Cardiovascular Diseases

Long Naps and Sleep Linked to Higher Stroke Risk

A Chinese prospective cohort study concluded that long sleep duration, long midday napping, and poor sleep quality were independently and…

6 years ago

Common Drugs Linked to Reduced Cardiotoxicity

A meta-analysis suggested that use of beta-blockers, angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, or angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) in patients…

6 years ago

Potential Benefit of Early Lipid-Lowering

A multinational risk-evaluation and risk-modelling study suggests that non-HDL cholesterol concentrations in blood are strongly associated with long-term risk of…

6 years ago

Medication on Par with Early Invasive Treatment for Stable IHD

An international randomized trial revealed that an initial invasive approach compared to optimal medical therapy (OMT) in stable ischemic heart disease…

6 years ago

Low-Dose Colchicine Effective in CVD

A randomized, double-blind trial in Canada concluded that among patients with a recent myocardial infarction (MI), colchicine at a dose…

6 years ago

Lower Blood Pressure Might Reduce Dementia Risk

A meta-analysis of individual participant data from eligible observational studies suggested that use of any antihypertensive medications (AHM) with efficacy…

6 years ago

Early Life Vascular Risk Linked to Brain Pathology Later

A prospective longitudinal cohort study in Britain revealed that early adulthood vascular risk is strongly associated with smaller whole-brain volume…

6 years ago

Bedtime BP-lowering Medications Work Better

A Spanish multicenter, controlled, prospective endpoint trial suggested that routinely taking blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications at bedtime, as opposed to…

6 years ago

The Younger to Treat Familial Hypercholesterolemia the Better

A 20-year follow-up study in the Netherland concluded that initiation of statin therapy during childhood in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia…

6 years ago

Childhood Hypertension More Common

A systematic review and meta-analysis suggested that global prevalence of hypertension in children is becoming more common. The analysis included…

6 years ago

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