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Retrospective Cohort: In Cardiac Surgery, Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion is Associated with Reduced Risk of Stroke and Mortality
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:51h | UTCAssociation of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion With Subsequent Stroke and Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Heart surgery: To have or not to have…your left atrial appendage closed – Mayo Clinic, via ScienceDaily (free) AND LAA Closure Tied to Better Heart Surgery Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Randomized Trial Continuous Low-dose Antibiotic Prophylaxis to Prevent UTI in Adults who Perform Clean Intermittent Self-catheterization
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:52h | UTC“The results of this large randomised trial, conducted in accordance with best practice, demonstrate clear benefit for antibiotic prophylaxis in terms of reducing the frequency of UTI for people carrying out CISC”.
Proof-of-concept Trial: Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Primary Clostridium difficile Infection
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCCommentary: Antibiotics Weren’t Used to Cure These Patients. Fecal Bacteria Were – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND The Latest Poop On Fecal Transplants Vs. Antibiotics For C. Difficile Diarrhea – Forbes (free)
Cohort Study: Metformin Safe for Many Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:49h | UTCAssociation of Metformin Use With Risk of Lactic Acidosis Across the Range of Kidney Function: A Community-Based Cohort Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study Supports Metformin Use at eGFRs as Low as 30 – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Metformin safe for most diabetics with kidney disease – UPI (free) AND Evidence Growing Metformin Safe in Many With Diabetes and CKD – Medscape (free registration required)
Related Studies: Metformin Treatment in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Metformin is linked to reduced mortality in type 2 diabetes with comorbid CKD and CHF – ACP Diabetes Monthly (free)
Short Review: Stimulants for ADHD in children
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCStimulants for ADHD in children: Revisited – Therapeutics Initiative (via @AllenFrancesMD)
“There is convincing evidence that a proportion of boys and girls treated with stimulants in BC and around the world are simply the youngest in their class”
Video: ASCO 2018 Conference Round Up
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:48h | UTCASCO 2018 conference round up, by Dr Bishal Gyawali and Will Davies (free)
ASCO 2018: Tailoring Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Premenopausal Breast Cancer
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:47h | UTCEditorial: Endocrine Adjuvant Therapy for Localized Breast Cancer (free)
Commentary: Aromatase Inhibitor Plus Ovarian Suppression Yields Benefit in High-Risk Premenopausal Patients With Breast Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Perspective: Beyond Legalization — Dilemmas Physicians Confront Regarding Aid in Dying
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:47h | UTC
Review: Pulmonary Function Tests for the Generalist
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:45h | UTCPulmonary Function Tests for the Generalist: A Brief Review – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Research: New Risk Calculator Estimates Millions are Being Overtreated with Statins
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:42h | UTCClinical Implications of Revised Pooled Cohort Equations for Estimating Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New risk calculator could change the aspirin, statins, and blood pressure medications some people take – STAT (free) AND Statin recommendations may change, especially for African-Americans – CNN (free) AND Millions could have incorrect statin, aspirin and blood pressure prescriptions – Stanford Medicine, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Current models overestimate CVD risk of 11.8M US adults – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Highlights from the New GOLD COPD Guidelines
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCCatch up on new COPD guidelines – ACP Internist (free)
Original Guideline: 2018 Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD – Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) (free PDF)
Pocket Guide: COPD Diagnosis, Management and Prevention (free PDF)
Review: Understanding and Improving the Health of People Who Experience Incarceration
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:46h | UTC
WHO Global Action Plan: More Active People for a Healthier World
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:41h | UTCNews Release: More active people for a healthier world: The global action plan on physical activity 2018 – 2030 (free resources)
ASCO 2018: Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy vs Immediate Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCRelated Video: Pre-operative chemotherapy with radiation may help people with pancreatic cancer live longer – eCancer News (free)
Systematic Review: Exercise for Cognitive Brain Health in Aging
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:43h | UTCExercise for cognitive brain health in aging: A systematic review for an evaluation of dose – Neurology Clinical Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: How Much Exercise Is Needed to Help Improve Thinking Skills? – American Academy of Neurology, via NewsWise (free) AND Exercise regimen can maintain cognition in older adults, researchers say – UPI (free) AND 1-Hour Exercise, 3 Times a Week Boosts Cognition in Older Adults – MedPage Today (free registration required)
ASCO 2018: Improved Overall Survival with Adjuvant mFOLFIRINOX in Resected Pancreatic Cancer
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCAdjuvant mFOLFIRINOX vs Gemcitabine in Resected Pancreatic Cancer – The ASCO Post (free)
Related: Pancreatic Cancer Survival Jumps With Postsurgical Chemo Combo – OncLive (free) AND Study Finds Rare Gain for Tough-To-Treat Pancreatic Cancer – Associated Press (free)
Report: WHO Independent High-Level Commission on Noncommunicable Diseases
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCNews Release: Commission calls for urgent action against chronic diseases (free)
Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorders
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:37h | UTCCurrent Concepts in Diagnosis and Treatment of Functional Neurological Disorders – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Canadian Guideline: Management of Chronic Hepatitis C
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCCommentaries: Hepatitis C guideline recommends screening for all people born 1945-1975 – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Canadian Group Offers New Guidelines on Hepatitis C Screening, Management – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related Guidelines: HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C – American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) (free) AND EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C 2018 – Journal of Hepatology (free)
Review: Optimal Pharmacological Therapy in ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:34h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 4 June 2018
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 4 June 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Consensus Conference: Cardiac and Vascular Surgery–Associated Acute Kidney Injury
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:36h | UTC
ASCO 2018: Global Burden of Cancer from 1990 to 2016
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:22h | UTCCommentary: Increase in lifestyle-related cancers over past decade spotlights critical need for prevention – Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
Implementation Guide: Eliminating Inappropriate Telemetry Monitoring
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCEliminating Inappropriate Telemetry Monitoring: An Evidence-Based Implementation Guide – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Continuing to Improve Appropriateness of Continuous Electrocardiographic Monitoring (Telemetry) (free for a limited period)
ASCO 2018: Many Women with Early-Stage Breast Cancer Can Forgo Chemotherapy When Guided by a 21-Gene Expression Assay
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:23h | UTCCommentaries: 2018 ASCO: TAILORx: Most Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer Can Forgo Chemotherapy When Guided by a Diagnostic Test – The ASCO Post (free) AND Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds – STAT (free) AND Many women with early-stage breast cancer can skip chemotherapy: study – Reuters (free) AND For Some Breast Cancer Patients, The Chemo Decision Just Got Easier – NPR (free) AND Breast cancer: Test means fewer women will need chemotherapy – BBC (free) AND Good News for Women With Breast Cancer: Many Don’t Need Chemo – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)