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Dapagliflozin most effective in frail patients with heart failure
Treatment with dapagliflozin results in improvements in all outcomes, regardless of frailty status, among patients with symptomatic heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction, reports a study. However, “more frail” patients have larger absolute reductions.
Dapagliflozin most effective in frail patients with heart failure
28 Apr 2022
COREC Initiative to improve colorectal cancer screening, early detection
The Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) collaborated with MIMS to launch an awareness campaign known as the COREC Initiative: Battling colorectal cancer together in early April.
COREC Initiative to improve colorectal cancer screening, early detection
28 Apr 2022
Annual flu jab in HF patients may lower hospitalization, pneumonia risk
An annual influenza vaccination does not lower the risk of cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF), though it may reduce the risk of pneumonia and hospitalization, according to results of the IVVE study presented at ACC.22.
Annual flu jab in HF patients may lower hospitalization, pneumonia risk
27 Apr 2022
Novel drug helps optimize HFrEF therapy
In individuals receiving renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor (RAASi) therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), the novel potassium binder patiromer effectively reduced serum potassium levels, the DIAMOND trial suggests, thus optimizing a guideline-directed RAASi therapy for these patients.
Novel drug helps optimize HFrEF therapy
27 Apr 2022
Intensive urate lowering of little benefit to patients with erosive gout
A more intensive serum urate-lowering therapy falls short of improving bone erosion scores in patients with erosive gout, in addition to being associated with a high treatment burden, as shown in a study.
