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Cohort Study | Clinical correlates and outcomes of methamphetamine‐associated cardiovascular diseases in hospitalized patients.
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:03h | UTCCommentary: Methamphetamine use associated with cardiovascular disease in hospitalized patients – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter
In one of the largest studies to date, Curran et al. found that #methamphetamine use is as big a risk for #heart #disease as alcohol and cocaine. @UCSFCardiology @LaraGroom #AHAJournals https://t.co/S82YLoVM7r pic.twitter.com/SkmxF3bG7d
— JAHA (@JAHA_AHA) August 12, 2022
Cohort Study | Association of optimal gestational weight gain ranges with perinatal outcomes across body mass index categories in twin pregnancies.
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:04h | UTCInvited Commentary: Establishing Optimal Gestational Weight Gain in Twin Pregnancies With a Prerequisite Rationale—A Tour de Force – JAMA Network Open
Related Meta-analysis: Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
This cohort study found a U-shaped association with gestational weight gain (GWG) across prepregnancy BMI with twin pregnancy outcomes, suggesting similar optimal GWG between underweight and normal-weight women; IOM recommendations may need updating. https://t.co/pva70ZoHDi
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) July 19, 2022
RCT | Sustained-release ivabradine hemisulfate in patients with systolic heart failure.
16 Aug, 2022 | 13:01h | UTC
Guideline for use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors for cardiorenal risk reduction in adults.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:29h | UTCSee related systematic review: The Effectiveness of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists on Cardiorenal Outcomes: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Canadian Journal of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://mobile.twitter.com/CJCJournals/status/1557751107006472193
AHA Scientific Statement | Effects of objective and perceived social isolation on cardiovascular and brain health.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:31h | UTCNews Release: Social isolation and loneliness increase the risk of death from heart attack, stroke – American Heart Association
Commentaries:
Loneliness Can Be a Real Heartbreaker, Cardiac Experts Warn – HealthDay
NICE Guideline | Urinary tract infection in under 16s: diagnosis and management.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:34h | UTC
M-A | Efficacy and safety of heparin full-dose anticoagulation in hospitalized non-critically ill COVID-19 patients.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:27h | UTCRelated:
Anticoagulants for people hospitalised with COVID‐19 – Cochrane Library
Review | Long COVID headache.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:25h | UTCLong COVID headache – The Journal of Headache and Pain
Commentary on Twitter
#Headache is among the most frequent symptoms persisting or newly developing after #coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as part of the so-called long #COVID syndrome. Learn more: https://t.co/v1V2jZBluq pic.twitter.com/X6eAgaOaBF
— European Headache Federation (@EHF_Official) August 4, 2022
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Update on the Monkeypox outbreak.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:24h | UTCUpdate on the Monkeypox Outbreak – JAMA
Author Interview: Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of Monkeypox – JAMA
Related:
WHO Declares Global Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Virus Outbreak – Health Policy Watch
Monkeypox: A Contemporary Review for Healthcare Professionals – Open Forum Infectious Diseases
M-A | Infant BCG vaccination and risk of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis throughout the life course.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:21h | UTCInvited Commentary: Infant BCG vaccination is beneficial, but not sufficient – The Lancet Global Health
News Release: BCG vaccine prevents tuberculosis in young children, but not adults – Boston University School of Public Health
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
https://twitter.com/LeoMarti_EpiTB/status/1557138585119141889
Review | Plasma exchange in the intensive care unit.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:19h | UTCPlasma exchange in the intensive care unit: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Therapeutic plasma exchange in #ICU
🟨 indications for urgent TPE
🟨 mechanisms, kinetics and therapeutic goals
🟨 diagnostic workup & monitoring
🟨 technical aspects
🟨 clinical response & complications
🟨 unanswered questions & research agenda#FOAMcc
