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PTSD may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appears to share a genetic risk with cardiovascular disease (CVD), indicating that PTSD is a factor that contributes to the development of coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension, reveals a study.
PTSD may increase risk of cardiovascular diseases
16 Nov 2022
Intensive BP-lowering a no-go after reperfusion in ischaemic stroke
An intensive blood pressure target (<120 mm Hg) should be avoided in patients who have undergone endovascular thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) for large-vessel occlusion (LVO), results of the phase III ENCHANTED2/MT* trial showed.
Intensive BP-lowering a no-go after reperfusion in ischaemic stroke
14 Nov 2022
Prasugrel on par with clopidogrel in reducing stroke recurrence in thrombotic stroke patients
In thrombotic stroke patients at high risk of ischaemic stroke recurrence, prasugrel was as effective as clopidogrel in reducing the composite incidence of ischaemic stroke, MI, and death from other vascular causes, the phase III PRASTRO-III study has shown.
Prasugrel on par with clopidogrel in reducing stroke recurrence in thrombotic stroke patients
11 Nov 2022
AF does not reduce dapagliflozin efficacy in HF patients
The presence of atrial fibrillation (AF) at baseline does not appear to modify the benefits of dapagliflozin, compared with placebo, on symptoms and clinical events in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF), according to a study.