Cardiology (all articles)
RCT: Palliative Care in Heart Failure
10 Sep, 2017 | 02:00h | UTCPalliative Care in Heart Failure: The PAL-HF Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Palliative Care Intervention Improves Quality of Life in Advanced Heart Failure Patients – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Palliative Care & CHF: PAL-HF trial – Pallimed (free)
Medication Adherence in Hypertension: The Role of Patient–Provider Communication
11 Sep, 2017 | 00:21h | UTCEditorial: Talking With Patients Is Better Than Talking to Patients (free)
Commentaries: Hypertension Medication Adherence May Be Improved by Collaborate Communication – Cardiology Advisor (free) AND Better Provider Communication Might Improve Medication Adherence – Medscape (free registration required) AND Talk Why, Not What for Better Antihypertensive Adherence – MedPage Today (free)
“Odds of poor med adherence 6x greater when patient-provider interactions don’t address patients’ unmet social needs” (RT @CircOutcomes see Tweet)
Cohort Studies: Extreme high HDL cholesterol is paradoxically associated with high mortality
10 Sep, 2017 | 01:33h | UTCCommentaries: High levels of ‘good’ cholesterol linked to excessive mortality – University of Copenhagen, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Does ‘good cholesterol’ really deserve its name? – The Conversation (free) AND Can Your “Good” Cholesteral Be To High? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Commentary: Potential Implications of NORSTENT (Norwegian Coronary Stent Trial) in Contemporary Practice
10 Sep, 2017 | 01:29h | UTCOriginal article: Drug-Eluting or Bare-Metal Stents for Coronary Artery Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
In this large trial, differences in outcomes between bare metal stents (BMS) and drug eluding stents (DES) were small. During 6 years of follow-up there was a 3.3% absolute risk reduction in any repeat revascularization with DES, without differences in cardiovascular mortality or death.
Study: Aortic Wall Inflammation Predicts Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Expansion, Rupture, and Need for Surgical Repair
9 Sep, 2017 | 22:41h | UTC
Study: Differential blood pressure effects of ibuprofen, naproxen, and celecoxib in patients with arthritis
9 Sep, 2017 | 22:16h | UTCCommentaries: Under Pressure: PRECISION Substudy Shows Adverse BP Effects of Ibuprofen – TCTMD (free) AND Increases in BP, Hypertension Incidence Linked to Certain NSAIDs – MPR (free) AND Ibuprofen Ups Systolic BP, New-Onset Hypertension Risk – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: Use of supplemental long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and risk for cardiac death
9 Sep, 2017 | 16:03h | UTCCommentary: Omega-3 Intake Reduces Cardiac Death Risk – Pharmacy Practice Reviews (free registration required)
Related guideline and commentaries: Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Fish Oil) Supplementation and the Prevention of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory from the American Heart Association (free PDF) AND Commentary: Omega-3 Fish Oil Supplements – Taking Stock and Awaiting Vital New Studies (free) AND AHA News: Fish oil supplements provide some benefit after heart attack, heart failure (free) AND News Release: Fish oil supplements may help prevent death after a heart attack but lack evidence of cardiovascular benefit for the general population – American Heart Association Science Advisory (free) AND Top Ten Things to Know (free PDF)
Cohort Study: Cardiovascular disease risk and androgen deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer
9 Sep, 2017 | 14:28h | UTCCardiovascular disease risk and androgen deprivation therapy in patients with localised prostate cancer: a prospective cohort study – British Journal of Cancer (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Prostate cancer treatment associated with higher risk of heart failure – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Tied to Heart Risks – New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Review: Endovascular or Open Surgical Therapy for Critical Limb Ischemia
8 Sep, 2017 | 01:35h | UTC
Review: Anticoagulation Bridge Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
7 Sep, 2017 | 22:03h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club (free)
Study: Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Outcomes and Risk of Recurrence
7 Sep, 2017 | 21:20h | UTCSpontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Outcomes and Risk of Recurrence – Journal of The American College or Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Long-Term Outcomes of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Spontaneous Coronary Dissection Often Followed By MACE Long Term – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Beta-blockers were associated with less recurrence in this observational study.
New Economic Analyses Fail To Make Case For PCSK9 Inhibitors
7 Sep, 2017 | 20:52h | UTCNew Economic Analyses Fail To Make Case For PCSK9 Inhibitors – Cardiobrief (free)
Guideline: Role of Non-Statin Therapies for LDL-Cholesterol Lowering in the Management of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk
7 Sep, 2017 | 20:14h | UTCCommentary: Updated Decision Pathway For Non-Statin Therapies Published – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Guideline: Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease
6 Sep, 2017 | 18:37h | UTCCommentary with highlights from the document: European Society for Vascular Surgery Guidelines on the Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (free)
Cohort Study: Physical Activity Frequency and the Risk of Stroke
6 Sep, 2017 | 18:32h | UTC“Even 1 to 2 times a week of moderate‐ to vigorous‐intensity physical activity might be beneficial to prevent a first‐ever stroke in the general population… from a public health perspective, we need to encourage inactive people to start exercising with more‐achievable goals”.
Guideline: Self‐Care for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:30h | UTC
Study: Improving the Appropriate Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography
4 Sep, 2017 | 15:01h | UTCImproving the Appropriate Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography: The Echo WISELY Trial – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Improving Echo Appropriateness: Audit and Feedback Intervention Works – TCTMD (free) AND Improving Appropriate Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Review: Reducing the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease, Part 1: The Epidemiology and Risk Factors
3 Sep, 2017 | 21:23h | UTC
Guideline: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure
3 Sep, 2017 | 21:21h | UTCOfficial ERS/ATS clinical practice guidelines: noninvasive ventilation for acute respiratory failure (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Review: Reducing the Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease, Part 2: Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
3 Sep, 2017 | 21:22h | UTC
Guideline: Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease
3 Sep, 2017 | 21:17h | UTCCommentary with highlights from the document: Appropriate Use Criteria Published for Valvular Heart Disease Imaging Tests – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Study: Corticosteroid Premedication 5 Hours Before CT Compared with a 13-Hour Oral Regimen
1 Sep, 2017 | 17:57h | UTCIntravenous Corticosteroid Premedication Administered 5 Hours Before CT Compared with a Traditional 13-Hour Oral Regimen – Radiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Journal Watch ($)
“Accelerated intravenous premedication with corticosteroids beginning 5 hours before contrast-enhanced CT has a breakthrough reaction rate noninferior to that of a 13-hour oral premedication regimen”.
Meta-analysis: fibrinolytic agents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
1 Sep, 2017 | 17:44h | UTCComparative efficacy and safety of reperfusion therapy with fibrinolytic agents in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a systematic review and network meta-analysis – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Fibrinolytic Agents for STEMI: Meta-analysis Explores the Differences – TCTMD (free)
Studies: Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control
31 Aug, 2017 | 20:35h | UTCOriginal articles: Cost-Effectiveness of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Analyses from SPRINT examine cost-effectiveness, patient-reported outcomes with intensive BP control – ACP Internist (free) AND Intensive BP Management Well Tolerated, Cost-effective: SPRINT – Medscape (free registration required) AND Can SPRINT Be Used To Inform Hypertension Treatment? – Cardiobrief (free)
Be sure to measure the patient’s blood pressure in the same way it was done in the SPRINT trial before adopting this results to clinical practice (see Cardiobrief commentary)
Systematic Review: Pharmacotherapy for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years
31 Aug, 2017 | 20:44h | UTCPharmacotherapy for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Antihypertensive Tx Analyzed in Younger, Predominantly Healthy Adults – MPR (free)