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RCT | Allopurinol does not improve outcomes in patients with ischemic heart disease without previous gout.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:53h | UTC

Allopurinol versus usual care in UK patients with ischaemic heart disease (ALL-HEART): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial – The Lancet

Invited Commentary: Xanthine oxidase inhibition for cardiovascular disease prevention – The Lancet

Commentary on Twitter

Despite favorable effects on surrogate endpoints in smaller trials, in an RCT trial of 5,721 pts with CAD, allopurinol did not significantly improve cardiovascular prognosis compared to placebo https://t.co/ITW4HAwI2K @TheLancet pic.twitter.com/EggHM8flle

— Pradeep Natarajan (@pnatarajanmd) October 7, 2022

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Incidence of myocarditis/pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination among children and younger adults in the US.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:51h | UTC

Incidence of Myocarditis/Pericarditis Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination Among Children and Younger Adults in the United States – Annals of Internal Medicine

News Release: Incidence of myocarditis/pericarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination among children, younger adults in the US – American College of Physicians

Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)

Let me me perfectly clear about the evidence for myocarditis after mRNA vaccines
1. There is a notable increased incidence, age 12-39, males, with each dose (Table)https://t.co/XXQbyeLiSP pic.twitter.com/wLTZT3fppy

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 12, 2022

Commentary on Twitter

Let me me perfectly clear about the evidence for myocarditis after mRNA vaccines
1. There is a notable increased incidence, age 12-39, males, with each dose (Table)https://t.co/XXQbyeLiSP pic.twitter.com/wLTZT3fppy

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 12, 2022

Case series and systematic review | Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia and sudden death during electronic gaming.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:49h | UTC

Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia and sudden death during electronic gaming: An international case series and systematic review – Heart Rhythm

Editorial: Ventricular arrhythmias during electronic gaming: Sudden victory and sudden death – Heart Rhythm

News Release: Electronic gaming can trigger potentially lethal heart rhythm problems in susceptible children – Elsevier

Review | Transient ischemic attack and minor stroke: diagnosis, risk stratification and management.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:50h | UTC

Transient ischemic attack and minor stroke: diagnosis, risk stratification and management – Canadian Medical Association Journal

15-year benefits of sigmoidoscopy screening on colorectal cancer incidence and mortality: a pooled analysis of randomized trials.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:48h | UTC

15-Year Benefits of Sigmoidoscopy Screening on Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Pooled Analysis of Randomized Trials – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: One sigmoidoscopy significantly reduces long-term CRC incidence in both men and women – American College of Physicians

RCT | Effect of colonoscopy screening on risks of colorectal cancer and related death.

RCT: One-time flexible sigmoidoscopy screening is associated with long-term reduction in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality.

ACP Guideline: Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults

BMJ Guideline: Colorectal Cancer Screening with Fecal Immunochemical Testing, Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy

Current and future colorectal cancer screening strategies – Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology (if the link is paywalled, try this one in PMC)

Consensus Statement: U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer now suggests average-risk CRC screening begins at age 45.

USPSTF Statement: Start colorectal cancer screening at 45 years for most patients.

ACG Clinical Guidelines: Start colorectal cancer screening at 45

Commentary on Twitter

A pooled analysis evaluating 15-yr effect of sigmoidoscopies found that receiving 1 #sigmoidoscopy significantly reduces long-term incidence of CRC in men and women: https://t.co/QXj5VRMHeo pic.twitter.com/s82sOJmBzr

— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) October 11, 2022

Guidance | Peri-procedure management of antithrombotic agents and thrombocytopenia for common procedures in oncology.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:46h | UTC

Peri-procedure management of antithrombotic agents and thrombocytopenia for common procedures in oncology: Guidance from the SSC of the ISTH – Journal of Thrombosis & Haemostasis

Cohort Study | Incidence, predictors and clinical implications of new renal impairment following percutaneous coronary intervention.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:42h | UTC

Incidence, predictors and clinical implications of new renal impairment following percutaneous coronary intervention – openheart

Commentary on Twitter

https://twitter.com/Open_HeartBMJ/status/1580211725151784962

Cohort Study | Duration of diabetes and use of insulin are the most important predictors of diabetic retinopathy.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:44h | UTC

Presence and development of diabetic retinopathy in 153 238 patients with type 2 diabetes in the Danish Registry of Diabetic Retinopathy – Acta Ophthalmologica

Commentary: Insulin Use May Predict the Development of Diabetic Retinopathy – HCP Live

Cohort Study | A collaborative home-based palliative care intervention for patients with heart failure reduced the risk of dying in the hospital.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:37h | UTC

