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CVD, mood disorders up risk of dementia in RA patients
Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), those with clinically active RA, cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease (CVD), hypertension, depression, and anxiety are at greater risk of dementia, reveals a study. Among CVD events, ischaemic stroke and heart failure are significantly associated with an increased dementia risk.
Higher plasma omega-3 PUFA levels tied to better large arterial elasticity
Increased plasma levels of total and individual omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) appear to be associated with higher large artery elasticity (LAE) among persons free of baseline cardiovascular disease (CVD), results of a multi-ethnic study have shown.
Cardiovascular, mortality outcomes in hypertension similar between two thiazide diuretics
The use of chlorthalidone in the treatment of patients with hypertension does not appear to provide better protection against major cardiovascular outcome events or noncancer-related deaths when compared with hydrochlorothiazide, according to a study.
