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Drinking lots of fluids can lower blood pressure (BP) in children by increasing renal sodium excretion, according to a recent study.

High fluid intake helps reduce BP in children

Hypertension with proteinuria ups risk of AF, cardiovascular events

16 Dec 2021 by

Hypertension and proteinuria contribute to an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) as well as stroke, heart failure admission, and cardiovascular death in older adults, and such risk is greater when both conditions are present, according to a study.

Hypertension with proteinuria ups risk of AF, cardiovascular events

16 Dec 2021

BP during treadmill test predicts risk of CV events, hypertension

Measuring blood pressure (BP) during rest, exercise, and recovery phases of exercise stress training (EST) can offer incremental prognostic information on the long-term risk for cardiovascular events and the probability for developing hypertension, suggests a recent study.

BP during treadmill test predicts risk of CV events, hypertension

16 Dec 2021

Dabigatran or warfarin: Choice does not matter in GIRAF

16 Dec 2021 by

The choice of oral anticoagulant does not appear to influence the outcome in terms of preserving cognitive function in older patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the GIRAF* study has shown.

Dabigatran or warfarin: Choice does not matter in GIRAF

Parental arterial stiffness ups risk for offspring arterial stiffness

Both paternal and maternal brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) are positively associated with baPWV in their offspring, reveals a study.

Parental arterial stiffness ups risk for offspring arterial stiffness

Night-time BP alters link between CVD risk, sleep duration

Night-time home blood pressure (BP) modifies the interaction between sleep duration and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, a recent study has found.

Night-time BP alters link between CVD risk, sleep duration

Oxygen therapy boosts exercise performance in patients with cyanotic CHD

Supplemental oxygen helps patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD) improve their exercise performance, particularly in terms of endurance time and maximal work rate, a new trial has found.

Oxygen therapy boosts exercise performance in patients with cyanotic CHD

Adapted COAPT criteria tied to lower death rates in patients undergoing mitral edge-to-edge repair

A recent study has successfully identified a specific phenotype demonstrating reduced mortality rates in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation undergoing mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) by retrospectively applying the adapted COAPT* enrolment criteria.

Adapted COAPT criteria tied to lower death rates in patients undergoing mitral edge-to-edge repair