Table of Contents (Vol 297, No. 16, April 25, 2007)

This Week in JAMA

This Week in JAMA
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1747.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1747
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A Piece of My Mind

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At a Loss for Words
- John J. Frey III
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1751-1752.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1751

Original Contributions

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Effects of Ranolazine on Recurrent Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: The MERLIN-TIMI 36 Randomized Trial
- David A. Morrow,
- Benjamin M. Scirica,
- Ewa Karwatowska-Prokopczuk,
- Sabina A. Murphy,
- Andrzej Budaj,
- Sergei Varshavsky,
- Andrew A. Wolff,
- Allan Skene,
- Carolyn H. McCabe,
- Eugene Braunwald,
- For the MERLIN-TIMI 36 Trial Investigators
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1775-1783.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1775
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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Caused by Nonvaccine Serotypes Among Alaska Native Children With High Levels of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Coverage
- Rosalyn J. Singleton,
- Thomas W. Hennessy,
- Lisa R. Bulkow,
- Laura L. Hammitt,
- Tammy Zulz,
- Debby A. Hurlburt,
- Jay C. Butler,
- Karen Rudolph,
- Alan Parkinson
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1784-1792.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1784
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Association of CFH Y402H and LOC387715 A69S With Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Johanna M. Seddon,
- Peter J. Francis,
- Sarah George,
- Dennis W. Schultz,
- Bernard Rosner,
- Michael L. Klein
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1793-1800.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1793
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Derivation and Validation of a Simplified Predictive Index for Renal Replacement Therapy After Cardiac Surgery
- Duminda N. Wijeysundera,
- Keyvan Karkouti,
- Jean-Yves Dupuis,
- Vivek Rao,
- Christopher T. Chan,
- John T. Granton,
- W. Scott Beattie
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1801-1809.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1801

The Rational Clinical Examination

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Does This Patient With a Pericardial Effusion Have Cardiac Tamponade?
- Christopher L. Roy,
- Melissa A. Minor,
- M. Alan Brookhart,
- Niteesh K. Choudhry
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1810-1818.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1810

Commentary

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The Right Brain Hypothesis for Obesity
- Miguel Alonso-Alonso,
- Alvaro Pascual-Leone
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1819-1822.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1819

Editorials

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Does Ranolazine Have a Place in the Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes?
- L. Kristin Newby,
- Eric D. Peterson
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1823-1825.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1823
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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: The Target Is Moving
- Timothy R. Peters,
- Katherine A. Poehling
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1825-1826.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1825

The Cover

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Young Christian Girl
- M. Therese Southgate
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1749.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1749

Poetry and Medicine

This Hard April
- Joannie Kervran Stangeland
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1750.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1750
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Medical News & Perspectives

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Epidurals’ Benefit for Back Pain Questioned
- Tracy Hampton
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1757-1758.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1757
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JCAHO Tweaks Emergency Departments’ Pneumonia Treatment Standards
- Mike Mitka
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1758-1759.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1758
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Anesthesia-Alzheimer Disease Link Probed
- Bridget M. Kuehn
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1760.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1760
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Centers to Weave Addiction Treatment Into Medical Education
- Bridget M. Kuehn
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1763.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1763

Health Agencies Update

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FDA Advisor Conflicts
- Bridget M. Kuehn
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1764.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1764-a
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Creatine for Parkinson
- Bridget M. Kuehn
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1764.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1764-b
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Medicaid for Newborns
- Bridget M. Kuehn
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1764.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1764-c
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Mutations in Autism
- Bridget M. Kuehn
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1764.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1764-d

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Trends in Tuberculosis Incidence—United States, 2006
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1765-1767.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1765
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Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Associated Risk Factors—United States, 1999-2004
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1767-1768.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1767

Letters

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Clopidogrel and Long-term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
- Fernando Alfonso
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1769.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1769-a
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Clopidogrel and Long-term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
- Aman Khurana,
- Namita Vinayek
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1769.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1769-b
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Clopidogrel and Long-term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
- Alexis Matteau,
- Jacques LeLorier
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1770.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1770-a
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Clopidogrel and Long-term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
- E. Liana Falcone,
- Navdeep Tangri
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1770.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1770-b
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Clopidogrel and Long-term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation—Reply
- Eric L. Eisenstein,
- David F. Kong,
- Kevin J. Anstrom,
- Robert M. Califf
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1770-1771.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1770-c
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Pharmacy Care Programs and Clinical Outcomes
- Aldo Mariotto
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1771-1772.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1771
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Pharmacy Care Programs and Clinical Outcomes—Reply
- Allen J. Taylor,
- Jeannie K. Lee,
- Karen A. Grace
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1772.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1772-a

