Chest Medicine
[Abstract Only] Study: High Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients with Resistant Hypertension
16 Sep, 2019 | 02:18h | UTCPrevalence, Characteristics and Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Resistant Hypertension – Annals of the American Thoracic Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Most patients with resistant hypertension have sleep apnoea – OnMedica (free) AND More Severe OSA Leads to Higher Blood Pressure in Patients with Resistant Hypertension – American Thoracic Society (free) AND Obstructive Sleep Apnea Common in Patients with Resistant Hypertension – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Small Randomized Trial Suggests a Benefit from Metformin as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma
16 Sep, 2019 | 00:46h | UTCEffect of Metformin Plus Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Compared With Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Alone in Patients With Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor–Mutated Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Oncology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Metformin Repurposed: Boosts Survival in TKI-Treated Lung Cancer – MedPage Today (free registration required)
NICE Guideline: Tuberculosis
13 Sep, 2019 | 08:27h | UTCTuberculosis – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: WHO Guidelines on Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control (free guidelines)
Chest Radiograph Signs Suggestive of Pericardial Disease
13 Sep, 2019 | 08:14h | UTCChest Radiograph Signs Suggestive of Pericardial Disease – American College of Cardiology (free)
Pneumococcal Disease: A Systematic Review of Health Utilities, Resource Use, Costs, and Economic Evaluations of Interventions
13 Sep, 2019 | 08:11h | UTCRelated: Pneumococcal infection in adults: burden of disease – Clinical Microbiology and Infection (free) AND The remaining challenges of pneumococcal disease in adults – European Respiratory Review (free)
State of the Art Review: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Adults
12 Sep, 2019 | 08:11h | UTCRespiratory syncytial virus infection in adults – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Related Reviews: Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Other Non-influenza Respiratory Viruses in Older Adults – Infectious Disease Clinics of North America (free) AND Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection: an illness for all ages – Clinics in Chest Medicine (free)
Opinion: Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Our Children
12 Sep, 2019 | 08:03h | UTCBan Flavored E-Cigarettes to Protect Our Children – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Related: Trump administration prepares to ban flavored e-cigarettes – STAT (free) AND ATS Responds to FDA’s Promise of Future Action on Flavored E-Cigarettes – American Thoracic Society (free)
ERS and ATS Diagnostic Guidelines for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: Similarities and Differences in Approach to Diagnosis
12 Sep, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCRelated: Diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia (free)
Review: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Acute Coronary Syndrome
12 Sep, 2019 | 08:00h | UTCObstructive sleep apnoea in acute coronary syndrome – European Respiratory Review (free)
Related: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of the Literature and Proposed Multidisciplinary Clinical Management Strategy (free reviews) AND Positive airway pressure doesn’t reduce cardiovascular events and death in adults with sleep apnea (link to abstract and commentaries)
ATS/ERS Statement: The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases
11 Sep, 2019 | 08:37h | UTCCommentaries: Occupational hazards account for more than one in ten people with range of lung diseases – American Thoracic Society (free) AND Respiratory Hazards at Work Linked to Disease for 1 in 10 People Worldwide – AJMC (free)
Systematic Review: Once‐daily vs. Multiple‐daily Dosing with Intravenous Aminoglycosides for Cystic Fibrosis
11 Sep, 2019 | 00:05h | UTCOnce‐daily versus multiple‐daily dosing with intravenous aminoglycosides for cystic fibrosis – Cochrane Library (free)
Preliminary Report: Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use
9 Sep, 2019 | 00:12h | UTCEditorial: Vaping-Induced Lung Injury (free)
Related: Imaging of Vaping-Associated Lung Disease – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Pulmonary Lipid-Laden Macrophages and Vaping – New England Journal of Medicine (free) AND Severe Pulmonary Disease Associated with Electronic-Cigarette–Product Use — Interim Guidance – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (free)
Commentaries: CDC Says Number Of Possible Cases Of Vaping-Related Lung Illness Has Doubled – NPR (free) AND Cases of Vaping-Related Lung Illness Surge, Health Officials Say – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Pneumonia cases linked to vaping are still rising. And federal officials don’t know what’s causing them – STAT (free)
[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: In Adults with Mild to Moderate Asthma, As-Needed Long-acting Beta-agonist Plus an Inhaled Corticosteroid is as Effective as Maintenance Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy Plus As-needed Short-acting Beta-agonist
5 Sep, 2019 | 08:24h | UTCBudesonide-formoterol reliever therapy versus maintenance budesonide plus terbutaline reliever therapy in adults with mild to moderate asthma (PRACTICAL): a 52-week, open-label, multicentre, superiority, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Vaping Appears to Be Making Hundreds of People Sick. No One Knows Exactly Why.
