Severe vitamin D deficiency in people with diabetes treated with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with high residual platelet reactivity in patients taking the adenosine-diphosphate (ADP) antagonists ticagrelor or prasugrel, according to an exploratory study epublished on June 7 by Vascular Pharmacology.
Monosodium urate (MSU) deposits detected by dual-energy computed tomography (DECT) are common in patients with gout and are associated with higher coronary calcium scores, researchers recently reported in JAMA Cardiology.
Probiotic supplementation using a mix of three Lactobacillus strains naturally occurring in the human gut microbiota protects against lumbar spine bone loss in healthy, early postmenopausal women, say researchers recently writing in The Lancet Rheumatology.