Quality Of Life

Patient-selected trigger testing for paroxysmal AF.

Two weeks of metoprolol improved left ventricular outflow tract gradients, symptoms and quality of life compared with placebo in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, according to results of the TEMPO trial.

Bile acid diarrhea had a greater impact on bowel symptoms and quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea compared to those without it had, according to study results.

Adults with Graves’ disease who undergo a total thyroidectomy experience improvements in quality of life and thyroid-specific symptoms both shortly after and longer after surgery, according to findings published in Thyroid.

Compared with placebo, daprodustat was well tolerated and significantly increased hemoglobin levels in patients with chronic kidney disease, according to research presented at ASN Kidney Week.

Modification of the Rome criteria into the new clinical practice model may reduce unnecessary diagnostics and enhances the patient-provider relationship, according to research published in Gastroenterology.

Yoga therapy improved quality of life, immune responses and expression of inflammatory cytokines in men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer, according to results of a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Cancer in adolescents and young adults has become an important area of focus in oncology research.

In a cohort of patients with documented atrial fibrillation, those with diabetes were less likely to perceive AF symptoms than those without the disease, according to new research.

Patient-selected trigger testing for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation did not improve AF-related quality of life, but the process was tied to fewer self-reported AF events in the weeks after trial participation, a speaker reported.