Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy Lowers Mortality, Cancer Risk in Patients With Hepatitis C
The researchers set out to determine the mortality risk and complications associated with direct-acting antiviral treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

The AHA Releases Statement on the Use of Alternative Treatments for Heart Failure
The American Heart Association (AHA) released a statement regarding the use of complementary and alternative treatments that are used in the United States for the treatment of heart failure symptoms.

 Pediatric Hemothorax: A Rare Presentation of Ewing Sarcoma
A 13-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital with acute-onset dyspnea and chest pain, which had started 4 hours prior to presentation. The pain was described as persistent and pleuritic, radiating up the chest wall, without alleviating factors.

 Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma: An Echocardiographic Surprise
A 74-year-old woman with a history of hypertension was seen in an outpatient office with complaints of intermittent palpitations with associated headaches and dizziness for 1 week duration. Vital signs were within normal limits except for a heart rate of 110 beats/min.

 Association Between Changes in Serial Values of hsTn, Subsequent Cardiovascular Events
A 74-year-old woman with a history of hypertension was seen in an outpatient office with complaints of intermittent palpitations with associated headaches and dizziness for 1 week duration. Vital signs were within normal limits except for a heart rate of 110 beats/min.