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Low levels of blood pressure (BP) appear to elevate the risk of developing open-angle glaucoma (OAG), reveals a recent US study. In addition, there is no evidence supporting a differential effect of medically treated and untreated low BP.

The fibrosis-4 index (FIB-4) is strongly and independently associated with major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), beyond established cardiovascular risk factors and baseline liver diagnosis, among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or at risk of NASH, a study in the real-world setting has shown.

A knowledge gap exists on the effects of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), but most nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients with liver disease still begin treatment with these medications, particularly apixaban and rivaroxaban, a study has found.

Use of antihypertensive medications is associated with the incidence of psoriasis, reports a study. Beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, calcium channel blockers (CCBs), and thiazide diuretics result in an increased risk of psoriasis.

In the treatment of children with acute ischaemic stroke, endovascular thrombectomy is safe and results in high rates of achieving favourable functional outcomes, as shown in a study.

Free triiodothyronine (FT3) and free thyroxine (FT4) independently predict in-hospital cardiogenic shock (CS) incidence among patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), reports a recent study.

Among hypertensives with type 2 diabetes (T2D), treatment with the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor empagliflozin produces clinically meaningful reductions in blood pressure, reports a recent study.