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Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are superior to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) in reducing renal outcomes among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Hong Kong, a real-world population-based study by the University of Hong Kong has shown.

In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), neutrophils seem to secrete more cytokines, contributing to low-grade chronic inflammation, a recent study reports.

The risk of myopericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination is not greater than that following other non–COVID-19 vaccinations, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted by researchers in Singapore.

In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), abdominal aortic calcification might be an important indicator of coronary artery disease (CAD) and cerebral infarction (CI), a new study has found.

For patients undergoing surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) appears to be a reliable predictor of major cardiovascular complications, as reported in a study.

The risk of developing dementia in older adults appears to be elevated in the presence of atrial fibrillation, with some indication of a risk increase already at age <65 years, according to a study.