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Latest (25) Full Text Articles (1555)141 Mild Therapeutic Hypothermia After Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Complicating ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Long-term Results in Clinical Practice Full Text Clinical Cardiology, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
142 Physician Factors Affecting Cardiac Rehabilitation Referral and Patient Enrollment: A Systematic Review Full Text Clinical Cardiology, May 13, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
143 Effect of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials PLOS ONE, May 13, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
144 Management of cardiac implantable electronic device infections: the challenges of understanding the scope of the problem and its associated mortality Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , May 13, 2013 Review Article
145 Percutaneous coronary intervention in diabetic patients: should choice of stents be influenced Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy , May 13, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
146 Effectiveness of Blood Pressure Educational and Evaluation Program for the Improvement of Measurement Accuracy Among Nurses High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, May 13, 2013 Clinical Guideline
147 The Neglected Role of the Electrocardiogram in the Diagnostic Work-Up of Hypertensive Patients High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
148 Hyperglycemia at admission and during hospital stay are independent risk factors for mortality in high risk cardiac patients admitted to an intensive cardiac care unit European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
149 Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of current and next-generation assays for cardiac troponin I in the BWH-TIMI ED Chest Pain Study European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
150 Type and timing of heralding in ST-elevation and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: an analysis of prospectively collected electronic healthcare records linked to the national registry of acute coronary syndromes European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
151 Venous-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for refractory cardiac arrest: a clinical challenge European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, May 13, 2013 Review Article
152 Outcomes among non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes patients with no angiographically obstructive coronary artery disease: observations from 37,101 patients European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care, May 13, 2013 Clinical Article
153 Outcomes After Cardioversion and Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in Patients Treated With Rivaroxaban and Warfarin in the ROCKET AF Trial JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
154 The Immunomodulatory Effects Of Statins In Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review Journal of Infection, May 10, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article Clinical Article
155 Resistant hypertension: a practical clinical approach Journal of Human Hypertension, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
156 Effect of alcohol and aldehyde dehydrogenase gene polymorphisms on alcohol-associated hypertension: the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study Hypertension Research, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
157 Incessant Tachycardia after Radiofrequency Ablation of Accessory Pathway Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, May 10, 2013
158 Heart rate differentiates urgency and emergency in hypertensive crisis Clinical Research in Cardiology, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
159 Outcomes of correcting hyponatremia in patients with myocardial infarction Clinical Research in Cardiology, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
160 Heart rate before ICU discharge: a simple and readily available predictor of short- and long-term mortality from critical illness Clinical Research in Cardiology, May 10, 2013 Clinical Article
Clinical Pearls in Physician Assistant
- Smoking increases the risk of both acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris more than alcohol consumption and physical activity, independent of family history
- Rectal bleeding, anemia, especially iron-deficiency anemia, weight loss, nocturnal symptoms, and family history of sprue, colorectal cancer, or inflammatory bowel disorder are alarm signals in patients with suspected irritable bowel syndrome.
- Psychological interventions to promote adjustment in children with CHD benefit family functioning
Highlights in Physician Assistant
Statins do not increase risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women
In a study headed by researchers at Wayne State University involving 119,726 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative, there were 1099 incident cases of malignant melanoma over an average follow-up of 11.6 y. At the time of enrollment, 7.4% of the participants used statins. The annualized rate of malignant melanoma in the statin users and non-users was 0.09% (HR=1.14). Thus, statin use does not increase the risk of malignant melanoma in postmenopausal women.
Read the article summarySimple, safe, effective, low-cost treatment for cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome
A phase III trial conducted at the University of Cagliari showed that either of two regimens were effective in the treatment of cancer-related anorexia/cachexia syndrome (CACS). Sixty patients were randomized to receive one of the following treatment interventions for 4 months: 1) L-carnitine (4 g/d) + celecoxib (300 mg/d); or 2) L-carnitine + celecoxib + megestrol acetate (320 mg/d). All patients also received polyphenols (300 mg/d), lipoic acid (300 mg/d), carbocysteine (2.7 g/d), and vitamins A, C, and E. Lean body mass (dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and L3 computed tomography) and physical activity (6-min walk test) increased in both groups.
Read the article summaryHPA axis, metabolic impairment, and pediatric obesity
As published in BMC Medicine, elevated ACTH levels are associated with hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia, and elevated cortisol levels are associated with hypertension and high LDL-C in obese children and adolescents (n=450).
Read the article summaryMost Popular Physician Assistant Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 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
2 Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Outcomes in Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction American Journal of Medicine, April 26, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
3 Pulmonary hypertension: diagnosis and management British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013 Review Article
4 Meta-Analysis of Impact of Different Types and Doses of Statins on New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus The American Journal of Cardiology, April 4, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
5 Effect of longer term modest salt reduction on blood pressure: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials British Medical Journal, April 25, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Review Article
6 Prognosis following first-time myocardial infarction in patients with psoriasis: a Danish nationwide cohort study Journal of Internal Medicine, August 24, 2011
7 Omega-3 in Antiarrhythmic Therapy High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, April 16, 2013
8 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
9 Effect of oral digoxin in high-risk heart failure patients: a pre-specified subgroup analysis of the DIG trial European Journal of Heart Failure, April 23, 2013
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Benefits of β blockers in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: network meta-analysis
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11 Atrial fibrillation-induced cardiac troponin I release International Journal of Cardiology, April 29, 2013
12 Diagnosis and management of supraventricular tachycardia British Medical Journal, March 8, 2013 Review Article
13 Rosuvastatin enhances the therapeutic efficacy of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells for myocardial infarction via PI3K/Akt and MEK/ERK pathways Basic Research in Cardiology , February 18, 2013
14 Outcomes of apixaban vs. warfarin by type and duration of atrial fibrillation: results from the ARISTOTLE trial European Heart Journal, April 22, 2013
15 Significance of estimating the glomerular filtration rate for the management of hypertension in type 2 diabetes with microalbuminuria Hypertension Research, April 8, 2013
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