Cardiology (all articles)
Another Study Supports Nonfasting Measurement of Lipid Levels
29 May, 2019 | 02:02h | UTCAssociation of Nonfasting vs Fasting Lipid Levels With Risk of Major Coronary Events in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial–Lipid Lowering Arm – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: New evidence: It’s not necessary to fast before complete cholesterol test – Brigham and Women’s Hospital (free) AND More Evidence That Fasting Isn’t Necessary Before Lipid Tests – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Compendium: The Medical and Device-Related Treatment of Heart Failure
29 May, 2019 | 02:04h | UTCHomepage: The Medical and Device-Related Treatment of Heart Failure – Circulation Research (free articles)
Editorial: The Medical and Device-Related Treatment of Heart Failure
– Medical Therapy for Heart Failure Caused by Ischemic Heart Disease
– Novel Therapies for Prevention and Early Treatment of Cardiomyopathies: Now and in the Future
– Medical Therapy for Heart Failure Associated With Pulmonary Hypertension
– Management of Myocarditis-Related Cardiomyopathy in Adults
– Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Therapy in Heart Failure
– Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction In Perspective
– Anthracycline and Peripartum Cardiomyopathies: Predictably Unpredictable
– Stimulating Cardiogenesis as a Treatment for Heart Failure
Review: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Management of Antineoplastic Drug-Induced Cardiovascular Toxicity
28 May, 2019 | 10:22h | UTCRelated: AHA Scientific Statement on Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives (several guidelines on the subject)
Clinical Practice Update on Heart Failure 2019: Pharmacotherapy, Procedures, Devices and Patient Management
28 May, 2019 | 01:22h | UTC
Synopsis of the 2018 AHA/ACC Cholesterol Clinical Practice Guidelines
28 May, 2019 | 01:24h | UTCOriginal Guideline: New AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol (free guideline and resources)
JACC Review: Deprescribing in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease
26 May, 2019 | 20:18h | UTCDeprescribing in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Related: Position Statement: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Deprescribing in Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease
– its hard, it takes time, but it is probably as important as prescribing!#Cardiology #Cardiotwitter #publichealth https://t.co/1urlIi61RD pic.twitter.com/hOXUlZ5M7u
— Konstantin Krychtiuk (@krychtiukmd) May 25, 2019
Guideline: Change in Renal Function Associated with Drug Treatment in Heart Failure
26 May, 2019 | 20:16h | UTCChange in renal function associated with drug treatment in heart failure: national guidance – Heart (free)
Guideline: Stress Echocardiography in Coronary Artery Disease
26 May, 2019 | 12:29h | UTC
Advances in Clinical Cardiology 2018: A Summary of Key Clinical Trials
26 May, 2019 | 12:30h | UTCAdvances in Clinical Cardiology 2018: A Summary of Key Clinical Trials – Advances in Therapy (free)
The Top 100 Manuscripts in Emergency Cardiac Surgery
24 May, 2019 | 05:28h | UTC
May Measurement Month 2018: A Pragmatic Global Screening Campaign to Raise Awareness of Hypertension
24 May, 2019 | 05:24h | UTCCommentary: Only a third of people have hypertension under control – OnMedica (free)
Consensus Document: Defining High Bleeding Risk in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
24 May, 2019 | 05:12h | UTC
Review: Adjuvant Antithrombotic Therapy in ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction
23 May, 2019 | 12:54h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Restarting Antiplatelet Therapy Safe after Intracerebral Hemorrhage
23 May, 2019 | 08:05h | UTCCommentaries: Restarting antiplatelet therapy after intracerebral haemorrhage – The Lancet (free) AND Aspirin unlikely to cause more brain bleeds for stroke patients – UPI (free) AND Aspirin green light for brain bleed stroke patients, study suggests – University of Edinburgh (free)
“The risk of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage is probably too small to exceed the established benefits of antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention.”
Consensus Statement on Optimal Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Programming and Testing
22 May, 2019 | 06:03h | UTC
SCAI Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on the Classification of Cardiogenic Shock
21 May, 2019 | 05:59h | UTCSCAI clinical expert consensus statement on the classification of cardiogenic shock – Catheterization Cardiovascular Interventions (free) (via @paomorejon)
Related: Cardiogenic shock: evolving definitions and future directions in management – openheart (free)
Commentaries: SCAI releases multi-society endorsed consensus on the classification stages of cardiogenic shock – Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (free) AND SCAI Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on Cardiogenic Shock – American College of Cardiology (free)
“Endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA), the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) in April 2019”
Blood Pressure and the New ACC/AHA Hypertension Guidelines
20 May, 2019 | 17:09h | UTCBlood Pressure and the New ACC/AHA Hypertension Guidelines – Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine (free)
Original Guideline: 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (free)
Related: 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension – European Heart Journal (free) AND What’s New in the ESC 2018 Guidelines for Arterial hypertension: The Ten Most Important Messages (free) AND AAFP Decides to Not Endorse AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline – American Academy of Family Physicians (free) AND Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Synopsis of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Hypertension Guideline – Annals of Internal Medicine (free) AND Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free)
Podcast: Best Practices Update and the Future of Heart Failure with Preserved EF
20 May, 2019 | 22:22h | UTCBest practices update and the future of heart failure with preserved EF – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast (free audio and summary)
Review: New-onset Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Critically Ill Patients
19 May, 2019 | 22:27h | UTCNew-onset atrial fibrillation in adult critically ill patients: a scoping review – Intensive Care Medicine (free) (via @AndersPerner)
Meta-Analysis: Perioperative/Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of Subsequent Stroke and/or Mortality
19 May, 2019 | 21:15h | UTCPerioperative/Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of Subsequent Stroke and/or Mortality – Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of Stroke, Mortality – American College of Cardiology (free)
Early Repolarization Syndrome: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach
19 May, 2019 | 21:05h | UTC
2019 EACTS Expert Consensus on Long-term Mechanical Circulatory Support
19 May, 2019 | 16:07h | UTC
Anticoagulation in Chronic Kidney Disease: From Guidelines to Clinical Practice
19 May, 2019 | 13:00h | UTC
AHA/ACC Statement: Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation
17 May, 2019 | 06:59h | UTCSummaries: Scientific Statement on Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Top Things to Know:
Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation – American Heart Association (free)
News Releases: New Scientific Statement Explores Home-Based Cardiac Rehab Strategy – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Home-based cardiac rehabilitation is an option to overcome barriers of traditional cardiac rehabilitation – American Heart Association (free)
Commentaries: Home-based heart rehab may help patients who can’t get to clinics – Reuters (free) AND Home-Based Cardiac Rehab a “Reasonable Option” – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Meta-Analysis: New Oral Anticoagulants vs. Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Valvular Heart Disease
17 May, 2019 | 06:46h | UTC“The efficacy and safety of NOACs as thromboprophylaxis for AF and VHD are similar to those of warfarin.”


