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Diabetes, hypertension up risk of stroke

16 Oct 2021

Hypertension and diabetes are the major predictors of stroke that must be controlled and treated like other global high-risk populations for stroke prevention, according to a prospective study in India.

Diabetes, hypertension up risk of stroke

16 Oct 2021

Marine n-3 PUFAs do not affect incident PAD risk

16 Oct 2021

Higher intake of marine n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) such as eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) exerts no significant protective effect against incident peripheral artery disease (PAD), a recent study has found.

Marine n-3 PUFAs do not affect incident PAD risk

16 Oct 2021

Study pinpoints risk factors for thrombectomy-related stroke

16 Oct 2021

Posterior-circulation arterial supply and the presence of arteriovenous malformation contribute to an increased risk of perioperative stroke among patients undergoing endovascular therapy, according to a study.

Study pinpoints risk factors for thrombectomy-related stroke

16 Oct 2021

Stopping RASi treatment suppresses hyperkalaemia recurrence but ups death, MACE risk

16 Oct 2021

Terminating treatment with renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASi) after hyperkalaemia may lower the likelihood of recurrence but aggravate the risks of death and cardiovascular events, a new study has found.

Stopping RASi treatment suppresses hyperkalaemia recurrence but ups death, MACE risk

16 Oct 2021

Mortality after bariatric surgery: More common in men than women?

15 Oct 2021 by

Mortality following bariatric surgery is rare but more common in men than women, according to a retrospective study from Austria presented at EASD 2021.

Mortality after bariatric surgery: More common in men than women?

15 Oct 2021

Manual labour ups carpal tunnel syndrome risk

15 Oct 2021

Higher manual workload and lower educational level are strong predictors of clinically relevant carpal tunnel syndrome, a recent study has found.

Manual labour ups carpal tunnel syndrome risk

15 Oct 2021

Pandemic lures Singaporeans toward less healthy food choices

15 Oct 2021 by

Sheltering in place appears to have changed the way Singaporeans eat, but not for the better.

Pandemic lures Singaporeans toward less healthy food choices

15 Oct 2021

SBP below, above 100–120 mm Hg tied to increased death risk in CKD patients

15 Oct 2021

The divergence of systolic blood pressure (SBP) above or below 100–120 mm Hg appears to increase the risk of all-cause mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially among those on antihypertensive medication, suggests a study.