June 2016

Editorial Board
Published in issue: June 2016
i

Contents
Published in issue: June 2016
iii-iv

Editorial

Frailty: The pleasure and pain of geriatric medicine
• Graziano Onder,
• Alessandra Marengoni
Published online: April 07, 2016
p1-2

Narrative Reviews

Frailty measurement in research and clinical practice: A review
• Elsa Dent,
• Paul Kowal,
• Emiel O. Hoogendijk
Published online: March 30, 2016
p3-10
The geriatric management of frailty as paradigm of “The end of the disease era”
• Matteo Cesari,
• Emanuele Marzetti,
• Ulrich Thiem,
• ...
• Mirko Petrovic,
• Antonio Cherubini,
• Roberto Bernabei
Published online: March 19, 2016
p11-14

Special Article

Peer review in medical journals: Beyond quality of reports towards transparency and public scrutiny of the process
• Paolo Vercellini,
• Laura Buggio,
• Paola Viganò,
• Edgardo Somigliana
Published online: April 26, 2016
p15-19

Original Articles

General Internal Medicine


Risk stratification using D-dimers in patients presenting to the emergency department with nonspecific complaints
• C.H. Nickel,
• T. Kuster,
• C. Keil,
• A.S. Messmer,
• N. Geigy,
• R. Bingisser
Published online: April 01, 2016
p20-24

Geriatrics


Association between bullous pemphigoid and hypovitaminosis D in older inpatients: Results from a case–control study
• M.E. Sarre,
• C. Annweiler,
• E. Legrand,
• L. Martin,
• O. Beauchet
Published online: February 22, 2016
p25-28

Coexisting chronic conditions in the older population: Variation by health indicators
• Alessandra Marengoni,
• Sara Angleman,
• Bettina Meinow,
• ...
• Marti Parker,
• Kristina Johnell,
• Laura Fratiglioni
Published online: March 01, 2016
p29-34

Handgrip strength is inversely and independently associated with multimorbidity among older women: Results from the KORA-Age study
• K.A. Volaklis,
• M. Halle,
• B. Thorand,
• ...
• H. Schulz,
• W. Koenig,
• C. Meisinger
Published online: April 20, 2016
p35-40

Cardiovascular Medicine


Heterogeneity of the prognostic significance of B-type natriuretic peptide levels on admission in patients hospitalized for acute heart failure syndromes
• Yuichiro Minami,
• Katsuya Kajimoto,
• Naoki Sato,
• ...
• Teruo Takano,
• Alexandre Mebazaa
• The ATTEND Study Investigators
Published online: February 12, 2016
p41-49

Circadian variation of cardiogenic pulmonary oedema
• Jitka Callerova,
• Roman Skulec,
• Karel Kucera,
• Jiri Knor,
• Patrik Merhaut,
• Vladimir Cerny
Published online: February 28, 2016
p50-54

Analysis of environmental risk factors for pulmonary embolism: A case-crossover study (2001–2013)
• Javier de Miguel-Díez,
• Rodrigo Jiménez-García,
• Ana López de Andrés,
• ...
• David Jiménez,
• Luis Jara-Palomares,
• Alejandro Álvaro-Meca
Published online: March 21, 2016
p55-61

Acute and chronic anemia and short- and long-term outcome of patients with peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischemia
• Florian Lüders,
• Christiane Engelbertz,
• Matthias Meyborg,
• ...
• Nasser M. Malyar,
• Thomas Zeller,
• Holger Reinecke
Published online: March 22, 2016
p62-67

Nephrology

Association of statin use and the risk of end-stage renal disease: A nationwide Asian population-based case–control study
• Shih-Yi Lin,
• Cheng-Li Lin,
• Wu-Huei Hsu,
• Cheng-Chieh Lin,
• Chiz-Tzung Chang,
• Chia-Hung Kao
Published online: February 24, 2016
p68-72

Gastroenterology


Increased risk of concurrent gastroesophageal reflux disease among patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A nationwide population-based study
• Chen-Shu Chang,
• Chun-Hui Liao,
• Chih-Hsin Muo,
• Chia-Huang Kao
Published online: February 04, 2016
p73-78

Polyautoimmunity in autoimmune gastritis
• Çağdaş Kalkan,
• Irfan Soykan
Published online: April 13, 2016
p79-83

Immunology


The sudden death of Alaric I (c. 370–410 AD), the vanquisher of Rome: A tale of malaria and lacking immunity
• Francesco M. Galassi,
• Raffaella Bianucci,
• Giacomo Gorini,
• Giacomo M. Paganotti,
• Michael E. Habicht,
• Frank J. Rühli
Published online: March 09, 2016
p84-87

Endocrinology


Comparison of low-normal and high-normal IGF-1 target levels during growth hormone replacement therapy: A randomized clinical trial in adult growth hormone deficiency
• Christa C. van Bunderen,
• Paul Lips,
• Mark H. Kramer,
• Madeleine L. Drent
Published online: April 22, 2016
p88-93

Levothyroxine treatment restored the decreased circulating fibroblast growth factor 21 levels in patients with hypothyroidism
• Guang Wang,
• Jia Liu,
• Ning Yang,
• ...
• Li Miao,
• Zhi Yao,
• Yuan Xu
Published online: April 13, 2016
p94-98
Polymorphic variants of the HSD11B1 gene may be involved in adverse metabolic effects of glucocorticoid replacement therapy in Addison's disease
• Marta Fichna,
• Magdalena Żurawek,
• Maria Gryczyńska,
• Anna Sowińska,
• Jerzy Nowak,
• Marek Ruchała
Published online: April 13, 2016
p99-104

Internal Medicine Flashcards

Aspiration, quadriplegia, incontinence
• Shing Ching,
• San Ming Yu
Published online: November 19, 2015
e1-e2


Headache and hand numbness in a young female
• Prakash R. Paliwal,
• Vijay K. Sharma
Published online: February 10, 2016
e3-e4


Cavity with ball-in-hole lesion in the lung
• Yu-Chao Lin,
• Shuo-Chueh Chen
Published online: February 09, 2016
e5-e6


Letters to the Editor

Carbon monoxide poisoning and risk for ischemic stroke
• Neil B. Hampson,
• Lindell K. Weaver
Published online: January 19, 2016
e7

Clinical studies stemming from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database
• Chia-Hung Kao
Published online: February 17, 2016
e8

National Health Insurance database in Taiwan: A resource or obstacle for health research?
• Yu-Tzu Wu,
• Hsin-yi Lee
Published online: April 11, 2016
e9-e10

Author's Reply: National Health Insurance database in Taiwan
• Chia-Hung Kao
Published online: April 13, 2016
e11-e12

Gout and erectile dysfunction with special reference to depression
• Tomoyuki Kawada
Published online: April 09, 2016
e13

More on gout, erectile dysfunction and depression
• Chao-Yu Hsu,
• Chia-Hung Kao
Published online: April 11, 2016
e14

Mean platelet volume and cardiovascular risk factors
• Cengiz Beyan,
• Esin Beyan
Published online: February 04, 2016
e15

Author's Reply: Mean Platelet Volume and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
• Nakarin Sansanayudh,
• Ammarin Thakkinstian
Published online: May 09, 2016
e16-e17


More on: The association between mean platelet volume and cardiovascular risk factors
• Chams B. Maluf,
• Sandhi M. Barreto,
• Rodrigo C.P. dos Reis,
• Pedro G. Vidigal
Published online: April 05, 2016
e18-e19