Nephrology
AAFP Decides to Not Endorse AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline
26 Dec, 2017 | 23:22h | UTCAAFP Decides to Not Endorse AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline – American Academy of Family Physicians (free) (via @kennylinafp see Tweet)
Commentary: New Hypertension Guideline: A Case of Guideline Creep? – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: HIV-Associated Nephropathy in Africa
26 Dec, 2017 | 19:35h | UTC
Research: Mortality Associated with Metformin Versus Sulfonylurea Initiation
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:24h | UTCMortality Associated with Metformin Versus Sulfonylurea Initiation: A Cohort Study of Veterans with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease – Journal of General Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Metformin appears better than sulfonylureas as first-line therapy for patients with CKD – ACP Diabetes (free) AND Metformin May Up Survival in Older Men With Moderate CKD – Medscape (free registration required)
Review: Diagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia
12 Dec, 2017 | 12:19h | UTCDiagnosis and treatment of hyperkalemia – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Consensus paper: non-invasive cardiovascular imaging for evaluating subclinical target organ damage in hypertensive patients
10 Dec, 2017 | 15:30h | UTC
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)
Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension in primary health care
10 Dec, 2017 | 13:08h | UTC
Review – Hyponatremia in the elderly: challenges and solutions
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:09h | UTCHyponatremia in the elderly: challenges and solutions – Clinical Interventions in Aging (free)
Review: Management of the small renal mass
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:03h | UTCManagement of the small renal mass – Translational Andrology and Urology (free)
Review: Novel clinical features of nonconvulsive status epilepticus
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:57h | UTCNovel clinical features of nonconvulsive status epilepticus – F1000 Research (free)
Review: Treatment of renal cell carcinoma
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:43h | UTC
Review: Systemic treatment of renal cell cancer
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:44h | UTCSystemic treatment of renal cell cancer: A comprehensive review – Cancer Treatment Reviews (free)
Review: Does contrast cause kidney injury?
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:34h | UTCDoes contrast cause kidney injury? The evidence – First10EM (free)
Blood pressure self-monitoring works best when people are well-supported
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:27h | UTCBlood pressure self-monitoring works best when people are well-supported – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Self-monitoring of blood pressure in hypertension: a meta-analysis – PLOS Medicine (free)
Research: Blood Pressure Status in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:25h | UTCBlood Pressure Status in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study – Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Are More Likely to Develop High Blood Pressure – American Association for Cancer Research (free) AND Childhood cancer survivors 70% likely to develop hypertension as adults – Cardiovascular Business (free)
Related Guideline: Prevention and Monitoring of Cardiac Dysfunction in Survivors of Adult Cancers: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline (free)
Meta-analysis Comparing Treatments for Acute Renal Colic
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:24h | UTCSystematic Review and Meta-analysis Comparing the Efficacy of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs, Opioids, and Paracetamol in the Treatment of Acute Renal Colic – European Urology (free) (via @KariTikkinen and @EUplatinum)
“In kidney stone–related acute pain episodes in patients with adequate renal function, treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs offers effective and most sustained pain relief, with fewer side effects, when compared with opioids or paracetamol”.
Research: Combination Therapy Is Superior to Sequential Monotherapy for the Initial Treatment of Hypertension
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:15h | UTC“Initial combination therapy can be recommended for patients with BP >150/95 mm Hg”
Research: Effects of Sodium Reduction and the DASH Diet in Relation to Baseline Blood Pressure
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:55h | UTCEffects of Sodium Reduction and the DASH Diet in Relation to Baseline Blood Pressure – Journal of The American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: DASH Diet, Sodium, and Baseline Blood Pressure – Latest in Cardiology, American College of Cardiology (free) AND Big BP Reductions When DASH Diet Combined With Low Sodium Intake – TCTMD (free)
Guidelines Synopsis: Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:39h | UTCClinical Guidelines Synopsis: Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults – JAMA (free)
Editorial: The New 2017 ACC/AHA Guidelines “Up the Pressure” on Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertension (free)
Related Viewpoint: The 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline for High Blood Pressure (free)
See original AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines and related resources in our November 13th issue (see #1)
Research: Effects of Bariatric Surgery in Obese Patients With Hypertension
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:52h | UTCCommentary: Bariatric Surgery Can Lead to HTN ‘Remission’ in Obese: GATEWAY – Medscape (free) AND Gastric Bypass to Treat Obese Patients With Steady Hypertension – GATEWAY – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free)
Meta-Analysis: Association of Blood Pressure Lowering With Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Across Blood Pressure Levels
20 Nov, 2017 | 17:49h | UTCAssociation of Blood Pressure Lowering With Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Across Blood Pressure Levels: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Treating modestly high blood pressure may not boost survival odds – Reuters (free) AND No cardiovascular disease reduction with intensive blood pressure lowering treatment – Umea University, via EurekAlert (free)
See also new AHA/ACC Hypertension Guidelines and related resources in our November 13th issue (see #1)
“”Primary preventive BP lowering is associated with reduced risk for death and CVD if baseline SBP is 140 mm Hg or higher.” published same day as @ACCinTouch guideline w/SBP goals <130 mm Hg. Cognitive dissonance?” (RT @kennylinafp see Tweet)
2017 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:19h | UTCSee also: High Blood Pressure Guidelines Hub / Executive Summary / ACC/AHA Slide Set / ACC Key Points to Remember (free resources)
Research: Outcomes after Angiography with Sodium Bicarbonate and Acetylcysteine
20 Nov, 2017 | 14:18h | UTCCommentaries: Neither Sodium Bicarbonate nor Oral Acetylcysteine Prevents Contrast-Induced Kidney Injury – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND PRESERVE: No Benefit from Sodium Bicarbonate, Acetylcysteine After Angiography – Medscape (free registration required)
Clinical guideline for treatment of kidney cancer
14 Nov, 2017 | 20:35h | UTC2017 SEOM clinical guideline for treatment of kidney cancer – Clinical and Translational Oncology (free)
Meta-analysis: Vancomycin Plus Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Acute Kidney Injury in Adults
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:09h | UTCVancomycin Plus Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Acute Kidney Injury in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Vancomycin plus piperacillin-tazobactam associated with higher AKI risk – ACP Hospitalist (free)
Related article: Association of Acute Kidney Injury With Concomitant Vancomycin and Piperacillin/Tazobactam Treatment Among Hospitalized Children – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)