Journal Reference List

Below are interesting reading sumbitted by the Journal Reference Committee that are not listed in the ACP Curriculum Reference or ACP Publications/Journals. To sumbit a interesting article or if you need articles on a specific topic and need assistance, contact membership@acpmail.org with the subject: Journal Reference Committee.

Coding and Reimbursement Articles

Here are common insurance discussions and articles related to the topic

1. Varicose Vein Treatment is Experimental or Cosmetic
   1. ACP Guidelines for Varicose Veins
   2. Advanced Sclerotherapy Treatment of Vericose Veins with Duplex Ultrasonographic Guidance - Pauline Raymond-Martimbeau, MD
   3. Severe Chronic Venous Insufficiency: Primary Treatment with Sclerofoam - John J. Bergan, MD
   4. Saphenofemoral Incompetence Treated by Ultrasound-guided therapy - Alan Kanter, MD and Paul Thibault, MBB

Restless Leg Syndrome Articles

1. The effect of endovenous laser ablation on restless legs
   Hayes CA , Kingsley JR, Hamby KR, Carlow J.
   Phlebology. 2008;23(3):112-7.
   PMID: 18467618 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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2. The effect of sclerotherapy on restless legs syndrome.
   Kanter AH.
   Dermatol Surg. 1995 Apr;21(4):328-32.
   PMID: 7728485 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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3. Enhanced external counter pulsation (EECP) as a novel treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS): a preliminary test of the vascular neurologic hypothesis for RLS.
   Rajaram SS, Shanahan J, Ash C, Walters AS, Weisfogel G.
   Sleep Med. 2005 Mar;6(2):101-6. Epub 2005 Jan 24.
   PMID: 15716213 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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4. An item response analysis of the international restless legs syndrome study group rating scale for restless legs syndrome.
   Wunderlich GR, Evans KR, Sills T, Pollentier S, Reess J, Allen RP, Hening W, Walters AS; International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group.
   Sleep Med. 2005 Mar;6(2):131-9.
   PMID: 15799121 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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5. Ropinirole as a treatment of restless legs syndrome in patients on chronic hemodialysis: an open randomized crossover trial versus levodopa sustained release.
   Pellecchia MT, Vitale C, Sabatini M, Longo K, Amboni M, Bonavita V, Barone P.
   Clin Neuropharmacol. 2004 Jul-Aug;27(4):178-81.
   PMID: 15319704 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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6. Restless legs syndrome: clinical experience with long-term treatment.
   Clavadetscher SC , Gugger M, Bassetti CL.
   Sleep Med. 2004 Sep;5(5):495-500.
   PMID: 15341896 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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7. Sleep Med. 2007 Aug;8(5):520-30. Epub 2007 Jun ELSEVIER Article Links Erratum in: Sleep Med. 2007 Nov;8(7-8):788. Earley, Christopher J [added].
   Diagnostic standards for dopaminergic augmentation of restless legs syndrome: report from a World Association of Sleep Medicine-International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group consensus conference at the Max Planck Institute.
   García-Borreguero D,Allen RPKohnen R, Högl B, Trenkwalder C, Oertel W, Hening WA, Paulus W,Rye D, Walters A, Winkelmann J, Earley CJ; International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group.