By Lauren Christene Strazzulla
Peer Reviewed
The lifetime risk for developing heart failure from age 55 on is 33% for men and 28.5% for women, and as the population ages, there is an increasing prevalence of this …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 21, 2017
By Andrew Armanious, MD
Peer Reviewed
This past week, President Trump decided to part ways with White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon (1). Bannon was a controversial and blunt-spoken political figure who influenced President Trump on …
When Doctors Get Personal
August 18, 2017
By Leland Soiefer
Peer Reviewed
Mrs. S sat up straight and made excellent eye contact. Her tone was pleasant. She wore a colorful yellow shirt and dark green pants, and was accompanied by her husband; …
From the Archives: Are We Too Hesitant to Anticoagulate Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation? A Risk-Benefit Analysis
August 17, 2017
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated June 28, 2013
By Sunny N. Shah, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Background:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and its prevalence increases with age. In fact, the lifetime incidence of AF is approximately 25% …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 14, 2017
By Jonathan Whitehouse, MD
Peer Reviewed
In New York last week, Mayor de Blasio announced a plan to tax wealthy New Yorkers in order to raise funds for our enfeebled subway system. It was …
Tales of Survival: Fighting Words
August 11, 2017
By Rachael Winchester-Hayes, MD
Political friends and foes alike were shocked last month when Senator John McCain’s office announced his diagnosis of glioblastoma after what was thought to be a minor surgery for removal of …
Are Electronic Cigarettes Safer Than Traditional Cigarettes?
August 9, 2017
By Gabriel Lutz
Peer Reviewed
Due to the pervasiveness of television and print marketing of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) in a multitude of flavors and device designs, e-cig use is on the rise in …
Tales of Survival-The Physician’s Stages of Grief (Based upon the Kübler-Ross Model)
August 4, 2017
By Lauren M. Young
Prologue/Narrowing a Diagnosis. A 61 year-old African American male, with a longstanding history of right knee and lower back pain, presented to the Emergency Department for the fourth …