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Regular use of a dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker (CCB) results in a 2-mm Hg decrease in visit-to-visit blood pressure variability (vvBPV), according to the results of a post hoc analysis of the SPRINT trial.

Men and women who work long hours have higher blood pressure levels compared with their counterparts who work 35–40 hours per week, a study reports.

Substituting a portion of existing diet with a specially-formulated snack twice daily for 4 weeks leads to significant reduction in LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels compared with similar control foods matched for calorie in patients with elevated LDL-C who are unable or unwilling to take statins, according to a study.

Serum cortisol-to-cortisone ratio (F/E) and 11-deoxycortisol (S) are indicative of hypertension and blood pressure (BP), and their combination holds a synergistic effect on hypertension, suggests a China study. In addition, the associations of F and F/E with hypertension and BP differ by sex.

When diagnosing patients who present with chest pain in Singapore, using a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is deemed more efficient and cost-effective than a computerized tomography (CT) coronary angiogram.

A recent Korea study has found a J-shaped relationship between mortality risk and blood pressure (BP) in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).