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April 4, 2000; 132 (7)

Articles

  • Histologic Improvement of Fibrosis in Patients with Hepatitis C Who Have Sustained Response to Interferon Therapy

    • Yasushi Shiratori,
    • Fumio Imazeki,
    • Mitsuhiko Moriyama,
    • Michitami Yano,
    • Yasuyuki Arakawa,
    • Osamu Yokosuka,
    • Tetsuo Kuroki,
    • Shuhei Nishiguchi,
    • Michio Sata,
    • Gotarou Yamada,
    • Shigetoshi Fujiyama,
    • Haruhiko Yoshida,
    • and Masao Omata
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:517-524

    In this cohort study of patients with chronic hepatitis C, regression of fibrosis was associated with sustained virologic response to interferon therapy.

  • Prevalence of Liver Disease and Contributing Factors in Patients Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition for Permanent Intestinal Failure

    • Maryan Cavicchi,
    • Philippe Beau,
    • Pascal Crenn,
    • Claude Degott,
    • and Bernard Messing
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:525-532

    The prevalence of complicated liver disease related to home parenteral nutrition increased with longer duration of parenteral nutrition. This condition was one of the main causes of death in patients with permanent intestinal failure.

  • Interactions between Apolipoprotein E and Apolipoprotein(a) in Patients with Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease

    • Vincent Mooser,
    • Nicole Helbecque,
    • Judit Miklossy,
    • Santica M. Marcovina,
    • Pascal Nicod,
    • and Philippe Amouyel
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:533-537

    In this convenience sample, lipoprotein(a) was an additional risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer disease in carriers of the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele. However, lipoprotein(a) may protect against late-onset Alzheimer disease in noncarriers.

  • Substituting Walnuts for Monounsaturated Fat Improves the Serum Lipid Profile of Hypercholesterolemic Men and Women: A Randomized Crossover Trial

    • Daniel Zambón,
    • Joan Sabaté,
    • Sonia Muñoz,
    • Betina Campero,
    • Elena Casals,
    • Manuel Merlos,
    • Juan C. Laguna,
    • and Emilio Ros
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:538-546

    Previous studies have reported that walnuts decrease serum cholesterol levels in young men. In this study of men and women with polygenic hypercholesterolemia, substituting walnuts for part of the monounsaturated fat in a cholesterol-lowering Mediterranean diet further reduced total fat and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.

Brief Communications

  • Urinary Incontinence among Male Veterans Receiving Care in Primary Care Clinics

    • Steven H. Smoger,
    • Toni L. Felice,
    • and Goetz H. Kloecker
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:547-551

    According to this survey study, urinary incontinence is common among male veterans and affects all age groups. Despite the unfavorable effects of incontinence on quality of life, the men surveyed seldom discussed the problem with medical providers.

  • Heart Rate Recovery after Submaximal Exercise Testing as a Predictor of Mortality in a Cardiovascularly Healthy Cohort

    • Christopher R. Cole,
    • JoAnne M. Foody,
    • Eugene H. Blackstone,
    • and Michael S. Lauer
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:552-555

    Abnormal heart rate recovery after symptom-limited exercise is an important prognostic factor. This study found that even after submaximal exercise in patients in good cardiovascular health, abnormal heart rate recovery predicts death.

Updates

  • Identification and Management of Patients with Failed Thrombolysis after Acute Myocardial Infarction

    • Lorne E. Goldman and
    • Mark J. Eisenberg
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:556-565

    This review of the literature on identifying and managing patients in whom thrombolysis had failed after myocardial infarction pays particular attention to the noninvasive identification of reperfusion and the use of rescue percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

Review

  • Single-Therapy Androgen Suppression in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    • Jerome Seidenfeld,
    • David J. Samson,
    • Vic Hasselblad,
    • Naomi Aronson,
    • Peter C. Albertsen,
    • Charles L. Bennett,
    • and Timothy J. Wilt
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:566-577

    In men with advanced prostate cancer, survival after therapy with a luteinizing hormone–releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist was found to be equivalent to survival after orchiectomy. Although patients prefer to avoid orchiectomy, it is unknown whether this procedure decreases quality of life. No evidence shows a difference in effectiveness or adverse effects among the LHRH agonists.

Perspectives

  • Physicians and Patient Spirituality: Professional Boundaries, Competency, and Ethics

    • Stephen G. Post,
    • Christina M. Puchalski,
    • and David B. Larson
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:578-583

    The ethical aspects of physicians' attention to the spiritual and religious dimensions of their patients' experiences of illness require review and discussion. Should physicians discuss spiritual issues with their patients? What are the boundaries between physicians and patients regarding these issues? What are the boundaries between physicians and chaplains?

