Update in General Internal Medicine
Authors: John V.L. Sheffield, Eric B. Larson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2001)

Updates from the Annual Session21 August 2001Update in General Internal MedicineJohn V.L. Sheffield, MD and Eric B. Larson, MD, MPHJohn V.L. Sheffield, MDFrom Harborview Medical Center and University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. and Eric B. Larson, MD, MPHFrom Harborview Medical Center and University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-135-4-200108210-00012 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This year's Update in General Internal Medicine spans a wide area but fits into a framework of themes we chose to emphasize: hypertension, hormone replacement therapy, anticoagulation, atrial fibrillation, chronic infectious diseases, hospital care, and prevention. These articles were compiled with the help of our colleagues in the Department of Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, and the editors of ACP Journal Club.HypertensionThese days, the most important studies of hypertension report event end points, not reduction in blood pressure. We discuss a study that compared diuretics with α-blockers, a study describing the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme ...References1. Neal B, MacMahon S, Chapman N. Effects of ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists, and other blood-pressure-lowering drugs: results of prospectively designed overviews of randomised trials. Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration. Lancet. 2000;356:1955-64. [PMID: 11130523] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. . The sixth report of the Joint National Committee on prevention, detection, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure. Arch Intern Med. 1997;157:2413-46. [PMID: 9385294] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Hulley S, Grady D, Bush T, Furberg C, Herrington D, Riggs B, et al . Randomized trial of estrogen plus progestin for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in postmenopausal women. Heart and Estrogen/progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Research Group. JAMA. 1998;280:605-13. [PMID: 9718051] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. . Fatal and severe hepatitis associated with rifampin and pyrazinamide for the treatment of latent tuberculosis infection—New York and Georgia, 2000. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2001;50:289-91. [PMID: 11330495] MedlineGoogle Scholar5. Heathcote EJ, Shiffman ML, Cooksley WG, Dusheiko GM, Lee SS, Balart L, et al . Peginterferon alfa-2a in patients with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis. N Engl J Med. 2000;343:1673-80. [PMID: 11106716] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. DeMari J, Megyesi J, Udvarhelyi N, Price P, Davis R, Safirstein R. N-acetyl-cysteine ameliorates ischemic renal failure. Am J Physiol. 1997;272:F292-F298. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. Salom MG, Ramírez P, Carbonell LF, López Conesa E, Cartagena J, Quesada T, et al . Protective effect of d-acetyl-l-cysteine on the renal failure induced by inferior vena cava occlusion. Transplantation. 1998;65:1315-21. [PMID: 9625012] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: John V.L. Sheffield, MD; Eric B. Larson, MD, MPHAffiliations: From Harborview Medical Center and University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington.Corresponding Author: John V.L. Sheffield, MD, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359782, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Sheffield: Harborview Medical Center, Box 359782, Seattle, WA 98104.Dr. Larson: University of Washington Medical Center, Medical Director, Box 356330, Seattle, WA 98195. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 21 August 2001Volume 135, Issue 4Page: 269-278KeywordsAtrial fibrillationDiureticsHemorrhageHipHypertensionInterferonsMortalityMyocardial infarctionRelative riskTestosterone ePublished: 21 August 2001 Issue Published: 21 August 2001 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2001 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...