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NEJM This Week: Supplement to the New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 361, No. 22.
This summary covers the issue of November 26, 2009. Featured are articles on niacin or ezetimibe and carotid intima-media thickness; biventricular pacing in patients with bradycardia and normal ejection fraction; a novel antibody associated with autoimmune pancreatitis; and rituximab, B-lymphocyte depletion, and preservation of beta-cell function; a review article on diuretics for hypertension; a case report of a woman with chronic renal failure, leg swelling, and skin changes; and Perspective articles o...