Cardiology (all articles)
Study: Association of Body Mass Index With Blood Pressure
23 Aug, 2018 | 22:26h | UTCCommentary: As body mass index increases, blood pressure may as well – Yale University (free)
AHA/ACC Guideline: Management of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:37h | UTC2018 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease (free PDF)
News Release: Societies Release Updated Guideline for Treating Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients (free)
Key Points to Remember: 2018 AHA/ACC Guideline for Adults With Congenital Heart Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)
Keeping Up With Cardiology: Old-School Learning Versus the Twittersphere
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:28h | UTCKeeping Up With Cardiology: Old-School Learning Versus the Twittersphere – TCTMD (free)
Related: Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? – Facets (free) AND Rise of the Tweetorial – Precious Bodily Fluids (free) AND Social Medicine: Twitter in Healthcare – Journal of Clinical Medicine (free) AND University of Twitter? Scientists give impromptu lecture critiquing nutrition research – CBC (free) AND Twitter-Based Medicine: How Social Media is Changing the Public’s View of Medicine – The Health Care Blog (free) AND What’s your doctor reading? How social media is disrupting medical education – National Post (free)
Cohort Study: Risk Factors, Mortality, and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:26h | UTCRisk Factors, Mortality, and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: In Type 2 Diabetes, Five Risk Factor Targets Keep MI, Stroke, and Death in Check – TCTMD (free) AND How People With Type 2 Diabetes Can Lower Their Risk of Health Problems – TIME (free) AND T2D, Without Other Risks, Not Tied to Excess Mortality – MedPage Today (free registration required)
International Registry: Long-Term Prognosis of Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:19h | UTCLong-Term Prognosis of Patients With Takotsubo Syndrome – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Long-Term Prognosis of Takotsubo Syndrome – American College of Cardiology (free) AND How deadly is Takotsubo syndrome? It depends on the trigger – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related: International Expert Consensus Document on Takotsubo Syndrome (free)
Study: Polygenic Scores for Common Diseases Identify Individuals with Risk Equivalent to Monogenic Mutations
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:09h | UTCGenome-wide polygenic scores for common diseases identify individuals with risk equivalent to monogenic mutations – Nature Genetics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Researchers predict risk for common deadly diseases from millions of genetic variants – Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, ScienceDaily (free) AND Clues to Your Health Are Hidden at 6.6 Million Spots in Your DNA – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Multi-gene test may find risk for heart disease and more – Associated Press (free) AND A Harvard Scientist Thinks He Has a Gene Test for Heart Attack Risk. He Wants to Give It Away Free – Forbes (free)
Randomized Trial: Low-Dose Triple Combination Antihypertensive Medication vs Usual Care for Blood Pressure Control
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCFixed Low-Dose Triple Combination Antihypertensive Medication vs Usual Care for Blood Pressure Control in Patients With Mild to Moderate Hypertension in Sri Lanka: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Video Summary: Fixed-Dose Combination Pill for Hypertension Treatment in Sri Lanka (free)
Commentaries: Three-in-one pill lowers blood pressure significantly, study says – UPI (free) AND Innovative triple pill significantly lowers blood pressure, study finds – George Institute for Global Health, via EurekAlert (free)
Perspective: The Polypill and the Long Journey to Major Impact
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:05h | UTCRichard Smith: The polypill and the long journey to major impact – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Related Reviews: Strengths and Limitations of Using the Polypill in Cardiovascular Prevention – Current Cardiology Reports (free) AND The polypill approach – An innovative strategy to improve cardiovascular health in Europe – BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology (free)
Cohort Study: Excess Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes in Relation to Age at Onset
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:44h | UTCExcess mortality and cardiovascular disease in young adults with type 1 diabetes in relation to age at onset: a nationwide, register-based cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Early type 1 diabetes shortens women’s lives by 18 years – University of Gothenburg, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Early age type 1 diabetes linked to shorter life expectancy than later age diagnosis – OnMedica (free)
Cohort Study: Risk Factors Associated With Major Cardiovascular Events 1 Year After Acute Myocardial Infarction
