Cardiology (all articles)
Review: Cardiovascular computed tomography imaging for coronary artery disease risk: plaque, flow and fat.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:09h | UTC
Retrospective cohort study: Occurrence and predictors of pericardial effusion requiring invasive treatment following heart valve surgery.
24 Jan, 2022 | 08:10h | UTC
KDOQI US commentary on the 2021 KDIGO Guideline for the management of blood pressure in chronic kidney disease.
24 Jan, 2022 | 07:56h | UTCRelated:
Commentary on Twitter
The @nkf KDOQI work group agreed with most of the @goKDIGO BP recommendations while highlighting the weak evidence base especially for patients with diabetes and advanced CKD ca. 2022 #Nephpearls
👉🏼 https://t.co/X40N0pacY6 https://t.co/HEHlSD06yO pic.twitter.com/Rpil8m0QOn
— Edgar V. Lerma 🇵🇭 (@edgarvlermamd) January 21, 2022
Perioperative guidelines on antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents: 2022 Update.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:53h | UTC
M-A: In patients with acute coronary syndrome, a guided approach (i.e., platelet function or genetic testing) to P2Y12 inhibiting therapy may reduce major adverse cardiovascular events without increased risk of bleeding.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:33h | UTCComparative effects of guided vs. potent P2Y12 inhibitor therapy in acute coronary syndrome: a network meta-analysis of 61 898 patients from 15 randomized trials – European Heart Journal (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Another Win for Guided P2Y12 Therapy in ACS: Meta-analysis – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
Comparative effects of guided vs. potent P2Y12 inhibitor therapy in acute coronary syndrome: a network meta-analysis of 61 898 patients from 15 randomized trials: read more in EHJ!https://t.co/oAehSfPVdt#cardiotwitter @ESC_Journals @escardio pic.twitter.com/AEuH7V6IkR
— EHJ Editor-in-Chief (@ehj_ed) December 23, 2021
M-A: In comatose survivors of cardiac arrest, targeted hypothermia is not associated with improved survival or better neurological outcomes vs. targeted normothermia.
21 Jan, 2022 | 09:29h | UTCRelated:
Heart function recovered quickly in children with COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C).
20 Jan, 2022 | 09:26h | UTCNews Release: Heart function recovered quickly in children with COVID-19-related MIS-C condition – American Heart Association
Systematic Review: Prevalence, incidence and survival of heart failure.
20 Jan, 2022 | 09:00h | UTCPrevalence, incidence and survival of heart failure: a systematic review – Heart
M-A: Association of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors with cardiovascular outcomes in patients with Type 2 Diabetes and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
20 Jan, 2022 | 08:42h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
This meta-analysis found that use of SGLT2-Is was associated with lower occurrence of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure by 33% in high-risk patients. @mukul_bhattarai @AkcharAl @AbhiKulk82 @mominsiddique01 @Mohsin_Salih19 https://t.co/omPP6Qwofg
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) January 5, 2022
M-A: Beta-blockers and renin–angiotensin system inhibitors may provide a modest benefit for the preservation of left ventricular function in patients with breast cancer treated with anthracyclines or trastuzumab.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:34h | UTCA systematic review and meta-analysis of beta-blockers and renin–angiotensin system inhibitors for preventing left ventricular dysfunction due to anthracyclines or trastuzumab in patients with breast cancer – European Journal of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: BBs, ACEI/ARBs to Prevent LV Dysfunction Due to Breast Cancer Drugs – American College of Cardiology
Practical guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing in adults.
19 Jan, 2022 | 08:26h | UTCPractical guide to cardiopulmonary exercise testing in adults – Respiratory Research
Pro-Con Debate: Cardiac Troponin measurement as part of routine follow-up of myocardial damage following noncardiac surgery.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:36h | UTC
Podcast: Lower Extremity Edema Pearls.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:33h | UTC#316 Lower Extremity Edema – The Curbsiders
Review: Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:24h | UTCMyocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary artery disease – EuroIntervention
Related:
MINOCA from A to Z – American College of Cardiology
A national cohort study in Sweden showed pregnancy complications (preeclampsia or eclampsia, gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, preterm birth, small for gestational age, and stillbirth) are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life.
18 Jan, 2022 | 09:26h | UTC
RCT: Vitamin D supplementation is not beneficial for the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer.
16 Jan, 2022 | 23:11h | UTCNews Release: Five years of high-dose vitamin D did not affect incidence of cardiovascular disease or cancer – University of Eastern Finland
Related:
Randomized Trial: Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease
Meta-Analysis: Vitamin D Not Effective for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Vitamin D, calcium, other vitamins, and supplements do not prevent cardiovascular diseases
Research: Circulating vitamin D concentration and risk of seven cancers
Research: Vitamin D and risk of total and site specific cancers
Perspective: Primary care providers should prescribe aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease based on benefit−risk ratio, not age.
16 Jan, 2022 | 22:53h | UTCCommentaries:
Researchers urge: ‘Prescribe aspirin based on benefit-to-risk not age’ – Florida Atlantic University
Preventive Aspirin Should Be Based on Benefit, Not Age – HealthDay
Review | Travelling with heart failure: risk assessment and practical recommendations.
16 Jan, 2022 | 22:46h | UTCTravelling with heart failure: risk assessment and practical recommendations – Nature Reviews Cardiology (if this link is paywalled, try this one)
Perioperative cardiovascular considerations prior to elective noncardiac surgery in patients with a history of Covid-19.
14 Jan, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCRelated:
Guideline: SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and timing of elective surgery
BJS commission on surgery and perioperative care post-COVID-19.
ASA Guidance: Preoperative testing for COVID-19 is essential, regardless of vaccination.
Position statement: Perioperative management of post-COVID-19 surgical patients.
In a prospective transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) registry, five-year outcomes showed patients with mild paravalvular regurgitation had increased mortality risk.
14 Jan, 2022 | 08:21h | UTCFive-year outcomes of mild paravalvular regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation – EuroIntervention (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Feature | The top ten: key trials in 2021 making a difference in cardiology clinical practice.
14 Jan, 2022 | 08:22h | UTC
Systematic Review: In patients with intermittent claudication, Propionyl‐L‐carnitine may improve walking distance when compared to placebo (moderate overall certainty of evidence).
14 Jan, 2022 | 08:02h | UTCPropionyl‐L‐carnitine for intermittent claudication – Cochrane Library
Summary: Propionyl-L-carnitine for intermittent claudication – Cochrane Library
The year in cardiovascular medicine 2021: valvular heart disease.
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:34h | UTCThe year in cardiovascular medicine 2021: valvular heart disease – European Heart Journal
The year in cardiovascular medicine 2021: diabetes and metabolic disorders.
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:33h | UTCThe year in cardiovascular medicine 2021: diabetes and metabolic disorders – European Heart Journal
Year in cardiovascular medicine: cardio-oncology 2020–21.
13 Jan, 2022 | 08:28h | UTCYear in cardiovascular medicine: cardio-oncology 2020–21 – European Heart Journal