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Patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and cirrhosis who are taking antihypertensive medications, including calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)/angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), are at increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), suggests a study.

Hyper- and hypothyroidism are causally associated with pre-eclampsia (PE), but PE does not causally influence thyroid dysfunctions, suggest the results of a Mendelian randomization (MR) study.

Use of a 14-day continuous electrocardiographic monitor to screen for atrial fibrillation (AF) in older adults seen in primary care practices does not seem to result in fewer hospitalizations for stroke when compared with usual care, reports a recent study.

The incidence of death is comparable between patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) without heart failure (HF) receiving angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) and those taking angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), a study has shown.

Use of SGLT-2 inhibitors may reduce the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), reports a study.

A diet that is rich in fruits and vegetables can help treat individuals with primary hypertension by preventing chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression and reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), suggest the results of a recent study.