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Left ventricular global longitudinal strain predicts death risk in aortic stenosis

01 Dec 2022

In patients with moderate aortic stenosis (AS) and reduced left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, LV global longitudinal strain (GLS) appears to be an independent indicator of mortality, a new study has found.

Left ventricular global longitudinal strain predicts death risk in aortic stenosis

01 Dec 2022

Yearly surveillance fails to detect cancer early in primary sclerosing cholangitis

01 Dec 2022

In unselected patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), yearly surveillance with carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 and magnetic resonance imaging including cholangiopancreatography (MRI/MRCP) does not seem to increase the chances of detecting cancer early, a new study has found.

Yearly surveillance fails to detect cancer early in primary sclerosing cholangitis

01 Dec 2022

Chinese herbal med cuts MACCE in STEMI, but questions remain

01 Dec 2022 by

Tongxinluo, added to guideline-directed therapy, improves outcomes in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the large, multicentre CTS-AMI* study. But experts are clamouring for more evidence of efficacy.

Chinese herbal med cuts MACCE in STEMI, but questions remain

01 Dec 2022

Age, sex, syphilis risk factors for COVID-19 in PLHIV

30 Nov 2022 by

Among people living with HIV (PLHIV), young women and patients with active syphilis appeared to be at an elevated risk of contracting COVID-19, according to a cross-sectional study presented at HIV Glasgow 2022.

Age, sex, syphilis risk factors for COVID-19 in PLHIV

30 Nov 2022

Intensive antihypertensive therapy vital in kids with arterial hypertension after CoA repair

30 Nov 2022

Close blood pressure (BP) monitoring and more intensive and combined antihypertensive therapy are needed when there is a high prevalence of uncontrolled arterial hypertension (AH) despite the successful coarctation of the aorta (CoA) correction and use of relatively low doses of antihypertensive drugs, suggests a recent study.

Intensive antihypertensive therapy vital in kids with arterial hypertension after CoA repair

30 Nov 2022

Ascending aortic diameter predicts aortic dissection better than size index in Turner syndrome

30 Nov 2022

Among women with Turner syndrome (TS), aortic dissection appears to be more correlated with the ascending aortic diameter (AAD) than with aortic size index (ASI), a new study has found. TS-specific z-score is also a reliable predictor of dissection.

Ascending aortic diameter predicts aortic dissection better than size index in Turner syndrome

30 Nov 2022

Pituitary TF–based classification improves diagnostic accuracy and prognostication of nonfunctioning PitNETs

30 Nov 2022 by

Utility of pituitary transcription factors (TFs) improves the diagnostic accuracy and prognostication of nonfunctioning pituitary neuroendocrine tumours (NF-PitNETs), according to local data and a new diagnostic classification presented at the 5^th Annual Meeting of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Hong Kong (EDM HK).

Pituitary TF–based classification improves diagnostic accuracy and prognostication of nonfunctioning PitNETs

30 Nov 2022

FRESCO-2: Fruquintinib improves OS in heavily pretreated mCRC

30 Nov 2022 by

Fruquintinib, a highly selective and potent oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor of VEGFR*-1, -2, and -3, significantly improves overall survival (OS) in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), according to the FRESCO-2** trial presented at ESMO 2022.

FRESCO-2: Fruquintinib improves OS in heavily pretreated mCRC

30 Nov 2022

MEFIB bests MAST, FAST for fibrosis detection in NAFLD

29 Nov 2022

Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) plus FIB-4 (MEFIB) outperforms both magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]-aspartate aminotransferase (MAST) and FibroScan-AST (FAST) in detecting stage ≥2 fibrosis and at-risk nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), reveals a study.

MEFIB bests MAST, FAST for fibrosis detection in NAFLD

29 Nov 2022

Do aortic annular size, valve type affect outcomes after TAVI?

29 Nov 2022 by

Aortic annular size does not appear to have a major impact on valve haemodynamics, prosthesis-patient match (PPM), and mortality following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), according to the results of a Singapore study.

Do aortic annular size, valve type affect outcomes after TAVI?

29 Nov 2022

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Left ventricular global longitudinal strain predicts death risk in aortic stenosis

Left ventricular global longitudinal strain predicts death risk in aortic stenosis

Yearly surveillance fails to detect cancer early in primary sclerosing cholangitis

Yearly surveillance fails to detect cancer early in primary sclerosing cholangitis

Chinese herbal med cuts MACCE in STEMI, but questions remain

Chinese herbal med cuts MACCE in STEMI, but questions remain

Age, sex, syphilis risk factors for COVID-19 in PLHIV

Age, sex, syphilis risk factors for COVID-19 in PLHIV

Intensive antihypertensive therapy vital in kids with arterial hypertension after CoA repair

Intensive antihypertensive therapy vital in kids with arterial hypertension after CoA repair

Ascending aortic diameter predicts aortic dissection better than size index in Turner syndrome

Ascending aortic diameter predicts aortic dissection better than size index in Turner syndrome

Pituitary TF–based classification improves diagnostic accuracy and prognostication of nonfunctioning PitNETs

Pituitary TF–based classification improves diagnostic accuracy and prognostication of nonfunctioning PitNETs

FRESCO-2: Fruquintinib improves OS in heavily pretreated mCRC

FRESCO-2: Fruquintinib improves OS in heavily pretreated mCRC

MEFIB bests MAST, FAST for fibrosis detection in NAFLD

MEFIB bests MAST, FAST for fibrosis detection in NAFLD

Do aortic annular size, valve type affect outcomes after TAVI?

Do aortic annular size, valve type affect outcomes after TAVI?