The POEMS syndrome is a rare plasma cell disorder involving pathological changes of polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes. The diagnostic and therapeutic management of the disease is clinically challenging. Given ...
A Missing Culprit in Atherosclerosis Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is one of the main causes of death globally, accounting for 31% of global deaths attributed by ASCVD. Furthermore, cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for 1 in eve...
Controlling Cardiovascular Risk Factors with Traditional Chinese Exercises Chronic diseases account for about 71% of all deaths globally in each year, whereas cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the main chronic diseases in middle-aged and elderl...
The Role of Senescence in Age-related Cardiovascular Diseases and Its Potential Solution According to World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are one of the major causes of death globally, responsible for 17.9 million deaths every ...
Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated disease of the skin, with wide dermatological manifestations, most commonly involving erythematous, scaly plaques on the extensor surfaces of the joints, whereas psoriatic arthritis is also a common coexisting ...
Atherosclerosis and osteoporosis are major age-related diseases, predominantly contributing to significant morbidity and mortality in women. Osteoporosis is generally characterised by low bone mineral density and bone structure deterioration. A rece...
Despite substantial improvements in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD), the use of recreational substances such as alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs remains one of the key modifiable risk factors. A rece...
The consumption of refined grains and added sugars have increased globally over the past few decades. A recent prospective cohort study revealed that an increased intake of refined grains was associated with the higher risk of mortality and major ca...
Emerging evidences from numerous studies have implicated various sleep problems in the development of heart failure. Recently, a cohort study prospectively investigated the relationship between healthy sleep pattern and the risk of heart failure. In...
Evaluating Clinical Data in Renal Impaired Subgroup Former meta-analysis demonstrated that the use of NOACs, i.e. rivaroxaban, edoxaban, dabigatran and apixaban, was associated with reduced risk of stroke and systemic embolism (SE) and reduced risk ...
Pathological Bases for Coexistence of CKD and AF Dr. Wang explained that CKD and AF may frequently co-exist in a patient. The 2 disorders share many common risk factors including hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), ischaemic heart disease, heart f...
The Complication of T2DM with AF Prolonged elevation in blood glucose level would result in various health complications including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and kidney diseases 4 . In particular, T2DM was found to be a strong and independent ri...
