Internal Medicine
Cohort Study: Screening Men for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Questioned
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:25h | UTCBenefits and harms of screening men for abdominal aortic aneurysm in Sweden: a registry-based cohort study – The Lancet (free to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Screening Programs for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Need a Rethink, Swedish Study Contends – TCTMD (free) AND Screening for aortic aneurysms in older men questioned – University of Gothemburg, via EurekAlert (free) AND Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Questioned – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Routine Aortic Aneurysm Screening Questioned – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Expert Analysis: Acute Coronary Syndrome Management in a Patient in Need of Noncardiac Surgery
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:23h | UTCACS Management in a Patient in Need of Noncardiac Surgery – American College of Cardiology (free)
BTS Guideline: Outpatient Management of Pulmonary Embolism
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:26h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Coronary CT Angiography vs Stress Echocardiography in Acute Chest Pain
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:22h | UTCCoronary Computed Tomography Angiography Versus Stress Echocardiography in Acute Chest Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial – JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: The Patient Presenting With Chest Pain: Stress Echo Gives Coronary CTA a Run for Its Money – TCTMD (free)
Register-based Retrospective Cohort: Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions Associated with Venous Thromboembolism
18 Jun, 2018 | 00:16h | UTCAssociation of Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions With Venous Thromboembolism in a North American Registry – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Peri-Op RBC Transfusions Linked to Postoperative VTE – MPR (free) AND Risk for Clot Increases After Surgery With Transfusion – Medscape (free registration required) AND Post-Op VTE Risk Up After Intra-Op Blood Transfusion – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND VTE Risk Higher in Surgical Patients Who Get Transfusions – TCTMD (free)
Guideline Revisited: Diagnosis and Management of Primary Aldosteronism
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:25h | UTCRelated Guideline: The Management of Primary Aldosteronism: Case Detection, Diagnosis, and Treatment: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline – The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (free)
Randomized Trial: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy No Better Than Regular Dressing in Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:20h | UTCEffect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Wound Management on 12-Month Disability Among Adults With Severe Open Fracture of the Lower Limb: The WOLLF Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: High-tech treatment of open leg wounds no better than using regular dressings – University of Warwick (free) AND Negative-Pressure Therapy No Better for Open Fractures – Medscape (free registration required)
“Negative pressure wound therapy did not improve 12-month disability for patients with severe open fracture of the lower limb compared with standard wound dressing”
Review: Dietary and Nutritional Approaches for Prevention and Management of Type 2 Diabetes
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:18h | UTCDietary and nutritional approaches for prevention and management of type 2 diabetes – The BMJ (free)
Algorithm: Approach to Thrombocytopenia in the ICU
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:15h | UTC
Cohort Study: High Blood Pressure in 50-year-olds Associated with Higher Risk of Dementia
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:13h | UTCCommentaries: Dementia risk increased in 50-year-olds with blood pressure below hypertension threshold – European Society of Cardiology, via EurekAlert (free) AND Blood pressure below treatable threshold linked to heightened dementia risk – OnMedica (free) AND Studies: Higher blood pressure increases risk for dementia – UPI (free) AND High Blood Pressure at Age 50 Tied to Dementia Risk – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Dementia risk to 50-year-olds with raised blood pressure – study – The Guardian (free)
USPSTF Statement: Screening with Resting or Exercise Electrocardiography (ECG) Not Recommended
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:12h | UTCEditorials: The Screening ECG and Cardiac Risks (free) AND Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Risk With Electrocardiography (free)
JAMA Patient Page: Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Risk With ECG (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Risk With Electrocardiography (free audio)
Commentaries: Doctors Told Not To Order Electrocardiograms For Low-Risk Patients – NPR (free) AND USPSTF Finds Insufficient Evidence For Preventative ECG Screening in Asymptomatic, Low-Risk Adults – American College of Cardiology (free)
“The USPSTF recommends against screening with resting or exercise electrocardiography (ECG) to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in asymptomatic adults at low risk of CVD events”.
Cross-Sectional Survey: Prevalence of US Adults Using Medications with Depression as a Potential Adverse Effect was 37.2%
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:11h | UTCPrevalence of Prescription Medications With Depression as a Potential Adverse Effect Among Adults in the United States – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: One-Third of US Adults May Unknowingly Use Medications That Can Cause Depression – University of Illinois at Chicago, via EurekAlert (free) AND Many U.S. adults take medicines that can cause depression – Reuters (free) AND Rx With Depression as Potential Adverse Effect Widely Used – Medscape (free registration required)
Clinical Update: Antithrombotic Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease in 2018
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:10h | UTCAntithrombotic Therapy for Peripheral Artery Disease in 2018 – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Randomized Trial: Bezafibrate in Primary Biliary Cholangitis
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:55h | UTCA Placebo-Controlled Trial of Bezafibrate in Primary Biliary Cholangitis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: A Trial of Bezafibrate in Primary Biliary Cholangitis – NEJM Resident 360 (free) AND Bezafibrate Normalizes Liver Enzymes in PBC – MedPage Today (free registration required)
“In a randomized trial of patients with primary biliary cholangitis, bezafibrate and ursodeoxycholic acid resulted in a higher rate of complete biochemical response than ursodeoxycholic acid alone” (via @NEJM see Tweet with visual abstract)
Viewpoint: Progress in Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:53h | UTCProgress in Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury: Moving Beyond Kidney Attack – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Viewpoint: Type 2 Myocardial Infarction—Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:54h | UTCType 2 Myocardial Infarction—Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Related Review: Type 2 myocardial infarction due to supply–demand mismatch – Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine (free)
Cohort Study: Erectile Dysfunction as an Independent Predictor of Future Cardiovascular Events
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:52h | UTCAHA News Release: Erectile dysfunction means increased risk for heart disease, regardless of other risk factors (free)
Commentaries: Men With Erectile Dysfunction Are Twice As Likely to Have Heart Disease, Study Says – TIME (free) AND Erectile Dysfunction Linked To Higher Chances Of Heart Problems In Men – Medical Daily (free)
Hydroxychloroquine: An Old Drug with New Relevance
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCHydroxychloroquine: An old drug with new relevance – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Richard Lehman’s Journal Review – 11 June 2018
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 11 June 2018 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Cohort Study: The Introduction of High-sensitive Troponins Had No Impact on Survival
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:40h | UTCHigh-Sensitivity Troponins and Outcomes After Myocardial Infarction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (free for a limited period)
Commentary: High-Sensitivity Troponins and Outcomes After MI – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Advent of High-Sensitivity Troponin Tests in Sweden Leads to Only Small Uptick in MI Diagnoses – TCTMD (free)
The introduction of high-sensitive troponins was associated with an increased incidence of MI, although with no impact on survival.
Review: Arrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathy
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:37h | UTCArrhythmia-Induced Cardiomyopathy – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Review: Is Posthospital Syndrome a Result of Hospitalization-Induced Allostatic Overload?
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:39h | UTCSource: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Review: Acute Heart Failure Management
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:23h | UTCAcute Heart Failure Management – Korean Circulatory Journal (free)
Review: COPD Stands for Complex Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:21h | UTCCOPD stands for complex obstructive pulmonary disease – European Respiratory Review (free)
Open-label Randomized Trial: Long-term Albumin Administration Improves Outcomes in Decompensated Cirrhosis
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:17h | UTCLong-term albumin administration in decompensated cirrhosis (ANSWER): an open-label randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)