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Improving cardiovascular disease through networks of general practices An observational study in
London found that grouping general practices into managed networks and emphasising clinical engagement and education was associated with small improvements in outcomes related to cardiovascular disease, although it was not clear which elements of the networks were most important. https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/newsletter/Eyes-on-Evidence-April-2015.pdf
Detecting atrial fibrillation in people who have had a stroke Two randomised controlled trials reported that long-term electrocardiogram monitoring was more effective at detecting atrial fibrillation than 24-hour or intermittent electrocardiogram monitoring in people who had experienced apparent cryptogenic stroke or transient ischaemic attack. https://www.nice.org.uk/Media/Default/newsletter/Eyes-on-Evidence-April-2015.pdf
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Reducing the Risk - Thrombosis and Embolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
2015

The Acute Management of Thrombosis and Embolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
2015
Guideline Summary: Multisociety consensus quality improvement guidelines for intraarterial catheter-directed treatment of acute ischemic stroke from the American Society of
Neuroradiology, Canadian Interventional Radiology Association, Cardiovascular and info@guideline.gov (NGC)
2015
Endovascular repair versus open repair for inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms
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Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
Pregnancy Hypertension: An International Journal of Women's Cardiovascular Health
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases
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1. Stroke management
Clinical Evidence 2015
2. Impedance Threshold Devices for Adult Patients Requiring Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health - Rapid Review 2015
3. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor and Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker Combination
Therapy
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health - Rapid Review 2015
4. Ticagrelor (Brilique) for preventing thombotic events in patients with acute ischaemic stroke or high risk transient ischaemic attack
National Horizon Scanning Centre 2015
5. Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) May Immediately Decrease Persistent Hypertension in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
UTHSCSA Dental School CAT Library 2015
6. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet Has Been Proven to Lower Blood
Pressure and Is a Feasible Approach to Lessen Dental Complications in Patients With Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease
UTHSCSA Dental School CAT Library 2015
7. KT Evidence Bite: Fibrinolysis in Intermediate PE
BoringEM 2015
8. KT Evidence Bite: Colchicine for Pericarditis
BoringEM 2015
9. Volatile-Based Short-Term Sedation in Cardiac Surgical Patients: A Prospective Randomized
Controlled Trial
EvidenceUpdates 2015

10. Prognostic significance of perihematomal edema in acute intracerebral hemorrhage: pooled analysis from the intensive blood pressure reduction in acute cerebral hemorrhage trial studies
EvidenceUpdates 2015
11. 6- Versus 24-Month Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Implantation of Drug-Eluting Stents in
Patients Nonresistant to Aspirin: The Randomized, Multicenter ITALIC Trial
EvidenceUpdates 2015
12. Gentamicin-collagen sponge reduces the risk of sternal wound infections after heart surgery:
Meta-analysis
EvidenceUpdates 2015
13. Meta-Analysis of Trials on Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Compared With
Medical Therapy in Patients With Stable Coronary Heart Disease and Objective Evidence of
Myocardial Ischemia
EvidenceUpdates 2015
14. High-dose simvastatin for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: multicenter randomized controlled double-blinded clinical trial
EvidenceUpdates 2015
15. Heart rate is associated with progression of atrial fibrillation, independent of rhythm
EvidenceUpdates 2015
16. Safety and effect of metoclopramide to prevent pneumonia in patients with stroke fed via nasogastric tubes trial
EvidenceUpdates 2015
17. Outcome in Patients Previously on Antithrombotic Therapy in the SAMMPRIS Trial: Subgroup
Analysis
EvidenceUpdates 2015
18. Approaches to Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.
NEJM 2015
19. The optimal imaging strategy for patients with stable chest pain: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Annals of Internal Medicine 2015
20. Cost-effectiveness and population impact of statins for primary prevention in adults aged 75 years or older in the United States.
Annals of Internal Medicine 2015
21. Adult heart transplantation with distant procurement and ex-vivo preservation of donor hearts after circulatory death: a case series.
Lancet 2015
22. Left ventricular non-compaction cardiomyopathy.
Lancet 2015
23. Thrombectomy within 8 Hours after Symptom Onset in Ischemic Stroke.

NEJM 2015
24. Long-Term Use of Ticagrelor in Patients with Prior Myocardial Infarction.
NEJM 2015
25. Endovascular Therapy for Stroke - It's about Time.
NEJM 2015
26. 50 year trends in atrial fibrillation prevalence, incidence, risk factors, and mortality in the
Framingham Heart Study: a cohort study.
Lancet 2015
27. A patient safety checklist for the cardiac catheterisation laboratory.
Citation: Heart, 15 January 2015, vol./is. 101/2(91-93), 13556037
Author(s): Cahill, T J; Clarke, S C; Simpson, I A; Stables, R H
Language: English
Publication Type: journal article
Source: CINAHL
Full Text: Available from Highwire Press in Heart
Available from Free Access Content in Heart
Optimum and stepped care standardised antihypertensive treatment with or without renal denervation for resistant hypertension (DENERHTN): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial
Zotarolimus-eluting durable-polymer-coated stent versus a biolimus-eluting biodegradablepolymer-coated stent in unselected patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
(SORT OUT VI): a randomised non-inferiority trial
Drug-eluting stents—SORTed
Pages 1487-1489. Webster, Mark W I; Ormiston, John A.
Over the past decade, the SORT OUT trial group from Denmark has undertaken an impressive series of studies comparing drug-eluting stents in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
These trials have helped guide clinical practice an...
Optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention with drug eluting stents: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Impact of smoking and smoking cessation on cardiovascular events and mortality among older adults: meta-analysis of individual participant data from prospective cohort studies of the CHANCES consortium

Prognostic capabilities of coronary computed tomographic angiography before non-cardiac surgery: prospective cohort study
Comparative risk of gastrointestinal bleeding with dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and warfarin: population based cohort study
Risk of gastrointestinal bleeding associated with oral anticoagulants: population based retrospective cohort study
Food and the responsibility deal: how the salt reduction strategy was derailed
Randomized Trial of Primary PCI with or without Routine Manual Thrombectomy
Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation during Mitral-Valve Surgery
Therapeutic Hypothermia after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Children http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1411480?af=R&rss=currentIssue&
JAMA
Original Investigation | April 14, 2015
Survival and Outcomes Following Bioprosthetic vs Mechanical Mitral Valve Replacement in Patients
Aged 50 to 69 Years
Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants offer an alternative to warfarin and heparins for treating atrial fibrillation and venous thromboembolism.
Principles of Cardiac and Cardiovascular CT (Hutchison) 1st ed; ISBN: 9781437704075;
Package/Collection: Flex Only; New to CK; https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20090390972
Echocardiography Review Guide (Otto, Catherine) 3rd ed; ISBN: 9780323227582;
Package/Collection: Flex Only; New edition (replaces 9781437720211); https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20120064617

Media hypes molecular blood pressure regulation discovery
Friday May 8 2015
The Mail Online hails a "breakthrough in treating high blood pressure", saying scientists have discovered how the body regulates it, which could "slash risk of heart attacks and stroke"...
Heart failure drug digoxin linked to premature death
Tuesday May 5 2015
"A heart drug taken by 250,000 Britons can actually hasten death, a major study has found," the Mail
Online warns today. An analysis of previous research on digoxin, used to treat heart failure, suggests it can raise the risk of premature death…