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCCommentaries: Algorithm IDs Patients at Risk of Post-MI Events – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Risk Model Helps Predict CV Events 1 Year After Acute MI – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Clinical Applications of Machine Learning in Cardiovascular Disease and its Relevance to Cardiac Imaging
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:21h | UTC
Cardio-Oncology Services: Rationale, Organization, and Implementation
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:14h | UTC
Position Paper: Imaging the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:15h | UTC
Review: Genetic Testing and Counseling After Sudden Cardiac Death
16 Aug, 2018 | 23:06h | UTC
AHA Scientific Advisory: A Diverse Diet May Not Be the Healthiest One
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:26h | UTCNews Release: A diverse diet may not be the healthiest one (free)
Commentary: Diet Recommendations for Obesity Prevention: Time to Ditch Diversity (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Dietary Diversity: Implications for Obesity Prevention in Adult Populations (free PDF)
Cohort Study: Urinary Sodium Excretion, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Disease, and Mortality
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:21h | UTCUrinary sodium excretion, blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: a community-level prospective epidemiological cohort study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Lancet Paper Adds To Evidence That Reducing Salt To Very Low Levels May Be Dangerous – CardioBrief (free)
Related Report: Salt intake and Cardiovascular Disease (free report and commentaries)
Study: Outcomes of Cardiac Screening in Adolescent Soccer Players
11 Aug, 2018 | 03:06h | UTCOutcomes of Cardiac Screening in Adolescent Soccer Players – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Footballer heart death risk ‘underestimated’ – BBC (free) AND No Easy Answers on Best Heart Check-Up for Young Athletes – Associated Press, via NYT (free)
USPSTF: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation with Electrocardiography Not Recommended
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCEditorials: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation Comes With Many Snags (free for a limited period) AND Electrocardiography Screening for Atrial Fibrillation: We Can Do Better (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation With Electrocardiography (free audio)
“The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation with ECG. (I statement)”
Study: Cardiotoxicity and Cardiac Monitoring Among Chemotherapy-Treated Breast Cancer Patients
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:30h | UTCCardiotoxicity and Cardiac Monitoring Among Chemotherapy-Treated Breast Cancer Patients – JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Prioritize cardiac monitoring for high-risk breast cancer patients, study suggests – ACP Internist (free) AND Cardiac monitoring may benefit high-risk breast cancer patients against heart failure – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND After Cardiotoxic Chemo, Less Than Half of Women With Breast Cancer Get Recommended Monitoring – TCTMD (free) AND Study Shows Importance of Cardiac Monitoring in High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients – American College of Cardiology (free)
AHA Scientific Statement: Approaches to the Prevention and Management of Childhood Obesity
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCNews release: New tools, old rules: limit screen-based recreational media at home – AHA/ASA Newsroom (free)
Study: Are Women More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks If Treated by Female Doctors?
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCPatient–physician gender concordance and increased mortality among female heart attack patients – PNAS (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Women More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks If Treated by Female Doctors – The Atlantic (free) AND Women survive a heart attack more often when their doctor is female, study finds – STAT (free) AND Women survive heart attacks better with women doctors – Washington University in St. Louis, via ScienceDaily (free)
Cohort Study: Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter
11 Aug, 2018 | 02:09h | UTCCommentaries: Ischemic Stroke Risk Scoring May Not Be Accurate for Patients with Atrial Flutter – TCTMD (free) AND Don’t Group Afib, Atrial Flutter Together in Evaluating Stroke Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline: Management of Heart Failure 2018
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:51h | UTC
Guideline: Management of Atrial Fibrillation 2018
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:50h | UTC
Study: Prospective Validation of the 0/1-h Algorithm for Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:42h | UTCProspective Validation of the 0/1-h Algorithm for Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Validation of ESC 0/1-h Algorithm for MI – American College of Cardiology (free) AND ESC Algorithm Safely Rules Out NSTEMI, But Caution May Be Warranted in the US – TCTMD (free)
Related Review: High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin in the Evaluation of Possible AMI – American College of Cardiology (free)