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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.

Individuals with prediabetes appear to be at an elevated risk of developing myocardial infarction (MI) as well as requiring coronary interventions, according to a study presented at ENDO 2022.

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.