Tue, January 29 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – 2019 AHA/ACC/HRS Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation – Circulation (free PDF)

News Release: Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation recommend a new class of blood thinners to help prevent stroke – American Heart Association (free)

Commentaries: Focused Update of the AHA/ACC/HRS Atrial Fibrillation Guideline – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Popular blood thinner warfarin no longer recommended for most atrial fibrillation cases – CNN (free)

2 – European Practical and Patient-Centred Guidelines for Adult Obesity Management in Primary Care – Obesity Facts (free)

3 – Effect of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control on Probable Dementia: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Prevention of Cognitive Impairment With Intensive Systolic Blood Pressure Control (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Does intensive blood pressure control reduce dementia? – NIH News Releases (free)

4 – Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Effectiveness and Herd Protection in Young Women – Pediatrics (free)

Commentaries: Three Important Findings From a Study on HPV “Real World” Effectiveness – Pediatrics (free) AND HPV vaccine effective against infection and for herd immunity – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

Related Perspective on Herd Immunity: The Herd to the Rescue: How an Invisible Shield Can Keep us Healthy (free)

5 – Cost-effectiveness of urine-based tuberculosis screening in hospitalised patients with HIV in Africa: a microsimulation modelling study – The Lancet Global Health (free)

Commentaries: Costs of tuberculosis screening among inpatients with HIV – The Lancet Global Health (free) AND Using urine testing to diagnose TB in patients with HIV can save lives and be cost-effective – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (free)

6 – Perspective: The robot needs a human heart—why AI in medicine brings moral choices into focus – The BMJ Opinion (free)

7 – Patient-reported complications related to peripherally inserted central catheters: a multicentre prospective cohort study – BMJ Quality & Safety (free)

“Three in four patients that receive a PICC report a complication after discharge – yet very few are ever documented.” (via @vineet_chopra see Tweet)

8 – The Global Syndemic of Obesity, Undernutrition, and Climate Change: The Lancet Commission report (free registration required)

Commentaries: Take on food industry to beat malnutrition and obesity, says report – The Guardian (free) AND Want to fix obesity and climate change at the same time? Make Big Food companies pay. – VOX (free) AND To fix climate change, fix the obesity and starvation epidemics, reports say – CNN (free)

“Holding people responsible for their obesity detracts attention from the obesogenic systems that produce obesity” (via @TheLancet see Tweet)

9 – Aerobic exercise for adult patients with major depressive disorder in mental health services: A systematic review and meta‐analysis – Depression & Anxiety (free)

Commentary: Aerobic exercise is an effective treatment for depression – NIHR Signal (free)

Related Study: Assessment of Bidirectional Relationships Between Physical Activity and Depression Among Adults: A 2-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study – JAMA Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentary: Exercise can reduce risk for depression, research shows – UPI (free)

10 – Physical activity, common brain pathologies, and cognition in community-dwelling older adults – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Daily Movement — Even Household Chores — May Boost Brain Health In Elderly – NPR (free) AND Keep Moving to Keep Brain Sharp in Old Age – U.S. News (free) AND Activity sharpens even dementia-affected brains, report suggests – The Guardian (free)

Related: Dose-response relationship between exercise and cognitive function in older adults with and without cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis – PLOS One (free)