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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is more common among men in Singapore, reports a study. Women with HCM are more likely to develop heart failure, while men tend to have a worse prognosis in terms of all-cause mortality.

Certain comorbidities such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM), along with locally advanced stage at diagnosis and systemic treatment received (ie, doxorubicin), are significantly associated with tumour recurrences among patients with breast cancer, according to a study presented at the recent ASCO Breakthrough 2023.

In a prespecified analysis of the DELIVER* study, the sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor dapagliflozin reduced the rate of total** heart failure (HF) events or cardiovascular (CV) deaths in HF patients with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF or HFpEF).