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Sports-related sudden cardiac deaths: Why do men have it worse?

28 Apr 2022 by

When it comes to sports-related* sudden cardiac death (SCD) rates, men appear to have it worse than women, according to data presented at EHRA 2022.

Sports-related sudden cardiac deaths: Why do men have it worse?

28 Apr 2022

One in 10 patients fully recover from consciousness disorders after severe COVID-19

28 Apr 2022 by

Among patients who suffer from disorders of consciousness (DoC) after severe COVID-19, around 10 percent can achieve functional independence after 1 year, reports a study presented at the recently concluded 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN 2022).

One in 10 patients fully recover from consciousness disorders after severe COVID-19

28 Apr 2022

Guselkumab promising for Crohn’s disease

28 Apr 2022

In Crohn’s disease patients with inadequate response or intolerance to conventional or biologic therapy, guselkumab, a selective p19 interleukin (IL)-23 antagonist, appears effective by yielding better clinical and endoscopic improvements than placebo, a recent study has found.

Guselkumab promising for Crohn’s disease

28 Apr 2022

Lupus nephritis carries higher adverse outcomes in kids on dialysis

28 Apr 2022

Among children and adolescents undergoing maintenance dialysis, those with lupus nephritis are at higher risk of adverse outcomes, including hospitalization, and are less likely to receive kidney transplantation compared with those who have non-lupus glomerular disease, a study has found.

Lupus nephritis carries higher adverse outcomes in kids on dialysis

28 Apr 2022

COREC Initiative to improve colorectal cancer screening, early detection

28 Apr 2022 by

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

Adjunctive mavacamten averts need for invasive therapy in OHCM

28 Apr 2022 by

Adding mavacamten – an allosteric modulator of cardiac myosin – to maximal medical therapy slashes the need for septal reduction therapy (SRT) in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (OHCM) who are candidates for such intervention, the VALOR-HCM trial has shown.

Adjunctive mavacamten averts need for invasive therapy in OHCM

28 Apr 2022

Annual flu jab in HF patients may lower hospitalization, pneumonia risk

27 Apr 2022 by

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

Hypertriglyceridemia tied with severe acute pancreatitis

27 Apr 2022

The risk of severe acute pancreatitis appears to be significantly and independently associated with hypertriglyceridemia, reports a recent study.

Hypertriglyceridemia tied with severe acute pancreatitis

27 Apr 2022

Stem cells may hold the answer to our problems associated with ageing and frailty.

27 Apr 2022 by

Frailty is an age-related disability characterized by generalized weakness, impaired mobility and balance, poor endurance, and decline in organ physiologic reserve and loss of homeostasis. It is a syndrome of multisystem reduction in physical capacity (caused by muscle loss) that leads to loss of independence.

Stem cells may hold the answer to our problems associated with ageing and frailty.

27 Apr 2022

Rhythm control should be started earlier in women vs men

27 Apr 2022 by

Early initiation of rhythm control for atrial fibrillation (AF) appears to be favourable, but women should start rhythm control treatment earlier than men to get the best possible outcomes, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA).

Rhythm control should be started earlier in women vs men

27 Apr 2022

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Sports-related sudden cardiac deaths: Why do men have it worse?

Sports-related sudden cardiac deaths: Why do men have it worse?

One in 10 patients fully recover from consciousness disorders after severe COVID-19

One in 10 patients fully recover from consciousness disorders after severe COVID-19

Guselkumab promising for Crohn’s disease

Guselkumab promising for Crohn’s disease

Lupus nephritis carries higher adverse outcomes in kids on dialysis

Lupus nephritis carries higher adverse outcomes in kids on dialysis

COREC Initiative to improve colorectal cancer screening, early detection

COREC Initiative to improve colorectal cancer screening, early detection

Adjunctive mavacamten averts need for invasive therapy in OHCM

Adjunctive mavacamten averts need for invasive therapy in OHCM

Annual flu jab in HF patients may lower hospitalization, pneumonia risk

Annual flu jab in HF patients may lower hospitalization, pneumonia risk

Hypertriglyceridemia tied with severe acute pancreatitis

Hypertriglyceridemia tied with severe acute pancreatitis

Stem cells may hold the answer to our problems associated with ageing and frailty.

Stem cells may hold the answer to our problems associated with ageing and frailty.

Rhythm control should be started earlier in women vs men

Rhythm control should be started earlier in women vs men