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Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist Library Bulletin: Issue No 29 - March 08
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This Bulletin is designed to update you on the latest additions to the CVDSL.
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Recent Publications:
20/02/2008 – Commissioning Guides, Cardiac Rehabilitation Services. NICE
20/03/2008 –Commissioning Guides, Commissioning Guides: Heart failure service for the
management of chronic heart failure NICE
This months additions to the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination’s Database
of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) 1
Congestive heart failure and cardiovascular death in patients with prediabetes and type 2
diabetes given thiazolidinediones: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials Lago R M,
Singh P P Nesto R W; Lancet, 2007.
Effect of cocoa and tea intake on blood pressure Taubert D, Roesen R, Schomig E,
Archives of Internal Medicine, 2007.
The impact of continuous positive airway pressure on blood pressure in patients with
obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: evidence from a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled
randomized trials Haentjens P, Van Meerhaeghe A, Moscariello A, De Weerdt S, Poppe K,
Dupont A, Velkeniers B; Archives of Internal Medicine, 2007.
Effects of exercise training on cardiac performance, exercise capacity and quality of life in
patients with heart failure: a meta-analysis van Tol B A, Huijsmans R J, Kroon D W,
Schothorst M, Kwakkel G; European Journal of Heart Failure Abstract, 2007.
Vasodilator therapy in patients with aortic insufficiency: a systematic review Mahajerin A,
Gurm H S, Tsai T T, Chan P S, Nallamothu B K; American Heart Journal, 2007.
Accuracy of B-type natriuretic peptide levels in the diagnosis of left ventricular
dysfunction and heart failure: a systematic review Latour-Perez J, Coves-Orts F J, AbadTerrado C, Abraira V, Zamora J; European Journal of Heart Failure, 2007.
Detection of heart transplant rejection in adults by echocardiographic diastolic indices: a
systematic review of the literature Mena C, Wencker D, Krumholz H M, McNamara R L
;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiograp,2007.
Outcomes associated with drug-eluting and bare-metal stents: a collaborative network
meta-analysis Stettler C, Wandel S, Allermann S, Kastrati A, Morice M C, Schomig A,
Pfisterer M E, Stone G W, Leon M B, Suarez de Lezo J, Goy J J, Park S J, Sabate M,
Suttorp M J, Kelbaek H, Spaulding C, Menichelli M, Vermeersch P, Dirksen M T, Cervinka
P, Petronio A S, Nordmann A J, Diem P, Meier B, Zwahlen M, Reichenbach S, Trelle S,
Windecker S, Juni P; Lancet, 2007.
Rescue angioplasty or repeat fibrinolysis after failed fibrinolytic therapy for ST-segment
myocardial infarction: a meta-analysis of randomized trials Wijeysundera H C,
Vijayaraghavan R, Nallamothu B K, Foody J M, Krumholz H M, Phillips C O, Kashani A, You
J J, Tu J V, Ko D T; Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2007.
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.
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Telemonitoring or structured telephone support programmes for patients with chronic
heart failure: systematic review and meta-analysis Clark R A, Inglis S C, McAlister F A,
Cleland J G, Stewart S; BMJ,2007.
This months additions to the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination’s Economic
Evaluations Database(EED)
There were no new relevant Economic Evaluations added this month
Hot off the press:
Recently published articles from The Lancet, BMJ, NEJM and JAMA
For further information on appraising current awareness journal articles visit
the literature appraisal guides section of the Cardiovascular Diseases Specialist
Library.
27/03/08 - Coronary calcium as a predictor of coronary events in four racial or ethnic
groups NEJM 2008;358:1336-1345
21/03/08 - Effects of statins in patients with chronic kidney disease: meta-analysis
and meta-regression of randomised controlled BMJ 2008;336:645-651
20/03/08 - Duration of red-cell storage and complications after cardiac surgery
NEJM 2008;358:1229-1239
20/03/08 - Polymorphisms associated with cholesterol and risk of cardiovascular
events NEJM 2008;358:1240-1249
18/03/08 - Use of bisphosphonates among women and risk of atrial fibrillation and
flutter: population based case-control BMJ, doi:10.1136/bmj.39507.551644.BE
(published 11 March 2008)
14/03/08 - Effect of immunisation against angiotensin II with CYT006-AngQb on
ambulatory blood pressure: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase IIa
study The Lancet 2008; 371:821-827
12/03/08 - Minimally Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation by Emergency Medical
Services for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest JAMA. 2008;299(10):1158-1165.
07/03/08 - Degenerative aortic stenosis BMJ 2008;336:550-555
06/03/08 - Genetic determinants of response to warfarin during initial
anticoagulation NEJM 2007;358:999-1008
05/03/08 - Health risks and benefits 3 years after stopping randomized treatment
with estrogen and progestin JAMA 2008;299(9):1036-1045
27/02/08 - Venous thromboembolism and mortality associated with recombinant
erythropoietin and darbepoetin administration for the treatment of cancer-associated
anemia JAMA 2008;299(8):914-924
Conferences and events for next three months
April 2008
May 2008
June 2008
News
26/03/08 – National Heart Forum Weekly News Briefing
19/03/08 - National Heart Forum Weekly News Briefing
12/03/08 -
National Heart Forum Weekly News Briefing
05/03/08 - National Heart Forum Weekly News Briefing
New developments
Please support Arrhythmia Awareness Week 2008: 9th - 15th June
You can ordered your Awareness Week Display Pack, online at www.aaaw.org.uk
The packs include posters, promotional items and sample booklets suitable for
awareness displays and events.
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booklets please email [email protected] or phone 01789 450 787, quoting
'AAAW booklets'.
Launch of new national improvement programme
NHS Improvement brings together the practical service improvement experience of
the Heart Improvement Programme, Cancer Services Collaborative ‘Improvement
Partnership’; Diagnostics Service Improvement Programme and the Stroke
Improvement Programme, into one newly formed team. The work of NHS
Improvement will support delivery of the National Service Framework for CHD;
National Stroke Strategy; Cancer Reform Strategy; and the 18 Week Programme.
Contact 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
Email: [email protected]
Websites : www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular and www.library.nhs.uk/stroke
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 [email protected]