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Smokers who quit remain at risk of heart failure for decades
Cigarette smokers have an excess risk of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), confirms a recent study. Additionally, those who quit smoking show a reduction in HF risk, but the risk persists for a few decades.
Smokers who quit remain at risk of heart failure for decades
11 Jun 2022
Internet searchers could give real-time clues to population depression, anxiety burden
Internet searches related to depression or anxiety appear to be correlated with the population-wide burden of these mental health conditions, reports a recent US study.
Internet searchers could give real-time clues to population depression, anxiety burden
11 Jun 2022
OKINADA: TNF inhibition disappoints in knee osteoarthritis
Short-term tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibition with adalimumab falls short of producing improvements in patients with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, according to the proof-of-concept OKINADA trial presented at this year’s European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Congress.
OKINADA: TNF inhibition disappoints in knee osteoarthritis
10 Jun 2022
ARIC: Uncontrolled diabetes ups risk of heart failure progression in older adults
Uncontrolled diabetes among older adults with preclinical heart failure (HF) stages appears to increase the risk of HF progression, suggests a study.
ARIC: Uncontrolled diabetes ups risk of heart failure progression in older adults
10 Jun 2022
Patients with IGT show poor response to lifestyle changes
A study of Thai patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) has found only a slight reduction in weight among its participants, highlighting the need for more intensive efforts with structured lifestyle programs to prevent diabetes.