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Potassium Enriched Salt Substitution Could Prevent a Large Number of Cardiovascular Deaths

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:27h | UTC

Estimated population wide benefits and risks in China of lowering sodium through potassium enriched salt substitution: modelling study – The BMJ

Commentaries: Salt substitution could prevent almost half a million deaths from CVD in China – George Institute for Global Health AND Embracing salt substitutes could help China prevent 450K CVD deaths per year – Cardiovascular Business

 


Meta-Analysis: Interventions for the Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:22h | UTC

Interventions for the management of malignant pleural effusions: a network meta‐analysis – Cochrane Library

 


Cochrane Review Confirms Effectiveness and Safety of MMR vaccines

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:24h | UTC

Vaccines for measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella in children – Cochrane Library

News Release: Cochrane Review confirms effectiveness of MMR vaccines – Cochrane Library

 


Preoperative Evaluation Before Noncardiac Surgery

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:17h | UTC

Preoperative Evaluation Before Noncardiac Surgery – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Related Review: Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment (review and guidelines)

 


Review: The Treatment of Gallstone Disease

23 Apr, 2020 | 09:19h | UTC

The Treatment of Gallstone Disease – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international

 


NIH COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

22 Apr, 2020 | 09:02h | UTC

NIH Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines – National Institutes of Health

News Release: Expert U.S. panel develops NIH treatment guidelines for COVID-19

Commentary: New U.S. Treatment Guidelines for Covid-19 Don’t See Much Progress – The New York Times

 


[Preprint] Observational Study: No Benefit from Hydroxychloroquine in Patients Hospitalized with Covid-19

22 Apr, 2020 | 08:58h | UTC

Outcomes of hydroxychloroquine usage in United States veterans hospitalized with Covid-19 – medRxiv

Commentaries: Study finds no benefit, higher death rate in patients taking hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 – CNN AND More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study – Associated Press

 


ESC Guidance for the Diagnosis and Management of CV Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic

22 Apr, 2020 | 09:00h | UTC

ESC Guidance for the Diagnosis and Management of CV Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic – European Society of Cardiology

 


Evidence Review: Tests for Screening, Diagnosis and Monitoring of COVID-19

22 Apr, 2020 | 08:55h | UTC

What tests could potentially be used for the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19 and what are their advantages and disadvantages? – CEBM University of Oxford

 


Endocrinology in the Time of COVID-19: Management of Adrenal Insufficiency

22 Apr, 2020 | 08:52h | UTC

Endocrinology in the time of COVID-19: Management of adrenal insufficiency – European Journal of Endocrinology

 


Study: SARS-CoV-2 Persists Longer in Stool and in Patients with Severe Disease

22 Apr, 2020 | 08:53h | UTC

Viral load dynamics and disease severity in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 in Zhejiang province, China, January-March 2020: retrospective cohort study – The BMJ

 


Richard Lehman’s Covid-19 Reviews—20 April 2020

22 Apr, 2020 | 08:50h | UTC

Richard Lehman’s covid-19 reviews, 20 April 2020 – The BMJ Opinion

“In this weekly round-up, Richard Lehman looks at a personal selection of articles of relevance to clinicians dealing with covid-19”.

 


WHO Guideline on Use of Ferritin to Assess Iron Status in Individuals and Populations

22 Apr, 2020 | 08:38h | UTC

WHO guideline on use of ferritin concentrations to assess iron status in individuals and populations – World Health Organization

News Release: WHO guidance helps detect iron deficiency and protect brain development

 


ACC Consensus Statement: Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:17h | UTC

Management of Acute Myocardial Infarction During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Journal of the American Academy of Cardiology

Commentaries: ACC, SCAI, ACEP Release Consensus Statement on Management of AMI Patients During COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology

 


Video: Perspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. John Ioannidis Update

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:12h | UTC

Perspectives on the Pandemic | Dr. John Ioannidis Update: 4.17.20

Related (from Dr. John Ioannidis): Antibody Tests Suggest that Coronavirus Infections Vastly Exceed Official Counts AND Study: Population-level COVID-19 Mortality Risk

 


Therapeutic Strategies for Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:14h | UTC

Therapeutic strategies for critically ill patients with COVID-19 – Annals of Intensive Care

 


Opinion – Timed & Titrated use of Steroids in COVID-19?

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:11h | UTC

Timed & titrated use of steroid in COVID-19? – PulmCrit

 


FDA Letter Warns About the Limitations of Antibody Tests for COVID-19

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:08h | UTC

Important Information on the Use of Serological (Antibody) Tests for COVID-19 – Letter to Health Care Providers – U.S. Food & Drug Administration

See also: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: Serological Test Validation and Education Efforts – U.S. Food & Drug Administration

Commentary: FDA Warns Providers About Limits of SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Tests – NEJM Journal Watch

 


D‐dimer Levels on Admission to Predict In‐hospital Mortality in Patients with Covid‐19

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:06h | UTC

D‐dimer levels on admission to predict in‐hospital mortality in patients with Covid‐19 – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Related: D-dimer is Associated with Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Pooled Analysis – Thrombosis and Haemostasis

 


The Pandemic’s Hidden Victims: Sick or Dying, but Not from the Virus

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:01h | UTC

The Pandemic’s Hidden Victims: Sick or Dying, but Not From the Virus – The New York Times

 


Thrombocytopenia and Its Association with Mortality in Patients with COVID‐19

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:04h | UTC

Thrombocytopenia and Its Association with Mortality in Patients with COVID‐19 – Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Related: Thrombocytopenia is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections: A meta-analysis – Clinica Chimica Acta

 


[Preprint] Meta-Analysis: Smoking is Associated with COVID-19 Progression

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:02h | UTC

Smoking is Associated with COVID-19 Progression: A Meta-Analysis – medRxiv

Commentary: Smoking doubles risk of severe COVID-19 disease – News Medical

 


Miller Fisher Syndrome and Polyneuritis Cranialis in COVID-19

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:03h | UTC

Miller Fisher Syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis in COVID-19 – Neurology

 


ATS Guideline: Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis

21 Apr, 2020 | 08:00h | UTC

Diagnosis and Detection of Sarcoidosis. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline – American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

News Release: First official ATS practice guidelines for Sarcoidosis cover diagnosis and detection – American Thoracic Society

 


Podcast: Hypothyroidism Master Class

21 Apr, 2020 | 07:56h | UTC

#208 Hypothyroidism Master Class with Susan Mandel MD, MPH – The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

 


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