The POISE trial: Perioperative use of beta-blockers [Classics Series]
1. The POISE trial was a randomized controlled trial exploring the effect of perioperative beta-blockers on cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarctions, and nonfatal cardiac...
The ROMICAT 2 trial: Coronary computed tomographic angiography shortens hospital stays for acute chest pain...
The following study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine’s The Classics in Radiology: Summaries of Clinically Relevant & Recent Landmark Studies,...
Cervical length indicates risk of preterm delivery [Classics Series]
1. Transvaginal cervical length measured at 24 and 28 weeks gestation was inversely associated with risk of spontaneous preterm delivery in a dose-dependent manner.
Original...
The RECIST 1.1 trial: Measuring tumor burden to assess response to therapy [Classics Series]
The following study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine’s The Classics in Radiology: Summaries of Clinically Relevant & Recent Landmark Studies,...
LUNG-RADS criteria increases positive predictive value for lung cancer detection in high-risk patients [Classics Series]
The following study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine’s The Classics in Radiology: Summaries of Clinically Relevant & Recent Landmark Studies,...
The ROMICAT 1 trial: Coronary computed tomographic angiography highly sensitive for acute coronary syndrome in...
The following study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine’s The Classics in Radiology: Summaries of Clinically Relevant & Recent Landmark Studies,...
Fleischner Society Guidelines, 2017 Update: Consolidated follow-up recommendations for incidental solid and subsolid pulmonary nodules...
The following study summary is an excerpt from the book 2 Minute Medicine's The Classics in Radiology: Summaries of Clinically Relevant & Recent Landmark Studies,...
Anastrazole superior to tamoxifen for breast cancer treatment [Classics Series]
1. Postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer randomized to anastrazole as first-line therapy experienced an increase in time to progression and a more favorable...
The PARADIGM-HF trial: Valsartan-neprilysin inhibitor vs. enalapril in patients with heart failure [Classic Series]
1. LCZ696, a combination of valsartan with a neprilysin inhibitor, significantly reduced the risk of death from cardiovascular causes and hospitalization due to heart...
The DOSE trial: Loop diuretic strategies in acute decompensated heart failure [Classics Series]
1. The use of loop diuretics in acute decompensated heart failure is commonplace, but clinical practice varies widely with regards to the dosage and...