Lipoprotein (a) assay methods similarly predict MACE reduction with PCSK9 inhibitor Alirocumab: Study Medha Baranwal22 March 2024 8:30 PM ISTUSA: A recent comparison of changes in lipoprotein(a) mass and molar concentrations found that each essay method is similarly predictive of major...
VCTE-based scores can accurately predict liver-related events in MASLD patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal22 March 2024 8:15 PM ISTChina: A cohort study of 16 603 patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) who underwent vibration-controlled...
Add on Benzbromarone outperformed febuxostat monotherapy in gout with combined-type hyperuricemia: JAMA Medha Baranwal22 March 2024 8:00 PM ISTChina: The addition of low-dose benzbromarone (25 mg/day) to low-dose (20 mg/day) febuxostat showed superior urate lowering versus febuxostat...
Liraglutide can prevent PAD progression in patients with type 2 diabetes: STARDUST trial Medha Baranwal22 March 2024 7:45 PM ISTItaly: Compared with conventional treatment, liraglutide use over six months was associated with increased peripheral in patients with type 2 diabetes...
Living recipient receives World's first genetically-edited pig kidney transplant at Massachusetts General Hospital Medha Baranwal22 March 2024 3:00 PM ISTUSA: Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) performed the world's first genetically modified pig kidney transplant on a 62-year-old living...
Mammography-based AI model can predict 5-year breast cancer risk: Study Medha Baranwal21 March 2024 11:30 PM ISTUSA: Duke University researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can predict five-year breast cancer risk from mammograms,...
Hyperglycemia may increase risk of in-hospital infection, AKI, and stroke in hospital inpatients: Study Medha Baranwal21 March 2024 8:30 PM ISTAustralia: Hyperglycemia increases the risk of in-hospital healthcare-associated infection (HAI), acute kidney injury (AKI), and stroke compared with...
FDA approves once-daily oral antihypertensive Aprocitentan for uncontrolled BP Medha Baranwal21 March 2024 8:00 PM ISTUSA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved aprocitentan (Tryvio) for treating hypertension in combination with other antihypertensive...
Low-dose colchicine may help prevent CV events in patients with type 2 diabetes and MI: COLCOT trial Medha Baranwal21 March 2024 7:45 PM ISTCanada: Colchicine, 0.5 mg daily, leads to a large reduction in cardiovascular (CV) events among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and a recent...
Living kidney donors have lower risk of all types of fractures but excess risk of vertebral fractures: JAMA Medha Baranwal21 March 2024 7:00 PM ISTUSA: A recent survey study comprising 2132 living kidney donors and 2014 controls revealed a significantly lower overall rate of fractures among...
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio indicative of periprosthetic joint infection after joint replacement: Study Medha Baranwal21 March 2024 6:00 PM ISTCanada: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) can be a valuable triage test for the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total joint...
Primary dengue infections can also lead to severe disease among kids, study questions common belief Medha Baranwal21 March 2024 3:00 AM ISTIndia: A collaborative study in India has questioned the currently widely held belief that severe dengue is associated predominantly with secondary...
