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Editor’s Pick: Artificial Intelligence in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: Where Do We Stand?

Life expectancy of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) has increased in recent decades; however, late complications remain frequent and…

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Psychosocial Factors Predicting Mastery in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), like many other chronic conditions including cardiovascular disease, requires effective self-management to ensure optimal outcomes and reduce associated complications…

Sex Differences in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Therapy: Potential Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

This paper highlights some key differences between females and males with heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction, discusses clinical trials assessing treatments, and proposes what is needed to target HFpEF care according to sex.

Acute Severe Mitral Regurgitation Secondary to Haemophilus parainfluenzae Infective Endocarditis

Haemophilus parainfluenzae has established itself as an important, albeit uncommon, cause of infective endocarditis (IE)…

The Evolution and Future Direction of The Cardiac Biomarker

The use of biomarkers has become routine in many areas of medicine. Knowing how and why these became incorporated into medical practice…

Advanced Approaches in Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

While the precise aetiology and pathological mechanisms remain to be completely understood,1 Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder caused by the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing β cells…

EMJ Podcast: Telemedicine and the Rise of the Robots

This week, Jonathan chats to Yulun Wang, Fellow, Teladoc Health and Founder of InTouch Health, about telemedicine.

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk with Proton Pump Inhibitors

LONG-TERM use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) has been linked to increased risk of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), in a large-scale, observational…

Is Robot-Guided Colonoscopy on the Horizon?

ROBOTICS guidance for colonoscopy may not be far away, following progress in the development of a semi-autonomous procedure. After 12 years of…

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Addressing Unmet Needs in the Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with Non-Dialysis Chronic Kidney Disease

SHPT is a common and serious complication of CKD that manifests early in the disease course.5 SHPT is characterised by excessive…