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MDLinx Cardiology – on this page: Articles from over 2,000 of the peer-reviewed medical journals, pre-sorted and ranked by what’s most relevant to your day-to-day practice, and summarized to save you precious time. From vascular disorders and stroke to valvular disorders, coronary artery disease and arrhythmias, our physician editors make sure that all members of your heart health team can be current on the literature in 5 minutes or less every day.
Also on this page: Bonus content exclusive to MDLinx, clinical pearls from The Smartest Cardiologist daily quiz competition and Cardiology Physician Review. Plus, the “must-read” articles related to cardiology, personally chosen by our physician editor, D. Scott Cunningham, MD, PhD.
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Latest Full Text Articles (283) Focus on Arrhythmias161 Fatty acid-binding protein 4 and incident heart failure: the Cardiovascular Health Study European Journal of Heart Failure, March 28, 2013 Clinical Article
162 Can individualized weight monitoring using the HeartPhone algorithm improve sensitivity for clinical deterioration of heart failure European Journal of Heart Failure, March 28, 2013 Clinical Article
163 Sildenafil and Diastolic Dysfunction After Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction The Sildenafil and Diastolic Dysfunction After Acute Myocardial Infarction (SIDAMI) Trial. Circulation, March 28, 2013 Clinical Article
164 Heart failure determines the myocardial inflammatory response to injury European Journal of Heart Failure, March 28, 2013 Clinical Article
165 Immunosenescence-associated microRNAs in age and heart failure European Journal of Heart Failure, March 28, 2013 Clinical Article
166 Effect of Levosimendan on Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Hospitalized Patients with Decompensated Heart Failure and Renal Dysfunction Cardiovascular Therapeutics, March 28, 2013 Clinical Article
167 Impaired right ventricular function and elevated pulmonary artery pressure: a lethal combination European Journal of Heart Failure, March 28, 2013 Clinical Article
168 Predictors of early dyspnoea relief in acute heart failure and the association with 30-day outcomes: findings from ASCEND-HF European Journal of Heart Failure, March 28, 2013 Clinical Article
169 State of play of pharmacogenetics and personalized medicine in heart failure Cardiovascular Therapeutics, March 28, 2013 Review Article
170 Multiparametric comparison of CARvedilol, vs. NEbivolol, vs. BIsoprolol in moderate heart failure: The CARNEBI trial International Journal of Cardiology, March 27, 2013 Clinical Article
171 Relationship of Right- to Left-Sided Ventricular Filling Pressures in Advanced Heart Failure Circulation: Heart Failure, March 27, 2013 Clinical Article
172 Ideal Cardiovascular Health Is Inversely Associated With Incident Cancer Circulation, March 27, 2013
173 Markers of Decongestion, Dyspnea Relief, and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized With Acute Heart Failure Circulation: Heart Failure, March 27, 2013 Clinical Article
174 Chronic Heart Failure Does Not Attenuate the Total Activity of Sympathetic Outflow to Skin During Whole-Body Heating Circulation: Heart Failure, March 27, 2013 Clinical Article
175 Blood Urea Nitrogen/Creatinine Ratio Identifies a High-Risk but Potentially Reversible Form of Renal Dysfunction in Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure Circulation: Heart Failure, March 27, 2013 Review Article
176 Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial of Reciprocal Peer Support in Heart Failure Circulation: Heart Failure, March 27, 2013 Clinical Article
177 Validation of a Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Score in Heart Failure Circulation: Heart Failure, March 27, 2013 Clinical Article
178 Early Evolution and Correlates of Urine Albumin Excretion in Patients Presenting With Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure Circulation: Heart Failure, March 27, 2013 Clinical Article
179 Treating Anemia in Older Adults With Heart Failure With a Preserved Ejection Fraction With Epoetin Alfa Circulation: Heart Failure, March 27, 2013 Clinical Article
180 Limited availability of cardiac rehabilitation for heart failure patients in the United Kingdom: findings from a national survey European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, March 27, 2013 Clinical Article
Clinical Pearls in Cardiology
- Intracoronary abciximab when compared to intravenous abciximab significantly reduces the risk of death among patients with STEMI undergoing PCI
- Thrombolysis in MI (TIMI) scores between 5-14 on admission place patients at high risk for 30-day mortality and should be transferred to a monitored inpatient unit or CCU
- High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T is superior to contemporary sensitive cardiac troponin I in early diagnosis of non-STEMI and the prediction of MI and mortality among patients with suspected ACS
Highlights in Cardiology
Heart failure risk associated with adiponectin level
As published in Obesity, a J-shaped association between adiponectin level and heart failure exists. The study involved 787 males with heart failure and 787 healthy controls from the Physicians’ Health Study. The relative risk of heart failure from lowest to highest quintile of adiponectin level was 0.74, 0.67, 0.70, and 0.92.
