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Remote monitoring in heart failure: current and emerging technologies in the context of the pandemic

17 Jan, 2021 | 22:01h | UTC

Remote monitoring in heart failure: current and emerging technologies in the context of the pandemic – Heart (free for a limited period)

 

Cardiovascular complications of opioid use: JACC state-of-the-art review

17 Jan, 2021 | 22:04h | UTC

Cardiovascular Complications of Opioid Use: JACC State-of-the-Art Review – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

 

Study: Vaping combined with smoking may be as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone

17 Jan, 2021 | 21:53h | UTC

Association of Cigarette and Electronic Cigarette Use Patterns With Levels of Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Biomarkers Among US Adults: Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study – Circulation

Commentaries: Vaping combined with smoking is likely as harmful as smoking cigarettes alone, study finds – American Heart Association AND CVD Biomarker Levels Up for Dual Use of E-Cigarettes, Cigarettes – Physician’s Weekly

 

Consensus statement: Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of heart failure patients by general practitioners

17 Jan, 2021 | 21:48h | UTC

Diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of heart failure patients by general practitioners: A Delphi consensus statement – PLOS One

 

Systematic review: Insufficient evidence to recommend Trypanocidal drugs for late-stage, symptomatic Chagas disease

17 Jan, 2021 | 21:44h | UTC

Trypanocidal drugs for late‐stage, symptomatic Chagas disease (Trypanosoma cruzi infection) – Cochrane Library

Summary: Trypanocidal drugs for late-stage, symptomatic Chagas disease – Cochrane Library

 

Review: Anesthetic management of conduction disturbances following transcatheter aortic valve replacement

17 Jan, 2021 | 21:39h | UTC

Anesthetic Management of Conduction Disturbances Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Review of the 2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway – Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Meta-analysis of randomized trials: SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce cardiovascular and renal outcomes in type 2 diabetes

15 Jan, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC

Sodium-glucose cotransporter protein-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials – The BMJ

Calculator based on the results: interactive decision support tool for outcomes

 

Cohort study: Even small amounts of alcohol consumption linked to increased risk of atrial fibrillation

15 Jan, 2021 | 08:40h | UTC

Alcohol consumption, cardiac biomarkers, and risk of atrial fibrillation and adverse outcomes – European Heart Journal

Editorial: Alcohol consumption, atrial fibrillation, and cardiovascular disease: finding the right balance

Commentary: One small alcoholic drink a day is linked to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation – European Society of Cardiology

 

Study: Despite recommendations, less than 2 percent of patients with treatment-resistant hypertension were tested for primary aldosteronism in a large U.S. cohort

14 Jan, 2021 | 01:55h | UTC

Testing for Primary Aldosteronism and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Use Among U.S. Veterans: A Retrospective Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Primary Aldosteronism Testing Rare in Treatment-Resistant HTN – HealthDay AND Primary Aldosteronism Testing Rare for Patients with Resistant Hypertension – NEJM Journal Watch

 

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

2021 ACC Expert consensus decision pathway for optimization of heart failure treatment

13 Jan, 2021 | 02:01h | UTC

2021 Update to the 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Optimization of Heart Failure Treatment: Answers to 10 Pivotal Issues About Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentary: ACC Issues Updated Guidance For Managing Patients With HFrEF – American College of Cardiology

 

2021 ACC Expert Consensus: Same-day discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention

13 Jan, 2021 | 02:05h | UTC

2021 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Same-Day Discharge After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentaries: 2021 ACC Expert Decision Pathway on Same-Day Discharge After PCI – American College of Cardiology AND Checklist for Same-Day Discharge PCI Stresses Buy-In, and a Plan – TCTMD AND Same-Day Discharge After PCI: ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway – Cardiology Advisor AND Ticking all the right boxes for same-day discharge PCI – MDedge Cardiology

 

Case series: Safety of same‐day discharge after uncomplicated, minimalist transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the COVID‐19 era

13 Jan, 2021 | 02:03h | UTC

Safety of same‐day discharge after uncomplicated, minimalist transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the COVID‐19 era – Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions

Commentary: Pandemic Prompts Closer Look at Same-Day Discharge After TAVI – TCTMD

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

HEAR or HEART Pathway – Can We Drop Troponin?

