January 6th, 2014
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: January 6th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the NAVIGATOR study, trials of stents, mitral valve repair vs. replacement, and more.
NEJM — Recent Cardiology Articles- Reducing Tobacco Use Worldwide: The Epidemic of Tobacco Harms among People with Mental Health Conditions December 13, 2025High rates of tobacco use among people with mental health conditions contribute to their increased morbidity and mortality, but tobacco cessation interventions can be effective in this population.
- How to Save a Life December 13, 2025When his longtime friend has a myocardial infarction, a physician notes that decades of medical research contributed to saving his life. What will save lives after research funding has been decimated?
- Immeasurable Excellence — What Happens to Medicine without the “Good Doctor”? December 11, 2025The true value of primary care may elude modern medicine’s metrics, but PCPs have long embodied the ethos of the “good doctor.” Should the rest of the medical profession step up to save them?
- Aortic Intramural Hematoma December 11, 2025An 80-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 12-hour history of pleuritic chest pain and an elevated d-dimer level. A CT scan showed an ulcerlike projection in the ascending thoracic aorta.
- High-Dose Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness against Hospitalization in Older Adults December 11, 2025Among adults 65 years of age or older, a high-dose influenza vaccine did not result in a significantly lower incidence of hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia than a standard-dose vaccine.
- Reducing Tobacco Use Worldwide: The Epidemic of Tobacco Harms among People with Mental Health Conditions December 13, 2025