Emil Hayek, MD

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An elderly woman with severe anemia

Author:: Emil Hayek, MD

Publish date: March 1, 2007

Her hemoglobin level is 7.7 g/dL, and a peripheral blood smear shows hypochromic microcytic erythrocytes. What is the most likely cause?

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Mitral valve prolapse: Old beliefs yield to new knowledge

Author:: Emil Hayek, MD

Publish date: November 1, 2002

Many things we once believed about mitral valve prolapse have proved false.

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Current medical management of valvular heart disease

Author:: Emil Hayek, MD

Publish date: October 1, 2001

Drug therapy is important in the management of valvular heart disease, though often it does not alter the disease course or delay the need for surg...