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AHA/ASA Scientific Statement | Cognitive impairment after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke

5 May, 2023 | 15:36h | UTC

Cognitive Impairment After Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association – Stroke

News Release: Cognitive impairment after stroke is common, and early diagnosis and treatment needed – American Heart Association

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Brief Review | Management of latent tuberculosis infection

5 May, 2023 | 15:32h | UTC

Management of Latent Tuberculosis Infection – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 


Cohort Study | Long-term beta-blocker use in MI patients without heart failure or LVSD not linked to better cardiovascular outcomes

5 May, 2023 | 15:29h | UTC

Association of beta-blockers beyond 1 year after myocardial infarction and cardiovascular outcomes – Heart

Editorial: Should beta-blockers be recommended after myocardial infarction when left ventricular ejection fraction is normal? – Heart (free for a limited period)

News Release: Study questions long term beta blocker use for heart attack patients – BMJ Newsroom

Related Systematic Review: Beta‐blockers in patients without heart failure after myocardial infarction – Cochrane Library.

 


Review | Approach to treating older adults with chronic kidney disease

5 May, 2023 | 15:25h | UTC

An approach to treating older adults with chronic kidney disease – Canadian Medical Association Journal

 


Review | Transforming tuberculosis diagnosis

5 May, 2023 | 15:18h | UTC

Transforming tuberculosis diagnosis – Nature Microbiology (if the link is paywalled, try this one)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Cohort Study | Skin biopsy yields 88% sensitivity in detecting meningococcal Purpura Fulminans

5 May, 2023 | 15:15h | UTC

Skin biopsy in adult patients with meningococcal purpura fulminans: a multicenter retrospective cohort study – Critical Care

 


Review | Prone positioning for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure and ARDS

5 May, 2023 | 15:09h | UTC

A Review Prone Positioning for Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and ARDS: A Review – Chest

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Review | Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

5 May, 2023 | 15:01h | UTC

Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopaenia – ICU Management & Practice

 


International consensus on standardized clinic blood pressure measurement – a call to action

4 May, 2023 | 14:03h | UTC

International Consensus on Standardized Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement – A Call to Action – American Journal of Medicine

News Release: KDIGO Announces Publication of International Consensus Statement on Standardized Blood Pressure Measurement

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Position Statement | Telehealth policy, practice, and education

4 May, 2023 | 14:01h | UTC

Telehealth Policy, Practice, and Education: a Position Statement of the Society of General Internal Medicine – Journal of General Internal Medicine

 


Diagnostic Stewardship | A continuum of antibiotic stewardship in combating antimicrobial resistance

4 May, 2023 | 13:58h | UTC

Diagnostic stewardship in infectious diseases: a continuum of antimicrobial stewardship in the fight against antimicrobial resistance – International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

 


RCT | Prolonged higher dose methylprednisolone vs. conventional dexamethasone in COVID-19 pneumonia

4 May, 2023 | 13:53h | UTC

Prolonged higher dose methylprednisolone versus conventional dexamethasone in COVID-19 pneumonia: a randomised controlled trial – European Respiratory Journal

 


Cohort Study | Comparison of propylthiouracil vs. methimazole for thyroid storm in critically ill patients

4 May, 2023 | 13:47h | UTC

Comparison of Propylthiouracil vs Methimazole for Thyroid Storm in Critically Ill Patients – JAMA Network Open

News Release: Study: No significant differences in mortality, adverse events in patients taking thyroid medications – Boston University

 


Treating long-lasting low back pain without surgery: the latest evidence

4 May, 2023 | 13:40h | UTC

Treating long-lasting low back pain without surgery: the latest evidence – Evidently Cochrane

 


Cohort Study | Risk factors for mortality from aortic aneurysm and dissection

4 May, 2023 | 13:41h | UTC

Risk Factors for Mortality From Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection: Results From a 26‐Year Follow‐Up of a Community‐Based Population – Journal of the American Heart Association

Commentary: Aortic Disease Deaths Tied to Modifiable Risk Factors, Japanese Data Confirm – TCTMD

 


Review | Carvedilol as the new non-selective beta-blocker of choice in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension

4 May, 2023 | 13:36h | UTC

Carvedilol as the new non-selective beta-blocker of choice in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension – Liver International

 


Review | A practical guide to hidradenitis suppurativa

4 May, 2023 | 13:29h | UTC

A practical guide to hidradenitis suppurativa – Family Practice

 


SR | In people with prediabetes, Vitamin D may have a small benefit in decreasing the risk of diabetes

4 May, 2023 | 13:28h | UTC

Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data From 3 Randomized Clinical Trials – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Expert reaction to study looking at vitamin D supplementation and reduction in diabetes risk – Science Media Centre

How Helpful Is Vitamin D in Prediabetes? – ConscienHealth

 


RCT | Best endovascular treatment first strategy yields better outcomes for chronic limb ischemia vs. vein bypass first strategy

3 May, 2023 | 15:39h | UTC

A vein bypass first versus a best endovascular treatment first revascularisation strategy for patients with chronic limb threatening ischaemia who required an infra-popliteal, with or without an additional more proximal infra-inguinal revascularisation procedure to restore limb perfusion (BASIL-2): an open-label, randomised, multicentre, phase 3 trial – The Lancet

Commentary: BASIL-2 Supports Endo-First Strategy for CLTI With Infrapopliteal Disease – TCTMD

 


M-A | Efficacy of osteoporosis interventions on fracture prevention in postmenopausal women

3 May, 2023 | 15:37h | UTC

Fracture risk reduction and safety by osteoporosis treatment compared with placebo or active comparator in postmenopausal women: systematic review, network meta-analysis, and meta-regression analysis of randomised clinical trials – The BMJ

 


M-A | Direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin across the spectrum of kidney function in patients with AF

3 May, 2023 | 15:32h | UTC

Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin Across the Spectrum of Kidney Function: Patient-Level Network Meta-Analyses From COMBINE AF – Circulation (free for a limited period)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Differential diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mpox (Monkeypox): a review for dermatologists

3 May, 2023 | 15:27h | UTC

Differential Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of mpox (Monkeypox): A Review for Dermatologists – American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

Related: Supportive Care Management Recommendations for Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Monkeypox Infection – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

 


SR | Fecal microbiota transplantation effective in recurrent C. difficile treatment

3 May, 2023 | 15:29h | UTC

Fecal microbiota transplantation for the treatment of recurrent Clostridioides difficile (Clostridium difficile) – Cochrane Library

Summary: Stool transplantation for treatment of repeated Clostridioides difficile infection – Cochrane Library

Commentaries:

Cochrane study finds stool transplants more effective than antibiotics for treating recurring, life-threatening gut infections – Cochrane Library

Expert reaction to two Cochrane reviews looking at stool transplants for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, and for inflammatory bowel disease – Science Media Centre

Fecal microbiota transplant: Effective solution for recurrent C. difficile infections – News Medical

Related:

RCT | Fecal microbiota transplantation better than standard of care for first or second Clostridioides difficile infection.

Long-term safety of fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection

 

Commentary on Twitter

 


Supportive care management recommendations for mucocutaneous manifestations of monkeypox infection

3 May, 2023 | 15:26h | UTC

Supportive Care Management Recommendations for Mucocutaneous Manifestations of Monkeypox Infection – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Related: Differential Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment of mpox (Monkeypox): A Review for Dermatologists – American Journal of Clinical Dermatology

 


Scientific Statement | Iron deficiency in heart failure

3 May, 2023 | 15:25h | UTC

Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America – Journal of Cardiac Failure

 


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