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Updated results of the SUGAR* trial showed that using polymer-free amphilimus-eluting stents (AES) was not a superior option to durable-polymer zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZES) in patients with diabetes mellitus who required percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

In the treatment of patients with ICI-naïve nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), adding the cytotoxic chemotherapy docetaxel to the immune-checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) nivolumab leads to a significantly longer survival, although at the expense of slightly elevated toxicity, according to the results of a phase II/III trial.

Subsets of peripheral circulating CD4 T cell among people with HIV infection (PWH) are predictive of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart failure and atherosclerotic CVD, reveals a study.

Vitamin C appears to protect against metabolic disorders due to its close association with glucose-lipid metabolism in overweight and obese patients who are undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), according to a study. Moreover, LSG does not seem to worsen the vitamin C status or deficiency.

A novel, topical formulation of esmolol, a cardio-selective beta-1 adrenergic blocker, may just have landed a spot in the diabetes treatment landscape, as it shows promise as treatment alternative for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs).