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Does reducing salt intake impact CV outcomes?
An intervention aimed at reducing sodium intake in patients with heart failure (HF) does not reduce the risk of emergency department (ED) presentation or hospitalization for cardiovascular (CV) causes or all-cause death, according to results of the SODIUM-HF* trial. However, patients did experience improvements in quality of life (QoL) and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class.
Does reducing salt intake impact CV outcomes?
21 Apr 2022
CVT risk higher after COVID-19 than COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
An observational study from Singapore has shown that the incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) following SARS-CoV-2 infection is greater than that following receipt of an mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.
CVT risk higher after COVID-19 than COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
20 Apr 2022
Atrial fibrillation ups risk of death, stroke, heart failure in patients with peripheral arterial disease
Atrial fibrillation (AF) predicts mortality, stroke, and heart failure in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), reveals a recent study.
Atrial fibrillation ups risk of death, stroke, heart failure in patients with peripheral arterial disease
20 Apr 2022
AF affects one-third of patients after cryptogenic stroke, TIA
Almost 30 percent of patients who experience a cryptogenic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) go on to develop atrial fibrillation (AF), most of them asymptomatic, according to results of the NOR-FIB* study presented at EHRA 2022.