Comparison of GFR estimation methods in older adults
1. In this cross sectional study of older adults (>65 years) who had undergone gold-standard glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement...
Provision of medically-tailored meals linked with lower admissions and medical spending
1. In this retrospective analysis from Massachusetts, the provision of ten ready-to-consult medically-tailored meals (MTMs) to participants was linked to...
Skipping breakfast associated with increased cardiovascular mortality
1. In this prospective cohort study based on data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III (1988 –...
Internal medicine interns spending minority of time on direct inpatient care
1. In this direct observational study, first year internal medicine residents (interns) spent only 13% of their time on direct...
Older patients with STEMI and cardiogenic shock benefit from percutaneous coronary intervention
1. In this retrospective analysis of patients 75-years or older with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and cardiogenic shock, use of...
Rivaroxaban likely reduces risk of recurrent stroke in specific subgroup of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source
1. In this post-hoc analysis of data from the NAVIGATE-ESUS trial, which evaluated strategies to prevent recurrent stroke in patient...
Catheter-based renal denervation reduces blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension
1. Meta-analysis of sham-controlled randomized trials of catheter-based renal denervation demonstrated reduction in ambulatory and office systolic blood pressures. 2....
Intervention to reduce low-value preoperative care for patients undergoing cataract surgery
1. In this quality improvement study carried out in Southern California, educational interventions to prevent low-value care before cataract surgery...
Patisiran therapy reduces ventricular myocardial strain in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis
1. Use of patisiran, an RNA interference therapy, in patients with hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) cardiac amyloidosis was linked to reduced...
Direct oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral stenosis
1. In this retrospective observational study, direct oral anticoagulant use for atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral stenosis was linked...