The Year Book of Medicine brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in medicine, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Chapters include Rheumatology; Infectious Disease; Hematology and Oncology; Kidney, Water, and Electrolytes; Pulmonary Disease; Heart and Cardiovascular Disease; The Digestive System; and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. 1. Osteoarthritis - p. 9 5. Use of a Validated Algorithm to Judge the Appropriateness of Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States: A Multicenter Longitudinal Cohort Study - p. 10 6. Acupuncture for Chronic Knee Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 11 7. Effect of Weight Maintenance on Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis in Obese Patients: A Twelve-Month Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 12 8. Circulating C reactive protein in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 13 9. 2. Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Diseases of Bone - p. 14 10. Romosozumab in Postmenopausal Women with Low Bone Mineral Density - p. 15 11. Rheumatoid Arthritis - p. 16 12. Socioeconomic Disparities in the Health of African Americans With Rheumatoid Arthritis From the Southeastern United States - p. 17 13. Being overweight or obese and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis among women: a prospective cohort study - p. 18 14. Medication Risk Communication During Rheumatology Office Visits - p. 19 15. 4. Sjogren's Syndrome - p. 20 16. Identification of lymphoma predictors in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis - p. 21 17. Efficacy and safety of belimumab in primary Sjögren's syndrome: results of the BELISS open-label phase II study - p. 22 18. 5. Systemic Lypus Erythematosus - p. 23 19. Treatment of Lupus Nephritis With Abatacept: The Abatacept and Cyclophosphamide Combination Efficacy and Safety Study - p. 24 20. Increased Congenital Heart Defects in Children Born to Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results From the Offspring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mothers Registry Study - p. 25 21. 6. Drug Toxicity - p. 26 22. The Risk of Toxic Retinopathy in Patients on Long-term Hydroxychloroquine Therapy - p. 27 23. Phenotype Standardization for Statin-Induced Myotoxicity - p. 28 24. 7. Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies - p. 29 25. Risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study - p. 30 26. Erosions and Sclerosis on Radiographs Precede the Subsequent Development of Syndesmophytes at the Same Site: A Twelve-Year Prospective Followup of Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis - p. 31 27. 8. Myopathies - p. 32 28. Inflammatory Muscle Diseases - p. 33 29. 9. Vasculities - p. 34 30. Rituximab versus Azathioprine for Maintenance in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis - p. 35 31. Rituximab for the treatment of relapses in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis - p. 36 32. 10. Miscellaneous Rheumatic Diseases and Therapies - p. 37 33. Apremilast for Behçet's Syndrome—A Phase 2, Placebo-Controlled Study - p. 38 34. The diagnostic utility of serum IgG4 concentrations in IgG4-related disease - p. 39 35. 11. Gout and Other Crystal Diseases - p. 40 36. Risk of Incident Diabetes in Patients With Gout: A Cohort Study - p. 41 37. Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink - p. 42 38. 12. Chronic Juvenile Diseases - p. 43 39. Choosing Wisely: The American College of Rheumatology's Top 5 for Pediatric Rheumatology - p. 44 40. 13. Bacterial Infections - p. 45 41. Antibiotic Treatment Strategies for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults - p. 46 42. Chronic Coinfections in Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Lyme Disease: A Systematic Review - p. 47 43. Cellulitis Recurrence Score: A tool for predicting recurrence of lower limb cellulitis - p. 48 44. Clindamycin versus Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Skin Infections - p. 49 45. Antibiotic treatment for 6 weeks versus 12 weeks in patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised, controlled trial - p. 50 46. 14. Vaccines - p. 51 47. Legislative Prescriptions for Controlling Nonmedical Vaccine Exemptions - p. 52 48. Long-Term Efficacy of a Hepatitis E Vaccine - p. 53 49. A Case-Control Study to Estimate the Effectiveness of Maternal Pertussis Vaccination in Protecting Newborn Infants in England and Wales, 2012–2013 - p. 54 50. Antibody-driven design of a human cytomegalovirus gHgLpUL128L subunit vaccine that selectively elicits potent neutralizing antibodies - p. 55 51. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Aerosolized Vaccine against Measles - p. 56 52. Clinical efficacy and safety of a novel tetravalent dengue vaccine in healthy children in Asia: a phase 3, randomised, observer-masked, placebo-controlled trial - p. 57 53. 15. Viral Infections - p. 58 54. Chikungunya Virus Transmission Found in the United States: US Health Authorities Brace for Wider Spread - p. 59 55. Viremic Relapse after HIV-1 Remission in a Perinatally Infected Child - p. 60 56. A Case of Severe Ebola Virus Infection Complicated by Gram-Negative Septicemia - p. 61 57. Assessment of the potential for international dissemination of Ebola virus via commercial air travel during the 2014 west African outbreak - p. 62 58. 16. Tuberculosis - p. 63 59. Acquired Rifampicin Resistance in Thrice-Weekly Antituberculosis Therapy: Impact of HIV and Antiretroviral Therapy - p. 64 60. Prevention of Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor–Associated Tuberculosis: A 10-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study - p. 65 61. Whole genome sequencing: A new paradigm in the surveillance and control of human tuberculosis - p. 66 62. 17. Clinical Diagnostics - p. 67 63. MALDI-TOF MS for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases - p. 68 64. A Comparison of Lyme Disease Serologic Test Results From 4 Laboratories in Patients With Persistent Symptoms After Antibiotic Treatment - p. 69 65. 18. Health Care Associated Infections - p. 71 66. Toward a True Bacteriotherapy for Clostridium difficile Infection - p. 72 67. Association Between Prehospital Vitamin D Status and Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infections - p. 73 68. Colonization With Toxinogenic C. difficile Upon Hospital Admission, and Risk of Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 74 69. 19. New Antibiotics - p. 75 70. A new antibiotic kills pathogens without detectable resistance - p. 76 71. 20. Miscellaneous - p. 77 72. An enteric virus can replace the beneficial function of commensal bacteria - p. 78 73. Do Human Extraintestinal Escherichia coli Infections Resistant to Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporins Originate From Food-Producing Animals? A Systematic Review - p. 79 74. Decolonization of Children After Incision and Drainage for MRSA Abscess: A Retrospective Cohort Study - p. 80 75. Efficacy and Safety of the Mosquitocidal Drug Ivermectin to Prevent Malaria Transmission After Treatment: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Clinical Trial - p. 81 76. Effect of Biofilms on Recalcitrance of Staphylococcal Joint Infection to Antibiotic Treatment - p. 82 77. Association Between Hospitalization for Pneumonia and Subsequent Risk of Cardiovascular Disease - p. 83 78. 21. Supportive Care - p. 84 79. A Personalized Approach to Assessing and Managing Pain in Patients With Cancer - p. 85 80. Supportive and palliative radiation oncology service: Impact of a dedicated service on palliative cancer care - p. 86 81. Voice Quality After Treatment of Early Vocal Cord Cancer: A Randomized Trial Comparing Laser Surgery With Radiation Therapy - p. 87 82. Managing Body Image Difficulties of Adult Cancer Patients: Lessons From Available Research - p. 88 83. Effect of Communication Skills Training Program for Oncologists Based on Patient Preferences for Communication When Receiving Bad News: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 89 84. Tadalafil for Prevention of Erectile Dysfunction After Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group [0831] Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 90 85. 22. Geriatric Oncology - p. 91 86. Radiation Treatment in Older Patients: A Framework for Clinical Decision Making - p. 92 87. Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Treatment in Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients - p. 93 88. 23. Prostate Cancer - p. 94 89. Dosimetric analysis of radiation therapy oncology group 0321: The importance of urethral dose - p. 95 90. Short-term androgen suppression and radiotherapy versus intermediate-term androgen suppression and radiotherapy, with or without zoledronic acid, in men with locally advanced prostate cancer (TROG 03.04 RADAR): an open-label, randomised, phase 3 factorial trial - p. 96 91. Low Rates of Adjuvant Radiation in Patients With Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer With High-Risk Pathologic Features - p. 97 92. RTOG 95-17, a Phase II trial to evaluate brachytherapy as the sole method of radiation therapy for Stage I and II breast carcinoma—year-5 toxicity and cosmesis - p. 98 93. Comparative Effectiveness Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Proton Therapy or Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer - p. 99 94. Impact of Dose to the Bladder Trigone on Long-Term Urinary Function After High-Dose Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer - p. 100 95. Enzalutamide in Metastatic Prostate Cancer before Chemotherapy - p. 101 96. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Versus Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Toxicity - p. 102 97. The Impact of Definitive Local Therapy for Lymph Node–Positive Prostate Cancer: A Population-Based Study - p. 103 98. Declining use of brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer - p. 104 99. Gleason 6 Prostate Cancer: Serious Malignancy or Toothless Lion? - p. 105 100. AR-V7 and Resistance to Enzalutamide and Abiraterone in Prostate Cancer - p. 106 101. Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer - p. 107 102. 24. Breast Cancer - p. 108 103. Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients With Breast Cancer Before Systemic Therapy: Is There an Interaction Between Cancer and Comorbidity? - p. 109 104. Society of Surgical Oncology–American Society for Radiation Oncology Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole-Breast Irradiation in Stages I and II Invasive Breast Cancer - p. 110 105. Uptake and Costs of Hypofractionated vs Conventional Whole Breast Irradiation After Breast Conserving Surgery in the United States, 2008–2013 - p. 111 106. Hypofractionation for Breast Cancer: Lessons Learned From Our Neighbors to the North and Across the Pond - p. 112 107. 25. Myeloid Suppressor Cell Tumors - p. 113 108. Autologous Transplantation and Maintenance Therapy in Multiple Myeloma - p. 114 109. 26. Cancer Screening - p. 115 110. Final Trial Report of Sentinel-Node Biopsy versus Nodal Observation in Melanoma - p. 116 111. Considerations for Observational Research Using Large Data Sets in Radiation Oncology - p. 117 112. Chemoradiation Therapy Sequencing for Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma in the National Cancer Data Base - p. 118 113. Current Status and Recommendations for the Future of Research, Teaching, and Testing in the Biological Sciences of Radiation Oncology: Report of the American Society for Radiation Oncology Cancer Biology/Radiation Biology Task Force, Executive Summary - p. 119 114. National Trends in Prostate Cancer Screening Among Older American Men With Limited 9-Year Life Expectancies: Evidence of an Increased Need for Shared Decision Making - p. 120 115. Proton Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Review of the Clinical Experience to Date - p. 121 116. Multitarget Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal-Cancer Screening - p. 122 117. Bevacizumab plus Radiotherapy–Temozolomide for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma - p. 123 118. 27. Gynecologic Cancers - p. 124 119. The role of postoperative radiation therapy for endometrial cancer: Executive Summary of an American Society for Radiation Oncology evidence-based guideline - p. 125 120. Patterns of Radiation Therapy Practice for Patients Treated for Intact Cervical Cancer in 2005 to 2007: A Quality Research in Radiation Oncology Study - p. 126 121. 28. Colorectal Cancer - p. 127 122. Effect of PET Before Liver Resection on Surgical Management for Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Metastases: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 128 123. 29. Mediators and Modofiers of kidney Disease - p. 129 124. Mid-Adulthood Risk Factor Profiles for CKD - p. 130 125. Low Serum Bicarbonate and Kidney Function Decline: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) - p. 131 126. High Dietary Acid Load Predicts ESRD among Adults with CKD - p. 132 127. The Association between a Mediterranean-Style Diet and Kidney Function in the Northern Manhattan Study Cohort - p. 133 128. Association of Walking with Survival and RRT Among Patients with CKD Stages 3–5 - p. 134 129. Inhibition of Periostin Expression Protects against the Development of Renal Inflammation and Fibrosis - p. 135 130. 30. Hypertension and Kidney Disease - p. 136 131. Time-Updated Systolic Blood Pressure and the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cohort Study - p. 137 132. Effects of Intensive Low-Salt Diet Education on Albuminuria among Nondiabetic Patients with Hypertension Treated with Olmesartan: A Single-Blinded Randomized, Controlled Trial - p. 138 133. A Controlled Trial of Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension - p. 139 134. Blood Pressure in Early Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease - p. 140 135. 31. Diabetes and Kidney Disease - p. 141 136. Renal Outcomes in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes and Macroalbuminuria - p. 142 137. Improved Glycemic Control and Risk of ESRD in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes and Proteinuria - p. 143 138. Metformin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review - p. 144 139. Effect of Pentoxifylline on Renal Function and Urinary Albumin Excretion in Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease: The PREDIAN Trial - p. 145 140. 32. Acute Kidney Injury - p. 146 141. The impact of using estimated GFR versus creatinine clearance on the evaluation of recovery from acute kidney injury in the ICU - p. 147 142. Kidney Function After Off-Pump or On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 148 143. Acute Kidney Injury After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Long-Term Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease - p. 149 144. A systematic review and meta-analysis indicates underreporting of renal dysfunction following endovascular aneurysm repair - p. 150 145. Risk of AKI with Gentamicin as Surgical Prophylaxis - p. 151 146. Vancomycin-Associated Nephrotoxicity in the Critically Ill: A Retrospective Multivariate Regression Analysis - p. 152 147. Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk for Acute Kidney Injury and Other Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study - p. 153 148. Nephrotoxic Effects of Common and Emerging Drugs of Abuse - p. 154 149. Explaining the Racial Difference in AKI Incidence - p. 155 150. 33. Selected Topics in Clinical Nephrology - p. 156 151. Implementation of a CKD Checklist for Primary Care Providers - p. 157 152. Retinopathy and Progression of CKD: The CRIC Study - p. 158 153. Chronic NSAID use and long-term decline of renal function in a prospective rheumatoid arthritis cohort study - p. 159 154. Predictors of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Progression - p. 160 155. CKD and the Risk of Incident Cancer - p. 161 156. Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography for Suspected Nephrolithiasis - p. 162 157. Effect of Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate on Potassium Lowering for 28 Days Among Outpatients With Hyperkalemia: The HARMONIZE Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 163 158. Association of Anti-PLA2R Antibodies with Outcomes after Immunosuppressive Therapy in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy - p. 164 159. 34. Issues in Severe CKD and Dialysis - p. 165 160. ESRD and Death after Heart Failure in CKD - p. 166 161. Meta-Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Risk of Infection in Dialysis Patients - p. 167 162. Cognitive Function and All-Cause Mortality in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients - p. 168 163. Utilization of Acute Care among Patients with ESRD Discharged Home from Skilled Nursing Facilities - p. 169 164. CKD in Elderly Patients Managed without Dialysis: Survival, Symptoms, and Quality of Life - p. 170 165. 35. Asthma. Allergy and Cystic Fibrosis - p. 171 166. Asthma: pathogenesis and novel drugs for treatment - p. 172 167. Management of acute loss of asthma control in the yellow zone: A practice parameter - p. 173 168. Comprehensive efficacy of omalizumab for severe refractory asthma: a time-series observational study - p. 175 169. Impact of exhaled nitric oxide measurements on treatment decisions in an asthma specialty clinic - p. 178 170. 36. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 179 171. The association between childhood asthma and adult chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - p. 180 172. Pneumothorax Risk Factors in Smokers with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 181 173. Prognostic evaluation of COPD patients: GOLD 2011 versus BODE and the COPD comorbidity index COTE - p. 182 174. Performance of the BODE index in patients with α1-antitrypsin deficiency-related COPD - p. 183 175. Physical Activity as a Predictor of Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission after a Discharge for a Clinical Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 184 176. Coronary artery calcification is increased in patients with COPD and associated with increased morbidity and mortality - p. 185 177. 37. Lung Cancer - p. 186 178. Cancer Statistics, 2014 - p. 187 179. Is Previous Respiratory Disease a Risk Factor for Lung Cancer? - p. 188 180. Global Effects of Smoking, of Quitting, and of Taxing Tobacco - p. 189 181. Electronic Cigarettes: A Position Statement of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies - p. 190 182. Components Necessary for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement - p. 191 183. 38. Pleural, Interstitial Lung and Pulmonary Vascular Disease - p. 192 184. Relationship of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 193 185. Randomized Trial of Acetylcysteine in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 194 186. A Phase 3 Trial of Pirfenidone in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 195 187. Comparison of Pleural Pressure Measuring Instruments - p. 196 188. Pharmacologic Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report - p. 197 189. 39. Community-Acquired Pneumonia - p. 198 190. Rates and Risk Factors for Recurrent Pneumonia in Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study With 5 Years of Follow-up - p. 199 191. Diagnoses of Early and Late Readmissions after Hospitalization for Pneumonia: A Systematic Review - p. 200 192. Lower Respiratory Tract Virus Findings in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia - p. 201 193. Association of Azithromycin With Mortality and Cardiovascular Events Among Older Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia - p. 202 194. 40. Sleep Disorders - p. 203 195. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Severe Maternal-Infant Morbidity/Mortality in the United States, 1998-2009 - p. 204 196. Role of Sleep Apnea and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in the Incidence of Stroke or Coronary Heart Disease in Women - p. 205 197. Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia predicts prevalent hypertension in the European Sleep Apnoea Database cohort study - p. 206 198. Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence and Control in Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The European Sleep Apnea Cohort (ESADA) Study - p. 207 199. Sleep Restriction Therapy for Insomnia is Associated with Reduced Objective Total Sleep Time, Increased Daytime Somnolence, and Objectively Impaired Vigilance: Implications for the Clinical Management of Insomnia Disorder - p. 208 200. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Insomnia - p. 209 201. 41. Critical Care Medicine - p. 210 202. Catheter-Directed Thrombolytic Intervention Is Effective for Patients with Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism - p. 211 203. Early Management of Severe Sepsis: Concepts and Controversies - p. 212 204. Difficult Airway Management for Novice Physicians: A Randomized Trial Comparing Direct and Video-Assisted Laryngoscopy - p. 213 205. Preparing an ICU room to welcome a critically ill patient with Ebola virus disease - p. 214 206. 42. Arrhythmias - p. 215 207. Rivaroxaban vs. vitamin K antagonists for cardioversion in atrial fibrillation - p. 216 208. 43. Cardiomyopathy - p. 217 209. Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition versus Enalapril in Heart Failure - p. 218 210. Cardiac Remodeling in Response to 1 Year of Intensive Endurance Training - p. 219 211. Association between renal function and cardiovascular structure and function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction - p. 220 212. Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography Enhances Prognostic Assessments of Patients With Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis - p. 221 213. Association Between Frequency of Atrial and Ventricular Ectopic Beats and Biventricular Pacing Percentage and Outcomes in Patients With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - p. 222 214. 44. Chronic Coronary Artery Diesase - p. 223 215. Association of NSAID Use With Risk of Bleeding and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Receiving Antithrombotic Therapy After Myocardial Infarction - p. 224 216. Ivabradine in Stable Coronary Artery Disease without Clinical Heart Failure - p. 225 217. Long-Term Use of Ticagrelor in Patients with Prior Myocardial Infarction - p. 226 218. Efficacy of a Device to Narrow the Coronary Sinus in Refractory Angina - p. 227 219. 45. Coronary Intervention Procedures - p. 228 220. Cardioverter defibrillator implantation without induction of ventricular fibrillation: a single-blind, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial (SIMPLE) - p. 229 221. A Randomized Comparison of Drug-Eluting Balloon Versus Everolimus-Eluting Stent in Patients With Bare-Metal Stent–In-Stent Restenosis: The RIBS V Clinical Trial (Restenosis Intra-Stent of Bare Metal Stents: Paclitaxel-eluting Balloon vs. Everolimus-eluting Stent) - p. 230 222. Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Multivessel Coronary Disease - p. 231 223. 46. Non-Invasive Testing - p. 232 224. T1 mapping and survival in systemic light-chain amyloidosis - p. 233 225. Outcomes of Anatomical versus Functional Testing for Coronary Artery Disease - p. 234 226. 47. Risk Factors - p. 235 227. Blood pressure and incidence of twelve cardiovascular diseases: lifetime risks, healthy life-years lost, and age-specific associations in 1·25 million people - p. 236 228. Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic embolism: a network meta-analysis - p. 237 229. Efficacy and Safety of Alirocumab in Reducing Lipids and Cardiovascular Events - p. 238 230. 