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SGLT2 inhibitors do not reduce 28-day mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Sodium glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors do not lead to lower 28-day all-cause mortality compared with usual care or placebo in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

29 Aug 2023

Inorganic nitrate reduces contrast-induced nephropathy in high-risk patients

Inorganic nitrate reduces contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), improves renal outcomes and reduces cardiac events compared to placebo in patients at risk of renal injury undergoing coronary angiography for acute coronary syndrome, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

29 Aug 2023

Study finds evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in many patients with postviral syndrome

Researchers investigated immunologic and clinical findings indicative of SARS-CoV-2 exposure among individuals with postviral syndrome.

29 Aug 2023

How can different diets combined with salt restriction alleviate high blood pressure and hypertension?

A recent study conducted a clinical trial to compare the popular diets, namely, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension and the Mediterranean diet, in combination with a salt-restricting strategy for reducing high blood pressure and hypertension.

29 Aug 2023

She paid her husband’s hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money.

Last summer, Eloise Reynolds paid the bill for her husband's final stay in the hospital.

29 Aug 2023

Inflammatory diets raise dementia and Alzheimer's risk

This research study links higher Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) scores to an increased risk of developing dementia, specifically Alzheimer's disease. The findings suggest that anti-inflammatory diets may offer a preventive strategy for dementia, underlining the need for further research to validate these associations.

28 Aug 2023

OCT-guided PCI does not reduce target vessel failure in complex patients, but improves safety

Optical coherence tomography (OCT)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) leads to a larger minimum stent area but does not reduce the two-year rate of target vessel failure compared with angiography-guided PCI, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

28 Aug 2023

Same cellular mechanism implicated in cystic fibrosis and rare disease cystinosis

University of Michigan researchers have discovered that the same cellular mechanism involved in a form of cystic fibrosis is also implicated in a form of a rare disease called cystinosis.

28 Aug 2023

Study highlights the economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in the European Union

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) cost the EU an estimated €282 billion in 2021, according to late breaking research presented at ESC Congress 2023.

28 Aug 2023

Trial addresses the optimal timing for complete revascularization of patients with STEMI and multivessel disease

Immediate multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is non-inferior to staged multivessel PCI for reducing death and ischaemic events in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel coronary artery disease, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

28 Aug 2023

COVID-19 variants evolving faster in deer than in humans

White-tailed deer across Ohio have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, new research has found – and the results also show that viral variants evolve about three times faster in deer than in humans.

28 Aug 2023

Hackensack Meridian Health study finds vaccination critical to preventing severe COVID-19

The SARS-CoV-2 virus swept across the globe at the beginning of 2020, and one of the earliest and hardest-hit areas of the United States was New Jersey.

28 Aug 2023

Physiology-guided complete revascularization reduces ischemic events in older MI patients

Physiology-guided complete revascularization reduces ischemic events compared with culprit-only revascularization in myocardial (MI) infarction patients aged 75 years or older with multivessel disease, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

28 Aug 2023

ARREST trial results question need to transport all cardiac arrest patients to centers

A randomized trial involving all hospitals in London, UK, has found no difference in survival at 30 days in patients with resuscitated cardiac arrest in the community who were taken by ambulance to a cardiac arrest center compared with those delivered to the geographically closest emergency department.

28 Aug 2023

First oral treatment for Lipoprotein(a) shows significant cholesterol reduction

A new drug offers a breakthrough world first treatment for Lipoprotein(a), a largely genetic form of cholesterol that increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, announced today by study lead Professor Stephen Nicholls, Director of the Monash University's Victorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital.

28 Aug 2023

PROFID EHRA trial to assess the potential benefit of ICD therapy in myocardial infarction survivors

Is the routine implantation of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in myocardial infarction survivors with heart failure still an adequate therapy for prevention of sudden cardiac death?

28 Aug 2023

Study shows benefit of traditional Chinese medicine for heart failure

The traditional Chinese medicine qiliqiangxin reduces hospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death in patients with heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2023.

28 Aug 2023

Research links hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with dementia

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) — conditions of high blood pressure including chronic/gestational hypertension and preeclampsia — have been strongly linked to heart disease in later life, but, before today, little research has connected these disorders with cognition.

28 Aug 2023

Indigenous women living "off reserve" face many disparities in health care access

Indigenous females living "off reserve" face many disparities in health care access, use and unmet needs, found new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.221407.

28 Aug 2023

Influenza and pneumonia vaccinations associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Flu (influenza) and pneumonia vaccinations are associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2020.

28 Aug 2023

Hospital News and Research

SGLT2 inhibitors do not reduce 28-day mortality in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Inorganic nitrate reduces contrast-induced nephropathy in high-risk patients

Study finds evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in many patients with postviral syndrome

How can different diets combined with salt restriction alleviate high blood pressure and hypertension?

She paid her husband’s hospital bill. A year after his death, they wanted more money.

Inflammatory diets raise dementia and Alzheimer's risk

OCT-guided PCI does not reduce target vessel failure in complex patients, but improves safety

Same cellular mechanism implicated in cystic fibrosis and rare disease cystinosis

Study highlights the economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in the European Union

Trial addresses the optimal timing for complete revascularization of patients with STEMI and multivessel disease

COVID-19 variants evolving faster in deer than in humans

Hackensack Meridian Health study finds vaccination critical to preventing severe COVID-19

Physiology-guided complete revascularization reduces ischemic events in older MI patients

ARREST trial results question need to transport all cardiac arrest patients to centers

First oral treatment for Lipoprotein(a) shows significant cholesterol reduction

PROFID EHRA trial to assess the potential benefit of ICD therapy in myocardial infarction survivors

Study shows benefit of traditional Chinese medicine for heart failure

Research links hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with dementia

Indigenous women living "off reserve" face many disparities in health care access

Influenza and pneumonia vaccinations associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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