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Study | Gastric bypass linked to increased risk of non-alcohol substance use disorder

7 Aug, 2023 | 14:23h | UTC

Non-alcohol substance use disorder after bariatric surgery in the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects study – Obesity

News Release: Gastric bypass surgery associated with non-alcohol substance use disorder – Obesity – The Obesity Society

RCT | 52-week antidepressant adjunctive therapy did not lead to a statistically significant benefit over 8-week therapy in bipolar I depression

4 Aug, 2023 | 12:11h | UTC

Duration of Adjunctive Antidepressant Maintenance in Bipolar I Depression – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

News Release: Modern antidepressants may reduce risk of relapse for patients with bipolar depression – University of British Columbia

Commentary on Twitter

Among patients with bipolar I disorder who had remission of depression, there was no significant difference in the incidence of relapse of any mood episode between 8 weeks and 52 weeks of antidepressant treatment. Full results of the BEAM-BD trial: https://t.co/rCkCqIfMb6

— NEJM (@NEJM) August 2, 2023

Study | Removal of thymus in adults linked to increased death, cancer incidence

4 Aug, 2023 | 12:09h | UTC

Health Consequences of Thymus Removal in Adults – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries:

Doctors have long considered the thymus expendable. But could removing it be fatal? – Science

The thymus withers away after puberty. But it may be important for adults – Science News

Thymus gland critical for adult health, study finds – News Medical

Commentary on Twitter

In a study by Kooshesh et al., mortality, the risk of cancer, and levels of proinflammatory cytokines were higher among adults whose thymus had been removed than among control patients. Read the full study results: https://t.co/poaAiELsKG

— NEJM (@NEJM) August 2, 2023

Review | Primary aldosteronism: a pragmatic approach to diagnosis and management

4 Aug, 2023 | 12:06h | UTC

Primary Aldosteronism: A Pragmatic Approach to Diagnosis and Management – Mayo Clinic Proceedings

KDIGO Conference | Managing the symptom burden associated with maintenance dialysis

4 Aug, 2023 | 12:02h | UTC

Managing the symptom burden associated with maintenance dialysis: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference – Kidney International

News Release: KDIGO Announces Publication of “Managing the Symptom Burden Associated with Maintenance Dialysis”

Commentary on Twitter

KDIGO is pleased to announce the publication of “Managing the Symptom Burden Associated with Maintenance Dialysis” in @Kidney_Int. The Conference Report is based on the KDIGO Symptom-Based Complications in Dialysis Controversies Conference in May 2022.

Read the News Release:… pic.twitter.com/AZKW9TPgxj

— KDIGO (@goKDIGO) August 1, 2023

Perspective | Cardiac device infection: removing barriers to timely and adequate treatment

4 Aug, 2023 | 11:54h | UTC

Cardiac device infection: removing barriers to timely and adequate treatment – European Heart Journal

Brief Review | How do I diagnose and treat my patient’s amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis?

4 Aug, 2023 | 11:52h | UTC

How do I diagnose and treat my patient’s amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis? – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Review | Diagnosis and management of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and hepatorenal syndrome

4 Aug, 2023 | 11:50h | UTC

Diagnosis and management of ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and hepatorenal syndrome – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Review | Autoimmunity and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: Implications in diagnosis and management

4 Aug, 2023 | 11:49h | UTC

Autoimmunity and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: Implications in diagnosis and management – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

ACP Guidance | Asymptomatic CRC screening advised from age 50 with fecal occult blood test every 2 years or colonoscopy every 10 years

3 Aug, 2023 | 13:48h | UTC

Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults: A Guidance Statement From the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine

News Release: ACP issues updated guidance for colorectal cancer screening of asymptomatic adults – American College of Physicians

Commentary: Start screening for colorectal cancer at age 50 years, ACP suggests – ACP Internist

Summary for Patients: Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Asymptomatic Average-Risk Adults – Annals of Internal Medicine

RCT – 2ry analysis | Omega-3 supplementation linked to increased AF risk in post-MI patients

3 Aug, 2023 | 13:45h | UTC

Omega-3 fatty acid supplements and risk of atrial fibrillation and ‘micro-atrial fibrillation’: A secondary analysis from the OMEMI trial – Clinical Nutrition

M-A: Omega-3 fatty acids supplementation increases the risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with lipid disorders.

More data suggests no cardiovascular benefit from Omega-3 supplementation – secondary analysis of STRENGHT trial did not show an association between achieved Omega-3 fatty acid levels and major adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with high cardiovascular risk.

