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Patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are more likely to develop a coronary collateral vessel (CCV) in the presence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), according to a study.

Adults with a genetic susceptibility to smoking are at increased risk of dying due to a cardiovascular disease (CVD), suggest the results of the Singapore Chinese Health Study.

Patients with abnormalities in coagulation parameters such as prothrombin concentration (PC) and D-dimer (DD) levels are at greater risk of more severe COVID-19 infection and subsequent death, reports a recent study.

Blood transfusion appears to result in better 30-day outcomes in older anaemic patients with anaemia-related myocardial injury, according to a study. Hence, troponin levels may be included in decision-making relative to transfusion in this population.

Once-daily treatment with sustained-release (SR) ivabradine hemisulfate, alongside optimum standard therapy, results in better heart function in patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), reports a study.

Treatment with angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) appears to reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD) in patients newly diagnosed with hypertension, reports a recent study.