News & Updates

Sleep blood pressure (BP), measured using a home BP monitor, is independently associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study.

Circulating interleukin (IL)-17A in patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), independent of traditional CVD risk factors and of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) at the time of diagnosis, suggests a study.

A preconception history of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among fathers carries an increased risk of congenital heart disease (CHD) in offspring, as shown in a study.

The ECG criteria used for identifying patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) demonstrates similar diagnostic accuracy in right bundle branch block (BBB) and non-BBB patients, according to a study.

A screen-and-prevent strategy for preterm preeclampsia (PE), which involves screening in the first trimester and low-dose aspirin prophylaxis for high-risk women in <16–36 weeks of gestation, will be launched in obstetric units of public hospitals across Hong Kong following promising results from a multicentre Asian trial led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and a pilot programme at the Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH).