Daily Archives: July 11, 2019
Thu July 11 – 10 Stories of The Day!
11 Jul, 2019 | 11:20h | UTC
1 – C-Reactive Protein Testing to Guide Antibiotic Prescribing for COPD Exacerbations – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: CRP Testing Can Safely Reduce Antibiotic Use for COPD Exacerbations – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Fingerprick Biomarker Test Can Reduce Use of Antibiotics in COPD Flares – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Editorial: Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries: A Call for Individualized Treatment (free)
Related: Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free) AND The What, When, Who, Why, How and Where of Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) – Circulation Journal (free) AND Systematic Review of Patients Presenting With Suspected Myocardial Infarction and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries – Circulation (free) AND Nonobstructive Versus Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Meta‐Analysis – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)
“Patients with MINOCA and those with myocardial infarction with obstructive coronary artery disease had comparable clinical outcomes. Use of renin‐angiotensin system blockers and statins was associated with lower mortality in patients with MINOCA.”
3 – Microvascular Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease and Amputation – Circulation (free PDF)
Commentaries: Microvascular Disease Quadruples Risk of Leg Amputation – TCTMD (free) AND Microvascular Disease Anywhere in the Body May Be Linked to Higher Risk of Leg Amputations – American Heart Association (free)
“Quality Improvement Goals for Acute Kidney Injury: “The AKI care process starts with the community, continues in the hospital, and ends in community, and each of these phases requires specific intervention.”” (via @CCCNPitt see Tweet)
7 – Ann Robinson’s journal review, 10 July 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
8 – Effect of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Cardiac Adipose Tissues: Secondary Analyses From a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (free link for a limited period)
Commentaries: Weight Training, Aerobic Exercise Affect Cardiac Fat Mass in Different Ways – TCTMD (free) AND Aerobic, resistance exercise may reduce coronary risk for people with belly fat – UPI (free)
9 – Systolic Blood Pressure and Risk of Valvular Heart Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study – JAMA Cardiology (free link for a limited period)
“Lifetime exposure to elevated systolic BP appears to be associated with an increased risk of major valvular heart disease.”
10 – Press Release: HPV vaccine could prevent over 100,000 cancers – Public Health England (free)
Commentaries: HPV vaccine for boys ‘will prevent thousands of cancers’ – BBC (free) AND Expert reaction to HPV vaccine, modelling of cancer prevention, and introduction in September of vaccine programme for boys – Science Media Centre (free) AND UK offers HPV vaccines to boys, aims to stop 100,000 cancer cases – Reuters (free)
Prognosis and Predictors of Mortality in Patients Suffering Myocardial Infarction With Non‐Obstructive Coronary Arteries
11 Jul, 2019 | 11:08h | UTCEditorial: Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries: A Call for Individualized Treatment (free)
Related: Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Myocardial Infarction in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free) AND The What, When, Who, Why, How and Where of Myocardial Infarction With Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) – Circulation Journal (free) AND Systematic Review of Patients Presenting With Suspected Myocardial Infarction and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries – Circulation (free) AND Nonobstructive Versus Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease in Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Meta‐Analysis – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)
“Patients with MINOCA and those with myocardial infarction with obstructive coronary artery disease had comparable clinical outcomes. Use of renin‐angiotensin system blockers and statins was associated with lower mortality in patients with MINOCA.”
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: C-Reactive Protein Can Guide Antibiotics for COPD Exacerbations
11 Jul, 2019 | 11:18h | UTCC-Reactive Protein Testing to Guide Antibiotic Prescribing for COPD Exacerbations – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: CRP Testing Can Safely Reduce Antibiotic Use for COPD Exacerbations – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Fingerprick Biomarker Test Can Reduce Use of Antibiotics in COPD Flares – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Drug-induced Endocrinopathies and Diabetes
11 Jul, 2019 | 10:27h | UTC
Cohort Study: Microvascular Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease and Amputation
11 Jul, 2019 | 10:33h | UTCMicrovascular Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease and Amputation – Circulation (free PDF)
Commentaries: Microvascular Disease Quadruples Risk of Leg Amputation – TCTMD (free) AND Microvascular Disease Anywhere in the Body May Be Linked to Higher Risk of Leg Amputations – American Heart Association (free)
Quality Improvement Goals for Acute Kidney Injury
11 Jul, 2019 | 10:15h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
Quality Improvement Goals for Acute Kidney Injury: "The AKI care process starts with the community, continues in the hospital, and ends in community, and each of these phases requires specific intervention." https://t.co/V4nkKQLZuL #FridayReads #ICYMI #AKI
— Crit Care Nephrology (@CCCNPitt) May 24, 2019
Randomized Trial: Effect of Aerobic vs. Resistance Exercise on Cardiac Adipose Tissues
11 Jul, 2019 | 09:55h | UTCEffect of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Cardiac Adipose Tissues: Secondary Analyses From a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (free link for a limited period)
Commentaries: Weight Training, Aerobic Exercise Affect Cardiac Fat Mass in Different Ways – TCTMD (free) AND Aerobic, resistance exercise may reduce coronary risk for people with belly fat – UPI (free)
Pathophysiology and Management of Diabetic Gastroenteropathy
11 Jul, 2019 | 10:21h | UTC
Ann Robinson’s journal review—10 July 2019
11 Jul, 2019 | 09:59h | UTCAnn Robinson’s journal review, 10 July 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Ann Robinson reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.
Study: Systolic Blood Pressure and Risk of Valvular Heart Disease
11 Jul, 2019 | 09:49h | UTCSystolic Blood Pressure and Risk of Valvular Heart Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Study – JAMA Cardiology (free link for a limited period)
“Lifetime exposure to elevated systolic BP appears to be associated with an increased risk of major valvular heart disease.”
Related Commentary on Twitter
Genetically-associated elevated #bloodpressure leads to higher risk of aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation and mitral regurgitation https://t.co/cy0uwZV1mN
— JAMA Cardiology (@JAMACardio) July 10, 2019
HPV Vaccine Could Prevent over 100,000 Cancers in the UK
11 Jul, 2019 | 09:41h | UTCPress Release: HPV vaccine could prevent over 100,000 cancers – Public Health England (free)
Commentaries: HPV vaccine for boys ‘will prevent thousands of cancers’ – BBC (free) AND Expert reaction to HPV vaccine, modelling of cancer prevention, and introduction in September of vaccine programme for boys – Science Media Centre (free) AND UK offers HPV vaccines to boys, aims to stop 100,000 cancer cases – Reuters (free)