Cardiology (all articles)
Cohort study: Intra-arrest transport vs. continued on-scene resuscitation in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
16 Sep, 2020 | 08:48h | UTCAssociation of Intra-arrest Transport vs Continued On-Scene Resuscitation With Survival to Hospital Discharge Among Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Challenging the “Scoop and Run” Model for Management of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (free for a limited period)
Commentary: For Cardiac Arrest, Too-Hasty Transport Gets in the Way of Good CPR – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
So "Stay and Play" beats "Scoop and Run", at least for cardiac arrest. Intra-arrest Transport vs Continued On-Scene Resuscitation and Survival in Patients With Out-of-Hospital… https://t.co/cjazp4jn1e via @JAMA_current part of @JAMANetwork
— Matthew Martin, MD, FACS, McRIB (@docmartin22) September 16, 2020
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings in competitive athletes recovering from COVID-19
14 Sep, 2020 | 01:14h | UTCCommentary: Athletes Have Telltale CMR Markers of Damage Post-COVID-19, but Clinical Significance Unclear – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter (thread)
https://twitter.com/anish_koka/status/1304486340285935618
Consensus Statement: Cardio‐oncology care in the era of the COVID‐19 pandemic
14 Sep, 2020 | 00:54h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
CA: A Cancer Journal Article on COVID and Cardio-Oncology Care from International Cardio-Oncology team of global experts! An outstanding achievement by our community- read it here: https://t.co/4GqnZfbWXN pic.twitter.com/9m9n744jSo
— International Cardio-Oncology Society (@ICOSociety) September 11, 2020
Systematic review: Blood pressure targets for the treatment of people with hypertension and cardiovascular disease
11 Sep, 2020 | 01:16h | UTCSummary: Blood pressure targets in people with cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
Our latest @cochranecollab review update finds insufficient evidence to "justify lower blood pressure targets (135/85 mmHg or less) in people with hypertension and established cardiovascular disease"https://t.co/Ki8mwkRp0e#HTNEvidence #hypertension pic.twitter.com/Y9V12OaqZP
— Cochrane Hypertension (@CochraneHTN) September 9, 2020
[Abstract Only] Meta-analysis: Effects of intensive blood pressure treatment on orthostatic hypotension
11 Sep, 2020 | 01:14h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Our article is out in @AnnalsofIM #Hypertension20! In this individual participant meta-analysis, more intensive blood pressure treatment did not increase #orthostatichypotension.
Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment on Orthostatic Hypotension https://t.co/UBoNjgCTjq
— Stephen Juraschek MD, PhD, FAHA, AHSCP-CHS (@spjuraschek) September 10, 2020
COVID-19 is, in the end, an endothelial disease
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:11h | UTCCOVID-19 is, in the end, an endothelial disease – European Heart Journal
Commentary on Twitter
COVID as an infectious disease of the “endothelium”, the lining of blood vessels, transmitted pre-sympyomatically. Explains the sepsis syndrome; explains the clotting/bleeding; explains the kidney failure.
What a nasty, nasty disease.https://t.co/5hlfL5Iik9
— David Fisman (@DFisman) September 7, 2020
Systematic review: Reduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:07h | UTCReduction in saturated fat intake for cardiovascular disease – Cochrane Library
Summary: Effect of cutting down on the saturated fat we eat on our risk of heart disease – Cochrane Library
Review: Optimal management of acute coronary syndromes in the era of COVID-19
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:09h | UTCOptimal management of acute coronary syndromes in the era of COVID-19 – Heart
Podcast: Treatment of acute heart failure
8 Sep, 2020 | 01:00h | UTC#230 Kittleson Rules Acute Heart Failure – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
Post-COVID syndrome severely damages children’s hearts; ‘immense inflammation’ causing cardiac blood vessel dilation
6 Sep, 2020 | 22:03h | UTCOriginal Study: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: A systematic review – EClinicalMedicine
Commentary on Twitter
#COVID19 Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children: A systematic review
An abnormal echocardiograph was observed in 314 of 581 patients (54·0%) with depressed ejection fraction (45·1%, n = 262 of 581) comprising the most common aberrancy.https://t.co/JqgETbH3DL pic.twitter.com/GqYtvGy0oP
— EPIDATUM (@epidatum) September 5, 2020
Infographic. Clinical recommendations for return to play during the COVID-19 pandemic
6 Sep, 2020 | 21:54h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Took a while for this to be out but excited 2 see our paper made it to infographic @BJSM_BMJ Clinical recommendations for return to play during the COVID-19 pandemichttps://t.co/rS3bCeP4Qg
Huge Collective Viewpoint by @SportswiseUK @aaashafik @GrahamHolloway4 @merseysportsmed pic.twitter.com/icYjY4D1e1— Dr Dora Papadopoulou (@Dora_Sportmed) September 4, 2020
Practical Guide: Cardiorespiratory considerations for return-to-play in elite athletes after COVID-19 infection
6 Sep, 2020 | 21:52h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
With #COVID-19 likely to be with us for a while, maybe this is one to pin on the clinic wall…
Top quality practical recommendations for the SEM doc – by some big hitters – @Breathe_to_win @SSharmacardio @Prof_MatWilson & team #LoveAFlowCharthttps://t.co/hNfx15W5h3 pic.twitter.com/t03zBVUcc2
— British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) (@BJSM_BMJ) September 4, 2020
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Aspirin increases major GI bleeding risk by 60% in older individuals
6 Sep, 2020 | 21:30h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Commentary on Twitter
Aspirin increases GI bleeding risk by 60% in an aspirin RCT
137 total GI bleeds in 90000 person years @Gut_BMJ https://t.co/Hb8h6kZrpo
— Elliot Tapper (@ebtapper) August 8, 2020
COVID-19 can wreck your heart, even if you haven’t had any symptoms
3 Sep, 2020 | 11:06h | UTCCOVID-19 Can Wreck Your Heart, Even if You Haven’t Had Any Symptoms – Scientific American
Randomized trial: Similar outcomes with immediate angiography vs. delayed angiography after cardiac arrest
3 Sep, 2020 | 10:58h | UTCCoronary Angiography After Cardiac Arrest Without ST Segment Elevation: One-Year Outcomes of the COACT Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Angiography for Cardiac Arrest Survivors: No Need to Rush – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Coronary angiography after cardiac arrest without ST elevation. COACT Trial. Immediate angiography was not found to be superior to a strategy of delayed angiography with respect to outcomes at 1 year @JAMACardio @randreariba_rut https://t.co/07FIQjwTOQ
— Carles Falces (@CarlesFalces) September 3, 2020
#ESCCongress – [Not Published Yet] First randomized trial backs safety of ACE Inhibitors and ARBs in COVID-19 patients
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:48h | UTCNews Release: First randomised trial backs safety of common heart drugs in COVID-19 patients – European Society of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
Dr. Renato Lopes presents the BRACE CORONA trial: in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, suspending ACEI/ARB therapy for 30 days did not impact the number of days alive and out of hospital.
