Cardiovascular Diseases

<strong>Intensive BP Control Harmful After Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke</strong>

An open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomized controlled trial in China suggested that intensive control of systolic blood pressure (SBP) to lower than…

2 years ago

<strong>Gum Disease Linked to Atrial Fibrosis</strong>

A prospective histological cohort study in Japan revealed the association of periodontitis with atrial fibrosis. The study enrolled 76 patients…

2 years ago

Sex-Specific Relationship of Lean Body Mass to Cardiovascular Capacity

A Canadian study of healthy adults showed that leg and arm lean body mass (LBM) independently associate with internal cardiac…

2 years ago

Sustaining SBP Control Critical for Mortality Reduction

The secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized clinical trial in the US and Puerto Rico showed that the beneficial effect…

2 years ago

Moderate Coffee Drinking Beneficial

A UK prospective cohort study suggested that decaffeinated, ground, and instant coffee, particularly at 2–3 cups/day, were consistently associated with significant…

2 years ago

Breath Training Lowers BP

A double‐blind, randomized, sham‐controlled trial concluded that high‐resistance inspiratory muscle strength training (IMST) improves blood pressure (BP) and endothelial function…

2 years ago

Artificial Sweeteners Linked to CVD Risk

A French population based prospective cohort study suggests a potential direct association between higher artificial sweetener consumption (especially aspartame, acesulfame…

2 years ago

Most Muscle Symptoms with Statin Therapy Were Not Due to Statins

An individual participant data meta-analysis concluded that most (>90%) of all reports of muscle symptoms with statin therapy were not…

2 years ago

Remote Ischemic Conditioning Effective in Stroke

A multicenter, open-label, blinded–end point, randomized clinical trial in China showed that remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) was associated with better…

3 years ago

Salt Substitutes Beneficial and Generalizable

A meta-analyses and metaregressions concluded that the beneficial effects of salt substitutes on blood pressure and clinical outcomes were consistent…

3 years ago

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