How Acute Kidney Injury Impacts Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant
Patients with cirrhosis awaiting liver transplant who responded to treatment for acute kidney injury had better 90-day survival outcomes but fewer transplants.
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Author: Teresa Sellinger
Metabolites Linked to Increased Diabetic Retinopathy Risk in T2D
Researchers studied patients with type 2 diabetes and identified 13 metabolites that were significantly linked to a higher risk for diabetic retinopathy.
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Despite Early Onset, Usher Syndrome Type ID Progresses Slowly
Despite its early onset, CDH23-associated Usher syndrome type ID progresses slowly, and a wide window for intervention is ideal for novel therapies.
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Tricuspid Valve Percutaneous Repair System Improves Outcomes in Severe TR
The tricuspid valve percutaneous repair system improved clinical outcomes when compared with guideline-directed medical treatment in patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation.
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Impact of RASI Continuation vs Discontinuation on Non-Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
The STOP-or-NOT trial found that both RASI continuation and discontinuation do not appear to affect the outcomes of major non-cardiac surgery.
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Triple Pill Protocol Safe & Effective for Reducing BP in Patients With Hypertension
A triple pill protocol was more effective than the standard-of-care BP protocol in lowering BP in Black African patients.
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HELIOS-B: Vutrisiran Candidate for Standard-of-Care in ATTR Cardiomyopathy
Patients with transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy had a reduced all-cause mortality and recurrent cardiovascular events with intake of vutrisiran in the HELIOS-B study.
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EPIC-CAD: What Is the Best Antithrombotic Approach in High-Risk AF Plus Stable CAD?
Patients with high-risk atrial fibrillation and stable coronary artery disease have better health outcomes with a Edoxaban monotherapy in the EPIC-CAD trial.
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FINEARTS-HF: Finerenone Helps Across Ejection Fraction Spectrum
Finerenone has been shown to significantly reduce the risk for cardiovascular death in patients with heart failure in results from the FINEARTS-HF trial.
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CRISS Score at CF Exacerbation Onset Predicts Permanent Lung Function Decline
Researchers found the CFRSD-CRISS score is an effective predictor of lung function recovery after a pulmonary exacerbation in cystic fibrosis.
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Q&A: Routine Screening for Neurocognitive Impairment in HIV May Improve ART Adherence
Both symptomatic and asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment in patients with HIV are associated with a higher risk for low/very low viremia and viral failure.
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Medications in Obesity Treatment: Types, Benefits, and Considerations
Dr. Jill Bryson explains which medications can be beneficial when incorporated into an obesity treatment plan, and factors that determine medication use.
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Q&A: AI in Dermatology: Current Strategies & Unmet Needs for Skin of Color
AI use is expanding in dermatology, but experts caution that more research is needed to optimize AI’s functionality for patients with skin of color.
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Drawing the Line When “Curbsiding”
Dr. MedLaw discusses where the line between safely offering informal consultation, or “curbsiding,” and taking on the liability of a consultation gets drawn.
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Q&A: Addressing Gaps in Early IRD Diagnosis to Improve Patient Outcomes
Some patients with inherited retinal diseases still experience multi-year diagnostic delays, but education and genetic testing have reduced this gap.
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AI-Enhanced OCT Analysis Helps Classify IRD Images
An automated optical coherence tomography algorithm showed the potential of using AI-assisted image processing in inherited retinal disease diagnostics.
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Disease-Causing Variants Identified in Inherited Retinal Dystrophies
A study of inherited retinal dystrophy subjects identified 14 novel ABCA4 variants of which 8 were determined to be disease-causing or likely disease-causing.
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Study Reveals MASLD, MetALD Responsible for One-Third of ICU Cirrhosis Cases
MASLD-related and MetALD-related cirrhosis is responsible for one-third of cirrhosis cases seen in the intensive care unit, according to a recent study.
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New Definition of Steatotic Liver Disease Improves Prediction of Kidney Disease
A new classification links MASLD and ALD, based on metabolic dysfunction and alcohol use, with a significant risk of developing chronic kidney disease.
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Influencing, Prognostic Factors of ES-HCM Identified
A study published in ESC Heart Failure identified seven influencing factors and two prognostic factors for end-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
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