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Women with a history of adverse pregnancy outcomes are at heightened risk of subarachnoid haemorrhage, as suggested in a study.
Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) may have an increased risk of thromboembolic events in the presence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), according to a retrospective study.
Cardiometabolic comorbidities have shown improvements following surgery in patients with Cushing syndrome (CS) and those with mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS), reports a study.
The use of glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1RAs) among adults with obesity and concomitant autoimmune diseases appears to lower the incidence of thromboembolic events, emergency department visits, and mortality, according to a study.
Dr Allan R. Dionisio—a family and community medicine (FCM) specialist and a passionate advocate of the welfare of Filipinos, especially the marginalized ones—was chosen as this year’s Family Physician of the Year on the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians’ (PAFP) 65th Anniversary celebration.
In healthy females, the change in supine-to-standing systolic blood pressure (SBP) is associated with mortality, regardless of traditional risk factors and antihypertensive medications, suggests a study.
In a network meta-analysis of discontinuation of blood-pressure (BP)-lowering medications due to adverse effects (AEs), the best-tolerated treatment was a combination of an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) and a calcium channel blocker (CCB), with four of the top five best-tolerated regimens containing ARBs.
Home blood pressure (BP) measurements have increased significantly following baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) deactivation, even after multiannual therapy, reports a study.
A Pilates Method (PM) program lasting for 13 weeks results in a decrease in ambulatory blood pressure (BP) and improvements in autonomic reflex responsiveness among women with hypertension, reports a recent study.
Individuals with insomnia with short sleep duration are at heightened risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and cerebrovascular disease (CBVD), according to a study.
