Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
April 23rd, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: Week of April 23rd
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week, Richard discusses JAMA’s coverage of patient-centered care and all things CABG in NEJM.
April 18th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: Week of April 16th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include an “awful question” about statin therapy, coronary computed tomographic angiography in the ED, vorapraxar for secondary prevention, and stent wars.
April 10th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: Week of April 10th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the EINSTEIN-PE trial of rivaroxaban, the risk for suicide or cardiovascular death after cancer diagnosis, and a comparison of computer reminders vs. pharmacist outreach about medication dangers.
April 2nd, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: Week of April 2nd
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include cardiovascular risk among U.S. adults and statin-treated patients, mobility in those with type-2 diabetes, the causal association between IL6R-related pathways and CVD, and promoting exercise.
March 26th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: Week of March 26th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include epinephrine in ED response to cardiac arrest, a thrombolytic that’s possibly twice as effective as alteplase, and a Phase I study of monoclonal antibodies for reducing LDL-C.
March 19th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: Week of March 19th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include percutaneous PFO closure and dabigatran risks.
March 12th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Weekly Review: Week of March 12th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include stem cells for the heart, BP in both arms and vascular disease, and how patients and caregivers interpret prognostic information.
March 5th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Weekly Review: Week of March 5th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include goal-oriented patient care, stenting vs. medical therapy, and patient satisfaction and mortality.
February 27th, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Weekly Review: Week of February 27th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include a study on chest pain (or lack thereof) in patients with MI and a trial of cardiovascular family history taking.
February 21st, 2012
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Weekly Review: Week of February 20th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include LVH, pollution and MI, the genetics of cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, and aspirin for primary prevention.
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