Daily Archives: April 6, 2023
Consensus Paper | Best management of patients with an acute sore throat
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:32h | UTC
Blood pressure targets in adults with hypertension | A clinical practice guideline from the AAFP
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:30h | UTCCommentary: AAFP Issues New Clinical Practice Guideline on Hypertension – Annals of Family Medicine
Consensus Paper | An approach to deprescribe antidepressants for depression in older adults
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:25h | UTCRelated:
Discontinuing antidepressants: Pearls and pitfalls.
A method for tapering antipsychotic treatment that may minimize the risk of relapse
Systematic Review: Managing Antidepressant Discontinuation
Randomized controlled trial: preventive cognitive therapy for prevention of depressive recurrence
Global epidemiology of cirrhosis — Etiology, trends and predictions
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:27h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New content online: Global epidemiology of cirrhosis — aetiology, trends and predictions https://t.co/EbgDWTjOyI pic.twitter.com/Cj7KFoWtLi
— Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@NatRevGastroHep) March 28, 2023
RCT | Routine invasive approach fails to benefit frail older adults with non–ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:23h | UTCEffect of Routine Invasive vs Conservative Strategy in Older Adults With Frailty and Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
A routine invasive strategy did not improve clinical outcomes in frail patients with NSTEMI. Future trials should confirm whether a policy of watchful observation rather than routine invasive management may be effective for these patients. https://t.co/N4hAXg5fid
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) March 6, 2023
Review | Post-COVID syndrome
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:21h | UTCPost-COVID Syndrome – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
Related:
Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations – Nature Reviews Microbiology
ESMO Guideline | Updated treatment recommendations for prostate cancer
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:18h | UTC
Guideline | Muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:19h | UTCMuscle-invasive and Metastatic Bladder Cancer – European Association of Urology (see PDF)
Rheumatic heart disease: JACC focus seminar
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:17h | UTCRheumatic Heart Disease: JACC Focus Seminar – Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Infections and cardiovascular disease: JACC focus seminar
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:15h | UTC
Review | De-escalation of antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary artery disease: time to change our strategy?
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:14h | UTC
Podcast | Congenital hypothyroidism
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:11h | UTC#78: Congenital Hypothyroidism – The Cribsiders
Podcast | HIV in primary care
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:13h | UTC#388 HIV in Primary Care with Dr. Jonathan J. “JJ” Nunez MD – The Curbsiders
Podcast | Childhood-Onset SLE
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:12h | UTC#77: Childhood-Onset SLE – Is It Sometimes Lupus? – The Cribsiders
Cohort Study | Barriers to starting direct-acting antiviral treatment despite access for HIV & hepatitis C patients
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:09h | UTCInvited Commentary: The road to hepatitis C virus elimination – The Lancet Public Health
RCT | Safety and efficacy of Pitolisant in children aged 6 years or older with narcolepsy with or without cataplexy
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:08h | UTCSafety and efficacy of pitolisant in children aged 6 years or older with narcolepsy with or without cataplexy: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Pitolisant Improves Pediatric Narcolepsy Symptoms Regardless of Cataplexy in Phase 3 Study – Neurology Live
SR | Zinc supplementation for preventing mortality, morbidity, and growth failure in children aged 6 months to 12 years
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:06h | UTC
SR | Insufficient evidence on skin-sparing mastectomy efficacy and safety for breast cancer
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:04h | UTCSkin‐sparing mastectomy for the treatment of breast cancer – Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
M-A | Comparison of the diagnostic accuracies of monocyte distribution width, procalcitonin, and C-reactive protein for sepsis
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:00h | UTC
Cohort Study | Maternal cardiac arrest: occurrence, survival, and influencing factors
6 Apr, 2023 | 12:59h | UTCCardiac Arrest During Delivery Hospitalization: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
Cardiac Arrest During Delivery Hospitalization – American College of Cardiology
Cardiac Arrest During Childbirth Is Rare, But Some Women Face Higher Risks – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Study of pregnant women hospitalized during delivery found #CardiacArrest occurred in 1 in 9k deliveries, higher than other reported rates. More common in older or Black patients or persons w/ #Medicare or underlying conditions: https://t.co/ko1K7NFaPi. @CDCgov pic.twitter.com/23CxVi138k
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) March 15, 2023
Cohort Study | Multimodal prediction of favorable outcome after cardiac arrest
6 Apr, 2023 | 13:01h | UTC
RCT | Over-the-scope clips show lower rebleeding rates in nonvariceal GI bleeding
6 Apr, 2023 | 12:57h | UTCComparison of Over-the-Scope Clips to Standard Endoscopic Treatment as the Initial Treatment in Patients With Bleeding From a Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Cause: A Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
Over-the-Scope Clip Beneficial for Nonvariceal Upper GI Bleeding – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
A new RCT found that over-the-scope-clips may be more effective than standard treatment for some patients with nonvariceal upper #GastrointestinalBleeding: https://t.co/GWG70CWmlt pic.twitter.com/Foq2qQZTEc
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) March 7, 2023
RCT | Etrasimod outperforms placebo in ulcerative colitis induction & maintenance
6 Apr, 2023 | 12:56h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Just published @TheLancet – Sandborn et al – Etrasimod as induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis (ELEVATE): two randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 studies https://t.co/BVDWtESWLP#gitwitter #ibd #ulcerativecolitis #ECCO23 #ECCO2023 pic.twitter.com/hjyJ0tdtWd
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) March 3, 2023
SR | Induction of labor at or near term for suspected fetal macrosomia
6 Apr, 2023 | 12:55h | UTC
ACC/AHA blood pressure categories | Systematic review of adverse pregnancy outcomes in early pregnancy
6 Apr, 2023 | 12:53h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association blood pressure categories—a systematic review of the relationship with adverse pregnancy outcomes in the first half of pregnancy https://t.co/n3jWFLVYg5 pic.twitter.com/QzaWRyY4n5
— AJOG (@AJOG_thegray) March 31, 2023