Research Letter

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Effect of 10 Days of Bed Rest on Skeletal Muscle in Healthy Older Adults
- Patrick Kortebein,
- Arny Ferrando,
- Juan Lombeida,
- Robert Wolfe,
- William J. Evans
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1772-1774.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1772-b

Corrections

Incorrect Wording in: Trials Probe New Agents for Kidney Cancer
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1774.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1774
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Incorrect References Cited in: Trends in Emergency Medicaid Expenditures for Recent and Undocumented Immigrants
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1774.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1774-b
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Mislabeled Column Headings in Table 7 in: Insurance Coverage, Medical Care Use, and Short-term Health Changes Following an Unintentional Injury or the Onset of a Chronic Condition
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1774.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1774-a
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Book and Media Reviews

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Psychosomatic Medicine
- J. Robert Swenson
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1827-1828.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1827
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Nuclear Medicine, vols 1 & 2
- Thomas F. Heston
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1828-1829.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1828
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Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods
- David Chou
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1829.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1829
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Europe’s Physician: The Various Life of Sir Theodore de Mayerne
- John Patrick Montaño
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1831-1832.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1831
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Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs
- Robert Root-Bernstein
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1832-1833.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1832

JAMA 100 Years Ago

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JUDICIOUS LUNG GYMNASTICS.
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1834.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1834-a
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PURE MILK OR BLENDED WHISKY.
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1834.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1834-b

JAMA Patient Page

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Pericardial Effusion
- John L. Zeller,
- Cassio Lynm,
- Richard M. Glass
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1844.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1844

JAMA Masthead

About This Journal
JAMA. 2007;297(16):1748.doi:10.1001/jama.297.16.1748
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Table of Contents

This Week in JAMA

This Week in JAMA

A Piece of My Mind

At a Loss for Words

Original Contributions

Effects of Ranolazine on Recurrent Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: The MERLIN-TIMI 36 Randomized Trial

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Caused by Nonvaccine Serotypes Among Alaska Native Children With High Levels of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Coverage

Association of CFH Y402H and LOC387715 A69S With Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Derivation and Validation of a Simplified Predictive Index for Renal Replacement Therapy After Cardiac Surgery

The Rational Clinical Examination

Does This Patient With a Pericardial Effusion Have Cardiac Tamponade?

Commentary

The Right Brain Hypothesis for Obesity

Editorials

Does Ranolazine Have a Place in the Treatment of Acute Coronary Syndromes?

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease: The Target Is Moving

The Cover

Young Christian Girl

Poetry and Medicine

This Hard April

Medical News & Perspectives

Epidurals’ Benefit for Back Pain Questioned

JCAHO Tweaks Emergency Departments’ Pneumonia Treatment Standards

Anesthesia-Alzheimer Disease Link Probed

Centers to Weave Addiction Treatment Into Medical Education

Health Agencies Update

FDA Advisor Conflicts

Creatine for Parkinson

Medicaid for Newborns

Mutations in Autism

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Trends in Tuberculosis Incidence—United States, 2006

Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Associated Risk Factors—United States, 1999-2004

Letters

Clopidogrel and Long-term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

Clopidogrel and Long-term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

Clopidogrel and Long-term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

Clopidogrel and Long-term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation

Clopidogrel and Long-term Outcomes After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation—Reply

Pharmacy Care Programs and Clinical Outcomes

Pharmacy Care Programs and Clinical Outcomes—Reply

Research Letter

Effect of 10 Days of Bed Rest on Skeletal Muscle in Healthy Older Adults

Corrections

Incorrect Wording in: Trials Probe New Agents for Kidney Cancer

Incorrect References Cited in: Trends in Emergency Medicaid Expenditures for Recent and Undocumented Immigrants

Mislabeled Column Headings in Table 7 in: Insurance Coverage, Medical Care Use, and Short-term Health Changes Following an Unintentional Injury or the Onset of a Chronic Condition

Book and Media Reviews

Psychosomatic Medicine

Nuclear Medicine, vols 1 & 2

Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods

Europe’s Physician: The Various Life of Sir Theodore de Mayerne

Happy Accidents: Serendipity in Modern Medical Breakthroughs

JAMA 100 Years Ago

JUDICIOUS LUNG GYMNASTICS.

PURE MILK OR BLENDED WHISKY.

JAMA Patient Page

Pericardial Effusion

JAMA Masthead

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