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The use of anticoagulant therapy offers no survival benefit in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a recent study has shown.

Individuals with increased serum uric acid have a higher likelihood of showing high-risk coronary artery plaques on coronary CT angiography (CCTA), as reported in a retrospective study.

Researchers at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have found that the risk of ischaemic stroke is not increased in patients on proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) monotherapy, but is increased in those coprescribed with antithrombotic drugs, possibly due to their underlying higher risk profiles.

Patients with stroke-heart syndrome (SHS) may have increased risk of dementia in the early phase after a stroke, but this risk can be lowered to a level similar to those without SHS if adherent care is given, researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and their international collaborators have found.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for insomnia (CBT-I) helps reduce its severity and improve other sleep outcomes in patients with chronic disease, such as chronic pain, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

Higher levels of oxidative balance score (OBS) are associated with a lower risk of advanced cardiovascular‒kidney‒metabolic (CKM) syndrome, reveals a study.

Treatment with enoxaparin and nadroparin may speed up wound healing after an operation, reports a study. On the other hand, phenprocoumon, acetylsalicylic acid, and certain low-molecular-weight heparins (certoparin, tinzaparin, dalteparin, bemiparin) may delay recuperation.