The disease burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is significant, accounting for approximately 400 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2019 globally. Despite multinational and multipronged cardiovascular preventative strategies, the...
Heart diseases such as acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is among the leading cause of death and affects around 3 million individuals globally 1 . AMI is driven by atherosclerotic plaque, and post-myocardial infarction (pMI), the risk of developing ...
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a significant health challenge, imposing substantial burdens on individuals and healthcare systems worldwide. Notably, in Hong Kong, 1.6% of those aged 15 or above are reported as doctor-diagnosed CAD, with a higher ...
The hottest love has the coldest end.” Facing a romantic relationship breakup can be devastating, overwhelming and heart-wrenching. There has been an increasing trend of divorce over the last 3 decades in Hong Kong, with the crude divorce rate...
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease: An Evil Pairing Currently, the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is approximately 463 million, which is equivalent to 9.3% of the world’s population. The global pandemic of DM is expected to r...
Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) has traditionally been categorised into acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and coronary artery disease (CAD) 1 . With a better understanding of Cardiology and therapeutic advancement, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)...
An Every-Increasing Problem with HFpEF Heart failure (HF) is a complex clinical syndrome that results from a functional or structural heart disorder impairing the ventricular filling or ejection of blood to the systemic circulation 1 . It affects mo...
The Local Burden of AF AF is characterised by high frequency excitation of the atrium that results in both dyssynchronous atrial contraction and irregularity of ventricular excitation 3 . The clinical consequences of AF are of paramount importance s...
Kerendia ® ( Finerenone ) 4 Bayer Finerenone is a nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist Compositio n : Available as 10mg and 20mg oral tablets Indications : Newly indicated for delaying progressive decline of kidney function ...
Triplixam ® ( perindopril arginine/indapamide/amlodipine ) 5 Servier Perindopril is an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE inhibitor) Indapamide is a thiazide diuretic Amlodipine is a calcium-channel blocker (CCB) Compositio n : Availa...
Autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic sclerosis, lupus erythematosus, and type 1 diabetes, were found to be linked with increased CV risks, with risk dependent on the types of autoimmune disorders. In a population-b...
