Cardiology (all articles)
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)
Review: Supervised Treadmill Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:44h | UTCReview: Supervised Treadmill Exercise Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Related guideline: 2016 AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Patients With Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease: Executive Summary : A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (free) AND Summary: AHA/ACC Guideline on the Management of Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease (free)
Pericarditis as a Marker of Occult Cancer and a Prognostic Factor for Cancer Mortality
13 Jul, 2017 | 20:46h | UTCPericarditis as a Marker of Occult Cancer and a Prognostic Factor for Cancer Mortality – Circulation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Pericarditis as a Marker of Occult Cancer – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Blood pressure and in-hospital outcomes in patients presenting with ischaemic stroke
12 Jul, 2017 | 20:13h | UTCBlood pressure and in-hospital outcomes in patients presenting with ischaemic stroke – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Blood Pressure and Outcomes After Ischemic Stroke – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Related article: Editorial: Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke Still No Answer for Management – Stroke (free PDF)
Observational analysis of over 300.000 patients suggests a J-shaped, or U-shaped relationships between BP and outcomes (both lower and higher BP levels detrimental). Among patients submitted to thrombolytic therapy, there were fewer complications with lower blood pressure.
Positive airway pressure doesn’t reduce cardiovascular events and death in adults with sleep apnea
12 Jul, 2017 | 15:01h | UTCAssociation of Positive Airway Pressure With Cardiovascular Events and Death in Adults With Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More Doubt Cast on CPAP for Reducing CVD Risk in Sleep Apnea Patients – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Positive airway pressure doesn’t reduce heart risk with sleep apnea – Reuters (free)
“PAP for obstructive sleep apnea improves quality of life but not CV events or BP with up to 5 years of follow up” (RT @AnilMakam see Tweet)
Diagnosis and Management of Resistant Hypertension
11 Jul, 2017 | 21:39h | UTCSummary with 10 key points to remember: Diagnosis and Management of Resistant Hypertension – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Original article: Diagnosis and management of resistant hypertension – Heart (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Electrocardiograms in Low-Risk Patients Undergoing An Annual Health Examination
11 Jul, 2017 | 19:22h | UTCElectrocardiograms in Low-Risk Patients Undergoing An Annual Health Examination – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: More than 20% of low-risk patients receive an ECG as part of annual health exam – Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) (RT @ICESOntario and @ChooseWiselyCA see Tweet) (free) AND ECGs Common in Low-Risk Patients After Annual Health Exam, Leading to More Cardiac Care – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) Routine ECG With Annual Physical Questioned – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: Dual Versus Triple Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
11 Jul, 2017 | 21:26h | UTCMeta-analysis: Safety and Efficacy of Dual Versus Triple Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – American Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: EvidenceAlerts (free resource to find articles of interest)
“In patients receiving anticoagulant therapy, a strategy of single antiplatelet therapy confers a benefit of less major bleeding with no difference in all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, major adverse cardiac events, myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis, or thromboembolic event rate compared with dual antiplatelet therapy”.
Artificial Intelligence in Precision Cardiovascular Medicine
11 Jul, 2017 | 21:09h | UTCArtificial Intelligence in Precision Cardiovascular Medicine – Journal of The American College of Cardiology, via Medscape (free registration required)
A Practical Approach to Contrast Echocardiography
11 Jul, 2017 | 18:37h | UTC
RCT: Palliative Care in Heart Failure
11 Jul, 2017 | 17:07h | UTCPalliative Care in Heart Failure: The PAL-HF Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial (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 Improves Heart Failure Quality-of-Life – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Cardiovascular Risk Factors
11 Jul, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCEditorial 1: Healthful Physical Activity and Diet Promotion—For the Many or the Few? (free)
Editorial 2: Cardiovascular Risk Factor Control for All (free)
Editorial 3: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Is Behavioral Counselling Necessary? (free)
The JAMA Network – For The Media: USPSTF Recommendation Regarding Behavioral Counseling for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (free)
Women with High-Risk Pregnancies Are More Likely To Develop Heart Disease
10 Jul, 2017 | 14:59h | UTCWomen with High-Risk Pregnancies Are More Likely To Develop Heart Disease – NPR (free)
Related review: Adverse Pregnancy Conditions, Infertility, and Future Cardiovascular Risk: Implications for Mother and Child – Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy (free)
Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:41h | UTC3 – Breaking multiple unhealthy habits all at once has modest impact, but not always… – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Multiple Risk Behavior Interventions: Meta-analyses of RCTs – American Journal of Preventive Medicine (free)
“Review suggests it might be sensible to tackle smoking and diet separately, rather than at the same time” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Declining Risk of Sudden Death in Heart Failure
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:39h | UTCDeclining Risk of Sudden Death in Heart Failure – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Has Effective Medical Therapy Made The Benefit of ICDs Uncertain? – University of Glasgow News (free) AND Net value of pacemakers/defibrillators may no longer be so clear-cut – OnMedica (free) AND Sudden Death Declining in Heart Failure – Does the trend mean that ICDs are indicated less often? – CardioBrief (free)
Cardiologist-Level Arrhythmia Detection with Convolutional Neural Networks
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:36h | UTCThe Machines Are Getting Ready to Play Doctor – MIT Technology Review (free) (RT @EricTopol see Tweet 1 and Tweet 2)
Original article: Cardiologist-Level Arrhythmia Detection with Convolutional Neural Networks – Cornell University Library (free PDF)
In this study, a machine learning algorithm was better at diagnosing arrhythmias than cardiologists.
Salt intake and Cardiovascular Disease
9 Jul, 2017 | 00:28h | UTCSalt intake and Cardiovascular Disease – European Heart Journal (free)
Commentary: CardioBrief: Int’l Experts Call Sodium Guidelines Far Too Restrictive – MedPage Today (free)
Summary of the technical report on sodium intake and cardiovascular disease with key recommendations for individuals and policymakers.
Free online course – Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease
7 Jul, 2017 | 14:09h | UTCFree online course, starts July 17: Easing the burden of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease – University of Sidney and Coursera
Screening for atrial fibrillation
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:52h | UTC
Cardiac involvement in DRESS syndrome
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:48h | UTCReview: Cardiac involvement in DRESS syndrome – Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology (free PDF)
Review of the Relationship between Red Meat Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:41h | UTC
Cardio-Oncology: Cancer Therapy-related Cardiovascular Complications in a Molecular Targeted Era
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:41h | UTC
The Association between the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Cognitive Health
7 Jul, 2017 | 13:25h | UTCReview: The Association between the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern and Cognitive Health: A Systematic Review – Nutrients (free)
Digoxin Use and Subsequent Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation With or Without Heart Failure
5 Jul, 2017 | 18:24h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
In this observational analysis, patients with atrial fibrillation without heart failure had increased risk of sudden cardiac death with digoxin use. Among patients with heart failure, digoxin use was associated with an increase in all‐cause death, cardiovascular death, sudden cardiac death, and death caused by HF/cardiogenic shock.
Nitroglycerine and Angina – Evolving Clinical Coronary Physiology
5 Jul, 2017 | 16:15h | UTCEditorial: Nitroglycerine and Angina – Evolving Clinical Coronary Physiology Beyond Fractional Flow Reserve and Coronary Flow Reserve – Circulation (free)
Original article: Physiology of Angina and Its Alleviation With Nitroglycerin: Insights From Invasive Catheter Laboratory Measurements During Exercise – Circulation (free)