Cardiovascular Diseases, Vascular and Stroke Specialist Libraries eBulletin: Issue No 34. August 2008
Visit the libraries at : www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular/ www.library.nhs.uk/stroke; www.library.nhs.uk/vascular
In this edition:
New Developments: Vascular Specialist Library
Latest news
Recent publications
Recent additions to the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects
Hot off the press
Conferences
New developments: Vascular Specialist Library
The Vascular Specialist Library was made live in August. This is to allow us time to gather feedback and make changes prior to the library's official launch at the Vascular Society Annual Conference in Bournemouth 12th - 14th November 2008. A steering group has been set up to help in the development of this library. Details of which can be found on the library about us pages.
The library aims to cover those areas vascular disease not already included in the Stroke and Cardiovascular libraries so that the entire vascular area is covered. We would be pleased for your comment and feedback on the site so far. These can be submitted via the site's feedback form or simple via emailing the Project Manager (see details at end of bulletin).
Visit http://www.library.nhs.uk/vascular .
Latest News:
National Heart Forum Weekly News Briefing 20/08/08
National Heart Forum Weekly News Briefing 13/08/08
National Heart Forum Weekly News Briefing 06/08/08
NHS Choices (Behind the headlines) Aspirin for coronary heart disease 26/08/09
NHS Choices (Behind the headlines) Lunar Phases and Stroke-like symptoms 19/08/09
NHS Choices (Behind the headlines) HRT pill: Tibolone and stroke risk 14/08/09
NHS Choices - (Behind the Headlines): Stopping statins after a heart attack: 04/08/08
NHS Choices - (Behind the Headlines): Garlic and high blood pressure 01/08/08
NHS Choices - (Behind the Headlines): Heart Risk from 2 drinks a day 31/07/08
Recent Publications:
NICE Guidance
- Identification and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia 27/08/2008
Clinical Knowledge Summaries
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (standard or coxibs) - prescribing issues 16/6/2008
- NSAIDs - prescribing issues: Prescribing an NSAID (standard or coxib) 16/6/2008
American Heart Association Guidance
- Implementation and Integration of Prehospital ECGs Into Systems of Care for Acute Coronary Syndrome 13/08/2008
- Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Children and Adolescents: Recommendations for Standard Assessment 04/08/2008
- Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Disease 28/07/2008
- Guideline Update on Valvular Heart Disease: Focused Update on Infective Endocarditis 28/07/2008
NHS Improvement
The Heart Improvement Programme have produce some short video clips, vox pops, of team members commenting on their involvement in the improving 18 weeks patient pathways project.
- To view the clips, go to http://www.heart.nhs.uk/18weeks/voxpops.html
They have also added to the 18 weeks online resource tool are a number of case studies from cardiac networks focusing on the delivery of RTT pathways.
- To read the case studies, go to http://www.heart.nhs.uk/18weeks/voxpops.html
National Co-ordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessments
B French, M Leathley, C Sutton, J McAdam, L Thomas, A Forster, P Langhorne, C Price, A Walker and C Watkins*A systematic review of repetitive functional task practice with modelling of resource use, costs and effectiveness. Health Technol Assess 2008;12(30):1–140
DUETs (Database of uncertainties of Reviews of Effectiveness)
The Cardiovascular Diseases, Stroke and Vascular Specialist Libraries team has started to scan DUETs to identify uncertainties.
Follow links to uncertainties identified by DUETs in the last 3 months on Cardiovascular and Stroke.
Department of Health
Learning networks for vascular checks 07/08/2008
This months additions to the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination’s Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) and Economic Evaluations Database (EED) (1)
DARE
Svilaas T, van der Horst I C, Zijlstra F. A quantitative estimate of bare-metal stenting compared with balloon angioplasty in patients with acute myocardial infarction: angiographic measures in relation to clinical outcome. Heart 2007; 93(7): 792-800
De Luca G, Suryapranata H, Stone G W, Antoniucci D, Neumann F J, Chiariello M. Adjunctive mechanical devices to prevent distal embolization in patients undergoing mechanical revascularization for acute myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. American Heart Journal 2007; 153(3): 343-353
Krasopoulos G, Brister S J, Beattie W S, Buchanan M R. Aspirin "resistance" and risk of cardiovascular morbidity: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ 2008; 336: 195
Sun Z. Diagnostic accuracy of multislice CT angiography in peripheral arterial disease. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2006; 17(12): 1915-1921
Allemann S, Diem P, Egger M, Christ E R, Stettler C. Fibrates in the prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Current Medical Research and Opinion 2006; 22(3): 617-623
Christou M A, Siontis G C, Katritsis D G, Ioannidis J P. Meta-analysis of fractional flow reserve versus quantitative coronary angiography and noninvasive imaging for evaluation of myocardial ischemia. American Journal of Cardiology 2007; 99(4): 450-456
Nasr I A, Bouzamondo A, Hulot J S, Dubourg O, Le Heuzey J Y, Lechat P. Prevention of atrial fibrillation onset by beta-blocker treatment in heart failure: a meta-analysis. European Heart Journal 2007; 28(4): 457-462
Warren O, Mandal K, Hadjianastassiou V, Knowlton L, Panesar S, John K, Darzi A, Athanasiou T. Recombinant activated factor VII in cardiac surgery: a systematic review. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007; 83(2): 707-714
Kashani A, Phillips C O, Foody J M, Wang Y, Mangalmurti S, Ko D T, Krumholz H M. Risks associated with statin therapy: a systematic overview of randomized clinical trials. Circulation 2006; 114(25): 2788-2797
