Internal Medicine
Review: Updated treatment strategies for intestinal Behçet’s disease
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:29h | UTCUpdated treatment strategies for intestinal Behçet’s disease – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)
Consensus paper: non-invasive cardiovascular imaging for evaluating subclinical target organ damage in hypertensive patients
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:30h | UTC
Research – Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery: Incidence, Mortality, and Characterization
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:13h | UTCCommentaries: Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery Linked With Higher 1-Year Mortality – TCTMD (free) AND Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Research: Blood Pressure Trajectories in the 20 Years Before Death
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:11h | UTCBlood Pressure Trajectories in the 20 Years Before Death – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Blood pressure declines 14 to 18 years before death – University of Connecticut, via ScienceDaily (free) AND Long, Slow Decline in BP Often Precedes Seniors’ Death – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Low FODMAP diet may improve irritable bowel symptoms more than other diets
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:09h | UTCLow FODMAP diet may improve irritable bowel symptoms more than other diets – NIHR Signal (free)
Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension in primary health care
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:08h | UTC
Classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:04h | UTC
Exercise improves symptoms and function for people with ankylosing spondylitis
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:01h | UTCExercise improves symptoms and function for people with ankylosing spondylitis – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Effectiveness of Exercise Programs in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials – Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Research: Effectiveness of and overdiagnosis from mammography screening in the Netherlands
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:07h | UTCEditorial: Breast cancer screening (free)
Commentaries: Breast cancer screening has ‘little impact’ on cancer deaths – OnMedica AND It’s Time to End Mammograms, Some Experts Say – TIME (free)
See more on the arguments for and against screening for breast cancer with mammography in our November 7th issue (see #4)
Research: Contemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:08h | UTCContemporary Hormonal Contraception and the Risk of Breast Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (free)
Commentaries: Even Low-Dose Contraceptives Slightly Increase Breast Cancer Risk – NPR (free) AND Study confirms higher breast cancer risk with hormone-based contraception – Reuters (free) AND Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives – Associated Press (free) All forms of hormonal contraception carry breast cancer risk, study finds – the Guardian (free) AND Birth Control Pills Still Linked to Breast Cancer, Study Finds – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Consensus: Recovery after critical illness
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:05h | UTCRecovery after critical illness: putting the puzzle together—a consensus of 29 – Critical Care (free)
Two nerve drugs are not suitable for treating long-term low back pain
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:04h | UTCTwo nerve drugs are not suitable for treating long-term low back pain – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – PLOS One (free)
“Evidence supports NICE guidance not to use two nerve drugs (gabapentin and pregabalin) to treat long-term lower back pain”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Research: Intensive weight loss diet and remission of type 2 diabetes
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:00h | UTCPrimary care-led weight management for remission of type 2 diabetes (DiRECT): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Intensive weight loss can ‘reverse’ type 2 diabetes – OnMedica (free) AND Weight Management May Reverse T2D – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Radical diet can reverse type 2 diabetes, new study shows – The Guardian (free)
Research: Validation and diagnostic accuracy of predictive curves for age-associated longitudinal cognitive decline in older adults
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:57h | UTCCommentaries: New easy-to-use tool can help determine Alzheimer’s risk, similar to pediatric growth curves – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free) AND Cognitive Decline Charts Could Help Flag Whether Patient Has Dementia – Physician’s First Watch (free)
Research: Readmissions After Revascularization Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Disease
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:56h | UTCReadmissions After Revascularization Procedures for Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Nationwide Cohort Study – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Burden of Readmission High in PAD Patients Following Revascularization – TCTMD (free) AND 1 in 6 Patients Undergoing Peripheral Arterial Revascularization Readmitted Within 30 Days – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND 1 in 6 Readmitted After Peripheral Revascularization – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Systematic Review: Advance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory diseases
7 Dec, 2017 | 21:52h | UTCAdvance care planning for patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review of preferences and practices – Thorax (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Doctors rarely discuss end-of-life care for chronic lung conditions – Reuters (free)
Related guideline: An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Policy Statement: Palliative Care for Patients with Respiratory Diseases and Critical Illnesses (free)
Meta-Analysis: Cheese consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:42h | UTCCheese consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis of prospective studies – European Journal of Nutrition (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Eating 40g of cheese a day may reduce heart attack and stroke risk – NHS Choices (free)
Related meta-analysis: Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality: dose–response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies – European Journal of Epidemiology (free)
Research: Association of Overlapping Surgery With Increased Risk for Complications Following Hip Surgery
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:43h | UTCEditorial: Overlapping Surgery—Perspectives From the Other Side of the Table (free)
Commentaries: Study: Overlapping surgeries boost complication risks – Becker’s Hospital Review (free) AND Does Overlapping Surgery Increase Complication Risk After Hip Surgery? – The JAMA Network (free)
Update in Perioperative Medicine
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:41h | UTC2017 Update in perioperative medicine: 6 questions answered – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Pulmonary embolus in the ED – Which patients require systemic thrombolytics?
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:40h | UTCPulmonary embolus in the ED – Which patients require systemic thrombolytics? – emDocs (free)
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 4 December 2017
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:38h | UTCRichard Lehman’s journal review, 4 December 2017 – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Richard Lehman reviews the latest research in the top medical journals.
Guidelines on the Management of Diabetes
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:36h | UTCSIGN Guidelines on Pharmacological management of glycaemic control in people with type 2 diabetes & Management of diabetes – Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (free guidelines and resources) (via @kamleshkhunti)
Consensus on the Management of Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulants
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:35h | UTCCommentary and Summary: Consensus for Management of Bleeding on Oral Anticoagulants – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Research: Risk of death associated with new benzodiazepine use among persons with Alzheimer disease
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:31h | UTCRisk of death associated with new benzodiazepine use among persons with Alzheimer disease: A matched cohort study – International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text) (RT @Deprescribing see Tweet)
Commentaries: Benzodiazepines linked to increased risk of death among Alzheimer’s disease patients – News Medical (free) AND Benzodiazepines Tied to a 41% Increased Mortality Risk in AD – Medscape (free registration required)
Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:33h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Diagnostic Testing for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults – JAMA (free)