South Korea: A new multicenter clinical trial published in Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism suggests that intensifying treatment with a fourth oral antidiabetic agent may provide superior glycaemic control compared with…
Researchers have found in a new study that the Haemoglobin–Systolic Pressure Index (HSI), combining HbA1c and systolic blood pressure, was consistently associated with incident cardiovascular disease across three international cohorts.…
USA: A higher aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR), reflecting a broader spectrum of primary aldosteronism, is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke in older adults, a large…
A new study published in the journal of BMC Nephrology showed that subcutaneous and intravenous epoetin showed similar effectiveness in hemodialysis patients from China's southwest plateau areas. One of the…
The ICU Dilemma in Pediatric Cardiac Care With the growing complexity of pediatric cardiac catheterization, the challenge of deciding which children require postprocedure intensive care unit (ICU) admission has become…
Finerenone has been shown to reduce urinary albumin excretion in adults with type 1 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a randomized clinical trial, according to the results of…
Greece: Researchers have found in a new study that among patients with sepsis, targeted precision immunotherapy aimed at macrophage activation, such as syndrome and sepsis-induced immunoparalysis, led to greater improvement…
A recent study found that an angiography-derived Index of Microcirculatory Resistance (AngioIMR) score of 43 or higher is a potent predictor of poor outcomes in heart attack patients, with these…
Medication nonadherence among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a result of affordability and lack of knowledge about medications, among other factors, and leads to increased exacerbations and…
The Challenge of Reintubation in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Despite impressive advances in pediatric cardiac surgery—with over 91% of patients surviving their procedures—reintubation following extubation remains a serious postoperative complication. Affecting…