Zhu X, Wu S, Dahut W L, Parikh C R. Risks of proteinuria and hypertension with bevacizumab, an antibody against vascular endothelial growth factor: systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2007; 49(2): 186-193
Sun Z, Mwipatayi B P, Semmens J B, Lawrence-Brown M M. Short to midterm outcomes of fenestrated endovascular grafts in the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms: a systematic review. Journal of Endovascular Therapy 2006; 13(6): 747-753
Reisfield G M, Wallace S K, Munsell M F, Webb F J, Alvarez E R, Wilson G R. Survival in cancer patients undergoing in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a meta-analysis. Resuscitation 2006; 71 (2): 152-160
Dougall N J, Bruggink S, Ebmeier K P. Systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of 99mTc- HMPAO-SPECT in dementia. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 2004; 12(6): 554-570
Sampson F C, Goodacre S W, Thomas S M, van Beek E J. The accuracy of MRI in diagnosis of suspected deep vein thrombosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. European Radiology 2007; 17(1): 175-181
Matchar D B, McCrory D C, Orlando L A, Patel M R, Patel U D, Patwardhan M B, Powers B, Samsa G P, Gray R N. Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers for treating essential hypertension. Annals of Internal Medicine 2008; 148(1): 16-29
EED
Lavery L A, Boulton A J, Niezgoda J A, Sheehan P. A comparison of diabetic foot ulcer outcomes using negative pressure wound therapy versus historical standard of care. International Wound Journal 2007; 4(2): 103-113, 138-139
Main C, Palmer S, Griffin S, Jones L, Orton V, Sculpher M, Henderson R, Sudlow C, Hawkins N, Riemsma R. Clopidogrel used in combination with aspirin compared with aspirin alone in the treatment of non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndromes: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 2004; 8(40): 1-156
Leykum L, Pugh J, Diuguid D, Papadopoulos K. Cost utility of substituting enoxaparin for unfractionated heparin for prophylaxis of venous thrombosis in the hospitalized medical patient. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2006; 1(3): 168-176
Caro J J, Ward A, Deniz H B, O'Brien J A, Ehreth J L. Cost-benefit analysis of preventing sudden cardiac deaths with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator versus amiodarone. Value in Health 2007; 10(1): 13-22
Quaglini S, Rognoni C, Spazzolini C, Priori S G, Mannarino S, Schwartz P J. Cost-effectiveness of neonatal ECG screening for the long QT syndrome. European Heart Journal 2006; 27(15): 1824-1832
Joffres M R, Campbell N R, Manns B, Tu K. Estimate of the benefits of a population-based reduction in dietary sodium additives on hypertension and its related health care costs in Canada. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2007; 23(6): 437-443
Wijnen E, Planken N, Keuter X, Kooman J P, Tordoir J H, de Haan M W, Leunissen K M, van der Sande F M. Impact of a quality improvement programme based on vascular access flow monitoring on costs, access occlusion and access failure. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2006; 21(12): 3514-3519
Huse D M, Song X, Ozminkowski R J, Maguire J, Williams S A, Borok G M, McDonough K. Impact of rosuvastatin use on costs and outcomes in patients at high risk for cardiovascular disease in US managed care and Medicare populations: a data analysis. Clinical Therapeutics 2006; 28(9): 1425-1442
van Helvoort-Postulart D, Dirksen C D, Nelemans P J, Kroon A A, Kessels A G, de Leeuw P W, Vasbinder G B, van Engelshoven J M, Hunink M G. Renal artery stenosis: cost-effectiveness of diagnosis and treatment. Radiology 2007; 244(2): 505-513
Hot off the press:
Recently published articles from The Lancet, BMJ, NEJM and JAMA
For further information on appraising current awareness journal articles visit our literature appraisal guides
27/08/08 Effect of allopurinol on blood pressure of adolescents with newly diagnosed essential hypertension
JAMA 2008;300(8):924-932
22/08/08 Effect of integration of supplemental nutrition with public health programmes in pregnancy and early childhood on cardiovascular risk in rural Indian adolescents: long term follow-up of Hyderabad nutrition trial
BMJ 2008;337:a605
22/08/08 Physical control and coordination in childhood and adult obesity: longitudinal birth cohort study
BMJ 2008;337:a699
21/08/08 SLCO1B1 variants and statin-induced myopathy — a genomewide study
NEJM 2008;359:789-799
20/08/08 Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Patients Treated With Homocysteine- Lowering...
JAMA 2008;300 795-804
15/08/08 Migraine, vascular risk, and cardiovascular events in women: prospective cohort study
BMJ 2008;337:a636
14/08/08 Bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin during percutaneous coronary intervention
NEJM 2008;359:688-696
14/08/08 Effect of PCI on quality of life in patients with stable coronary disease
NEJM 2008;359:677-687
01/08/08 Changing perceptions of weight in Great Britain: comparison of two population surveys
BMJ 2008;337:a494
Conferences and events for next three months
September 2008 :: October 2008 :: November 2008
Please note correspondence details:
April Coombe (Project Manager)
West Midlands Library and Information Services Development Unit
Workforce Deanery
NHS West Midlands
St Chad's Court
213 Hagley Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham B16 9RG
Tel. 0121 695 2450
Email: april.coombe@westmidlands.nhs.uk
Websites : www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovasc ular :: www.library.nhs.uk/stroke :: www.library.nhs.uk/vascular
Our clinical lead is:
Professor Tom Quinn FRCN FESC
Co-Director Pre-hospital, Emergency and Cardiovascular Care
Applied Research Group (PHECC)
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Coventry University
Coventry CV1 5FB, UK
email t.quinn@coventry.ac.uk
[1] All systematic reviews included in DARE have meet DARE’s strict quality criteria. Due to this quality procedure and the critical commentary on the quality of the review, there may be a time difference between when the systematic review has been published and when it appears in DARE. This is also true of EED records.
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