Editorial

  • Hormonal Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer

    • David J. Vaughn
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:584-585

    After years of clinical investigation and experience, questions about the optimal hormonal therapy in men with advanced prostate cancer still remain. In this issue, Seidenfeld and colleagues present results of their meta-analysis on various forms of hormonal monotherapy. What other options are available for these patients?

On Being a Doctor

  • Technology Transfer and Continuity of Care by a “Consultant”

    • Thomas L. Petty
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:587-588

    The author's 12-year relationship with an elderly man with emphysema reaffirms his belief in house calls and the benefit of home care.

On Being a Patient

  • Reflections on a Bone Marrow Transplant

    • Michael C. Dohan
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:589-590

    The author recounts his long journey through bone marrow transplantation and recovery and the new insights he has gained about the doctor–patient relationship.

Letters

  • Serum Uric Acid and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

    • Michael H. Alderman
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:591

  • Serum Uric Acid and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

    • Michael Poullis
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:591-592

  • Serum Uric Acid and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

    • Bruce F. Culleton,
    • Martin G. Larson,
    • and Daniel Levy
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:592

  • Clinically Useful Problem Statement Systems

    • Kenneth J. Gorelick
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:592

  • Clinically Useful Problem Statement Systems

    • Steven H. Brown,
    • Randolph A. Miller,
    • and Dario A. Giuse
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:592-593

  • Pain Management in Patients with Advanced Cancer

    • Daniel Berland
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:593

  • Pain Management in Patients with Advanced Cancer

    • Janet Abrahm
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:593

  • Medical Management of Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas

    • J.B. Ferriss
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:593-594

  • Medical Management of Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas

    • Nor N. Chan
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:594

  • Medical Management of Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas

    • Ranjan P. Ghose,
    • Phillip M. Hall,
    • and Emmanuel L. Bravo
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:594

  • Nasogastric Tubes Permit Reflux and Aspiration: Is There Any Evidence?

    • Donald O. Castell
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:594-595

  • Whipple Endocarditis without Gastrointestinal Disease

    • Margo A. Smith
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:595

  • Calcium Carbonate–Induced Hypothyroidism

    • Lorie E. Butner,
    • Patricia Pecora Fulco,
    • and George Feldman
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:595

  • Ischemic Colitis Associated with Factor V Leiden Mutation

    • Nelson S. Yee,
    • DuPont Guerry IV,
    • and Gary R. Lichtenstein
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:595-596

  • Chemoembolization of Liver Metastases from Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

    • Andreas Machens,
    • Curd Behrmann,
    • and Henning Dralle
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:596-597

  • Sumatriptan-Associated Mesenteric Ischemia

    • Julia J. Liu,
    • David J. Brandhagen,
    • and Joseph C. Ardolf
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:597

  • Congenital C2 (Type I) Deficiency Associated with Common Variable Immunodeficiency

    • Maria Elena Soto,
    • Fernando Cordera,
    • and Pedro A. Reyes
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:597

  • Cerivastatin-Induced Rhabdomyolysis

    • María L. Rodríguez,
    • Carmen Mora,
    • and Juan F. Navarro
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:598

  • Lamivudine-Associated Remission of Chronic Hepatitis Delta

    • Pietro Andreone,
    • François Spertini,
    • and Francesco Negro
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:598

Medical Writings

  • The Mütter Museum: Education, Preservation, and Commemoration

    • Erin H. McLeary
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:599-603

    The Mütter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia is typical of the medical museums that were once found in almost all medical schools. Contemporary visitors to this and other medical museums can easily appreciate the museum's role in preserving artifacts for study, but the other two original functions of the museums—education and commemoration—may not be as apparent.

Medical Writings: Book Notes

  • Grave Words: Notifying Survivors about Sudden, Unexpected Deaths

    • Frederic W. Platt
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:604

  • Health Law and Policy: A Survival Guide to Medicolegal Issues for Practitioners

    • Marshall B. Kapp
    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:604

Book Listings

Medical Notices

  • Medical Notices

    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:0

Summaries for Patients

  • Improvement in Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Hepatitis C Who Respond to Interferon Treatment

    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:517

  • Liver Disease in Patients Receiving Home Intravenous Feeding

    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:525

  • Alzheimer Disease, Apolipoprotein E, and Apolipoprotein(a)

    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:533

  • Eating Walnuts Lowers Cholesterol Levels in People with High Cholesterol

    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:538

  • Urinary Incontinence in Men

    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:547

  • Heart Rate Recovery after Submaximal Exercise Testing as a Predictor of Mortality in a Cardiovascularly Healthy Cohort

    Ann Intern Med April 4, 2000 132:552
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