Commentary by Regina Mysliwiec, NYU Medical Student
Faculty Peer Reviewed
G.L. is a 62 year-old African-American male with a six year history of Type 2 Diabetes with variable glucose control and a progressive …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
Cardiac MRI: Assessing Myocardial Viability
December 18, 2008Commentary by Muhammad Ghumman MD, PGY-3
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Clinical Case:
A 65 year old male with hypertension, iron deficiency anemia, and atrial fibrillation (not anticoagulated due to prior gastrointestinal bleed,)Â presents with new onset lower extremity edema, dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, and profound fatigue. Physical exam is significant for jugular venous …
Meeting Perspectives: American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008- Report from the cardiology fellows
December 16, 2008
Commentary by Steven Sedlis, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Cardiology Manhattan Veterans Administration Medical Center
The annual scientific session of the American Heart Association was held in New Orleans …
Breaking News: FDA Advisory Committee Calls For Ban on Long Acting Beta Agonists in Asthma
December 12, 2008
Commentary by Denise Pate MD, PGY-1Â
The FDA released a 460 page document regarding the safety of long acting beta agonists (LABA) for the use of asthma, in addition to a two …
Tackling Cancer Control Worldwide: Report From the 2008 World Cancer Congress
December 11, 2008
Commentary by Antonella Surbone MD PhD FACP, NYU Department of Medicine and Clinical Correlations Ethics Section Editor
On Tuesday December 9th 2008, leading global cancer organizations met in Atlanta to discuss the 2008 …
Class Act: The Role of Angiotensin II in Renal Fibrosis and Diabetic Kidney Disease
December 9, 2008
Commentary by Daniel Fine MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Diabetic nephropathy is the most frequent cause of end-stage kidney disease in the United States, Europe and Japan. Large scale randomized controlled trials have …
Grand Rounds: “Combating the Poverty Associated Tropical Diseases”
December 3, 2008
Commentary by Alpana Marwaha MD PGY-3
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.
This week, the Department of Medicine Grand Rounds was presented by Dr. Peter Hotez MD, PhD and chair of the Department of …
Class Act: Soy and Breast Cancer – What’s the Connection?
November 26, 2008
Commentary by Alexis Melnick, NYU School of Medcine Class of 2009
Faculty peer reviewed
With the increasing popularity of soy foods in the American diet, there has been considerable debate over the link between soy and …