Science and Technology Journal Articles

• Cardiac Myosin Inhibitors: Is the Emperor Wearing Any Clothes? A commentary on the need for better trials and long-term data for the myosin inhibitors aficamten and mavacamten in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, December 27, 2024
• Heart Failure Drug Development Over the Eras A summary of current efforts of the Heart Failure Collaboratory that highlights important concepts in the contemporary landscape of HF drug development.
  JACC: Heart Failure, December 20, 2024
• Distinct Comorbidity Clusters in Patients With Acute HF Five distinct multimorbidity groups were identified from the RELAX-AHF-2 trial population, showing variations in clinical outcomes.
  JACC: Heart Failure, November 22, 2024
• Patch Wearable Defibrillator Works, If Patients Stick With It The Jewel IDE trial supports the use of a water-resistant wearable cardioverter-defibrillator patch in adults at risk for sudden cardiac arrest; however 38% of patients exited the study early..
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 25, 2024
• Stable Angina: A Patient-Centered Approach A review of the complementary role of coronary revascularization, optimal medical therapy, and lifestyle interventions in the management of stable angina, and the importance of an approach that targets the pathobiology.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 18, 2024
• Contemporary In-Hospital Decongestion Strategies in HF A large-scale U.S. community-based cohort study of HF hospitalizations reviews contemporary inpatient diuretic practices and clinical predictors of weight loss.
  JACC: Heart Failure, October 11, 2024
• Angina Verification Before PCI An N-of-1 trial to identify which patients achieve greatest symptom relief from percutaneous coronary intervention.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, September 03, 2024
• HDL Parameters and Risk of Heart Failure The association between HDL particle concentration and size with heart failure is studied in participants from the ARIC, MESA, PREVEND, and Dallas Heart studies.
  JACC: Heart Failure, August 26, 2024
• Nurses' Perceptions of Obstacles to End-of-Life Care How do nurses feel about the obstacles to providing end-of-life care? A survey of nurses working in critical access hospitals provides insight.
  American Journal of Critical Care, December 06, 2023
• A Nurse-Driven Model for Academic-Practice Partnerships This article describes the development and implementation of two nurse-led innovations to help foster academic-practice partnerships.
  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, November 27, 2023
• Leveraging the Million Veteran Program Infrastructure and Data for a Rapid Research Response to COVID-19 The Million Veteran Program was launched to better understand how genes, lifestyle, military experience, and environmental exposures interact to influence health and illness in veterans.
  Federal Practitioner, November 22, 2023
• VA Lessons From Partnering in COVID-19 Clinical Trials The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) supports an extensive and experienced clinical research enterprise, including the first multisite trials in the US.
  Federal Practitioner, November 22, 2023
• VA Research and COVID-19 The impressive collection of articles in this special issue provides a snapshot of the large-scale, all-hands approach the VHA adopted during the COVID-19 public health crisis.
  Federal Practitioner, November 22, 2023
• First Generation TKIs in Adjuvant Setting of EGFR NSCLC This article explores the question of whether there is a useful adjuvant strategy with first generation TKIs for EGFR mutated NSCLC.
  Chinese Clinical Oncology, November 17, 2023
• Updates in the Early Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury Get up-to-date on the latest early treatment strategies for acute spinal cord injuries, including medical management and surgical interventions.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, November 07, 2023
• Shingles Prevention in Immunocompromised Dermatology Patients Many immunomodulatory medications used in dermatology can increase the risk of herpes zoster. Review the use of the recombinant zoster vaccine in patients receiving these drugs.
  Skin Therapy Letter, November 03, 2023
• Scoliosis Screening Using a Bodysuit and 3D Imaging A new screening technique utilizing a 3D application along with a specific body suit may prove to be another useful approach for detecting scoliosis.
  Spine, November 01, 2023
• Nursing and Midwifery Activism in the United States This article discusses the current state of activism in the nursing profession and identifies ways to engage nurses in advocating for change.
  OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, October 27, 2023
• Augmented Reality Applications in Orthopedic Spine Surgery This review explores the potential role of augmented reality in the setting of spinal procedures.
  Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, October 24, 2023
• Prevalence of Symptoms <12 Months After COVID-19 This report found 16% of adults with COVID symptoms reported persistent symptoms 12 months after a positive or negative SARS-CoV-2 test result, some with emerging symptoms not reported previously.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 20, 2023