Cardiovascular Diseases

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Guidelines Updated

The US guideline for the management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) have been updated. The top 10 take-home messages are: Shared…

8 months ago

GWAS Improved BP Polygenic Risk Scores

A single-stage common-variant genome-wide association study (GWAS) of blood pressure (BP) in European-ancestry adults improved BP polygenic risk scores (PRS)…

8 months ago

Effects of Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation, and Dietary Modification

The US Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trial results do not support hormone therapy with oral conjugated equine estrogens plus…

8 months ago

BMI, Waist Circumference, and Mortality in the Oldest-Old

A prospective Chinese Mendelian randomization study revealed that participants with higher body mass index (BMI) but lower waist circumference (WC)…

8 months ago

Brain’s Stress-Related Activity Mediated CVD Benefit of Physical Activity

A US cohort study suggested that physical activity (PA) appears to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in part by acting…

8 months ago

MAD On Par to CPAP for Reducing BP

A randomized, non-inferiority trial in Singapore showed that mandibular advancement device (MAD) was non-inferior to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)…

9 months ago

HR Variation and Common Clinical Correlations

A Swedish population-based study provided reference ranges of ambulatory heart rate (HR) in a middle-aged population and suggested that the…

9 months ago

A New ECG Criterion for LBBB

A time to notch in lead I longer than 75 milliseconds has been proposed as a new ECG criterion for…

9 months ago

Prevailing Perspective of Processed/Red Meat and CAD/T2D Challenged

A Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis did not find sufficient evidence to support a causal relationship between red/processed meat consumption and…

9 months ago

Concomitant SSRIs and OACs Use Linked to Higher Bleeding Risk

A UK nested case-control study suggested that concomitant use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and oral anticoagulants (OACs) was…

9 months ago

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