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Post-PCI bivalirudin infusion reduces death, bleeding vs heparin

04 Dec 2022 by

Patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who undergo primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have a reduced risk of all-cause death or BARC* type 3–5 bleeding when they receive a bolus plus post-PCI high-dose infusion of bivalirudin compared with heparin monotherapy, results of the BRIGHT**-4 trial showed.

04 Dec 2022

Group CBT may help improve emotion regulation in adults with autism

04 Dec 2022

Among adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), group-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) appears to yield modest improvements in emotion regulation, a recent study has found.

04 Dec 2022

HCV, HBV coinfection does not compromise HIV prognosis in the presence of active ART

04 Dec 2022

Among people living with HIV on active antiretroviral therapy (ART), coinfection with the hepatitis B (HBV) or hepatitis C (HCV) viruses does not seem to significantly worsen immunologic and virologic response to treatment, a recent study has found.

04 Dec 2022

Mindfulness programme as effective as escitalopram in treating anxiety

04 Dec 2022 by

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course is safe and as effective as first-line escitalopram for treatment of anxiety disorders, a randomized control trial has shown.

04 Dec 2022

Fatty liver more common in MAFLD than NAFLD

03 Dec 2022

Patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) see higher rates of fatty liver than those with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a recent study has found.

03 Dec 2022

Fish oil products do not meet recommended EPA, DHA levels

03 Dec 2022

Serving sizes of different fish oil products do not usually provide adequate eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosehexaenoic acid (DHA) intake to deliver cholesterol-lowering benefits, according to a study.

03 Dec 2022

Subcutaneous ICDs reduce complications without compromising shock effectiveness

03 Dec 2022

Implantation of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators (S-ICDs) results in fewer perioperative, lead-related complications without offsetting the effectiveness of ICD shocks, reveals a study. However, S-ICDs lead to more early postoperative pain and inappropriate shocks.

03 Dec 2022

MELTUMP, SAMPUS rarely lead to metastatic malignancies

03 Dec 2022

There appears to be low to no metastatic potential for melanocytic tumours of uncertain malignant potential (MELTUMP) and superficial atypical melanocytic proliferations of uncertain significance (SAMPUS), a recent study has found.

03 Dec 2022