Fri.Apr 19, 2024

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Time-Restricted Eating Tied to Modest Weight Loss

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Restricting daily eating to a 10-hour window was no silver bullet for boosting weight loss in people with obesity and prediabetes, a small study found. In the 12-week trial, both time-restricted eating (TRE) and a usual pattern.

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Melanie Jay, MD: Advancing Equitable Approaches to Improve Obesity Care

HCPLive

This interview segment featured a discussion on Jay’s ACP Internal Medicine Meeting presentation ‘Advancing Equitable Approaches to Improve Obesity Care.

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Beyond Code Status

The New England Journal of Medicine

Despite being absolutely clear that she wanted a quick, painless end of life, a geriatrician’s elderly mother receives aggressive care. How can we ensure that such patient preferences are honored?

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ACP's New Type 2 Diabetes Guidance Recommends SGLT2is, GLP-1 RAs as Second-Line to Metformin

HCPLive

The American College of Physicians released new recommendations for the management of type 2 diabetes with inadequate glycemic control using metformin or other first-line therapies.

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What I Learned From Burning Out At The Peak Of My Career

Dr. Paddy Barrett

After 20 years of training, I was at the pinnacle of my career. At one of the most prestigious medical institutions on the planet. But I was in the wrong place I was miserable And I knew something had to change. I had worked like crazy to get to this point. I had sacrificed: Family Events Relationships Hobbies Friends Even my health To get to the peak of my career.

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Putting Patients First: Breaking Stigma, Dispelling Misconceptions to Improve IBS Care

HCPLive

In recognition of World IBS Day, we spoke with Jeffrey Roberts about what led him to found the holiday in 2019 and took a closer look at the continued marginalization of the condition.

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ACC CardiaCast: Courtside with the Chair: Shared Decision-Making with Athletes: A Discussion of ‘Why’? Part 2

American College of Cardiology

In Part 2, Dr. Jonathan Kim continues the conversation with Drs. Maron, Harmon, and Baggish discussing the principles of shared decision-making in the context of sports participation for athletes with heart disease and ‘the why’ to do it.

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Delayed surgery for acute type A aortic dissection: a retrospective review of an alternative surgical strategy in the COVID-19 era

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, medical resources have often been limited to emergency surgeries. This study aimed to evaluate our experience with delayed surgery for acute type A aortic di.

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Carolyn J. Crandall, MD: Key Guideline Updates for Type 2 Diabetes

HCPLive

During this Q&A interview, Crandall discussed the takeaways from her portion of an ACP conference presentation on current clinical guidelines in type 2 diabetes.

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Enhanced recovery after surgery program focusing on chest tube management improves surgical recovery after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Chest drainage is a standard procedure in thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer. However, chest tube placement may deteriorate the ventilation capacity and increase difficulty of postoperative management of pa.

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Health Care’s Contribution to Climate Change, with Elizabeth Cerceo, MD

HCPLive

Cerceo explains how the health care system contributes to climate change and the subsequent negative impact on patients, especially those in vulnerable or disadvantaged communities.

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Outcomes in patients with aortic stenosis and severely reduced ejection fraction following surgical aortic valve replacement and transcatheter aortic valve replacement

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction demonstrate improvement in left ventricular injection fraction (LVEF) after aortic valve replacement (AVR). The timing and magnit.

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ChatGPT Effectively Modifies Medical Notes to Patient-Friendly Formats

HCPLive

Large language model AI tools like ChatGPT quickly, easily, and effectively modified dense medical information into grade 6 to 8 reading levels.

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MCQ on Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

All of the following are true regarding type 1 diabetes mellitus except : A. Accounts for about 10% of all cases of diabetes mellitus B. First peak of presentation occur at 5 to 7 years of age C. Can occur between 1 and 2 years in high risk groups D. In all populations, females are significantly more affected Correct answer: D. Type 1 diabetes mellitus is slightly more common in boys and men.

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Timothy Wilt, MD, MPH: What Age Should Patients Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer?

HCPLive

Wilt discusses ACP guidelines regarding what age to begin colorectal cancer screening and the benefits versus harms of screening at 45 compared to 50 years of age.

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FDA Extends Approval for Alirocumab to Lower LDL-C in Pediatric Patients with HeFH 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Addressing an Unmet Need in Pediatric Patients with HeFH Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) affects about 1 in 313 people—characterized by dangerously high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. Untreated, it can trigger early heart disease. Detecting and treating it early in pediatric patients can prevent heart problems later.

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Infectious Diseases and Biologic Treatment Selection

HCPLive

Experts emphasize the importance of collaboration with infectious disease specialists for patients with tuberculosis, while highlighting the low reactivation rates in newer agents.

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Clinical Protocol for Selecting Intracardiac or Transesophageal Echocardiography-Guided Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 18 April 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Kara Stout, Calvin Craig, Jaclyn Rivington, Elizabeth Lyden, Jason J. Payne, Andrew M.

