Hypertension
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Aged black garlic supplement may help lower BP
“ABG that is much more highly concentrated than fresh or processed garlic might be helpful in lowering BP in certain subgroups.”
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Aspirin exposure fails to reduce cardiovascular event risk
Post hoc analysis showed no additional benefit from aspirin in reducing cardiovascular risk for hypertension patients with controlled systolic...
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Renal denervation BP benefits remain at 3 years: SPYRAL HTN-ON
Results from the sham-controlled trial suggest renal denervation may provide an alternative “adjunctive treatment” in the management of...
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Novel tool could calculate CVD risk in T2DM
A blood pressure polygenic risk score using 1,000 genetic variants has shown the potential to calculate cardiovascular risk in people with...
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Flu vaccines cut seasonal death in heart failure patients
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New HF guidelines feature ‘quad’ therapy, tweaked terminology
They include new generalist-friendly labels for the traditional but obscurely named four stages of HF that, it is hoped, will have wider reach and...
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Supermarket diet advice improves DASH adherence: SuperWIN
People who received personalized nutrition education at the grocery store significantly improved adherence to a healthy diet, in a study where...
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Diltiazem fails to improve vasomotor dysfunction, angina in ANOCA: EDIT-CMD
In patients with angina and no coronary artery disease, 6 weeks of diltiazem did not improve most coronary function test results or angina...
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Hypertension control during pregnancy validated in major trial
In the CHAP trial, treatment of mild hypertension during pregnancy lowered the risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.
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Low-sodium diet did not cut clinical events in heart failure trial
Reducing sodium intake did not lead to a reduction in death/hospitalization in ambulatory patients with heart failure in the SODIUM-HF study,...
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Calcium scores predict sudden-death risk in preclinical CAD
The findings strengthen the case for initial CAC imaging as a gatekeeper to further testing in some primary-prevention patients, researchers say...