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Door-to-balloon time can be more lenient in STEMI not complicated by cardiogenic shock
A longer DTBT of up to 180 min is not associated with worse clinical outcomes at 30 days and 1 year in patients with STEMI presenting in Killip classes I–III, according to an analysis of data from the Singapore Myocardial Infarction Registry
Door-to-balloon time can be more lenient in STEMI not complicated by cardiogenic shock
30 Oct 2024
Beta blocker adjustment shows no impact on tachyarrhythmias in admitted HFrEF patients
Holding or decreasing the dose of outpatient beta blocker therapy does not seem to affect the incidence of tachyarrhythmias in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) admitted for acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF), reports a study.
Beta blocker adjustment shows no impact on tachyarrhythmias in admitted HFrEF patients
29 Oct 2024
Obesity, prediabetes up risk of diabetes in statin-treated PWH
People living with HIV (PWH) on statin therapy who have certain metabolic risk factors, such as obesity and prediabetes, are at greater risk of developing diabetes mellitus (DM), reports a study. This association is also present in those treated with placebo.
Obesity, prediabetes up risk of diabetes in statin-treated PWH
29 Oct 2024
Happiness is key to a healthy heart
An analysis using the UK Biobank dataset shows a robust inverse association between well-being and risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), underpinning the protective effect of higher well-being on the four major CVDs evaluated: coronary heart disease, MI, heart failure (HF), and stroke.
Happiness is key to a healthy heart
29 Oct 2024
A higher percentage of TB patients in outbreak found to have normal chest X-ray
More than 40 percent of patients with positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture and sensitivity test results had normal chest radiographic findings, shows a study.
