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Los datos de un registro “tranquilizan” sobre el riesgo de infarto por biofármacos para pacientes con artritis reumatoide

MANCHESTER, GBR. Los pacientes con artritis reumatoide no tienen más probabilidades de sufrir un infarto si son tratados con un inhibidor de la interleucina 6 que si se tratan con un inhibidor del factor de necrosis tumoral, según datos presentados en el Congreso Anual de la British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) de 2023. Los resultados de […]

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Cardiac Issues Twice as Likely With COVID Plus High Troponin

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients with high troponin levels are twice as likely to have cardiac abnormalities than those with normal troponin, with or without COVID-19, a multicenter UK study suggests. The causes were diverse, myocarditis prevalence was lower than previously reported, and myocardial scar emerged as an independent risk factor for […]

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Large Cohort Study Finds Possible Association Between Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and COVID-19 Vaccination but Far Stronger Link With SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Shortly after COVID-19 vaccines first became available, Tae Chung, MD, noticed something unusual at the Johns Hopkins Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) program, which he directs. Seven patients newly diagnosed with POTS were either medical students or physicians. They had no recent history of SARS-CoV-2 infection, which, research has suggested, […]

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