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PCSK9 inhibition with evolocumab produces clinically meaningful and sustained reductions in certain lipid parameters in a predominantly Arabic population of individuals with familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) and other non-FH indications, according to a study.

Older adults who receive a high-dose quadrivalent influenza vaccine have a 49 percent reduced risk of death and a 64 percent reduced risk of hospitalization for influenza or pneumonia compared with those who receive a standard-dose vaccine, results of the DANFLU-1 study showed.

The presence of erectile dysfunction (ED) does not appear to confer an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality in men with diabetes mellitus (DM), with comparable risk of adverse cardiovascular events among users and nonusers of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (PDE5-Is), which are used to manage ED, according to a study.

The cuisine-based Chinese heart-healthy (CHH) diet was effective, palatable, and cost-effective in reducing blood pressure (BP) in Chinese adults with mild hypertension, findings from the DECIDE*-Diet trial suggest.

Use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) may reduce the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) relative to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) in Asian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in a real-world practice, reports a recent study.