Cardiovascular Diseases

Changing Heart Rate Prognostic

A retrospective study of a community-based cohort in the US revealed that resting heart rate (HR) and change in heart…

7 years ago

New BP Guideline Criticized

The American College of Physicians criticized that the 2017 blood pressure (BP) guideline may fall short in weighing the potential…

7 years ago

MRI Safe for Legacy Cardiac Devices

A prospective study to assess the safety of MRI at a magnetic field strength of 1.5 Tesla in patients with…

7 years ago

Atherosclerosis without Risk Factors

A study revealed that many middle-aged individuals free of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) have atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis presence and extent was…

7 years ago

No Survival Advantage for Obesity

A population-based study in the US did not find evidence of a survival advantage for obesity among persons with incident…

7 years ago

Decreasing Blood Pressure in Older Patients

A 20-year cohort analysis of medical records in the UK revealed that blood pressure (BP) decreased for more than a…

7 years ago

Worsening Renal Function and Hemoconcentration Linked to Improved Heart Failure Survival

A retrospective analysis of heart failure (HF) patients in the US found that concurrent hemoconcentration and worsening renal function (WRF)…

7 years ago

CETP Gene Variants Not Associated with CVD Risk

A prospective biobank study concluded that genetic variants of cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) were associated with altered high-density lipoprotein…

7 years ago

2017 BP Guideline

An updated guideline for high blood pressure (BP) in adults has been released. BP progressively increases with age. Observational studies…

7 years ago

PCI Not Effective in Stable Angina

A blinded, multicenter randomized trial of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus a sham procedure for angina relief in the UK…

7 years ago

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