Cardiology
Commentary
Cardiac Surgery—State-of-the-Heart Review
February is Heart Month, and I am honored to provide commentary regarding cardiac surgery past, present, and maybe even the future, depending on...
Commentary
A Generation of Progress in Endocrinology, Especially Cardiovascular Endocrinology
So much has happened in the field of endocrinology over the past 30 years that it is truly a challenge to know where to begin.
Article
Evaluation of the Conversion of the Brand Equivalent of Warfarin to Its Generic
Warfarin, a vitamin-K antagonist, exerts its anticoagulant effects by inhibiting the production of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors.(1)...
Clinical Review
Venous Thromboembolism and Weight Changes in Veteran Patients Using Megestrol Acetate as an Appetite Stimulant
Anorexia and cachexia are associated with a variety of diseases, including cancer, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), congestive heart...
Clinical Review
Effect of Statins on Total Testosterone Levels in Male Veterans
The conversion of cholesterol to pregnenolone is the rate-limiting step in steroidogenesis. Statins act by inhibiting HMG CoA reductase, the rate-...
Clinical Review
Organizing Pneumonia and Pneumothorax Associated With Daptomycin Use
Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a distinct lung injury pattern that may complicate a variety of collagen vascular diseases, bone marrow or heart-lung...
Clinical Review
Evaluation of Vitamin D Supplementation in a Veteran Population
Vitamin D deficiency is implicated in several different diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental illness, multiple...
Patient Information
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with the development of rickets (a disease leading to soft bones and skeletal deformities), but research...
Clinical Review
The Effects of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study Vitamins on International Normalized Ratios in Patients Taking Warfarin
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a major cause of visual impairment and blindness, affecting 1.75 million individuals in the United...
Clinical Review
Elevated Cardiac Troponins—Not Always an Acute Coronary Syndrome
An 85-year-old female with a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) presented to the Emergency Department (ED) with altered mental status.