5 Sep, 2019 | 08:20h | UTCVaping appears to be making hundreds of people sick. No one knows exactly why. – Vox (free)
Related: CDC Flags One Death and Nearly 200 Cases of Lung Illnesses in U.S., Possibly Tied to Vaping (free) AND Another Patient Has Died From Lung Disease After Vaping – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
#ESCCongress – [Not Published Yet] Randomized Trial: Oxygen is Neither Beneficial nor Harmful in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome
4 Sep, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCNews Release: Oxygen is neither beneficial nor harmful in patients with acute coronary syndrome – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Commentary: Supplemental Oxygen Fails Once Again in ACS Patients: NZOTACS – TCTMD (free)
Related: Guideline: Oxygen Therapy for Acutely Ill Medical Patients (free) AND Systematic Review: Effects of Hyperoxia in Acutely Ill Patients(free) AND Meta-Analysis: Liberal vs Conservative Oxygen Therapy in Acutely ill Adults (link to abstract and commentary)
ATS Guideline: Diagnosis of Fungal Infections in Pulmonary and Critical Care Practice
3 Sep, 2019 | 01:30h | UTCCommentary: New ATS Clinical Practice Guideline: Diagnosing Fungal Infections – American Thoracic Society (free)
[Abstract Only] Study: Overdiagnosis of COPD in Subjects with Unobstructed Spirometry
4 Sep, 2019 | 08:29h | UTCOverdiagnosis of COPD in Subjects With Unobstructed Spirometry – CHEST (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: How Many Patients with Diagnosed COPD Truly Have It? – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)
#ESCCongress – 2019 ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
2 Sep, 2019 | 01:19h | UTC
Related Commentary on Twitter
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— European Society of Cardiology (@escardio) August 31, 2019
Review: Systemic Therapy for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:06h | UTCSystemic Therapy for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Current Diagnosis and Management of Small-Cell Lung Cancer
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:04h | UTCCurrent Diagnosis and Management of Small-Cell Lung Cancer – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
What’s New in Intensive Care: Tracheostomy
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:08h | UTC
Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
28 Aug, 2019 | 02:05h | UTC
CDC Flags One Death and Nearly 200 Cases of Lung Illnesses in U.S., Possibly Tied to Vaping
27 Aug, 2019 | 01:51h | UTCSee also: Patient’s death could be first in US linked to vaping, officials say – The Guardian (free) AND Illinois patient’s death may be first in US tied to vaping – Associated Press (free)
Related: CDC Investigating Severe Pulmonary Disease Cases Among People Who Use E-Cigarettes (free)
Thoracic Ultrasonography: A Narrative Review
27 Aug, 2019 | 01:52h | UTCThoracic ultrasonography: a narrative review – Intensive Care Medicine (free)
Related: Thoracic Ultrasound: What Non-radiologists Need to Know – Current Pulmonology Reports (free) AND Emergency Thoracic US: The Essentials – RadioGraphics (free) AND Incremental value of thoracic ultrasound in intensive care units: Indications, uses, and applications – World Journal of Radiology (free) AND Ultrasound of the Pleurae and Lungs – Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology (free) AND Lung ultrasound: routine practice for the next generation of internists – The Netherlands Journal of Medicine (free PDF)
Meta-Analysis: Preoperative Physical Exercise Interventions in Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
27 Aug, 2019 | 00:15h | UTCRelated: Preoperative exercise training for patients with non‐small cell lung cancer – Cochrane Library (free) AND Preoperative patient preparation in enhanced recovery pathways – Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology (free)