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Renal denervation aids in long-term blood pressure control
Patients with uncontrolled hypertension can benefit from renal sympathetic denervation, which leads to notable reductions in systolic blood pressure (SBP) after 6 months of intervention, reports the proof-of-concept SPYRAL HTN-ON MED trial presented at ACC.22.
Renal denervation aids in long-term blood pressure control
25 Apr 2022
Obesity modifies link between menopausal age and heart failure risk
The risk of developing heart failure appears to increase in proportion with the level of obesity, especially among women whose menopause occurred at ≥55 years of age, a study has found.
Obesity modifies link between menopausal age and heart failure risk
25 Apr 2022
Left atrial measures predict heart failure in older adults
Novel measures of left atrial (LA) structure and function, but not standard assessment by LA maximal (LAViMax), appear to be prognostic of a higher risk of incident heart failure (HF) or death, irrespective of measures of left ventricular function and N-terminal pro‒B-type natriuretic-peptide (NT-proBNP), suggests a recent study.
Left atrial measures predict heart failure in older adults
24 Apr 2022
Low-dose aspirin yields no survival benefit in gastric adenocarcinoma
Use of low-dose aspirin appears to have a null effect on the 5-year survival of patients who undergo gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma, a study reports.
