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Syncope complicates immediate-risk pulmonary emboli

18 Mar 2020

Syncope signals a more complicated in-hospital disease course in patients with immediate-risk pulmonary emboli (PE) with right ventricular (RV) involvement, reports a new study.

Syncope complicates immediate-risk pulmonary emboli

18 Mar 2020

Calcium, vitamin D co-supplementation helps lower diastolic blood pressure

18 Mar 2020

Supplementation with both calcium and vitamin D yields a beneficial effect on diastolic blood pressure levels, a study has found.

Calcium, vitamin D co-supplementation helps lower diastolic blood pressure

18 Mar 2020

Liraglutide suitable for T2D patients regardless of heart failure history

18 Mar 2020

The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist liraglutide has been shown to be safe in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with or without a history of New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I to III heart failure (HF), according to a study.

Liraglutide suitable for T2D patients regardless of heart failure history

18 Mar 2020

Postoperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiac surgery ups risk of stroke

18 Mar 2020 by

New postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) following noncardiac surgery appears to elevate the risk of stroke by 2.5 times, with the highest risk among patients undergoing nonthoracic noncardiac surgery, results of a systematic review and meta-analysis have shown.

Postoperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiac surgery ups risk of stroke

18 Mar 2020

Poor heart rate control worsens outcomes in HF patients with atrial fibrillation

18 Mar 2020

Strict control of heart rate by discharge may improve outcomes in heart failure (HF) patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a new study has found.

Poor heart rate control worsens outcomes in HF patients with atrial fibrillation

18 Mar 2020

Wearable sensor patch reliably predicts worsening heart failure

17 Mar 2020 by

A novel, wearable heart failure (HF) patch accurately predicted worsening HF and impending rehospitalization days before the event actually happened in adults who were recently discharged from hospitalization for HF (HHF), according to the LINK-HF* study.

Wearable sensor patch reliably predicts worsening heart failure

17 Mar 2020

Apixaban better than rivaroxaban in routine care of patients with atrial fibrillation

17 Mar 2020

Incidence of ischaemic stroke or systemic embolism is lower in adults with atrial fibrillation treated with apixaban than those prescribed rivaroxaban, results of a recent study have shown.

Apixaban better than rivaroxaban in routine care of patients with atrial fibrillation

17 Mar 2020

Hypertension prevalence varies depending on measurement technique

17 Mar 2020

There appears to be a significant difference in blood pressure (BP) values across measurement techniques, with unattended automated office systolic (S)BP being 10-mm Hg lower than office auscultatory or attended automated office (AO)BP values, a study has shown.

Hypertension prevalence varies depending on measurement technique

17 Mar 2020

POC device reliable for measuring creatinine in kids

17 Mar 2020 by

A point-of-care (POC) blood gas analyser yields accurate creatinine measurements in paediatric patients and may be used for the diagnosis of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) when combined with lab results, according to a recent study.

POC device reliable for measuring creatinine in kids

17 Mar 2020

Prehypertension poses heightened risk of major adverse cardiovascular events

17 Mar 2020

Prehypertensive individuals are at high risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, cardiovascular disease mortality and stroke, as reported in a study.

Prehypertension poses heightened risk of major adverse cardiovascular events

17 Mar 2020

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Syncope complicates immediate-risk pulmonary emboli

Syncope complicates immediate-risk pulmonary emboli

Calcium, vitamin D co-supplementation helps lower diastolic blood pressure

Calcium, vitamin D co-supplementation helps lower diastolic blood pressure

Liraglutide suitable for T2D patients regardless of heart failure history

Liraglutide suitable for T2D patients regardless of heart failure history

Postoperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiac surgery ups risk of stroke

Postoperative atrial fibrillation after noncardiac surgery ups risk of stroke

Poor heart rate control worsens outcomes in HF patients with atrial fibrillation

Poor heart rate control worsens outcomes in HF patients with atrial fibrillation

Wearable sensor patch reliably predicts worsening heart failure

Wearable sensor patch reliably predicts worsening heart failure

Apixaban better than rivaroxaban in routine care of patients with atrial fibrillation

Apixaban better than rivaroxaban in routine care of patients with atrial fibrillation

Hypertension prevalence varies depending on measurement technique

Hypertension prevalence varies depending on measurement technique

POC device reliable for measuring creatinine in kids

POC device reliable for measuring creatinine in kids

Prehypertension poses heightened risk of major adverse cardiovascular events

Prehypertension poses heightened risk of major adverse cardiovascular events