Annals of Internal Medicine

Article	Citations
In rheumatic heart disease–associated AF, rivaroxaban increased adverse vascular outcomes vs. VKA at 3 y	290
Annals Consult Guys - Care of a Patient With Left Ventricular Thrombus	278
Annals for Educators - October 2022	186
Aspirin use is associated with reduced risk for hepatocellular carcinoma	168
Annals for Hospitalists - January 2024	160
In type 2 diabetes, tirzepatide reduced HbA1c vs. semaglutide	150
Moving Beyond Race-Based Medicine	149
Life Lens	148
In suspected or provisionally diagnosed ACS, early CTCA did not reduce mortality or nonfatal MI at 1 y	147
Annals Story Slam - Loss of a Best Friend	137
Annals Video Summary - The Effect of Practitioner Empathy on Patient Satisfaction	135
In persons aged ≥45 y, the mt-sRNA test had 94% sensitivity for colorectal cancer and 46% for advanced adenomas	132
In healthy older adults, daily aspirin increased cancer mortality	131
Annals Graphic Medicine - The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Graphic Narrative	130
Annals Video Summary - Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes	126
Summary for Patients: Do Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Help Reduce Liver Fat Content and Scarring in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes?	125
Annals Video Summary - Effect of Yoga on Frailty in Older Adults: A Systematic Review	123
Summary for Patients: Metformin Use in the First Trimester of Pregnancy and Risk for Nonlive Birth and Congenital Malformations	120
Civility, 1968	119
K Awards: The Journey of a Thousand Steps	117
Miners' Nystagmus Following Visual Deprivation: A Case Report	116
Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Mammography Beyond Age 75 Years	115
Race/Ethnicity Trends Among U.S. Internal Medicine Residency Applicants and Matriculants: A Cross-Sectional Study	114
Severe Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity Among Gestational Carriers	114
A Calling No Longer? When Medicine Is Redefined as a Job	109

Annals Video Summary - Bleeding Risks With Non–Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Single Antiplatelet Therapy	108
In patients with acute MI, spironolactone did not reduce cardiac events at 3 y	105
ACP Updates Family and Medical Leave Policy	104
Effectiveness of Adding a Mask Recommendation to Other Public Health Measures	104
Bridging the Divide	104
Moving Stroke Rehabilitation Forward and Into the Future	102
Patients surviving COVID-19 had lower risk for long COVID in the Omicron vs. earlier eras	100
In T2DM, periconceptional, noninsulin, second-line antidiabetes medications were not linked to major congenital malformations vs. insulin	99
An intensivist-led telemedicine strategy did not reduce ICU LOS vs. usual care in critically ill patients	99
Understanding the Varying Biological Behaviors of Breast and Other Types of Cancer to Avoid Overdiagnosis	98
Little Miracles	97
In noncardiac thoracic surgery, low-dose colchicine did not reduce AF or myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery at 14 d	97
Annals Video Summary - Effectiveness of Opioid Analgesic Medicines Prescribed in or at Discharge From Emergency Departments for Musculoskeletal Pain	97
Benefits and Risks Associated With Statin Therapy for Primary Prevention in Old and Very Old Adults	95
The U.S. Founding Fathers Recognized the Benefits of Immunization—We Need That Same Recognition Today	94
In menopause-related moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms not suitable for hormone therapy, fezolinetant safely improved symptoms	93
The Rise of Psilocybin Use in the United States: A Multisource Observational Study	92
The Development of Living, Rapid Practice Points: Summary of Methods From the Scientific Medical Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians	90
Effectiveness of the 2023-to-2024 XBB.1.5 COVID-19 Vaccines Over Long-Term Follow-up	87
Reducing the Over-Diagnosis of Thyroid Disease	86
A Salty Odyssey: A Potassium-Enriched Journey Inspired by Don Quijote	82
Inaccuracy of Pneumonia Diagnosis: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same	80
Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers	80
Challenging the Myths of the Against Medical Advice Discharge	79
Estimation of Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis in a U.S. Breast Screening Cohort	78
The Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain	76
Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers	75
