Daily Archives: June 26, 2019
Wed June 26 – 10 Stories of The Day!
26 Jun, 2019 | 08:00h | UTC
Related Guidelines: WHO recommendations: Drug treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy – World Health Organization (free) AND Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy (free)
Related Reviews: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnancy – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free) AND Hypertension in pregnancy: Pathophysiology and treatment – SAGE Open Medicine (free)
Related: AAP Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (free)
3 – Discriminative Accuracy of FEV1:FVC Thresholds for COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Study funded by NIH supports optimal threshold for diagnosing COPD – NIH News Releases (free)
“These results support the use of FEV1:FVC less than 0.70 to identify individuals at risk of clinically significant COPD.”
4 – Effect of 1-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Followed by Clopidogrel vs 12-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular and Bleeding Events in Patients Receiving PCI: The STOPDAPT-2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Effect of P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy vs Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The SMART-CHOICE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: Is It Time to Cut the Cord With Aspirin? (free for a limited period)
Audio Summary: Reducing the Intensity of Antithrombotic Therapy Following Coronary Stent Procedures (free)
Commentaries: Shorter Dual Antiplatelet Therapy May Be an Option for Patients Undergoing PCI – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Short and Optimal Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Everolimus-Eluting Cobalt-Chromium Stent-2 – STOPDAPT-2 – American College of Cardiology (free)
5 – Did This Patient Have Cardiac Syncope? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope – European Heart Journal (free) AND 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope (free)
6 – Choosing Wisely: Case Studies from the Top 10 Recommendations Across Campaigns – The Commonwealth Fund (free case studies)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
8 – Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 25 June 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
9 – Risk of ESKD in Older Live Kidney Donors with Hypertension – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Higher Risk of Kidney Failure in Older Donors With Hypertension – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentaries: Cognitive decline may accelerate after heart attack, angina – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Ischemic Events Worsen Long-term Cognitive Decline – TCTMD (free) AND Heart problems may hasten cognitive decline – Reuters (free)
NICE Guideline: Depression in Children and Young People
26 Jun, 2019 | 07:46h | UTCRelated: AAP Guidelines for Adolescent Depression in Primary Care (free)
NICE Guideline: Hypertension in Pregnancy
26 Jun, 2019 | 07:54h | UTCRelated Guidelines: WHO recommendations: Drug treatment for severe hypertension in pregnancy – World Health Organization (free) AND Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy (free)
Related Reviews: State-of-the-Art Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension in Pregnancy – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free) AND Hypertension in pregnancy: Pathophysiology and treatment – SAGE Open Medicine (free)
Did This Patient Have Cardiac Syncope? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review
26 Jun, 2019 | 01:48h | UTCDid This Patient Have Cardiac Syncope? The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Guidelines: 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope – European Heart Journal (free) AND 2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope (free)
Study: Discriminative Accuracy of FEV1:FVC Thresholds for COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality
26 Jun, 2019 | 02:24h | UTCDiscriminative Accuracy of FEV1:FVC Thresholds for COPD-Related Hospitalization and Mortality – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Study funded by NIH supports optimal threshold for diagnosing COPD – NIH News Releases (free)
“These results support the use of FEV1:FVC less than 0.70 to identify individuals at risk of clinically significant COPD.”
Randomized Trials: Shorter Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy May be an Option for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
26 Jun, 2019 | 02:14h | UTCEffect of 1-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Followed by Clopidogrel vs 12-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular and Bleeding Events in Patients Receiving PCI: The STOPDAPT-2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Effect of P2Y12 Inhibitor Monotherapy vs Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Cardiovascular Events in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The SMART-CHOICE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: Is It Time to Cut the Cord With Aspirin? (free for a limited period)
Audio Summary: Reducing the Intensity of Antithrombotic Therapy Following Coronary Stent Procedures (free)
Commentaries: Shorter Dual Antiplatelet Therapy May Be an Option for Patients Undergoing PCI – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Short and Optimal Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Everolimus-Eluting Cobalt-Chromium Stent-2 – STOPDAPT-2 – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Among patients undergoing PCI, aspirin and clopidogrel therapy (DAPT) for 1 vs 12 months resulted in a lower rate of CV and bleeding events, meeting criteria for both noninferiority and superiority https://t.co/OJ76qrEGiq
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) June 25, 2019
Choosing Wisely – Case Studies from the Top 10 Recommendations Across Campaigns
26 Jun, 2019 | 01:24h | UTCChoosing Wisely: Case Studies from the Top 10 Recommendations Across Campaigns – The Commonwealth Fund (free case studies)
See complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Related Commentary on Twitter
ICYMI – the @commonwealthfnd released a series on #choosingwisely featuring 10 case studies of implementation of campaign recommendations in Canada, USA, Japan, Switzerland, New Zealand and Brazil ! Read all 10 cases here: https://t.co/nWj1EnSczd pic.twitter.com/c9IFgSEEzp
— ChoosingWiselyCanada (@ChooseWiselyCA) June 25, 2019
Meta-Analysis: Incidence of New Onset Diabetes Mellitus Secondary to Acute Pancreatitis
26 Jun, 2019 | 01:07h | UTC
[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: Kidney Donors with Hypertension Have a Higher Risk of Kidney Failure
26 Jun, 2019 | 00:39h | UTCRisk of ESKD in Older Live Kidney Donors with Hypertension – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Higher Risk of Kidney Failure in Older Donors With Hypertension – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#Hypertension linked to a 3-6X higher risk of older living #kidneydonors developing #kidneyfailure. New study in @CJASN by @fawazalammary et al. https://t.co/zuzQJKY0Fi https://t.co/RG2yMP0bqS@HopkinsMedicine @ASNKidney pic.twitter.com/oCm0C9S6B5
— Hopkins Med News (@HopkinsMedNews) June 25, 2019
Alex Nowbar’s journal reviews – 25 June 2019
26 Jun, 2019 | 00:42h | UTCAlex Nowbar’s journal reviews, 25 June 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Cohort Study: Cognitive Decline After Coronary Events
26 Jun, 2019 | 00:23h | UTCCommentaries: Cognitive decline may accelerate after heart attack, angina – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Ischemic Events Worsen Long-term Cognitive Decline – TCTMD (free) AND Heart problems may hasten cognitive decline – Reuters (free)