Cardiology (all articles)
Research: Regular Yogurt Intake and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Hypertensive Adults
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:48h | UTCRegular Yogurt Intake and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Hypertensive Adults – American Journal of Hypertension (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Eating yogurt may decrease the risk of CVD – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Eating yogurt may reduce cardiovascular disease risk – Oxford University Press, via EurekAlert (free)
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:27h | UTCKey points: Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2018 Update – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Research: New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After PCI or CABG for Left Main Disease
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:26h | UTCNew-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After PCI or CABG for Left Main Disease: The EXCEL Trial – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: One in Five CABG Patients Develop New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: EXCEL – TCTMD (free) AND Post-operative AFib common in CABG, linked to future stroke, death – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Review: Evidence Gaps in the Era of Non–Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:50h | UTCReview: Evidence Gaps in the Era of Non–Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants – Journal of the American Heart Association (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Syncope: ED Updates from the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Clinical Policy
22 Feb, 2018 | 21:50h | UTCSyncope: ED Updates from the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Clinical Policy – emDocs (free)
Guideline: Antiarrhythmic drugs–clinical use and clinical decision making
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCGuideline: Antiarrhythmic drugs–clinical use and clinical decision making: a consensus document from EHRA, ESC, HRS, APHRS and ISCP (free)
Source: Antiarrhythmics: multinational consensus recommendations – Univadis (free registration required)
The Hypertension Guideline War Is Not A Fake War
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCThe Hypertension Guideline War Is Not A Fake War – Cardiobrief (free)
Related: The Fake Hypertension War: Medical politics and mud fights – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Review: Environmental Noise and the Cardiovascular System
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:24h | UTCEnvironmental Noise and the Cardiovascular System – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Everyday noises may cause increased risk of heart disease, experts say – ABC News (free) AND How Loud Noise Exposure Is Linked to Heart Disease – TIME (free) AND Traffic Noise Linked to Increased CVD Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Heart & hearing: Noise pollution tied to higher risk of stroke, MI – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Review: Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCReview: Physical Activity in the Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Do All Patients Need β-Blockers After a Heart Attack?
16 Feb, 2018 | 02:12h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: Do All Patients Need β-Blockers After a Heart Attack? – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Research: Risk of Dementia in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:40h | UTCCommentaries: Congenital heart defects linked to increased risk of dementia – American Heart Association News (free) AND Adult Survivors of Congenital Heart Disease at Increased Risk of Dementia – TCTMD (free)
Opinion: Heart Stents Are Useless for Most Stable Patients
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:28h | UTCOpinion: Heart Stents Are Useless for Most Stable Patients. They’re Still Widely Used – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Uncertain benefits of BNP blood tests to monitor heart failure treatment
16 Feb, 2018 | 01:08h | UTCUncertain benefits of BNP blood tests to monitor heart failure treatment – NIHR Signal (free)
Meta-Analysis: Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients at Low Surgical Risk
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:48h | UTCTranscatheter versus surgical aortic valve replacement in patients at low surgical risk: A meta-analysis of randomized trials and propensity score matched observational studies – Catheterization Cardiovascular Interventions (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Meta-Analysis Raises ‘Red Flag’ on TAVR in Low-Risk Patients – TCTMD (free)
“Data from six studies show that while short-term mortality is similar between TAVR and SAVR, more low-risk TAVR patients die by 2 years” (from TCTMD)
Review: Permanent pacemaker insertion in patients with conduction abnormalities post transcatheter aortic valve replacement
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:42h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: High-intensity interval training versus moderate-intensity continuous training within cardiac rehabilitation
16 Feb, 2018 | 00:28h | UTC
EACTS/EACTA Guidelines on Patient Blood Management for Adult Cardiac Surgery
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:25h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Heart Failure as a Risk Factor for Stroke
15 Feb, 2018 | 11:06h | UTCHeart Failure as a Risk Factor for Stroke – Journal of Stroke (free)
Research: 18F–Sodium Fluoride Uptake in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:56h | UTC18F–Sodium Fluoride Uptake in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Sodium Fluoride Imaging in AAAs Provides a Picture of Future Risk – TCTMD (free) AND Researchers propose new method for predicting AAA growth, rupture – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND 18F–Sodium Fluoride Uptake in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Research: Hypertension Common After Severe Preeclampsia
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:49h | UTCBlood Pressure Profile 1 Year After Severe Preeclampsia – Hypertension (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: High blood pressure in pregnancy may not disappear afterward – Reuters (free) AND Ambulatory Monitoring Shows Persistent HTN Common After Severe Preeclampsia – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Research: Polygenic Contribution in Individuals With Early-Onset Coronary Artery Disease
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:39h | UTCCommentary: Genetic Risk Score May Best FH Variant for Predicting Early-Onset CAD – Medscape (free registration required)
“Another study suggests CAD will soon be predicted not by 1 gene (like FH) but groups of genes that can be combined into risk scores” (via @drjohnm see Tweet)
Research: Blood Pressure Variability and Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Death
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:38h | UTCBlood pressure variability and risk of cardiovascular events and death in patients with hypertension and different baseline risks – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Blood Pressure Variability and Risk of CV Events – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Meta-Analysis: Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Addition to Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Prevention After Acute Coronary Syndromes
15 Feb, 2018 | 10:34h | UTCDirect Oral Anticoagulants in Addition to Antiplatelet Therapy for Secondary Prevention After Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Could NOACs Have a Role for Secondary Prevention After STEMI? – TCTMD (free) AND Meta-Analysis: ACS Type Matters for DOAC Use in Secondary Prevention – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Adding DOACs Beneficial for STEMI — Not Non-STEMI — But with Bleeding Risk – Physician’s First Watch (free)
“63 STEMI patients would need to receive a DOAC to prevent one cardiovascular event, while 96 would need to be treated to cause one major bleeding event”. (from Physician’s First Watch)
Review: The Management of Multi-vessel disease (MVD) in STEMI
9 Feb, 2018 | 12:35h | UTC
Review: Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography in Patients with Possible Angina
9 Feb, 2018 | 11:46h | UTCHeartbeat: Computed tomographic coronary angiography in patients with possible angina – Heart (free)