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Longer predialysis use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ACEi/ARB) results in reduced postdialysis mortality, reveals a study.
Mobile phone-based interventions (MPIs) may be a valuable supplementary component of management strategies for chronic cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), reports a systematic review and meta-analysis presented at the Digital 2020 Congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Performing moderate-to-vigorous physical activity plays an important role in the quality of life of middle-age and elderly individuals, a study suggests.
In cancer survivors who received haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) while they were young, distress, fatigue, and physical functioning are strong correlates of social function, a new study has found.
Subthreshold micropulse laser and threshold conventional laser are comparably effective for improving visual acuity in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), a recent study has found.
Older patients (aged ≥65 years) with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may derive greater survival benefit with an atezolizumab + bevacizumab combination compared with sorafenib, according to results of a subgroup analysis of the IMbrave150 trial presented at ESMO GI 2020.
Drinking coffee, tea, or soda may trigger gastroesophageal reflux, whereas water, juice, or milk does not, according to a study.
The population-mean heart-rate–corrected QT interval (QTc) in a cohort of patients with eating disorders is normal and varies by subtype, according to a study. Marked QTc prolongation only occurs in the presence of external factors, indicating that QTc prolongation is not intrinsic to eating disorders.
A single-port system is feasible in robot-assisted radical prostatectomy, with operative and perioperative outcomes similar to those of a multiport robotic approach, a study has shown.
Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) may be a viable treatment option for patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis (SAH), reports a study presented at the Digital International Liver Congress (ILC) 2020.
