Cardiovascular Diseases

Myocardial Injury vs Infarction

Major world cardiology associations have updated and standardized what defines a heart attack and have added the concept of "myocardial…

7 years ago

Cholesterol Linked to Higher CVD Mortality

A longitudinal study in the US revealed that low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ≥160 mg/dL were…

7 years ago

Right Ventricular Dysfunction Prognostic

The secondary analysis of a US community-based cohort study suggested that right ventricular (RV) dysfunction played an important and underrecognized…

7 years ago

Sodium Intake Linked to CVD

The ongoing prospective urban rural epidemiology study in 21 countries suggested that sodium intake was associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD)…

7 years ago

The Lower LDL-C the Better

A meta-analysis revealed that there is a consistent relative risk reduction in major vascular events per further reduction in low-density…

7 years ago

Midlife Orthostatic Hypotension Linked to Dementia and Stroke

An US prospective cohort study revealed that orthostatic hypotension (OH) in midlife was independently associated with incident dementia and ischemic…

7 years ago

Water Drinking Effective for Orthostatic Hypotension

An UK study found that bolus water drinking is superior to other nonpharmacological interventions for older people with orthostatic hypotension…

7 years ago

One Aspirin Dose Does Not Fit All

A pooled analysis of individual patient data suggested that low doses of aspirin (75–100 mg) were only effective in preventing…

7 years ago

Late-life BP Linked to CVD and AD

A US prospective clinical-pathologic study revealed that late in life both higher average and faster decline in blood pressure (BP)…

7 years ago

Reflex Syncope

Reflex syncopes include vasovagal, carotid sinus, and situational syncope, share a common pathophysiology: an abrupt slowdown of the heart rate…

7 years ago

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