Update in General Internal Medicine: Evidence Published in 2014

Updates5 May 2015Update in General Internal Medicine: Evidence Published in 2014Reena H. Hemrajani, MD and Stephanie A. Call, MD, MSPHReena H. Hemrajani, MDFrom Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.Search for more papers by this author and Stephanie A. Call, MD, MSPHFrom Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M15-0274 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Our goal was to select articles published in 2014 that are likely to help clinicians provide high-value care for ambulatory patients. To that end, we identified articles in ACP JournalWise that were “highest rated” or “most read.” We also searched MEDLINE by using 10 search topics rated highly by a panel of practicing generalists.We selected one article out of several that compared novel oral anticoagulants with warfarin in the management of atrial fibrillation. We also chose an article that evaluated the role of prolonged cardiac monitoring to detect atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke. In addition, we selected ...References1. Connolly SJ, Ezekowitz MD, Yusuf S, Eikelboom J, Oldgren J, Parekh A, et al; RE-LY Steering Committee and Investigators. Dabigatran versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med. 2009;361:1139-51. [PMID: 19717844] doi:10.1056/NEJMoa0905561 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Eikelboom JW, Wallentin L, Connolly SJ, Ezekowitz M, Healey JS, Oldgren J, et al. 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Forms can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M15-0274.Corresponding Author: Stephanie A. Call, MD, MSPH, PO Box 980509, 1200 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23298; e-mail, [email protected]edu.Current Author Addresses: Drs. Hemrajani and Call: PO Box 980509, 1200 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23298.Author Contributions: Analysis and interpretation of the data: R.H. Hemrajani.Drafting of the article: R.H. Hemrajani, S.A. Call.Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: R.H. Hemrajani, S.A. Call.Final approval of the article: R.H. Hemrajani, S.A. Call.Administrative, technical, or logistic support: S.A. Call.Collection and assembly of data: R.H. Hemrajani, S.A. Call.This article was published online first at www.annals.org on 30 April 2015. 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