September 10, 2012, Vol 172, No. 16, Pages 1199-1273

Brief Report

Immunovirologic Control 24 Months After Interruption of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiated Close to HIV Seroconversion

Sara Lodi, PhD, MSc; Laurence Meyer, MD, PhD; Anthony D. Kelleher, PhD, MB; et al.

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1252-1255. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2719

Lodi et al evaluated the effectiveness of short-term combination antiretroviral therapy at the time of HIV seroconversion in achieving long-term immunologic control in 259 patients. See the editor’s note by Katz and the original investigation by Jarzebowski et al.

Editor's Note
For Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease, More Treatment Seems to Be Better: Comment on “Immunovirologic Control 24 Months After Interruption of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiated Close to HIV Seroconversion”
Mitchell H. Katz, MD

Editorial

Health Care Reform

Patient Satisfaction and Safety-Net Hospitals: Carrots, Not Sticks, Are a Better Approach

Katherine Neuhausen, MD; Mitchell H. Katz, MD

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1202-1203. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3175

Original Investigation

Health Care Reform

Patient Experience in Safety-Net Hospitals: Implications for Improving Care and Value-Based Purchasing

Paula Chatterjee, MPH; Karen E. Joynt, MD, MPH; E. John Orav, PhD; et al.

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1204-1210. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3158

Chatterjee et al determine performance and improvement on measures of patientreported hospital experience among safety-net hospitals compared with non– safety-net hospitals. In an Editorial, Neuhausen and Katz discuss value-based purchasing and safety-net hospitals

Editorial
Patient Satisfaction and Safety-Net Hospitals: Carrots, Not Sticks, Are a Better Approach
Katherine Neuhausen, MD; Mitchell H. Katz, MD

Health Care Reform

One-Hour Rule-out and Rule-in of Acute Myocardial Infarction Using High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T

Tobias Reichlin, MD; Christian Schindler, PhD; Beatrice Drexler, MD; et al.

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1211-1218. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3698

Reichlin et al develop and validate an algorithm for rapid rule-out and rule-in of acute myocardial infarction using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T baseline levels and absolute changes within 1 hour. Newby provides a commentary.

Invited Commentary
Myocardial Infarction Rule-out in the Emergency Department: Are High-Sensitivity Troponins the Answer?Comment on “One-Hour Rule-out and Rule-in of Acute Myocardial Infarction Using High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T”
L. Kristin Newby, MD, MHS

Intensive Care Unit Admitting Patterns in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System

Lena M. Chen, MD, MS; Marta Render, MD; Anne Sales, PhD, RN; et al.

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1220-1226. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2606

In a retrospective cohort study of the first nonsurgical admission of 289 310 patients admitted from the emergency department or the outpatient clinic to 118 Veterans Affairs acute care hospitals, Chen and coauthors described hospital intensive care unit admitting patterns for medical patients after accounting for severity of illness on admission. See invited commentary by Seymour and Kahn.

Invited Commentary
Addressing the Growth in Intensive Care : Comment on “Intensive Care Unit Admitting Patterns in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System”
Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc; Jeremy M. Kahn, MD, MSc

Timing of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Knee Replacement: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Arief Lalmohamed, PharmD; Peter Vestergaard, MD, PhD, DMSc; Corinne Klop, PharmD; et al.

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1229-1235. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2713

Lalmohamed and coauthors evaluate timing of acute myocardial infarction in patients undergoing total hip or knee replacement surgery compared with matched controls. See invited commentary by Wallace.

Invited Commentary
Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Total Hip or Knee Replacement: Comment on “Timing of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Knee Replacement: A Nationwide Cohort Study”
Arthur W. Wallace, MD, PhD

Effect of Early Syphilis Infection on Plasma Viral Load and CD4 Cell Count in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Men: Results From the FHDH-ANRS CO4 Cohort

Witold Jarzebowski, MD, MSc; Eric Caumes, MD; Nicolas Dupin, MD; et al.

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1237-1243. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2706

Jarzebowski and coauthors compared 282 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- 1–infected men diagnosed as having incident primary or secondary syphilis with 1233 syphilis-free men to examine the impact of early syphilis on plasma HIV-1 RNA levels and CD4 cell counts. See invited commentary by Vermund and a brief report by Lodi.

