Feb 24 2025 26 mins
Hi, This Week in Medicine, we will be discussing
New England Journal of Medicine
Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Ventricular Tachycardia
Fixed-Duration Acalabrutinib Combinations in Untreated Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Microvascular Inflammation of Kidney Allografts and Clinical Outcomes
Long-Term Effects of Empagliflozin in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Journal of American Medical Association
Emergency Clinician Buprenorphine Initiation, Subsequent Prescriptions, and Continuous Prescriptions
Illicit Substance Use and Treatment Access Among Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Annals of Internal Medicine
Effects of Noise and Public Setting on Blood Pressure Readings: A Randomized Crossover Trial
The Association of Epstein–Barr Virus Donor and Recipient Serostatus With Outcomes After Kidney Transplantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
British Medical Journal
Stroke and myocardial infarction with contemporary hormonal contraception: real-world, nationwide, prospective cohort study
Lancet
Epidemiological and clinical features of mpox during the clade Ib outbreak in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a prospective cohort study
journal of Hepatology
Identifying the optimal measurement timing and hemodynamic targets of portal pressure gradient after TIPS in patients with cirrhosis and variceal bleeding
Gastroenterology
Safety and Tolerability of CP101, a Full-Spectrum, Oral Microbiome Therapeutic for the Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection: A Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial
Clinical Gastroenterology
Prevalence and Predictors of Follow-up Endoscopic Biopsy in Patients With Celiac Disease in the United States
Clinical Infectious Diseases
PUNCH CD3-OLS: A Phase 3 Prospective Observational Cohort Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Fecal Microbiota, Live-jslm (REBYOTA) in Adults With Recurrent Clostridioides difficile Infection
Arthritis and Rheumatology
Clinical Presentation and Course of Pulmonary Involvement in Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis
Circulation
Conduction Disturbances and Outcome After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Stenosis
Journals of the American College of Cardiology
Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Behavior and Risk of Future Cardiovascular Disease
JAMA Cardiology
Coronary Revascularization Guided With Fractional Flow Reserve or Instantaneous Wave-Free RatioA 5-Year Follow-Up of the DEFINE FLAIR Randomized Clinical Trial
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Gut Microbial Changes Associated With Obesity in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes
Diabetes care
Intensive Glucose Lowering and Its Effects on Vascular Events and Death According to Age at Diagnosis and Duration of Diabetes: The ADVANCE Trial
Neurology
Effects of COVID-19 Infection on Symptom Severity and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis
Infections, including infection with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), could alter the course of multiple sclerosis (MS). Previous studies assessing the Chest
longitudinal Changes in Maximal Forced Inspiratory Flow and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With COPD
The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Serum Immunoglobulin G Levels Are Associated with Risk for Exacerbations: An Analysis of SPIROMICS
Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology
Humidified Noninvasive Ventilation versus High-Flow Therapy to Prevent Reintubation in Patients with Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Kidney International reports
Randomized Trial of Dietary Acid Reduction and Acid-Base Status of Patients With CKD and Normal Estimated GFR
CKD in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome: Evidence Supporting Multifactorial Etiology