Category: Systems

Clinical Correlations


On the History of Statins

By David Pineles, MD

Peer Reviewed

With the implementation of the ACC/AHA guidelines on assessment of cardiovascular risk, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, commonly known as statins, will become one of the most prescribed medications in history [1]. Dr. John Ioadnnidis, in an article published in …

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Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti

Heme/Onc Spotlight 6 min read

By Matthew Vorsanger MD, David Kudlowitz MD, and Patrick Cocks MD

Peer Reviewed

 Learning objectives:

1. Describe the pathophysiology and clinical features of G6PD Deficiency.

2. Discuss susceptibility to favism.

3. Give a brief historical perspective …

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