Conference Reports

The 40th Annual Pregnancy Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM 2020)

Grapevine, Texas, US

03 February 2020 - 08 February 2020

American Thoracic Society 2019 (ATS 2019) International Conference

Dallas, Texas, US

17 May 2019 - 22 May 2019

Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019 Meeting

Baltimore, Maryland

24 April 2019 - 01 May 2019

12th IDF-WPR Congress & 10th AASD Scientific Meeting

Kuala Lumpur

22 November 2018 - 25 November 2018

European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2018

15 September 2018 - 19 September 2018

24th Malaysian Dietitian’s Association National Conference

Kuala Lumpur

25 June 2018 - 26 June 2018

Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) World Congress 2018

Singapore

21 March 2018 - 24 March 2018

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Aortic z score inversely tied to proximal aorta growth rate in hypertensive patients

5 days ago

A recent study reports a mean growth rate of proximal aorta of about 0.1 mm/year in hypertensive patients with known aortic dilatation. In addition, those with increased rather than normal aortic z score have slower dilatation over time.

Reduced stroke, embolism, bleeding risk with apixaban in nonvalvular AF

Roshini Claire Anthony, 3 days ago

Among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), treatment with apixaban was associated with a lower rate of ischaemic stroke, systemic embolism, and major bleeding compared with rivaroxaban, according to a large study assessing patients in routine care.