Federico II Study – Vanvitelli: the data attests that 1 in 5 people who survive a heart attack have a recurrence within the year. How the therapy works An Italian TA target-IT study coordinated by Prof. Pasquale Perrone Filard was presentedi (in the photo), director of the School of Specialization in Cardiovascular Diseases of the … Read more
At the end of October, the HAS refused “early” access to Biogen’s Qalsody, indicated in a rare genetic form of the pathology, which aroused the anger of patients. On October 25, the opinion of the High Authority for Health (HAS) had the effect of a cold shower for patients suffering from a rare form of … Read more
DECRYPTION – A clinical trial shows the benefits of combining immunotherapy and chemotherapy against this cancer which occurs half of the time before the age of 35. But the American experience will not be directly applicable to France, because the reference protocol is different. For the American doctorsit is a “practice changing” study: its results, … Read more
A SARS-CoV-2 infection is not one of the risk factors for the development of asthma. This has now been shown by a study. Question: What influence does a SARS-CoV-2 infection have on the risk of developing asthma in children and adolescents? Method: Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia included more than 27,400 patients (1-16 … Read more
There is more and more evidence – and it is beginning to be publicly known three years into the pandemic – about the risk of suffering myocarditis or pericarditis after the administration of the Covid vaccine. That is, inflammation of the heart muscle or the membrane that surrounds it. An adverse effect that appears after … Read more
Yesterday at 10:00 a.m. the second round to choose a MIR place throughout Spainand Galicia has managed to seduce, so far, 37 of the 800 best doctors of the last batch (6 of them in the first 79 positions of the more than 10,000 residents). The new doctors have selected their health centers to learn … Read more
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) external panel of experts voted Wednesday to expand the use of a drug aimed at reducing genetic material in the treatment of a rare heart condition that can cause organ damage. The FDA’s panel of experts approved by a majority of 9 votes to 3 that the benefits … Read more
Ter Maaten investigated an adapted strategy for the current treatment. She did this with 310 patients at the UMCG who came in with acute heart failure. The study shows that if the dosage of diuretic medication is adjusted to the amount of salt in the urine, the patients lose fluid more quickly. Thanks to this … Read more
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have identified the location of plaque ruptures that can lead to strokes and heart attacks, and discovered a marker that may be used to predict patients at risk. The team found plaques in the carotid artery often ruptured at the beginning of the area of plaque accumulation, closest to … Read more
Obesity and non-alcohol-related fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are two interlinked health conditions that pose significant risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD). CVD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and addressing the underlying risk factors is critical in mitigating its impact. Bariatric surgery, a weight loss procedure, has been shown to improve CVD outcomes … Read more