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Encouraging people to check their blood pressure (BP) regularly and boost adherence to antihypertensive medications can potentially reduce stroke mortality and morbidity, suggests a study. Improving the literacy level and reducing the smoking rate may help achieve these goals.

Use of antihypertensive agents that modify the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) helps lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), suggests a study.

For patients with hypertension and diabetes, longer time spent in blood pressure (BP) target range helps lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study.

A population-based retrospective study of Hong Kong patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) finds that use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with a lower risk of ischaemic stroke, while use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors is associated with a lower risk of atrial fibrillation (AF).

Whole grain consumption, instead of refined grains, provides a protective benefit against coronary heart disease (CHD), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and all-cause mortality, suggests a study.

Variables from the Framingham Heart Study Dementia Risk Score (FDRS) are predictive of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) in patients with heart failure (HF) or atrial fibrillation (AF), a study has shown.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection appears to be a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), suggests a recent study. However, women vaccinated against HPV are protected against such risk.

The decision to withdraw life-sustaining therapy (WLST) among acute hospitalized stroke patients is determined by several factors, including age, race, level of consciousness, state region, insurance status, ambulation status at baseline, and stroke centre type, suggests a study presented at ISC 2023.