Publication of the Month
Publication of the Month
October 2024
Liat Shenhav, Kelsey Fehr, Myrtha E. Reyna, Charisse Petersen, Darlene L.Y. Dai, et al.
ScienceDirect, CellPress
Microbial colonization programs are structured by breastfeeding and guide healthy respiratory development 10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.022
September 2024
James D. Douketis, Alex C. Spyropoulos
JAMA Network
Perioperative Management of Patients Taking Direct Oral Anticoagulants 10.1001/jama.2024.12708
August 2024
Sandra Monteiro, Jonathan Sherbino, Andrew LoGiudice, Mark Lee, et al.
Association for the Study of Medical Education
The influence of viewing time on visual diagnostic accuracy: Less is more 10.1111/medu.15380
July 2024
Hajar AbuAlrob, George Ioannidis, Susan Jaglal, Andrew Costa, Lauren E. Grifith, et al.
Archives of Osteoporosis
Hip fracture rate and osteoporosis treatment in Ontario: A population-based retrospective cohort study 10.1007/s11657-024-01402-6
June 2024
David Conen, Michael Ke Wang, Ekaterine Popova, Matthew T. V. Chan, et al.
The Lancet
Effect of colchicine on perioperative atrial fibrillation and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery in patients undergoing major thoracic surgery (COP-AF): an international randomised trial 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)01689-6
May 2024
James C. Fredenburgh, Jeffrey I. Weitz
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
News at XI: moving beyond factor Xa inhibitors 10.1016/j.jtha.2023.04.021
April 2024
Deborah A. Marshall, Karen V. MacDonald, Dina Kao, Charles N. Bernstein, Gilaad G. Kaplan, et al.
Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease
Patient Preferences for Active Ulcerative Colitis Treatments and Fecal Microbiota Transplantation 10.1177/20406223241239168
March 2024
Kamel Mohammedi, Marie Pigeyre, Jackie Bosch, Salim Yusuf, Hertzel C Gerstein
European Heart Journal
Arm and ankle blood pressure indices, and peripheral artery disease, and mortality: a cohort study 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae087
February 2024
Dongdong Wang, Logan K. Townsend, Geneviève J. DesOrmeaux, Sara M. Frangos, Battsetseg Batchuluun, et al.
Nature
GDF15 promotes weight loss by enhancing energy expenditure in muscle 10.1038/s41586-023-06249-4
January 2024
LOVIT-COVID Investigators, on behalf of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group, and the REMAP-CAP Investigators
JAMA Network
Intravenous Vitamin C for Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Two Harmonized Randomized Clinical Trials 10.1001/jama.2023.21407
December 2023
Kerstin de Wit, Fayad Al-Haimus, Yang Hu, Rick Ikesaka, Noel Chan, et al.
Annals of Emergency Medicine
Comparison of YEARS and Adjust-Unlikely D-dimer Testing for Pulmonary Embolism in the Emergency Department 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.09.014
November 2023
Jeff S. Healey, Renato D. Lopes, Christopher B. Granger, Marco Alings, et al.
The New England Journal of Medicine
Apixaban for Stroke Prevention in Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation 10.1056/NEJMoa2310234
October 2023
Suzanne N. Morin, Sidney Feldman, Larry Funnell, Lora Giangregorio, Sandra Kim, et al.
Canadian Medical Association Journal
Clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada: 2023 update 10.1503/cmaj.221647
September 2023
Kefang Lai, Imran Satia, Woo-Jung Song, Gang Wang, Akio Niimi, et al.
The Lancet, Respiratory Medicine
Cough and cough hypersensitivity as treatable traits of asthma 10.1016/S2213-2600(23)00187-X
August 2023
Chinenye Okpara, George Ioannidis, Lehana Thabane, Jonathan Derrick Adachi, Alexander Rabinovich, et al.
BMC Pilot and Feasibility Studies
The Geras virtual frailty rehabilitation program to build resilience in older adults with frailty during COVID-19: a randomized feasibility trial 10.1186/s40814-023-01346-7
July 2023
Romina Brignardello-Petersen, George Tomlinson, Ivan Florez, David M. Rind, Derek Chu, et al.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
GRADE Concept Article 5: Addressing intransitivity in a network meta-analysis 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2023.06.010
June 2023
Ruoting Wang, Hertzel C Gerstein, Harriette G C Van Spall, Gregory Y H Lip, Ivan Olier, et al.
European Heart Journal
Relationship Between Remnant Cholesterol and Risk of Heart Failure in Participants with Diabetes Mellitus 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcad030
May 2023
Gary Liu, Denise B. Catacutan, Khushi Rathod, Kyle Swanson, Wengong Jin, et al.
Nature Chemical Biology
Deep learning-guided discovery of an antibiotic targeting Acinetobacter baumannii 10.1038/s41589-023-01349-8
April 2023
Eugene Wang, Emilie P. Belley-Côté, Jack Young, Henry He, Haris Saud, et al.
British Journal of Anesthesia
Effect of perioperative benzodiazepine use on intraoperative awareness and postoperative delirium: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and observational studies 10.1016/j.bja.2022.12.001
March 2023
Mahshid Dehghan, Andrew Mente, Sumathy Rangarajan, Viswanathan Mohan, Sumathi Swaminathan, et al.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Ultra-processed foods and mortality: analysis from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology study 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2022.10.014
February 2023
Darryl P. Leong, Ali Zhang, Jessica A. Breznik, Rumi Clare, Angela Huynh, et al.
PLOS ONE
Comparison of three dosing intervals for the primary vaccination of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine (BNT162b2) on magnitude, neutralization capacity and durability of the humoral immune response in health care workers: A prospective cohort study 10.1371/journal.pone.0281673
January 2023
Jason Weatherald, Ken Kuljit S. Parhar, Zainab Al Duhailib, Derek K. Chu, Anders Granholm, et al.
The BMJ
Efficacy of awake prone positioning in patients with COVID-19 related hypoxemic respiratory failure: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials 10.1136/bmj-2022-071966
December 2022
Mark Loeb, Amy Bartholomew, Madiha Hashmi, Wadea Tarhuni, Mohamed Hassany, et al.
Annals of Internal Medicine
Medical Masks Versus N95 Respirators for Preventing COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers: A Randomized Trial 10.7326/M22-1966
November 2022
Shamir R. Mehta, Jia Wang, David A. Wood, John A. Spertus, David J. Cohen, et al.
JAMA Cardiology
Complete Revascularization vs Culprit Lesion-Only Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Angina-Related Quality of Life in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Results From the COMPLETE Randomized Clinical Trial 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.3032
October 2022
Stuart J. Connolly, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Mpiko Ntsekhe, Abraham Haileamlak, Ahmed El Sayed, et al.
The New England Journal of Medicine
Rivaroxaban in Rheumatic Heart Disease-Associated Atrial Fibrillation 10.1056/NEJMoa2209051
September 2022
RECOVERY Collaborative Group
The Lancet
Tocilizumab in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00676-0
September 2022
RECOVERY Collaborative Group
The Lancet
Tocilizumab in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00676-0
August 2022
Philip Joseph, Vellappillil Raman Kutty, Viswanathan Mohan, Rajesh Kumar, et al.
European Heart Journal
Cardiovascular disease, mortality, and their associations with modifiable risk factors in a multi-national South Asia cohort: a PURE substudy 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac249
July 2022
Marrissa J. McIntosh BSc, Harkiran K. Kooner BSc, Rachel L. Eddy PhD, Samira Jeimy MD, et al.
Science Direct
Asthma Control, Airway Mucus, and 129Xe MRI Ventilation After a Single Benralizumab Dose 10.1016/j.chest.2022.03.003
June 2022
Jonathan P. Piccini, Valeria Caso, Stuart J. Connolly, Keith A. A. Fox, et al.
Science Direct
Safety of the oral factor XIa inhibitor asundexian compared with apixaban in patients with atrial fibrillation (PACIFIC-AF): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, dose-finding phase 2 study 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00456-1
May 2022
RECOVERY Collaborative Group
Science Direct
Aspirin in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01825-0
April 2022
P.J. Devereaux, M.D., Ph.D., Maura Marcucci, M.D., Thomas W. Painter, M.B., Ch.B., David Conen, M.D., M.P.H., et al.
The New England Journal of Medicine
Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery 10.1056/NEJMoa2201171
March 2022
Keith A A Fox, Saverio Virdone, Karen S Pieper, Jean-Pierre Bassand, et al.
European Heart Journal
GARFIELD-AF Risk Score For Mortality, Stroke, and Bleeding Within 2 Years in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcab028
February 2022
Léna Rivard, Leif Friberg, David Conen, Jeffrey S. Healey, et al.
Circulation
Atrial Fibrillation and Dementia: A Report From the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.121.055018
January 2022
Philippe Bégin, Jeannie Callum,…Donald M. Arnold, et al.
Nature Medicine
Convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with COVID-19: An open-label, randomized controlled trial 10.1038/s41591-021-01488-2
December 2021
M. Racey, M. Markle-Reid, D. Fitzpatrick-Lewis, M. U. Ali, H. Gagne, S. Hunter, J. Ploeg, R. Sztramko, L. Harrison, R. Lewis, M. Jovkovic and D. Sherifali.
