Internal Medicine
Review: Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:54h | UTC
Overview of Guidelines for the Management of Non-Specific Low Back Pain in Primary Care
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:50h | UTC
Guideline: Antibiotic Use in Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:46h | UTCRelated Guideline: Pneumonia: Diagnosis and Management of Community- and Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Review: Management of Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:44h | UTC
Review: Treatment of Angina
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:42h | UTCTreatment of Angina: Where Are We? – Cardiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Cohort Study: Presentation, Clinical Profile, and Prognosis of Young Patients with Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:43h | UTCEditorial: Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA): It’s Time to Face Reality! (free)
Meta-Analysis: Anticonvulsants in the Treatment of Low Back Pain and Lumbar Radicular Pain
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:37h | UTCCommentaries: Class of drugs used as alternative to opioids for back pain are ineffective, have potentially serious side effects: report – The Globe and Mail (free) AND Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for low back pain and can cause harm, despite increased prescribing – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain (free research and commentaries)
Randomized Trial: Epinephrine vs Norepinephrine for Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:35h | UTCEpinephrine Versus Norepinephrine for Cardiogenic Shock After Acute Myocardial Infarction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Epinephrine vs. Norepinephrine for Cardiogenic Shock – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Norepinephrine Bests Epinephrine in Battle of the Vasopressors in Cardiogenic Shock – TCTMD (free)
Cohort Study: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Maternal Cardiovascular Disease
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:39h | UTCHypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Maternal Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Development: An Observational Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Hypertensive disorders during pregnancy associated with increased rates of later CVD – ACP Internist (free) AND High blood pressure in pregnancy tied to heart disease risk afterward – Reuters (free) AND Women who experience hypertensive disorders during pregnancy are at high risk for developing high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol later in life – 2 Minute Medicine (free)
Related Studies: All Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Increase the Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease (free PDF and commentaries) AND Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and the Risk of Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease (link to abstract and free commentaries) AND Gestational Hypertension and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (free research and editorial)
Meta-Analysis: Lithium Exposure in First Trimester Associated with Increased Risk of Birth Defects
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:29h | UTCMaternal and infant outcomes associated with lithium use in pregnancy: an international collaborative meta-analysis of six cohort studies – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Increased risk of birth defects in babies after first-trimester exposure to lithium – Mount Sinai School of Medicine, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Lithium in Pregnancy Tied to Infant Morbidity, Malformation Risk – Medscape (free)
Cohort Study: Infectious and Noninfectious Complications Associated with Indwelling Urethral Catheters
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:25h | UTCCommentary: Foleys Aren’t Fun: Patient Study Shows Catheter Risks – University of Michigan, via NewsWise (free)
“More than half of patients surveyed while they had a urinary catheter, and again weeks later, reported a complication – and infections were only part of the problem” (from NewsWise)
Systematic Review: Influenza Vaccine for Patients with COPD
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:30h | UTCInfluenza vaccine for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Influenza vaccine for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – Cochrane Library (free)
Case-Control Study: Metformin Exposure in First Trimester of Pregnancy and Congenital Anomalies
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:28h | UTCIn this large international, population-based database, no evidence was found of an overall increased risk of congenital anomalies after first trimester metformin exposure.
Review: Chronic Hyperkalemia in Non-dialysis CKD
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:23h | UTC
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 2 July 2018
6 Jul, 2018 | 03:28h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 2 July 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Cohort Study: Endocrine Late Effects in Survivors of Cancer in Adolescence and Young Adulthood
6 Jul, 2018 | 03:21h | UTCInvited Commentary: Unmet Survivorship Care Needs of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors (free)
Related Reviews: Endocrine late-effects of childhood cancer and its treatments – European Journal of Endocrinology (free) AND Metabolic syndrome induced by anticancer treatment in childhood cancer survivors – Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism (free) AND Screening and management of adverse endocrine outcomes in adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer – The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (free)
Review: Cardiovascular Toxicity in Cancer Survivors
6 Jul, 2018 | 03:20h | UTCRelated Guidelines and Reviews: Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free) AND Cardio-Onco-Hematology in Clinical Practice. Position Paper and Recommendations – Revista Espanola de Cardiologia (free) AND 2016 ESC Position Paper on cancer treatments and cardiovascular toxicity developed under the auspices of the ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (free) AND Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for Evaluation and Management of Cardiovascular Complications of Cancer Therapy (free) AND Cardiotoxicity of anticancer treatments: Epidemiology, detection, and management – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)
Systematic Review: Continuity of Care and Mortality
6 Jul, 2018 | 03:17h | UTCCommentaries: Seeing same doctor every time ‘reduces risk of death’ – NHS Choices (free) AND Sticking with 1 doctor could have health benefits: Study – UPI (free)
Review: Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
6 Jul, 2018 | 03:13h | UTCAmerican College of Gastroenterology Monograph on Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome – American Journal of Gastroenterology (free for a limited period)
Related guidelines: Irritable bowel syndrome in adults: diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Korea, 2017 Revised Edition – Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility (free) AND Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for irritable bowel syndrome – Journal of Gastroenterology (free)
Source: NewsWise
CDC Guideline: Use of Once-Weekly Isoniazid-Rifapentine Regimen to Treat Latent TB Infection
6 Jul, 2018 | 03:12h | UTCCommentary: CDC Updates Guidelines on Weekly Therapy for Latent TB Infection – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Related WHO Guideline: Latent TB Infection (free guideline and news release)
Systematic Review: Treatments for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
6 Jul, 2018 | 03:08h | UTCRelated Meta-Analysis: Drug treatment effects on outcomes in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Heart (free)
This Cochrane review suggests mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists may be of benefit to reduce hospitalizations, while the meta-analysis in Heart suggests beta-blockers may improve all-cause and cardiovascular mortality…
Guideline: Utilization of the Microbiology Laboratory for Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:26h | UTC
Study: Validation of Strategy to Reduce the Need for 24-hour Blood Pressure Monitors in General Practice
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:25h | UTCCommentary: Reducing the need for 24-hour blood pressure monitors in general practice – University of Oxford (free)
The tool is freely available online here: https://sentry.phc.ox.ac.uk/proof-bp
Guideline: Management of Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:16h | UTCRelated Guidelines: UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis – Archives of Osteoporosis (free) AND Treatment of Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
Meta-Analysis: Associations Between Alcohol Consumption and Incidence of Hypertension
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:05h | UTCSex‐Specific Associations Between Alcohol Consumption and Incidence of Hypertension: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Cohort Studies – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Related Study: Effects of Repeated Binge Drinking on Blood Pressure Levels and Other Cardiovascular Health Metrics in Young Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011‐2014 – Journal of the American Heart Association (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Alcohol Consumption, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Health Across the Life Course: There Is No Such Thing as a One‐Size‐Fits‐All Approach (free)
Commentaries: Young binge drinkers may have higher heart risks – AHA Newsroom (free) AND Alcohol Intake Tied to Elevated Blood Pressure – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Binge drinking may increase heart risks for younger people – UPI (free)