Cardiology (all articles)
Research: Silent Myocardial Infarction and Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure
10 Jan, 2018 | 23:12h | UTCSilent Myocardial Infarction and Long-Term Risk of Heart Failure: The ARIC Study – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Silent MI and the Risk of Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Silent MI associated with downstream heart failure risk – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Heart Failure Risk Following ‘Silent’ MI Warrants Scrutiny: ARIC Analysis – TCTMD (free) AND Silent MI Predicts Heart Failure, Deserves More Respect as CHD Risk Factor – Medscape (free registration required)
Prescribing Cascade in a Cardiology Practice
10 Jan, 2018 | 00:31h | UTCPrescribing Cascade in a Cardiology Practice – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
“Before starting a medication to treat a new medical condition, consider whether this condition could be a drug-related adverse event. Specifically, consider whether this could represent a prescribing cascade”.
Meta-Analysis: Effect of PCSK9 Inhibitors on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Hypercholesterolemia
4 Jan, 2018 | 18:59h | UTCPCSK9 inhibitors were associated with reduced incidence of myocardial infarction (2.3% vs 3,6%), stroke (1.0% vs 1.4%) and coronary revascularization (4,2% vs 5,8%). Overall, no significant change was observed in cardiovascular or all-cause mortality.
Meta-Analysis: Carfilzomib-Associated Cardiovascular Adverse Events
4 Jan, 2018 | 17:01h | UTCCarfilzomib-Associated Cardiovascular Adverse Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Carfilzomib can lead to cardiovascular toxicity in multiple myeloma patients – eCancer News (free) AND Higher Rates of Cardiovascular Adverse Events in Patients with MM Treated With Carfilzomib – AJMC (free) AND Important CV Risk Seen With Carfilzomib in Multiple Myeloma – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Socioeconomic Position, Alcohol Drinking Patterns, and Cardiovascular Mortality
4 Jan, 2018 | 16:56h | UTCLife course socioeconomic position, alcohol drinking patterns in midlife, and cardiovascular mortality: Analysis of Norwegian population-based health surveys – PLOS Medicine (free) (via @EricTopol see Tweet)
Commentary: Heart benefit of moderate drinking greater in wealthy people – Reuters (free)
Draft Recommendation Statement: No Screening With Electrocardiography
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:29h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Screening With Electrocardiography – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentaries: USPSTF Examines ECG Screening to Prevent CVD Events, AFib – AAFP (free) AND USPSTF Doesn’t Endorse Routine ECG for Atrial Fibrillation Detection or CVD Prevention – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND USPSTF Releases Draft Recommendations on ECG Screening for CVD, A-fib – TCTMD (free)
Scientific Statement: Childhood and Adolescent Adversity and Cardiometabolic Outcomes
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:26h | UTCNews release: Abuse and adversity in childhood linked to more cardiovascular risk in adulthood (free)
Commentaries: Distressing experiences as a kid impact cardiovascular health later in life – AHA News (free) AND Adversity In Childhood and Adolescence Sets Stage for Cardiometabolic Outcomes – AHA Centers for Health Metrics and Evaluation (free)
ECG Pointers: AV Blocks
3 Jan, 2018 | 13:16h | UTCECG Pointers: AV Blocks – Part I – emDocs (free) AND ECG Pointers: AV blocks – Part II – emDocs (free)
Review: Medical Management of Aortic Disease in Marfan Syndrome
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:01h | UTCMedical management of aortic disease in Marfan syndrome – Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery (free)
Review: Management of Arrhythmia in Sepsis and Septic Shock
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:56h | UTCManagement of arrhythmia in sepsis and septic shock – Anaesthesiology Intensive Therapy (free PDF)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review – Evolution of a Geriatric Syndrome: Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:49h | UTCEvolution of a Geriatric Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Treatment of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free registration required)
Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2017
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:20h | UTCMandrola’s Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2017 – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis of Culprit-Only vs Multivessel PCI in Patients with STEMI and Multivessel Coronary Disease
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:14h | UTCMeta-Analysis of Culprit-Only Versus Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Multivessel Coronary Disease – American Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: STEMI Patients With Multivessel Disease Best Served by a Single, Complete Procedure: Meta-analysis – TCTMD (free)