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Diabetes Dialogue: 2024 ACP Type 2 Diabetes Recommendations

HCPLive

In this episode, hosts break down the latest type 2 diabetes recommendations from the American College of Physicians and offer their perspective on second-line therapies in T2D.

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Trends of Cardiovascular Disease Related Mortality in Breast Cancer in the United States From 1999 to 2019

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 19 April 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Mohil Garg, Patrick Creechan, Anita Sadeghpour, Dmitry Abramov, Sourbha S. Dani, Sarju Ganatra, Sadeer G. Al-Kindi, Erin D. Michos, Arunima Misra, Anita Deswal, Nicolas L. Palaskas, Salim S.

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Unpredictable Nature of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP) and Treatment

HCPLive

Dermatologists Drs Tina Bhutani and Scott Boswell and patient Kanya Oul discuss unpredictable nature of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) and management of flares and GPP between flares.

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Lp(a) and Long-Term CV Risk in a Pooled Cohort

American College of Cardiology

What is the long-term implication of lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] elevation in a pooled multi-ethnic US cohort?

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Strategies to Increase Adalimumab Biosimilar Uptake in Clinical Practice

HCPLive

A clinical pharmacist and specialists in rheumatology, dermatology, and gastrointestinal disease share strategies in how to increase the uptake of adalimumab biosimilar among providers.

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Association between chronic liver disease and adverse in-hospital outcomes in patients undergoing CABG: A propensity score-matched analysis of a 5-year national inpatient sample data from 2016-2020

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 18 April 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Bekure B. Siraw, Parth Patel, Abdulrahim Y. Mehadi, Eli A. Zaher, Yordanos T.

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Discussing Delirium During Hospitalization with Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH

HCPLive

In this interview at the ACP conference, Inouye discussed some of the major reasons for her presentation titled ‘Delirium During Hospitalization.

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Potential Risk of Serious Bleeding in Patients With AF Using Diltiazem With Apixaban or Rivaroxaban

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

A potentially serious drug interaction between diltiazem and apixaban or rivaroxaban has been reported in US Medicare patients taking these drugs together for atrial fibrillation. The study has been published as online ahead of print in the Journal of American Medical Asociation [1]. The study compared serious bleeding risk for new users of apixaban or rivaroxaban with atrial fibrillation treated with diltiazem or metoprolol.

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Selecting Between Adalimumab Biosimilars for Your Patients

HCPLive

Providers in rheumatology, dermatology and gastrointestinal disease talk about how they are selecting between the various adalimumab biosimilars available for their patients.

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The feasibility of left ventricular strain and strain rate for evaluating patients with risk factors of sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Feature-tracking Cardiac Magnetic Resonance

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 18 April 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Xinyu Zhu, Yuan Tian, Ying Shi, Jianxiu Lian, Honghu Shen, Lulu Li, Haishan Wu, Pengfei Liu

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Ana Maria Lopez, MD, MPH: The Current State of Obesity Care is ‘Woefully Deficient’

HCPLive

Lopez discusses the growing prevalence of obesity in the US and the need for improved, cross-specialty care based on patients’ metabolic health.

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Optimal Method for Assessing Right Ventricular to Pulmonary Arterial Coupling and Subclinical Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Older Aged Healthy Adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 19 April 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Vivek P. Jani, Jordan B. Strom, Abhishek Gami, Lauren Beussink-Nelson, Ravi Patel, Erin D. Michos, Sanjiv J. Shah, Benjamin H.

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Impact of the Expanding Treatment Landscape on the Treatment Algorithm of Plaque Psoriasis

HCPLive

TJ Chao and Kristine Kucera, PA’s discuss the changing treatment algorithms of plaque psoriasis with the arrival of novel agents such as the TYK2 inhibitors.

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Understanding the Electrical Substrates Contributing to ‘Ablation-Resistant’ Atrial Fibrillation?

The American Journal of Cardiology

Atrial fibrillation was largely ignored by cardiac electrophysiologists until it was first suggested in 1998 that it might be amenable to catheter abl…

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Spesolimab for Treatment of Generalized Pustular Psoriasis (GPP) Flares

HCPLive

Dermatologists Drs Tina Bhutani and Scott Boswell discuss use of spesolimab to treat generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) flares.

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No Penalty for Going Distal Radial

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 19 April 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Samir B. Pancholy, Tejas M.

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Safety Data on Deucravacitinib

HCPLive

Advances practice providers in dermatology discuss the safety data on the novel TYK2 inhibitor deucravacitnib.

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Computed tomography and frailty assessment in transcatheter aortic valve implantation candidates: can we kill two birds with one stone?

The American Journal of Cardiology

Publication date: Available online 19 April 2024 Source: The American Journal of Cardiology Author(s): Giuseppe D.

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Understanding Biologics for Patients With IBD

HCPLive

Experts discuss the warnings regarding IL-17 blockers and inflammatory bowel disease.

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