Quality Of Life

ATLANTA — For patients with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, ninerafaxstat, a novel cardiac mitotrope, safely improved HF symptoms during a 12-week period vs. placebo, a speaker reported.

Compared with healthy individuals, having undiagnosed COPD or asthma negatively impacted quality of life and led to higher health care usage, according to results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Adults and adolescents with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis treated with upadacitinib reported year-long improvements in skin symptoms, mental health and quality of life, according to a study.

DENVER — Deterioration of memory and executive functions were associated with worsening quality of life for those with Parkinson’s disease over a 3-year period, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Sublingual immunotherapy tablets improved quality of life for patients with allergic rhinitis with and without conjunctivitis, according to a review published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

DENVER — Treatment with IV efgartigimod improved functionality for individuals with acetylcholine receptor-positive generalized myasthenia gravis, according to a poster from the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

ATLANTA — Use of a coronary sinus reducer improved chest pain symptoms and quality of life for patients with significant coronary artery disease, despite not improving myocardial blood flow, a speaker reported.

Chronic graft-versus-host disease was associated with clinically meaningful quality of life impairment and symptom burden, making patient-reported outcomes an important prognostic marker, according to a study.

Testosterone replacement therapy did not improve most quality of life and psychosocial measures for men with pathological hypogonadism who were at high risk for type 2 diabetes, according to study findings.

Black, Hispanic and Asian women reported more arm swelling after axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer compared with white women, according to findings published in JAMA Surgery.