Medicina clinica
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In heart failure congestion is the most common symptom and diuretic resistance is frequent. This study aims to analyse whether short-term peripheral outpatient ultrafiltration (UF) is useful and safe in these patients. ⋯ In outpatients with heart failure and diuretic resistance, short-course peripheral UF was effective and safe.
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coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) causes high mortality in elderly patients. Some studies have shown a benefit of statin treatment in the evolution of this disease. Since there are no similar publications in this population group, the aim of this study is to analyze in-hospital mortality in relation to preadmission treatment with statins in an exclusively elderly population of octogenarian patients. ⋯ In octogenarian patients treated with statins prior to admission for COVID-19 in the first wave, lower in-hospital mortality was observed.
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Observational Study
Remdesivir plus dexamethasone is associated to improve the clinical outcome of COVID-19 hospitalized patients regardless of their vaccination status.
Remdesivir seems to reduce the risk of hospitalization and improve clinical outcome in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. ⋯ Remdesivir in combination with dexamethasone and vaccination independently and synergistically protects hospitalized COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen therapy from progression to severe disease or dead.