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Undiagnosed OSA associated with increased costs, readmission in patients with heart failure
Previously undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea in patients hospitalized with congestive heart failure was associated with increased costs and readmissions at 3 and 6 months compared with patients without sleep-disordered breathing, researchers reported.
Three-drug combination induces deep remission in treatment-naive, relapsed/refractory CLL
A combination of obinutuzumab, ibrutinib and venetoclax induced deep remissions in patients with treatment-naive or relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Clinician burnout: A mental health ‘pandemic within a pandemic’
For the last several months, health care workers have rightfully been hailed as heroes.
Anti-osteoporotic care of distal radius fractures declined as DEXA screening increased
Results presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting showed a decrease in the number of patients with sentinel distal radius fractures who received anti-osteoporotic care despite an increase in DEXA screening.
Coronary intravascular lithotripsy beneficial in severely calcified lesions
Among patients with severely calcified coronary lesions, use of intravascular lithotripsy was associated with low rates of 30-day MACE and high rates of procedural success, according to the single-arm DISRUPT CAD III study.
Dr. XYZ Syndrome: Gender discrimination and the power of ‘Twisterhood’
In medicine, we learn that diseases usually have a clearly defined cause, distinguishing symptoms and treatment options.
Six traits predict need for mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19
Among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in the United States, male sex, age 60 years and older, obesity, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease and living in the Northeast were associated with an increased risk for mechanical ventilation, data show.
Assessing for myocarditis may clarify whether athletes can return to sports after COVID-19
Cardiac MRI may help assess risk for myocarditis in athletes recovering from COVID-19 to determine whether it is safe to participate in competitive sports, researchers found.
Newly identified mutations in AML may help refine risk classification, optimize treatment
The 2017 European LeukemiaNet recommendations should be refined to include certain gene mutations that could help determine which patients with acute myeloid leukemia require more intensive treatment, according to study results.