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People with poor health literacy appear to present with more coronary artery disease (CAD)-related risk factors at the index admission, a recent study has found.

There is a nonlinear relationship between serum uric acid levels upon admission and in-hospital mortality in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD), a recent study has found.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with hyperkalaemia may fare better with maintaining than discontinuing treatment with a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibitor, as discontinuation poses risks of higher mortality and increased cardiovascular events, according to a study.

Among perimenopausal women, lower total bilirubin concentrations may indicate an increased likelihood of new-onset hypertension, as reported in a cross-sectional study.

In patients with heritable cardiac disease arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC), mounting cardiac symptoms and healthcare use seem to precede sudden cardiac death (SCD), a recent study has found.