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As Malaysians look forward to festive gatherings and travel at year’s end, experts warn that influenza cases typically surge during this period, posing a serious risk for older adults. For them, falling ill with influenza increases the likelihood of severe complications. The Malaysian Influenza Working Group (MIWG) is encouraging seniors to take action in conjunction with International Day of Older Persons and receive an influenza vaccination prior to the commencement of the year-end season.
Lowering the systolic blood pressure (SBP) target to <120 mm Hg compared with <140 mm Hg has a beneficial effect on retinal microvasculature among hypertensive patients with high cardiovascular risk, suggests a recent study.
Individuals with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, especially those who are hospitalized, face long‐term declines in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), according to a retrospective study.
Older adults with frailty are predisposed to atrial fibrillation (AF)-related hospitalizations, regardless of the presence of multimorbidity, according to a study.
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.