Related Systematic Review: Complete versus culprit-only revascularisation in ST elevation myocardial infarction with multi-vessel disease – Cochrane Library (free) AND Summary How should we deal with non-culprit lesions during a STEMI? A mid-night conundrum – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Alternative Drug May Prevent Atrial Fibrillation Following Heart Surgery
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:04h | UTCAlternative drug may prevent atrial fibrillation following heart surgery – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Colchicine for primary prevention of atrial fibrillation after open-heart surgery: Systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Opinion: Why New Blood Pressure Guidelines Could Lead to Harm
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:01h | UTCWhy New Blood Pressure Guidelines Could Lead to Harm – The New York Times (free)
Systematic Review: Breastfeeding and Maternal Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Outcomes
31 Dec, 2017 | 15:41h | UTCBreastfeeding and maternal cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes: A systematic review – PLOS One (free)
See related study and commentaries on breastfeeding and cardiovascular risk
Consensus Decision Pathway for Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment
29 Dec, 2017 | 19:41h | UTCCommentaries: New Guidance Issued to Optimize Heart Failure Treatment – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Expert Consensus on Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND HFrEF Tx Guidelines Catch Up with New Therapies – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Implementation Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCComparative Effectiveness of Implementation Strategies for Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Meta-Analysis: It Takes a Team to Optimize Hypertension Tx – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Blood pressure control best achieved with a multilevel, multicomponent approach – American College of Physicians, via EurekAlert (free)
Research: Safety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cardiac Devices
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:43h | UTCSafety of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Cardiac Devices – The New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: MRI scan safe for most people with older pacemakers, defibrillators – Reuters (free) AND Even Thoracic MRI Safe for ‘Legacy’ ICDs, Pacemaker Systems: Large Cohort Study – Medscape (free registration required) AND MRIs safe with older pacemakers, study finds – MedicalXpress (free)
Research: Restless Legs Syndrome and Total and Cardiovascular Mortality Among Women
29 Dec, 2017 | 17:09h | UTCCommentaries: Restless legs syndrome may raise cardiovascular death risk – Medical News Today (free) AND Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Higher CV Death in Women – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Varenicline Use Tied to Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations
29 Dec, 2017 | 16:59h | UTCVarenicline Use Tied to Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text).
Commentaries: Smoking Cessation Drug May Increase Risk of Adverse Cardiovascular Event – American Thoracic Society, via NewsWise (free) AND Varenicline Use Tied to Elevated Risk for Cardiovascular Hospitalizations – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Varenicline May Increase Cardiovascular Risk – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“Observational study found 34% higher rates of CV events after starting stop-smoking drug” (from MedPage Today)
Cardiorespiratory Health Effects of Particulate Ambient Air Pollution Exposure in Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:28h | UTCCommentaries: A call for epidemiology where the air pollution is – The Lancet Planetary Health (free)
Research: Association of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program With Outcomes in Heart Failure
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:22h | UTCAssociation of the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Implementation With Readmission and Mortality Outcomes in Heart Failure – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: To Fix the Hospital Readmissions Program, Prioritize What Matters – JAMA Forum (free) AND Readmissions reduction program linked to increased mortality for heart failure patients – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Going the Wrong Way: ACA’s Readmission Reduction Program Linked To Increased Heart Failure Deaths – MedicalResearch (free) AND Hospital quality-control program tied to rise in heart failure deaths – Reuters (free)
Clinical Policy: ED Management of Patients Needing Reperfusion Therapy for Acute STEMI
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:00h | UTC
Scientific Statement: Defining Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging
28 Dec, 2017 | 17:03h | UTCTop Ten Things to Know: Defining Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging (free PDF)
Commentary: “Quality” in Cardiovascular Imaging – Getting to the Heart of the Meaning (free)