News & Updates

OSA treatment with positive airway pressure reduces economic burden in HFpEF

In patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and comorbid obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy helps lower the use of healthcare resource, according to a study.

ADPKD: Halting kidney function decline

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is one of the leading causes of kidney failure. In an interview with MIMS, Professor Sydney Tang of Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, discussed ADPKD diagnosis and management, particularly in patients at high risk of rapid progression.

 Watch this video to find out how to identify ADPKD rapid progressors and how to delay renal function deterioration in these at-risk patients. 

Elevated cholesterol a red flag for heart failure in postmenopausal women

Postmenopausal women with a total cholesterol of at least 240 mg/dL and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol of at least 100 mg/dL are at increased risk of heart failure, according to a study.

Anticoagulation lowers mortality in patients with cirrhosis, portal vein thrombosis

Treatment with anticoagulants helps improve survival in patients with cirrhosis and portal vein thrombosis independently of recanalization, suggests a study. However, anticoagulation may increase the risk of nonportal hypertension-related bleeding.

Home nebulizer therapy is safe and effective

Home nebulizer therapy is safe and effective for a number of carefully selected patients with severe asthma or COPD

Pulsed field ablation for AF works for most patients

Treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) with catheter ablation using pulsed field energy appears to be beneficial in more than three-fourths of patients, as shown in a study.

CBT improves life quality of patients with symptomatic paroxysmal AF

Online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) helps improve quality of life (QoL) and reduce healthcare use in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF), suggests a study.