Journal Club 2013-2014 Year to Date Articles
June 25, 2013: Chakravorty & Mullins
Biventricular Pacing for Atrioventricular Block and Systolic Dysfunction (RC)
Prone Positioning in Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (JM)
July 9, 2013: Sbong, Hemani
Dupilumab in Persistent Asthma with Elevated Eosinophil Levels (SS)
Targeted versus Universal Decolonization to Prevent ICU Infection (SH)
July 23, 2013: Thompson, Chacko

Effect of Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring and Pharmacist Management on Blood Pressure Control (JT)

Clopidogrel with Aspirin in Acute Minor Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (EC)

August 6, 2013: Wainstein, Mullins

Discontinuation of Statins in Routine Care Settings (HW)

Vasopressin, Steroids, and Epinephrine and Neurologically Favorable Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (JM)

August 20, 2013: Husain, Abid

Long-Term Survival of Participants in the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (AH)

Glucose Levels and Risk of Dementia (HA)

September 3, 2013: Thompson, Perry

The Impact of Marijuana Use on Glucose, Insulin, and Insulin Resistance among US Adults (JT)

Efficacy of Remission Induction Regimens for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (AP)

September 17, 2013: Wainstein, Jiang
Riociguat for the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (HW)
Probability of Cancer in Pulmonary Nodules Detected on First Screening CT (FJ)
October 1, 2013: Kennedy, Mittra
Oral Apixaban for the Treatment of Acute Venous Thromboembolism (JK)
Pertuzumab plus Trastuzumab plus Docetaxel for Metastatic Breast Cancer (AM)
October 22, 2013: Mittra, Pan

Cardiovascular Effects of Intensive Lifestyle Intervention in Type 2 Diabetes (AM)

Prednisolone With vs Without Pentoxifylline and Survival of Patients With Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis (LP)
November 8, 2013: Abid, Fuqua

Thrombus Aspiration during ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (HA)

A Randomized Trial of Colchicine for Acute Pericarditis (BF)
November 19, 2013: Chakravorty, Le

Antiretroviral prophylaxis for HIV infection in injecting drug users in Bangkok, Thailand (The Bangkok Tenovoir Study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial (RC)

Cardiac-Resynchronization Therapy in Heart Failure with a Narrow QRS Complex (TL)

December 3, 2013: Kennedy, Chacko
Voided Midstream Urine Culture and Acute Cystitis in Premenopausal Women (JK)

Combined Angiotensin Inhibition for the Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy (EC)

December 17, 2013: Le, Owens

Targeted Temperature Management at 33°C versus 36°C after Cardiac Arrest (TL)

Edoxaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (JO)

January 14, 2014: Patel

Stenting and Medical Therapy for Atherosclerotic Renal-Artery Stenosisn (RP)

 

January 28, 2014: Sbong, Wang

Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy versus Sham Surgery for a Degenerative Meniscal Tear (SS)

Association of Nut Consumption with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality (CW)

February 11, 2014: Fuqua, Topoll

Helicase–Primase Inhibitor Pritelivir for HSV-2 Infection (BF)

Association of Atrial Tissue Fibrosis Identified by Delayed Enhancement MRI and Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation the DECAAF Study (AT)

February 25, 2014: Nazarewics, Patel

Repeated Upper Endoscopy in the Medicare Population (GN)

Aggregate Cost of Mammography Screening in the United States: Comparison of Current Practice and Advocated Guidelines (RP)

March 11, 2014: Lynch, Pan

Comparison of Pregabalin with Pramipexole for Restless Legs Syndrome (RL)

Targeting BTK with Ibrutinib in Relapsed or Refractory Mantle-Cell Lymphoma (LP)
March 27, 2014: Lam, Gill

A Randomized Trial of Genotype-Guided Dosing of Warfarin (AL)

Gene Editing of CCR5 in Autologous CD4 T Cells of Persons Infected with HIV (RG)

April 8, 2014: Husain, Lam
Radiofrequency Ablation vs Endoscopic Surveillance for Patients With Barrett Esophagus and Low-Grade Dysplasia (AH)
Edoxaban versus Warfarin for the Treatment of Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism (AL)
April 22, 2014: Guirguis, Wang
Benefits and Harms of Computed Tomography Lung Cancer Screening Strategies: A Comparative Modeling Study for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (MG)
Albumin Replacement in Patients with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock (CW)
May 6, 2014: Hemani, Nazarewicz
Aspirin in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery (SH)
Clonidine in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery (GN)
May 20, 2014: Jiang, Lynch
Multistate Point-Prevalence Survey of Health Care–Associated Infections (FJ)
A Controlled Trial of Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension (RL)
June 3, 2014: Guirguis, Owens
High versus Low Blood-Pressure Target in Patients with Septic Shock (MG)
Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — 3-Year Outcomes (JO)