Cardiology (all articles)
Cohort study: associations of exercise and genetic risk with cardiovascular disease
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:40h | UTCAssociations of Fitness, Physical Activity, Strength, and Genetic Risk With Cardiovascular Disease: Longitudinal Analyses in the UK Biobank Study – Circulation (free PDF for a limited period)
Commentaries: Outrunning Your Genes: Exercise Offsets CVD Events Among High-Risk Subjects – TCTMD (free) AND When heart disease runs in the family, exercise tied to lower risk – Reuters (free)
AHA policy statement: projected costs of informal caregiving for cardiovascular disease
12 Apr, 2018 | 01:46h | UTCAHA Policy Statement: Projected Costs of Informal Caregiving for Cardiovascular Disease: 2015 to 2035 – Circulation (free)
Commentary: Skyrocketing Costs of CVD Will Be Amplified by Informal Caregiving: AHA – TCTMD (free)
Summary: 2018 ESC guidelines for diagnosis and management of syncope
12 Apr, 2018 | 01:14h | UTCGuideline summaries: 2018 ESC Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Syncope – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Practical Instructions for the 2018 ESC Syncope Guidelines – American College of Cardiology (free)
Original Documents: 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (free) AND Practical Instructions for the 2018 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (free)
Perspective: expanding global access to essential heart medications
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:50h | UTCExpanding Global Access to Essential Heart Medications – Scientific American (free)
Propensity‐matched cohort: is TAVR better than surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with COPD?
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:43h | UTCIs Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Better Than Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease? A Nationwide Inpatient Sample Analysis – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Chronic Lung Disease? The Answer, My Friend, Is Blowin’ in the Wind (free for a limited period)
Commentary: TAVR better, cheaper than SAVR for patients with COPD – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Randomized trial: intensive statin therapy in high-risk diabetic patients
12 Apr, 2018 | 00:30h | UTCIntensive Treat-to-Target Statin Therapy in High-Risk Japanese Patients With Hypercholesterolemia and Diabetic Retinopathy: Report of a Randomized Study – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Intensive Statins in Diabetes Misses Primary Endpoint: EMPATHY – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: management of patients with aortic valve stenosis
11 Apr, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCManagement of Patients With Aortic Valve Stenosis – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
ACC/AHA clinical performance and quality measures for cardiac rehabilitation
11 Apr, 2018 | 01:36h | UTCCommentary: New ACC/AHA Performance, Quality Measures for Cardiac Rehab – Medscape (free registration required)
Perspective: ‘faith healing’ and chest pain
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:48h | UTCRelated: More Controversy Over Major Cardiology Clinical Trial – Cardiobrief (free) AND Cardiology World Erupts Into Controversy Over Change In Major Clinical Trial – Cardiobrief (free) AND Moving the Goalposts Into Unblinded Territory – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)
Meta-analysis: acute chest pain evaluation using coronary CT angiography
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:43h | UTCAcute chest pain evaluation using coronary computed tomography angiography compared with standard of care: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials – Heart (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
See commentary in: Articles of the month (March 2018) – First10EM (free)
Se related meta-analysis published recently with similar results: Outcomes of non-invasive diagnostic modalities for the detection of coronary artery disease: network meta-analysis of diagnostic randomised controlled trials – The BMJ (free)
“Bottom line: In the RCTs we have to date, CCTA demonstrate no benefit, but leads to an increase in unnecessary invasive procedures” (from First10EM).
Meta-analysis: migraine and the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:41h | UTCCommentary: Migraines tied to higher risk for stroke, MI in large meta-analysis – Univadis (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: effects of oxygen therapy in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:39h | UTCEffects of supplemental oxygen therapy in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials – Heart (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Related guideline: BTS Guideline for oxygen use in healthcare and emergency settings – British Thoracic Society (free)
“These findings from eight RCTs support departing from the usual practice of administering oxygen in normoxaemic patients”.
Review: management of left main coronary artery disease
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:36h | UTCReview: Management of Left Main Coronary Artery Disease – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
AHA scientific statement: assessment and promotion of physical activity in healthcare settings
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:20h | UTCCommentary: Promoting Physical Activity in Routine Health Care: Time to Walk the Talk (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical Activity in Healthcare Settings (free PDF)
Meta-analysis: safety of early discharge after primary angioplasty in low-risk patients with STEMI
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:13h | UTCSafety of early discharge after primary angioplasty in low-risk patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“The findings of this meta-analysis suggested that the early discharge strategy after successful primary angioplasty is safe among selected low-risk STEMI patients. A shorter hospital stay could benefit both the patients and the healthcare systems”.
Review: Acromegalic cardiomyopathy
6 Apr, 2018 | 01:01h | UTCAcromegalic cardiomyopathy: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management – Clinical Cardiology (free)
Review: perioperative management of patients with disorders of the QT interval
5 Apr, 2018 | 18:35h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Guideline: management of amiodarone-associated thyroid dysfunction
3 Apr, 2018 | 18:03h | UTC
ADA guideline summary: cardiovascular disease and risk management
3 Apr, 2018 | 18:04h | UTCGuideline Summary: Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Management: Review of the American Diabetes Association Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes 2018 – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
Summary: ABCs of primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:56h | UTCSummary: Clinician Guide to the ABCs of Primary and Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)
Cohort study: increased cardiovascular risk with extremes of temperature
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:48h | UTCRelated study: Big Swings in Daily Temperatures Linked to Spikes in MI Rates – TCTMD (free)
“Cold and hot weather associated with risk of cardiovascular disease hospitalization” (via @kamleshkhunti see Tweet)
Cohort study: do bouts of physical activity matter to reduce all-cause mortality?
3 Apr, 2018 | 17:44h | UTCModerate‐to‐Vigorous Physical Activity and All‐Cause Mortality: Do Bouts Matter? – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Accumulation of Moderate‐to‐Vigorous Physical Activity and All‐Cause Mortality (free)
Commentaries: Whether sustained or sporadic, exercise offers same reductions in premature death risk – Duke University Medical Center, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Get 150 minutes/week of moderate physical activity: It doesn’t matter how – National Cancer Institute (free) AND Every bit of exercise counts in reducing risk of early death: Study – CBC (free) AND Those 2-Minute Walk Breaks? They Add Up – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AN
Perspective: the rise of the genetic risk score in cardiovascular disease
3 Apr, 2018 | 16:03h | UTCCardiovascular disease: The rise of the genetic risk score – PLOS Medicine (free) (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Narrative review: cardiac implantable electronic devices in patients with left ventricular assist systems
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:41h | UTCCardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Systems – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Myocarditis in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
30 Mar, 2018 | 04:37h | UTCMyocarditis in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Myocarditis a Risk with Checkpoint Inhibitors – CRTOnline.org (free) AND Myocarditis in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Related Guidelines and Reviews: Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Managing toxicities associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: consensus recommendations from the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) Toxicity Management Working Group (free) AND New drugs, new toxicities: severe side effects of modern targeted and immunotherapy of cancer and their management – Critical Care (free)