To the Editor: Moss et al. (March 21 issue)¹ describe a randomized, controlled clinical trial designed to test the expansion of the indications for implanting a cardiac defibrillator. The maker of the defibrillator paid for the trial, which was conducted ...

To the Editor: The results of the Controlled Abciximab and Device Investigation to Lower Late Angioplasty Complications (CADILLAC) study, reported by Stone et al. (March 28 issue),¹ convincingly validate primary stent implantation as a preferred strategy ...

To the Editor: Dorian and colleagues (March 21 issue)¹ report increased rates of survival to hospital admission among patients treated with amiodarone for out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation. Although their conclusion is consistent with their data ...

To the Editor: Alrajhi et al. (March 21 issue)¹ report on the efficacy of systemic fluconazole for Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major. Although this therapy was more efficacious than placebo, the rationale for the study is ...

To the Editor: The medical mystery in the June 13 issue¹ involved a 76-year-old man with sinus node disease who was evaluated after an episode of syncope and who received a single-chamber pacemaker through the left subclavian approach. The medial pathway ...

To the Editor: On the basis of a trial that showed little effect of geriatric evaluation and management, Cohen et al. (March 21 issue)¹ conclude that earlier studies might have overestimated the benefits of this type of geriatric care.² This conclusion ...

To the Editor: Eiro et al. (Jan. 10 issue)¹ report that therapy with a proton-pump inhibitor may be useful in correcting the metabolic abnormalities in patients with eating disorders involving self-induced vomiting. Although the loss of hydrogen ions ...

To the Editor: Primary invasive carcinoma of the vagina is rare, accounting for less than 3 percent of malignant tumors of the female genital tract. Vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia, a precursor of invasive vaginal carcinoma, is even less common.¹ ...

Neonatal intensive care is one of the most dramatic recent advances in medicine. Every year, 53,000 babies are born prematurely in the United States. The newborn intensive care unit, with its sophisticated technology, has become the artificial womb for ...

The editors of Febrile Seizures are correct: the time has come for a new book on this topic. The last multiauthored book on the subject (Karin B. Nelson and Jonas H. Ellenberg, eds. Febrile Seizures. New York: Raven Press, 1981) was produced more than 20 ...

Pediatric urology is a relatively young subspecialty. The diagnosis and management of urologic disorders is continuously changing, as the pathophysiology of problems of the genitourinary system becomes better understood. The major urology textbooks ...