Scientific and medical news

Meta-analysis: Lowering systolic BP confers reduced risk for CVD, CHD, stroke, HF, death

28.12.20151751

A new meta-analysis published in The Lancet came to the same conclusion as the SPRINT trial: the lower the systolic BP, the less the risk for CV events.

AHA: Seven preventive measures may reduce HF risk

23.12.20152102

Following the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7 checklist may reduce HF risk in middle-aged adults, according to new study data published in Circulation: Heart Failure.

ADAPT-DES: Non-periprocedural MI within 2 years after DES implantation infrequent

22.12.20151864

Two-year data from the ADAPT-DES study demonstrate that the occurrence of non-periprocedural MI after successful drug-eluting stent implantation was infrequent, but associated with subsequent death.

Sweetened beverages linked to higher HF risk in men

21.12.20151879

Men who consumed two or more sweetened beverages each day had a 23% higher risk for HF, according to results of a large, prospective, population-based study.

Older adults face increased risk of stroke after shingles

18.12.20151928

Herpes zoster or shingles increased the short-term risk for stroke among older adults, according to data published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Tolerability and Feasibility of Beta-Blockers in Elderly Heart Failure Patients

18.12.20151932

What is the tolerability and feasibility of titration of two distinctly acting beta-blockers (BBs) in elderly heart failure (HF) patients with preserved (HFpEF) and reduced (HFrEF) left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)?

Risks of Surgery in Patients With Coronary Stents

17.12.20151953

What are the incidence and type of cardiac and noncardiac surgery after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and stenting during long-term follow-up, and what are predictors of periprocedural adverse ischemic and bleeding events?