ACP Hospitalist

May 2007

Cover Story

Making sense of stentsMaking sense of stents
Hospitalists are sorting through new evidence that patients who get drug-eluting stents are at risk for potentially deadly stent thrombosis for months, even years, after the devices are implanted. That's added new layers to medical and surgical decision making and put more pressure on hospitalists to facilitate communication among doctors and patients.
May '07


Clinical Issues

Stents, cholesterol and heart drugs dominate cardiology conference talks
May '07



Career Trends

More community hospitals performing cutting-edge researchMore community hospitals performing cutting-edge research
May '07





Patient Safety

James B. Battles, PhDEliminating drug errors
Hospitals adopt medication reconciliation to improve patient safety
May '07




Clinical Issues

Anticoagulant therapyTest yourself: Anticoagulant therapy
May '07







Clinical Issues

New recommendations for VTE
May '07


Research News

Journal watch
Recent studies of note
May '07

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