November 2002

Editorial Board
Published in issue: November 2002
i

Guidelines for Contributors
Published in issue: November 2002
ii

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Utility of Pulse Oximetry in Diagnosing Pneumonia in Nursing Home Residents
• Keith S. Kaye,
• Malini Stalam,
• Wendy E. Shershen,
• Donald Kaye
Published in issue: November 2002
p237-242
Identification of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Homeless Adults
• Molly I. Szerlip,
• Harold M. Szerlip
Published in issue: November 2002
p243-246

Eicosapentaenoic Acid Improves Endothelial Function in Hypertriglyceridemic Subjects Despite Increased Lipid Oxidizability
• Takahiro Okumura,
• Yoshio Fujioka,
• Shinji Morimoto,
• ...
• Takeshi Tsujino,
• Mitsumasa Ohyanagi,
• Tadaaki Iwasaki
Published in issue: November 2002
p247-253

Epidemiology and Outcome of Infective Endocarditis in Hemodialysis Patients
• Suraj Maraj,
• Larry E. Jacobs,
• Morris N. Kotler,
• Shiang-Cheng Kung,
• Rasib Raja,
• Prakash Krishnasamy,
• Rajiv Maraj,
• Leonard E. Braitman
Published in issue: November 2002
p254-260
Evaluation of Renal Glomerular and Tubular Functional and Structural Integrity in Neonates
• Hesham Awad,
• Mohamed El-Barbary,
• Safaa Imam,
• Ibrahim El-Safty
Published in issue: November 2002
p261-266

REVIEW

Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone and Adrenergic Modulation in Chronic Heart Failure: Contemporary Concepts
• Mandeep R. Mehra,
• Patricia A. Uber,
• Srinivasa Potluri
Published in issue: November 2002
p267-275

CASE REPORTS

Atypical Presentation of Churg-Strauss Syndrome: Another “Forme Fruste” of the Disease?
• T.Q. Malik,
• T.J. Youmbissi,
• R. Gacha,
• M. Abdelrahman,
• A.I. Al-Khursany,
• A. Karkar
Published in issue: November 2002
p276-278
Low-Molecular Weight Heparin: Treatment Failure in a Patient with Primary Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
• Shahid Ahmed,
• Anita Karim,
• Dilip Patel,
• Joseph Mattana,
• Rina Siddiqui
Published in issue: November 2002
p279-280

Abetalipoproteinemia-Like Lipid Profile and Acanthocytosis in a Young Woman with Anorexia Nervosa
• Jun Takeshita,
• Yasumichi Arai,
• Nobuyoshi Hirose,
• Hideko Tsukamoto,
• Jyoichiro Shirahase
Published in issue: November 2002
p281-284

Chronic Plasma Cell Pneumonia in a Patient with Long-Standing HIV Infection
• Marilyn G. Foreman,
• Eric Flenaugh,
• H. Gene Stringer,
• Karlene Hewan-Lowe
Published in issue: November 2002
p285-287
Convulsive Syncope Associated with Acupuncture
• Melissa Cole,
• Joannie Shen,
• Daniel Hommer
Published in issue: November 2002
p288-289