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“Bottom line: In the RCTs we have to date, CCTA demonstrate no benefit, but leads to an increase in unnecessary invasive procedures” (from First10EM).

9 – Migraine and the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events: a meta-analysis of 16 cohort studies including 1 152 407 subjects – BMJ Open (free)

Commentary: Migraines tied to higher risk for stroke, MI in large meta-analysis – Univadis (free registration required)

10 – Effects of supplemental oxygen therapy in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials – Heart (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

“These findings from eight RCTs support departing from the usual practice of administering oxygen in normoxaemic patients”.

Review: perioperative gastrointestinal problems in the ICU

5 Apr, 2018 | 18:34h | UTC

Perioperative gastrointestinal problems in the ICU – Anesthesiology Intensive Therapy (free PDF)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Simulation model: quantifying the health benefits and harms of e-cigarettes

3 Apr, 2018 | 18:06h | UTC

Quantifying population-level health benefits and harms of e-cigarette use in the United States – PLOS One (free)

Commentaries: Study Suggests E-cigarettes Cause More Harm Than Good – AAFP News (free)

“Some Adults May Quit Smoking Traditional Cigarettes, But More Teens and Young Adults Will Start” (from AAFP)

Thu, April 5 – 10 Stories of The Day!

5 Apr, 2018 | 00:38h | UTC

1 – Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical Activity in Healthcare Settings: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free PDF)

Commentary: Promoting Physical Activity in Routine Health Care: Time to Walk the Talk (free)

Top Ten Things to Know: Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical Activity in Healthcare Settings (free PDF)

2 – Tax sugar, alcohol and tobacco to help the poor, say experts – The Guardian (free)

See also: To Improve Global Health, Tax the Things that are Killing Us (free policies, articles and commentaries)

3 – Preconception Blood Pressure Levels and Reproductive Outcomes in a Prospective Cohort of Women Attempting Pregnancy – Hypertension (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Higher blood pressure before pregnancy may increase miscarriage risk – American Heart Association, via ScienceDaily (free) AND High blood pressure before pregnancy linked to heightened miscarriage risk – OnMedica (free) AND Slightly high blood pressure before pregnancy tied to miscarriage risk – Reuters (free) AND Higher Blood Pressure Before Conception Tied to Miscarriage – MedPage Today (free registration required)

4 – Postnatal Zika virus infection is associated with persistent abnormalities in brain structure, function, and behavior in infant macaques – Science Translational Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Monkey study suggests Zika infection in infancy could cause brain damage – STAT (free) AND Zika Exposure Even after Birth May Lead to Brain Damage – Scientific American (free)

5 – Associations of Bariatric Surgery With Changes in Interpersonal Relationship Status: Results From 2 Swedish Cohort Studies – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Relationship changes after bariatric surgery – University of Gothenburg, via EurekAlert (free) AND Big weight loss may bring big relationship changes – UPI (free)

6 – Time to Endovascular Treatment and Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke: MR CLEAN Registry Results – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Time to endovascular therapy predicted functional outcome after stroke in registry study – ACP Hospitalist (free)

“Every hour of delay from stroke onset to the start of endovascular therapy resulted in a 5.3% decreased probability of functional independence” (from ACP Hospitalist)

7 – Change in Overweight from Childhood to Early Adulthood and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Heavy kids who normalize weight in childhood can avoid extra diabetes risk – Reuters (free) AND Normalizing Weight By Puberty May Drop Diabetes Risk Later – Medscape (free registration required)

8 – Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab versus Sunitinib in Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma – NEJM (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Quick Take Video Summary: Sunitinib or Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab for Renal-Cell Carcinoma (free)

“Overall survival and objective response rates were significantly higher with nivolumab plus ipilimumab”.

9 – Review: Management of Left Main Coronary Artery Disease – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)

10 – Socioeconomic status, non-communicable disease risk factors, and walking speed in older adults: multi-cohort population based study – The BMJ (free)

“New work in @bmj_latest shows poverty increases ageing. Measured by walking speed. 60 y.o. men of lower social class walk like 66 y.o. men of higher social class. As important as physical inactivity, obesity or diabetes. Worse than smoking”. (via @astaines see Tweet)