📎 https://t.co/CojkcA81Dy pic.twitter.com/MsAdjgJhNL— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) August 13, 2022
Network M-A | Tocolytics for delaying preterm birth.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:17h | UTCTocolytics for delaying preterm birth: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library
News Release: Preterm birth delay drugs safe for global reduction in neonatal death – University of Birmingham
Perspective | Pragmatism in clinical trials: essential, not optional.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:15h | UTCPragmatism in clinical trials: essential, not optional – European Journal of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
A call for pragmatism in the design and running of clinical trials:https://t.co/bXQ4Wp0x1i#EHJ@escardio pic.twitter.com/ES1X12zTGv
— EHJ Editor-in-Chief (@ehj_ed) August 11, 2022
Clinical Practice Update | The detection, evaluation, and management of dyslipidemia in children and adolescents.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:12h | UTC
Practice Guideline | Preoperative investigations.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:08h | UTC
European guideline on obesity care in patients with gastrointestinal and liver diseases.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:11h | UTC
RCT | Secukinumab in enthesitis-related arthritis and juvenile psoriatic arthritis.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:05h | UTC
RCT | Omecamtiv Mecarbil does not improve exercise capacity in chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:07h | UTCEffect of Omecamtiv Mecarbil on Exercise Capacity in Chronic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: The METEORIC-HF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Author Interview: Can Omecamtiv Mecarbil Improve Peak Exercise Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)? – JAMA
Commentaries:
Omecamtiv Mecarbil Fails to Improve Exercise Capacity in HFrEF – Medscape (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
#OriginalInvestigation: Multicenter randomized clinical trial found that, in patients with chronic #HFrEF, omecamtiv mecarbil did not significantly improve exercise capacity over 20 weeks compared with placebo. @GLewisCardiol https://t.co/f27Y0oya6S
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) July 20, 2022
RCT | Small trial suggests intraosseous morphine may decrease postoperative pain and pain medication use after total knee arthroplasty.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:03h | UTCNews Release: A new way to control pain after knee replacement surgery – Houston Methodist
RCT | A small study evaluated the safety and efficacy of prophylactic levetiracetam for prevention of epileptic seizures in the acute phase of intracerebral hemorrhage.
15 Aug, 2022 | 12:01h | UTCSafety and efficacy of prophylactic levetiracetam for prevention of epileptic seizures in the acute phase of intracerebral haemorrhage (PEACH): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Small study that is not powered to answer this question but raises an interesting ❓ nonetheless: should we use prophylactic antiseizure 💊in #ich? Most recently updated guidelines recommend against this practice. https://t.co/NH45OCtzvv
— Richard Choi, DO, FNCS (@rkchoi) August 11, 2022
M-A | Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in adults.
15 Aug, 2022 | 11:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New Article online — a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of occult #HBV infection in adults — FREE to read https://t.co/oaa1HHfQo0@dryuriim @leithdamien @chipsliverlover @GeYueqi @gndow @maud_lemoine #LiverTwitter #IDtwitter #viralhepatitis #hepatitisB pic.twitter.com/liMf9CBAzK
— The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology (@LancetGastroHep) August 10, 2022
Implementation of recommendations in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: considerations for development and uptake.
15 Aug, 2022 | 11:57h | UTC
RCT | Safety and immunogenicity of a typhoid conjugate vaccine among children aged 9 months to 12 years in Malawi.
15 Aug, 2022 | 11:55h | UTCCommentaries:
New TCV data from Malawi highlight longer-term immune response – Coalition Against Typhoid
Related:
Randomized Trial: Efficacy Analysis of a Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine
M-A | Interventions to reduce infections in patients with hematological malignancies.
15 Aug, 2022 | 11:51h | UTCCommentary: Prophylactic Immunoglobulin, Vaccinations May Reduce Infections in Hematologic Malignancies – AJMC
Review | Perioperative hypotension: causes and remedies.
15 Aug, 2022 | 11:53h | UTCPerioperative hypotension: causes and remedies – Journal of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Critical Care