Thu, August 30 – 10 Stories of The Day!
30 Aug, 2018 | 00:03h | UTC
1 – ESC Council on hypertension position document on the management of hypertensive emergencies – European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (free) (@Abraham_RMI)
“Patients that lack acute hypertension-mediated end organ damage to the heart, retina, brain, kidneys, or large arteries do not have a hypertensive emergency and can be treated with oral BP-lowering agents and usually discharged after a brief period of observation.”
News Release: Updated osteoarthritis guideline designed to reduce unnecessary imaging and surgery (free)
Commentary: Australia hopes to reduce unnecessary imaging, surgery with updated osteoarthritis guidelines – Health Imaging (free)
““The Guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis,” offer up exercise and weight loss as a first line defense, and warn against costly treatments using glucosamine, opioids and arthroscopic surgery, said David Hunter, co-chair of the RACGP group responsible for the update.” (from Health Imaging)
4 – Opinion: Is one drink per day really unsafe? That new alcohol study, explained – VOX (free)
Related Commentary: Study Causes Splash, but Here’s Why You Should Stay Calm on Alcohol’s Risks – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
Original Article: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories (free study and commentaries)
5 – Earwax, Of All Things, Poses Unrecognized Risk In Long-Term Care – Kaiser Health News (free)
“Of all the indignities that come with aging, excessive earwax may be the most insidious… when it goes unrecognized, it can pose serious problems, especially for the 2.2 million people who live in U.S. nursing homes and assisted living centers.”
6 – #ESCCongress – Early Versus Standard Care Invasive Examination and Treatment of Patients with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: The VERDICT (Very EaRly vs Deferred Invasive evaluation using Computerized Tomography) – Randomized Controlled Trial – Circulation (free PDF)
Editorial: Timing of Intervention in Non ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: And the VERDICT is? (free PDF)
Commentaries: VERDICT: Very Early Invasive Coronary Angiography vs. Standard Care in NSTE-ACS Patients- American College of Cardiology (free) AND ESC: Early Invasive Strategy in NSTEMI Does Not Improve Outcomes – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND VERDICT: Very Early Invasive Angiography No Help Overall for NSTE ACS – TCTMD (free)
7 – #ESCCongress – Non-invasive detection of coronary inflammation using computed tomography and prediction of residual cardiovascular risk (the CRISP CT study): a post-hoc analysis of prospective outcome data – The Lancet (free)
Commentaries: Imaging of coronary inflammation for cardiovascular risk prediction – The Lancet (free) AND New Imaging Biomarker of Coronary Inflammation Shows Prognostic Value Exceeding All Current Noninvasive Measures – Cleveland Clinic (free) AND Imaging biomarker can predict coronary inflammation – UPI (free)
8 – #ESCCongress – Radial versus femoral access and bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in invasively managed patients with acute coronary syndrome (MATRIX): final 1-year results of a multicentre, randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: MATRIX: 1-Year Results Confirm Superiority of Transradial PCI – TCTMD (free) AND Radial vs. Femoral Access for Angiography with or Without Bivalirudin in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period) AND ESC: Radial Access Tied to Better 1-Year Outcomes in ACS – MedPage Today (free registration required)
9 – #ESCCongress – Psychological Distress and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in the 45 and Up Study: A Prospective Cohort Study – Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes (free)
Commentaries: Distress boosts heart attack and stroke risk – Medical News Today (free) AND High Mental Distress Tied to Heart Troubles – MedPage Today (free registration required)
10 – #ESCCongress – Deep forehead wrinkles may signal a higher risk for cardiovascular mortality – ESC Press Releases (free)
Commentaries: Forehead wrinkles – an early sign of cardiovascular disease? – Medical News Today (free) AND Excessive forehead wrinkles may be early sign of atherosclerosis – Cardiovascular Business (free)