BioMed Central (BMC) Geriatrics
Fall prevention in community-dwelling adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1186/s12877-021-02641-9
November 2021
Connie N. Hess, MH Sab, Manesh R.Patel, Rupert M. Bauersachs, Sonia S. Anand, et al.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Safety and Effectiveness of Paclitaxel Drug-Coated Devices in Peripheral Artery Revascularization: Insights From VOYAGER PAD 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.08.052
October 2021
Matt Sibbald, Sandra Monteiro, Jonathan Sherbino, Andrew LoGiudice, Charles Friedman, Geoffrey Norman.
British Medical Association (BMJ) Journals
Should electronic differential diagnosis support be used early or late in the diagnostic process? A multicentre experimental study of Isabel 10.1136/bmjqs-2021-013493
September 2021
Kollengode Ramanathan, Kiran Shekar, Ryan Ruiyang Ling, Ryan P. Barbaro, Suei Nee Wong, Chuen Seng Tan, Bram Rochwerg, et al.
Critical Care
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1186/s13054-021-03634-1
August 2021
P. Joseph, G. Roshandel, P. Gao, P. Pais, E. Lonn, D. Xavier, A. Avezum, J. Zhu, L. Liu, K. Sliwa, H. Gamra, S. Bangdiwala, K. Teo, R. S. Yusuf et al.
Cardiovascular disease
Fixed-dose combination therapies with and without aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: an individual participant data meta-analysis 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01827-4
July 2021
V. Goel, D. Bulir, E. De Prophetis, M. Jamil, L. Rosella, D. Mertz, C. Regehr, M. Smieja.
COVID-19
COVID-19 international border surveillance at Toronto’s Pearson Airport: A cohort study. 2021 Jul 1 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050714
June 2021
H. Gerstein, N. Sattar, J. Rosenstock, C. Ramasundarahettige, R. Pratley, R. Lopes, C. Lam, N. Khurmi, L. Heenan, S. Del Prato, L. Dyal, K. Branch.
Diabetes
Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Efpeglenatide in Type 2 Diabetes. 2021 Jun 28 10.1056/NEJMoa2108269
May 2021
T. O’Shea, C. Bodkin, V. Mokashi, K. Beal, J. Wiwcharuk, R. Lennox, D. Guenter, M. Smieja, D. Bulir, S. Chong.
Clin Infect Dis
Pandemic Planning in Homeless Shelters: A Pilot Study of a Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Testing and Support Program to Mitigate the Risk of COVID-19 Outbreaks in Congregate Settings. 2021 May 4. 10.1093/cid/ciaa743
April 2021
K. Xu, K. de Wit, C. Kearon, S. Parpia
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
A simplified decision rule to rule out deep vein thrombosis using clinical assessment and D-dimer. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2021 Apr 8. 10.1111/jth.15337.
March 2021
P. Roshanov, D. Sessler, MW Walsh, L. Thabane, PJ Devereaux, et al.
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology (CJC)
Predicting myocardial injury and other cardiac complications after elective noncardiac surgery with the Revised Cardiac Risk Index: The VISION study. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology (CJC). 2021 Mar 23:S0828-282X(21)00164-1. 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.03.015.
February 2021
I. Nazy, S. Jevtic, J. Moore, A. Huynh, J. Smith, J. Kelton and D. Arnold.
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Platelet-activating immune complexes identified in critically ill COVID-19 patients suspected of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2021 Feb 27. doi: 10.1111/jth.15283.
M. Wang, Z. Chen, M. Wong, L. Thabane, L. Mbuagbaw, D. Siegal, G. Le Gal and A. Holbrook.
Thrombosis Research
Are the correct outcomes being measured in studies of oral anticoagulants? A systematic survey. Thrombosis Research. 2021 Feb 18;201:30-49. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2021.02.016
January 2021
H. Neighbour, S. Monteiro, M. Lee, Y. Wu, A. Levinson, J. Sherbino
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Effect of Gender on Feedback Associated with a Direct Clinical Observation Tool Used during Clerkship at McMaster University. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2021 Jan 27. 10.1007/s11606-020-06399-5.
S. Yusuf, P. Joseph, A. Dans, P. Gao, K. Teo, D. Xavier, P. López-Jaramillo, K. Yusoff, A. Santoso, the International Polycap Study 3 Investigators, et al.
The New England Journal of Medicine
Polypill with or without Aspirin in Persons without Cardiovascular Disease. 2021 Jan 21;384(3):216-228. 10.1056/NEJMoa2028220.
