Wed, January 23 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Canada’s Dietary Guidelines – Government of Canada (free)

Homepage: Canada’s Food Guide (free resources)

2 – Automated Triaging of Adult Chest Radiographs with Deep Artificial Neural Networks – Radiology (free for a limited period)

Commentary: AI interprets chest x-rays, prioritizes critical findings – Radiology Business (free)

3 – A review of guidelines to distinguish between gastric and pulmonary placement of nasogastric tubes – Heart & Lung (free)

4 – PH in CHD and Pregnancy: Summary of AHA/ACC ACHD and ESC Pregnancy Guidelines – American College of Cardiology (free)

Original Guidelines: 2018 ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy (free) AND 2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension (free) AND 2018 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease (free PDF)

5 – Safety of Men with Small and Medium Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Under Surveillance in the National Health Service Screening Programme – Circulation (free PDF)

Commentaries: AAA Rupture Rate in England Supports Current Thresholds for Surveillance, Intervention—With Some Caveats – TCTMD (free) AND Safety of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Surveillance – American College of Cardiology (free)

6 – Alex Nowbar’s weekly research reviews, 22 January 2019 – The BMJ Opinion (free)

Alex Nowbar reviews the latest research from the top medical journals.

7 – Effect of a Low Free Sugar Diet vs Usual Diet on Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adolescent Boys: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Study shows low-sugar diet effective in boys with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease – University of California (free) AND Low free sugar diet reduces hepatic steatosis in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescent males – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND To Fight Fatty Liver, Avoid Sugary Foods and Drinks – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

8 – Association of Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention With Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at aspirin use in healthy people, and cardiovascular events and bleeding – Science Media Centre (free) AND Aspirin Modest at Best in Primary CV Prevention – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND When to take (or not take) aspirin to prevent heart trouble – CNN (free)

Related: Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Aspirin Did Not Prevent Deaths or Disability in Healthy Older Adults (free study and commentaries)

9 – Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) – Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology (free)

Related Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea, 2017 (free) AND American College of Gastroenterology Monograph on Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome – Journal of Gastroenterology (free) AND Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (free)

10 – Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Multidisciplinary Clinical Management Strategy – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)

Related Reviews: Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease: Lessons from Recent Trials and Need for Team Science – Circulation (free) AND Sleep Apnea: Types, Mechanisms, and Clinical Cardiovascular Consequences – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)