| Journal Club 2008-2009 Year to Date Articles |
| July 8, 2008: Sanchez |
| Aliskiren Combined with Losartan in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy |
| July 22, 2007: Bahrani, Alemu |
| Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older (AB) |
| Rhythm Control versus Rate Control for Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure (RA) |
| August 5, 2008: Ghosh, Green |
Intensive Blood Glucose Control and Vascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (A. Ghosh) |
Sorafenib in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (A. Green) |
| August 19, 2008: Habal, Paplomata |
The Relationship of Coffee Consumption with Mortality (NH) |
A Comparision of Endoscopic Treatment and Surgery in Early Esophageal Cancer: An Analysis of Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Data (EP) |
| September 2, 2008: Flores, Roland |
Intensity of Renal Support in Critically Ill Patients with Acute Kidney Injury (EF) |
Tuberculosis Among Foreign-Born Persons in the United States (SR) |
| September 16, 2008: Beaujon, Sohn |
Weight Loss with a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet (WB) |
Escitalopram and Problem-Solving Therapy for Prevention of Poststroke Depression (FS) |
| September 30, 2008: Fuller, Watts |
| Intensive Lipid Lowering With Atorvastatin in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease, Siabetes, and Chronic Kidney Disease (EF) |
| Accuracy of CT Colonography for Detection of Large Adenomas and Cancers (JW) |
| October 14, 2008: Jafry, Sun |
| Intensive Lipid Lowering with Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis (RJ) |
| Comparison of Medical Treatment With Percutaneous Closure of Patent Forament Ovale in Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke (TS) |
| November 4, 2008: Huq, Davis |
Pulmonary-Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure (NH) |
The Risk of Lymphoma in Patients with Psoriasis (LD) |
| November 18, 2008: Ipe, Sanchez |
Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women with Elevated C-Reactive Protein (VI) |
| Low-Dose Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Events in Patient With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial (CS) |
| December 2, 2008: Anderson, Warminski |
Stool DNA and Occult Blood Testing for Screen Detection of Colorectal Neoplasia (JA) |
General and Abdominal Adiposity and Risk of Death in Europe (JW) |
| December 16, 2008: Stretch, Swamy |
| Irbesartan in Patients with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction (TS) |
Continuous vs Episodic Prophylactic Treatment With Amiodarone for the Prevention of Artrial Fibrillation (NS) |
| January 13, 2009: Bahrani, Huq |
Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Oropharynx in Patients (AB) |
Half- vs Full-Dose Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine (2004-2005) (NH) |
| January 27, 2009: Ghosh |
Azathioprine or Methotrexate Maintenance for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (AG) |
Comparison of Pioglitazone vs. Glimepiride on Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes (FS) |
| February 10, 2009: Yager, Warminski |
Prevalence of Colon Polyps Detected by Colonoscopy Screening in Asymptomatic Black and White Patients (MY) |
Arterial Blood Gases and Oxygen Content in Climbers on Mount Everest (JW) |
| February 24, 2009: Fuller, Mathews |
Long-term use of thiazolidinediones and fractures in type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis (EF) |
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High-Denisty Lipoprotein Particle Size and Concentration and Coronary Risk (JM) |
| March 10, 2009: Alemu, Roland |
Thrombolysis with Alteplase 3 to 4.5 Hours after Acute Ischemic Stroke (RA) |
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The Influence of Finasteride on the Development of Prostate Cancer (SR) |
| March 24, 2009: Beaujon, Watts |
Vitamin C Intake and the Risk of Gout in Men (WB) |
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Twenty Years of Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Medical Imaging: Are We Improving? (JW) |
| April 7, 2009: Yager, Paplomata |
Benazepril plus Amlodipine or Hydrochlorothiazide for Hypertension in High-Risk Patients (MY) |
Endocrine Therapy plus Zoledronic Acid in Premenopausal Breast Cancer (EP) |
| April 21, 2009: Flores, Davis |
| A Randomized Trial of Rosuvastatin in the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (EF) |
| Mepolizumab and Exacerbations of Refractory Eosinophilic Asthma (LD) |
| May 5, 2009: Anderson, Green |
| Empirical versus Preemptive Antifungal Therapy for High-Risk, Ebrile, Neutropenic Patients: A Randomized, Controlled Trial (JA) |
| Optimal Medical Therapy with or without PCI for Stable Coronary Disease (AG) |
| May 19, 2009: Jafry, Sun |
| Valsartan for Prevention of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation (RJ) |
| Percutaneous Coronary Intervention versus Coronary-Artery Bypass Grafting for Severe Coronary Artery Disease (TS) |
| June 2, 2009: Stretch, Swamy |
| Effect of Clopiogrel Added to Aspirin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (TS) |
| Intensive versus Conventional Glucose Control in Critically Ill Patients (NS) |
| June 16, 2009: Ipe, Mathews |
| Residual Thrombosis on Ultrasonography to Guide the Duration of Anticoagulation in Patients with Deep Vein Thrombosis (VI) |
| Efficacy of Esomeprazole for Treatment of Poorly Controlled Asthma (JM) |