Cardiology (all articles)
Review: Juvenile Stroke
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCJuvenile Stroke: A Practice-Oriented Overview – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Commentary: German study dissects etiology behind juvenile stroke – Cardiovascular Business (free)
A Collaborative Cardiologist-Intensivist Management Model Improves Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Outcomes
20 Sep, 2017 | 20:52h | UTCCommentary: New Study Shows Novel Collaborative Intensive Care Can Significantly Improve Treatment for Heart Patients – and Cut Costs – NewsWise (free)
Summaries with 10 key points to remember of the latest European Society of Cardiology Guidelines
19 Sep, 2017 | 22:32h | UTCSummaries with 10 key points to remember of the latest European Society of Cardiology Guidelines – Latest in Cardiology, American College of Cardiology
– 2017 ESC Guidelines for the Management of STEMI (free)
– 2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for Management of Valvular Heart Disease (free)
– 2017 ESC Guidelines for PAD Diagnosis and Treatment (free)
– 2017 ESC Focused Update on DAPT in CAD (free)
See also our sellection of the most relevant articles and commentaries from the Meeting, #ESCCongress Part I, #ESCCongress Part II and #ESCCongress Part III
Review: Impact of Electronic Cigarettes on the Cardiovascular System
19 Sep, 2017 | 22:29h | UTC
Guideline: Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock
19 Sep, 2017 | 22:28h | UTCTop Ten Things to Know: Contemporary Management of Cardiogenic Shock (free PDF)
Use of public defibrillators linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
19 Sep, 2017 | 22:25h | UTCUse of public defibrillators linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: The Effects of Public Access Defibrillation on Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
“Each minute of delay to defibrillation is estimated to reduce the probability of long-term survival by 10%” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Meta-Analysis: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis
18 Sep, 2017 | 14:10h | UTCCommentary: CABG, PCI show similar long-term outcomes – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Study: pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes
18 Sep, 2017 | 14:04h | UTCEffects on the incidence of cardiovascular events of the addition of pioglitazone versus sulfonylureas in patients with type 2 diabetes inadequately controlled with metformin (TOSCA.IT): a randomised, multicentre trial – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Sulfonylureas, Pioglitazone Similarly Safe for Add-On Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Renal denervation: What happened, and why?
18 Sep, 2017 | 13:52h | UTCRenal denervation: What happened, and why? – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Expert consensus document: A personalized treatment of angina
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:40h | UTC
Studies: Benefit of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Seen in Selected Patients with Cryptogenic Stroke
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCOriginal articles from the New England Journal of Medicine: Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Antiplatelet Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Anticoagulation vs. Antiplatelets after Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Long-Term Outcomes of Patent Foramen Ovale Closure or Medical Therapy after Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Study: LDL-Cholesterol Lowering for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Among Men
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:20h | UTCCommentary: Statins cut heart deaths in men by 28% finds study – NHS Choices (free)
Review: Stent thrombosis and optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after coronary stenting
16 Sep, 2017 | 18:01h | UTC
Education and risk of coronary heart disease
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:17h | UTCc: mendelian randomisation study – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Going to university may cut your risk of heart disease – NHS Choices (free)
Meta-analysis: More Intensive vs Less Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:16h | UTCAssociation Between More Intensive vs Less Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering and Risk of Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease Stages 3 to 5: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intensive blood pressure lowering linked to decreased mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Intensive BP Lowering in Chronic Kidney Disease Associated with Lower Mortality – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Is Strict BP Control a Good Bet for CKD Patients? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Review: Pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of tachycardiomyopathy
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:15h | UTCPathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of tachycardiomyopathy – Heart (free)
Source: Critical Care Review Newsletter
Study: Education and coronary heart disease
14 Sep, 2017 | 18:30h | UTCEducation and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation study – The BMJ (free)
Commentary: Going to university may cut your risk of heart disease – NHS Choices (free)
Guideline: Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:06h | UTCGuideline: National Partnership for Maternal Safety: Consensus Bundle on Severe Hypertension During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period – Obstetrics & Gynecology (free)
Commentary: Management of Severe Maternal Hypertension During Pregnancy and Postpartum – Journal Watch (free)
Recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in primary care
12 Sep, 2017 | 21:10h | UTCSee also: Summary of recommendations for clinicians and policy-makers (free) AND Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA): 1000-Person Tool (free)
Guidelines for coronary artery calcium scoring of noncontrast noncardiac chest CT scans:
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:49h | UTC
Review: Uremic pericarditis, pericardial effusion, and constrictive pericarditis in end-stage renal disease
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:51h | UTC
Free Online Course: Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease
11 Sep, 2017 | 01:07h | UTCStarts Today! Free Online Course: Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease – University of Sidney and Coursera
Guideline: Management of Cardiac Involvement Associated With Neuromuscular Diseases
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:30h | UTCNews release: Experts aim to improve treatment for heart complications in people with neuromuscular disorders (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Management of Cardiac Involvement Associated With Neuromuscular Diseases (free PDF)
Commentary: Statement on the Management of Cardiac Involvement Associated With Neuromuscular Diseases – Practice Update (free registration required)
Review: Comprehensive primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:29h | UTCComprehensive primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women – Clinical Cardiology (free)
Opinion: Cardiology Is Dead. Long Live Public Health
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:25h | UTCCardiology Is Dead. Long Live Public Health – Cardiobrief (free)