Journal Club 2011-2012 Year to Date Articles
June 28, 2011: McLeroy, Opondo
Pioglitazone for Diabetes Prevention in Impaired Glucose Tolerance (CM)
Myocardial Viability and Survival in Ischemic Left Ventricular Dysfunction (MO)
July 12, 2011: Tobey, Moghaddam
Effect of Screening on Ovarian Cancer Mortality (RT)
gp100 Peptide Vaccine and Interleukin-2 in Patients with Advanced Melanoma (SM)
July 26, 2011: Boe, Malbas

Effect of Aspirin on Mortality in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (RB)

Exemestane for Breast-Cancer Prevention in Postmenopausal Women (AM)

August 9, 2011: Wilson, Holland

Neuromuscular Blockers in Early Acute Respiratory Distress Syndromen (PW)

Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Low-Dose Computed Tomographic Screening (AH)

August 23, 2011: Alvarez, Husain

Telaprevir for Retreatment of HCV Infection (NA)

Intrapleural Use of Tissue Plasminogen Activator and DNase in Pleural Infection (AH)

September 6, 2011: Chacko, Das

Prevention of HIV-1 Infection with Early Antiretroviral Therapy (EC)

Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (SD)

September 20, 2011: Tarjan, Kennedy
Azithromycin for Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD (TT)
Early versus Late Parenteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults (JK)
October 4, 2011: Malbas, Dajee
Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis (AM)
Weight Loss, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Quality of Life After Gastric Bypass and Duodenal Switch (KD)
November 1, 2011: Aziz, Kang

Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cytisine for Smoking Cessation (BA)

Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV-1 Infection and Tuberculosis (GK)

November 8, 2011: Lynds, Zidow

Selenium and the Course of Mild Graves’ Orbitopathy (RL)

Cumulative Probability of False-Positive Recall or Biopsy Recommendation After 10 Years of Screening Mammography (HZ)
November 22, 2011: Das, Kang

A 52-Week Trial Comparing Briakinumab with Methotrexate in Patients with Psoriasis (SD)

Glucocorticoids plus N-Acetylcysteine in Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis (GK)

December 6, 2011: Boe, Alvarez
Comparative Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Interventions in Clinical Practice (RB)

Mycophenolate versus Azathioprine as Maintenance Therapy for Lupus Nephritis (NA)

January 3, 2012: Lynds, Zidow

Intensive Diabetes Therapy and Glomerular Filtration Rate in Type 1 Diabetes (RL)

Effect of 12 Months of Whole-Body Vibration Therapy on Bone Density and Structure in Postmenopausal Women (HZ)

January 17, 2012: Thompson, Moghaddam

Bardoxolone Methyl and Kidney Function in CKD with Type 2 Diabetes (JT)

A Two-Year Randomized Trial of Obesity Treatment in Primary Care Practice (SM)

January 31, 2012: Kennedy, Mullins

Niacin in Patients with Low HDL Cholesterol Levels Receiving Intensive Statin Therapy (JK)

Acute Pancreatitis and Concomitant use of Pancreatitis-associated drugs: American Journal of Gastroenterology (JM)

February 14, 2012: Aziz, Tobey

Impact of Resident Workload and Handoff Training on Patient Outcomes (BA)

Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk of Stroke (RT)
February 28, 2012: Tarjan, Husain

CPAP for the Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (TT)

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin and Mortality in Acutely Ill Medical Patients (AH)

March 13, 2012: Chacko, Johnson

Colonoscopy versus Fecal Immunochemical Testing in Colorectal-Cancer Screening (EC)

Survival in BRAF V600–Mutant Advanced Melanoma Treated with Vemurafenib (WJ)
March 27, 2012: Opondo, Velazquez

Donepezil and Memantine for Moderate-to-Severe Alzheimer's Disease (MO)

Incidence of Adenocarcinoma among Patients with Barrett’s Esophagus (KV)

April 10, 2012: McLeroy, Dajee
Effect of Two Intensive Statin Regimens on Progression of Coronary Disease (CM)
Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Laquinimod for Multiple Sclerosis (KD)
April 24, 2012: Zatikyan, Mullins
Initial Trophic vs Full Enteral Feeding in Patients With Acute Lung Injury (NZ)
Closure or Medical Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke with Patent Foramen Ovale (JM)
May 8, 2012: Thompson, Wilson
CT Angiography for Safe Discharge of Patients with Possible Acute Coronary Syndromes (JT)
A Randomized Trial of Rectal Indomethacin to Prevent Post-ERCP Pancreatitis (PW)
May 22, 2012: Velazquez, Holland
Early Liver Transplantation for Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis (KV)
Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy in Obese Patients with Diabetes (AH)
June 5, 2012: Zatikyan, Johnson
Aspirin for Preventing the Recurrence of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) (NZ)
Ingenol Mebutate Gel for Actinic Keratosis (WJ)
June 26, 2012: Thompson, Mullins
Association of Coffee Drinking with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality (JT)
Azithromycin and the Risk of Cardiovascular Death (JM)