Cardiovascular outcomes of dialysis patients using phosphate binders with or without calcium
1. In this observational cohort study of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing hemodialysis, there was no observed difference...
Comparison of GFR estimation methods in older adults
1. In this cross sectional study of older adults (>65 years) who had undergone gold-standard glomerular filtration rate (GFR) measurement...
Provision of medically-tailored meals linked with lower admissions and medical spending
1. In this retrospective analysis from Massachusetts, the provision of ten ready-to-consult medically-tailored meals (MTMs) to participants was linked to...
Older patients with STEMI and cardiogenic shock benefit from percutaneous coronary intervention
1. In this retrospective analysis of patients 75-years or older with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and cardiogenic shock, use of...
Rivaroxaban likely reduces risk of recurrent stroke in specific subgroup of patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source
1. In this post-hoc analysis of data from the NAVIGATE-ESUS trial, which evaluated strategies to prevent recurrent stroke in patient...
Catheter-based renal denervation reduces blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension
1. Meta-analysis of sham-controlled randomized trials of catheter-based renal denervation demonstrated reduction in ambulatory and office systolic blood pressures. 2....
Patisiran therapy reduces ventricular myocardial strain in hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis
1. Use of patisiran, an RNA interference therapy, in patients with hereditary transthyretin (hATTR) cardiac amyloidosis was linked to reduced...
Hypertension in adolescence associated with end-stage renal disease
1. In this retrospective cohort study from Israel, hypertension at the age of 16-19 years old was linked with later-life...
Early intensive treatment of multiple sclerosis associated with slower progression of disability
1. In this prospective cohort study of patients with multiple sclerosis, upfront use of highly-efficacious disease modifying therapies (DMTs) compared...
Left ventricular unloading linked to lower mortality in patients with cardiogenic shock on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
1. Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) use in cardiogenic shock has been linked to a potentially harmful increase in left...