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Severe hypoglycaemia ups risk of adverse outcomes in older patients
Severe hypoglycaemia is a risk factor for hospitalization and mortality among older patients with diabetes, a study reports. The event may also serve as a marker of future cardiovascular events among those with pre-existing heart disease and obesity.
Severe hypoglycaemia ups risk of adverse outcomes in older patients
01 Oct 2021
VO2 improvements after cardiac rehabilitation tied to better outcomes in high-risk HF
Higher-risk heart failure (HF) patients who show improvements in peak oxygen consumption (VO2) following cardiac rehabilitation (CR) have lower risks of new-onset atrial arrhythmias, mortality, and hospitalization due to HF exacerbation, a recent study has found.
VO2 improvements after cardiac rehabilitation tied to better outcomes in high-risk HF
01 Oct 2021
Extraction-free diagnostic platforms a faster, cheaper way to detect SARS-CoV-2
Diagnostic platforms that omit the conventional nucleic acid extraction step in the detection of SARS-CoV-2 in nasopharyngeal swab samples help reduce the turnaround time and the overall testing costs, as reported in a study.
Extraction-free diagnostic platforms a faster, cheaper way to detect SARS-CoV-2
01 Oct 2021
Blood pressure variability implicated in dementia risk
Individuals with higher blood pressure (BP) variability are at increased risk of developing probable dementia despite good BP control, according to a post hoc analysis of the SPRINT MIND* trial.
Blood pressure variability implicated in dementia risk
01 Oct 2021
Lung ultrasound boosts accuracy of pneumonia diagnosis in ED
Lung ultrasound proves to be a useful tool for screening community-acquired pneumonia in the emergency department (ED), with a recent study showing that its use brings down diagnostic uncertainty from 73 percent to 14 percent.
