Hospital Medicine

Neil B. Mehta, MD
Department of General Internal Medicine; Director, Center for Online Medical Education and Training, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: Neil Mehta, MD, Department of General Internal Medicine, A91, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail [email protected]

Neil B. Mehta, MD
Department of General Internal Medicine; Director, Center for Online Medical Education and Training, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: Neil Mehta, MD, Department of General Internal Medicine, A91, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail [email protected]

Neil B. Mehta, MD
Department of General Internal Medicine; Director, Center for Online Medical Education and Training, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Address: Neil Mehta, MD, Department of General Internal Medicine, A91, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail [email protected]

Franklin A. Michota, MD
Head, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Shaun D. Frost, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Franklin A. Michota, MD, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, G80, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Franklin A. Michota, MD
Head, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Shaun D. Frost, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Franklin A. Michota, MD, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, G80, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Franklin A. Michota, MD
Head, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Shaun D. Frost, MD
Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Franklin A. Michota, MD, Section of Hospital Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, G80, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Mario E. Lacouture, MD
Section of Dermatology, University of Chicago Hospitals

Fred H. Hsieh, MD
Section of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Fred H. Hsieh, MD, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, A72, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Mario E. Lacouture, MD
Section of Dermatology, University of Chicago Hospitals

Fred H. Hsieh, MD
Section of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Fred H. Hsieh, MD, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, A72, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Mario E. Lacouture, MD
Section of Dermatology, University of Chicago Hospitals

Fred H. Hsieh, MD
Section of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Fred H. Hsieh, MD, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, A72, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Amir K. Jaffer, MD
Medical Director, The Internal Medicine Preoperative Assessment Consultation and Treatment (IMPACT) Center and the Anticoagulation Clinic, Section of Hospital and Preoperative Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Daniel J. Brotman, MD
Section of Hospital and Preoperative Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Nkem Chukwumerije, MD
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Panorama, CA

Address: Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Department of General Internal Medicine, A72, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Jaffer has indicated that he has received grant or research support from Astra Zeneca, serves as a consultant for Aventis and Astra Zeneca, and is on the speakers’ bureau of Aventis.

This paper discusses therapies that are experimental or are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the use under discussion.

Amir K. Jaffer, MD
Medical Director, The Internal Medicine Preoperative Assessment Consultation and Treatment (IMPACT) Center and the Anticoagulation Clinic, Section of Hospital and Preoperative Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Daniel J. Brotman, MD
Section of Hospital and Preoperative Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Nkem Chukwumerije, MD
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Panorama, CA

Address: Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Department of General Internal Medicine, A72, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Jaffer has indicated that he has received grant or research support from Astra Zeneca, serves as a consultant for Aventis and Astra Zeneca, and is on the speakers’ bureau of Aventis.

This paper discusses therapies that are experimental or are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the use under discussion.

Amir K. Jaffer, MD
Medical Director, The Internal Medicine Preoperative Assessment Consultation and Treatment (IMPACT) Center and the Anticoagulation Clinic, Section of Hospital and Preoperative Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Daniel J. Brotman, MD
Section of Hospital and Preoperative Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Nkem Chukwumerije, MD
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Panorama, CA

Address: Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Department of General Internal Medicine, A72, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: [email protected]

Dr. Jaffer has indicated that he has received grant or research support from Astra Zeneca, serves as a consultant for Aventis and Astra Zeneca, and is on the speakers’ bureau of Aventis.

This paper discusses therapies that are experimental or are not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the use under discussion.

Feyrouz Al-Ashkar, MD
Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Reena Mehra, MD
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals, Cleveland

Peter J. Mazzone, MD, FRCP, MPH
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Peter J. Mazzone, MD, FRCP, MPH, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, A90, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: [email protected]

Feyrouz Al-Ashkar, MD
Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Reena Mehra, MD
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals, Cleveland

Peter J. Mazzone, MD, FRCP, MPH
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Peter J. Mazzone, MD, FRCP, MPH, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, A90, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: [email protected]

Feyrouz Al-Ashkar, MD
Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Reena Mehra, MD
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospitals, Cleveland

Peter J. Mazzone, MD, FRCP, MPH
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Peter J. Mazzone, MD, FRCP, MPH, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, A90, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195; e-mail: [email protected]

Louis B. Rice, MD
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Address: Louis B. Rice, MD, Medical Service 111(W), Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106, E-mail: [email protected]

The author has indicated that he has received grant or research support from the Wyeth-Ayerst, Ortho-McNeil, and Elan companies, serves as a consultant for the Wyeth-Ayerst, Ortho-McNeil, Elan, and Merck companies, and is on the speakers’ bureaus of the Wyeth-Ayerst, Merck, and Elan companies.

