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Endovascular treatment (EVT) with intravenous tirofiban prior to thrombectomy appears to improve functional outcome and reduce the risk of any intracranial haemorrhage in patients with large vessel occlusion treated within 4.5 hours after stroke onset compared with alteplase, a study has shown.

Patients with mild small vessel stroke (SVS) are nearly 7 times more likely to experience depression within 3 months of the incident stroke than those without a history of stroke, reveals a recent study.

Further lowering blood pressure helps cut the risk of adverse perinatal events for pregnant women with pregestational diabetes mellitus (DM) and mild chronic hypertension, according to the secondary analysis of the Chronic Hypertension and Adverse Pregnancy (CHAP) study presented at SMFM 2023.

Women who adhere to a diet rich in sodium, dairy, and saturated fats are at increased risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), according to a study presented at the 43rd Annual Pregnancy Meeting of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM 2023).

In women with postpartum hypertension, treatment with combined hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)/lisinopril yields greater blood pressure (BP)-lowering benefit than nifedipine monotherapy, according to the results of a pilot study.

The inclusion of a moderate- (MT) or high-intensity training (HIT) program as adjuvant therapy in hypertensive patients appears beneficial in reducing certain cardiovascular risks, but only HIT is effective at lowering blood pressure (BP) and losing body mass and fat, reports a study.