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Fixed-dose pitavastatin–ezetimibe combo bests monotherapy for lowering cholesterol

01 Sep 2022

In the treatment of patients with hypercholesterolaemia, the fixed-dose combination of pitavastatin plus ezetimibe, 1PC111, affords better low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)-lowering effect than either pitavastatin or ezetimibe alone, according to the results of a phase III trial.

01 Sep 2022

Higher dietary glycaemic index, load up CVD mortality risk

31 Aug 2022 by

A dietary pattern with increased glycaemic index (GI) and load (GL) appears to elevate the risk of death due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), suggests a study involving Chinese adults.

31 Aug 2022

No clear link between atopic dermatitis and venous thromboembolism

30 Aug 2022

There appears to be no evidence that atopic dermatitis or treatment with Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors carries an increased risk of venous thromboembolism, according to a study.

30 Aug 2022

Early diagnosis and treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy significantly improves outcomes

30 Aug 2022 by

Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a significantly underdiagnosed, life-threatening disease caused by the deposition of transthyretin amyloid fibrils in the heart. Dr Soon Chao Yang, Interventional Cardiologist at The Heart Doctors Clinic in Mount Alvernia Hospital, Singapore, reviews the data on early treatment of ATTR-CM, and shares his clinical experience with tafamidis.

30 Aug 2022

Revacept works in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis

29 Aug 2022

Treatment with revacept 120 mg appears to be beneficial in the treatment of patients with symptomatic internal carotid artery stenosis, according to a study.

29 Aug 2022

RYGB in severe obesity leads to weight loss, hypertension remission

29 Aug 2022 by

In patients with severe obesity, undergoing either laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) resulted in weight loss, according to long-term follow-up of the SLEEVEPASS* trial. However, remission of hypertension was more likely in patients who underwent RYGB compared with LSG.

29 Aug 2022

Combined oral contraceptives and VTE: Which pill conveys the highest risk in young women?

29 Aug 2022 by

Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) that contain gestodene confer a fivefold increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in young women as compared with those that contain levonorgestrel and the lowest doses of ethinylestradiol, as shown in a study.

29 Aug 2022

Daytime, nocturnal hypertension pose risk of kidney replacement therapy in kids with CKD

29 Aug 2022

Paediatric chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with both daytime and nocturnal hypertension are at high risk of progressing to kidney replacement therapy, according to a study.

29 Aug 2022

Healthy weight, appropriate exercise needed to ward off heart disease

25 Aug 2022

In middle-aged adults, gradual weight loss not accompanied by appropriate levels of physical activity may worsen the risk of cardiovascular disease, a recent Korea study has found.

25 Aug 2022

Cholesterol, creatinine, platelet count tied to myocardial infarction, angina pectoris

23 Aug 2022

Among the biochemical indices of obesity, cholesterol, creatinine, and platelet count appear to correlate with myocardial infarction or angina pectoris in both men and women, reports a recent study. Other indicators, including anthropometric measures, varied between sexes.

23 Aug 2022

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Fixed-dose pitavastatin–ezetimibe combo bests monotherapy for lowering cholesterol

Higher dietary glycaemic index, load up CVD mortality risk

No clear link between atopic dermatitis and venous thromboembolism

Early diagnosis and treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy significantly improves outcomes

Revacept works in patients with internal carotid artery stenosis

RYGB in severe obesity leads to weight loss, hypertension remission

Combined oral contraceptives and VTE: Which pill conveys the highest risk in young women?

Daytime, nocturnal hypertension pose risk of kidney replacement therapy in kids with CKD

Healthy weight, appropriate exercise needed to ward off heart disease

Cholesterol, creatinine, platelet count tied to myocardial infarction, angina pectoris