Cardiology (all articles)
Cohort Study: Association Between Push-up Exercise Capacity and Future Cardiovascular Events
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:17h | UTCCommentaries: Push-up capacity linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular disease events among men – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (free) AND Struggling to do push-ups? You may be at risk of heart disease – NHS (free) AND How Many Push-Ups Can You Do? It May Be a Good Predictor of Heart Health – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women With Breast Cancer
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:09h | UTCManagement of Cardiovascular Disease in Women With Breast Cancer – Circulation (free)
Related: AHA Scientific Statement on Cardio-Oncology (several guidelines on the subject)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Learn about a team-based approach to #CV assessment & management of patients with #BreastCancer from diagnosis through treatment & in survivorship. #GoRedForWomen https://t.co/Kwj4YPeq2B pic.twitter.com/BZNydizyaz
— Circulation (@CircAHA) February 19, 2019
Review: Role of Breast Arterial Calcification for Cardiovascular Risk Stratification in Women
25 Feb, 2019 | 01:07h | UTCCommentary: Breast Calcifications May Hold Important Clues for CV Risk Stratification – TCTMD (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#InDepth: Breast arterial calcifications via #mammography potentially offers a personalized, non-invasive approach to risk stratification for #CVD Learn about what is currently known & how this modality may play a role counseling on modifiable risk factors https://t.co/S7HgYBpRF0 pic.twitter.com/4SXMWPIlrL
— Circulation (@CircAHA) February 21, 2019
Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
25 Feb, 2019 | 00:49h | UTC
Report: Pharmacotherapy in Older Adults with Cardiovascular Disease
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:38h | UTC
AHA Scientific Statement on Cardio-Oncology: Vascular and Metabolic Perspectives
22 Feb, 2019 | 01:34h | UTCRelated Guidelines and Reviews: SEOM clinical guidelines on cardiovascular toxicity (2018) – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free) AND Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
What’s New in the ESC 2018 Guidelines for Arterial hypertension: The Ten Most Important Messages
21 Feb, 2019 | 04:08h | UTCRelated Summaries: Ten Commandments of the 2018 ESC/ESH Hypertension Guidelines (free) AND 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for Management of Arterial Hypertension – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Guideline: ESC/ESH Guidelines for the Management of Arterial Hypertension (free)
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration Based on Ischemic and Bleeding Risks After Coronary Stenting
21 Feb, 2019 | 04:01h | UTCDual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration Based on Ischemic and Bleeding Risks After Coronary Stenting – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: PRECISE-DAPT Score and Complex PCI – American College of Cardiology (free) AND After Stenting, Long-Term DAPT Benefits Those at Low Bleeding Risk More – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Related Guidelines: 2018 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology Focused Update of the Guidelines for the Use of Antiplatelet Therapy (free) AND 2017 European Society of Cardiology focused update on dual antiplatelet therapy in coronary artery disease (free) AND 2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease(free)
“Prospective studies are needed to verify whether patients at high bleeding risk derive net benefit from a shorter duration of DAPT after stenting, regardless of procedural complexity.” (from American College of Cardiology)
Related Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Costa_F_8/status/1097656877134032896
Review: Pharmacological Therapy for Ventricular Arrhythmias
21 Feb, 2019 | 03:51h | UTCSee other reviews from the same Special Issue: Sudden Cardiac Death and Ventricular Arrhythmias – State of the Art (free articles)
Why Do South Asians Have Such High Rates of Heart Disease?
18 Feb, 2019 | 16:57h | UTCWhy Do South Asians Have Such High Rates of Heart Disease? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Canadian Guidelines on the Acute Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Focused Update on Regionalization and Reperfusion
17 Feb, 2019 | 21:34h | UTCRelated Guideline: 2018 ESC/EACTS Guidelines on myocardial revascularization – European Heart Journal (free)
Meta-Analysis: Comparison of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Omplantation with Other Approaches to Treat Aortic Valve Stenosis
16 Feb, 2019 | 14:26h | UTC
BMJ Head to Head: Should We Screen for Atrial fibrillation?