48. Valvular Heart Disease - p. 239 231. Survival and Outcomes Following Bioprosthetic vs Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients Aged 50 to 69 Years - p. 240 232. Surgical Treatment of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation - p. 241 233. 49. Acute Coronary Syndromes - p. 242 234. Outcomes 1 Year after Thrombus Aspiration for Myocardial Infarction - p. 243 235. 50. Esophagus - p. 244 236. Hospital and surgeon volume in relation to long-term survival after oesophagectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 245 237. Efficacy of Transoral Fundoplication vs Omeprazole for Treatment of Regurgitation in a Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 246 238. Long-term recurrence of neoplasia and Barrett's epithelium after complete endoscopic resection - p. 247 239. 51. Stomach - p. 248 240. Peptic Ulcer Bleeding Risk. The Role of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in NSAID/Low-Dose Aspirin Users - p. 249 241. 52. Small Bowel - p. 250 242. Small Amounts of Gluten in Subjects With Suspected Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Cross-Over Trial - p. 251 243. Effect of Antidepressants and Psychological Therapies, Including Hypnotherapy, in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 252 244. Lack of Utility of Symptoms and Signs at First Presentation as Predictors of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Secondary Care - p. 253 245. 53. Colon - p. 254 246. The Effect of Fiber Supplementation on Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - p. 255 247. Efficacy of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - p. 256 248. Incidence, Prevalence, and Temporal Trends of Microscopic Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 257 249. Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection in the United States - p. 258 250. A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Lubiprostone for Opioid-Induced Constipation in Chronic Noncancer Pain - p. 259 251. Optimizing Adequacy of Bowel Cleansing for Colonoscopy: Recommendations From the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer - p. 260 252. Incidence of Colonic Neoplasia in Patients With Serrated Polyposis Syndrome Who Undergo Annual Endoscopic Surveillance - p. 261 253. Long-Term Colorectal-Cancer Mortality after Adenoma Removal - p. 262 254. Multitarget Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal-Cancer Screening - p. 263 255. 54. Pancreas - p. 264 256. American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Asymptomatic Neoplastic Pancreatic Cysts - p. 265 257. New Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis: Risk of Missing an Underlying Pancreatic Cancer - p. 266 258. 55. Liver - p. 267 259. Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Is the Second Leading Etiology of Liver Disease Among Adults Awaiting Liver Transplantation in the United States - p. 268 260. ACG Clinical Guideline: The Diagnosis and Management of Focal Liver Lesions - p. 269 261. ABT-450, Ritonavir, Ombitasvir, and Dasabuvir Achieves 97% and 100% Sustained Virologic Response With or Without Ribavirin in Treatment-Experienced Patients With HCV Genotype 1b Infection - p. 270 262. 56. Obesity - p. 271 263. Quantitative Gastrointestinal and Psychological Traits Associated With Obesity and Response to Weight-Loss Therapy - p. 272 264. 57. Miscellaneous - p. 273 265. Appropriate and timely antimicrobial therapy in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis-associated septic shock: a retrospective cohort study - p. 274 266. Proton Pump Inhibitor Usage and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction in the General Population - p. 275 267. The Risks of Thromboembolism Vs. Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding after Interruption of Systemic Anticoagulation in Hospitalized Inpatients With Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Study - p. 276 268. 58. Diabetes Mellitus - p. 277 269. Preserved β-Cell Function in Type 1 Diabetes by Mesenchymal Stromal Cells - p. 278 270. Assessment of β-Cell Mass and α- and β-Cell Survival and Function by Arginine Stimulation in Human Autologous Islet Recipients - p. 279 271. Impact of Islet Autoimmunity on the Progressive β-cell Functional Decline in Type 2 Diabetes - p. 280 272. PD-L1–Driven Tolerance Protects Neurogenin3-Induced Islet Neogenesis to Reverse Established Type 1 Diabetes in NOD Mice - p. 281 273. High Calorie Intake Is Associated With Worsening Insulin Resistance and β-Cell Function in Hispanic Women After Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - p. 282 274. Tight Glycemic Control and Use of Hypoglycemic Medications in Older Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes and Comorbid Dementia - p. 283 275. Follow-up of Glycemic Control and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes - p. 284 276. Fibroblast growth factor 21 analogue LY2405319 lowers blood glucose in streptozotocin-induced insulin-deficient diabetic mice by restoring brown adipose tissue function - p. 285 277. Determinants of Adherence to Diabetes Medications: Findings From a Large Pharmacy Claims Database - p. 286 278. Effects of 60-day head-down bed rest on osteocalcin, glycolipid metabolism and their association with or without resistance training - p. 287 279. Incretin-Based Therapy and Risk of Acute Pancreatitis: A Nationwide Population-Based: Case-Control Study - p. 288 280. Efficacy and Safety of Saxagliptin in Older Participants in the SAVOR-TIMI 53 Trial - p. 289 281. Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Report From an ADA Consensus Conference - p. 290 282. Noninvasive In Vivo Imaging of Diabetes-Induced Renal Oxidative Stress and Response to Therapy Using Hyperpolarized 13C Dehydroascorbate Magnetic Resonance - p. 291 283. Insulin Sensitivity Is an Important Determinant of Renal Health in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes - p. 292 284. Serum High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Associated With High Risk of Development, Not Progression, of Diabetic Nephropathy Among Japanese Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study (Diabetes Distress and Care Registry at Tenri [DDCRT7]) - p. 293 285. Peripheral Neuropathy and Nerve Dysfunction in Individuals at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: The PROMISE Cohort - p. 294 286. Liraglutide and the Preservation of Pancreatic β-Cell Function in Early Type 2 Diabetes: The LIBRA Trial - p. 295 287. 59. Obesity - p. 296 288. Adjusting Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion for Adipose Insulin Resistance: An Index of β-Cell Function in Obese Adults - p. 297 289. Anorexia and Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Mice With Hypothalamic Ablation of Glut4 Neurons - p. 298 290. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Incident Diabetes: The FIT (Henry Ford ExercIse Testing) Project - p. 299 291. 60. Lipoproteins, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk - p. 300 292. Preventable Major Cardiovascular Events Associated With Uncontrolled Glucose, Blood Pressure, and Lipids and Active Smoking in Adults With Diabetes With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: A Contemporary Analysis - p. 301 293. Metformin Inhibits Monocyte-to-Macrophage Differentiation via AMPK-Mediated Inhibition of STAT3 Activation: Potential Role in Atherosclerosis - p. 302 294. 61. Reproductive Endocrinology - p. 303 295. Each Degree of Glucose Intolerance in Pregnancy Predicts Distinct Trajectories of β-Cell Function, Insulin Sensitivity, and Glycemia in the First 3 Years Postpartum - p. 304 296. Placental Insufficiency Decreases Pancreatic Vascularity and Disrupts Hepatocyte Growth Factor Signaling in the Pancreatic Islet Endothelial Cell in Fetal Sheep - p. 305
