Journal Club 2012-2013 Year to Date Articles
June 26, 2012: Thompson, Mullins
Association of Coffee Drinking with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality (JT)
Azithromycin and the Risk of Cardiovascular Death (JM)
July 3, 2012: Fisher, Abid
Colorectal-Cancer Incidence and Mortality with Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopy (SF)
Thrombotic Stroke and Myocardial Infarction with Hormonal Contraception (HA)
July 17, 2012: Malbas, Zatikyan

Early Surgery versus Conventional Treatment for Infective Endocarditis (AM)

Short-term Pulmonary Effects of Using an Electronic CigaretteImmediate Respiratory Effects of e-Cigarette Use: Impact on Respiratory Flow Resistance, Impedance, and Exhaled Nitric Oxide (NZ)

July 31, 2012: Husain, Aziz

Antiretroviral Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Heterosexual Men and Women (AH)

Radical Prostatectomy versus Observation for Localized Prostate Cancer (BA)

August 14, 2012: Mittra, Mullins

Rivaroxaban versus Warfarin in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation (AM)

Preoperative Diagnosis of Benign Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology (JM)

August 28, 2012: Kang, Thompson

Tofacitinib or Adalimumab versus Placebo in Rheumatoid Arthritis (GK)

A Comparison of Rate Control and Rhythm Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (JT)

September 11, 2012: Gaddis, Chance
Sirolimus and Secondary Skin-Cancer Prevention in Kidney Transplantation (KG)
Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy for Esophageal or Junctional Cancer (WC)
September 25, 2012: Kennedy, Hemani
Fractional Flow Reserve-Guided PCI versus Medical Therapy in Stable Coronary Disease (JK)
Intraaortic Balloon Support for Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock (SH)
October 23, 2012: Chacko, Chakravorty

n-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Dysglycemia (LC)

Linezolid in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nosocomial Pneumonia: A Randomized, Controlled Study (RC)
November 6, 2012: Chance, Kennedy

Multivitamins in the Prevention of Cancer in Men (WC)

Linezolid for Treatment of Chronic Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (JK)
November 20, 2012: Opondo, Bolivar

Radiofrequency Ablation as Initial Therapy in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (MO)

Rifaximin Therapy for Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome without Constipation (EB)

December 4, 2012: Wofford, Reading
Atorvastatin with or without an Antibody to PCSK9 in Primary Hypercholesterolemia (JW)

Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet (DR)

December 18, 2012: Kang, Gill

Trastuzumab Emtansine for HER2-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer (GK)

Effect of Three Decades of Screening Mammography on Breast-Cancer Incidence (JG)

January 15, 2013: Fisher, Sbong

A Trial of Intracranial-Pressure Monitoring in Traumatic Brain Injury (SF)

Drug Resistance and Pseudoresistance: An Unintended Consequence of Enteric Coating Aspirin (SS)

January 29, 2013: Alvarez, Wainstein

Transfusion Strategies for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (NA)

Low-Dose Aspirin for Preventing Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism (HZ)

February 12, 2013: Malbas, Azis

Nucleotide Polymerase Inhibitor Sofosbuvir plus Ribavirin for Hepatitis C (AM)

Transfusion Strategies for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (BA)
February 26, 2013: Mittra, Chacko

Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories (AM)

Duodenal Infusion of Donor Feces for Recurrent Clostridium difficile (EC)

March 12, 2013: Zatikyan, Wofford

Effect of Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing on Hospital-Acquired Infection (NZ)

Omalizumab for the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic or Spontaneous Urticaria (JW)
March 26, 2013: Bolivar, Wainstein

Esophageal Sphincter Device for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (EB)

The Association Between Midlife Cardiorespiratory Fitness Levels and Later-Life Dementia (HW)

April 9, 2013: Gaddis, Chakravorty
Combination Antifungal Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis (KG)
Progression of Coronary Calcium and Incident Coronary Heart Disease Events (RC)
April 23, 2013: Alvarez, Hemani
Three Months of Rifapentine and Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis Infection (NA)
Endovascular Therapy after Intravenous t-PA versus t-PA Alone for Stroke (SH)
May 7, 2013: Husain, Reading
A Randomized Trail of Glutamine and Antioxidants in Critically Ill Patients (AH)
Fibrinolysis or Primary PCI in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (DR)
May 21, 2013: Sbong, Gill
Use of Azithromycin and Death from Cardiovascular Causes (SS)
Penicillin to Prevent Recurrent Leg Cellulitis (JG)
June 4, 2013: Opondo, Abid
Rapid Blood-Pressure Lowering in Patients with Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage (MO)
Analysis of Circulating Tumor DNA to Monitor Metastatic Breast Cancer (HA)
June 25, 2013: Chakravorty, Mullins