Regional collaborative home-based palliative care and health care outcomes among adults with heart failure – Canadian Medical Association Journal

News Release: Collaborative home-based palliative care model helps people die at home rather than hospital – Canadian Medical Association Journal

Commentary: Home-Based Palliative Care for Heart Failure May Cut Risk for Dying in Hospital – HealthDay

Commentary on Twitter

Patients who received home-based, interdisciplinary palliative care were more likely to die at home than in hospital, compared to those who received usual care: https://t.co/JsLvANgcPK @kieranlquinn @PTanuseputro @sarina_isenberg #PalliativeCare #HeartFailure pic.twitter.com/6rOPtYQw2h

— CMAJ (@CMAJ) September 26, 2022

Cohort Study | Association of step counts over time with the risk of chronic diseases.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:36h | UTC

Association of step counts over time with the risk of chronic disease in the All of Us Research Program – Nature Medicine

News Release: Counting Steps Can Reduce Disease Risk: Study – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Cohort Study | Prospective associations of daily step counts and intensity with cancer and cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality and all-cause mortality.

Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts.

Commentary on Twitter

Using a wearable activity tracker to count and increase the number and intensity of steps taken daily can reduce the risk of several common chronic diseases, according to a study published in @NatureMedicine. https://t.co/bhoof63fBH pic.twitter.com/pA651wDWJs

— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) October 12, 2022

Cohort Study | Cardiovascular morbidity in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance.

13 Oct, 2022 | 13:34h | UTC

Cardiovascular Morbidity in Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: A Danish Nationwide Study – JACC: CardioOncology

Editorial: Cardiovascular Associations With Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: Real or Coincidental? – JACC: CardioOncology

RCT | No difference in cardiovascular outcomes with evening vs. morning dosing of usual antihypertensives.

12 Oct, 2022 | 14:01h | UTC

Cardiovascular outcomes in adults with hypertension with evening versus morning dosing of usual antihypertensives in the UK (TIME study): a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint clinical trial – The Lancet

Perioperative cardiovascular assessment guideline: focus on managing patients with percutaneous coronary intervention.

12 Oct, 2022 | 13:56h | UTC

Update of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology’s Perioperative Cardiovascular Assessment Guideline: Focus on Managing Patients with Percutaneous Coronary Intervention – 2022 – Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Guideline | Evaluation and management of venous thromboembolism.

12 Oct, 2022 | 13:55h | UTC

Joint Guideline on Venous Thromboembolism – 2022 – Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Guideline | Evaluation and management of myocarditis.

12 Oct, 2022 | 13:56h | UTC

Brazilian Society of Cardiology Guideline on Myocarditis – 2022 – Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

RCT | Effect of colonoscopy screening on risks of colorectal cancer and related death.

11 Oct, 2022 | 13:42h | UTC

Effect of Colonoscopy Screening on Risks of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

In gold-standard trial, invitation to colonoscopy reduced cancer incidence but not death – STAT

New study examines the effectiveness of colonoscopies – CNN

Review | Acid-base disorders in the critically ill patient.

11 Oct, 2022 | 13:41h | UTC

Acid-Base Disorders in the Critically Ill Patient – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Estimated global proportions of persistent fatigue, cognitive, and respiratory symptoms following symptomatic COVID-19.

11 Oct, 2022 | 13:39h | UTC

Estimated Global Proportions of Individuals With Persistent Fatigue, Cognitive, and Respiratory Symptom Clusters Following Symptomatic COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021 – JAMA

Commentaries:

Women And Hospitalized Patients More Prone To Long Covid, Study Finds – Forbes

Nearly two-thirds of long COVID patients are female, global study finds – UPI

Commentary on Twitter

A new @IHME_UW modeling study on #LongCovid based upon 1.2 million people with Covid from 22 countrieshttps://t.co/evMcFVJ2vU @JAMA_current pic.twitter.com/qt1bgHkaVV

— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 10, 2022

Perspective | Hydrochlorothiazide vs. chlorthalidone – what is the difference?

11 Oct, 2022 | 13:40h | UTC

Hydrochlorothiazide Versus Chlorthalidone–What is the Difference? – Circulation (free for a limited period)

Meta-analysis: Chlorthalidone vs. hydrochlorothiazide

Large Observational Study Suggests Hydrochlorothiazide may be as Effective as Chlortalidone with Less Adverse Effects

Commentary on Twitter

There are big differences among diuretics even within the same class. So let us rethink the class effect. https://t.co/ruE4IYeFf2. Here I discuss what we know about HCTZ vs CTD. pic.twitter.com/cyljdi04v9

— Rajiv Agarwal MD, MS (@AgarwalRajivMD) October 8, 2022