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Colchicine on par with NSAID for pericarditis prevention in HFrEF, CAD
The incidence of pericarditis recurrence or documentation of incessant symptoms within 12 months of the index hospitalization does not differ between heart failure (HF) patients treated with colchicine monotherapy and those who received NSAID monotherapy.
PVR predicts death in patients with bronchiectasis-associated pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) may be used to distinguish severe (PVR >4 Wood Units) from nonsevere pulmonary hypertension (PVR ≤4 Wood Units) among patients with bronchiectasis-associated pulmonary hypertension (BAPH) and identify those who are at higher risk of mortality, a study suggests.
Circulating IL-17A predicts CVD in early RA
Circulating interleukin (IL)-17A in patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), independent of traditional CVD risk factors and of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) at the time of diagnosis, suggests a study.
STEMI criteria show similar accuracy in right BBB, non-BBB patients
The ECG criteria used for identifying patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) demonstrates similar diagnostic accuracy in right bundle branch block (BBB) and non-BBB patients, according to a study.