Louis B. Rice, MD
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Address: Louis B. Rice, MD, Medical Service 111(W), Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106, E-mail: [email protected]

The author has indicated that he has received grant or research support from the Wyeth-Ayerst, Ortho-McNeil, and Elan companies, serves as a consultant for the Wyeth-Ayerst, Ortho-McNeil, Elan, and Merck companies, and is on the speakers’ bureaus of the Wyeth-Ayerst, Merck, and Elan companies.

Louis B. Rice, MD
Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH

Address: Louis B. Rice, MD, Medical Service 111(W), Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, 10701 East Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44106, E-mail: [email protected]

The author has indicated that he has received grant or research support from the Wyeth-Ayerst, Ortho-McNeil, and Elan companies, serves as a consultant for the Wyeth-Ayerst, Ortho-McNeil, Elan, and Merck companies, and is on the speakers’ bureaus of the Wyeth-Ayerst, Merck, and Elan companies.

Raed H. Abdelhadi, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Curtis M. Rimmerman, MD
Head, Section of Clinical Electrocardiography, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Curtis M. Rimmerman, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, F15, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, e-mail: [email protected]

Raed H. Abdelhadi, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Curtis M. Rimmerman, MD
Head, Section of Clinical Electrocardiography, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Curtis M. Rimmerman, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, F15, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, e-mail: [email protected]

Raed H. Abdelhadi, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Curtis M. Rimmerman, MD
Head, Section of Clinical Electrocardiography, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Curtis M. Rimmerman, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, F15, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, e-mail: [email protected]

Alice I. Kim, MD
Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic

Karim A. Adal, MD
Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic

Steven K. Schmitt, MD
Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Steven K. Schmitt, MD, Department of Infectious Disease, S32, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Alice I. Kim, MD
Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic

Karim A. Adal, MD
Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic

Steven K. Schmitt, MD
Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Steven K. Schmitt, MD, Department of Infectious Disease, S32, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Alice I. Kim, MD
Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic

Karim A. Adal, MD
Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic

Steven K. Schmitt, MD
Department of Infectious Disease, The Cleveland Clinic

Address: Steven K. Schmitt, MD, Department of Infectious Disease, S32, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195

Gregg C. Fonarow, MD
Director, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center; Director, Cardiology Fellowship Training Program; Co-Director, UCLA Preventive Cardiology Program; Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles

Address: Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, Ahmanson-University of California Los Angeles Cardiomyopathy Center, UCLA Division of Cardiology, 47-123 CHS, UCLA Medical Center, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1679; e-mail: [email protected]

The author has indicated that he has received grant or research support from the Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Merck-Schering Plough, and Pfizer corporations, and that he serves as a consultant and is on the speakers’ bureaus of the same corporations.

Gregg C. Fonarow, MD
Director, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center; Director, Cardiology Fellowship Training Program; Co-Director, UCLA Preventive Cardiology Program; Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles

Address: Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, Ahmanson-University of California Los Angeles Cardiomyopathy Center, UCLA Division of Cardiology, 47-123 CHS, UCLA Medical Center, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1679; e-mail: [email protected]

The author has indicated that he has received grant or research support from the Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Merck-Schering Plough, and Pfizer corporations, and that he serves as a consultant and is on the speakers’ bureaus of the same corporations.

Gregg C. Fonarow, MD
Director, Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center; Director, Cardiology Fellowship Training Program; Co-Director, UCLA Preventive Cardiology Program; Associate Professor of Medicine, UCLA Division of Cardiology, Los Angeles

Address: Gregg C. Fonarow, MD, Ahmanson-University of California Los Angeles Cardiomyopathy Center, UCLA Division of Cardiology, 47-123 CHS, UCLA Medical Center, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1679; e-mail: [email protected]

The author has indicated that he has received grant or research support from the Bristol-Myers Squibb, Merck, Merck-Schering Plough, and Pfizer corporations, and that he serves as a consultant and is on the speakers’ bureaus of the same corporations.

Fernando Frutos-Vivar, MD
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain

Andrés Esteban, MD, PhD
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain

Address: Andrés Esteban, MD, PhD, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo km 12,500, 28905 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; e-mail: [email protected]

Fernando Frutos-Vivar, MD
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain

Andrés Esteban, MD, PhD
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain

Address: Andrés Esteban, MD, PhD, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo km 12,500, 28905 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; e-mail: [email protected]

Fernando Frutos-Vivar, MD
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain

Andrés Esteban, MD, PhD
Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain

Address: Andrés Esteban, MD, PhD, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Carretera de Toledo km 12,500, 28905 Getafe, Madrid, Spain; e-mail: [email protected]