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Video: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Fairly Rationing ICU Care
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:30h | UTCCoronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Fairly Rationing ICU Care – JAMA
COVID-19 and Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers
30 Mar, 2020 | 02:00h | UTCRenin-Angiotensin System Blockers and the COVID-19 Pandemic: At Present There Is No Evidence to Abandon Renin-Angiotensin System Blockers – Hypertension AND Commentary: COVID-19 alert: Heart and kidney patients should keep taking their medicines – University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Related Guidelines: HFSA/ACC/AHA Statement Addresses Concerns Re: Using RAAS Antagonists in COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology AND The Renal Association, UK position statement on COVID-19 and ACE Inhibitor/Angiotensin Receptor Blocker use AND Position Statement of the ESC Council on Hypertension on ACE-Inhibitors and Angiotensin Receptor Blockers – European Society of Cardiology
The Importance of Addressing Advance Care Planning and Decisions About Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders During Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:33h | UTC
Epidemiology of Covid-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility in King County, Washington
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:27h | UTCSee also: Defining the Epidemiology of Covid-19 — Studies Needed – New England Journal of Medicine
Related Guidelines: Infection Prevention and Control guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization (PDF) AND Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Related Review: Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Geriatrics and Long‐term Care: The ABCDs of COVID‐19 – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Related Article: COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility — King County, Washington, February 27–March 9, 2020 – CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (free)
Review: Potential Effects of Coronaviruses on the Cardiovascular System
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:41h | UTCPotential Effects of Coronaviruses on the Cardiovascular System: A Review – JAMA Cardiology
Editorial: Association of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) With Myocardial Injury and Mortality
Related Articles: Association of Cardiac Injury With Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China – JAMA Cardiology AND Cardiovascular Implications of Fatal Outcomes of Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – JAMA Cardiology
Commentary: A Heart Attack? No, It Was the Coronavirus – The New York Times
#ACC20 – [Abstract only] Randomized Trial: Rivaroxaban or Enoxaparin in Nonmajor Orthopedic Surgery
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:20h | UTCRivaroxaban or Enoxaparin in Nonmajor Orthopedic Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: PRONOMOS: Rivaroxaban Better Than Enoxaparin in Preventing VTE After Nonmajor Orthopedic Surgery – American College of Cardiology (free) AND PROphylaxis in NON-Major Orthopedic Surgery – PRONOMOS – American College of Cardiology (free)
Just Presented at the 2020 American College of Cardiology Virtual Meeting (free access)
Study: Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Residents of a Long-Term Care Skilled Nursing Facility
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:22h | UTCCommentary: The Role of Asymptomatic and Presymptomatic in Spread of COVID-19 – Penn State Food Safety AND For Nursing Homes, Symptoms Aren’t Enough to Tell Who’s Sick – Associated Press
#ACC20 – [Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Anticoagulation with or without Clopidogrel after Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:13h | UTCAnticoagulation with or without Clopidogrel after Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Antithrombotic Therapy After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With a Long-Term Indication for Oral Anticoagulation – POPular TAVI – American College of Cardiology (free)AND A-fib Patients Undergoing TAVR Do Better With OAC Alone: POPular TAVI – TCTMD (free)
Just Presented at the 2020 American College of Cardiology Virtual Meeting (free access)
#ACC20 – [Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Vericiguat in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:18h | UTCVericiguat in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: A Win for Vericiguat in High-Risk Chronic HF Patients: VICTORIA – TCTMD (free) AND VICTORIA: Vericiguat Associated With Reduced CV Death, HF Hospitalization in High-Risk HF Patients – American College of Cardiology
Just Presented at the 2020 American College of Cardiology Virtual Meeting (free access)
#ACC20 – [Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Rivaroxaban in Peripheral Artery Disease after Revascularization
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:05h | UTCRivaroxaban in Peripheral Artery Disease after Revascularization – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: VOYAGER-PAD: Rivaroxaban Associated With Reduced Adverse Limb, CV Events in PAD Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND VOYAGER PAD: Rivaroxaban Bests Aspirin Alone for Preventing Limb and CV Events – TCTMD (free)
Just Presented at the 2020 American College of Cardiology Virtual Meeting (free access)
#ACC20 – Randomized Trial: Effect of Dapagliflozin on Worsening Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Heart Failure With and Without Diabetes
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:03h | UTCSee also: Visual Abstract
Just Presented at the 2020 American College of Cardiology Virtual Meeting (free access)
#ACC20 – [Abstract Only] Apixaban for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Associated with Cancer
30 Mar, 2020 | 01:12h | UTCApixaban for the Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism Associated with Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (abstract Only – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Caravaggio Trial: Apixaban Noninferior to Dalteparin in Treatment of Cancer-Associated VTE – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Apixaban, Dalteprin Shown to Have Same Bleeding Risk in Patients With Cancer – AJMC (free)
Just Presented at the 2020 American College of Cardiology Virtual Meeting (free access)
New Report: The Global Impact of COVID-19 and Strategies for Mitigation and Suppression
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:10h | UTCSee also: Summary
Commentaries: Coronavirus: ‘Act early to save more than 30 million lives’ – BBC AND Study sees ‘severe and acute’ emergency for world in coronavirus pandemic – Reuters
Related Commentary on Twitter
UPDATE: #CoronaVirus Global Burden
➡️38.7 million deaths can be prevented when acting early
➡️#COVID19 pandemic likely to overwhelm already over-stretched health systems
➡️Rapid adoption of testing, case isolation & social distancing necessary🔰Report https://t.co/nQIOfwkM7O pic.twitter.com/p36reWTgSx
— Jameel Institute (@Imperial_Jameel) March 26, 2020
Fri March 27 – 10 Stories of The Day!
