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Smartphone app helps improve physical function in peripheral artery disease

27 Sep 2021 by

TrackPAD, a mobile phone health app designed specifically for patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), leads to better exercise outcomes, improving their 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) and disease-related quality of life (QoL), according to a recent study.

Smartphone app helps improve physical function in peripheral artery disease

27 Sep 2021

Ribociclib plus letrozole improves OS in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

27 Sep 2021 by

A combined regimen of ribociclib plus letrozole as first-line treatment provides a statistically significant and clinically meaningful overall survival (OS) benefit vs placebo plus letrozole in postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor–positive and HER2-negative advanced breast cancer (BC), results of the phase III MONALEESA-2 study have shown.

Ribociclib plus letrozole improves OS in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

27 Sep 2021

Further data back COVID booster shot in transplant patients

26 Sep 2021 by

Antibody response was significantly enhanced with a third dose of mRNA-1273 vaccine in organ transplant recipients, reveal data of a randomized trial.

Further data back COVID booster shot in transplant patients

26 Sep 2021

Aggressive hydration averts contrast-induced AKI in STEMI patients undergoing PCI

26 Sep 2021

Perioperative aggressive hydration appears to be better than general hydration at preventing contrast-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) among patients with myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), a study has found.

Aggressive hydration averts contrast-induced AKI in STEMI patients undergoing PCI

26 Sep 2021

Long-term risk of anticoagulant-related bleeding high in patients with first unprovoked VTE

26 Sep 2021

There appears to be substantial long-term risks and consequences of anticoagulant-related major bleeding in patients with a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE), suggests a recent study.

Long-term risk of anticoagulant-related bleeding high in patients with first unprovoked VTE

26 Sep 2021

ICG fluorescence imaging improves intraoperative judgement during bowel obstruction surgery

26 Sep 2021

Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging can help visualize intestinal blood flow better during laparoscopic surgery for strangulated bowel obstruction, a recent study has found.

ICG fluorescence imaging improves intraoperative judgement during bowel obstruction surgery

26 Sep 2021

Add-on bempedoic acid may benefit patients with statin intolerance

26 Sep 2021

Bempedoic acid may be a boon to patients with full statin intolerance, as its addition can lessen the need for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors and serve as a less expensive alternative to established oral lipid-lowering medications, according to a study.

Add-on bempedoic acid may benefit patients with statin intolerance

26 Sep 2021

Educational intervention improves lung function, quality of life, inflammatory profile in asthmatics

26 Sep 2021

An educational intervention for proper inhaled corticosteroid use helps improve lung function, quality of life, and control of inflammation among asthma patients, a recent study has found.

Educational intervention improves lung function, quality of life, inflammatory profile in asthmatics

26 Sep 2021

Finerenone CV benefit extends to wide spectrum of CKD patients with T2D: FIGARO-DKD

25 Sep 2021 by

The large, phase III FIGARO-DKD trial strengthen the evidence on cardiovascular benefit (CV) of the nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist finerenone, in addition to its renal benefit, across a wide spectrum of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Finerenone CV benefit extends to wide spectrum of CKD patients with T2D: FIGARO-DKD

25 Sep 2021

Coding changes for type 2, 3–5 MI tied to decrease in hospitalizations for new ICD-10 type 1 MI

25 Sep 2021

The introduction of the International Classification of Disease (ICD)-10 codes for type 2 and types 3–5 myocardial infarction (MI) leads to a reduction in hospitalizations for ICD-10 codes now attributed to type 1 MI and correlates with changes in the observed characteristics and treatment patterns of these patients, according to a study.

Coding changes for type 2, 3–5 MI tied to decrease in hospitalizations for new ICD-10 type 1 MI

25 Sep 2021

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Smartphone app helps improve physical function in peripheral artery disease

Smartphone app helps improve physical function in peripheral artery disease

Ribociclib plus letrozole improves OS in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

Ribociclib plus letrozole improves OS in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

Further data back COVID booster shot in transplant patients

Further data back COVID booster shot in transplant patients

Aggressive hydration averts contrast-induced AKI in STEMI patients undergoing PCI

Aggressive hydration averts contrast-induced AKI in STEMI patients undergoing PCI

Long-term risk of anticoagulant-related bleeding high in patients with first unprovoked VTE

Long-term risk of anticoagulant-related bleeding high in patients with first unprovoked VTE

ICG fluorescence imaging improves intraoperative judgement during bowel obstruction surgery

ICG fluorescence imaging improves intraoperative judgement during bowel obstruction surgery

Add-on bempedoic acid may benefit patients with statin intolerance

Add-on bempedoic acid may benefit patients with statin intolerance

Educational intervention improves lung function, quality of life, inflammatory profile in asthmatics

Educational intervention improves lung function, quality of life, inflammatory profile in asthmatics

Finerenone CV benefit extends to wide spectrum of CKD patients with T2D: FIGARO-DKD

Finerenone CV benefit extends to wide spectrum of CKD patients with T2D: FIGARO-DKD

Coding changes for type 2, 3–5 MI tied to decrease in hospitalizations for new ICD-10 type 1 MI

Coding changes for type 2, 3–5 MI tied to decrease in hospitalizations for new ICD-10 type 1 MI