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In patients with ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), treatment with nicorandil prior to undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may result in improved myocardial perfusion grade, increased left ventricular ejection fraction, and reduced myocardial infarct size, according to data from the CHANGE* study.

Early treatment with single- or double-dose ivermectin is no better than placebo in avoiding progression to hospitalization and in improving symptoms in mild COVID-19, results of a study have shown.

During the surge of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant, antiviral therapy with nirmatrelvir significantly reduced the rate of COVID-19-related hospitalization or death among patients aged ≥65 years, according to a recent study.

A polypill comprising aspirin, ramipril, and atorvastatin, significantly reduced the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events in patents with a recent myocardial infarction (MI), according to results of a phase III trial presented at ESC 2022.

Symptomatic adverse events (AEs) are common and troublesome for many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are taking medications for their condition, results of an exploratory study have shown.

In the treatment of patients with HER2-positive locally advanced breast cancer, adding pyrotinib to trastuzumab plus chemotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting yields high response rates while being safe, according to the results of NeoATP trial.

Antihypertensive medications prove to be effective and lasting in decreasing office blood pressure (BP) among individuals with white-coat hypertension (WCH), suggests a study.