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An early invasive strategy does not reduce mortality compared with a delayed invasive strategy in most patients with NSTE-ACS, but seems to reduce mortality in high-risk patients.

Guideline: stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

7 Aug, 2017 | 01:10h | UTC

2017 consensus of the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society on stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation – Journal of Arrhythmia (free)

Modifiable Risk Factors for Incident Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation

5 Aug, 2017 | 19:50h | UTC

Modifiable Risk Factors for Incident Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Risk for Incident Heart Failure in Atrial Fibrillation – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)

“Lose weight, treat hypertension & diabetes, stop smoking: That’s how we might prevent heart failure” (RT @JACCJournals see Tweet)

Too Many Meds?

5 Aug, 2017 | 20:02h | UTC

Too Many Meds? America’s Love Affair With Prescription Medication – Consumer Reports (free)

See more on “Deprescribing” in our May 8^th issue (see #7), May 9^th issue (see #4) and May 15^th issue (see #2), and also a related article on Current and future perspectives on the management of polypharmacy

“Yes. Way Too Many Meds. Think De-prescribe”. (RT @EricTopol see Tweet)

Factors Associated With Achieving a Body Mass Index of Less Than 30 After Bariatric Surgery

5 Aug, 2017 | 19:05h | UTC

Factors Associated With Achieving a Body Mass Index of Less Than 30 After Bariatric Surgery – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Opting for Weight-Loss Surgery at Lower BMIs May Be Best for Patients’ Health, Study Suggests – University of Michigan, via NewsWise (free) AND Delayed Weight Loss Surgery Tied to Worse Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Weight-loss surgery may work better when patients aren’t too obese – Reuters (free) AND With bariatric surgery, a patient’s starting weight makes a difference, study finds – STAT (free)

Association of Resistance Exercise With the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome

5 Aug, 2017 | 19:15h | UTC

Association of Resistance Exercise, Independent of and Combined With Aerobic Exercise, With the Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)

Commentaries: Metabolic syndrome: An hour of resistance training per week may cut risk – Medical News Today (free) AND Resistance Training Tied to Lower Risk for Metabolic Syndrome – Physician’s First Watch (free)

Environmental/lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis and prevention of type 2 diabetes

5 Aug, 2017 | 18:11h | UTC

Review: Environmental/lifestyle factors in the pathogenesis and prevention of type 2 diabetes – BMC Medicine (free)

Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition

5 Aug, 2017 | 18:57h | UTC

Guideline: Nutrition support for adults: oral nutrition support, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)

Frailty and cancer: Implications for oncology surgery, medical oncology, and radiation oncology

5 Aug, 2017 | 17:43h | UTC

Review: Frailty and cancer: Implications for oncology surgery, medical oncology, and radiation oncology – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (free)

Bronchoscopy and bleeding risk

5 Aug, 2017 | 18:05h | UTC

Editorial: Bronchoscopy and bleeding risk – European Respiratory Review (free)

Review: Management of antithrombotic agents in patients undergoing flexible bronchoscopy – European Respiratory Review (free)

Review: Management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing interventional pulmonary procedures – European Respiratory Review (free)

A comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain

4 Aug, 2017 | 16:52h | UTC

A comprehensive guide to the new science of treating lower back pain – VOX (free)

“Mainstream medicine has failed people with chronic back pain”

Mechanical clot removal for stroke reduces disability at two years

3 Aug, 2017 | 22:07h | UTC

Mechanical clot removal for stroke reduces disability at two years – NIHR Signal (free)

“Mechanical thrombectomy within six hours of stroke onset provides a sustained reduction of disability for patients” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)

Trial of Tocilizumab in Giant-Cell Arteritis

3 Aug, 2017 | 21:39h | UTC

Trial of Tocilizumab in Giant-Cell Arteritis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Quick Take Video Summary: The GiACTA Trial (free)

Commentaries: Tocilizumab improves remission rates in giant-cell arteritis: The GiACTA trial – 2 Minute Medicine (free) AND Phase 3 trial confirms superiority of tocilizumab to steroids for giant cell arteritis – Massachusetts General Hospital, via EurekAlert (free) AND Tocilizumab With Steroid Taper Superior in GCA – Medscape (free registration required)

Atypical fracture with long-term bisphosphonate therapy is associated with altered cortical composition and reduced fracture resistance

3 Aug, 2017 | 20:55h | UTC

Atypical fracture with long-term bisphosphonate therapy is associated with altered cortical composition and reduced fracture resistance – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (free)

Commentaries: Long-Term Bisphosphonate Use Degrades Cortical Bone – Medscape (free registration required) AND How Do Bisphosphonates Cause Atypical Femoral Fractures? – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Study highlights underlying mechanisms of fractures associated with osteoporosis drug – Cornell University, via EurekAlert (free)

Discover and defeat your diagnostic errors

3 Aug, 2017 | 20:33h | UTC

Discover and defeat your diagnostic errors – ACP Internist (free) (RT @acpinternist see Tweet)

“Experts explain the causes and solutions for common mistakes in diagnosis”.

Oral fluoroquinolones and risk of secondary pseudotumor cerebri syndrome

3 Aug, 2017 | 20:21h | UTC

Oral fluoroquinolones and risk of secondary pseudotumor cerebri syndrome – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Fluoroquinolones May Up Risk of PTCS, a Rare But Serious Condition – MPR (free) (RT @AmeshAA see Tweet)

Effect of Oral Methylprednisolone on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With IgA Nephropathy:

3 Aug, 2017 | 19:57h | UTC

Effect of Oral Methylprednisolone on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With IgA Nephropathy: The TESTING Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Steroid treatment for type of kidney disease associated with increased risk for serious infections – The JAMA Network (free)

Renal outcomes seemed to be less frequent in the group using methylprednisolone (5,9% vs 15,9%), but the trial was stopped early due to a significantly increased risk of serious adverse events with oral methylprednisolone vs placebo (14.7% vs 3.2%, primarily excess infections)