Cardiology (all articles)
Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices: a review of the dangers and difficulties in MR scanning and attempts to improve safety
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:22h | UTCSee article’s Algorithms and Protocols (free)
Commentary: Radiologists develop algorithm, contingency plan for MRI in pacemakers patients – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Acute Aortic Syndromes: Diagnosis and Management
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:27h | UTCSummary with 10 key points to remember: Acute Aortic Syndromes: Diagnosis and Management – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Original Article: Acute aortic syndromes: diagnosis and management, an update – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Cognitive Impairment and Heart Failure
23 Jul, 2017 | 16:04h | UTCCognitive Impairment and Heart Failure: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Journal of Cardiac Failure (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Cognitive Impairment and HF – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Reviews on thrombosis and hemostasis
23 Jul, 2017 | 13:53h | UTCSelection of state-of-the-art open access reviews on thrombosis and hemostasis, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Journal – Thrombosis and Haemostasis (free PDF Articles)
– Homepage
– Editorial: Thrombosis and Haemostasis: Past, present and future
– Venous thromboembolism: Past, present and future
– Stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Past, present and future
– Antithrombotic therapy for acute coronary syndrome: Past, present and future
– Therapeutic strategies for atherosclerosis and atherothrombosis: Past, present and future
– NOACs for treatment of venous thromboembolism in clinical practice
– The management of acute venous thromboembolism in clinical practice
Source: Critical Care Reviews Topic of The Week
Screening strategies for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis
23 Jul, 2017 | 13:22h | UTCSource: ACP Journal Wise ($)
“A national screening programme for atrial fibrillation is likely to represent a cost-effective use of resources, with systematic opportunistic screening more likely to be cost-effective than systematic population screening”
Educational Attainment And Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
22 Jul, 2017 | 16:31h | UTCAssociation of Educational Attainment With Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Educational Attainment Inversely Associated With Lifetime Risk of CVD – TCTMD (free) AND Inverse relationship between level of education and risk of cardiovascular disease – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Is Educational Attainment Associated with Lifetime Risk of Cardiovascular Disease? – The JAMA Network (free)
Review: How I treat recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy
22 Jul, 2017 | 15:59h | UTCReview: How I treat recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients receiving anticoagulant therapy – Blood (free)
Prognostic Implications of Moderate Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
22 Jul, 2017 | 15:50h | UTCPrognostic Implications of Moderate Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Moderate Aortic Stenosis and LV Systolic Dysfunction – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND High Risk of Clinical Events With Moderate Aortic Stenosis Plus LVSD – Medscape (free registration required)
In this observational study, patients with concomitant moderate aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction were at high risk for clinical events and death.
More Millennials Are Having Strokes
22 Jul, 2017 | 14:54h | UTCPrevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Strokes in Younger Adults – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Millennials Are Having Strokes – Scientific American (free) AND Ischemic stroke hospitalizations among younger adults increased 30% or more in recent years – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Higher incidence of stroke and greater prevalence of stroke risk factors in younger adults over the last decade – 2 Minute Medicine (free) Is Stroke Trending Younger? – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND More Data Suggest Stroke Rates Rising in Younger Adults – Medscape (free registration required)
Practical management of peripartum cardiomyopathy
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:16h | UTCReview: Practical management of peripartum cardiomyopathy – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Diabetic cardiomyopathy: where we are and where we are going
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:17h | UTCReview: Diabetic cardiomyopathy: where we are and where we are going – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Review: Optimizing diagnostic testing for venous thromboembolism
21 Jul, 2017 | 18:04h | UTCClinical Review: Optimizing diagnostic testing for venous thromboembolism – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Antiplatelet Regimen for Patients With Breakthrough Strokes While on Aspirin
21 Jul, 2017 | 17:51h | UTCAntiplatelet Regimen for Patients With Breakthrough Strokes While on Aspirin: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Stroke (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Adjusting Antiplatelet Regimen Could Decrease Risk For Stroke Patients on Aspirin Monotherapy – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Meta-analysis of cohort studies: in patients who experienced an ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack while on aspirin monotherapy, the addition of or a switch to another antiplatelet agent, versus aspirin monotherapy, was associated with a 32 percent reduction in the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (HR 0.68; 0.54–0.85) and 30 percent reduction in recurrent strokes (HR, 0.70; 0.54–0.92). Additional randomized trials would better clarify the best antiplatet regimen for these patients.
The Effects of Public Access Defibrillation on Survival After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
21 Jul, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCThe 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)
Commentary: Bystander CPR Best Hope for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest? – Medscape (free registration required)
See related article on Bystander Efforts and 1-Year Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in our May 4th issue (see #2)
Efficacy and Safety of Spironolactone in Acute Heart Failure
21 Jul, 2017 | 00:21h | UTCEfficacy and Safety of Spironolactone in Acute Heart Failure: The ATHENA-HF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: High-dose spironolactone didn’t affect acute heart failure outcomes – ACP Hospitalist (free) AND High-Dose Spironolactone in Acute Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Healthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:13h | UTCHealthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in U.S. Adults – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Some Plant-Based Diets May Increase Heart Disease Risk –American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Not All Vegetarian, Plant-Based Diets Equal for CHD Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Not all plant-based diets are created equal – American College of Cardiology, via ScienceDaily (free)
Comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimization in vascular surgery
20 Jul, 2017 | 00:02h | UTCRandomized clinical trial of comprehensive geriatric assessment and optimization in vascular surgery – British Journal of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: ACP Journal Club ($ resource to find articles of interest)
In this RCT, a comprehensive preoperative geriatric assessment and optimization before vascular surgery was associated with shorter length of hospital stay, lower incidence of complications, and patients were less likely to be discharged to a higher level of dependency.
Iron substitution in the treatment of chronic heart failure
18 Jul, 2017 | 22:57h | UTCClinical Review: Iron substitution in the treatment of chronic heart failure – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)
Rehabilitation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
18 Jul, 2017 | 22:58h | UTCClinical Review: Rehabilitation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)
Three-dimensional echocardiography in adult congenital heart disease
18 Jul, 2017 | 22:39h | UTCClinical Review: Three-dimensional echocardiography in adult congenital heart disease – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
17 Jul, 2017 | 01:34h | UTCRelated article: Lifestyle in progression from hypertensive disorders of pregnancy to chronic hypertension in Nurses’ Health Study II: observational cohort study – The BMJ (free)
Editorial: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy – The BMJ (free)
Commentaries: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Tied to Increased Hypertension Risk Decades Later – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure
16 Jul, 2017 | 23:36h | UTCClinical Review: Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure – American Journal of Medicine (free)
Association of Changes in Diet Quality with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
16 Jul, 2017 | 12:43h | UTCAssociation of Changes in Diet Quality with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Improvement in diet quality linked to decreased all-cause mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Improving Diet Over Time May Reduce Risk of Death – MedPage Today (free registration required) Change in Diet Can Lower Mortality Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Eating a Little Bit Healthier Helps You Live Longer – TIME (free) AND A Range of Healthy Dietary Changes Could Help You Live Longer – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Implantable Hemodynamic Monitoring for Heart Failure
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:51h | UTCSummary with 10 key points to remember: Implantable Hemodynamic Monitoring for Heart Failure – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Original article: Implantable Hemodynamic Monitoring for Heart Failure Patients – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Detecting human coronary inflammation by imaging perivascular fat
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:47h | UTCDetecting human coronary inflammation by imaging perivascular fat – Science Translational Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Scan finds heart’s ticking time bombs – BBC News (free) AND New way of reading scans can predict heart attack risk, research finds – The Guardian (free)