ARTICLE: Telemedicine and Office-Based Care for Behavioral and Psychiatric Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States AUTHORS: Omar Mansour, Matthew Tajanlangit, James Heyward, Ramin Mojtabai, G Caleb Alexander JOURNAL: Ann Intern Med. 2021 Mar;174(3):428-430. doi: 10.7326/M20-6243. Epub 2020 Nov 17. Abstract Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had far-reaching effects on health care delivery in the United States, ranging […]
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Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Unique Opportunities for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Unique Opportunities for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association AUTHORS: Nisha I Parikh, Juan M Gonzalez, Cheryl A M Anderson, Suzanne E Judd, Kathryn M Rexrode, Mark A Hlatky, Erica P Gunderson, Jennifer J Stuart, Dhananjay Vaidya, American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council on Arteriosclerosis, […]
Effects of Diet and Sodium Reduction on Cardiac Injury, Strain, and Inflammation: The DASH-Sodium Trial
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Effects of Diet and Sodium Reduction on Cardiac Injury, Strain, and Inflammation: The DASH-Sodium Trial AUTHORS: Stephen P Juraschek, Lara C Kovell, Lawrence J Appel, Edgar R Miller 3rd, Frank M Sacks, Alex R Chang, Robert H Christenson, Heather Rebuck, Kenneth J Mukamal JOURNAL: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Jun 1;77(21):2625-2634. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.03.320. Abstract Background: The DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet has been […]
Biomarkers of inflammation and repair in kidney disease progression
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Biomarkers of inflammation and repair in kidney disease progression AUTHORS: Jeremy Puthumana, Heather Thiessen-Philbrook, Leyuan Xu, Steven G Coca, Amit X Garg, Jonathan Himmelfarb, Pavan K Bhatraju, T Alp Ikizler, Edward D Siew, Lorraine B Ware, Kathleen D Liu, Alan S Go, James S Kaufman, Paul L Kimmel, Vernon M Chinchilli, Lloyd G Cantley, Chirag R Parikh JOURNAL: J Clin Invest. 2021 Feb 1;131(3):e139927. doi: 10.1172/JCI139927. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Acute kidney injury and […]
CaMKII oxidation is a critical performance/disease trade-off acquired at the dawn of vertebrate evolution
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: CaMKII oxidation is a critical performance/disease trade-off acquired at the dawn of vertebrate evolution AUTHORS: Qinchuan Wang, Erick O Hernández-Ochoa, Meera C Viswanathan, Ian D Blum, Danh C Do, Jonathan M Granger, Kevin R Murphy, An-Chi Wei, Susan Aja, Naili Liu, Corina M Antonescu, Liliana D Florea, C Conover Talbot Jr, David Mohr, Kathryn R Wagner, Sergi Regot, Richard M Lovering, Peisong Gao, Mario A Bianchet, Mark N Wu, Anthony Cammarato, Martin F Schneider, Gabriel S […]
Absence of Humoral Response After Two-Dose SARS-CoV-2 Messenger RNA Vaccination in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Case Series
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Absence of Humoral Response After Two-Dose SARS-CoV-2 Messenger RNA Vaccination in Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Case Series AUTHORS: Caoilfhionn M Connolly, Brian J Boyarsky, Jake A Ruddy, William A Werbel, Lisa Christopher-Stine, Jacqueline M Garonzik-Wang, Dorry L Segev, Julie J Paik JOURNAL: Ann Intern Med. 2021 May 25. doi: 10.7326/M21-1451. Online ahead of print. Abstract Background: Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases […]
Utilization and outcomes of transesophageal echocardiography in 1.3 million CABG procedures
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Utilization and outcomes of transesophageal echocardiography in 1.3 million CABG procedures AUTHORS: Thomas S Metkus, Dylan Thibault, Michael C Grant, Vinay Badhwar, Jeffrey P Jacobs, Jennifer Lawton, Sean M O'Brien, Vinod Thourani, Zachary K Wegermann, Brittany Zwischenberger, Robert Higgins JOURNAL: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Apr 28;S0735-1097(21)04930-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.064. Online ahead of print. Abstract Background: Utilization of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) at time of isolated coronary artery bypass […]
Peripheral Neuropathy and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in U.S. Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Peripheral Neuropathy and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in U.S. Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study AUTHORS: Caitlin W Hicks, Dan Wang, Kunihiro Matsushita, B Gwen Windham, Elizabeth Selvin JOURNAL: Ann Intern Med. 2021 Feb;174(2):167-174. doi: 10.7326/M20-1340. Epub 2020 Dec 8. Abstract Background: Growing evidence indicates that peripheral neuropathy (PN) is common even in the absence of diabetes. However, the clinical sequelae of PN have […]
Healthy donor T cell responses to common cold coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Healthy donor T cell responses to common cold coronaviruses and SARS-CoV-2 AUTHORS: Bezawit A Woldemeskel, Abena K Kwaa, Caroline C Garliss, Oliver Laeyendecker, Stuart C Ray, Joel N Blankson JOURNAL: J Clin Invest. 2020 Dec 1;130(12):6631-6638. doi: 10.1172/JCI143120. Abstract BACKGROUND: T cell responses to the common cold coronaviruses have not been well characterized. Preexisting T cell immunity to severe acute respiratory […]
Global Prevalence and Impact of Hostility, Discrimination, and Harassment in the Cardiology Workplace
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Global Prevalence and Impact of Hostility, Discrimination, and Harassment in the Cardiology Workplace AUTHORS: Garima Sharma, Pamela S. Douglas, Sharonne N. Hayes, Roxana Mehran, Anne Rzeszut, Robert A. Harrington, Athena Poppas, Mary Norine Walsh, Toniya Singh, RannaParekh, Roger S. Blumenthal, Laxmi S. Mehta JOURNAL: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 May 18;77(19): 2398-2409. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.03.301. Abstract Background: Discrimination […]