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The Altmetric TOP 100 Articles of 2019

5 Jan, 2020 | 14:24h | UTC

The Altmetric TOP 100 Articles of 2019

See the 54 articles in the List Related to Medical and Health Sciences

“In the past 12 months, Altmetric has tracked over 62.5 million mentions of 2.7 million research outputs. Here, we’ve highlighted the 100 most-discussed works of 2019 – those that have truly captured the public imagination.”

 

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[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Alcohol Abstinence Reduces Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation

5 Jan, 2020 | 14:20h | UTC

Alcohol Abstinence in Drinkers with Atrial Fibrillation – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Cutting out alcohol may reduce atrial fibrillation episodes – Reuters (free) AND Atrial Fibrillation and Alcohol Abstinence – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Alcohol Abstinence Linked to Lower Risk for Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

 

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[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Angioplasty NOT Non-inferior to CABG for the Treatment of Unprotected Left Main Stenosis

5 Jan, 2020 | 14:19h | UTC

Percutaneous coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass grafting in the treatment of unprotected left main stenosis: updated 5-year outcomes from the randomised, non-inferiority NOBLE trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: NOBLE at 5 Years: New Data Favor CABG for Left Main Disease – TCTMD (free)

Related: BBC Investigation on the Reporting of the EXCEL Trial Raises Concerns Over the Safety of Stents for Left Main Disease in Patients at Low Risk for Surgery (free investigation, video, and commentaries) AND EACTS Calls for Independent Left Main CAD Evidence Review, Urges ESC Input – TCTMD (free) AND Changing Evidence, Changing Practice – European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (free)

 

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NICE Guideline: Acute Kidney Injury

5 Jan, 2020 | 14:22h | UTC

Acute kidney injury: prevention, detection and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)

Related: Series: Acute Kidney Injury in the Intensive Care Unit – Intensive Care Medicine (free articles) AND Practical approach to detection and management of acute kidney injury in critically ill patient – Journal of Intensive Care (free) AND Sepsis associated acute kidney injury – The BMJ (free) AND Acute kidney injury from sepsis: current concepts, epidemiology, pathophysiology, prevention and treatment – Kidney International (free) AND Drug-induced acute kidney injury diverse mechanisms of tubular injury – Current Opinion in Critical Care (free)

 

Analysis: Doctors Prescribe More of a Drug If They Receive Money from a Pharma Company Tied to It

5 Jan, 2020 | 14:17h | UTC

Doctors Prescribe More of a Drug If They Receive Money from a Pharma Company Tied to It – ProPublica (free)

Commentary: We’ve Been Tracking Pharma Payments to Doctors For Nearly A Decade. We Just Made A Big Breakthrough – ProPublica (free)

 

Randomized Trial: Effect of Treating Parents Colonized with Staphylococcus aureus on Transmission to Neonates in the Intensive Care Unit

5 Jan, 2020 | 14:16h | UTC

Effect of Treating Parents Colonized With Staphylococcus aureus on Transmission to Neonates in the Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Decreasing Staphylococcus aureus in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Decolonizing Parents – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Decolonizing parents could cut spread of Staph to newborns – CIDRAP (free) AND Trial suggests babies in intensive care can be better protected from parental bacteria – Johns Hopkins Medicine (free)

 

Study: Google Artificial Intelligence Algorithm Improves Accuracy of Breast Cancer Detection in Mammography

5 Jan, 2020 | 14:14h | UTC

International evaluation of an AI system for breast cancer screening – Nature (free link via STAT)

Commentaries: AI shows promise for breast cancer screening – Nature (free) AND Google AI tool can pinpoint breast cancer better than clinicians, new study suggests – STAT (free) AND Artificial intelligence could help to spot breast cancer – Imperial College London (free) AND AI can now outperform doctors at detecting breast cancer. Here’s why it won’t replace them – Vox (free) AND A.I. Is Learning to Read Mammograms – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection – Reuters (free)

 

Systematic Review: Decompressive Craniectomy for the Treatment of High Intracranial Pressure in Closed Traumatic Brain Injury

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:36h | UTC

Decompressive craniectomy for the treatment of high intracranial pressure in closed traumatic brain injury – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Partial removal of skull (decompressive craniectomy) to lower treatment-resistant high pressure in the skull and brain after traumatic brain injury – Cochrane Library (free)

Related: Consensus statement from the International Consensus Meeting on the Role of Decompressive Craniectomy in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury – Acta Neurochirurgica (free) AND The Current Status of Decompressive Craniectomy in Traumatic Brain Injury – Current Trauma Reports (free) AND Trial of Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Intracranial Hypertension – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

 

Intravenous BCG Immunization Greatly Improves its Efficacy in Animal Study

5 Jan, 2020 | 14:12h | UTC

Prevention of tuberculosis in macaques after intravenous BCG immunization – Nature (free)

Commentaries: Tuberculosis vaccine finds an improved route – Nature (free) AND New Injection Method Makes an Old TB Vaccine Far More Powerful – New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Changed Route of Immunization Dramatically Improves Efficacy of TB Vaccine – NIH News Releases (free)

 

[Abstract Only] Observational Study: Taking Supplements During Chemotherapy Linked to Increased Risk of Disease Recurrence and Death

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:34h | UTC

Dietary Supplement Use During Chemotherapy and Survival Outcomes of Patients With Breast Cancer Enrolled in a Cooperative Group Clinical Trial (SWOG S0221) – Journal of Clinical Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Antioxidant use during chemotherapy risky for breast cancer patients- SWOG (free) AND Taking certain vitamins during breast cancer chemo tied to recurrence, death – Reuters (free) AND Dietary supplement use during chemotherapy and survival outcomes of patients with breast cancer enrolled in a cooperative group clinical trial – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

