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Longer wait times worsen post-TAVR survival in the long run

20 Apr 2022

Patients who wait a longer time before receiving their transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures face higher 1-year mortality rates post-operation, a recent study has found.

Longer wait times worsen post-TAVR survival in the long run

20 Apr 2022

Tranexamic acid curbs bleeding in noncardiac surgery

20 Apr 2022 by

Using the antifibrinolytic tranexamic acid (TXA) during noncardiac surgery significantly reduces bleeding without significant increases in vascular complications in patients at risk for these complications, according to the POISE-3* trial presented at ACC 2022.

Tranexamic acid curbs bleeding in noncardiac surgery

20 Apr 2022

Real-time EHR-based alerts optimize treatment for heart failure

20 Apr 2022 by

The use of the electronic health record (EHR) to provide timely, personalized clinical decision support alerts can improve the adoption of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in the outpatient setting, as shown in the results of the PROMPT-HF trial presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting.

Real-time EHR-based alerts optimize treatment for heart failure

20 Apr 2022

High waist, low calf circumferences up cognitive impairment risk in older adults

20 Apr 2022

Incident cognitive impairment seems higher among older adults with high waist circumference (WC) and low calf circumference (CC), suggests a study.

High waist, low calf circumferences up cognitive impairment risk in older adults

20 Apr 2022

US-guided corticosteroid injection relieves symptoms in hip OA

20 Apr 2022 by

An ultrasound (US)-guided intra-articular hip injection of corticosteroid and local anaesthetic, administered with advice and education, results in a rapid and sustained symptom response for individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA), a study has shown.

US-guided corticosteroid injection relieves symptoms in hip OA

20 Apr 2022

Atrial fibrillation ups risk of death, stroke, heart failure in patients with peripheral arterial disease

20 Apr 2022

Atrial fibrillation (AF) predicts mortality, stroke, and heart failure in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), reveals a recent study.

Atrial fibrillation ups risk of death, stroke, heart failure in patients with peripheral arterial disease

20 Apr 2022

Tislelizumab a potential treatment alternative for gynaecologic MSI-H/dMMR tumours

20 Apr 2022 by

The humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody tislelizumab was clinically active in women with gynaecologic microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair-deficient (MSI-H/dMMR) solid tumours, and was generally well-tolerated with no new safety signals, according to a subgroup analysis of the phase II RATIONALE 209 study presented at SGO 2022.

Tislelizumab a potential treatment alternative for gynaecologic MSI-H/dMMR tumours

20 Apr 2022

Long COVID-19 present in around half of survivors

20 Apr 2022

Among patients who successfully recover from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), nearly half continue to experience persistent symptoms a month after recovery, reports a recent Japan study.