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Higher aortic atheroma volume (AAV) seems to aggravate the risk of mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a recent study has found. Preoperative AAV measurement with computed tomography (CT) may be valuable in evaluating postprocedural prognosis.

A test-negative, case-control study demonstrated the real-world effectiveness of the BNT162b2 vaccine (Pfizer–BioNTech) and mRNA-1273 vaccine (Moderna) among healthcare personnel in the US.

Implant-based breast augmentation procedures are safe in transgender individuals, yielding low rates of long-term reoperations and complications, a recent study has found.

People who had an allergic response to the first dose of COVID-19 vaccination or who believe they will have an allergy to vaccination should not let their worries delay getting vaccinated — as most of them can still be fully vaccinated safely, suggest studies presented at ACAAI 2021.

Comedication with the analgesic dipyrone appears to contribute to excess mortality among patients receiving aspirin for secondary cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, partly driven by an increase in ischaemic events, a study from Germany has found.

Use of a mobile health application (mHealth app) in clinical practice results in better patient-provider coordination, enables customized care, and is associated with a substantial decrease in blood pressure (BP) for average and high-severity patients, a study has shown.

A primary care-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered by frontline clinicians results in modest but sustained reductions in pain and pain-related disability relative to usual care, reports a study. However, the intervention does not appear to reduce the use of opioid medication.