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Transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) in patients with severe symptomatic mitral regurgitation (MR) has sustained impact on severity of MR, reduction in heart failure hospitalization (HFH), and improvement in symptom through 2 years, a study has shown. Moreover, the first 3 months after the procedure show the highest all-cause mortality and need for HFH.

Although younger patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) are usually more fit and tend to be treated more aggressively than older patients, the former seem to fare no better than the latter in terms of survival outcome, reveals data from the CALGB/SWOG 80405 study.

A large retrospective study presented at the Anesthesiology 2021 annual meeting suggested that intraoperative hypotension may be tied to an increased risk of short-term postoperative delirium.

Progressive weight training for 3 months is an effective intervention to introduce strength training to older people, which in turn builds muscle strength and promotes successful ageing, according to a study from Singapore.

Plasma S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) is inversely associated with the risk of mortality in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) after adjustment for homocysteine, S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH), and other cardiovascular disease risk factors, a study has shown.

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to wear mask to prevent the spread of the disease, but the increasing prevalence of masking has also resulted in a reduction in emergency department (ED) visits for other viral illnesses and exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a US study.