Daily Archives: January 20, 2017

Fri, Jan 20 – Top 10 Medical News Stories

20 Jan, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC

 

1 – Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock – Critical Care Medicine (PDF)

 

2 – A users’ guide to the 2016 Surviving Sepsis Guidelines – Intensive Care Medicine

 

3 – Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock – JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis

 

4 – Related Commentary: Surviving Sepsis Guidelines – A Continuous Move Toward Better Care of Patients With Sepsis – JAMA

 

5 – Renin angiotensin system inhibitors for patients with stable coronary artery disease without heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials – The BMJ

Contradicting current guidelines, patients with stable coronary artery disease without heart failure did not benefit from ACE inhibitors or RAS blockers when compared with other active controls (calcium antagonists, thiazide diuretics, and conventional treatment)

 

6 – No Survival Advantage with ACE Inhibitors in Stable CAD: Blocking RAS pathway not better than other preventive strategies – MedPage Today (free registration required)

 

7 – Review: Challenges in Infective Endocarditis – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

 

8 – Related commentary with key points: Challenges in Infective Endocarditis – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

 

9 – The clinically approved antiviral drug sofosbuvir inhibits Zika virus replication – Scientific Reports

 

10 – Mosquito-Disseminated Insecticide for Citywide Vector Control and Its Potential to Block Arbovirus Epidemics: Entomological Observations and Modeling Results from Amazonian Brazil – PLOS Medicine See also a related commentary on CIDRAP

 

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