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In patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or stable angina pectoris (SAP), undergoing noncardiac surgery after stenting increases the risk of myocardial infarction (MI), but only when procedures are performed during acute admission, a recent study has found.

Patients with Parkinson’s disease may do well to ride a bicycle as this helps improve motor performance, especially crucial features of the gait, as reported in a study.

In men with prostate cancer and concomitant atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) incidence did not differ between those who were treated with degarelix or leuprolide, according to findings of the PRONOUNCE trial.

Functional abdominal pain among inflammatory bowel disease children in remission (IBP-FAPD) is common and leads to worse fatigue and lower health-related quality of life (HR-QoL), a recent study has found. Past disease severity does not significantly predict IBP-FAPD.

Prompt empiric antiviral treatment in children hospitalized for influenza and with high-risk medical conditions or in children admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) leads to early discharge, as shown in a study.

A manikin study has shown that use of the standard face shield is not enough to protect against droplet dispersion during oropharyngeal COVID-19 swabs, but the SG Shield results in significant reduction of droplet contamination to the swab provider’s face and chest.

In individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA) liraglutide appeared to yield a cardioprotective benefit, data from the secondary endpoint analysis of the LIRAFLAME* trial suggests.

Cardiac manifestations, such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and myocarditis, after vaccination for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are more common in men, according to a recent Singapore study. AMI is more likely to arise after the first shot, while myocarditis becomes more common after the second dose.