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In patients with non‒ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), prehospital delay appears to increase their risk of 3-year all-cause mortality, a study has shown.

Treatment with a single-pill combination (SPC) drug, composed of olmesartan and amlodipine, plus a separate dose of rosuvastatin led to significantly reduced systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels in patients with concomitant hypertension and dyslipidaemia, according to the LEISURE* trial.

Treatment with dronedarone following atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation appears to lead to a reduced risk of cardiovascular hospitalization as well as lower rates of combined proarrhythmia when compared with sotalol, as shown in a recent study.

Among adults with potentially modifiable behavioural risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, the patterns of motivators and barriers to such modifications vary widely, often depending on age and social status, according to a recent Singapore study.

An atrial fibrillation (AF) attack does not substantially impact the corrected QT interval (QTc), a recent study suggests. Of existing formulae to correct QT, the Framingham formula achieves the best results while the Bazett formula appears to overestimate QTc during an AF attack.

People who spend long hours (>4 hours a day) watching television (TV) have an increased risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) than those who seldom watch TV, and this is independent of physical activity, according to a meta-analysis.

Glycated albumin levels, as an estimator of prestroke glycaemic variability, is a good predictor of symptomatic haemorrhagic transformation in patients with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), a recent study has found.

Individuals who are positive for Helicobacter pylori infection present with greater intima-media thickening of carotid artery, according to a study, suggesting that the infection may indirectly pose an increased risk of developing major vascular events.