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Adults with elevated blood pressure (BP) may benefit from help provided by dietitians, suggests a study.

Increased concentrations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) appear to have beneficial effects in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), as indicated by lower risks of cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and mortality, as shown in a prospective study.

Patients with atrial fibrillation receiving a reduced dose of direct acting oral anticoagulants (DOAC), particularly rivaroxaban and dabigatran, show a similar incidence of ischaemic stroke and systemic embolism to those receiving warfarin, a study has shown.

Women on testosterone therapy (TTh) show a lower risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) than matched controls, while postmenopausal women have a comparable MACE risk and a similar or significantly reduced risk of breast cancer on age-based subanalysis, reports a study.