Clinically significant differences between different blood pressure measurement methods
1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, estimated blood pressure was found to vary significantly between different methods, such as...
Cardiology
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Intensive systolic blood pressure targets may be cost-effective across most measurement error possibilities
1. In this microsimulation model of patients with high cardiovascular risk, an intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) target of <120...
Hydroxychloroquine may have a treatment role for chronic inflammatory cardiomyopathy
1. Hydroxychloroquine plus prednisolone reduced the 12-month risk of the composite cardiovascular outcome by 72 percent compared with prednisolone alone....
Efficiency of remote monitoring and guidance in blood pressure management
1. Remote monitoring significantly reduced systolic blood pressure (BP) compared to usual care (−2.7 mm Hg, p = 0.002), especially...
Sleep quality patterns may predict outcomes in patients with heart failure:
1. Patients with severely disturbed sleep had the highest comorbidity burden, lowest ejection fraction, and poorest cognitive function. 2. Older...
Use of pregabalin may increase risk of heart failure in geriatric patients
1. In patients aged 65 to 89 years of age with non-cancer chronic pain, use of pregabalin was associated with...
Amycretin significantly improves weight loss in patients with overweight or obese body weight
1. The majority of treatment-related adverse events were mild-to-moderate gastrointestinal events with no reported deaths. 2. Amycretin resulted in significant...
Early anticoagulation after stroke decreases recurrence without increasing bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation
1. Recurrent ischemic stroke rates were significantly reduced in patients who started DOAC within 4 days of an acute ischemic...
Bedtime dosing of antihypertensive medications may provide improved outcomes over morning dosing
1. Bedtime dosing of antihypertensive medication provided better control of nocturnal BP and improved the circadian rhythm compared to morning...
Living in a marginalized neighbourhood is associated with worse outcomes in patients with myocardial infarction
1. In acute myocardial infarction (AMI) survivors younger than the age of 65, living in a marginalized neighbourhood was associated...
