Cardiac Surgery
Research: Restrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:17h | UTCRestrictive or Liberal Red-Cell Transfusion for Cardiac Surgery – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: TRICS III: Restrictive Red-Cell Transfusion Noninferior to Liberal Use in Cardiac Surgery – TCTMD (free) AHA: Restrictive Blood Transfusion OK for Select Patients – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Related article: Transfusion Requirements After Cardiac Surgery: The TRACS Randomized Controlled Trial – JAMA (free)
Research: Mechanical or Biologic Prostheses for Aortic-Valve and Mitral-Valve Replacement
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:08h | UTCMechanical or Biologic Prostheses for Aortic-Valve and Mitral-Valve Replacement – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Mechanical heart valve often the safest choice – Stanford Medicine (free) AND Mechanical or Biologic Prostheses for Aortic-Valve and Mitral-Valve Replacement? – NEJM 360 Resident (free) AND Mechanical or Tissue Valve for AVR and MVR – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND Mechanical Valves Show Mortality Benefit Over Biologic Valves – Medscape (free registration required) AND Heart valve replacement success may depend on age, valve type – Reuters (free)
European guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:14h | UTCEuropean guidelines on perioperative venous thromboembolism prophylaxis (free PDF articles):
– Patients with preexisting coagulation disorders and after severe perioperative bleeding
– Cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
– Surgery in the obese patient
– Surgery during pregnancy and the immediate postpartum period
– Day surgery and fast-track surgery
– Chronic treatments with antiplatelet agents
– Aspirin
Guideline: Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria for Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:07h | UTC
Consensus Statement: Pulse oximetry screening for critical congenital heart defects
11 Nov, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCCommentaries: All babies in Europe should be screened for heart defects at birth – OnMedica (free) AND Call for Europe-wide screening of babies for heart defects – MedicalXpress (free)
Research: Percutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina (ORBITA)
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:39h | UTCPercutaneous coronary intervention in stable angina (ORBITA): a double-blind, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Small Trial Raises Big Concerns That PCI In Stable Angina Is Just A Placebo – Cardiobrief (free) AND Diving Deep Into The ORBITA Trial – Cardiobrief (free) AND ‘Unbelievable’: Heart Stents Fail to Ease Chest Pain – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND ORBITA: PCI Offers No Symptom Improvement Over Sham Procedure – TCTMD (free)
Guideline: The Care of Children With Congenital Heart Disease in Their Primary Medical Home
5 Nov, 2017 | 20:29h | UTCThe Care of Children With Congenital Heart Disease in Their Primary Medical Home – Pediatrics (free)
Research: PCI Strategies in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:36h | UTCEditorial: Back to the Future in Cardiogenic Shock — Initial PCI of the Culprit Lesion Only (free)
Commentaries: CULPRIT-SHOCK Disputes Benefit of Immediate Multivessel PCI in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock – TCTMD (free) AND CULPRIT-SHOCK: Culprit Lesion Only PCI Vs. Immediate Multivessel PCI in Cardiogenic Shock – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Research: Daytime variation of perioperative myocardial injury in cardiac surgery
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:15h | UTCDaytime variation of perioperative myocardial injury in cardiac surgery and its prevention by Rev-Erbα antagonism: a single-centre propensity-matched cohort study and a randomised study – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Why Heart Surgery May be Better in the Afternoon – Scientific American (free) AND Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests – The Guardian (free) AND Aortic Valve Replacement: Afternoon Surgery Linked to Fewer Adverse Events – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Elevated blood pressure and risk of mitral regurgitation
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:21h | UTCCommentaries: High Blood Pressure Is a Risk Factor For Mitral Regurgitation – Medical Research (free) AND High Blood Pressure May Raise Mitral Regurgitation Risk – TCTMD (free) AND Inevitable or preventable? High blood pressure linked to mitral regurgitation – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on the Management of Mitral Regurgitation
21 Oct, 2017 | 18:15h | UTCCommentaries: Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for Management of Mitral Regurgitation – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND ACC Recommends ‘Structured Approach’ to Mitral Regurgitation – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Guideline: 2017 Appropriate Use Criteria for the Treatment of Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:34h | UTC2017 Appropriate Use Criteria for the Treatment of Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis (free)
Commentaries: 2017 AUC for Management of Severe Aortic Stenosis – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) AND First Appropriate Use Criteria Issued for Severe Aortic Stenosis – Medpage Today (free registration required)
Guidelines on perioperative medication in adult cardiac surgery
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:01h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter (free)
Older people with acute coronary syndromes may benefit from routine invasive therapy
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:02h | UTCOlder people with acute coronary syndromes may benefit from routine invasive therapy – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Revascularisation compared with initial medical therapy for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes in the elderly: a meta-analysis – Heart (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Long-term Outcomes of Multiple Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
17 Oct, 2017 | 18:29h | UTCCommentaries: Study: Triple-Vessel CABG Strategy Matters in the Long Run – MedPage Today (free registration required)
In patients with multivessel disease who are undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting, multiple arterial grafting (MAG) is associated with reduced mortality, repeated revascularization, myocardial infarction, and heart failure when compared with left internal thoracic artery (LITA) supplemented by saphenous vein grafts (LITA+SVG).
Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Noncardiac Complications in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:48h | UTCNews release: Looking beyond the heart in adults with congenital heart disease (free)
Commentary: Think Outside the Heart: Noncardiac Complications and Considerations in the Adult Congenital Patient (free)
Top Ten Things to Know: Diagnosis and Management of Noncardiac Complications in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (free PDF)
Research: Predicting 30-Day Mortality for Patients With Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
11 Oct, 2017 | 01:38h | UTCPredicting 30-Day Mortality for Patients With Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department: A Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Tool may help accurately predict 30-day mortality for emergency department patients with acute heart failure – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Simple tool accurately predicts 30-day mortality for patients with acute heart failure in the ER – MedicalXpress (free)
See Calculator: MEESSI-AHF RISK MODEL
Review: Current Practice of State-of-the-Art Surgical Coronary Revascularization
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:41h | UTCCurrent Practice of State-of-the-Art Surgical Coronary Revascularization – Circulation (free)
Guidelines for the Management of Congenital Heart Diseases in Childhood and Adolescence
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:26h | UTC
Meta-analysis: Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography vs Functional Stress Testing for Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:19h | UTCInvited commentary: Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography—The First Test for Evaluating Patients With Chest Pain? (free)
Commentary: Coronary CT Angiography vs. Stress Testing: Meta-Analysis Offers Mixed Results – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Coronary Computed Tomografic Angiography (CCTA) was associated with a very small reduction in the incidence of myocardial infarction (0.7% vs 1.1% = 0.4% absolute risk reduction), but without differences in death or cardiac hospitalization. Patients undergoing CCTA were significantly more likely to undergo invasive coronary angiography (11.7% vs 9.1%), revascularization (7.2% vs 4.5%) and were also more likely to receive a diagnosis of new CAD and to have initiated aspirin or statin therapy.
Review: Acute Coronary Syndromes: The Way Forward From Mechanisms to Precision Treatment
3 Oct, 2017 | 21:50h | UTCAcute Coronary Syndromes: The Way Forward From Mechanisms to Precision Treatment – Circulation (free)
Research: D-dimer to guide the intensity of anticoagulation after mechanical heart valve replacement
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:24h | UTCD-dimer to guide the intensity of anticoagulation in Chinese patients after mechanical heart valve replacement: a randomized controlled trial – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: ACP Journal Wise ($)
Systematic Review: Interventions for treating tuberculous pericarditis
24 Sep, 2017 | 21:32h | UTCInterventions for treating tuberculous pericarditis – Cochrane Library (free)
News release: Treatment for tuberculosis infection of the membrane around the heart (free)
“For HIV-negative patients, corticosteroids may reduce death. For HIV-positive patients not on antiretroviral drugs, corticosteroids may reduce constriction. For HIV-positive patients with good antiretroviral drug viral suppression, clinicians may consider the results from HIV-negative patients more relevant”.
Guideline: Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Lead Management and Extraction
24 Sep, 2017 | 20:15h | UTC
Association of Guideline Adherence for Serial Evaluations With Survival and Adverse Clinical Events in Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
24 Sep, 2017 | 00:23h | UTCAssociation of Guideline Adherence for Serial Evaluations With Survival and Adverse Clinical Events in Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis – JAMA Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Serial Echos Valuable in Patients with Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Close Watch on Aortic Stenosis May Improve Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required)