NEJM AUDIO SUMMARYSupplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 357, No. 22.
This summary covers the issue of November 29, 2007. Featured are articles on eltrombopag for thrombocytopenia in cirrhosis associated with hepatitis C, eltrombopag and chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, rosuvastatin in older patients with systolic heart failure, and patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke in older patients; review articles on late-life depression and on CT scans and radiation exposure; a case report of a man with left ventricular dysfunction after heart transplantation; and Perspective articles on bolstering the FDA’s drug-safety authority, on embracing the yin and yang of drug research, and on challenges for the development and use of vaccines against dengue and yellow fever.
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