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Additional articles abstracted in ACP Journal Club
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    The following articles are abstracted in the July/August 2005 issue of ACP Journal Club. The declarative title of each abstract as published in ACP Journal Club precedes the article citation.

    THERAPEUTICS

    ▸ Review: Population-based screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm reduces cause-specific mortality in older men

    Fleming C, Whitlock EP, Beil TL, et al. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a best-evidence systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med2005;142:203–11.
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    ▸ Review: Somatostatin and its analogues do not reduce mortality in acute bleeding esophageal varices

    Gøtzsche PC, Hróbjartsson A. Somatostatin analogues for acute bleeding oesophageal varices. Cochrane Database Syst Rev2005;(1):CD000193.

    ▸ Review: Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation reduces intubation and length of ICU stay in acute respiratory failure

    Keenan SP, Sinuff T, Cook DJ, et al. Does noninvasive positive pressure ventilation improve outcome in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure? A systematic review. Crit Care Med2004;32:2516–23.
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    ▸ Review: High-dose vitamin E supplementation is associated with increased all-cause mortality

    Miller ER III, Pastor-Barriuso R, Dalal D, et al. Meta-analysis: high-dosage vitamin E supplementation may increase all-cause mortality. Ann Intern Med2005;142:37–46.
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    ▸ Review: Adding long-acting β2-agonists to inhaled corticosteroids reduces asthma exacerbations more than adding antileukotrienes

    Ram FS, Cates CJ, Ducharme FM. Long-acting beta2-agonists versus anti-leukotrienes as add-on therapy to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev2005;(1):CD003137.

    ▸ Review: Atypical antipsychotic drugs modestly improve neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia

    Sink KM, Holden KF, Yaffe K. Pharmacological treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia: a review of the evidence. JAMA2005;293:596–608.
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    ▸ Review: Little evidence supports the efficacy of major commercial and organized self-help weight loss programs

    Tsai AG, Wadden TA. Systematic review: an evaluation of major commercial weight loss programs in the United States. Ann Intern Med2005;142:56–66.
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    ▸ Review: Bisphosphonates are modestly better than placebo for relieving painful bone metastases

    Wong R, Shukla VK, Mensinkai S, et al. Bisphosphonate agents for the management of pain secondary to bone metastases: a systematic review of effectiveness and safety. Technology Report no. 45. Ottawa: Canadian Coordinating Office for Health Technology Assessment (CCOHTA), Jan 2004. www.ccohta.ca.

    ▸ Reviparin reduced a composite endpoint of death, reinfarction, stroke, and ischemia at 7 and 30 days after acute MI

    Yusuf S, Mehta SR, Xie C, et al. Effects of reviparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, on mortality, reinfarction, and strokes in patients with acute myocardial infarction presenting with ST-segment elevation. JAMA2005;293:427–36.
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    ▸ A glucose-insulin-potassium infusion did not reduce mortality, cardiac arrest, or cardiogenic shock after acute MI

    Mehta SR, Yusuf S, Diaz R, et al. Effect of glucose-insulin-potassium infusion on mortality in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: the CREATE-ECLA randomized controlled trial. JAMA2005;293:437–46.
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    ▸ Nasogastric and nasojejunal feeding did not differ for acute phase response or pain in severe acute pancreatitis

    Eatock FC, Chong P, Menezes N, et al. A randomized study of early nasogastric versus nasojejunal feeding in severe acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol2005;100:432–9.
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    ▸ Pegaptanib was effective and safe without a dose-response relation in neovascular age-related macular degeneration

    Gragoudas ES, Adamis AP, Cunningham ET Jr, et al. Pegaptanib for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. N Engl J Med2004;351:2805–16.
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    ▸ Patient self-management of anticoagulants reduced arterial thromboembolism and adverse effects

    Ménendez-Jándula B, Souto JC, Oliver A, et al. Comparing self-management of oral anticoagulant therapy with clinic management: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med2005;142:1–10.
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    ▸ Physician accuracy to predict successful treatment response in suspected obstructive sleep apnea did not differ between home monitoring and polysomnography

    Whitelaw WA, Brant RF, Flemons WW. Clinical usefulness of home oximetry compared with polysomnography for assessment of sleep apnea. Am J Respir Crit Care Med2005;171:188–93.
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    AETIOLOGY

    ▸ Inhaled corticosteroids did not increase nonvertebral fractures in adults with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Johannes CB, Schneider GA, Dube TJ, et al. The risk of nonvertebral fracture related to inhaled corticosteroid exposure among adults with chronic respiratory disease. Chest2005;127:89–97.
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    ▸ Risk for injury in the elderly may vary by benzodiazepine, independent of half-life

    Tamblyn R, Abrahamowicz M, Berger R, et al. A 5-year prospective assessment of the risk associated with individual BDZs and doses in new elderly users. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005;53:233–41.
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    CLINICAL PREDICTION GUIDE

    ▸ A risk stratification tool predicted in-hospital mortality in acute decompensated heart failure

    Fonarow GC, Adams KF Jr, Abraham WT, et al. Risk stratification for in-hospital mortality in acutely decompensated heart failure: classification and regression tree analysis. JAMA2005;293:572–80.
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