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Individuals exposed to brighter lights at night have increased risks of incident coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and stroke, according to a study.
The reduction in relative risk with intensive vs standard systolic blood pressure (SBP) treatment among individuals without baseline cardiovascular disease (CVD) is consistent across the risk strata using the PREVENT* equations, as shown in the SPRINT study.
Individuals who sustained an acute dengue virus infection are predisposed to cardiovascular events up to 30 days after infection, although the excess risk was modest, according to a study from Singapore.
Timing of surgery appears to influence long-term outcomes in asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation, such that performing the surgery early leads to better results over the long term than waiting until symptoms develop, according to a study.
Prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) duration appears to lower the risk of cardiac death and myocardial infarction, but may increase the risk of minor bleeding, in patients undergoing chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention, reports a recent study.
In the treatment of patients with heart failure, the use of nonsteroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) such as finerenone appears to improve clinical outcomes compared with steroidal MRAs, as shown in a retrospective study.
Infants appear to have a more than fivefold greater odds of experiencing seizures in the presence of congenital heart disease (CHD), according to a study.
Elevated blood pressure (BP) levels exert a detrimental effect on the brain, and this effect accumulates over a person’s lifetime, as suggested in a study.
New research suggests that engaging in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity can counteract the harmful association between sedentary behaviour and dyslipidaemia by promoting a healthier, more diverse community of gut bacteria.
Women with a history of preterm delivery, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and several other pregnancy complications face an increased long-term risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), as suggested in a study.