2022 Clinical Practice Guideline Update for Diabetes Management of Chronic Kidney Disease: An Important First Step, More Work to Do	75
Outpatient Treatment of Confirmed COVID-19: A Living, Rapid Evidence Review for the American College of Physicians (Version 2, Update Alert)	73
Safety and Efficiency of Diagnostic Strategies for Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism in Clinically Relevant Patient Subgroups	73
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Long-Acting Therapies to Improve HIV Viral Suppression	73
Administration of the High-Density Lipoprotein Mimetic CER-001 for Inherited Lecithin–Cholesterol Acyltransferase Deficiency	73
After ACS, telemedicine-based care with remote patient monitoring vs. usual care reduced hospital readmissions at 6 mo	73
Stories and Statistics	73
Long-Term Risk for Major Bleeding During Extended Oral Anticoagulant Therapy for First Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism	73
Hospital at Home for Older Patients With Underlying Comorbidity	72
Annals On Call - Surgery for Mild PTH	72
Evolving Practice Choices by Newly Certified and More Senior General Internists	70
Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - Clinical Pearls—Acute Pain Episodes in Sickle Cell Disease	69
Spatial Inequities in COVID-19 Testing, Positivity, Confirmed Cases, and Mortality in 3 U.S. Cities	68
Increasing Motivation for Lifestyle Change Is Not Enough to Treat Obesity	65
Effectiveness of Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Against Herpes Zoster in a Real-World Setting	64
Challenges in Estimating the Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccination Using Observational Data	64
New use of thiazide diuretics vs. nonthiazide antihypertensive drugs was linked to hyponatremia over 2 y	64
In H pylori infection, vonoprazan plus high-dose amoxicillin was noninferior to B-quadruple therapy for eradication	63
Short-Term Adverse Outcomes After Mifepristone–Misoprostol Versus Procedural Induced Abortion	62
Trends in Concurrent Opioid and Benzodiazepine Prescriptions in the United States, 2016 to 2019	62
Prescription	62
Factors Associated With Circulating Sex Hormones in Men	61
In the general population, salt substitutes vs. regular salt reduce BP levels, CV outcomes, and mortality	61

Moving Beyond Race-Based Medicine	60
Prevalence and Management of Obesity in U.S. Adults With Type 1 Diabetes	60
Correction: Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria	60
Annals Graphic Medicine - Dive	59
Bedside Manner	59
Correction: Accuracy of Ultrasound Jugular Venous Pressure Height in Predicting Central Venous Congestion	59
In prediabetes, oral vitamin D reduces progression to new-onset diabetes	58
Annals for Educators - June 2022	58
Lifting the Illusion	58
Annals Graphic Medicine - Getting to a Place of Calm	58
In adults receiving mechanical ventilation, selective decontamination of the digestive tract reduces hospital mortality	58
In patients with AMI and anemia, a restrictive vs. liberal blood transfusion strategy was noninferior for 30-d MACE	56
In acute decompensated HF, adding acetazolamide to IV loop diuretics reduced congestion at 3 d	56
Annals for Educators - February 2022	55
Annals Consult Guys - Noncardiac Surgery Following COVID-19: A Coast-to-Coast Update	55
Late in the Afternoon	55
Star Stuff	55
Annals for Educators - February 2023	54
Ideation	54
Comfort Measures Only	54
Summary for Patients: Hydroxychloroquine Dose and Risk for Incident Retinopathy	53
In RA, use of systemic glucocorticoids ≥5 mg/d (prednisolone-equivalent) was linked to MACE at 8.7 y	53
Annals for Hospitalists - December 2021	52
Annals Graphic Medicine - Dr. Mom: Which Presenter Are You?	52
Function and Frailty: Value Added in Medicare	52
Annals Story Slam - Future I.M. Experience: Resilience During COVID-19	52
Annals On Call - Bedside Rounds: The Patient Experience	51
In adults with kidney failure, hemodiafiltration vs. hemodialysis reduces all-cause and CV mortality	51
In adults with TBI and anemia, liberal vs. restrictive RBC transfusion did not reduce unfavorable neurologic outcomes by 10% at 6 mo	51
The Reign of the Ventilator: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, COVID-19, and Technological Imperatives in Intensive Care	51
Annals On Call - Health Expenditures of Patients With Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery	50
In older inpatients with polypharmacy, medication optimization did not improve outcomes at 48 wk	50
Detection of Tropheryma whipplei Genome From the Aqueous Humor by Metagenomic Sequencing	50
