3 11 2024

Hi, This Week in Medicine, we will be discussing

 New England Journal of Medicine

Enfortumab Vedotin and Pembrolizumab in Untreated Advanced Urothelial Cancer

Omalizumab for the Treatment of Multiple Food Allergies

Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Atheromas and Cardiovascular Events

Benralizumab versus Mepolizumab for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

 Journal of  American Medical Association

Time to Treatment With Intravenous Thrombolysis Before Thrombectomy and Functional Outcomes in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Meta-Analysis

 Annals of Internal Medicine

Health Care Contact Days Among Older Adults in Traditional Medicare

  Nature Medicine

Sex-specific genetic architecture of blood pressure

 British Medical Journal

Comparison of prior authorization across insurers: cross sectional evidence from Medicare Advantage

  Lancet

The performance of 11 fingertip pulse oximeters during hypoxemia in healthy human participants with varied, quantified skin pigment

 Journal of Clinical Oncology

Long-Term Results of the Dasatinib-Blinatumomab Protocol for Adult Philadelphia-Positive ALL

 journal of Hepatology

Adipose tissue macrophage dysfunction is associated with a breach of vascular integrity in NASH

 Clinical Gastroenterology

The Severity of Reduced Esophageal Distensibility Parallels Eosinophilic Esophagitis Disease Duration

Snare Tip Soft Coagulation vs Argon Plasma Coagulation vs No Margin Treatment After Large Nonpedunculated Colorectal Polyp Resection: a Randomized Trial

  Clinical liver disease

Screening for hepatitis C as part of an opioid stewardship quality improvement initiative: Identifying infected patients and analyzing linkage to care

 Clinical Infectious Diseases

Persistence of Detectable Pathogens by Culture-Independent Systems (T2 Magnetic Resonance) in Patients With Bloodstream Infection: Prognostic Role and Possible Clinical Implications

  Journal of Clinical Rheumatology 

Interleukin 6 Levels and Disease Activity in Takayasu Arteritis: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis

 Arthritis and Rheumatology

Methotrexate Safety and Efficacy in Combination Therapies in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

 Circulation

Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

American College of Cardiology

Arm and Ankle BP Indices, PAD, and Mortality

  Journals of the American College of Cardiology

Lipoprotein(a) and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With or Without Baseline Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

  Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Predictive Risk Score for Postparathyroidectomy Hungry Bone Syndrome in Patients With Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

 Neurology:

Cinpanemab in Early Parkinson Disease: Evaluation of Biomarker Results From the Phase 2 SPARK Clinical Trial

  Chest

Legionnaires Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Background

External Validation of the BACES Score in Canadian Patients With Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Disease

  The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Temporal Trends in Mortality of Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis in the United Kingdom, 1988–2019

 Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology 

Genetic Factors Associated with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Chronic Pancreatitis

  Clinical Journal of American Society of Nephrology

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Strategies to Guide Preemptive Waitlisting and Equity in Waittime Accrual by Race/Ethnicity

Association of eGFR and Albuminuria with Venous Thromboembolism

  Kidney International reports

Providing Hemodialysis in Unstable Areas: An Assessment and Framework for Effective Care