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Left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc)-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) shows a greater association with traditional LVDD than SSC-specific risk factors, reveals a study. Of note, SSc-ILD patients with LVDD appear to have worse dyspnoea and survival.

Treatment with AT-001, a highly selective aldose reductase inhibitor, for 15 months seems no better than placebo in improving exercise capacity among individuals with diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) and impaired exercise capacity, a study has shown.

Individuals with increased sodium intake experience slight elevations in blood pressure (BP), reports a study involving US Hispanic/Latino adults.

Zoliflodacin was noninferior to ceftriaxone plus azithromycin in achieving microbiological cure at the urogenital site in patients with uncomplicated gonorrhoea, according to a study presented at ESCMID 2024.

Children with hypertension have a higher likelihood of experiencing major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) for the next 13 years compared with their healthy counterparts, as reported in a study.

In postmenopausal women, hormone therapy (HT) affects blood pressure (BP) differently based on the formulations used, especially the type of estrogen, according to a study.

Prescriptive practice for direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) remains suboptimal among older patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) discharged from acute medical wards, suggests a recent study. This condition is characterized by frequently missed prescription and DOAC underdosage.