ARTICLE: Comparison of Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Assessment by Martin/Hopkins Estimation, Friedewald Estimation, and Preparative Ultracentrifugation Insights From the FOURIER Trial AUTHORS: Seth S. Martin, Robert P. Giugliano, Sabina A. Murphy, Scott M. Wasserman, Evan A. Stein, Richard Češka, José López-Miranda, Borislav Georgiev, Alberto J. Lorenzatti, Matti J. Tikkanen, Peter S. Sever, Anthony C. Keech, Terje R. Pedersen, Marc S. Sabatine JOURNAL: JAMA Cardiol. 2018 Jun 13. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2018.1533. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract IMPORTANCE: Recent studies have shown that Friedewald underestimates low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) at lower levels, which(...)
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Rates of infection after colonoscopy and osophagogastroduodenoscopy in ambulatory surgery centres in the USA
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Improving the Supply and Quality of Deceased-Donor Organs for Transplantation
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Improving the Supply and Quality of Deceased-Donor Organs for Transplantation AUTHORS: Stefan G. Tullius and Hamid Rabb JOURNAL: N Engl J Med. 2018 May 17;378(20):1920-1929. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1507080. Introduction Organ transplantation is the treatment of choice for many patients with end-stage diseases, but the supply of organs that are considered acceptable according to current criteria is(...)
Pharmacokinetics of rifapentine and rifampin in a rabbit model of tuberculosis and correlation with clinical trial data
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Pharmacokinetics of rifapentine and rifampin in a rabbit model of tuberculosis and correlation with clinical trial data AUTHORS: Dalin Rifat, Brendan Prideaux, Radojka M. Savic, Michael E. Urbanowski, Teresa L. Parsons, Brian Luna, Mark A. Marzinke, Alvaro A. Ordonez, Vincent P. DeMarco, Sanjay K. Jain, Veronique Dartois, William R. Bishai and Kelly E. Dooley JOURNAL: Sci Transl Med. 2018 Apr 4;10(435). pii: eaai7786. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aai7786. Abstract In clinical trials of two rifamycin antibiotics(...)
Impact of Bystander Automated External Defibrillator Use on Survival and Functional Outcomes in Shockable Observed Public Cardiac Arrests
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Impact of Bystander Automated External Defibrillator Use on Survival and Functional Outcomes in Shockable Observed Public Cardiac Arrests AUTHORS: Ross A. Pollack, Siobhan P. Brown, Thomas Rea, Tom Aufderheide, David Barbic, Jason E. Buick, Jim Christenson, Ahamed H. Idris, Jamie Jasti, Michael Kampp, Peter Kudenchuk, Susanne May, Marc Muhr, Graham Nichol, Joseph P. Ornato, George Sopko, Christian Vaillancourt, Laurie Morrison, Myron Weisfeldt JOURNAL: Circulation. 2018 May 15;137(20):2104-2113. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.030700. Epub 2018 Feb 26.(...)
Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity: A Systematic Review
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity: A Systematic Review AUTHORS: Wendy L. Bennett, Renee F. Wilson, Allen Zhang, Eva Tseng, Emily A. Knapp, Hadi Kharrazi, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Oluwaseun Shogbesan, Eric B. Bass, Lawrence J. Cheskin JOURNAL: Ann Intern Med. 2018 May 1:1-10. doi: 10.7326/M18-0309. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract BACKGROUND: Given the obesity pandemic, rigorous methodological approaches, including natural experiments,(...)
Desmin Phosphorylation Triggers Preamyloid Oligomers Formation and Myocyte Dysfunction in Acquired Heart Failure
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Itaconate is an anti-inflammatory metabolite that activates Nrf2 via alkylation of KEAP1
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How to Incorporate Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Projects in Your Training
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: How to Incorporate Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Projects in Your Training AUTHORS: Shazia Mehmood Siddique, Gyanprakash Ketwaroo, Carolyn Newberry, Simon Mathews, Vandana Khungar, Shivan J. Mehta JOURNAL: Gastroenterology. 2018 May;154(6):1564-1568. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.03.044. Epub 2018 Mar 28. Abstract Engaging physicians in quality improvement (QI) and patient safety (PS) efforts has become increasingly central to creating(...)
The Key Role of Epigenetics in Human Disease Prevention and Mitigation
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: The Key Role of Epigenetics in Human Disease Prevention and Mitigation AUTHOR: Andrew P. Feinberg JOURNAL: N Engl J Med. 2018 Apr 5;378(14):1323-1334. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1402513. The epigenome consists of nuclear information, heritable during cell division, that controls development, tissue differentiation, and cellular responsiveness. Epigenetic information is controlled by genome sequence, environmental exposure, and stochasticity, or random chance. As(...)