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Treatment with ranolazine in combination with class III antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) is associated with improved maintenance of sinus rhythm (SR) 1 year after DC cardioversion (DCCV) relative to class III AAD alone, according to a study presented at EHRA 2024.

Ranolazine plus AAD helps maintain sinus rhythm after DCCV in persistent AF

What are the long-term effects of ARBs, ACEIs in patients with Crohn’s disease?

Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) often results in a poorer disease course at 5 and 10 years, whereas treatment with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) is associated with fewer cases of corticosteroid use at 10 years, reports a study involving patients with Crohn’s disease (CD).

What are the long-term effects of ARBs, ACEIs in patients with Crohn’s disease?

Physical fitness helps prevent mental health problems in youths

In children and adolescents, cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness appears to have a protective effect on the risk of incident mental disorders, according to a study.

Physical fitness helps prevent mental health problems in youths

VCS device supports early ambulation without bleeding events after AF ablation

The use of a venous closure system (VCS) post ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) shortens ambulation time without recurrence of bleeding in the STYLE-AF study presented at EHRA 2024.

VCS device supports early ambulation without bleeding events after AF ablation

Self-administered acupressure relieves pain in probable knee OA

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) among community-dwelling middle-aged and older adults shows that self-administered acupressure (SAA) can relieve knee pain in probable knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Self-administered acupressure relieves pain in probable knee OA

03 May 2024

Ultra-low temp cryoablation eliminates monomorphic VT: Is it ready for primetime?

Treatment of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) with a novel ultra-low-temperature cryoablation catheter (vCLAS) eliminates VT in most patients with ischaemic or non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy in the first-in-human Cryocure-VT trial.

Ultra-low temp cryoablation eliminates monomorphic VT: Is it ready for primetime?

$BP-lowering meds up risk of fractures in older people$

BP-lowering meds up risk of fractures in older people

Older people who are initiating blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications appear to be at heightened risk of fractures, especially those who have dementia, as shown in a retrospective cohort study.

BP-lowering meds up risk of fractures in older people

Are dietary interventions better than meds for IBS?

02 May 2024 by

Making certain dietary changes may have a larger impact than taking medications in terms of quelling the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) for patients with moderate-to-severe disease.

Are dietary interventions better than meds for IBS?

02 May 2024

Early feeding reduces hospital stay, costs in acute pancreatitis

Early oral feeding in patients with acute pancreatitis can help shorten the length of hospital stay (LOHS) and even lower the costs of medical care without increasing feeding intolerance or mortality, reports a study. In those with a severe disease, early feeding after 1 day appears beneficial.

Early feeding reduces hospital stay, costs in acute pancreatitis

Landiolol reduces heart rate in tachyarrhythmia, LV dysfunction

02 May 2024 by

Use of landiolol, a highly selective and short-acting beta-1 blocker, demonstrates adequate safety and efficacy in terms of heart rate control among patients suffering from atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATs) and left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, suggest the results of a meta-analysis presented at EHRA 2024.

Landiolol reduces heart rate in tachyarrhythmia, LV dysfunction