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The Year Book of Medicine brings you abstracts of the articles that reported the year's breakthrough developments in medicine, carefully selected from more than 500 journals worldwide. Expert commentaries evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss its application to your practice. There's no faster or easier way to stay informed! Chapters include Rheumatology; Infectious Disease; Hematology and Oncology; Kidney, Water, and Electrolytes; Pulmonary Disease; Heart and Cardiovascular Disease; The Digestive System; and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. 1. Osteoarthritis - p. 9 5. Use of a Validated Algorithm to Judge the Appropriateness of Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States: A Multicenter Longitudinal Cohort Study - p. 10 6. Acupuncture for Chronic Knee Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 11 7. Effect of Weight Maintenance on Symptoms of Knee Osteoarthritis in Obese Patients: A Twelve-Month Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 12 8. Circulating C reactive protein in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 13 9. 2. Osteoporosis and Other Metabolic Diseases of Bone - p. 14 10. Romosozumab in Postmenopausal Women with Low Bone Mineral Density - p. 15 11. Rheumatoid Arthritis - p. 16 12. Socioeconomic Disparities in the Health of African Americans With Rheumatoid Arthritis From the Southeastern United States - p. 17 13. Being overweight or obese and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis among women: a prospective cohort study - p. 18 14. Medication Risk Communication During Rheumatology Office Visits - p. 19 15. 4. Sjogren's Syndrome - p. 20 16. Identification of lymphoma predictors in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis - p. 21 17. Efficacy and safety of belimumab in primary Sjögren's syndrome: results of the BELISS open-label phase II study - p. 22 18. 5. Systemic Lypus Erythematosus - p. 23 19. Treatment of Lupus Nephritis With Abatacept: The Abatacept and Cyclophosphamide Combination Efficacy and Safety Study - p. 24 20. Increased Congenital Heart Defects in Children Born to Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results From the Offspring of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mothers Registry Study - p. 25 21. 6. Drug Toxicity - p. 26 22. The Risk of Toxic Retinopathy in Patients on Long-term Hydroxychloroquine Therapy - p. 27 23. Phenotype Standardization for Statin-Induced Myotoxicity - p. 28 24. 7. Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies - p. 29 25. Risk of major cardiovascular events in patients with psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study - p. 30 26. Erosions and Sclerosis on Radiographs Precede the Subsequent Development of Syndesmophytes at the Same Site: A Twelve-Year Prospective Followup of Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis - p. 31 27. 8. Myopathies - p. 32 28. Inflammatory Muscle Diseases - p. 33 29. 9. Vasculities - p. 34 30. Rituximab versus Azathioprine for Maintenance in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis - p. 35 31. Rituximab for the treatment of relapses in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis - p. 36 32. 10. Miscellaneous Rheumatic Diseases and Therapies - p. 37 33. Apremilast for Behçet's Syndrome—A Phase 2, Placebo-Controlled Study - p. 38 34. The diagnostic utility of serum IgG4 concentrations in IgG4-related disease - p. 39 35. 11. Gout and Other Crystal Diseases - p. 40 36. Risk of Incident Diabetes in Patients With Gout: A Cohort Study - p. 41 37. Increased risk of vascular disease associated with gout: a retrospective, matched cohort study in the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink - p. 42 38. 12. Chronic Juvenile Diseases - p. 43 39. Choosing Wisely: The American College of Rheumatology's Top 5 for Pediatric Rheumatology - p. 44 40. 13. Bacterial Infections - p. 45 41. Antibiotic Treatment Strategies for Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults - p. 46 42. Chronic Coinfections in Patients Diagnosed with Chronic Lyme Disease: A Systematic Review - p. 47 43. Cellulitis Recurrence Score: A tool for predicting recurrence of lower limb cellulitis - p. 48 44. Clindamycin versus Trimethoprim–Sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Skin Infections - p. 49 45. Antibiotic treatment for 6 weeks versus 12 weeks in patients with pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis: an open-label, non-inferiority, randomised, controlled trial - p. 50 46. 14. Vaccines - p. 51 47. Legislative Prescriptions for Controlling Nonmedical Vaccine Exemptions - p. 52 48. Long-Term Efficacy of a Hepatitis E Vaccine - p. 53 49. A Case-Control Study to Estimate the Effectiveness of Maternal Pertussis Vaccination in Protecting Newborn Infants in England and Wales, 2012–2013 - p. 54 50. Antibody-driven design of a human cytomegalovirus gHgLpUL128L subunit vaccine that selectively elicits potent neutralizing antibodies - p. 55 51. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of an Aerosolized Vaccine against Measles - p. 56 52. Clinical efficacy and safety of a novel tetravalent dengue vaccine in healthy children in Asia: a phase 3, randomised, observer-masked, placebo-controlled trial - p. 57 53. 15. Viral Infections - p. 58 54. Chikungunya Virus Transmission Found in the United States: US Health Authorities Brace for Wider Spread - p. 59 55. Viremic Relapse after HIV-1 Remission in a Perinatally Infected Child - p. 60 56. A Case of Severe Ebola Virus Infection Complicated by Gram-Negative Septicemia - p. 61 57. Assessment of the potential for international dissemination of Ebola virus via commercial air travel during the 2014 west African outbreak - p. 62 58. 16. Tuberculosis - p. 63 59. Acquired Rifampicin Resistance in Thrice-Weekly Antituberculosis Therapy: Impact of HIV and Antiretroviral Therapy - p. 64 60. Prevention of Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor–Associated Tuberculosis: A 10-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study - p. 65 61. Whole genome sequencing: A new paradigm in the surveillance and control of human tuberculosis - p. 66 62. 17. Clinical Diagnostics - p. 67 63. MALDI-TOF MS for the Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases - p. 68 64. A Comparison of Lyme Disease Serologic Test Results From 4 Laboratories in Patients With Persistent Symptoms After Antibiotic Treatment - p. 69 65. 18. Health Care Associated Infections - p. 71 66. Toward a True Bacteriotherapy for Clostridium difficile Infection - p. 72 67. Association Between Prehospital Vitamin D Status and Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Infections - p. 73 68. Colonization With Toxinogenic C. difficile Upon Hospital Admission, and Risk of Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 74 69. 19. New Antibiotics - p. 75 70. A new antibiotic kills pathogens without detectable resistance - p. 76 71. 20. Miscellaneous - p. 77 72. An enteric virus can replace the beneficial function of commensal bacteria - p. 78 73. Do Human Extraintestinal Escherichia coli Infections Resistant to Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporins Originate From Food-Producing Animals? A Systematic Review - p. 79 74. Decolonization of Children After Incision and Drainage for MRSA Abscess: A Retrospective Cohort Study - p. 80 75. Efficacy and Safety of the Mosquitocidal Drug Ivermectin to Prevent Malaria Transmission After Treatment: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Clinical Trial - p. 81 76. Effect of Biofilms on Recalcitrance of Staphylococcal Joint Infection to Antibiotic Treatment - p. 82 77. Association Between Hospitalization for Pneumonia and Subsequent Risk of Cardiovascular Disease - p. 83 78. 