Cardiology (all articles)
Cohort Study: Benefits and Harms of Antihypertensive Treatment in Low-Risk Patients With Mild Hypertension
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:44h | UTCBenefits and Harms of Antihypertensive Treatment in Low-Risk Patients With Mild Hypertension – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Treatment for moderately high blood pressure may be best saved for those at high risk – University of Cambridge (free) AND Study Questions Whether Treating Mild Hypertension Benefits Patients – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Guideline: Management of Patients with Patent Foramen Ovale
2 Nov, 2018 | 02:43h | UTC
Guideline: Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Undergoing Elective Invasive Procedures
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:58h | UTC
Review: Pacemaker‐Mediated Arrhythmias
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:49h | UTCPacemaker‐mediated arrhythmias – Journal of Arrythmia (free)
Study: Association of Weather with Incidence of Myocardial Infarction
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:38h | UTCCommentaries: Your risk of a heart attack could increase as it gets colder, study says – CNN (free) AND Cold, cloudy weather ‘could increase your risk of having heart attack’ – The Guardian (free)
Observational Study: Blood Pressure Levels and Outcomes in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCEditorial: The Ongoing Saga of Optimal Blood Pressure Level in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus and Coronary Artery Disease (free)
“A U‐shaped relationship between cardiovascular outcomes and BPs was observed.”
Observational Study: Blood Pressure Levels and Outcomes in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCEditorial: New Curveball for Hypertension Guidelines? Blood Pressure Targets in Peripheral Artery Disease (free)
“we found a higher rate of lower extremity PAD events with higher and lower SBP and pulse pressure and with lower DBP.”
Study: Score Predicts 90-Day Risk of Readmission After Acute Myocardial Infarction
26 Oct, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCCommentaries: Score predicts 90-day readmission risk after myocardial infarction – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND Novel risk predictor identifies likelihood of readmission after AMI – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Cohort Study: Association of Cardiorespiratory Fitness With Long-term Mortality
26 Oct, 2018 | 01:35h | UTCCommentaries: Expansive New Study Says Not Exercising Is Worse for Your Health Than Smoking – TIME (free) AND Researchers show better cardiorespiratory fitness leads to longer life – MedicalXpress (free)
Perspective: To Prevent Cardiovascular Disease, Pay Attention to Pregnancy Complications
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:14h | UTCTo Prevent Cardiovascular Disease, Pay Attention to Pregnancy Complications – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Maternal Cardiovascular Disease (link to abstract and commentaries)
Review: Newer Technologies for Detection of Atrial Fibrillation
19 Oct, 2018 | 00:11h | UTCNewer technologies for detection of atrial fibrillation – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
NCCN Survivorship Care Guideline 2018
17 Oct, 2018 | 13:36h | UTCRelated: Cardiovascular Toxicity in Cancer Survivors (free review and guidelines) AND Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in childhood cancer survivors (link to abstract and commentaries) AND The cumulative burden of surviving childhood cancer (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Endocrine Late Effects in Survivors of Cancer in Adolescence and Young Adulthood (free study and commentaries) AND Endocrine Disorders in Survivors of Childhood Cancer (free guideline and commentaries)
Heart Disease Used to be an Ailment of the Rich. But It’s Now Striking the World’s Poor.
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:40h | UTCHeart disease used to be an ailment of the rich. But it’s now striking the world’s poor. – VOX (free)
“In 2016, an estimated 1 million people died of HIV/AIDS, 445,000 people died of malaria, and 1.7 million died of tuberculosis. Nearly 18 million died of heart disease. And more than three-quarters of those deaths occurred in the developing world.”
Supplement: Atrial Septal Defects
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:38h | UTCAtrial septal defects – Journal of Thoracic Disease (comprehensive review – free articles)
Review: Treatments Targeting Inotropy
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:37h | UTCTreatments targeting inotropy – European Heart Journal (free)
Retrospective Cohort: Bariatric Surgery Tied to Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:34h | UTCAssociation Between Bariatric Surgery and Macrovascular Disease Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Severe Obesity – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: How Does Bariatric Surgery Compare With Medical Care for Reducing Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes? (free)
Commentary: Obesity surgery may lower heart attack danger in diabetics – Associated Press (free)
Cohort Study: Hospital Readmission Following Takotsubo Syndrome
16 Oct, 2018 | 23:32h | UTCHospital Readmission Following Takotsubo Syndrome – European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Takotsubo Syndrome Linked to Heart Failure Admissions and Mortality Risk in Nationwide Study – TCTMD (free) AND Avoiding Broken-Heart Syndrome Readmissions – MedPage Today (free)
Related International Registry: Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome (link to abstract and commentaries)
Review: Cardiovascular Imaging for the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cardiac Amyloidosis
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:41h | UTCRole of cardiovascular imaging for the diagnosis and prognosis of cardiac amyloidosis – OpenHeart (free)
Cohort Study: Outcomes of Patients With Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis
16 Oct, 2018 | 21:25h | UTCCommentaries: Study IDs predictors of mortality in asymptomatic aortic stenosis – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Silent Aortic Stenosis Outcomes Good With Close Surveillance – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Cohort Study: Long-term Outcomes of Unrecognized MI
12 Oct, 2018 | 01:40h | UTCAssociation of Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction With Long-term Outcomes in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The ICELAND MI Study – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Silent Infarcts Have Similar Mortality Over 10 Years as Clinically Recognized MI – TCTMD (free) AND Association of Unrecognized MI With Long-Term Outcomes – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related Study: Silent Myocardial Infarction and Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure (link to abstract and commentaries)
Canadian Guideline for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:58h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Community-Based Interventions to Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:48h | UTCEditorial: Of Barbershops and Churches: Can Community-Based Interventions Improve Cardiovascular Risk in High-Risk Patients? (free)
Commentaries: Faith-based approach to changing lifestyle lowers blood pressure – AHA Newsroom (free) AND How church communities can help lower African-Americans’ blood pressure – CNN (free) AND Church-Based Lifestyle Intervention Shows Promise for Lowering BP in Hypertensive African-Americans – TCTMD (free)
Related Study: Cluster-Randomized Trial of Blood-Pressure Reduction in Black Barbershops (free study and commentaries)
Review: Managing the Patient with Heart Failure in the ED
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:45h | UTCManaging the Patient with Heart Failure in the Emergency Department – European Heart Journal (free) (via @gonzaeperez)
Review: Bicuspid Aortic Valve
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:42h | UTCBicuspid aortic valve: Basics and beyond – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Study: Genomic Risk Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease in 480,000 Adults
11 Oct, 2018 | 21:32h | UTCGenomic Risk Prediction of Coronary Artery Disease in 480,000 Adults: Implications for Primary Prevention – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (via @EricTopol)