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Volume 20, Issue 03
February 1, 2009

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Antipsychotic Drugs and Sudden Cardiac Death
N Engl J Med 2009 Jan 15; 360:225.
N Engl J Med 2009 Jan 15; 360:294.

Interview with: Jerry Avorn, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts

Is Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Beneficial in Milder Heart Failure?
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Dec 2; 52:1834.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Dec 2; 52:1844.

Patient Preferences for Survival vs. QOL in Advanced Heart Failure
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Nov 18; 52:1702.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Nov 18; 52:1709.

Gene Variants Affect Metabolism of Clopidogrel — And Clinical Outcomes
N Engl J Med 2009 Jan 22; 360:354.
N Engl J Med 2009 Jan 22; 360:363.
Lancet 2008 Dec 23; [e-pub ahead of print].
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(08)61846-2

Change in Ankle-Brachial Index Predicts Adverse Cardiovascular Outcome
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Nov 18; 52:1736.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 Nov 18; 52:1743.
www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf05/pad/padrs.htm

Adjusting Warfarin When INR Isn’t in Therapeutic Range
J Thromb Haemost 2009 Jan; 7:94.

Exercise Benefits Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease
JAMA 2009 Jan 14; 301:165.

Sleep and Heart Disease
JAMA 2008 Dec 24/31; 300:2859.

Rosiglitazone vs. Pioglitazone: A Comparison of Cardiovascular Outcomes
Arch Intern Med 2008 Nov 24; 168:2368.
Diabetes Care 2009 Jan; 32:193.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc08-9025

Low–Glycemic-Index Diet and Diabetes
JAMA 2008 Dec 17; 300:2742.

Drug-Induced Liver Injury in the U.S.
Gastroenterology 2008 Dec; 135:1924.
http://dilin.dcri.duke.edu

Medication and Supplement Use by Older Americans
JAMA 2008 Dec 24/31; 300:2867.

Vitamin Supplementation and Prostate Cancer
JAMA 2009 Jan 7; 301:39.
JAMA 2009 Jan 7; 301:52.
JAMA 2009 Jan 7; 301:102.

Interview with: Peter Gann, MD, ScD
University of Illinois at Chicago

Antioxidant Vitamins and Cancer Prevention in Women
J Natl Cancer Inst 2009 Jan 7; 101:14.

Antibiotics to Prevent COPD Exacerbations?
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008 Dec 1; 178:1139.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2008 Dec 1; 178:1098.
www.goldcopd.com
www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00325897

Prior Head Injury and Risk for Parkinson Disease
BMJ 2008 Dec 15; 337:a2494.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2494

Elbow-Extension Test Is Useful for Ruling Out Elbow Fracture
BMJ 2008 Dec 9; 337:a2428.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2428

Quad Strength and Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis
Arthritis Rheum 2009 Jan; 60:189.

Are UTIs Overdiagnosed in Older Patients?
J Am Geriatr Soc 2009 Jan; 57:107.

More About Circumcision and STI Prevention
J Infect Dis 2009 Jan 1; 199:7.
J Infect Dis 2009 Jan 1; 199:14.
J Infect Dis 2009 Jan 1; 199:59.
J Infect Dis 2009 Jan 1; 199:1.

Decline in Pneumococcal Meningitis Following Introduction of Conjugate Vaccine
N Engl J Med 2009 Jan 15; 360:244.

Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery - Do Not Rush
N Engl J Med 2009 Jan 8; 360:111.
N Engl J Med 2009 Jan 8; 360:183.

Effect of E-Prescribing with Prompts to Select Generics
Arch Intern Med 2008 Dec 8/22; 168:2433.


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