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Frailty highly prevalent among older hypertensive adults
The prevalence of frailty among older outpatients with hypertension is high, but the agreement between various frailty tools is moderate to weak, according to a study.
Frailty highly prevalent among older hypertensive adults
15 Dec 2023
High flow nasal oxygen feasible in pulmonary rehabilitation of COPD patients
Use of high flow nasal oxygen (HFO) is feasible during early pulmonary rehabilitation for improving exercise capacity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients after an exacerbation, results of a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) have shown. Additionally, HFO has high patient acceptability.
High flow nasal oxygen feasible in pulmonary rehabilitation of COPD patients
15 Dec 2023
SBP lowering prevents death, cardiac events in older hypertensive patients
In older patients with hypertension, achieving an average on-treatment systolic blood pressure (SBP) of <130 mm Hg appears to result in improved outcomes without any safety concerns, suggest the results of a recent study.
SBP lowering prevents death, cardiac events in older hypertensive patients
15 Dec 2023
Baricitinib, ivermectin, favipiravir rank high among COVID-19 oral antivirals
Baricitinib, ivermectin, and favipiravir stood out in terms of efficacy in a network meta-analysis evaluating various novel oral antivirals for the treatment of COVID-19.
Baricitinib, ivermectin, favipiravir rank high among COVID-19 oral antivirals
15 Dec 2023
NPAR, NLR predict risk of death in COPD patients
Increased neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio (NPAR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) appear predictive of mortality risks in community-dwelling adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), suggests a US study.
