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AKI post-AMI tied to more serious kidney outcomes
Patients who develop acute kidney injury (AKI) following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) have an elevated risk of more serious kidney outcomes including persistent reductions in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), or renal death, according to results of the PARADISE-MI trial.
AKI post-AMI tied to more serious kidney outcomes
19 Nov 2021
MRI/ultrasound fusion biopsy accurately detects PCa in men with intermediate PSA
Fusion biopsy with magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography (MRI/US) is an efficient method of detecting clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) in biopsy-naïve men with prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels 4–10 ng/mL, a new study has found.
MRI/ultrasound fusion biopsy accurately detects PCa in men with intermediate PSA
19 Nov 2021
COVID-19 vaccines weaker in liver transplant recipients, CLD patients
Vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) induce weaker and more transient immune responses in liver transplant recipients, those with cirrhosis, or those with chronic liver disease (CLD), according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience 2021 by the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD 2021).
COVID-19 vaccines weaker in liver transplant recipients, CLD patients
19 Nov 2021
No trade-off between bleeding and ischaemic risk with abbreviated DAPT
Stopping dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after 1 month appeared safe in high-bleeding risk (HBR) patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) who were implanted with a newer coronary stent, a prespecified subanalysis of the MASTER DAPT* trial has shown.