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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…

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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…

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) New Guideline for Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Meet-the-Expert Session

Diabetes is a chronic, metabolic disease characterised by elevated blood glucose levels, which over time leads to serious damage to the heart…

EMJ Hepatology [Supplement 2] ILC Congress Review 2020

Review of The Digital International Liver Congress (ILC) 2020

LONDON, UK, is considered to be one of the world’s most influential cities, with a significant impact on arts, commerce, and finance…

EMJ Hepatology [Supplement 2] ILC Congress Review 2020

Diagnostic and Prognostic Role of Presepsin in Patients with Cirrhosis and Bacterial Infection

Bacterial infection (BI) is a common event in the natural history of cirrhosis, often requiring hospitalisation due to hepatic and extra-hepatic organ dysfunction..

EMJ Hepatology [Supplement 2] ILC Congress Review 2020

Fibrosis-4 Score for Assessment of Liver Fibrosis is Useful in General Practice

Early recognition of liver fibrosis will be a challenge that continues in the coming years and should be performed by general practitioners (GP)…

EMJ Hepatology [Supplement 2] ILC Congress Review 2020

COVID-19 and the Liver

IN THIS YEAR’S European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) Digital International Liver Congress (ILC) 2020, the session…