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IV sotalol administered rapidly as a loading dose to initiate oral sotalol therapy is feasible and safe for rhythm control in individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF), the DASH-AF study finds.

Infants with congenital heart defects (CHD) fed with a concentrated formula have increased weight gain and growth, as well as improved nutritional status following corrective surgery, reveals a study.

In patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), discontinuing renin–angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor therapy does not slow down decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a recent trial showed.

Increased intraoperative exposure to oxygen appears to heighten the incidence of renal, cardiac, and pulmonary injuries, according to the results of an observational cohort study, noting that residual confounding of these associations cannot be excluded.

Older adults who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) see excess rates of death 1 and 3 years after the procedure, reports a recent Singapore study.

In a cohort of middle-aged individuals from South Korea, the initial weight loss at 4 years appears to contribute to an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), which may be explained by residual cardiovascular burden, according to a study. However, the risk increase disappears among individuals with sustained weight loss ≥ 6 years.

Compared with a medical-grade pulse oximeter, the Apple Watch Series 6 can detect reduced levels of blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) as accurately as a medical-grade pulse oximeter does, according to a recent study.

Early pulmonary hypertension (PH) is highly prevalent among infants born preterm and appears to be related to the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a recent study has found.