Annals of Internal Medicine

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18 September 2001, Vol. 135. No. 6

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Articles

Clinical Predictors of Prolonged Delay in Return of the International Normalized Ratio to within the Therapeutic Range after Excessive Anticoagulation with Warfarin

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Elaine M. Hylek, MD, MPH; Susan Regan, PhD; Alan S. Go, MD; Robert A. Hughes, MD; Daniel E. Singer, MD; and Steven J. Skates, PhD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: warfarin, international normalized ratio, anticoagulation treatment, excessive

Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(6):393-400. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-6-200109180-00008

Diagnostic Tests for Renal Artery Stenosis in Patients Suspected of Having Renovascular Hypertension: A Meta-Analysis

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G. Boudewijn C. Vasbinder, MD; Patricia J. Nelemans, MD, PhD; Alfons G.H. Kessels, MD, MSc; Abraham A. Kroon, MD, PhD; Peter W. de Leeuw, MD, PhD; and Jos M.A. van Engelshoven, MD, PhD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: radionuclide imaging, captopril, renal artery stenosis, diagnostic radiologic examination, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance ...

Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(6):401-411. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-6-200109180-00009

Intravenous and Oral Itraconazole versus Intravenous Amphotericin B Deoxycholate as Empirical Antifungal Therapy for Persistent Fever in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer Who Are Receiving Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Therapy: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

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Marc Boogaerts, MD, PhD; Drew J. Winston, MD; Eric J. Bow, MD; Gary Garber, MD; Annette C. Reboli, MD; Anthony P. Schwarer, MD, FRACP; Nicolas Novitzky, MD, PhD; Angelika Boehme, MD; Elisabeth Chwetzoff, MD; Karel De Beule, RPh, the Itraconazole Neutropenia Study Group*

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: amphotericin b, antifungal agent, cancer, neutropenia, fever, itraconazole, anti-bacterial agents, amphotericin b, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(6):412-422. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-6-200109180-00010

Sustained-Release Bupropion for Pharmacologic Relapse Prevention after Smoking Cessation: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

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J. Taylor Hays, MD; Richard D. Hurt, MD; Nancy A. Rigotti, MD; Raymond Niaura, PhD; David Gonzales, PhD; Michael J. Durcan, PhD; David P.L. Sachs, MD; Troy D. Wolter, MS; A. Sonia Buist, MD; J. Andrew Johnston, PhD; and Jonathan D. White, MS

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: bupropion, smoking cessation, pharmacology, relapse prevention

Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(6):423-433. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-6-200109180-00011

Brief Communications

Fatal Pseudomembranous Colitis Associated with a Variant Clostridium difficile Strain Not Detected by Toxin A Immunoassay

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Stuart Johnson, MD; Sara A. Kent, MD; Kevin J. O'Leary, MD; Michelle M. Merrigan, MS; Susan P. Sambol, BS; Lance R. Peterson, MD; and Dale N. Gerding, MD

Includes: Summaries For Patients

Topics: immunoassay, toxins, colitis, pseudomembranous, clostridium difficile (bacteria)

Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(6):434-438. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-6-200109180-00012

Updates

Update in Cardiology

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William H. Frishman, MD

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Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(6):439-446. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-6-200109180-00013

Hypertriglyceridemic HyperapoB: The Unappreciated Atherogenic Dyslipoproteinemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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Allan D. Sniderman, MD; Thea Scantlebury, BSc; and Katherine Cianflone, PhD

Topics: dyslipidemias, low-density lipoproteins, triglycerides, insulin resistance, lipoproteins, hypertriglyceridemia, fatty acids, diabetes mellitus, ...

Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(6):447-459. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-6-200109180-00014

Editorials

Managing Excessive Warfarin Anticoagulation

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Henry I. Bussey, PharmD

Topics: anticoagulation, warfarin

Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(6):460-462. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-6-200109180-00015

Sponsorship, Authorship, and Accountability

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Frank Davidoff, MD; Catherine D. DeAngelis, MD, MPH; Jeffrey M. Drazen, MD; John Hoey, MD; Liselotte Højgaard, MD, DMSc; Richard Horton, FRCP; Sheldon Kotzin; Magne Nylenna; A. John P.M. Overbeke, MD, PhD; Harold C. Sox, MD; Martin B. Van Der Weyden, MD, FRACP, FRCPA; Michael S. Wilkes, MD, PhD, The Editors

Topics: conflict of interest

Ann Intern Med. 2001;135(6):463-466. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-135-6-200109180-00016

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