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Short-term exposure to lower air temperature and cold spells may elevate the risk of hospitalization due to myocardial infarction (MI) at a lag of 2 to 6 days, suggests a study in Sweden.

Researchers have recently developed a novel risk-stratification model used to predict clinical remission (CR) in patients with recurrent pericarditis (RP), a complex condition that is associated with morbidity.

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.

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

Valve surgery or percutaneous mechanical aspiration, in combination with medical therapy, fall short of providing survival benefits to patients with isolated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis, results of a study have shown. However, addiction medicine consultation appears to be protective against the risk of death at 1 year in this population.