13 Jan, 2021 | 01:59h | UTC

HEAR or HEART Pathway – Can We Drop Troponin? – Journal Feed

Original Study: Identification of very low-risk acute chest pain patients without troponin testing – Emergency Medicine Journal

 

Randomized trial: Renin–angiotensin system inhibitors can be safely continued in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:59h | UTC

Continuation versus discontinuation of renin–angiotensin system inhibitors in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19: a prospective, randomised, open-label trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Commentary: Commonly used blood pressure medications safe for COVID-19 patients, study finds – University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

 

 

Atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention: state of the art—epidemiology and pathophysiology: New risk factors, concepts and controversies

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:47h | UTC

Atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention: state of the art—epidemiology and pathophysiology: new risk factors, concepts and controversies – European Heart Journal

 

ACC Consensus: Anticoagulation and antiplatelet therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism undergoing PCI or with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:50h | UTC

2020 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Anticoagulant and Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation or Venous Thromboembolism Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention or With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentaries: ACC Issues New Guidance Around Antithrombotic Choices in A-fib, VTE – TCTMD AND ACC Issues Clinical Guidance For Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients With AFib or VTE Undergoing PCI or With ASCVD – American College of Cardiology

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Another study suggests fluoroquinolone use may increase the risk of development of aortic aneurysms

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:38h | UTC

Association of Fluoroquinolone Use With Short-term Risk of Development of Aortic Aneurysm – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Fluoroquinolones and Aortic Disease—Is It Time to Broaden the Warning? – JAMA (free for a limited period) AND Study links fluoroquinolones to higher risk of aneurysm – CIDRAP AND Analysis Links Fluoroquinolones to Increased Aortic Aneurysm Risk – Physician’s Weekly

 

Systematic Review: “For the general population of persons with elevated blood pressure, the benefits of trying to achieve a lower blood pressure target rather than a standard target (140/90 mm Hg or less) do not outweigh the harms associated with that intervention.”

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:30h | UTC

Blood pressure targets in adults with hypertension – Cochrane Library

Summary: The use of lower blood pressure targets for people with hypertension – Cochrane Library

Related systematic review: Blood pressure targets in people with cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: No difference in long-term outcomes with endovascular revascularization plus supervised exercise vs. supervised exercise only for intermittent claudication

12 Jan, 2021 | 01:15h | UTC

Long-Term Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Endovascular Revascularization Plus Supervised Exercise with Supervised Exercise only for Intermittent Claudication – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

 

Randomized trial: Low-dose digoxin results in similar patient-reported quality of life compared to bisoprolol for heart rate control in atrial fibrillation

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:37h | UTC

Effect of Digoxin vs Bisoprolol for Heart Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation on Patient-Reported Quality of Life: The RATE-AF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Editorial: Digitalis Glycosides for Heart Rate Control in Atrial Fibrillation

Commentary: Digoxin Could Sub for Beta-Blockers in Certain Afib Patients – Physician’s Weekly

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Observational study: Childhood growth hormone treatment linked to increased risks of cardiovascular events in early adulthood

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:27h | UTC

Association of Childhood Growth Hormone Treatment With Long-term Cardiovascular Morbidity – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Childhood Tx with Growth Hormone May Up Cardiovascular Risks Later – Physician’s Weekly AND Growth Hormones in Childhood Tied to Heart Problems Later On – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 

Guideline Synopsis: Management of patients with a patent foramen ovale with history of stroke or TIA

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:19h | UTC

Management of Patients With a Patent Foramen Ovale With History of Stroke or TIA – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Original Guideline: Practice advisory update summary: Patent foramen ovale and secondary stroke prevention: Report of the Guideline Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology – Neurology

 

Study suggests that 7 days of home blood pressure monitoring is likely better than 24h ambulatory monitoring or 3 office measurements

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:17h | UTC

Reliability of Office, Home, and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurements and Correlation with Left Ventricular Mass – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Editorial: Which Blood Pressure Measurement Best Predicts Cardiovascular Outcomes?

Commentary: Is Home BP Monitoring the Best Approach For Diagnosing HTN? – American College of Cardiology

 

Effects of low sodium diet vs. high sodium diet on blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterol, and triglyceride

10 Jan, 2021 | 20:12h | UTC

Effects of low sodium diet versus high sodium diet on blood pressure, renin, aldosterone, catecholamines, cholesterol, and triglyceride – Cochrane Library

Summary: The effect of a low salt diet on blood pressure and some hormones and lipids in people with normal and elevated blood pressure – Cochrane Library

 

2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease

18 Dec, 2020 | 09:45h | UTC

2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

News release: Updated guideline for heart valve disease spotlights less invasive treatments

Key Perspectives: Part 1

Key Perspectives: Part 2

Key Perspectives: Part 3

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

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