Hypertension
From the Journals
Weight-loss surgery linked to fewer cardiovascular events, more so with RYGB
A retrospective analysis of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy suggests the former may be more protective
Conference Coverage
Are ESC’s new heart failure guidelines already outdated?
It was hard not to think of the upcoming presentation on EMPEROR-Preserved, with its potentially profound impact on HF management, when new HF...
Conference Coverage
‘Quadpill’ bests monotherapy for initial BP lowering: QUARTET
The study emphasizes the importance, potential benefits, and simplicity of low-dose BP-lowering drugs combined in one pill, as part of a strategy...
Commentary
‘This food will kill you, that food will save you’
Will eating a single hot dog really cost you 36 minutes of healthy life? Researchers need to stop studying single foods’ impacts on health, says...
Conference Coverage
SSaSS: Salt substitute shows clear reduction in stroke, CV events, death
Switching from regular salt to a low-sodium salt substitute showed a reduction in stroke, cardiovascular events, and death, the new landmark SSaSS...
Conference Coverage
‘High normal’ sodium, poor hydration linked to heart failure
Because a high-normal sodium level in midlife may predict future heart failure, patients should monitor hydration and clinicians should not assume...
Conference Coverage
Eyes on ESC ‘21: Hope for EMPEROR-Preserved, guidelines remade
But the congress will feature far more than, potentially, results the heart failure world has been longing to see and a raft of new guidelines....
From the Journals
Flavonoid-rich foods, aided by gut bacteria, tied to lower BP
“Incorporating flavonoid-rich foods into the diet can have clinically relevant reductions in systolic blood pressure and pulse pressure, and a...
From the Journals
Obesity leads to depression via social and metabolic factors
Consider the biological consequences of having a higher BMI and the social implications when treating patients with obesity.
From the Journals
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.
From the Journals
Despite retraction, study using fraudulent Surgisphere data still cited
This despite a quick and widely publicized retraction of the COVID-19 cardiovascular study and stratospheric fall of the health care analytics...