Cardiology
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Drug doses for heart failure could possibly be halved for women
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Older IBD patients are most at risk of postdischarge VTE
Readmission for venous thromboembolism in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases most often occurs within 60 days of discharge.
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Survival at ‘overweight’ BMI surpasses ‘normal’
PARIS – Data from more than 142,000 middle-aged people worldwide show those with a body mass index of 25-29 kg/m2 outlast those at 20-...
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Chronic hypertension in pregnancy increased 13-fold since 1970
There was a significant racial disparity in the rates of chronic hypertension.
Conference Coverage
Wrong cuff size throws off pediatric BP by 5 mm Hg
NEW ORLEANS – The study helps inform the use of a cuff that’s too big or too small when the correct sized cuff is unavailable.
Conference Coverage
Visceral adiposity linked to sixfold increase in masked hypertension
NEW ORLEANS – The body mass index trend was not significant.
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New hypertension cases halved with community-wide salt substitution
PARIS –
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In PAD, dropping statins ups death risk 43%
PARIS – Statin adherence saves lives in peripheral arterial disease.
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DAPA-HF results transform dapagliflozin from antidiabetic to heart failure drug
Conference Coverage
Community intervention curbs CV disease in hypertensive adults
Nonphysician health workers helped patients control hypertension and reduce cardiovascular disease risk.