To the Editor: Both Black et al.¹ and Finkelstein et al.² (Sept. 25 issue) measured markers of bone turnover, but neither group took osteoprotegerin into consideration as a possibly relevant player in bone remodeling. Osteoprotegerin, a secreted member ...

To the Editor: Wells and colleagues (Sept. 25 issue)¹ report on the use of D-dimer testing in patients with suspected deep-vein thrombosis. Patients with a low pretest probability of deep-vein thrombosis and a negative result on the D-dimer test did not ...

To the Editor: Cool et al. (Sept. 18 issue)¹ suggest that human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) has a role in the pathogenesis of primary pulmonary hypertension. We performed tests for HHV-8 antibodies in plasma samples from 49 patients with primary pulmonary ...

To the Editor: Schwartz et al. (Oct. 16 issue)¹ report that a substantial proportion of cases of malaria in returned travelers are characterized by a late onset. The authors conclude that the usual chemoprophylactic agents do not prevent such cases and ...

To the Editor: The Image in Clinical Medicine by Ahmed and Gunaratnam (Oct. 2 issue)¹ is not completely accurate regarding the pathophysiological mechanism of melanosis coli and the related terminology. The pigmentation is triggered by deposits of ...

To the Editor: The summary of the article on fondaparinux for symptomatic pulmonary embolism in This Week in the Journal (Oct. 30 issue)¹ shows the chemical structure of fondaparinux and refers to it as a pentasaccharide. Although it is true that ...

To the Editor: In a 16-year prospective cohort study of six cities in the northeastern and midwestern United States beginning in the 1970s, Dockery et al.¹ reported that long-term exposure to ambient fine particles (with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm)...

In a field characterized by much competition, Clinical Hematology and Oncology is unique. First, this multiauthored book combines clinical cancer medicine with a guide through all aspects of hematology, including coagulation disorders and transfusion ...

Prognostic and Predictive Factors in Breast Cancer is a well-written, compact reference book. All 25 contributors are from Europe, including 16 from the United Kingdom, which makes the book heavily weighted toward European references and standards. ...

Three percent of the American population is living with cancer. Many of these patients have pain that is due to the disease or to the treatment they are receiving for it. Annually, more than 500,000 persons have terminal cancer, and 60 to 80 percent of ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma, although uncommon in the United States, is one of the few forms of cancer that is rising in incidence in the developed Western world. The second edition of this book consists of 36 chapters that are printed on nearly 500 pages of ...

Valsartan, Captopril, or Both in Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Dysfunction, or Both Original Article, N Engl J Med 2003:349;1893-1906.. On page 1896, in Table 1, the entry “Left ventricular ejection fraction” should ...