Artículos segunda quincena del mes de Agosto

Nueva serie de artículos de gran interés, se adjuntan varias revisiones y metaanálisis, además de un estudio de gran importancia sobre si realizar o no durantee la angioplastia primaria un tto sobre todas las lesiones coronarias o únicamente sobre la arteria responsable del IAM. Revisiones sobre el uso de la Dexmedetomidina en UCI, la revascularización quirúrgica coronaria, los nuevos anticoagulantes o el uso de inotrópicos. También tenemos unas nuevas guías sobre la descolonización del SAMR. Metaanálisis de el Sd pospericardiotomía. Otros artículos como la evaluación de la repercusión neurológica tras un ictus o las manifestaciones oculares de la candidemia.

Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials Focusing on Prevention of the Postpericardiotomy Syndrome  

Massimo Imazio, Antonio Brucato, Gal Markel, Roberto Cemin, Rita Trinchero, David H. Spodick, Yehuda Adler

The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 108, Iss. 4, 2011?Pages 575-579

Dexmedetomidine: a review of its use for sedation in mechanically ventilated patients in an intensive care setting and for procedural sedation. [1]

Hoy SM, Keating GM.

Drugs. 2011 Jul 30; 71(11):1481-501.

Measuring common outcome measures and their concepts using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) in adults with burn injury: A systematic review [2]   

Jason Wasiak, Margaret McMahon, Stefan Danilla, Anneliese Spinks, Heather Cleland, Belinda Gabbe

Burns, Vol. 37, Iss. 6, 2011? Pages 913-924

National guidelines for decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriers: the implications of recent experience in the Netherlands. [3]

Tacconelli E, Johnson AP.

J Antimicrob Chemother. 2011 Aug 1.

Reduction of the Risk of Recurring Heart Failure Events With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy). [4]

Goldenberg I, Hall WJ, Beck CA, Moss AJ, Barsheshet A, McNitt S, Polonsky S, Brown MW, Zareba W.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Aug 9;58(7):729-37.

Prognostic Impact of Staged Versus "One-Time" Multivessel Percutaneous Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction Analysis From the HORIZONS-AMI (Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction) Trial. [5]

Kornowski R, Mehran R, Dangas G, Nikolsky E, Assali A, Claessen BE, Gersh BJ, Wong SC, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Dudek D, Fahy M, Lansky AJ, Stone GW; HORIZONS-AMI Trial Investigators.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Aug 9;58(7):704-11.

Myocardial Revascularization by Coronary Arterial Bypass Graft: Past, Present, and Future [6]

Kevin L. Greason, Hartzell V. Schaff

Current Problems in Cardiology, Vol. 36, Iss. 9, 2011?Pages 325-368.

Ocular Manifestations of Candidemia [7]

Astrid M. L. Oude Lashof, Aniki Rothova, Jack D. Sobel, Markus Ruhnke, Peter G. Pappas, Claudio Viscoli, Haran T. Schlamm, Iwona T. Oborska, John, H. Rex, and Bart Jan Kullberg

Clin Infect Dis 2011 53: 262-268.

Cardiac inotropes: current agents and future directions [8]

Gerd Hasenfuss and John R. Teerlink

Eur Heart J 2011 32: 1838-1845

Novel oral anticoagulants: focus on stroke prevention and treatment of  venous thrombo embolism [9]

Jan Steffel and Eugene Braunwald

Eur Heart J 2011 32: 1968-1976