Invited Commentary
Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of Coinfections: A Priority in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Persons to Reduce Viral Load and Consequent Disease Progression and Transmission : Comment on “Effect of Early Syphilis Infection on Plasma Viral Load and CD4 Cell Count in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Men”
Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD

Antihypertensive Drugs and Lip Cancer in Non-Hispanic Whites

Gary D. Friedman, MD, MS; Maryam M. Asgari, MD, MPH; E. Margaret Warton, MPH; et al.

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1246-1251. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2754

Friedman et al evaluate the relationship between use of photosensitizing drugs used for treatment of hypertension and development of lip cancer in 712 lip cancer cases and 22 904 controls. See editor’s note by Katz.

Editor's Note
Sun Protection for All: But Especially for Those Receiving Certain Hypertensive Medications : Comment on “Antihypertensive Drugs and Lip Cancer in Non-Hispanic Whites”
Mitchell H. Katz, MD

Invited Commentary

Myocardial Infarction Rule-out in the Emergency Department: Are High-Sensitivity Troponins the Answer?Comment on “One-Hour Rule-out and Rule-in of Acute Myocardial Infarction Using High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T”

L. Kristin Newby, MD, MHS

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1218-1219. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.1808

Addressing the Growth in Intensive Care : Comment on “Intensive Care Unit Admitting Patterns in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System”

Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc; Jeremy M. Kahn, MD, MSc

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1226. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3773

Invited Commentary
Addressing the Growth in Intensive Care : Comment on “Intensive Care Unit Admitting Patterns in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System”
Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc; Jeremy M. Kahn, MD, MSc

Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Total Hip or Knee Replacement: Comment on “Timing of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Undergoing Total Hip or Knee Replacement: A Nationwide Cohort Study”

Arthur W. Wallace, MD, PhD

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1235-1236. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3776

Prevention, Detection, and Treatment of Coinfections: A Priority in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Persons to Reduce Viral Load and Consequent Disease Progression and Transmission : Comment on “Effect of Early Syphilis Infection on Plasma Viral Load and CD4 Cell Count in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Men”

Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1243-1244. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3770

A Call to Our Hospitals: Please Hold the Salt!Comment on “Evaluation of Sodium Levels in Hospital Patient Menus”

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, PhD, MD, MAS

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1262-1263. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3466

Editor's Note

Sun Protection for All: But Especially for Those Receiving Certain Hypertensive Medications : Comment on “Antihypertensive Drugs and Lip Cancer in Non-Hispanic Whites”

Mitchell H. Katz, MD

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1251. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2773

For Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease, More Treatment Seems to Be Better: Comment on “Immunovirologic Control 24 Months After Interruption of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiated Close to HIV Seroconversion”

Mitchell H. Katz, MD

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1256. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2776

Time to Stop Screening for Prostate Cancer : Comment on “Declines in Prostate Cancer Incidence After Changes in Screening Recommendations”

Mitchell H. Katz, MD

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1268. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3000

Research Letter

Evaluation of Sodium Levels in Hospital Patient Menus

JoAnne Arcand, PhD, RD; Katherine Steckham; Roula Tzianetas, MSc, RD; et al.

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1261-1262. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2368

Improved Outcomes in Heart Failure Treated With High-Dose ACE Inhibitors and ARBs: A Population-Based Study

Giordano Egiziano, BSc; Louise Pilote, MD, PhD, MPH; Hassan Behlouli, PhD; et al.

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1263-1265. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2514

Frequency of Prescription Pain Reliever Nonmedical Use: 2002-2003 and 2009-2010

Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, MPH

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1265-1267. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2533

Less Is More

Declines in Prostate Cancer Incidence After Changes in Screening Recommendations

David H. Howard, PhD

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1267-1268. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2768

Audio Author Interview: Declines in Prostate Cancer Incidence After Changes in Screening Recommendations

Correction

Error in Signature Block in: The JAMA Network Journals: New Names for the Archives Journals

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Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(16):1203. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2012.4465

Editorial
The JAMA Network Journals: New Names for the Archives Journals
Howard Bauchner, MD; Daniel M. Albert, MD, MS; Joseph T. Coyle, MD; Julie Ann Freischlag, MD; Wayne F. Larrabee Jr, MD; Paul A. Levine, MD; Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc; Frederick P. Rivara, MD, MPH; June K. Robinson, MD; Roger N. Rosenberg, MD

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