Thu, June 1 – 10 Medical Stories of The Day!
1 Jun, 2017 | 00:01h | UTC
1 – Systolic Blood Pressure Reduction and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis – JAMA Cardiology (free) (RT @GreenlandRohan see Tweet)
Commentaries: Reducing blood pressure below recommended targets significantly reduces CVD, mortality risk – Clinical Advisor (free registration required) And New Review Supports Aggressive BP Targets – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Ideal blood pressure targets are controversial and recommendations vary across hypertension guidelines. This new meta-analysis suggests the risk of cardiovascular disease would be lowest with a systolic blood pressure between 120-124 mmHg.
Commentary: New Guidance Focuses on Best Injection Practices for Diabetes – Medscape (free registration required)
Related guideline: New Insulin Delivery Recommendations – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
3 – Review: Improving the Management of COPD in Women – Chest (free)
4 – World No Tobacco Day 2017 – Cochrane Evidence resources to support stop smoking efforts (free)
See also our coverage of World No Tobacco Day in our May 31 issue, see #1.
5 – Growing use of smart drugs by students could be a recipe for disaster – The Conversation (free)
“Students used to take drugs to get high. Now they take them to get higher grades” (RT @ConversationUK see Tweet)
6 – Powerful New Ebola Vaccine Heads To Congo To Help Stop Outbreak – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
See also: DRC approves use of Ebola vaccine – CIDRAP (free) AND Ebola vaccine approved for use in ongoing outbreak – Nature News (free)
7 – State of the art review: Diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease in children – The BMJ (free until 15 June)
8 – Cancer drugs are getting better and dearer – The Economist (a few articles per month are free) (RT @pash22 see Tweet)
See more articles and commentaries about “financial toxicity” of cancer treatments in our April 27 issue, see #8.
9 – A blood test threshold for diagnosing heart failure in general practice is reviewed – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Primary care REFerral for EchocaRdiogram (REFER) in heart failure: a diagnostic accuracy study (free)
“Most accurate diagnosis for heart failure in general practice came from using NTproBNP level at a low cut-off of ≥125 pg/ml” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Commentaries: Warfarin OK in Expectant Moms with Mechanical Heart Valve – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Anticoagulation in Pregnant Women With Mechanical Valves – American College of Cardiology, Latest in Cardiology (free) (RT @keaglemd see Tweet)
In this meta-analysis, warfarin was associated with lower risk of adverse maternal outcomes, whereas LMWH was associated with lower risk of adverse fetal outcomes.