News from Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Articles
Podcast: TAVR in Younger Patients; Atorvastatin vs. Rosuvastatin; Sedentary Behavior and Blood Pressure
(11/6, Kim A. Eagle, MD, MACC, American College of Cardiology: Eagle’s Eye View) reports “In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at the outcomes of balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in younger patients. He then explores the comparative effectiveness and safety of atorvastatin versus rosuvastatin. Finally, Dr. Eagle discusses the results of the RESET-BP randomized trial that studied the effects of sedentary behavior’s reduction of blood pressure in desk workers.” Full
Donald Trump Returns to the Presidency with Big Ambitions to Shake Up Health Care
(11/6, Sarah Owermohle, STAT) reports “...Trump has long lamented the high costs that Americans pay for prescription drugs and the ‘freeloading’ by other developed nations paying much lower prices. But he’s abandoned his signature most-favored nations proposal to lower costs, and it is unclear how he will work within the framework of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which allows Medicare to directly negotiate certain drug prices.” Full
Press Releases
Flatiron Health Announces Research to be Presented at International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Europe 2024 Annual Meeting
(11/6, Flatiron Health Press Release) “...‘Flatiron's presence at this year's ISPOR Europe demonstrates how country-specific and global datasets are integral to supporting comparative effectiveness research and market access use cases,’ said Jonathan Kish, VP, Research Sciences at Flatiron Health. ‘By leveraging our high-quality, multi-national and multi-modal oncology data assets, Flatiron is shaping the industry's approach to international oncology real-world data to address complex healthcare regulatory decision-making worldwide.’” Full
National Advisory Council for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to Hold Hybrid Meeting on November 20, 2024
(11/6, AHRQ Press Release) “...The meeting agenda will feature several presentations, including...Update on AHRQ’s Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (PCORTF) Extension Program, Therese (Tess) Miller, Dr.P.H., Director, Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement (CEPI), AHRQ.” Full
Journals
Comparative Effectiveness of Balloons, Adjustable Balloons, and Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Rudy Mrad, et al.
October 25, 2024, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Comparative Effectiveness of Multi-Sensory Interventions for Reducing Pain Among Premature Infants: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis
Mei-di Shen, et al.
October 31, 2024, International Journal of Nursing Studies
Robotic Versus Thoracoscopic Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Matched Studies
John De Jesus, et al.
November 5, 2024, Cardiology in Review
Automated Real-World Data Integration Improves Cancer Outcome Prediction
Justin Jee, et al.
November 6, 2024, Nature