December 2020
P. Hewston, CC Kennedy, S. Borhan, D. Merom, P. Santaguida, G. Ioannidis, S. Marr, N. Santesso, L. Thabane, S. Bray, A. Papaioannou.
Age Ageing
Effects of dance on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2020 Dec 19. 10.1093/ageing/afaa270
November 2020
W. Alhazzani, D. Cook, G. Guyatt, et al.
Intensive Care Med
Efficacy and safety of gastrointestinal bleeding prophylaxis in critically ill patients: An updated systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials. 2020 Nov;46(11) 10.1007/s00134-020-06209-w
October 2020
M. Jeyanathan, S. Afkhami, F. Smaill, MS Miller, BD Lichty, Z. Xing.
Nature Reviews Immunology
Immunological considerations for COVID-19 vaccine strategies. 2020 Oct;20(10): 615-632.10.1038/s41577-020-00434-6
M. Sharma , RG Hart, JW Eikelboom, EM Lonn, S. Yusuf, et al.
Stroke
Rivaroxaban for Prevention of Covert Brain Infarcts and Cognitive Decline: The COMPASS MRI Substudy. Oct;51(10):2901-2909. 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.029762
September 2020
CM Clase, M. Joseph, MB Dolovich, et al.
Annals of Internal Medicine
Cloth Masks May Prevent Transmission of COVID-19: An Evidence-Based, Risk-Based Approach. 2020 Sep 15;173(6):489-491. 10.7326/M20-2567
August 2020
G. Pare, M. Sharma, A. Shoamanesh, et al.
Stroke
High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T for Risk Stratification in Patients With Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source. 2020 Aug;51(8):2386-2394. 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.029628
D. Arnold, N. Heddle, E. Jamula, W. Lim, J. Kelton, et al.
The Lancet Haematology
Perioperative oral eltrombopag versus intravenous immunoglobulin in patients with immune thrombocytopenia: A non-inferiority, multicentre, randomised trial. 2020 Sep;7(9):e640-e648. 10.1016/s2352-3026(20)30227-1
July 2020
M. Zworth, C. Saleh, I. Ball, G. Kalles, S. Oczkowski et al.
BMJ Open
Provision of Medical Assistance in Dying: A Scoping Review. 2020 Jul 8;10(7):e036054. 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036054
June 2020
S. Mithoowani, A. Cervi, N. Shah, E. Sirotich, I. Nazy, D. Arnold, et al.
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Management of Major Bleeds in Patients With Immune Thrombocytopenia. 2020 Jul;18(7):1783-1790. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.14809/
May 2020
M. Mukherjee, A. Bhalla, J. Cherukat, H. Al-Hayyan, A. Ayoub, P. Nair, et al.
European Respiratory Journal
Sub-optimal Treatment Response to anti-IL-5 Monoclonal Antibodies in Severe Eosinophilic Asthmatics With Airway Autoimmune Phenomena. European Respiratory Journal. 2020 May 22;2000117. 10.1183/13993003.00117-2020
April 2020
S. Anand, K. Schulze, K. Teo, S. Yusuf.
Stroke
Reduced Cognitive Assessment Scores Among Individuals With Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Detected Vascular Brain Injury. Stroke. 2020 Apr;51(4):1158-1165. 10.1161/strokeaha.119.028179.
March 2020
I. Walker, et al.
Lancet Hematology
Addition of anti-thymocyte globulin to standard graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis versus standard treatment alone in patients with haematological malignancies undergoing transplantation from unrelated donors: final analysis of a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial. Lancet Hematology. 2020 Feb;(7)2:e100-e111. 10.1016/s2352-3026(19)30220-0.
M. Pigeyre, S. Yusuf, H. Gerstein, G. Paré, et al.
Diabetes Care
ACE and Type 2 Diabetes Risk: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Diabetes Care. 2020 Feb 4. pii: dc191973. 10.2337/dc19-1973.
February 2020
G. Steinberg, et al.
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
AMP-activated protein kinase: the current landscape for drug development. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 2019;18(7):527-551. 10.1038/s41573-019-0019-2.
January 2020
C. Kearon, K. de Wit, S. Schulman, F. Spencer, S. Bates, et al.
The New England Journal of Medicine
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism with D-Dimer Adjusted to Clinical Probability. N Engl J Med. 2019 Nov 28;381(22):2125-34. 10.1056/NEJMoa1909159
A. Patel, F. Borges, G. Guyatt, W. Szczeklik, A. Garg, M. Walsh, S. Yusuf, PJ Devereaux, et al.
Annals of Internal Medicine
Preoperative N-Terminal Pro-B Type Natriuretic Peptide and Cardiovascular Events After Noncardiac Surgery. 2020 Jan 21;172(2):96-104. 10.7326/m19-2501.