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HIV-positive patients tend to receive less cardiovascular care
People living with HIV (PLWH) are less likely to receive preventive cardiovascular (CV) care than non-HIV-infected patients, suggest the results of a study conducted in the same outpatient clinic.
HIV-positive patients tend to receive less cardiovascular care
17 Aug 2022
PLWH at a disadvantage in receiving statin therapy for ASCVD risk reduction
People living with HIV (PLWH) are less likely to receive appropriate statin therapy for the prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), a study has found.
PLWH at a disadvantage in receiving statin therapy for ASCVD risk reduction
16 Aug 2022
Exercise during childhood, adolescence improves diastolic function in HCM
Children and teens who engage in more physical exercise are more likely to have favourable left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), regardless of the presence of hypertrophy at the time of assessment, reports a recent study.
Exercise during childhood, adolescence improves diastolic function in HCM
16 Aug 2022
Silent brain infarcts, peripheral vascular disease predict CV events in hypertensive patients
Silent brain infarcts (SBI) and ankle-to-brachial index (ABI) <0.9 are independently associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular (CV) events in hypertensive individuals, suggests a study.
Silent brain infarcts, peripheral vascular disease predict CV events in hypertensive patients
13 Aug 2022
Healthy eating may prevent heart failure in men
Adherence to a healthy diet can help reduce the risk of heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), as seen in both the Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) and the clinically abbreviated Prime Diet Quality Score (PDQS), reveals a study.
