'Just listen to the patient'
Sometimes our patients really do tell us exactly what they have, if we listen with a prepared mind.
B.F. MANDELL

The optimal revascularization strategy for multivessel coronary artery disease: The debate continues
In contrast to previous studies a study from a large New York registry found that mortality rates were lower among patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) than among similar patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). What are we to believe?
I.P. CASSERLY

CABG or PCI? A cardiothoracic surgeon's perspective. The devil (or truth) is in the details
The preference for treating multivessel coronary disease with percutaneous interventions is not justified.
J.F. SABIK III

CABG or PCI? An interventional cardiologist's perspective. To stent or to operate: Is this the question?
Neither the New York study nor Dr. Casserly provides a plausible explanation for why CABG might offer a survival advantage.
S.J. BRENER

Side effects of antidepressants: An overview
Noncompliance with antidepressant treatment remains worrisome. Educating and reassuring patients about potential side effects promotes effective treatment.
E.A. KHAWAM, G. LAURENCIC, and D.A. MALONE JR

A young woman with an eroded plaque on the hand
She has a painful, inflamed eroded plaque at the previous site of an intravenous catheter. She is afebrile, and blood cultures and tissue cultures are negative.
A.G. LAUNGANI, A. KHANDELWAL, and K.J. TOMECKI

A middle-aged woman with chronic liver disease and shortness of breath
Her dyspnea has worsened in the last 3 months and is worse when she assumes the upright position. What is the cause?
O.C. IOACHIMESCU and J.K. STOLLER

New therapies for type 2 diabetes based on glucagon-like peptide 1
Several new agents are under development, and one has been approved. They will be attractive for a number of reasons.
M. SALEHI and D.A. D'ALESSIO

Do thiazolidinediones cause heart failure? A critical review
Although these drugs cause fluid retention, they may have benefits in patients with heart failure. This article outlines how to monitor for and manage side effects.
W.H.W. TANG

Assessing the risk of surgery in patients with liver disease
All liver disease is not the same, and neither is all surgery, but recent studies have defined objective criteria for determining when surgery is safe for patients with liver disease.
A. SUMAN and W.D. CAREY

GERD therapy is minimally effective in chronic cough

HPV vaccine prevents cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Barrett esophagus occurs in 1.6% of population

Aspirin reduces risk of cardiovascular events increases risk of bleeding

Letter to the Editor
Contrast-induced nephropathy (January 2006)