Rushi Parikh
Faculty peer reviewed
Cardiac biomarkers have historically been a mainstay of the diagnostic criteria of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Previously utilized cardiac biomarkers include aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lactate …
Author: Neil.Shapiro@nyulangone.org
Clinical Correlations
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
March 22, 2010
Â
Carolyn Bevan MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Â
 This week, as the House passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the medical community highlighted some of its most recent achievements in …
Mystery Quiz
March 17, 2010Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is a 39yo male followed in pulmonary clinic for chronic breathlessness and intermittent sputum production, sometimes blood tinged. Symptoms were first noted eleven years earlier at which time pulmonary function testing revealed mixed obstructive …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
March 15, 2010
Christopher Tully MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Hello again Primecutters and welcome to another edition of your favorite weekly blog. Our fearless editor has allowed me a repeat performance of …
When Clopidogrel Fails…
March 10, 2010
Marisa Mizus
Faculty peer reviewed
Clopidogrel (Plavix) has been the standard of care for patients with coronary artery disease following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the past decade. Although …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
March 8, 2010
Christopher Tully MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Although the frequent rounds of snow hitting New York City and First Avenue (hopefully) seem to be coming to an end and the …
When Minutes Matter: Why Do Patients Wait to Seek Treatment Following a Stroke or Heart Attack?
March 3, 2010
Laurel Geraghty
Faculty peer reviewed
Both stroke and heart attack require rapid treatment following the onset of symptoms to minimize morbidity and mortality, but few patients seek help in …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
March 1, 2010
Ishmeal Bradley MD
Faculty peer reviewed
As America enters Year Two of the current economic recession, unemployment and underemployment still remain incontrovertibly high. Not surprisingly, doctors, like other Americans, …