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ESC 2022: What Current Insights Say About the Role of Dabigatran in Stroke Prevention with Atrial Fibrillation and Comorbidities

13. 10. 2022 Source: Anticoagulant Treatment

The risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) increases with age as risk factors accumulate and comorbidities arise. What do current data from randomized clinical trials and registries show about stroke prevention (SP) in the context of concurrent AF and some other chronic diseases? This was the focus of one of the symposia at this year's European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress.

ESC 2022: How to use gliflozins in heart failure? American guidelines now also consider the EMPEROR-Preserved study

One of the important current cardiology topics is the possibility of using gliflozins in patients with chronic heart failure (HF) regardless of the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). The…

13. 10. 2022 Source: Heart Failure

Effectiveness of Dietary Intervention in Irritable Bowel Syndrome –⁠ Results of a Network Meta-Analysis

A low FODMAP diet is often recommended to alleviate symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Although several randomized studies have been conducted to assess the effectiveness of this diet, a…

12. 10. 2022 Source: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Aloe vera Extract in the Therapy of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

The therapy options for irritable bowel syndrome are relatively limited, thus complementary and alternative treatments besides conventional therapy are applied. Many patients report that using Aloe…

12. 10. 2022 Source: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Cognitive changes in MS –⁠ what can teriflunomide do?

In Phase III clinical trials, teriflunomide demonstrated its ability to slow down brain tissue atrophy in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). What impact did the treatment…

10. 10. 2022 Source: Multiple Sclerosis

To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate? That’s the Question for MS and COVID-19

What is the response of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) to vaccination against COVID-19 considering the type of their treatment? Is there an increased risk of relapse after vaccination? And how…

10. 10. 2022 Source: Multiple Sclerosis

ESC 2022: Initiating Gliflozin in HFpEF During Hospitalization Can Benefit the Patient. This is Also Evidenced by Experience from the USA

Based on evidence from clinical studies, gliflozins are currently being introduced into practice for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) as early as hospitalization. Sharing…

7. 10. 2022 Source: Heart Failure

ESC 2022: What Do the Latest Real-World Data Say About the Use of DOACs in Atrial Fibrillation?

Why are real-world data so important? What new insights can they provide about established medications, such as direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), in the treatment of patients with atrial…

6. 10. 2022 Source: Anticoagulant Treatment

ITP with Severe Hemorrhagic Manifestations Associated with COVID-19 –⁠ Case Study

There can be numerous causes of newly acquired immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), often being idiopathic. Severe COVID-19 can be associated with ITP manifestations where the standard first-line treatment…

5. 10. 2022 Source: Immune Thrombocytopenia

Development of Immune Thrombocytopenia as a Result of Past COVID-19 Illness

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) developing secondary to COVID-19 is a completely new experience in clinical practice. A brief summary on this topic, describing incidence and response to treatment, was…

5. 10. 2022 Source: Immune Thrombocytopenia

Analgesic Effect of Metamizole in Cold-induced Pain

The cold test is used to experimentally induce acute pain –⁠ it can thus be used, for example, to test the efficacy of analgesics. The authors of a recently published German study evaluated the…

5. 10. 2022 Source: Analgesia

Assessment of the Effectiveness of Superabsorbent Dressings from the Perspective of Doctors and Patients

The Journal of Wound Care published the results of an observational study on the benefits of Resposorb Super superabsorbent dressings in the treatment of acute and chronic wounds with higher levels…

5. 10. 2022 Source: Wound Healing

Impact of ACEi and ARBs on Lung Function in Patients with Hypertension

Worsening respiratory functions can significantly influence the choice of antihypertensive medication. A recently published study explored whether angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) can…

4. 10. 2022 Source: Sartans in the Treatment of Hypertension

Overall Survival in Patients with Metastatic CRC During 1st-Line Anti-EGFR Treatment Depending on the Presence or Absence of Hypomagnesemia

Hypomagnesemia is one of the side effects of monoclonal antibody therapy against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The study presented below examined overall survival in patients with…

3. 10. 2022 Source: Colorectal Cancer

Options for Prevention and Treatment of Infantile Colic –⁠ A Systematic Review of Studies

The authors of the cited literature review evaluated evidence of the benefits of various preventive and therapeutic options for infantile colic. Administering probiotics appears to be a promising…

3. 10. 2022 Source: GI, colic and microbiome

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