The epidemiological characteristics of sleep disordered breathing in congestive heart failure: A prospective, single centre study in Southeast Asia.

Background: The presence of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in congestive heart failure (CHF) is associated with poor prognosis and is underdiagnosed despite advances in CHF management. The prevalence of SDB in CHF remains understudied in South East Asia.

Methods: A prospective, observational single-centre study was conducted where 116 consecutive patients in a specialised heart failure clinic underwent level 1, attended polysomnography (PSG).

Dearth of influenza among older adults admitted with respiratory symptoms in Malaysia during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in 2021.

Introduction: Influenza is a common respiratory virus which leads to over 400,000 annual deaths globally. Mortality from influenza is highest among those aged 75 years and over living in Africa and Southeast Asia.

Objective: To determine the burden of influenza among older adults presenting to public hospitals with severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Evaluation of the tolerability and effectiveness of Tenecteplase in patients with ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Secondary Hospital in Malaysia: A Retrospective Case Series.

Background: In Malaysia, knowledge regarding the clinical efficacy of tenecteplase (TNK), a fibrin-specific tissue-plasminogen activator, is limited.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness and tolerability of TNK in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction in a secondary referral Malaysian hospital.

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective case series based on the medical records of patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction admitted to the cardiac care unit between January 2016 and May 2019.