Tight Link Between Ambulatory BP and Mortality Affirmed in Revamped Analysis
The study follows a prior one retracted due to data problems, with the information now “rescued for reliable analyses.”
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The study follows a prior one retracted due to data problems, with the information now “rescued for reliable analyses.”
In patients hospitalised for COVID-19 with clinical hypoxia who required either no oxygen or simple oxygen only, higher dose corticosteroids significantly increased the risk of death compared with usual care, which included low-dose corticosteroids. The RECOVERY trial continues to assess the effects of higher dose corticosteroids in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 who require non-invasive ventilation, invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Empagliflozin's efficacy in a range of patients with chronic kidney disease in EMPA-Kidney filled evidence gaps and confirmed SGLT2 inhibitors as a key treatment regardless of diabetes status.