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Hypertension in pregnancy ups risk of poor delivery, infant outcomes
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy seem to aggravate the risk of premature delivery and intrauterine growth retardation, reports a recent study. Consequentially, the delivered infants may be more likely to sustain injuries to the cardiovascular and endocrine system and suffer from neurodevelopmental delays.
Post-MPI statin use prevents MACE in patients with elevated coronary artery calcium score
Use of moderate- to high-intensity statins (MHIS) after myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) leads to significantly fewer major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and is an independent negative predictor for 24-months MACE among patients with normal MPI and coronary artery calcium (CAC) score >300, a Singapore study has shown.
Hypertension in pregnancy: Labetalol extends benefits for pregnancy outcomes
Common blood pressure (BP)-lowering medications in pregnancy cut the risk of severe hypertension, but labetalol has the added advantage of reducing the risks of proteinuria or pre-eclampsia and perinatal death, according to the results of a network meta-analysis.
NOACs preferable over warfarin in AF patients with bioprosthetic valves
Use of nonvitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) results in a reduced incidence of thromboembolic events and major bleeding relative to warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and bioprosthetic valves or valve repair, suggests a study.
