NEJM Audio Summary: Supplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 354, No. 22.

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DATE : Wed, 31 May 2006 10:18:14 -0500
Entered in Database : 2006-05-31 15:18:14
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his summary covers the issue of June 1, 2006. Featured are articles on multidetector computed tomography for acute pulmonary embolism, outcomes of in-hospital ventricular fibrillation in children, body-mass index and symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux in women, and unintended consequences of caps on Medicare drug benefits; review articles on panic disorder and on ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring; a case report that emphasizes thinking outside the box; and Perspective articles on the life-threatening malfunction of implantable cardiac devices and on the first months of the prescription-drug benefit.