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Hs-cTnI less accurate at diagnosing MI in patients with prior CABG
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) loses diagnostic accuracy for myocardial infarction (MI) in patients who had undergone prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), though it remains highly sensitive and specific, a new study has found.
T2D risk elevated in thyroid cancer patients after thyroidectomy
Development of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is more likely to occur among patients with thyroid cancer who underwent thyroidectomy than matched controls, a Korea study has shown. In addition, a U-shaped dose-dependent relationship exists between the levothyroxine dosage and T2D risk.
Corticosteroids up incidence of adverse events, readmissions in severe COPD
A single-institution study does not recommend the prescription of systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of severe acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) as this might result in an increased incidence of adverse effects and readmissions.
T2D: Risk of CV and all-cause mortality lower with SGLT2 vs DPP-4 inhibitors
A real-world propensity score-matched study in Hong Kong finds that, compared with use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients is associated with lower risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF), stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA), and cardiovascular (CV) and all-cause mortality.
