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“The study’s release date is particularly timely considering another major conference—the American College of Cardiology’s Scientific Session—kicks off this weekend”. (from Cardiovascular Business)

Research: Inflammatory Bowel Disease Linked to Increased Risk in Heart Attack

16 Mar, 2018 | 03:18h | UTC

#ACC18 – Inflammatory Bowel Disease Increases Likelihood of a Heart Attack – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Inflammatory bowel disease may raise heart attack risk – Medical News Today (free) AND Those with IBD twice as likely to have heart attack – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Inflammatory Bowel Disease Makes Heart Attack Twice as Likely – Cardiosmart (free)

Meta-analysis: Getting flu shot may reduce deaths in heart failure

16 Mar, 2018 | 03:16h | UTC

#ACC18 – Getting flu shot halves death risk for heart failure patients – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Flu Vaccine Reduces Mortality, Hospitalization in HF Patients: Meta-analysis – TCTMD (free) AND Flu Shot Cuts Risk for Death by Half in Heart Failure – Medscape (free registration required) AND Getting Flu Vaccine Cuts Risk of Death by Half in People with Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology (free)

This meta-analysis of observational studies suggests a possible benefit.

Research: Hospital Readmission After Perioperative Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With Noncardiac Surgery

16 Mar, 2018 | 03:20h | UTC

#ACC18 – Hospital Readmission After Perioperative Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With Noncardiac Surgery – Circulation (free PDF for a limited period)

Commentaries: Hospital Readmissions After Perioperative AMI – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Perioperative MIs Bring Too Many Patients Back to the Hospital After Noncardiac Surgery – TCTMD (free)

Research: Aspirin Lowers Risk of Death for Patients with Diabetes, Heart Failure

16 Mar, 2018 | 03:15h | UTC

#ACC18 – Aspirin Lowers Risk of Death for Patients with Diabetes, Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Aspirin Linked to Lower Mortality in Diabetes With Heart Failure – Medscape (free registration required) AND ACC 2018: Aspirin Lowers Risk of Death in Patients With Diabetes and Heart Failure – PracticeUpdate (free registration required)

Fri, March 16 – 10 Stories of The Day!

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:54h | UTC

1 – Mapping child growth failure in Africa between 2000 and 2015 – Nature (free)

Invited commentary, by Kofi Annan: Data can help to end malnutrition across Africa (free)

Other commentaries: Africa ‘very, very far away’ from meeting global target to end child malnutrition – The Guardian (free) Local Burden of Disease – Child Growth Failure – IHME (free) AND Zooming in on advances and opportunities – IHME (free)

2 – Guideline: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)

3 – State of The Art Review: Pulmonary arterial hypertension: pathogenesis and clinical management – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

4 – Very interesting resource: A Visual introduction to the basic concepts of probability theory – Seeing Theory (free) (via @CochraneUK see Tweet)

5 – Midlife cardiovascular fitness and dementia: A 44-year longitudinal population study in women – Neurology (free)

Commentaries: High Cardiovascular Fitness in Midlife Tied to Lower Dementia Risk Later – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Physically fit women nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia – American Academy of Neurology, via ScienceDaily (free)

6 – Like It Or Not, Personal Health Technology Is Getting Smarter – NPR (free)

“Nice article about wearables related issues, such as medicalization of the healthy, privacy loss, low adherence, uncertain reliability of measurements and uncertain health benefits”. (via @RasoiniR see Tweet)

7 – Wearable technology to screen for atrial fibrillation: does it raise more questions than it answers? – HealthNewsReview (free)

8 – Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point – The Guardian (free)

9 – Statement: American Diabetes Association® Deeply Concerned About New Guidance from American College of Physicians Regarding Blood Glucose Targets for People with Type 2 Diabetes (free)

See original guideline and commentary: ACP Guideline: Hemoglobin A1c Targets for Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes

10 – Calcium and vitamin D supplementation and increased risk of serrated polyps: results from a randomised clinical trial – Gut (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Calcium and vitamin D supplements may raise risk of polyps – MedicalNewsToday (free) AND Calcium Supplements Up Risk for Precancerous Serrated Polyps – Medscape (free registration required)

