Please enjoy this post from the archives dated November 4, 2009
Charles Levine
Faculty peer reviewed
Excessive consumption of ethanol (EtOH) has many deleterious effects on the human …
Category: Cardiology
Clinical Correlations
From The Archives: How to interpret troponins in renal disease?
March 15, 2012
Please enjoy this post from the archives first posted on October 21, 2009.
By Ivan Saraiva MD
Case: A 68-year-old man, with a history of stable angina and end-stage renal disease treated by hemodialysis for the past three years, presents to the …
Cardiac Murmur Websites: An Internet Review of Common Cardiac Auscultation Websites
February 29, 2012
By Rachel Bond, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In the field of medicine including the art of physical diagnosis, there is nothing more nerve provoking then having to master the art of cardiac …
The Diagonal Earlobe Crease: Historical Trivia or a Useful Sign of Coronary Artery Disease?
November 2, 2011
Nicholas Mark, MD & Sarah Buckley, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Background
Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as Hadrian, emperor of Rome (117-138 CE), traveler, warrior, and lover of all things Greek, fell ill at the age of 60. He developed progressive edema and …
Should Women Be Screened For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms?
October 26, 2011
By Michael Boffa
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Laura K. sits in the office of her cardiologist waiting for the results of her follow-up aorto-iliac duplex scan. Six months ago, Laura had an endostent placed in her abdominal aorta after a 5.2 cm …
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Premature Coronary Artery Disease
July 14, 2011
Please enjoy this post from the Clinical Correlations archives first posted June 17, 2009
Ishmeal  Bradley MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Ms. W is a 35 yo woman with a history of systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosed 10 years ago. Her only medications are hydroxychloroquine …
Do Soft Drinks Cause Hypertension?
July 8, 2011
By Ivan Saraiva, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Sugared soft drinks are among the most heavily consumed drinks in the US. Carbonated soft drinks were first invented as a way to make “healthier†water that looked like natural carbonated waters that …
Red Yeast Rice: Nature’s Statin?
June 30, 2011
By Joshua Farhadian
Faculty Peer Reviewed
M. K.  is a 61-year-old female with hypercholesterolemia who presents to clinic complaining of muscle pain and weakness. She reports that one month after beginning statin therapy she developed myalgias and immediately stopped taking her …