15 Feb, 2019 | 00:52h | UTCShould we screen for atrial fibrillation? – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Should we screen people for irregular heartbeat? – The BMJ, via ScienceDaily (free)
Related: USPSTF Statement: Screening with Resting or Exercise Electrocardiography (ECG) Not Recommended (free Guideline and commentaries) AND Wearable technology to screen for atrial fibrillation: does it raise more questions than it answers? (free commentaries) AND Get Ready For A Tsunami Of ECGs (free commentaries)
Study: Heart Failure and Mortality After Elective Noncardiac Surgery
14 Feb, 2019 | 01:21h | UTCAssociation of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Symptoms With Mortality After Elective Noncardiac Surgery Among Patients With Heart Failure – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Symptomatic and non-symptomatic heart failure associated with increased postoperative mortality in non-cardiac elective surgery – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND LVEF, HF Symptoms, and Mortality After Surgery – American College of Cardiology (free)
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) in Teens: A Guide for Behavior Change to Manage Symptoms
12 Feb, 2019 | 15:36h | UTC
Review: Identifying and Managing Younger Women at High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
12 Feb, 2019 | 00:21h | UTCIdentifying and managing younger women at high risk of cardiovascular disease – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free for 7 days)
Related Reviews: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding Cardiovascular Disease in Women: The Women’s Heart Alliance – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free)
Related guidelines: Preventing and Experiencing Ischemic Heart Disease as a Woman: State of the Science: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free) AND Acute Myocardial Infarction in Women: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (free) AND AHA/ACOG: Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Through Collaboration with Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free)
Randomized Trial: Bilateral versus Single Internal-Thoracic-Artery Grafts at 10 Years
11 Feb, 2019 | 21:30h | UTCBilateral versus Single Internal-Thoracic-Artery Grafts at 10 Years – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Single vs. Bilateral Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Randomized Trial Comparing Bilateral with Single Internal-Thoracic-Artery Grafting for CABG Shows No Significant Difference in All-Cause Mortality – Cardiology Now (free) AND CABG: Death at 10 Years Similar With Bilateral or Single Internal Thoracic Artery Grafting – Cardiology Advisor (free)
Review: Cardiovascular Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
10 Feb, 2019 | 15:41h | UTC
Study: Lifestyle Changes May be More Important than Drugs for Mild Hypertension
10 Feb, 2019 | 15:37h | UTCLifestyle changes may be more important than drugs for mild hypertension – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Study: Cohort Study: Benefits and Harms of Antihypertensive Treatment in Low-Risk Patients With Mild Hypertension (link to abstract and commentaries)
Randomized Trial: Alirocumab for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
10 Feb, 2019 | 13:57h | UTCCommentary: Alirocumab reduces risk of initial and repeat CV events after ACS – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Original Research: Alirocumab and Cardiovascular Outcomes after Acute Coronary Syndrome (link to abstract and commentaries)
Study: Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated With Venous Thromboembolism
10 Feb, 2019 | 13:48h | UTCCardiovascular Risk Factors Associated with Venous Thromboembolism – JAMA Cardiology (free)
“Older age, smoking, and adiposity were consistently associated with higher VTE risk.”
Study: Outcomes of In-Hospital Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
7 Feb, 2019 | 00:59h | UTCIncidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of In-Hospital Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Unplanned PCI After CABG – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
#PCI in post-CABG patients may mean higher morbidity and mortality: https://t.co/bRMWCKIZEM #JACC #cvCABG pic.twitter.com/LoRw1orZpb
— JACC Journals (@JACCJournals) February 4, 2019
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Invasive Strategies
7 Feb, 2019 | 00:43h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Automated Office Blood Pressure Readings vs. Other Methods of Blood Pressure Measurement for Identifying Patients with Possible Hypertension
6 Feb, 2019 | 00:54h | UTCComparing Automated Office Blood Pressure Readings With Other Methods of Blood Pressure Measurement for Identifying Patients With Possible Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Automated BP Readings More Accurate Than Manual Measurements – NEJM Journal Watch (free) AND Automated office BP readings best routine measures – MDedge Cardiology (free)
Related Commentary on Twitter
Automated office blood pressure readings, when recorded properly with the patient sitting alone in a quiet place, are more accurate than office BP readings in routine clinical practice and are similar to awake ambulatory BP readings @JAMAInternalMed https://t.co/iY5v4my94d
— Joseph Ross (@jsross119) February 4, 2019
JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis: Management of Blood Cholesterol
4 Feb, 2019 | 23:53h | UTCGuideline Synopsis: Management of Blood Cholesterol – JAMA (free)
Editorial: A New Personalized, Patient-Centric, and Cost-Conscious Guideline for Contemporary Cholesterol Management (free)
Original Guideline: New AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol (free guideline and resources)