Research: Low-level lead exposure and mortality in US adults

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:43h | UTC

Low-level lead exposure and mortality in US adults: a population-based cohort study – The Lancet Public Health (free)

Commentaries: Lead and the heart: an ancient metal’s contribution to modern disease – The Lancet Public Health (free) AND Lead exposure may be linked to 412,000 premature US deaths yearly, study says – The Guardian (free) AND Lead and CDV deaths in US adults – Science Media Centre (free) AND Expert reaction to lead and CVD deaths in the US – Science Media Centre (free)

Guidelines for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:41h | UTC

Korean Clinical Practice Guidelines for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage – Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society (free)

Research: Health Care Spending in the United States and Other High-Income Countries

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:41h | UTC

Health Care Spending in the United States and Other High-Income Countries – JAMA (free article, editorials, author interview and video summary)

Commentaries: Why Is U.S. Health Care So Expensive? Some of the Reasons You’ve Heard Turn Out to Be Myths – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Huge cost of US healthcare driven by drug prices and salaries – The Guardian (free) AND Healthcare: It’s The Prices, Stupid. Isn’t It? – Forbes (free) AND Physician Salaries, Drug Prices Drive High US Health Costs – Medscape (free registration required)

Guideline Summary: Peripheral Arterial Diseases

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:42h | UTC

The 2017 ESC Guidelines on PADs: what’s new? – European Heart Journal (free) AND The ‘Ten Commandments’ of 2017 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases – European Heart Journal (free)

Original Guideline: 2017 ESC Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Peripheral Arterial Diseases, in collaboration with the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) (free)

Meta-Analysis: Dialysis Modality Survival Comparison

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:40h | UTC

Editorial: Dialysis Modality Survival Comparison: Time to End the Debate, It’s a Tie – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (free)

Related commentary: PD or HD: Which Road Do We Take? – AJKD Blog (free)

Original article: Comparison of Patient Survival Between Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Among Patients Eligible for Both Modalities – American Journal of Kidney Diseases (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Source: Hemodialysis vs. Peritoneal Dialysis for End-Stage Renal Disease – NEJM Journal Watch ($)

Research: 6-month versus 12-month or longer dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:29h | UTC

#ACC18 – 6-month versus 12-month or longer dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome (SMART-DATE): a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: SMART-DATE: Myocardial Infarction Risk Higher with Six-Month Versus Twelve-Month DAPT – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Too Soon for 6-Month DAPT, Say SMART-DATE Investigators, Despite Positive Trial – TCTMD (free)

A Visual introduction to the basic concepts of probability theory

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:39h | UTC

Very interesting resource: A Visual introduction to the basic concepts of probability theory – Seeing Theory (free) (via @CochraneUK see Tweet)

Review: Pulmonary arterial hypertension

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:38h | UTC

State of The Art Review: Pulmonary arterial hypertension: pathogenesis and clinical management – The BMJ (free for a limited period)

Key Points: Evaluation and Treatment of Hirsutism in Premenopausal Women – JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis (free for a limited period)

Meta-Analysis: Digital Rectal Examination for Prostate Cancer Screening in Primary Care

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:26h | UTC

Digital Rectal Examination for Prostate Cancer Screening in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Annals of Family Medicine (free)

Commentaries: New analysis recommends against using digital rectal exam in primary care – American Academy of Family Physicians, vie EurekAlert (free) AND Little Evidence Supports Use of Digital Rectal Exam – Medscape (free registration required) AND Digital Rectal Exams for Routine Prostate Screening Discouraged – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)

Research: Endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke in routine clinical practice

16 Mar, 2018 | 02:25h | UTC

Endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke in routine clinical practice: prospective, observational cohort study (MR CLEAN Registry) – The BMJ (free)

“In routine clinical practice, endovascular treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke is at least as effective and safe as in the setting of a randomized controlled trial”.

Research: Aromatherapy Versus Oral Ondansetron for Antiemetic Therapy

Panic, chronic anxiety and burnout: doctors at breaking point

Research: Vitamin D and risk of total and site specific cancers

Richard Lehman’s journal reviews – 12 March 2018

Research: Effect of Loading Dose of Atorvastatin Prior to Planned Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Research: Risk of stroke in patients with dengue fever

Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality During Dates of National Interventional Cardiology Meetings