Cardiology
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New Blood Pressure Guidelines Simplified, Lower Treatment Target
ESC releases simpler and more aggressive targets, 120 mm Hg to 129 mm Hg, in its latest hypertension guidelines.
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Just A Single Night of Poor Sleep May Change Serum Proteins
One night of sleep deprivation can have an impact on proteins in blood serum, though clinical implications are not yet clear.
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We Asked 7 Doctors: How Do You Get Patients to Exercise?
Make starting easy, recommend doing something they enjoy, point out multiple benefits, and monitor progress.
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Untreated Hypertension Tied to Alzheimer’s Disease Risk
“These results suggest that treating high blood pressure as a person ages continues to be a crucial factor in reducing their risk of Alzheimer’s...
From the Journals
Patients With Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes Reap GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Benefits, Too
GLP-1 RAs were associated with a decreased risk for all-cause mortality and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with immune-mediated...
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Could Adipose Tissue Be a Better Measure for Obesity Than BMI?
BMI cutoffs are based primarily on mortality data collected from large non-Hispanic White populations, without data on potential differences by...
Commentary
It’s Never Too Late to Convince Patients to Quit Smoking
Quitting before age 50 nearly eliminated the excess mortality associated with smoking, and in the 50- to 59-year-old age group, cessation...
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FDA ‘Recalls’ Often Leave Targeted Medical Devices in Use
Recent FDA “recalls” of medical devices actually issue corrections to instructions rather than removal from use.
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After Rapid Weight Loss, Monitor Antiobesity Drug Dosing
Toxicities from excessive doses can have a range of detrimental effects; examine dosing following rapid weight loss.
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1 in 4 Unresponsive Coma Patients May Retain Some Awareness
Understanding that a patient who appears unconscious has signs of cognitive processing could change the way clinicians and family interact with...
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A Racing Heart Signals Trouble in Chronic Kidney Disease
The risk for cardiovascular events was higher in patients with a heart rate of 80-89 beats/min than in those with a heart rate < 70 beats/min...