Table of Contents

April 18, 2006; 144 (8)

Articles

  • Does Utilization of Screening Mammography Explain Racial and Ethnic Differences in Breast Cancer?

    • Rebecca Smith-Bindman,
    • Diana L. Miglioretti,
    • Nicole Lurie,
    • Linn Abraham,
    • Rachel Ballard Barbash,
    • Jodi Strzelczyk,
    • Mark Dignan,
    • William E. Barlow,
    • Cherry M. Beasley,
    • and Karla Kerlikowske
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:541-553

    African-American women with breast cancer are more likely than white women to present with larger tumors at more advanced stages. They are also less likely to receive screening mammography at recommended intervals than white women. African-American and white women who are screened at the same intervals have similar-stage tumors at diagnosis, but African-American women have higher-grade tumors than white women regardless of screening frequency. Screening interval and biological features both contribute to African-American women having more advanced cancer at diagnosis.

  • The Relationship between Green Tea and Total Caffeine Intake and Risk for Self-Reported Type 2 Diabetes among Japanese Adults

    • Hiroyasu Iso,
    • Chigusa Date,
    • Kenji Wakai,
    • Mitsuru Fukui,
    • Akiko Tamakoshi,
    • and and the JACC Study Group*
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:554-562

    In this retrospective cohort study, drinking more green tea and coffee was associated with a reduced risk for diabetes. Drinking black or oolong teas was not associated with the risk for diabetes. These relationships were strongest in women and in overweight men.

  • Telephone Care Management To Improve Cancer Screening among Low-Income Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    • Allen J. Dietrich,
    • Jonathan N. Tobin,
    • Andrea Cassells,
    • Christina M. Robinson,
    • Mary Ann Greene,
    • Carol Hill Sox,
    • Michael L. Beach,
    • Katherine N. DuHamel,
    • and Richard G. Younge
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:563-571

    Telephone support improved cancer screening rates among women who had received care at urban community health centers for at least 1 year. This intervention seems to be well suited to health plans, large medical groups, and other organizations seeking to increase cancer screening rates and reduce disparities in care.

  • Brief Communication: Atrial–Esophageal Fistulas after Radiofrequency Ablation

    • Jennifer E. Cummings,
    • Robert A. Schweikert,
    • Walid I. Saliba,
    • J. David Burkhardt,
    • Fethi Kilikaslan,
    • Eduardo Saad,
    • and Andrea Natale
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:572-574

    The authors report 9 patients who developed an atrial–esophageal fistula within several weeks after radiofrequency catheter ablation around the pulmonary vein for atrial fibrillation. All died. Only 3 patients received correct diagnoses before death, although all patients presented to a physician. This disorder may have an indolent presentation that mimics other disease states, such as stroke or sepsis.

Medicine and Public Issues

  • Research Misconduct, Retraction, and Cleansing the Medical Literature: Lessons from the Poehlman Case

    • Harold C. Sox and
    • Drummond Rennie
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:609-613

    The scientific literature is a record of the search for truth. Publication of faked data diverts this search. The scientific community has a duty to warn people to ignore an article containing faked data and must try to prevent authors from inadvertently citing it. The scientific community accomplishes these tasks by publishing a retraction and linking it to the fraudulent article's citation in electronic indexes of the medical literature, such as PubMed. Another task is to check the validity of every article written by an author who has published faked data. A case history of scientific fraud perpetrated by Eric Poehlman shows the scientific community at work on these tasks.

Clinical Guidelines

  • Risk Assessment for and Strategies To Reduce Perioperative Pulmonary Complications for Patients Undergoing Noncardiothoracic Surgery: A Guideline from the American College of Physicians

    • Amir Qaseem,
    • Vincenza Snow,
    • Nick Fitterman,
    • E. Rodney Hornbake,
    • Valerie A. Lawrence,
    • Gerald W. Smetana,
    • Kevin Weiss,
    • Douglas K. Owens,
    • and for the Clinical Efficacy Assessment Subcommittee of the American College of Physicians*
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:575-580

    This guideline was developed to guide clinicians on clinical and laboratory predictors of perioperative pulmonary risk before noncardiothoracic surgery and to evaluate the efficacy of strategies to reduce the risk for postoperative pulmonary complications. The target audience is general internists or other clinicians involved in perioperative management of surgical patients.

  • Preoperative Pulmonary Risk Stratification for Noncardiothoracic Surgery: Systematic Review for the American College of Physicians

    • Gerald W. Smetana,
    • Valerie A. Lawrence,
    • and John E. Cornell
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:581-595

    This background review supports the American College of Physicians' clinical practice guideline on risk assessment for postoperative pulmonary complications after noncardiothoracic surgery.

  • Strategies To Reduce Postoperative Pulmonary Complications after Noncardiothoracic Surgery: Systematic Review for the American College of Physicians

    • Valerie A. Lawrence,
    • John E. Cornell,
    • and Gerald W. Smetana
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:596-608

    This background review supports the American College of Physicians' clinical practice guideline on reducing postoperative pulmonary complications after noncardiothoracic surgery.

Editorial

  • Exploring and Crossing the Disparity Divide in Cancer Mortality

    • Mary B. Barton
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:614-616

    Disparities in health care access and health outcomes in the United States present a significant challenge. Two articles in this issue discuss cancer screening in special populations. One reports from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium on 2 potential sources of the disproportionate burden of breast cancer mortality borne by African-American women. The other trial tested “prevention coaches” as a means to increase use of cancer screening services by largely Hispanic and African-American patients at community and migrant health centers in New York City.

Letters

  • Self-Management Education for Osteoarthritis

    • Halsted R. Holman and
    • Kate Lorig
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:617

  • Self-Management Education for Osteoarthritis

    • Joshua Chodosh,
    • Sally C. Morton,
    • Marika J. Suttorp,
    • and Paul G. Shekelle
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:617-618

  • Self-Management Education for Osteoarthritis

    • Halsted R. Holman and
    • Kate Lorig
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:618

  • Tamoxifen Therapy for Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

    • Augusto Vaglio,
    • Paolo Greco,
    • and Carlo Buzio
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:619

  • Tamoxifen Therapy for Retroperitoneal Fibrosis

    • Eric F.H. van Bommel and
    • Tadek R. Hendriksz
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:619-620

  • Correction: A Prognostic Index for Systemic AIDS-Related Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treated in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:620

  • Correction: Summaries for Patients: Exenatide or Insulin Glargine for Suboptimally Controlled Type 2 Diabetes?

    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:620

Current Clinical Issues

  • Patient Counseling and Education: Should Doctors Be Doing More?

    • Jennifer Fisher Wilson
    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:621-624

Ad Libitum

Medical Notices

  • Medical Notices

    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:0

Summaries for Patients

  • Does Use of Screening Mammography Explain Racial and Ethnic Differences in Death from Breast Cancer?

    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:I-18

  • The Relationship between Green Tea Intake and Type 2 Diabetes in Japanese Adults

    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:I-28

  • Risk for and Reduction of Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Noncardiothoracic Surgery: An American College of Physicians Guideline

    Ann Intern Med April 18, 2006 144:I-40
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