Full slide deck: https://t.co/avSK41bGSj#ESCCongress pic.twitter.com/2p0FH9U2RG
— C. Michael Gibson MD (@CMichaelGibson) September 1, 2020
#ESCCongress – [Not Published Yet] Randomized trial on transfusion thresholds in anemic heart attack patients
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:42h | UTCNews Release: Trial clarifies use of blood transfusion in anaemic heart attack patients – European Society of Cardiology
Guideline synopsis: The diagnosis and management of hypertension in the primary care setting
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:38h | UTC
Pulmonary hypertension: A brief guide for clinicians
2 Sep, 2020 | 09:34h | UTCPulmonary Hypertension: A Brief Guide for Clinicians – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
A current review of COVID-19 for the cardiovascular specialist
1 Sep, 2020 | 06:06h | UTCA current review of COVID-19 for the cardiovascular specialist – American Heart Journal
#ESCCongress – [Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Prasugrel-based de-escalation of dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome
1 Sep, 2020 | 06:03h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Late breaking at #ESCCongress—Prasugrel-based de-escalation of dual antiplatelet therapy after PCI in patients with acute coronary syndrome (HOST-REDUCE-POLYTECH-ACS): an open-label, multicentre, non-inferiority randomised trial https://t.co/yvcdB4rZ9x pic.twitter.com/GhPfztHwMX
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 31, 2020
#ESCCongress – [Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Colchicine in patients with chronic coronary disease
1 Sep, 2020 | 06:04h | UTCColchicine in Patients with Chronic Coronary Disease – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentaries: LoDoCo2: Colchicine Protective in Large RCT of Chronic Coronary Disease – TCTMD AND Low Dose Colchicine for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease 2 – LoDoCo2 – American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
Patients with chronic coronary disease were randomized to daily colchicine or placebo. Incidence of the composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, spontaneous MI, ischemic stroke, or ischemia-driven coronary revascularization was significantly lower with colchicine. #ESCCongress
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 31, 2020
#ESCCongress – [Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Cardiovascular and renal outcomes with Empagliflozin in heart failure
31 Aug, 2020 | 01:38h | UTCCommentaries: EMPEROR-Reduced: Empagliflozin Cuts Hospitalizations, CV Mortality in HFrEF – TCTMD AND EMPEROR-Reduced meets primary endpoint in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction – European Society of Cardiology AND Empagliflozin Outcome Trial in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and a Reduced Ejection Fraction – EMPEROR-Reduced – American College of Cardiology
Related study: Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Original Article: Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure (EMPEROR-Reduced Trial) #ESCCongress
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 29, 2020
#ESCCongress – [Abstract Only] Randomized trial: Early rhythm-control therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation
31 Aug, 2020 | 01:39h | UTCEarly Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation – New England Journal of Medicine
Commentaries: Early rhythm control therapy improves outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation – European Society of Cardiology AND Rhythm Control Cuts First CV Events in Early Atrial Fibrillation: EAST-AFNET 4 – TCTMD AND Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention Trial – EAST-AFNET 4 – American College of Cardiology AND EAST-AFNET 4: Is Early Rhythm-Control Therapy Associated With Lower Risk of CV Outcomes in Early AFIB Patients? – American College of Cardiology
Commentary on Twitter
Original Article: Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (EAST–AFNET 4 Trial) #ESCCongress
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 29, 2020
#ESCCongress – [Abstract Only] Randomized trial: aspirin with or without clopidogrel after transcatheter aortic-valve implantation
31 Aug, 2020 | 01:33h | UTCCommentaries: Antiplatelet Therapy for Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Implantation – POPular TAVI (antiplatelet therapy) – American College of Cardiology AND Go With Aspirin Alone After TAVR When Anticoagulation Isn’t Needed: POPular TAVI – TCTMD
Commentary on Twitter
#ESCCongress #popular_TAVI
Aspirin vs Asp+Clop following #TAVR Aspirin alone:
➡️decrease in bleeding by 40%
➡️No increase in ischemic events
➡️ RRR 26% for net benefit@aayshacader @AnastasiaSMihai @mirvatalasnag @sbrugaletta @Ortega_Paz @willsuh76 @SVRaoMD @DrAsifQasim @iamritu pic.twitter.com/CvUdYgw5mG— Mamas A. Mamas (@mmamas1973) August 30, 2020


