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Low temperature, cold spells raise risk of hospitalization for MI
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.
Low temperature, cold spells raise risk of hospitalization for MI
27 Sep 2024
New model predicts remission in pericarditis patients
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.
New model predicts remission in pericarditis patients
27 Sep 2024
Vitamin D may prevent heart failure in people with T2D
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
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
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.