BACKGROUND:
Excessive alcohol consumption is associated with incident atrial fibrillation and adverse atrial remodeling; however, the effect of abstinence from alcohol on secondary prevention of atrial fibrillation is unclear.
METHODS:
We conducted a multicenter, prospective...
Educational Objective
To understand the effects of sacubitril-valsartan vs enalapril on proximal aortic stiffness, cardiac remodeling, and cardiac contractile function among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).
Introduction: The association between e-cigarette use and chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has not been studied thoroughly, particularly in populations
defined by concomitant combustible smoking status.
Methods: Using pooled 2016 and...
As usual, the new year brings changes in how doctors bill and get paid for the services they provide to Medicare patients. The reforms that will most affect family physicians’ pay aren’t coming until 2021, when several changes in evaluation and management (E/M) coding and payment are projected...
In vaccinating adults, clinicians face 2 types of challenges: (1) staying current on recommendations for influenza, pneumococcal, hepatitis A and B, zoster, and other vaccines and (2) addressing systemic barriers to implementing practices that increase vaccination rates. Although adult...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer and second leading cause of mortality from cancer in the United States. As the population ages, decisions regarding the initiation and cessation of screening and surveillance for CRC are of increasing importance. In elderly patients,...
OBJECTIVES:
To systematically assess the evidence of Craniosacral Therapy (CST) for the treatment of chronic pain.
METHODS:
PubMed, Central, Scopus, PsycInfo and Cinahl were searched up to August 2018. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effects of CST in ...
BACKGROUND:
Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure is a well-established cardiovascular risk factor, yet association between SHS and prognosis of heart failure remains uncertain.
METHOD:
Data were obtained from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys III from 1988...
BACKGROUND:
Group-Based Opioid Treatment (GBOT) has recently emerged as a mechanism for treating patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) in the outpatient setting. However, the more practical "how to" components of successfully delivering GBOT has received little attention in the medical...
The authors review twenty common mistakes in clinical practice and offer alternative treatment options for each case.
