News & Updates

Early treatment with sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) is associated with a lower cardiovascular risk among diabetes patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI), reports a study.

A novel active driving system for paediatric ventricular assist devices exhibits safety and reliability in children with heart failure, with no major malfunctions, according to a study.

Death or major morbidity is prevalent in patients with single ventricles, reveals a study.

Relative fat mass is strongly associated with incident stroke, especially ischaemic stroke, as shown in a study.

The prevalence and severity of coronary atherosclerosis are significantly higher among recipients of liver transplant than the general population, a study has shown.

Supplementation with vitamin K homologue menaquinone-7 (MK-7) for 2 years appears to reduce plaque calcification in patients with symptomatic coronary artery disease, as shown in a study.

A home-based palliative care program for terminally ill patients with end-stage organ failure and severe frailty in Singapore has been shown to improve symptom control and honour the patients’ end-of-life preferences while reducing acute healthcare use and its associated costs.