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CPET a useful cardiovascular risk assessment tool for patients undergoing cancer surgery
CPET a useful cardiovascular risk assessment tool for patients undergoing cancer surgery
24 Jul 2022

For patients undergoing surgery for oesophageal and gastric cancer, cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) appears to be a reliable predictor of major cardiovascular complications, as reported in a study.

CPET a useful cardiovascular risk assessment tool for patients undergoing cancer surgery
24 Jul 2022
Atrial fibrillation ups risk of dementia in seniors
Atrial fibrillation ups risk of dementia in seniors
24 Jul 2022

The risk of developing dementia in older adults appears to be elevated in the presence of atrial fibrillation, with some indication of a risk increase already at age <65 years, according to a study.

Atrial fibrillation ups risk of dementia in seniors
24 Jul 2022
Lifestyle changes improve cognition among people with resistant hypertension
Lifestyle changes improve cognition among people with resistant hypertension
21 Jul 2022

Individuals with resistant hypertension who undergo lifestyle modification have better cognitive function, and this benefit may be attributed to the reduced ambulatory systolic blood pressure (SBP) changes through weight loss, suggests a study.

Lifestyle changes improve cognition among people with resistant hypertension
21 Jul 2022
Pre-eclampsia ups risk of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts
Pre-eclampsia ups risk of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts
21 Jul 2022

Only pre-eclampsia, among other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, contributes to a higher risk of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts (NSOFCs) and its subtypes, a study has found.

Pre-eclampsia ups risk of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts
21 Jul 2022