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In this months episode:
Lung ultrasound scans for heart failure follow up (06:30)
D. Araiza-Garaygordobil, R. Gopar-Nieto, P. Martinez- Amezcua, et al., A randomized controlled trial of lung ultrasound guided therapy in heart failure (CLUSTER-HF study), American Heart Journal (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.ahj.2020.06.003
...Depression and the risk of cardiovascular disease... (09:40)
Rajan, Selina et al. “Association of Symptoms of Depression With Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries.” JAMA psychiatry, e201351. 10 Jun. 2020, doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.1351
...The link between mental health and the immune system... (14:45)
Shields, Grant S et al. “Psychosocial Interventions and Immune System Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.” JAMA psychiatry, e200431. 3 Jun. 2020, doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.0431
...When to look for primary hyperaldosteronism?... (18:00)
Brown, Jenifer M et al. “The Unrecognized Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism: A Cross-sectional Study.” Annals of internal medicine vol. 173,1 (2020): 10-20. doi:10.7326/M20-0065
...Migraines are not as benign as we might think... (22:56)
Kurth, Tobias et al. “Association of Migraine With Aura and Other Risk Factors With Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Women.” JAMA vol. 323,22 (2020): 2281-2289. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.7172
...Technology takeover of T1 Diabetes care... (31:22)
Agarwal, Shivani, and Anne R Cappola. “Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adolescent, Young Adult, and Older Patients With Type 1 Diabetes.” JAMA vol. 323,23 (2020): 2384-2385. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.7058
...ICU outcomes in the elderly, not all bad news... (36:30)
Haas, Lenneke E M et al. “Outcomes of Intensive Care Patients Older Than 90 Years: An 11-Year National Observational Study.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 10.1111/jgs.16624. 27 Jun. 2020, doi:10.1111/jgs.16624
JOURNALBITES (42:00)
Ketamine for rapid tranquillisation
Discrimination and hypertension
DOACs in end-stage renal failure
Clarithromycin + DOACs= bleeding
Haloperidol for headaches
Putting Type 2 diabetes into remission: DIRECT style.
...Hookworm & Multiple Sclerosis...
Tanasescu, Radu et al. “Hookworm Treatment for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial.” JAMA neurology, e201118. 15 Jun. 2020, doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.1118