Episode 362: 261. What to do with the beta blocker following a Myocardial Infarction
Today, we're discussing two groundbreaking studies from 2024 that challenge our understanding of β-blocker therapy for secondary prevention after myocardial infarction, or MI.Let's start with a Swedis...
15 Jan 20256min
Episode 361: 260. METHODS MONDAY-- EVENT RATE
Methods Monday --- Accuracy of Event Rate and Effect Size Estimation in Major Cardiovascular Trials: A Systematic Review | Cardiology | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network During the design of a random...
13 Jan 202510min
Episode 360: 259. Urinary Retention Evaluation and Catheterization Algorithm for Adult Inpatients
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821168A team of researchers set out to change that by developing a comprehensive algorithm.The process involved a multidisciplinary panel ...
10 Jan 20257min
Episode 359: 258. Oral Antibiotics and Risk of Serious Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2822097Design, Setting, and Participants Nested case-control study using population-based linked administrative datasets among adults aged 66 ye...
3 Jan 20255min
Episode 358: 257. Twice-Yearly Lenacapavir or Daily F/TAF for HIV Prevention
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407001ConclusionsNo participants receiving twice-yearly lenacapavir acquired HIV infection. HIV incidence with lenacapavir was significantly lower than bac...
30 Dec 20246min
Episode 357: 256. Medications for alcohol-use disorder and follow-up after hospitalization
Allaudeen N et al. Medications for alcohol-use disorder and follow-up after hospitalization for alcohol withdrawal: A multicenter study. J Hosp Med 2024 Dec; 19:1122. (https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.1345...
27 Dec 20245min
Episode 356: 255. Real-world use of glucocorticoids for adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia
Real‐world use of glucocorticoids and clinical outcomes in adults hospitalized with community‐acquired pneumonia on medical wards - Malecki - 2024 - Journal of Hospital Medicine - Wiley Online Library...
23 Dec 20246min
Episode 355: 254. 2024 ESC Guidelines for the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension
2024 ESC guidelines propose a simple new BP categorization: Non-elevated: less than 120/70 mm Hg in the office (pharmacological treatment is not recommended). Elevated: 120 to 139/70 to 89 mm Hg (phar...
20 Dec 20248min
