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Compared with triple antithrombotic therapy, dual antithrombotic therapy shows a reduction in TIMI major or minor bleeding by 47% with comparable outcomes of major adverse cardiac events.

EuroPrevent 2018 Research: Exercise After a Heart Attack Could Save Your Life

23 Apr, 2018 | 16:46h | UTC

Exercise after a heart attack — it could save your life, research suggests – European Society of Cardiology, via ScienceDaily (free)

Other commentaries: Regular exercise after heart attack might halve risk of death over next few years – OnMedica (free) AND It’s not too late: Exercise after heart attack cuts mortality risk – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Remaining Active After MI May Help Stave Off Mortality – TCTMD (free)

“Becoming more physically active after a myocardial infarction halves the risk of dying within 4 years, study finds”

Cohort Study: Relationship between Clinic and Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Measurements and Mortality

20 Apr, 2018 | 02:02h | UTC

Relationship between Clinic and Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Measurements and Mortality – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: The Value in an Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Registry (free)

Commentaries: Value of Ambulatory BP Monitoring Bolstered by Large Study – TCTMD (free) AND 24-hour ambulatory BP measurements strongly predict mortality – The Hospitalist (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at blood pressure measurement method and predicting risk of heart disease – Science Media Centre (free)

Guideline: Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:53h | UTC

Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes – Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Committee (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

Research: Association of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:43h | UTC

Association of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Repeat BP Measurements in the Office Are Key, Study Highlights – TCTMD (free) AND Should Blood Pressure Measurement Be Repeated During Primary Care Visit? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Second BP Measurement Often Brings Better News – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Repeated BP Measures Linked to Drop in Initially Elevated BP – Physician’s Weekly (free)

Viewpoint: Another Nail in the Coffin for Fish Oil Supplements

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:36h | UTC

Another Nail in the Coffin for Fish Oil Supplements – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Systematic Review: First-line Drugs for Hypertension

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:34h | UTC

First-line drugs for hypertension – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Thiazides best first choice for hypertension – Cochrane Library (free)

“First-line low-dose thiazides reduced all morbidity and mortality outcomes in adult patients with moderate to severe primary hypertension. First-line ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers may be similarly effective, but the evidence was of lower quality”.

Systematic Review: Transradial vs Transfemoral Approach for Coronary Angiography

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:33h | UTC

Transradial versus transfemoral approach for diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention in people with coronary artery disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Summary: Radial artery versus femoral artery approach for performing coronary catheter procedures in people with coronary artery disease – Cochrane Library (free)

“Transradial approach for diagnostic coronary angiography or PCI (or both) in CAD may reduce short-term net adverse clinical events, cardiac death, all-cause mortality, bleeding, and access site complications”.

Meta-Analysis: Baseline LDL Level and Total and Cardiovascular Mortality After LDL Lowering

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:31h | UTC

Association Between Baseline LDL-C Level and Total and Cardiovascular Mortality After LDL-C Lowering: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Patients With Highest LDL Levels Benefit Most From Lipid-Lowering Drugs – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND New Study Finds that Statins Prevent Cardiovascular Deaths – Science Based Medicine (free) AND Meta-Analysis: ‘Floor’ for Lipid-Lowering Mortality Benefits May Be Real – MedPage Today (free registration required)

“In meta-analyses of LDL-C lowering drug trials, we found that total and cardiovascular mortality were reduced only when the mean baseline LDL-C in the trial was >100 mg/dl” (from MedicalResearch.com)