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As heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) increasingly impacts global health, clinicians face distinct challenges in its identification and therapeutic approaches. At an expert meeting chaired by Professor Hung-Fat Tse of the School of Clinical Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, a panel of local cardiologists shared insights into effective and accurate HFpEF diagnosis in clinical practice, alongside strategies for its prevention and treatment.

Anaemia affects nearly one in five patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) and contributes to increased postdischarge mortality and readmission, a study has found. Its most common subtype is nutritional anaemia, followed by anaemia of chronic disease (ACD).

Therapeutic-dose anticoagulation has contributed to a decrease in the likelihood of organ support or death among noncritically ill hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Such experience shows how quick and rigorous approaches, when aligned, can promptly translate evidence into practice, suggests a study.