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)

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)

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)

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)