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Low-dose oral minoxidil for female pattern hair loss: Benefits, impact on BP, heart rate evaluated
“It was surprising how little ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate changed after an average of 6 months of treatment,” one of the authors said...
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COVID may increase risk of high blood pressure
“Given the sheer number of people affected by COVID-19, compared to influenza, these statistics are alarming and suggest that many more patients...
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Pain 1 year after MI tied to all-cause mortality
For a long time, pain has been regarded as merely a symptom of disease rather than a "disease” in its own right.
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What causes sudden cardiac arrest in young people?
Sports play a less important role in sudden cardiac arrest than is often assumed, even in young individuals.
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Low-dose colchicine for ASCVD: Your questions answered
“It’s safe, it works, and it’s fully consistent with all the information we have about inflammation being part and parcel of atherosclerosis. It’s...
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AHA/ACC issue updated chronic coronary disease guidelines
Routine periodic anatomic or ischemic testing in the absence of a change in clinical or functional status is not recommended for risk...
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Are fish oils on the hook for AFib risk?
Though there is plausibility and multiple reasons to infer causality of marine omega-3s in increasing AFib risk, the effect size remains unknown...
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Isometric exercise found optimal for lowering blood pressure?
The findings support the development of new exercise guidelines for blood pressure control, the authors said.
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Serious arrhythmias playing video games ‘extremely rare’
“If patients are “properly diagnosed, risk stratified, and treated, it is okay to engage in e-gaming.”
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One size doesn’t fit all in blood pressure measurement
Patients with larger arms may be falsely diagnosed with high blood pressure because of a too-small cuff, leading to overprescribing of medications...
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Low-dose steroids may not increase cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis
A daily prednisolone dose of less than 5 mg was not associated with increased cardiovascular risk, whereas a dose of 5 mg or more doubled the risk...