21. Supportive Care - p. 84 79. A Personalized Approach to Assessing and Managing Pain in Patients With Cancer - p. 85 80. Supportive and palliative radiation oncology service: Impact of a dedicated service on palliative cancer care - p. 86 81. Voice Quality After Treatment of Early Vocal Cord Cancer: A Randomized Trial Comparing Laser Surgery With Radiation Therapy - p. 87 82. Managing Body Image Difficulties of Adult Cancer Patients: Lessons From Available Research - p. 88 83. Effect of Communication Skills Training Program for Oncologists Based on Patient Preferences for Communication When Receiving Bad News: A Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 89 84. Tadalafil for Prevention of Erectile Dysfunction After Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: The Radiation Therapy Oncology Group [0831] Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 90 85. 22. Geriatric Oncology - p. 91 86. Radiation Treatment in Older Patients: A Framework for Clinical Decision Making - p. 92 87. Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Treatment in Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients - p. 93 88. 23. Prostate Cancer - p. 94 89. Dosimetric analysis of radiation therapy oncology group 0321: The importance of urethral dose - p. 95 90. Short-term androgen suppression and radiotherapy versus intermediate-term androgen suppression and radiotherapy, with or without zoledronic acid, in men with locally advanced prostate cancer (TROG 03.04 RADAR): an open-label, randomised, phase 3 factorial trial - p. 96 91. Low Rates of Adjuvant Radiation in Patients With Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer With High-Risk Pathologic Features - p. 97 92. RTOG 95-17, a Phase II trial to evaluate brachytherapy as the sole method of radiation therapy for Stage I and II breast carcinoma—year-5 toxicity and cosmesis - p. 98 93. Comparative Effectiveness Study of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Proton Therapy or Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer - p. 99 94. Impact of Dose to the Bladder Trigone on Long-Term Urinary Function After High-Dose Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer - p. 100 95. Enzalutamide in Metastatic Prostate Cancer before Chemotherapy - p. 101 96. Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Versus Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Toxicity - p. 102 97. The Impact of Definitive Local Therapy for Lymph Node–Positive Prostate Cancer: A Population-Based Study - p. 103 98. Declining use of brachytherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer - p. 104 99. Gleason 6 Prostate Cancer: Serious Malignancy or Toothless Lion? - p. 105 100. AR-V7 and Resistance to Enzalutamide and Abiraterone in Prostate Cancer - p. 106 101. Radical Prostatectomy or Watchful Waiting in Early Prostate Cancer - p. 107 102. 24. Breast Cancer - p. 108 103. Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients With Breast Cancer Before Systemic Therapy: Is There an Interaction Between Cancer and Comorbidity? - p. 109 104. Society of Surgical Oncology–American Society for Radiation Oncology Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole-Breast Irradiation in Stages I and II Invasive Breast Cancer - p. 110 105. Uptake and Costs of Hypofractionated vs Conventional Whole Breast Irradiation After Breast Conserving Surgery in the United States, 2008–2013 - p. 111 106. Hypofractionation for Breast Cancer: Lessons Learned From Our Neighbors to the North and Across the Pond - p. 112 107. 25. Myeloid Suppressor Cell Tumors - p. 113 108. Autologous Transplantation and Maintenance Therapy in Multiple Myeloma - p. 114 109. 26. Cancer Screening - p. 115 110. Final Trial Report of Sentinel-Node Biopsy versus Nodal Observation in Melanoma - p. 116 111. Considerations for Observational Research Using Large Data Sets in Radiation Oncology - p. 117 112. Chemoradiation Therapy Sequencing for Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma in the National Cancer Data Base - p. 118 113. Current Status and Recommendations for the Future of Research, Teaching, and Testing in the Biological Sciences of Radiation Oncology: Report of the American Society for Radiation Oncology Cancer Biology/Radiation Biology Task Force, Executive Summary - p. 119 114. National Trends in Prostate Cancer Screening Among Older American Men With Limited 9-Year Life Expectancies: Evidence of an Increased Need for Shared Decision Making - p. 120 115. Proton Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A Review of the Clinical Experience to Date - p. 121 116. Multitarget Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal-Cancer Screening - p. 122 117. Bevacizumab plus Radiotherapy–Temozolomide for Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma - p. 123 118. 27. Gynecologic Cancers - p. 124 119. The role of postoperative radiation therapy for endometrial cancer: Executive Summary of an American Society for Radiation Oncology evidence-based guideline - p. 125 120. Patterns of Radiation Therapy Practice for Patients Treated for Intact Cervical Cancer in 2005 to 2007: A Quality Research in Radiation Oncology Study - p. 126 121. 28. Colorectal Cancer - p. 127 122. Effect of PET Before Liver Resection on Surgical Management for Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Metastases: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 128 123. 29. Mediators and Modofiers of kidney Disease - p. 129 124. Mid-Adulthood Risk Factor Profiles for CKD - p. 130 125. Low Serum Bicarbonate and Kidney Function Decline: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) - p. 131 126. High Dietary Acid Load Predicts ESRD among Adults with CKD - p. 132 127. The Association between a Mediterranean-Style Diet and Kidney Function in the Northern Manhattan Study Cohort - p. 133 128. Association of Walking with Survival and RRT Among Patients with CKD Stages 3–5 - p. 134 129. Inhibition of Periostin Expression Protects against the Development of Renal Inflammation and Fibrosis - p. 135 130. 30. Hypertension and Kidney Disease - p. 136 131. Time-Updated Systolic Blood Pressure and the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cohort Study - p. 137 132. Effects of Intensive Low-Salt Diet Education on Albuminuria among Nondiabetic Patients with Hypertension Treated with Olmesartan: A Single-Blinded Randomized, Controlled Trial - p. 138 133. A Controlled Trial of Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension - p. 139 134. Blood Pressure in Early Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease - p. 140 135. 31. Diabetes and Kidney Disease - p. 141 136. Renal Outcomes in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes and Macroalbuminuria - p. 142 137. Improved Glycemic Control and Risk of ESRD in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes and Proteinuria - p. 143 138. Metformin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review - p. 144 139. Effect of Pentoxifylline on Renal Function and Urinary Albumin Excretion in Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease: The PREDIAN Trial - p. 145 140. 32. Acute Kidney Injury - p. 146 141. The impact of using estimated GFR versus creatinine clearance on the evaluation of recovery from acute kidney injury in the ICU - p. 147 142. Kidney Function After Off-Pump or On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 148 143. Acute Kidney Injury After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Long-Term Risk of End-Stage Renal Disease - p. 149 144. A systematic review and meta-analysis indicates underreporting of renal dysfunction following endovascular aneurysm repair - p. 150 145. Risk of AKI with Gentamicin as Surgical Prophylaxis - p. 151 146. Vancomycin-Associated Nephrotoxicity in the Critically Ill: A Retrospective Multivariate Regression Analysis - p. 152 147. Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk for Acute Kidney Injury and Other Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study - p. 153 148. Nephrotoxic Effects of Common and Emerging Drugs of Abuse - p. 154 149. Explaining the Racial Difference in AKI Incidence - p. 155 150. 