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Reducing sedentary behaviour (SB) by about an hour – without intentionally incorporating exercise or any moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) into a daily regimen – improved cardiometabolic outcomes in adults with metabolic syndrome (MetS), a Finnish study suggests.

Implementation of an integrated care team (ICT) in primary care results in enhanced clinical and process outcomes relative to usual care (UC), with more patients who have noncommunicable disease achieving treatment goals at 1 year, a Singapore study has shown.

The association between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and increased cardiovascular disease risk, as seen in many observational studies, is probably caused by residual confounding related to conditions with PPI treatment instead of a true correlation, as suggested by negative findings in a self-controlled case series (SCCS) study.

For frail patients with chronic stable heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), aerobic exercise training confers significant reduction in the risk of all-cause hospitalization but not mortality, a study reports.

Despite apparent reversals in the direction of their interaction over the years, coffee intake remains inversely associated with ischaemic heart disease mortality on a country-level, reports a recent study.

Taking diltiazem and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) together appears to contribute to increased bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), regardless of the presence of chronic kidney disease, as shown in a study.