Read the article summaryApo B-48 is a marker for CAD
As published in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation, fasting serum apo B-48 levels were elevated in patients with Coronary Artery Disease (n=96; 6.9 µg/mL) compared to patients without CAD (n=67; 3.9 µg/mL). Along with other cardiac risk factors, an apo B-48 level > 4.34 µg/mL was predictive of CAD.
Read the article summaryPost-exercise heart rate recovery predicts cardiac autonomic neuropathy in T2DM
As published in Diabetic Medicine, cardiac autonomic neuropathy can be predicted in patients with T2DM and negative exercise echocardiograms based on post-exercise heart rate recovery. Of the 135 study subjects, 27 (20%) had cardiac autonomic neuropathy, the criteria for which included > 2 of 7 autonomic function markers (4 cardiac reflex tests and 3 indices of short-term heart rate variability). The optimal cut-offs for post-exercise heart rate recovery at 1-, 2-, and 3-minutes were < 28, < 50, and < 52 beats per minute, respectively.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Cardiology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 Multiparametric comparison of CARvedilol, vs. NEbivolol, vs. BIsoprolol in moderate heart failure: The CARNEBI trial International Journal of Cardiology, March 27, 2013
2 Can Vitamin D Supplementation Improve the Severity of Congestive Heart Failure? Congestive Heart Failure, April 2, 2013 Free full text
3 Efficacy and safety of bisoprolol fumarate compared with carvedilol in Japanese patients with chronic heart failure: results of the randomized, controlled, double-blind, Multistep Administration of bisoprolol IN Chronic Heart Failure II (MAIN-CHF II) study Heart and Vessels, April 9, 2013
4 Enalapril And Carvedilol for Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients with Malignant Hemopathies. The OVERCOME Trial JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 12, 2013
5 Effect of Spironolactone on Diastolic Function and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection FractionThe Aldo-DHF Randomized Controlled Trial JAMA, April 2, 2013
6 Risk-Benefit Profile of Warfarin Versus Aspirin in Patients With Heart Failure and Sinus Rhythm: A Meta-analysis Circulation: Heart Failure, April 3, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
7 Meta-Analysis of Carvedilol Versus Beta 1 Selective Beta-Blockers (Atenolol, Bisoprolol, Metoprolol, and Nebivolol) The American Journal of Cardiology, February 26, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
8 B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Prognosis in Heart Failure Patients With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 3, 2013 Free full text
9 Cardiopoietic stem cell therapy in heart failure The C-CURE multicenter randomized trial with lineage-specified biologics JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 19, 2013
10 Treatment of Anemia with Darbepoetin Alfa in Systolic Heart Failure New England Journal of Medicine, April 2, 2013
11 Association Between Bilirubin and Mode of Death in Severe Systolic Heart Failure The American Journal of Cardiology, April 8, 2013
12 Evaluation of 9 biomarkers for predicting 10-year cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing coronary angiography: Findings from the LUdwigshafen RIsk and Cardiovascular Health (LURIC) study International Journal of Cardiology, April 22, 2013
13 Importance of the time of initiation of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists on risk of mortality in patients with heart failure Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, April 8, 2013
14 Comparison of Beta-Blocker Effectiveness in Heart Failure Patients With Preserved Ejection Fraction Versus Those With Reduced Ejection Fraction Journal of Cardiac Failure, February 11, 2013
15 Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and left ventricular systolic function in a non-smoking population: the Tromso Study European Journal of Heart Failure, April 24, 2013
16 Relation of Statin Therapy to Psychological Functioning in Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator The American Journal of Cardiology, April 8, 2013
17 Admission heart rate and in-hospital outcomes in patients hospitalized for heart failure in sinus rhythm and in atrial fibrillation American Heart Journal, April 12, 2013
18 Association of Spironolactone Use With All-Cause Mortality in Heart Failure Circulation: Heart Failure, March 26, 2013
19 Effect of Spironolactone on Diastolic Function and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: The Aldo-DHF Randomized Controlled Trial JAMA, March 6, 2013
20 Ace inhibitor therapy for heart failure in patients with impaired renal function: a review of the literature Heart Failure Reviews, March 22, 2013
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