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2017 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:19h | UTCSee also: High Blood Pressure Guidelines Hub / Executive Summary / ACC/AHA Slide Set / ACC Key Points to Remember (free resources)
Research: Effect of an Intervention to Promote Breastfeeding on Asthma, Lung Function, and Atopic Eczema at Age 16 Years
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:41h | UTCCommentary: Prolonged breastfeeding linked to halving of later eczema risk – OnMedica (free)
Review: Eosinophilic esophagitis: update on management and controversies
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:15h | UTCEosinophilic esophagitis: update on management and controversies – The BMJ (free for 2 weeks)
Research: Sexual Activity as a Trigger for Sudden Cardiac Arrest
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:17h | UTCSexual Activity as a Trigger for Sudden Cardiac Arrest – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Sex poses little risk of triggering sudden cardiac arrest – Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, via EurekAlert (free) AND Instances of cardiac arrest after sex are low, but so are the survival rates – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Research: Comparison of Hospital Resource Use and Outcomes Among Hospitalists, Primary Care Physicians, and Other Generalists
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:16h | UTCEditorial: The Costs and Benefits of Hospital Care by Primary Physicians: Continuity Counts (free)
Audio interview: Hospital Resource Use and Outcomes Among Generalist Physicians (free)
Commentaries: Study: For Inpatients, Primary Care Docs Outperform Hospitalists – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Mortality Lower When Inpatients See Their Own PCP in Hospital – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Risks for blood clot in a vein may rise with increased TV viewing
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:14h | UTCCommentary: More TV viewing linked to higher risk of blood clots in veins – Medical News Today (free)
Research: Nut Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:13h | UTCNut Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (free)
Commentary: Eating Regular Variety of Nuts Associated With Lower Risk of Heart Disease – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Variety of nuts tied to lower risk of heart disease – Reuters (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review, 13 November 2017
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:12h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 13 November 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
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)
Guideline: Bipolar disorder
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:08h | UTCNICE Guideline: Bipolar disorder: assessment and management (free)
Meta-Analysis: Exercise for the Prevention of Low Back Pain
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:05h | UTCExercise for the Prevention of Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials – American Journal of Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Exercise may help prevent low back pain or make it less severe – Reuters (free)
Related meta-analysis: Prevention of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (free)
Research: Circulating vitamin D concentration and risk of seven cancers
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:04h | UTCCommentary: Vitamin D level not associated with cancer risk – Clinical Adviser (free)
“These results, in combination with previous literature, provide evidence that population-wide screening for vitamin D deficiency and subsequent widespread vitamin D supplementation should not currently be recommended as a strategy for primary cancer prevention”.
Meta-Analysis: Long-term Sustainability of Diabetes Prevention Approaches
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:03h | UTCLong-term Sustainability of Diabetes Prevention Approaches: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Lifestyle Modifications Slow Progression To Diabetes As Effectively As Medications – Medical Research (free) AND Lifestyle changes successfully reduce incidence of diabetes – MedicalXpress (free) AND Lifestyle changes—not medications—linked to sustained risk reduction for diabetes – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Systematic review: The influence of physical activity, sedentary behavior on health-related quality of life among children and adolescents
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:29h | UTC
Review: Role of liver magnetic resonance imaging in hyperferritinaemia and the diagnosis of iron overload
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:27h | UTC
Review: Diagnostic approach to TSH-producing pituitary adenoma
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:15h | UTCDiagnostic approach to TSH-producing pituitary adenoma – European Journal of Endocrinology (free)
Review: l-Thyroxine replacement therapy in the frail elderly
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:15h | UTC
Guideline: Inflammatory Bowel Disease
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:21h | UTCInflammatory Bowel Disease, 4th Edition – Australian Guidelines for General Practitioners and Physicians (free PDF)
Source: Gastroenterology Research Review Australia
Research: Symptomatic treatment of uncomplicated lower urinary tract infections in the ambulatory setting
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:20h | UTCEditorial: Antibiotics or NSAIDs for uncomplicated urinary tract infection? (free)
Commentary: NSAID Compared to Antibiotic for Symptomatic Treatment of UTI – MPR (free)
Systematic Review: International variations in primary care physician consultation time
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:19h | UTCCommentary: Primary care consultations last less than 5 minutes for half the world’s population – BMJ, via ScienceDaily (free)
“Global assessment of the length of doctor visits (primary care): range of 48 seconds to 22 minutes” (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)
Meta-Analysis: Medications That Cause Dry Mouth As an Adverse Effect in Older People
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:16h | UTCCommentaries: Dry mouth symptoms can be side effect of certain medications for older adults – American Geriatrics Society, via EurekAlert (free) AND Certain medication use associated with dry mouth in older adults – Clinical Advisor (free)
Viewpoint: Placebo Effect of the Heart
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:14h | UTCViewpoint: Placebo Effect of the Heart – The Atlantic (free)
Related viewpoints: 12 Seconds of Placebo – An Outsider’s View of ORBITA – The HealthCare Blog (free) AND ORBITA Trial Puts Interventional Cardiologists On The Defensive – Cardiobrief (free) AND ORBITA: Another clinical trial demonstrating the need for sham controls in surgical trials – Science-Based Medicine (free) AND Coronary Stents Humbled Yet Again in Stable CAD – Medscape (free)
See original ORBITA trial and commentaries in our November 3rd issue (see #1)
Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:11h | UTC
Research: Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-negative persons with partners living with HIV
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:17h | UTC
Guideline: Multimodality Appropriate Use Criteria for Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:07h | UTC