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Total ankle replacement vs arthrodesis: Which is better for ankle osteoarthritis?
Total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle fusion (AF) or arthrodesis both improve the Manchester–Oxford Foot Questionnaire walking/standing (MOXFQ-W/S) domain scores in patients with end-stage ankle osteoarthritis at 52 weeks after surgery, reports a study. The two surgical treatments also show similar clinical scores and number of harms.
Total ankle replacement vs arthrodesis: Which is better for ankle osteoarthritis?
01 Dec 2022
3-month rivaroxaban use safe, effective in isolated DVT
Treatment with rivaroxaban for 3 months leads to a safe and successful reduction of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk compared to treatment for 6 weeks in patients with isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a study has shown.
3-month rivaroxaban use safe, effective in isolated DVT
01 Dec 2022
1-year isometric exercise training improves BP management
Isometric exercise training (IET) appears to be a good long-term intervention in managing resting blood pressure (BP), reports a recent study. IET delivers clinically important, chronic BP adaptations in patients at risk of hypertension.
1-year isometric exercise training improves BP management
01 Dec 2022
Chinese herbal med cuts MACCE in STEMI, but questions remain
Tongxinluo, added to guideline-directed therapy, improves outcomes in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the large, multicentre CTS-AMI* study. But experts are clamouring for more evidence of efficacy.
Chinese herbal med cuts MACCE in STEMI, but questions remain
01 Dec 2022
Age, sex, syphilis risk factors for COVID-19 in PLHIV
Among people living with HIV (PLHIV), young women and patients with active syphilis appeared to be at an elevated risk of contracting COVID-19, according to a cross-sectional study presented at HIV Glasgow 2022.
Age, sex, syphilis risk factors for COVID-19 in PLHIV
30 Nov 2022
Intensive antihypertensive therapy vital in kids with arterial hypertension after CoA repair
Close blood pressure (BP) monitoring and more intensive and combined antihypertensive therapy are needed when there is a high prevalence of uncontrolled arterial hypertension (AH) despite the successful coarctation of the aorta (CoA) correction and use of relatively low doses of antihypertensive drugs, suggests a recent study.
