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Body composition a good death predictor in MI patients after PCI
Body composition a good death predictor in MI patients after PCI
01 Jun 2022

Among myocardial infarction (MI) patients who had undergone percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), those with low fat-free mass and body fat seem to suffer from excess mortality risk, a recent study has found. Body composition appears to be a better mortality predictor than body mass index.

Body composition a good death predictor in MI patients after PCI
01 Jun 2022
Vitamin D does not reduce diabetes incidence
Vitamin D does not reduce diabetes incidence
01 Jun 2022 byStephen Padilla

Treatment with eldecalcitol, an active vitamin D analogue, does not result in a significant reduction in diabetes incidence and has failed to improve the rate of regression to normoglycaemia relative to placebo among patients with impaired glucose tolerance at high risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), results of a study have shown.

Vitamin D does not reduce diabetes incidence
01 Jun 2022
Antireflux mucosectomy effective against treatment-refractory GERD
Antireflux mucosectomy effective against treatment-refractory GERD
01 Jun 2022
Venous thromboembolism risk high in prostate cancer
Venous thromboembolism risk high in prostate cancer
01 Jun 2022

Men with prostate cancer have about a 50-percent increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism, a study has found.

Venous thromboembolism risk high in prostate cancer
01 Jun 2022