RCT: Omega-3 supplements do not reduce cardiovascular events in elderly patients after myocardial infarction

#AHA20 – Randomized trial: High-dose Omega-3 fatty acids did not reduce the risk of cardiac events in patients at high cardiovascular risk

Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials: Little Benefit from Omega-3 Intake to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk

Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)

RCT data consistently show that Omega-3 suppl increase AF risk https://t.co/LQVHfPNtKL

In this substudy of the #OMEMI trial we add novel data from thumb-ECG screening and serum EPA/DHA, supporting a causal relation between omega-3 (EPA) and AF!https://t.co/B9VoDNQpZi

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— Peder L. Myhre ? (@pmyhre) July 28, 2023

Cohort Study | Increased mortality rates in delirium tremens patients versus alcohol withdrawal or dependence

3 Aug, 2023 | 13:35h | UTC

Mortality and alcohol-related morbidity in patients with delirium tremens, alcohol withdrawal state or alcohol dependence in Norway: A register-based prospective cohort study – Addiction

Study | Increasing alcohol-related mortality rates in US women, 1999-2020

3 Aug, 2023 | 13:20h | UTC

Trends in Alcohol-Related Deaths by Sex in the US, 1999-2020 – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: As alcohol-related deaths rise in the US, women are increasingly at risk, study shows – CNN

RCT | Early oral antibiotic switch in low-risk neutropenic sepsis shows mixed results

3 Aug, 2023 | 13:15h | UTC

Early switch to oral antibiotic therapy in patients with low risk neutropenic sepsis (EASI-SWITCH): A randomized non-inferiority trial – Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Review | Diagnosing delirium in perioperative and intensive care medicine

3 Aug, 2023 | 13:09h | UTC

Diagnosing delirium in perioperative and intensive care medicine – Current Opinion in Anesthesiology

Perspective | The most important trial in modern cardiology (Critical appraisal of the ISCHEMIA trial)

2 Aug, 2023 | 14:11h | UTC

Chapter 3: The Most Important Trial in Modern Cardiology – Sensible Medicine

Chapter 2: On the meaning of a coronary blockage – By Dr John Mandrola

Related/Original Articles:

ISCHEMIA Trial: Health-Status Outcomes with Initial Invasive vs. Conservative Care in Stable Coronary Disease

ISCHEMIA Trial: Initial Invasive vs. Conservative Strategy for Stable Coronary Disease

ISCHEMIA Trial: Health Status after Invasive or Conservative Care in Coronary and Advanced Kidney Disease

ISCHEMIA Trial: Management of Coronary Disease in Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease

Follow-up of the ISCHEMIA trial | Similar survival after invasive vs. conservative management of stable coronary disease.

ISCHEMIA Trial 2ry Analysis | Patients with CCD and daily/weekly angina seem to benefit most from complete revascularization

Meta-analysis | Even low levels of alcohol consumption may increase blood pressure

2 Aug, 2023 | 14:07h | UTC

Alcohol Intake and Blood Pressure Levels: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Nonexperimental Cohort Studies – Hypertension

News Release: Routinely drinking alcohol may raise blood pressure even in adults without hypertension – AHA Newsroom

Evidence Review | AA and other 12-step programs outperform CBT for alcohol use disorder

2 Aug, 2023 | 14:05h | UTC

Alcohol dependence: evidence and experience on 12 steps to recovery – Evidently Cochrane

Original study: Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12‐step programs for alcohol use disorder – Cochrane Library

Guideline on multimodal rehabilitation for patients with post-intensive care syndrome

2 Aug, 2023 | 14:04h | UTC

Guideline on multimodal rehabilitation for patients with post-intensive care syndrome – Critical Care

Commentary from the author on Twitter

Very proud to announce our new publication:

Guideline on multimodal rehabilitation for patients with post-intensive care syndrome

Incl. 1 statement, 12 recommendations, and 4 therapy options for prevention & rehab of patients with PICShttps://t.co/NbjIx7zcwR pic.twitter.com/X63epI7ec7

— Peter Nydahl (@NydahlPeter) July 31, 2023

Cohort Study | Depression at any life stage linked to increased dementia incidence

2 Aug, 2023 | 13:49h | UTC

Association of Early-, Middle-, and Late-Life Depression With Incident Dementia in a Danish Cohort – JAMA Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Depression Over Adulthood May Increase Risk of Dementia – Psychiatric News Alert

Consensus Paper | Diagnosis and management of infective endocarditis in adults

1 Aug, 2023 | 14:34h | UTC

Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Infective Endocarditis in Adults: A WikiGuidelines Group Consensus Statement – JAMA Network Open

International Study | Postoperative acute kidney injury affects one in five patients after major surgery

1 Aug, 2023 | 14:23h | UTC

Epidemiology of surgery associated acute kidney injury (EPIS-AKI): a prospective international observational multi-center clinical study – Intensive Care Medicine

Commentary on Twitter

? EPIS #AKI, epidemiology of major surgery associated acute kidney injury
➡️ > 10K pts, 1/5 develop PO-AKI: significant burden for health care worldwide!
⬆️ increasing severity of PO-AKI associated with progressive increase in adverse outcomes#FOAMcc
?️ https://t.co/Ps7N7zoMKP pic.twitter.com/gcxkve9OKV

— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) July 30, 2023