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Some antihypertensive medications may lower dementia risk
Use of angiotensin II (ATII)-stimulating antihypertensive medication (AHM), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), and dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers (CCBs) helps reduce the risk of dementia over a decade, but this beneficial effect decreases over time, according to a study.
Some antihypertensive medications may lower dementia risk
24 Jan 2023
ADHD medication use carries no excess cardiovascular disease risk
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications do not appear to put users at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), although a modest risk increase for cardiac arrest or tachyarrhythmias cannot be ruled out, according to the results of a meta-analysis.
ADHD medication use carries no excess cardiovascular disease risk
22 Jan 2023
IV antihypertensives up myocardial injury risk in hospitalized patients with severe hypertension
Use of intravenous (IV) antihypertensive treatment appears to increase the risk of myocardial injury in patients who develop severe hypertension during hospitalization and without acute target end organ damage, reveals a recent study.
IV antihypertensives up myocardial injury risk in hospitalized patients with severe hypertension
21 Jan 2023
CVD, mood disorders up risk of dementia in RA patients
Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), those with clinically active RA, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease (CVD), hypertension, depression, and anxiety are at greater risk of dementia, reveals a study. Among CVD events, ischaemic stroke and heart failure are significantly associated with an increased dementia risk.