Episode 436: 443. Fast 5 Medical Article Review

Kanwal F, et al. Clinical care pathway for the risk stratification and management of patients with metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease. Gastroenterology 2026 Jul; 171:164. DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2026.01.047. PubMed - MASLD screening and treatment recommendations.

CT detected substantially more cardiac thrombi than TTE Nio SS, et al. Diagnostic yield of cardiac CT to detect cardiac thrombi in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS of HEARTS). Stroke 2026 Aug; 57:2408. DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.126.055575. PubMed

Lee KK, et al. Targeted use of computed tomographic coronary angiography in acute chest pain. N Engl J Med 2026 Aug 29; [e-pub]. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2608903. PubMed CTCA did not reduce MI or cardiac death after MI was ruled out

Bundgaard H, et al. Response-tailored or standard-duration antibiotic treatment for infective endocarditis. N Engl J Med 2026 Aug 28; [e-pub]. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2607887. PubMed Relapse of infection was significantly more common when antibiotics stopped early

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S073646792200347X -- you don’t need magnesium when you replace potassium