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Metformin in New European Guidelines for Treating Patients with Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
The position of metformin has changed in the guidelines for the treatment of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in individuals with cardiovascular (CV) disease, issued by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) in collaboration with the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in 2019. The 2019 EASD recommendations differ somewhat, thus we provide the following updated summary.
Another Positive Effect of Diosmin − Influence on Oxidative Stress
Diosmin is an established drug in the therapy of chronic venous insufficiency. It is known to act…
How to Choose the Ideal Venotonic or Vasoprotective – Which Properties Are Key?
Medicines and dietary supplements containing flavonoids, often hesperidin or diosmin, are available…
The Role of Probiotics in the Prevention of Childhood Infections
Although common acute respiratory and gastrointestinal infections are a part of childhood, they…
Does Emicizumab Change Routine Clinical Practice?
With the increasing number of patients with hemophilia A being treated with emicizumab, the…
Should We Test for Alpha-1-Antitrypsin in All COPD Patients?
Approximately 1–2% of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an…
Lorlatinib as an Alternative to CNS Radiotherapy in Patients with NSCLC − Case Studies
Two remarkable case studies from authors at the Netherlands Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek…
Idarucizumab reverses the anticoagulant effect of dabigatran even in patients with impaired renal function – clinical practice commentary
Along with the results of a subanalysis of the RE-VERSE AD study, which demonstrated the efficacy…
Does The Use of Levothyroxine in Women with Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies Affect The Risk of Miscarriage and Premature Birth?
Women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies have a higher risk of miscarriage and premature birth,…
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes of TKA Implantation: ATTUNE vs. SIGMA
The ATTUNE total knee arthroplasty (TKA) system was introduced to the market in 2013 as a successor…