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CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH
New Guidelines for the Management of Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyFree
- January 25, 2012
- Frederick A. Masoudi, MD, MSPH, FACC, FAHA
An important consensus document on a potentially fatal disorder that, while often clinically silent, is increasingly identified
- Reviewing:
- Gersh BJ et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 Dec 13/20; 58:e212
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Recent Cardiology Articles
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
The Role of Alcohol Septal Ablation in the Treatment of HOCM
- January 25, 2012
- Howard C. Herrmann, MD
Data from two studies delineate risk factors for mortality after ablation and suggest that clinical outcomes are comparable to those of surgical myectomy.
- Reviewing:
- Nagueh SF et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 Nov 22; 58:2322
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Lifetime Cardiovascular Risk: The More Things Change . . .
- January 25, 2012
- Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
Risk factors are less prevalent than in the past, but they are just as predictive of outcome.
- Reviewing:
- Berry JD et al. N Engl J Med 2012 Jan 26; 366:321
FEATURE
Discussion on CardioExchange: Are We Ready to Stop Treating Cholesterol Levels and Start Treating Risk?Free
- January 25, 2012
- The Editors
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Preventing Readmissions: Should We Be Looking at the Hospital Exit or the Entrance?
- January 23, 2012
- Grace C. Huang, MD
- Hospital Medicine
Regional admission rates for congestive heart failure and pneumonia explain much of the variation in hospital readmission rates.
- Reviewing:
- Epstein AM et al. N Engl J Med 2011 Dec 15; 365:2287
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
New and Established Troponin Assays Are Highly Sensitive and Specific for AMIFree
- January 20, 2012
- John A. Marx, MD, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
Use of either type of assay can safely exclude or confirm AMI within 3 hours of emergency department admission.
- Reviewing:
- Keller T et al. JAMA 2011 Dec 28; 306:2684
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Bariatric Surgery Lowers Cardiovascular Risk
- January 19, 2012
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
But indications and absolute benefit are still unclear.
- Reviewing:
- Sjöström L et al. JAMA 2012 Jan 4; 307:56
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Does Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Lower 30-Day Mortality in Medical Inpatients?Free
- January 19, 2012
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
In a randomized trial, enoxaparin failed to do so.
- Reviewing:
- Kakkar AK et al. N Engl J Med 2011 Dec 29; 365:2463
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Even Subclinical AF Is Associated with Stroke
- January 18, 2012
- Mark S. Link, MD
In patients with pacemakers, asymptomatic AF is common and warrants increased vigilance.
- Reviewing:
- Healey JS et al. N Engl J Med 2012 Jan 12; 366:120
FEATURE
Discussion on CardioExchange: Coach Wants Me to Play. Will You Let Me, Doc?Free
- January 18, 2012
- The Editors
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SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Self-Monitoring of Oral Anticoagulation: Safe and Effective
- January 17, 2012
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
This approach has been slow to catch on in the U.S.
- Reviewing:
- Heneghan C et al. Lancet 2011 Dec 1
Editor's Picks from across Journal Watch
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
After CCTA: More Follow-Up Procedures, Higher Costs
- January 3, 2012
- By Kirsten E. Fleischmann, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
Downstream data for coronary computed tomographic angiography were compared with those for stress testing.
- Reviewing:
- JAMA 2011 Nov 16; 306:2128
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Statins Don't Lower Risk for Infections
- December 27, 2011
- By Paul S. Mueller, MD, MPH, FACP
- General Medicine
A meta-analysis of 11 randomized trials showed no benefit.
- Reviewing:
- BMJ 2011 Nov 29; 343:d7281
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Got Heart Disease? Don't Be Depressed
- December 19, 2011
- By Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
Even in relatively young people, depression and suicidality can worsen outcomes from ischemic heart disease.
- Reviewing:
- Arch Gen Psychiatry 2011 Nov; 68:1135
SUMMARY AND COMMENT
Are Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cardiovascular Disease Linked?Free
- December 8, 2011
- By Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Survey data in women showed a statistical association between HPV positivity and cardiovascular disease, but causality is unlikely. CME
- Reviewing:
- J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 Nov 1; 58:2001
Journal Watch Cardiology summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of cardiovascular subjects including angina, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, heart failure, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stents, stroke and ventricular fibrillation.
