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Vitamin D may prevent heart failure in people with T2D
Vitamin D may prevent heart failure in people with T2D
26 Sep 2024

Among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), those with higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OD]D) appear to have a lower risk of heart failure (HF), with the Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis pointing to a possible causal relationship.

Vitamin D may prevent heart failure in people with T2D
26 Sep 2024
Prehospital ECG diagnostic algorithm for STEMI in HK: High sensitivity, fair specificity
Prehospital ECG diagnostic algorithm for STEMI in HK: High sensitivity, fair specificity
25 Sep 2024 byElaine Tan

A rule-based prehospital electrocardiogram (PHECG) algorithm universally utilized in Hong Kong for diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) should not be solely relied on for primary diversion of patients with chest pain to centres capable of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), as the algorithm is highly sensitive but only fairly specific, a study has shown

Prehospital ECG diagnostic algorithm for STEMI in HK: High sensitivity, fair specificity
25 Sep 2024
Surgery, mechanical aspiration do not prevent death in tricuspid valve infective endocarditis
Surgery, mechanical aspiration do not prevent death in tricuspid valve infective endocarditis
24 Sep 2024