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Treatment with inclisiran monotherapy demonstrates good tolerability and better reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels when compared with ezetimibe and placebo in patients without atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), reports a study.

Intravenous ferric carboxymaltose does not appear to be beneficial in terms of heart failure (HF) hospitalization and cardiovascular mortality in patients with HF and iron deficiency, according to a study.

A nurse-led mobile health (mHealth) intervention that utilizes basic phones improves blood pressure (BP) control among stroke survivors in Ghana, as shown in the phase III PINGS-2 trial.

At the Asia Vaccines and Antivirals Summit (AVAS) 2025 held in Bangkok, Thailand, two expert-led sessions provided valuable perspectives on the expanding role of oral antivirals in COVID-19 management. Dr Daniel Griffin, an infectious disease specialist and Clinical Instructor of Medicine at Columbia University, New York, US, focused on protecting high-risk populations through the timely use of antiviral therapy. Complementing this, Professor Ching-Tai Huang of Chang Gung University and Memorial Hospital in Taiwan offered practical guidance on clinical management strategies, including patient risk stratification and therapeutic selection.

A team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has developed an innovative clinical tool to help physicians effectively identify intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) patients who would benefit from early initiation of triple antihypertensive therapy to reduce the risks of ICH recurrence and subsequent strokes.

In patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), the best predictor of major bleeding was the HAS-BLED score, demonstrating similar efficacy to the DOAC score and superiority to the ORBIT score, suggests a China study.