33. Selected Topics in Clinical Nephrology - p. 156 151. Implementation of a CKD Checklist for Primary Care Providers - p. 157 152. Retinopathy and Progression of CKD: The CRIC Study - p. 158 153. Chronic NSAID use and long-term decline of renal function in a prospective rheumatoid arthritis cohort study - p. 159 154. Predictors of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Progression - p. 160 155. CKD and the Risk of Incident Cancer - p. 161 156. Ultrasonography versus Computed Tomography for Suspected Nephrolithiasis - p. 162 157. Effect of Sodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate on Potassium Lowering for 28 Days Among Outpatients With Hyperkalemia: The HARMONIZE Randomized Clinical Trial - p. 163 158. Association of Anti-PLA2R Antibodies with Outcomes after Immunosuppressive Therapy in Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy - p. 164 159. 34. Issues in Severe CKD and Dialysis - p. 165 160. ESRD and Death after Heart Failure in CKD - p. 166 161. Meta-Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Risk of Infection in Dialysis Patients - p. 167 162. Cognitive Function and All-Cause Mortality in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients - p. 168 163. Utilization of Acute Care among Patients with ESRD Discharged Home from Skilled Nursing Facilities - p. 169 164. CKD in Elderly Patients Managed without Dialysis: Survival, Symptoms, and Quality of Life - p. 170 165. 35. Asthma. Allergy and Cystic Fibrosis - p. 171 166. Asthma: pathogenesis and novel drugs for treatment - p. 172 167. Management of acute loss of asthma control in the yellow zone: A practice parameter - p. 173 168. Comprehensive efficacy of omalizumab for severe refractory asthma: a time-series observational study - p. 175 169. Impact of exhaled nitric oxide measurements on treatment decisions in an asthma specialty clinic - p. 178 170. 36. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 179 171. The association between childhood asthma and adult chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - p. 180 172. Pneumothorax Risk Factors in Smokers with and without Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 181 173. Prognostic evaluation of COPD patients: GOLD 2011 versus BODE and the COPD comorbidity index COTE - p. 182 174. Performance of the BODE index in patients with α1-antitrypsin deficiency-related COPD - p. 183 175. Physical Activity as a Predictor of Thirty-Day Hospital Readmission after a Discharge for a Clinical Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - p. 184 176. Coronary artery calcification is increased in patients with COPD and associated with increased morbidity and mortality - p. 185 177. 37. Lung Cancer - p. 186 178. Cancer Statistics, 2014 - p. 187 179. Is Previous Respiratory Disease a Risk Factor for Lung Cancer? - p. 188 180. Global Effects of Smoking, of Quitting, and of Taxing Tobacco - p. 189 181. Electronic Cigarettes: A Position Statement of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies - p. 190 182. Components Necessary for High Quality Lung Cancer Screening: American College of Chest Physicians and American Thoracic Society Policy Statement - p. 191 183. 38. Pleural, Interstitial Lung and Pulmonary Vascular Disease - p. 192 184. Relationship of DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 193 185. Randomized Trial of Acetylcysteine in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 194 186. A Phase 3 Trial of Pirfenidone in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - p. 195 187. Comparison of Pleural Pressure Measuring Instruments - p. 196 188. Pharmacologic Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adults: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report - p. 197 189. 39. Community-Acquired Pneumonia - p. 198 190. Rates and Risk Factors for Recurrent Pneumonia in Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study With 5 Years of Follow-up - p. 199 191. Diagnoses of Early and Late Readmissions after Hospitalization for Pneumonia: A Systematic Review - p. 200 192. Lower Respiratory Tract Virus Findings in Mechanically Ventilated Patients With Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia - p. 201 193. Association of Azithromycin With Mortality and Cardiovascular Events Among Older Patients Hospitalized With Pneumonia - p. 202 194. 40. Sleep Disorders - p. 203 195. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Severe Maternal-Infant Morbidity/Mortality in the United States, 1998-2009 - p. 204 196. Role of Sleep Apnea and Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in the Incidence of Stroke or Coronary Heart Disease in Women - p. 205 197. Nocturnal intermittent hypoxia predicts prevalent hypertension in the European Sleep Apnoea Database cohort study - p. 206 198. Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence and Control in Sleep-Disordered Breathing: The European Sleep Apnea Cohort (ESADA) Study - p. 207 199. Sleep Restriction Therapy for Insomnia is Associated with Reduced Objective Total Sleep Time, Increased Daytime Somnolence, and Objectively Impaired Vigilance: Implications for the Clinical Management of Insomnia Disorder - p. 208 200. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Insomnia - p. 209 201. 41. Critical Care Medicine - p. 210 202. Catheter-Directed Thrombolytic Intervention Is Effective for Patients with Massive and Submassive Pulmonary Embolism - p. 211 203. Early Management of Severe Sepsis: Concepts and Controversies - p. 212 204. Difficult Airway Management for Novice Physicians: A Randomized Trial Comparing Direct and Video-Assisted Laryngoscopy - p. 213 205. Preparing an ICU room to welcome a critically ill patient with Ebola virus disease - p. 214 206. 42. Arrhythmias - p. 215 207. Rivaroxaban vs. vitamin K antagonists for cardioversion in atrial fibrillation - p. 216 208. 43. Cardiomyopathy - p. 217 209. Angiotensin–Neprilysin Inhibition versus Enalapril in Heart Failure - p. 218 210. Cardiac Remodeling in Response to 1 Year of Intensive Endurance Training - p. 219 211. Association between renal function and cardiovascular structure and function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction - p. 220 212. Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography Enhances Prognostic Assessments of Patients With Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis - p. 221 213. Association Between Frequency of Atrial and Ventricular Ectopic Beats and Biventricular Pacing Percentage and Outcomes in Patients With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - p. 222 214. 44. Chronic Coronary Artery Diesase - p. 223 215. Association of NSAID Use With Risk of Bleeding and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Receiving Antithrombotic Therapy After Myocardial Infarction - p. 224 216. Ivabradine in Stable Coronary Artery Disease without Clinical Heart Failure - p. 225 217. Long-Term Use of Ticagrelor in Patients with Prior Myocardial Infarction - p. 226 218. Efficacy of a Device to Narrow the Coronary Sinus in Refractory Angina - p. 227 219. 45. Coronary Intervention Procedures - p. 228 220. Cardioverter defibrillator implantation without induction of ventricular fibrillation: a single-blind, non-inferiority, randomised controlled trial (SIMPLE) - p. 229 221. A Randomized Comparison of Drug-Eluting Balloon Versus Everolimus-Eluting Stent in Patients With Bare-Metal Stent–In-Stent Restenosis: The RIBS V Clinical Trial (Restenosis Intra-Stent of Bare Metal Stents: Paclitaxel-eluting Balloon vs. Everolimus-eluting Stent) - p. 230 222. Everolimus-Eluting Stents or Bypass Surgery for Multivessel Coronary Disease - p. 231 223. 46. Non-Invasive Testing - p. 232 224. T1 mapping and survival in systemic light-chain amyloidosis - p. 233 225. Outcomes of Anatomical versus Functional Testing for Coronary Artery Disease - p. 234 226. 47. Risk Factors - p. 235 227. Blood pressure and incidence of twelve cardiovascular diseases: lifetime risks, healthy life-years lost, and age-specific associations in 1·25 million people - p. 236 228. Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with cryptogenic embolism: a network meta-analysis - p. 237 229. Efficacy and Safety of Alirocumab in Reducing Lipids and Cardiovascular Events - p. 238 230. 48. Valvular Heart Disease - p. 239 231. Survival and Outcomes Following Bioprosthetic vs Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients Aged 50 to 69 Years - p. 240 232. Surgical Treatment of Moderate Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation - p. 241 233. 49. Acute Coronary Syndromes - p. 242 234. Outcomes 1 Year after Thrombus Aspiration for Myocardial Infarction - p. 243 235. 50. Esophagus - p. 244 236. Hospital and surgeon volume in relation to long-term survival after oesophagectomy: systematic review and meta-analysis - p. 245 237. Efficacy of Transoral Fundoplication vs Omeprazole for Treatment of Regurgitation in a Randomized Controlled Trial - p. 246 238. Long-term recurrence of neoplasia and Barrett's epithelium after complete endoscopic resection - p. 247 239. 51. Stomach - p. 248 240. Peptic Ulcer Bleeding Risk. The Role of Helicobacter Pylori Infection in NSAID/Low-Dose Aspirin Users - p. 249 241. 52. Small Bowel - p. 250 242. Small Amounts of Gluten in Subjects With Suspected Nonceliac Gluten Sensitivity: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled, Cross-Over Trial - p. 251 243. Effect of Antidepressants and Psychological Therapies, Including Hypnotherapy, in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 252 244. Lack of Utility of Symptoms and Signs at First Presentation as Predictors of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Secondary Care - p. 253 245. 53. Colon - p. 254 246. The Effect of Fiber Supplementation on Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - p. 255 247. Efficacy of Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Synbiotics in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - p. 256 248. Incidence, Prevalence, and Temporal Trends of Microscopic Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - p. 257 249. Burden of Clostridium difficile Infection in the United States - p. 258 250. A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Lubiprostone for Opioid-Induced Constipation in Chronic Noncancer Pain - p. 259 251. Optimizing Adequacy of Bowel Cleansing for Colonoscopy: Recommendations From the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer - p. 260 252. Incidence of Colonic Neoplasia in Patients With Serrated Polyposis Syndrome Who Undergo Annual Endoscopic Surveillance - p. 261 253. Long-Term Colorectal-Cancer Mortality after Adenoma Removal - p. 262 254. Multitarget Stool DNA Testing for Colorectal-Cancer Screening - p. 263 255. 54. Pancreas - p. 264 256. American Gastroenterological Association Institute Guideline on the Diagnosis and Management of Asymptomatic Neoplastic Pancreatic Cysts - p. 265 257. New Diagnosis of Chronic Pancreatitis: Risk of Missing an Underlying Pancreatic Cancer - p. 266 258. 55. Liver - p. 267 259. Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Is the Second Leading Etiology of Liver Disease Among Adults Awaiting Liver Transplantation in the United States - p. 268 260. ACG Clinical Guideline: The Diagnosis and Management of Focal Liver Lesions - p. 269 261. ABT-450, Ritonavir, Ombitasvir, and Dasabuvir Achieves 97% and 100% Sustained Virologic Response With or Without Ribavirin in Treatment-Experienced Patients With HCV Genotype 1b Infection - p. 270 262. 56. Obesity - p. 271 263. Quantitative Gastrointestinal and Psychological Traits Associated With Obesity and Response to Weight-Loss Therapy - p. 272 264. 57. Miscellaneous - p. 273 265. Appropriate and timely antimicrobial therapy in cirrhotic patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis-associated septic shock: a retrospective cohort study - p. 274 266. Proton Pump Inhibitor Usage and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction in the General Population - p. 275 267. The Risks of Thromboembolism Vs. Recurrent Gastrointestinal Bleeding after Interruption of Systemic Anticoagulation in Hospitalized Inpatients With Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Study - p. 276 268. 58. Diabetes Mellitus - p. 277 269. Preserved β-Cell Function in Type 1 Diabetes by Mesenchymal Stromal Cells - p. 278 270. Assessment of β-Cell Mass and α- and β-Cell Survival and Function by Arginine Stimulation in Human Autologous Islet Recipients - p. 279 271. Impact of Islet Autoimmunity on the Progressive β-cell Functional Decline in Type 2 Diabetes - p. 280 272. PD-L1–Driven Tolerance Protects Neurogenin3-Induced Islet Neogenesis to Reverse Established Type 1 Diabetes in NOD Mice - p. 281 273. High Calorie Intake Is Associated With Worsening Insulin Resistance and β-Cell Function in Hispanic Women After Gestational Diabetes Mellitus - p. 282 274. Tight Glycemic Control and Use of Hypoglycemic Medications in Older Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes and Comorbid Dementia - p. 283 275. Follow-up of Glycemic Control and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes - p. 284 276. Fibroblast growth factor 21 analogue LY2405319 lowers blood glucose in streptozotocin-induced insulin-deficient diabetic mice by restoring brown adipose tissue function - p. 285 277. Determinants of Adherence to Diabetes Medications: Findings From a Large Pharmacy Claims Database - p. 286 278. Effects of 60-day head-down bed rest on osteocalcin, glycolipid metabolism and their association with or without resistance training - p. 287 279. Incretin-Based Therapy and Risk of Acute Pancreatitis: A Nationwide Population-Based: Case-Control Study - p. 288 280. Efficacy and Safety of Saxagliptin in Older Participants in the SAVOR-TIMI 53 Trial - p. 289 281. Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Report From an ADA Consensus Conference - p. 290 282. Noninvasive In Vivo Imaging of Diabetes-Induced Renal Oxidative Stress and Response to Therapy Using Hyperpolarized 13C Dehydroascorbate Magnetic Resonance - p. 291 283. Insulin Sensitivity Is an Important Determinant of Renal Health in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes - p. 292 284. Serum High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Associated With High Risk of Development, Not Progression, of Diabetic Nephropathy Among Japanese Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study (Diabetes Distress and Care Registry at Tenri [DDCRT7]) - p. 293 285. Peripheral Neuropathy and Nerve Dysfunction in Individuals at High Risk for Type 2 Diabetes: The PROMISE Cohort - p. 294 286. Liraglutide and the Preservation of Pancreatic β-Cell Function in Early Type 2 Diabetes: The LIBRA Trial - p. 295 287. 59. Obesity - p. 296 288. Adjusting Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion for Adipose Insulin Resistance: An Index of β-Cell Function in Obese Adults - p. 297 289. Anorexia and Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Mice With Hypothalamic Ablation of Glut4 Neurons - p. 298 290. Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Incident Diabetes: The FIT (Henry Ford ExercIse Testing) Project - p. 299 291. 60. Lipoproteins, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk - p. 300 292. Preventable Major Cardiovascular Events Associated With Uncontrolled Glucose, Blood Pressure, and Lipids and Active Smoking in Adults With Diabetes With and Without Cardiovascular Disease: A Contemporary Analysis - p. 301 293. Metformin Inhibits Monocyte-to-Macrophage Differentiation via AMPK-Mediated Inhibition of STAT3 Activation: Potential Role in Atherosclerosis - p. 302 294. 61. Reproductive Endocrinology - p. 303 295. Each Degree of Glucose Intolerance in Pregnancy Predicts Distinct Trajectories of β-Cell Function, Insulin Sensitivity, and Glycemia in the First 3 Years Postpartum - p. 304 296. Placental Insufficiency Decreases Pancreatic Vascularity and Disrupts Hepatocyte Growth Factor Signaling in the Pancreatic Islet Endothelial Cell in Fetal Sheep - p. 305
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