Thu, August 2 – 10 Stories of The Day!

1 – Four Months of Rifampin or Nine Months of Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis in Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Related Article: Safety and Side Effects of Rifampin versus Isoniazid in Children – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Quick Take Video Summary: Rifampin or Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis (free)

Commentaries: New tuberculosis treatment could help tackle global epidemic – The Guardian (free) AND Rifampin Promising for Latent TB in Phase 3 Trials – Medscape (free registration required)

2 – Clinical Report: Physician’s Role in Coordinating Care of Hospitalized Children – American Academy of Pediatrics (free)

News Release: Report guides pediatricians in improving care coordination of hospitalized children – AAP News (free)

3 – Prospective Validation of the 0/1-h Algorithm for Early Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction – Journal of the American College of Cardiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Validation of ESC 0/1-h Algorithm for MI – American College of Cardiology (free) AND ESC Algorithm Safely Rules Out NSTEMI, But Caution May Be Warranted in the US – TCTMD (free)

Related Review: High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin in the Evaluation of Possible AMI – American College of Cardiology (free)

4 – Prospective Randomized Evaluation of Preoperative Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibition (PREOP-ACEI) – Journal of Hospital Medicine (free)

Commentary: Omitting ACE inhibitor before surgery reduced intraoperative hypotension, study finds – ACP Hospitalist (free)

5 – Cluster of presumptive Ebola cases in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – World Health Organization (free)

Commentaries: New Ebola outbreak declared in DRC a week after earlier one declared over – STAT (free) AND DRC confirms new Ebola cluster days after outbreak declared over – CIDRAP (free) AND Congo declares new Ebola outbreak in eastern province – Reuters (free) AND Deadly Ebola Strikes Anew, a Week After Previous Outbreak Was Extinguished – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

6 – Association of orthostatic hypotension with incident dementia, stroke, and cognitive decline – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: People who frequently feel dizzy on standing ‘at future risk of dementia’ – NHS Choices (free)

Related Research: Orthostatic hypotension and symptomatic subclinical orthostatic hypotension increase risk of cognitive impairment: an integrated evidence review and analysis of a large older adult hypertensive cohort – European Heart Journal (free)

7 – A Consensus Statement on acromegaly therapeutic outcomes – Nature Reviews Endocrinology (free)

Commentary: Consensus statement: optimizing acromegaly management – Univadis (free registration required)

8 – Alcohol consumption and risk of dementia: 23 year follow-up of Whitehall II cohort study – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: Relation between alcohol consumption in midlife and dementia in late life (free)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to long term abstinence and heavy drinking associated with dementia – Science Media Centre (free) AND Middle-aged non-drinkers may have ‘higher risk’ of dementia – The Guardian (free)

9 – Efficacy and Safety of Further Lowering of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Patients Starting With Very Low Levels: A Meta-analysis – JAMA Cardiology (free for a limited period)

Author Interview: Efficacy and Safety of Further Lowering of LDL Cholesterol in Patients Starting With Very Low Levels (free)

10 – MRI-defined White Matter Microstructural Alteration Associated with Soccer Heading Is More Extensive in Women than Men – Radiology (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: Soccer Heading May Be Riskier for Female Players – RSNA (free) AND Heading May Be Riskier For Female Soccer Players Than Males – NPR (free)