SGLT2 Inhibitor Prescription Rates Lag Behind in HFrEF, with Stephen Greene, MD
June 13th 2023Stephen Greene, MD, discusses the results of a recent GWTG-HF registry analysis, which concluded just 1 in 5 hospitalized patients with HFrEF were discharged with an SGLT2 inhibitor prescription and less than 10% were receiving all 4 classes of guideline-directed medical therapy.
Disease Activity-Guided Dosing Safe, Effective for up to 10 Years in Rheumatoid Arthritis
June 6th 2023Noortje van Herwaarden, MD, PhD, discusses the results of a 10-year follow-up from the DRESS study and how it informs use of disease activity-guided dose optimization in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
SGLT2 Inhibitors Could Lower Risk of Recurrent Gout Flares in People with Diabetes
June 4th 2023A new-user, active comparator cohort study from EULAR 2023 suggests use of SGLT2 inhibitors could lower risk of recurrent gout flares in people with type 2 diabetes and gout compared to use of DPP-4 inhibitors.
Pegloticase Use Could Contribute to Bone Remodeling in Gout Patients
June 2nd 2023An analysis of DECT imaging from the MIRROR trial is providing clinicians with insight into the potential for urate crystal resolution and bone remodeling with pegloticase plus methotrexate in patients with uncontrolled gout.