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Coagulation abnormalities compromise COVID-19 survival
Patients with abnormalities in coagulation parameters such as prothrombin concentration (PC) and D-dimer (DD) levels are at greater risk of more severe COVID-19 infection and subsequent death, reports a recent study.
Coagulation abnormalities compromise COVID-19 survival
11 Aug 2022
Transfusion may improve survival in older anaemic patients with myocardial injury
Blood transfusion appears to result in better 30-day outcomes in older anaemic patients with anaemia-related myocardial injury, according to a study. Hence, troponin levels may be included in decision-making relative to transfusion in this population.
Transfusion may improve survival in older anaemic patients with myocardial injury
09 Aug 2022
Ivabradine SR improves heart function in patients with HFrEF
Once-daily treatment with sustained-release (SR) ivabradine hemisulfate, alongside optimum standard therapy, results in better heart function in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), reports a study.
Ivabradine SR improves heart function in patients with HFrEF
08 Aug 2022
BP-lowering drug helps prevent Parkinson’s disease
Treatment with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) appears to reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in patients newly diagnosed with hypertension, reports a recent study.
BP-lowering drug helps prevent Parkinson’s disease
08 Aug 2022
Myocardial infarction after GI bleeding ups in-hospital mortality, resource use
A diagnosis of type 1 or type 2 myocardial infarction (MI) following hospitalization for gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) often leads to higher in-hospital mortality and resource utilization, results of a recent US study have shown.