ARTICLE: Comparison of Dietary and Exercise Recommendations on Both Sides of the Atlantic AUTHORS: Richard A Ferraro, Dorothy M Davis, Roger S. Blumenthal, Seth Shay Martin JOURNAL: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Aug 24. Though pharmaceutical approaches for treating atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) have experienced rapid growth, rightfully garnering a great deal of attention and publicity, lifestyle intervention […]
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Endomyocardial Biopsy Characterization of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Prevalence of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Endomyocardial Biopsy Characterization of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Prevalence of Cardiac Amyloidosis AUTHORS: Virginia S. Hahn, Lisa R. Yanek, Joban Vaishnav, Wendy Ying, Dhananjay Vaidya, Yi Zhen Joan Lee, Sarah J. Riley, Vinita Subramanya, Emily E. Brown, C. Danielle Hopkins, Sandra Ononogbu, Kira Perzel Mandell, Marc K. Halushka, Charles Steenbergen Jr., Avi Z. Rosenberg, Ryan J. Tedford, Daniel P. Judge, Sanjiv J. Shah, Stuart D. Russell, David A. Kass and Kavita Sharma JOURNAL: […]
Effect of a Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Intervention in Persons With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Effect of a Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Intervention in Persons With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial AUTHORS: Gail L Daumit, Arlene T Dalcin, Faith B Dickerson, Edgar R Miller, A Eden Evins, Corinne Cather, Gerald J Jerome, Deborah R Young, Jeanne B Charleston, Joseph V Gennusa III, Stacy Goldsholl, Courtney Cook, Ann Heller, Emma E McGinty, Rosa M Crum, Lawrence J Appel, Nae-Yuh Wang JOURNAL: JAMA Netw Open. 2020 […]
MICAL1 constrains cardiac stress responses and protects against disease by oxidizing CaMKII
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Health equity and distributive justice considerations in critical care resource allocation
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Health equity and distributive justice considerations in critical care resource allocation AUTHORS: Panagis Galiatsatos, Allen Kachalia, Harolyn M E Belcher, Mark T Hughes, Jeffrey Kahn, Cynda H Rushton, Jose I Suarez, Lee Daugherty Biddison and Sherita H Golden JOURNAL: Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Jun 22. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30277-0 [Epub ahead of print] Amid the possibility of resource shortages in health care during a public […]
Empirical Antituberculosis Therapy in Advanced HIV Disease – Too Much, Too Late
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Empirical Antituberculosis Therapy in Advanced HIV Disease - Too Much, Too Late AUTHORS: Richard E Chaisson JOURNAL: N Engl J Med. 2020 Jun 18;382(25):2459-2460. doi: 10.1056/NEJMe2009679. Despite the extraordinary advances in treating human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection during the past two decades, mortality, especially in resource-limited areas, remains unacceptably high. The leading killer of […]
Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level With Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk Factors
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Historical Insights on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, and Racial Disparities: Illuminating a Path Forward
Posted by | Article of the WeekARTICLE: Historical Insights on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, and Racial Disparities: Illuminating a Path Forward AUTHORS: Lakshmi Krishnan, S Michelle Ogunwole, Lisa A Cooper JOURNAL: Ann Intern Med. 2020 Jun 5;M20-2223. doi: 10.7326/M20-2223. Online ahead of print. Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is exacting a disproportionate toll on ethnic minority communities and magnifying […]
Frailty Measurement Using Administrative Data in Older Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
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Tracheostomy in the COVID-19 era: global and multidisciplinary guidance
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