):86*; [Rosenthal & respiratory distress syndrome in a 24-year-old man [Sax &
Schwartz] 338(2):122-e; [Goldstein & others] 338(22) others] 338(21):1527-cpc
1624-c; [Altshuler & others] 338(22):1626-c MGH Case Records (Case 17-1998): A 53-year-old man with
Variations in the NRAMP!1 gene and susceptibility to tubercu left ventricular dysfunction four years after a heart transplan
losis in West Africans [Bellamy & others] 338(10):640*; tation [Jarcho & Mark] 338(22):1608-cpc
{Bloom & Small] 338(10):677-e MGH Case Records (Case 18-1998): A 54-day-old premature
Carrier State girl with respiratory distress and persistent pulmonary infil
Hepatitis B virus infection [Ortiz & others] 338(18):1311-c trates [Rosen & Bhan] 338(24):1752-cpc
Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital MGH Case Records (Case 19-1998): A 70-year-old man with
Case 21-1997: paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration and diarrhea, polyarthritis, and a history of Reiter’s syndrome
Hodgkin’s disease [|M ozaffar| 338(1):66-c {Shmerling & Caliendo] 338(25):1830-cpc
Case 30-1997: Pulmonary interstitial emphysema in infancy MGH Case Records (Case 20-1998): A 53-year-old man with
| Fox & others] 338(10):688-c cardiac amyloidosis and a left pulmonary mass [Berk &
ase 32-1997: Rocky Mountain spotted fever |Delmonico & Mark] 338(26):1905-cpc
others] 338(18):1318-c Cat Scratch Disease
ase 33-1997: a 75-year-old man with chest pain, hemopty MGH Case Records (Case 1-1998): An 11-year-old boy with a
sis, and a pulmonary lesion [Martens & others] 338(13 seizure [Riviello & Ruoff] 338(2):112-cpc, 338(7):483-x;
925-« [Awad & Riviello] 338(21):1549-c
ase 1-1998: A boy with a seizure [Awad & Riviello] 338(21) Causality
1549-« Prevention of preterm birth [Iams] 338(1):54-e
ase 3-1998: Tuberculous peritonitis [Conde & others] CD4 Lymphocyte Count
338(23):1701-« Cytotoxic-T-cell responses in early HIV-1 infection [Phillips &
Case 5-1998: bone marrow blasts in chronic myelomonocytic others] 338(9):622-c
leukemia [Bennett & Hayes] 338(26):1925-c Improvement in CD4+ cell counts despite persistently detect
MGH Case Records (Case 1-1998): An 11-year-old boy with a able HIV load [ Levitz] 338(15):1074-c
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