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Research: Sustained Physical Activity, Not Weight Loss, Associated With Improved Survival in Coronary Heart Disease
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:24h | UTCSustained Physical Activity, Not Weight Loss, Associated With Improved Survival in Coronary Heart Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: For CHD Patients, Physical Activity More Meaningful Than Weight Changes Over Time – TCTMD (free)
Research: Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Mortality
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:23h | UTCColonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Mortality in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System: A Case–Control Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Colonoscopy significantly reduces mortality from colorectal cancer in Veterans Affairs study – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Colonoscopy Significantly Reduces CRC Deaths – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: BNP in the emergency department
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:22h | UTCN-Terminal Pro–B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in the Emergency Department – Journal of the Americana College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: NT-proBNP cutpoints validated for diagnosing and ruling out heart failure in the ED – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related review: BNP in the emergency department: The evidence – First10EM (free)
“In acutely dyspneic patients seen in the ED setting, age-stratified NT-proBNP cutpoints may aid in the diagnosis of acute HF. An NT-proBNP <300 pg/ml strongly excludes the presence of acute HF”.
Research: Cardiovascular Safety of Febuxostat or Allopurinol in Patients with Gout
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCCommentaries: Gout Drug Febuxostat Linked to More CV Deaths Without Uptick in CV Events: CARES Trial – TCTMD (free) AND CARES: Increased Risk of Death With Febuxostat in Patients With Gout and CV Disease – American College of Cardiology (free) AND
Research: Antifungal Combinations for Treatment of Cryptococcal Meningitis in Africa
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:12h | UTCCommentary: Combo Tx Offers New Hope for Cryptococcal Meningitis – MedPage Today (free registration required)
More Deaths, Strokes Seen with Perioperative Beta Blocker
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:13h | UTCRelated (just published) systematic review: Perioperative beta-blockers for preventing surgery-related mortality and morbidity – Cochrane Library (free)
Guideline: Management of Multi-Casualty Incidents in Mountain Rescue
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:12h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Research: Pregnancy Outcomes after ZIKV Infection
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:11h | UTCEditorial: Recognizing the Global Impact of Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy (free)
Quick Take Video Summary: Pregnancy Outcomes after Zika (free)
Commentaries: Study: 7% risk of birth defects in Zika pregnancies – CIDRAP (free) AND Birth defect rate pegged at 7 percent for babies born to Zika-infected women – Reuters (free)
Research: Calcium and vitamin D supplementation and increased risk of serrated polyps
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCCalcium 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)
See related meta-analysis of RCT showing calcium and vitamin D don’t prevent bone fractures
Statement: ADA Deeply Concerned About New Guidance from ACP Regarding Blood Glucose Targets
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCSee original guideline and commentary: ACP Guideline: Hemoglobin A1c Targets for Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
Like It Or Not, Personal Health Technology Is Getting Smarter
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:08h | UTCLike 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)
Wearable technology to screen for atrial fibrillation: does it raise more questions than it answers?
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:08h | UTCRelated: Get Ready For A Tsunami Of ECGs – Cardiobrief (free) AND: Thoughts on the Apple Watch and Mobile ECG, by Dr John Mandrola (free) AND Overdiagnosis Only a Matter of Time With ECG Watches – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Midlife cardiovascular fitness and dementia
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCCommentaries: 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)
Elder Abuse: Sometimes It’s Self-Inflicted
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCElder Abuse: Sometimes It’s Self-Inflicted – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“The house is filthy. The elderly resident is struggling. But who has the right to intervene?” (via @NYTHealth see Tweet)
Research: Time to Epinephrine Administration and Survival from Non-Shockable Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:04h | UTCTime to Epinephrine Administration and Survival from Non-Shockable Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Among Children and Adults – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Every Minute Counts with Epinephrine in Nonshockable Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Hemorrhagic Shock: Pearls and Pitfalls for the Resuscitation Room
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCHemorrhagic Shock: Pearls and Pitfalls for the Resuscitation Room – emDocs (free)
Review: Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:05h | UTCReview: Sudden Unexplained Nocturnal Death Syndrome: The Hundred Years’ Enigma – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)
Research: Socioeconomic disparities in first stroke incidence, quality of care, and survival
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:02h | UTCInvited commentary: Preventing stroke on the street where you live, work, and play (free)
Patients from the lowest socioeconomic groups had first stroke a median of 7 years earlier than those from the highest and a 26% higher adjusted risk of 1-year mortality.
Management of eosinophilic esophagitis in daily clinical practice
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:03h | UTCManagement of eosinophilic esophagitis in daily clinical practice – Diseases of the Esophagus (free)
Related guidelines: Guidelines on eosinophilic esophagitis: evidence-based statements and recommendations for diagnosis and management in children and adults – United European Gastroenterology (free) Management Guidelines of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Childhood – Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (free) AND ACG Clinical Guideline: Evidenced Based Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) (free)
Research: Efficacy of a single-dose regimen of inactivated whole-cell oral cholera vaccine
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:01h | UTCInvited commentary: Cholera control: one dose at a time (free)
“Our results indicate that when such emergencies occur in populations with endemic cholera, the challenges of successfully completing a two-dose regimen should not deter deployment of OCV, because older children and adults will be protected for at least 2 years by a single dose”. (via @Onisillos see Tweet)
Review: Nutrition in the Very Old
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCNutrition in the Very Old – Nutrients (free)
Viewpoint: Preventing the Malignant Transformation of Bipolar Disorder
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCPreventing the Malignant Transformation of Bipolar Disorder – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Research: Low-Calorie Vegetarian vs Mediterranean Diets
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCLow-Calorie Vegetarian Versus Mediterranean Diets for Reducing Body Weight and Improving Cardiovascular Risk Profile: CARDIVEG Study (Cardiovascular Prevention With Vegetarian Diet) – Circulation (free PDF for a limited period)
Commentaries: Low-Calorie Vegetarian vs. Mediterranean Diets – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Vegetarian and Mediterranean diet may be equally effective in preventing heart disease – American Heart Association, via ScienceDaily (free)
NIHR research on support for people with severe mental illness
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCForward Thinking – NIHR research on support for people with severe mental illness – NIHR Dissemination Centre (free)
Review: Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infections
16 Mar, 2018 | 01:42h | UTCAdvances in the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridium difficile infections – Emerging Microbes and Infections (free)