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Mediterranean diet slows progression of atherosclerosis in CHD
A Mediterranean diet is more effective in reducing atherosclerosis progression than a low-fat diet for patients with coronary heart disease, new...
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Heparin’s COVID-19 benefit greatest in moderately ill patients
A multiplatform trial reported that therapeutic heparin improved outcomes in moderately ill COVID-19 patients but not in critically ill patients...
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Tachycardia syndrome may be distinct marker for long COVID
Post-COVID patients with palpitations or chest pain should undergo a cardiac workup, new research suggests. The data also shed light on potential...
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Tackle obesity to drop risk for secondary cardiac event
‘It seems that obesity is not considered by physicians as a serious medical problem, which requires attention’ to lower risk for a secondary...
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Plant-based lignan intake linked to lower CHD risk
Long-term consumption of lignans, polyphenols produced by plants, was associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease in this prospective...
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New-AFib risk may not rise with light drinking, may fall with wine
The report raises the possibility that, “for current consumers, drinking red or white wine could potentially be a safer alternative to other types...
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Aerobic exercise reduces BP in resistant hypertension
For patients whose hypertension is drug-resistant, aerobic exercise may be part of the solution, a small randomized trial suggests.
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Midodrine reduces fainting in young patients
The absolute risk reduction for vasovagal syncope was 19 percentage points in a new study.
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ARBs equal ACE inhibitors for hypertension, and better tolerated
Although ACE inhibitors are more commonly prescribed, new findings from almost 3 million patients support starting with ARBs as first-time...
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More on GRADE: Cognitive deficits linked to CV risk factors in T2D
Hyperlipidemia and hypertension predict modest cognitive impairment even in diabetes of limited duration, but one expert urges caution: “The...