Cardiology (all articles)
Cohort Study: Egg Consumption and Cardiovascular Disease
23 May, 2018 | 12:32h | UTCCommentaries: BMJ’s scrambled message on eggs and heart disease: a recipe for rotten news coverage – Health News Review (free) AND Expert reaction to eggs and CVD – Science Media Centre (free) AND No, Eating Eggs Will NOT Protect You From Cardiovascular Death – The Methods Man (free)
Pro/Con Debate: CTA as the Initial Test in Stable Angina
23 May, 2018 | 12:33h | UTCPro: Coronary CTA Should Be the Initial Test in Most Patients with Stable Chest Pain (free)
Con: Coronary CTA Should Be the Initial Test in Most Patients with Stable Chest Pain (free)
Meta-Analysis: Aldosterone Antagonists for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Without Heart Failure
23 May, 2018 | 12:28h | UTCAldosterone Antagonist Therapy and Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Without Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Aldosterone antagonists are beneficial for patients with STEMI and reduced ejection fraction. This meta-analysis suggests that patients with STEMI and LVEF greater than 40% or without heart failure also have improved outcomes with aldosterone antagonists.
Randomized Trial: Five-Year Outcomes with PCI Guided by FFR
23 May, 2018 | 12:27h | UTCFive-Year Outcomes with PCI Guided by Fractional Flow Reserve – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentary: FFR in PCI for Stable CAD: Lasting Benefit Shown by FAME 2, SCAAR Data – TCTMD (free)
Research: Physiology-Stratified Analysis of ORBITA
23 May, 2018 | 12:22h | UTCCommentaries: New ORBITA Findings May Offer Modest Symptomatic Pain Relief To Interventional Cardiologists – Cardiobrief (free) AND New ORBITA Insights: Invasive Physiology Tests Track Closely With Ischemia, but Not Symptom Improvement – TCTMD (free)
See more on the repercussions of the ORBITA Trial: Percutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina (ORBITA) (link to abstract and commentaries) AND Placebo Effect of the Heart (free commentaries) AND Sham Surgeries: A Tale of Medical Reversals & the Role of the Media (free commentaries)
Cohort Study: Amyloid-β (1-40) Predicts Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome
23 May, 2018 | 12:13h | UTCAmyloid-β (1-40) and Mortality in Patients With Non–ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Amyloid Biomarker Predictive of Mortality in Non-STEMI Heart Attack – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Amyloid-Beta (1–40) Strong Predictor of Mortality in Acute Coronary Syndrome – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free)
Guideline Summary: CVD and Risk Management Standards in Diabetes
21 May, 2018 | 13:20h | UTCSummary with Key Points: CVD and Risk Management Standards in Diabetes – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Synopsis: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Review of the American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2018 – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
AHA Scientific Advisory: Eating Fish Twice a Week Reduces Cardiovascular Diseases
21 May, 2018 | 13:16h | UTCNews Release: Keep saying yes to fish twice a week for heart health (free)
AHA News: Eating fish twice a week reduces heart, stroke risk (free)
Commentary: Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Coronary Heart Disease: A Very Fishy Story (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Seafood Long-Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease (free PDF)
Guideline Summary: Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice
18 May, 2018 | 02:35h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free)
Related Guidelines and Reviews: 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 Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Review: Management of Acute Right Ventricle Failure
16 May, 2018 | 01:22h | UTCDiagnostic workup, etiologies and management of acute right ventricle failure – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Randomized Trial: Drug-Eluting Stents vs. Bare-Metal Stents in Saphenous Vein Grafts
16 May, 2018 | 01:16h | UTCDrug-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents in saphenous vein grafts: a double-blind, randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Outcomes similar with DES vs. BMS in saphenous vein graft lesions – Healio (free registration required)
Perspective by Dr. Eugene Braunwald: Aortic Stenosis
16 May, 2018 | 01:14h | UTCPerspective by Dr. Eugene Braunwald: Aortic Stenosis: Then and Now – Circulation (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Complete Revascularization During Primary PCI Improve Outcomes in Patients With Multivessel Disease
16 May, 2018 | 01:09h | UTCComplete Revascularization During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Reduces Death and Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Multivessel Disease: Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression of Randomized Trials – JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Complete Revascularization During PCI for Multivessel STEMI – American College of Cardiology (free)
