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A short course of postpartum furosemide helps improve postpartum blood pressure recovery in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, especially those without severe disease, a study has shown.
Exposure to air pollution impacts the methylation of immunoregulatory genes among children, and alters their immune cell and blood pressure profiles, according to a recent study.
Diets containing carbohydrates, regardless of its amount, may contribute to new-onset hypertension, with minimal risk evident at 50–55 percent carbohydrate intake, a study has found.
Being hospitalized for respiratory infections heightens the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and venous thromboembolism (VTE), especially in the first 30 days after discharge, a recent study has found.
The use of sympathomimetic decongestants does not seem to exacerbate the risk of stroke or myocardial infarction (MI), a recent study has found.
A Singapore study has found that Malay and Indian ethnicities, BMI of <23 kg/m2, and a prior diagnosis of diabetes independently predict recurrent cardiovascular (CV) events in ischaemic stroke patients with diabetes.
The use of beta-blockers, on top of standard anti-inflammatory therapies, may improve symptom control in patients with pericarditis, according to a recent study.
Elevated blood pressure (BP) during midlife is associated with more extensive brain damage in silver years, data from the UK Biobank cohort have shown.
For patients undergoing valve-replacement surgery, early treatment with alfacalcidol is well tolerated and may shorten the duration of intensive care unit stay, a study has found.
Sipping green tea and coffee may add years to the life expectancy of adults, according to a study from Japan. The former helps brighten the outlook of stroke or myocardial infarction (MI) survivors; the latter produces the same effect but also in people without a history of the said diseases.