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Alcohol intake’s effect on BP? No amount is safe, according to meta-analysis

27 Sep 2023 by

Drinking alcohol even in small amounts has been found to raise blood pressure (BP) levels over time for both men and women, with no threshold below which the risk of BP elevation is negligible.

Alcohol intake’s effect on BP? No amount is safe, according to meta-analysis

27 Sep 2023

Calcium-channel blocker use ups glaucoma prevalence

26 Sep 2023 by

Use of calcium-channel blockers (CCBs) appears to increase the risk of developing glaucoma, suggests a study. In addition, use of systemic beta blockers is associated with lower intraocular pressure (IOP).

Calcium-channel blocker use ups glaucoma prevalence

26 Sep 2023

Almond-enriched diet promotes weight loss, helps lower cardiovascular risk

26 Sep 2023 by

An energy-restricted, almond-enriched diet (AED) is as effective as an energy-restricted nut-free control diet (NFD) in promoting and maintaining weight loss, reports a study, noting that both diets support cardiometabolic health.

Almond-enriched diet promotes weight loss, helps lower cardiovascular risk

26 Sep 2023

Treating hypertension helps lower dementia risk in older adults

25 Sep 2023 by

Older adults with hypertension who are on blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications are better protected against dementia than those with untreated hypertension, and this is true across all ages in late life, according to an individual participant data meta-analysis.

Treating hypertension helps lower dementia risk in older adults

25 Sep 2023

Is CPAP cardioprotective?

25 Sep 2023 by

Two studies presented at ERS 2023 demonstrated the potential of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine to address cardiovascular (CV) risks in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).

Is CPAP cardioprotective?

25 Sep 2023

$3-vessel CAD outcomes comparable with fractional flow reserve-guided PCI vs CABG$

3-vessel CAD outcomes comparable with fractional flow reserve-guided PCI vs CABG

23 Sep 2023

In the treatment of patients with 3-vessel coronary artery disease (CAD), fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) does not differ from coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in terms of the incidence of the composite of death, myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke, according to 3-year data from the FAME 3* trial.

3-vessel CAD outcomes comparable with fractional flow reserve-guided PCI vs CABG

23 Sep 2023

Adherence to Nordic diet reduces CVD risk

22 Sep 2023

Adherence to a modified Nordic diet appears protective against cardiovascular disease (CVD) in a non-Nordic population, reveals a study.

Adherence to Nordic diet reduces CVD risk

22 Sep 2023

OCT- vs angiography-guided PCI for bifurcation lesions: Which is better?

22 Sep 2023 by

In percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for complex bifurcation lesions, optical coherence tomography (OCT) guidance outdid the angiography-guided approach, findings from the OCTOBER* trial have shown.

OCT- vs angiography-guided PCI for bifurcation lesions: Which is better?

22 Sep 2023

Acoramidis may be new player in ATTR-CM

21 Sep 2023 by

Acoramidis has emerged as an important player in the treatment of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), demonstrating encouraging results in the phase III ATTRibute-CM trial.

Acoramidis may be new player in ATTR-CM

21 Sep 2023

NSAIDs up VTE risk in women using hormonal contraception

20 Sep 2023 by

Treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) appears to increase the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in women using hormonal contraception, reveals a study.

NSAIDs up VTE risk in women using hormonal contraception

20 Sep 2023

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Alcohol intake’s effect on BP? No amount is safe, according to meta-analysis

Alcohol intake’s effect on BP? No amount is safe, according to meta-analysis

Calcium-channel blocker use ups glaucoma prevalence

Calcium-channel blocker use ups glaucoma prevalence

Almond-enriched diet promotes weight loss, helps lower cardiovascular risk

Almond-enriched diet promotes weight loss, helps lower cardiovascular risk

Treating hypertension helps lower dementia risk in older adults

Treating hypertension helps lower dementia risk in older adults

Is CPAP cardioprotective?

Is CPAP cardioprotective?

3-vessel CAD outcomes comparable with fractional flow reserve-guided PCI vs CABG

3-vessel CAD outcomes comparable with fractional flow reserve-guided PCI vs CABG

Adherence to Nordic diet reduces CVD risk

Adherence to Nordic diet reduces CVD risk

OCT- vs angiography-guided PCI for bifurcation lesions: Which is better?

OCT- vs angiography-guided PCI for bifurcation lesions: Which is better?

Acoramidis may be new player in ATTR-CM

Acoramidis may be new player in ATTR-CM

NSAIDs up VTE risk in women using hormonal contraception

NSAIDs up VTE risk in women using hormonal contraception