In paroxysmal AF, first-line catheter ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drugs reduces atrial arrhythmia recurrence	50
Risk for Bleeding-Related Hospitalizations During Use of Amiodarone With Apixaban or Rivaroxaban in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation	49
Annals for Hospitalists Inpatient Notes - The Future of Hospital-at-Home Care	49
In non–critically ill patients with COVID-19, therapeutic anticoagulation improved survival to discharge without organ support	49
A Risk Profile Using Simple Hematologic Parameters to Assess Benefits From Baricitinib in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: A Post Hoc Analysis of the Adaptive COVID-19 Treatment Trial-2	49
In ASCVD, an inclisiran-first strategy reduced LDL-C levels and statin discontinuation at 330 d	49
Annals Consult Guys - A Perplexing Case of Muscle Weakness	49
Diabetes Risk Factors in People With HIV Receiving Pitavastatin Versus Placebo for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention	49
Medical, Societal, and Ethical Considerations for Directed Blood Donation in 2025	49
Annals for Hospitalists - July 2024	48
The Price of Admission	48
Oncology: What You May Have Missed in 2023	48
Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatments of Adults in the Acute Phase of Major Depressive Disorder: A Living Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians	48
Annals Graphic Medicine - 2 Face Comics Presents: Art Is the Best Medicine	47
Visual Clinical Guideline - Newer Pharmacologic Treatments in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Visual Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians	47
Untangling the Benefits of Time-Restricted Eating: Is It the Calories or the Time Restriction?	47
SGLT2 inhibitors reduce adverse renal and CV outcomes in patients with or without diabetes	47
Confirmatory Testing for Primary Aldosteronism	46
Doctoring With a Double Disability	46
Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence in Patients With Transient New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation Detected During Hospitalization for Noncardiac Surgery or Medical Illness	46
Annals On Call - Understanding Benign Neutropenia	46
Lightning: Another Climate Change Threat	45
Values and Preferences of Patients With Depressive Disorders Regarding Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Treatments	45
Annals On Call - Encouraging Influenza Vaccination	45
How Would You Treat This Patient With Acute and Chronic Pain From Sickle Cell Disease?	45
Assessing Heterogeneity of Treatment Effect in Real-World Data	45
Contact Tracing and Exposure Investigation in Response to the First Case of Monkeypox Virus Infection in the United States During the 2022 Global Monkeypox Outbreak	44
Diagnostic Strategies for the Assessment of Suspected Stable Coronary Artery Disease	44
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Understanding the Safety of Outpatient Care	43
Preparing the United States for the Next Pandemic	43
How Would You Manage This Patient With Recurrent Diverticulitis?	42
Time-Restricted Eating Without Calorie Counting for Weight Loss in a Racially Diverse Population	42
Annals Video Summary - Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Colonoscopy for Polyp Detection	41
Forgiving Physician Debt	41
Severe Joint Involvement in VEXAS Syndrome: A Case Report	41
Beyond the Bacillus: Closing Gaps in Tuberculosis Health Disparities Requires Targeting Social Determinants	41
The Problem of Aducanumab for the Treatment of Alzheimer Disease	40
Science v. Ideology in Court: Mifepristone and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration	40
Accuracy of Ultrasound Jugular Venous Pressure Height in Predicting Central Venous Congestion	40
Change in Per Capita Opioid Prescriptions Filled at Retail Pharmacies, 2008–2009 to 2017–2018	40
Time-Restricted Eating Without Calorie Counting for Weight Loss in a Racially Diverse Population	40
Deep Venous Thrombosis	39
Performance of the European Society of Cardiology 0/1-Hour, 0/2-Hour, and 0/3-Hour Algorithms for Rapid Triage of Acute Myocardial Infarction	38
Prevalence and Characteristics of Adrenal Tumors in an Unselected Screening Population	38
Telehealth Strategies for the Delivery of Maternal Health Care	38
Cardiometabolic Disease Burden and Steroid Excretion in Benign Adrenal Tumors	38
The Effect of Open-Label Semaglutide on Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in People With HIV	37

Colorectal cancer screening offering colonoscopy and FIT vs. colonoscopy alone improved participation	37
Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Patients With Valvular Atrial Fibrillation	37
Achievement of Guideline-Recommended Targets in Diabetes Care in China	37
The Benefits and Risks of Receiving Investigational Solid Tumor Drugs in Randomized Trials	36
Efficacy and Safety of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Loss Among Adults Without Diabetes	36
Associations of Serum Testosterone and Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin With Incident Cardiovascular Events in Middle-Aged to Older Men	36
Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Colonoscopy for Polyp Detection	36
Annals Graphic Medicine - The Things We Share	35
Ensuring Adequate Preparation for Patient Care Through Interprofessional Team-Based Training and Postgraduate Residencies for Nonphysician Clinicians	35
Summary for Patients: Appropriate Use of Short-Course Antibiotics in Common Infections: Best Practice Advice From the American College of Physicians	35
In older patients at high risk for stroke, intensive AF screening with an implantable loop recorder did not reduce stroke	35
Correction: Pharmacologic Treatment of Primary Osteoporosis or Low Bone Mass to Prevent Fractures in Adults	35
Long COVID Definitions and Models of Care	35
In RA in remission for >1 y, tapering TNFi to discontinuation did not meet noninferiority criteria compared with stable TNFi for disease flare at 12 mo	34
In type 1 diabetes, weekly basal insulin Fc was noninferior to daily insulin degludec for HbA1c at 26 wk	34
In ischemic left ventricular systolic dysfunction, adding PCI to medical therapy did not reduce death or HF hospitalization	34
Annals Consult Guys - Surgery After Thromboembolic Stroke	34
Annals Story Slam - I Know Them by Name	33
Annals On Call - Does the Sepsis Bundle Improve Outcomes?	33
Annals Video Summary - The Effect of SEP-1 Bundle Compliance and Implementation on Mortality Among Patients With Sepsis	33
Prayer Flags	33
In drug-refractory IBS, group CBT with interoceptive exposure improved symptoms and QoL at 13 wk	33
Epidemiology of Coronary Atherosclerosis Among People Living With HIV in Uganda	33
Prediction of End-Stage Kidney Disease Using Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate With and Without Race	33
In IBS, a smartphone application for self-managing a FODMAP-lowering diet vs. otilonium bromide reduced symptoms at 8 wk	33
COVID-19 Inequities Across Multiple Racial and Ethnic Groups: Results From an Integrated Health Care Organization	33
Annals Graphic Medicine - The Hospital Makes It Hard to Speak Up for Myself	32
Correction: 15-Year Benefits of Sigmoidoscopy Screening on Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality	32
In adults with HIV and low-to-moderate CV risk, pitavastatin reduced MACE over a median 5.1 y	32
In tobacco smokers with respiratory symptoms, a dual bronchodilator did not reduce symptoms at 12 wk	32
Living Practice Guidelines Require Robust and Continuous Iteration and Uptake	31
Correction: Resuming In-Person Learning	31
Annals Graphic Medicine - More Than Skin Deep	31
Annals Graphic Medicine - The Substance Use Epidemic: A Graphic Narrative	31
Annals Graphic Medicine - Dr. Mom: Medical Conference	31
Blood Pressure Level in Late Adolescence and Risk for Cardiovascular Events	31
Annals Graphic Medicine - Being There	31
SCCM issued recommendations for corticosteroid use in acutely ill adults with sepsis, ARDS, or CAP	30
In patients with chronic neuropathic pain, cannabinoids improve sleep and reduce pain vs. placebo	30
In patients with type 2 diabetes and recent MI, colchicine reduced a composite CV outcome at 23 mo	30
In patients having transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, rifaximin prevented overt hepatic encephalopathy	30
Annals Video Summary - Attention Among Health Care Professionals: A Scoping Review	30
In type 2 diabetes, the BT-001 smartphone app reduced HbA1c more than a control app at 90 d	30
Annals Consult Guys - The ABCs of Atrial Fibrillation	29
Annals Consult Guys - The Case of the Restless Legs	29
In severe, uncontrolled asthma, tezepelumab reduced exacerbations and improved asthma control at 1 y	29
Annals Video Summary - Associations of Testosterone and Related Hormones With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Men	29
Summary for Patients: Postdiagnosis Smoking Cessation and Reduced Risk for Lung Cancer Progression and Death	29
Summary for Patients: Fracture Risk During Osteoporosis Drug Holidays	29
In AF, CHA2DS2-VASc 1 subgroups did not differ for predicting risk for arterial thromboembolism at 1 y	29
Guideline recommends buprenorphine or methadone as first-line treatment for opioid use disorder (high certainty)	29
we are forgetting	29
Annals On Call - Diagnostic Reasoning Part 1	29
Endocrinology: What You May Have Missed in 2024	28
Toward Understanding COVID-19 Recovery: National Institutes of Health Workshop on Postacute COVID-19	28
Paternal Preconception Diabetes Drugs and Birth Defects in Offspring: A Call for More Conclusive Study	28
Correction: Diagnostic Discordance, Uncertainty, and Treatment Ambiguity in Community-Acquired Pneumonia	28
In patients with subclinical AF, apixaban vs. aspirin reduced stroke or systemic embolism at 3.5 y in those with previous stroke or TIA	28
The Health Benefits of Urgent Upstream Action on Climate Change	28
Best Practices in Caring for Seriously Ill Patients	28
Tofacitinib reduced death or respiratory failure at 28 d in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia	28
Will QUADAS-C Make a Complicated Task Less Complex?	28
Comparison of Rapid Antigen Tests' Performance Between Delta and Omicron Variants of SARS-CoV-2	28
Trends in Discharge Rates for Acute Pulmonary Embolism in U.S. Emergency Departments	27
Outpatient Treatment of Confirmed COVID-19: Living, Rapid Practice Points From the American College of Physicians (Version 2, Update Alert)	27
In patients receiving invasive ventilation, PPIs reduce upper GI bleeding but did not affect mortality at 90 d	27
COVID-19 Vaccination Effectiveness Against Infection or Death in a National U.S. Health Care System	27
Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Managing Overweight and Obesity	27
Building the Beloved (Health) Community: Antiracism, Diversity, and Primary Care	27
Stroke Rehabilitation: Synopsis of the 2024 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and U.S. Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guidelines	27
Primary Occurrence of Cardiovascular Events After Adding Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors or Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Compared With Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors: A Cohor	27
Suicide in U.S. Indigenous Persons: Reframing the Etiology and Solutions	27
U.S. State Medical Boards’ Antiracism Education Requirements for Physicians	27
Integrating Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement With Guidelines: Systematic Stakeholder-Driven Development of an Extension of the Guidelines International Network–McMaster Guideline Development	27
Standardization and Prediction to Control Confounding: Estimating Risk Differences and Ratios for Clinical Interpretations and Decision Making	26
Telemedicine Uptake Among Older Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic	26
Effectiveness of Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir Against the Development of Post–COVID-19 Conditions Among U.S. Veterans	26
Bipolar Disorder	26
Annals Graphic Medicine - Beyond the Numbers	26
Factors Associated With Risk for Care Escalation Among Patients With COVID-19 Receiving Home-Based Hospital Care	25
Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis and Risk for Myocardial Infarction in a Danish Cohort	25
Summary for Patients: Mortality and Morbidity in Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism	25
In pregnant women with suspected VTE and low/intermediate or unlikely pretest probability, D-dimer rules out VTE at 3 mo	25
Trends in Alcohol Use After the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Cross-Sectional Study	25
In adults aged 75 to 76 y, systematic AF screening reduced morbidity and mortality at 6 y	25
Annals Consult Guys - Frailty: Its Role as a Risk Factor in Surgery	25
In THA or TKA, risk for symptomatic VTE was higher with aspirin vs. enoxaparin at 90 d	25
Risk for Congenital Anomalies in Children Conceived With Medically Assisted Fertility Treatment	25
Ankle Osteoarthritis: Successful Completion of a Challenging Clinical Trial Comparing Surgical Treatments	25
USPSTF found insufficient evidence on the benefits and harms of screening adults ≥50 y for AF	25
In low-risk penicillin allergies, direct oral challenge was noninferior to skin testing followed by oral challenge	24
Annals for Hospitalists - March 2023	24
Grief's Terrain	24
Enough Is Enough: On the Road to Eliminating “Sophie’s Choice” for U.S. Prescription Drugs	24
In symptomatic AF with end-stage HF, adding catheter ablation to medical therapy improved clinical outcomes at 18 mo	24