Medical Bulletin 27/December/2021 - Video
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Gender Differences In Hypertension Control Widen With Advancing Age
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality and disability-adjusted life-years among men and women globally. In a recent study, researchers have found wider gender disparities in hypertension control especially with patients aged 75 and above. The study findings were published in the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology on December 20, 2021.
Studies examining sex disparities in hypertension control among older adults do not account for differences in demographic factors and co-morbidities such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) that could influence blood pressure and hypertension management and control. To further explore, Dr HollyKramer and her team conducted a study to determine sex differences in hypertension control by age group in a diverse cohort of adults age 45–84 years at baseline followed for an average of 12 years.
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A new study shows that after strabismus surgery, approximately one of every four patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) requires reoperation. The number of muscles operated on was the sole independent predictor of reoperation and time to first reoperation. The findings of this study were published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology on 27th November, 2021.
This study was conducted by BryceHwang and team with the objective to investigate risk factors for strabismus surgery reoperation in TED patients.
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Patients With Thyroid Eye Disease At Increased Reoperation Risk After Strabismus Surgery: Study
In a new study, a researchers team from Hong Kong have developed a low cost, portable MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) machine that does not need heavy and expensive shielding and is able to still diagnose brain disorders.
"The MRI system we developed is a low cost, ultra-low-field 0.055 T MRI scanner which operates from standard AC wall power outlet only. Such scanner can be made low cost to manufacture, maintain and operate, the researchers wrote in their study published in the journal Nature Communications.
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According to a new study, having a high selenium level may not prevent the development of cancer. The links between kidney cancer and multiple myeloma must be confirmed in well-powered investigations.
As the evidence for a link between selenium and cancer risk is ambiguous, this study was conducted by Shuai Yuan and team with the objective to investigate the links between selenium levels and 22 different types of cancer, as well as any cancer.
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Will Higher Selenium Status Prevent Cancer Risk?
A recent study published in the Journal of Intensive Care Medicine has highlighted the beneficial effects of beta-blockers in sepsis patients. The study found premorbid beta-blockers to be associated with lower short-term mortality in sepsis patients.
The authors showed that in the adjusted, pooled analysis, these patients had lower lactate levels, lower heart rate, and higher mean arterial pressure while on admission for sepsis and had lower short-term mortality in the adjusted, pooled analysis.
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Beta-Blockers Tied To Lower Mortality In Patients With Sepsis: Study
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