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Initial frailty status appears to be a potential predictor of the occurrence of the composite of probable dementia and mild cognitive impairment, and this association is strengthened by intensive blood pressure control, as reported in a study.

Subclinical, obstructive coronary atherosclerosis contributes to a more than eightfold increase in the risk for myocardial infarction among asymptomatic individuals, a study has shown.

Obesity appears to play a major role in the activation of the renin‒angiotensin‒aldosterone system (RAAS), with a noticeable rise of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and ACE activities during childhood, reveals a recent study. In addition, sex differences are present in the association of ACE and ACE2 activities with blood pressure (BP).

Intervene early. Cumulative exposure to common cardiovascular (CV) risk factors could be a harbinger of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in future.

Hypertension and higher blood pressure (BP) levels are associated with the objective measurement of sleep irregularity, as assessed by standard deviation (SD) of sleep duration for 1 week, particularly in individuals without obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), a study has shown.

Short nighttime sleepers are at higher risks of long COVID, depression and cardiovascular (CV) diseases than normal sleepers, according to three recent studies by researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).