Cardiovascular Diseases

Conservative Management Safer for Inpatient High BP

A US cohort study suggested that in the absence of evidence of end-organ damage, conservative management of inpatient high blood…

4 years ago

Blood Metabolites Linked to Stroke Risk

Ten metabolites from seven prospective cohort studies were found to be associated with risk of stroke. The studies included 1,791…

4 years ago

LDL-C Significance in ASCVD Challenged

Two studies suggest that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) may not to be the main lipid contributor to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease…

4 years ago

Finerenone Reduced CV Events and CKD Progression

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) concluded that treatment with finerenone…

4 years ago

Lipid Lowering Beneficial Regardless of Age

A contemporary primary prevention cohort study and a systematic review and meta-analysis showed that older people with elevated LDL cholesterol…

4 years ago

Proinflammatory Diet Linked to CVD

A prospective US study suggests that dietary patterns with a higher proinflammatory potential were associated with higher risk of cardiovascular…

4 years ago

Time Course of LDL-C Linked to CVD Risk

A prospective study suggests that incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) event risk depends on the time course of cumulative prior exposure…

5 years ago

Timing of Menarche/Menopause and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Linked to CVD Risk

Two studies suggest that reproductive life span and adverse pregnancy outcomes are sex-specific risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD)…

5 years ago

Drug-Induced Arrhythmias

The American Heart Association just issued a scientific statement for drug-induced arrhythmias. Drugs from many therapeutic classes may cause or…

5 years ago

Intensive BP Treatment Lowers Risk for Orthostatic Hypotension

A systematic review suggested that Intensive blood pressure (BP)-lowering treatment decreases risk for orthostatic hypotension (OH). OH, before or in…

5 years ago

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