Related: Meta-Analysis of Culprit-Only vs Multivessel PCI in Patients with STEMI and Multivessel Coronary Disease (link to abstract, commentaries and Cochrane Review on the subject)
Review: Caffeine and Arrhythmias
16 May, 2018 | 00:45h | UTCCaffeine and Arrhythmias: Time to Grind the Data – JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study: Coffee safe for many with abnormal heart rhythms – UPI (free) AND Drinking up to 3 cups of coffee per day may be safe, protective – American College of Cardiology, via EurekAlert (free) AND Coffee, Tea Not Necessarily Hazard to Heart Rhythm – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Opinion: Conflicting Evidence on Health Effects of Salt Reduction Calls for a Redesign of Guidelines
16 May, 2018 | 00:42h | UTC
Retrospective Cohort: Achieved Systolic BP and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
16 May, 2018 | 00:35h | UTCEffect of Achieved Systolic Blood Pressure on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Diabetics with lower achieved SBP may be at greater risk for cardiovascular disease – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND No reduced CVD risk for SBP <120 mm hg in type 2 diabetes – MedicalXpress (free)
Randomized Trial: 5-Year Outcomes of Hybrid Revascularization in Selected Patients with Multivessel Disease
16 May, 2018 | 00:36h | UTCHybrid Coronary Revascularization in Selected Patients With Multivessel Disease: 5-Year Clinical Outcomes of the Prospective Randomized Pilot Study – JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hybrid Revascularization: 5-Year Outcomes – American College of Cardiology (free)
AHA Advice for Patients: Are BP Measurement Mistakes Making You Chronically Ill?
15 May, 2018 | 12:37h | UTCAre blood pressure measurement mistakes making you chronically ill? – American Heart Association News (free text and infographic)
Commentary: BP measurement: you’re probably doing it wrong – Univadis (free registration required)
Study: 6-Minute Walk Test Helps Predict Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction After Heart Surgery
14 May, 2018 | 09:34h | UTCPreoperative 6-Minute Walk Distance Is Associated With Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction – The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: 6-minute walk test predicts cognitive problems after heart surgery – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Simple walking test helps predict risk for cognitive issues after heart surgery – Elservier, via EurekAlert (free)
AHA/ACOG: Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Through Collaboration with Obstetricians and Gynecologists
11 May, 2018 | 02:52h | UTCAHA/ACOG Presidential Advisory: Promoting Risk Identification and Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Through Collaboration with Obstetricians and Gynecologists – Circulation (free PDF)
News Releases: OB-GYNs, cardiologists join to fight the No. 1 killer of women (free) AND Annual well woman visit to the OB/GYN can keep your heart healthy: AHA/ACOG Presidential Advisory (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Promoting Risk Identification and Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease in Women Through Collaboration with Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free PDF)
Randomized Trial: Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
11 May, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCCABANA: No Outcomes Benefit In First Big Trial Of AF Ablation – Cardiobrief (free)
Related Commentaries: Catheter ABlation vs ANtiarrhythmic Drug Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation – CABANA – American College of Cardiology (free) AND CABANA Misses Primary Endpoint, but Electrophysiologists See Support for Ablation – TCTMD (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: High-Dose vs. Low-Dose Statin in Stable Coronary Artery Disease
10 May, 2018 | 17:55h | UTCWith a median follow-up of 3.9 years, high-dose as compared with low-dose pitavastatin significantly reduced the risk of the primary end point (4.3% vs 5.4%; NNT = 90), a composite of cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal ischemic stroke, or unstable angina requiring emergency hospitalization.
Retrospective Cohort Studies: Risk of Stroke and TIA in Patients with Resolved Atrial Fibrillation
11 May, 2018 | 02:49h | UTCCommentaries: Tom Marshall: The importance of asking the right research question – BMJ Opinion (free) AND Patients who have had an irregular heart beat can’t ever be considered ‘cured’ – University of Birmingham (free)
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Post-discharge Virtual Wards on Outcomes in Heart Failure and Non-heart Failure Populations
10 May, 2018 | 17:52h | UTCCommentary: Hospital-to-home transitional care reduces deaths, readmissions for heart failure – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Canadian Guideline: Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children
10 May, 2018 | 17:47h | UTC