Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
April 8th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: April 8th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include an article on open science through data sharing, primary prevention of CVD with a Mediterranean diet, atherosclerosis found in mummies, and more.
April 2nd, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: April 2nd
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the TACT study of chelation therapy, off-pump vs. on-pump CABG, clopidogrel with or without aspirin in those taking oral anticoagulants and undergoing PCI, and more.
March 25th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: March 25th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the effect of aliskiren on postdischarge mortality and readmissions among those hospitalized for HF, PFO closure, and more.
March 18th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: March 18th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the association between smoking cessation and weight change with CV disease among those with and without diabetes, the risk of ischemic heart disease in women after radiotherapy for breast cancer, and more.
March 11th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: March 11th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include antiplatelet therapy to prevent CV events and mortality in those with intermittent claudication, endovascular treatment for stroke, and more.
March 4th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: March 4th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topic is the ALDO-DHF trial, which studied the effect of spironolactone on diastolic function and exercise capacity in patients with HF with preserved EF.
February 25th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: February 25th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include extended use of apixaban, dabigatran, warfarin, or placebo in VTE, the 5-year follow-up of the SYNTAX study, and more.
February 18th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: February 18th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the relationship between hospital readmission and mortality rates for those hospitalized with acute MI, HF, or pneumonia, the effects of body size and hypertension treatments on CV event rates, and more.
February 11th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: February 11th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the effect of ramipril on walking times and quality of life among those with PAD and intermittent claudication, genetic associations with valvular calcification and aortic stenosis, and more.
February 4th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: February 4th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include blood transfusion and increased mortality in MI, proteotoxicity and cardiac dysfunction in the elderly, combined fitness and statin treatment on mortality in veterans with dyslipidemia, and more.
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Cardiology Articles- To Lower Stroke Risk in Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation, Is a Device or a Medication Better?
- Intensive vs. Standard Blood Pressure Lowering in Patients with Diabetes
- Anticoagulation in Patients with Cancer-Associated Pulmonary Embolism: How Long is Long Enough?
- Spironolactone Use After Percutaneous Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction
- CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing for Transthyretin Cardiomyopathy