ACC/AHA: Exercise Therapy Is Safe, May Improve Quality of Life for Many People With Heart Failure
A new scientific statement from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) states that supervised exercise therapy may help improve symptoms for people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Exercise therapy had comparable or better results on improving exercise capacity for people with preserved EF compared with those who have heart failure with reduced EF. The statement, published in the journal Circulation and in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, also advises that Medicare and health insurers expand coverage...
Are NSAIDs harmful and is acetaminophen well tolerated?
PURPOSE OF REVIEW On the basis of previous literature, NSAID use is typically avoided in patients at risk for kidney disease, while acetaminophen has generally been considered well tolerated. However, the extent of NSAID effect on the kidneys is n
Therapeutic-dose heparin more likely to benefit those with less severe COVID-19 at hospitalisat...
The benefits and harms of therapeutic-dose heparin for hospitalised patients with COVID-19 varied by patient characteristics, illustrating the importance of considering heterogeneity of treatment effect (HTE) in the design and analysis of randomised ...
