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Acid reflux drug fails to show benefit in pre-eclampsia treatment
29 May 2022
Omeprazole falls short of improving the maternal circulating profile of sFlt-1 (soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1), PlGF (placental growth factor), and ET-1 (endothelin-1) in women with established pre-eclampsia, as shown in a study.
Acid reflux drug fails to show benefit in pre-eclampsia treatment
29 May 2022High admission GPR worsens death risk in ischaemic stroke
25 May 2022
Ischaemic stroke patients with high serum glucose-to-potassium ratio (GPR) upon admission see significantly excess 30-day mortality risk, a recent study has found. GPR may be a valuable predictor for short-term death in this patient population.
High admission GPR worsens death risk in ischaemic stroke
25 May 2022Higher echocardiographic calcium score seen in CVD patients on peritoneal dialysis
24 May 2022
byStephen Padilla
Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) with cardiovascular disease (CVD) show significantly higher echocardiographic calcium score (ECS) than those without CVD, according to a Singapore study. This indicates a higher vascular calcification burden in the former.