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:25h | UTC
1 – Report 12: The Global Impact of COVID-19 and Strategies for Mitigation and Suppression – Imperial College London
See also: Summary
Commentaries: Coronavirus: ‘Act early to save more than 30 million lives’ – BBC AND Study sees ‘severe and acute’ emergency for world in coronavirus pandemic – Reuters
Preprint: Forecasting COVID-19 impact on hospital bed-days, ICU-days, ventilator days and deaths by US state in the next 4 months (PDF)
Commentaries: A new report warns that the coronavirus pandemic will overwhelm US hospitals and kill 81,000 people by July – Business Insider AND Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in U.S., subside in June – Washington University analysis – Reuters
3 – Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
Related Article: Editorial by John P.A. Ioannidis: COVID-19: The Harms of Exaggerated Information and Non‐evidence‐based Measures (free study and commentaries)
See also: How to model a pandemic – The Conversation AND Coronavirus exposes the problems and pitfalls of modelling – The Guardian
5 – Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ
Related Study: Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open AND Commentary: Survey Finds COVID-19 Takes Heavy Psychological Toll on Health Care Workers – Psychiatric News Alert
See also: COVID-19: Updates for Radiologists
7 – Recommendation: Unproven Therapies for COVID-19 | March 24, 2020 – BC Centre for Disease Control
10 – Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Updates / 27 March 2020 Edition
27 March 2020 Edition – COVID-19/SARS-CoV-2 Latest Articles, Guidelines, News & Perspectives (several free resources)
Must-see Video! Perspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:03h | UTCPerspectives on the Pandemic with Dr. John Ioannidis
Related Article: Editorial by John P.A. Ioannidis: COVID-19: The Harms of Exaggerated Information and Non‐evidence‐based Measures (free study and commentaries)
IHME Report: US Hospitals Could Be Overwhelmed in the Second Week of April by Demand for ICU Beds, and US Deaths Could Total 81,000 by July
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:05h | UTCPreprint: Forecasting COVID-19 impact on hospital bed-days, ICU-days, ventilator days and deaths by US state in the next 4 months (PDF)
Commentaries: A new report warns that the coronavirus pandemic will overwhelm US hospitals and kill 81,000 people by July – Business Insider AND Coronavirus could kill 81,000 in U.S., subside in June – Washington University analysis – Reuters
Mathematics of Life and Death: How Disease Models Shape National Shutdowns and Other Pandemic Policies
27 Mar, 2020 | 04:01h | UTCSee also: How to model a pandemic – The Conversation AND Coronavirus exposes the problems and pitfalls of modelling – The Guardian
Analysis: Managing Mental Health Challenges Faced by Healthcare Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:55h | UTCManaging mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ
Related Study: Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among Health Care Workers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease 2019 – JAMA Network Open AND Commentary: Survey Finds COVID-19 Takes Heavy Psychological Toll on Health Care Workers – Psychiatric News Alert
BCCDC Position Statement on Unproven Therapies for COVID-19
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:48h | UTCRecommendation: Unproven Therapies for COVID-19 | March 24, 2020 – BC Centre for Disease Control
Typical and Atypical Symptoms of Acute Coronary Syndrome: Time to Retire the Terms?
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:44h | UTC
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Neck Pain in the General Population
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:43h | UTC
RSNA Expert Consensus Statement on Reporting Chest CT Findings Related to COVID-19
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:52h | UTCSee also: COVID-19: Updates for Radiologists
Study: Association of Daily Step Count and Step Intensity with Mortality
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:38h | UTCAssociation of Daily Step Count and Step Intensity with Mortality Among US Adults – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Higher daily step count linked with lower all-cause mortality – NIH News Releases (free) AND The number of steps per day, not speed, is linked to mortality rate – Science News AND Association of Daily Step Count and Step Intensity With Mortality – American College of Cardiology (free)
Rapid Review: Standard Face Masks vs. Respirator Masks to Prevent COVID-19 in Primary Care Staff
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:45h | UTC
Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV
27 Mar, 2020 | 03:33h | UTCInterim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV – AIDSinfo