 

NAM Report – Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: The Hope, the Hype, the Promise, the Peril

5 Jan, 2020 | 14:10h | UTC

Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: The Hope, the Hype, the Promise, the Peril – A Special Publication from the National Academy of Medicine (free)

Related JAMA Viewpoint: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: A Report From the National Academy of Medicine (free for a limited period)

Commentary: AI’s Future Potential Hinges on Consensus: NAM Report – Vanderbilt University Medical Center (free)

 

Review: Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:33h | UTC

Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury – Anesthesiology (free)

Related Review: Acute Kidney Injury: A frequently underestimated problem in perioperative medicine – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

 

Working 9 to 5, Not the Way to Make an Academic Living: Observational Analysis of Manuscript and Peer Review Submissions Over Time

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:32h | UTC

Working 9 to 5, not the way to make an academic living: observational analysis of manuscript and peer review submissions over time – The BMJ (free)

Commentaries: Study busts 9 to 5 model for academic work – Queensland University of Technology (free) AND There’s No Winter Break From ‘Publish or Perish’ – The New York Times (a few articles per month are free)

 

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Another Observational Study Suggests One Dose of HPV Vaccine may be Enough

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:25h | UTC

Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection by Number of Vaccine Doses Among US Women – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentaries: One dose of HPV vaccine may prevent infection from cancer-causing virus, study reveals – News Medical (free) AND Just 1 dose of the HPV vaccine may protect against infection, new study suggests – CNN (free)

Related: Systematic Review: Comparison of Different HPV Vaccine Types and Dose Schedules for Prevention of HPV‐related Disease in Females and Males – Cochrane Library (free) AND Large Observational Study Suggests One Dose of HPV Vaccine May Be as Effective as Three (free)

 

Position Statement: Palliative Care for People Living with Heart Failure

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:20h | UTC

Palliative care for people living with heart failure: European Association for Palliative Care Task Force expert position statement – Cardiovascular Research (free)

 

Randomized Trial: Lemborexant vs. Placebo vs. Zolpidem Tartrate Extended Release for the Treatment of Older Adults with Insomnia Disorder

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:27h | UTC

Comparison of Lemborexant With Placebo and Zolpidem Tartrate Extended Release for the Treatment of Older Adults With Insomnia Disorder: A Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open (free)

Commentary: Insomnia: Lemborexant With Placebo Vs Zolpidem Tartrate Extended Release – MedicalResearch.com (free)

 

Alcohol and Cancer Risk: Clinical and Research Implications

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:23h | UTC

Alcohol and Cancer Risk: Clinical and Research Implications – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related: Study: Even Light Alcohol Consumption Linked to Increased Cancer Risk (studies on the subject)

 

Schistosomiasis — Assessing Progress toward the 2020 and 2025 Global Goals

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:21h | UTC

Schistosomiasis — Assessing Progress toward the 2020 and 2025 Global Goals – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

 

Meta-Analysis: Acupuncture may Reduce Pain Intensity in Patients with Cancer

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:19h | UTC

Clinical Evidence for Association of Acupuncture and Acupressure With Improved Cancer Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – JAMA Oncology (free)

Commentaries: Acupunture may help reduce cancer pain, analysis finds – UPI (free) AND Acupuncture, acupressure may help cancer patients control pain – MedicalXpress (free)

 

Review: Vaccination of Adults in General Medical Practice

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:15h | UTC

Vaccination of Adults in General Medical Practice – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Related Immunization Tables: WHO recommendations for routine immunization – summary tables – World Health Organization (free) AND Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for ages 19 years or older, United States, 2019 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (free)

 

Review: Routine Childhood Vaccines Given in the First 11 Months After Birth

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:16h | UTC

Routine Childhood Vaccines Given in the First 11 Months After Birth – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Related Immunization Tables: WHO recommendations for routine immunization – summary tables – World Health Organization (free) AND Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2019 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (free)

 

Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Developing Countries: Balancing Optimal Glycemic Control and Outcomes with Affordability and Accessibility to Treatment

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:12h | UTC

Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Developing Countries: Balancing Optimal Glycaemic Control and Outcomes with Affordability and Accessibility to Treatment – Diabetes Therapy (free)

 

[Abstract Only] Cohort Study: NT-proBNP may Improve Cardiac Risk Prediction for Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:10h | UTC

Preoperative N-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Cardiovascular Events After Noncardiac Surgery: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Preoperative levels of heart proteins may help predict death or cardiac complications in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery – American College of Physicians (free) AND Biomarker Predicts Perioperative Cardiovascular Complications – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND NT-proBNP May Hold the Key to Predicting Cardiac Risk Before Noncardiac Surgery – TCTMD (free) AND Preoperative NT-proBNP concentration may help improve perioperative risk estimation – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation vs. Whole-breast Irradiation After Breast-conserving Surgery for Early-stage Breast Cancer

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:05h | UTC

Long-term primary results of accelerated partial breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery for early-stage breast cancer: a randomised, phase 3, equivalence trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

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[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: External Beam Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation vs. Whole Breast Irradiation after Breast Conserving Surgery in Women with Ductal Carcinoma in Situ and Node-negative Breast Cancer

5 Jan, 2020 | 13:08h | UTC

External beam accelerated partial breast irradiation versus whole breast irradiation after breast conserving surgery in women with ductal carcinoma in situ and node-negative breast cancer (RAPID): a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Results mixed for twice-daily APBI in early breast cancer – MedicalXpress (free)

 

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