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Fimasartan noninferior to perindopril in older adults with essential hypertension

01 Dec 2021 by

In the treatment of older patients with essential hypertension, fimasartan alone or combined with hydrochlorothiazide demonstrates comparable safety and efficacy to perindopril monotherapy or in combination with indapamide, as shown in the results of a phase IIIb trial.

01 Dec 2021

Cardiorenal benefit with investigational GLP-1 RA independent of concurrent SGLT2 inhibitor

30 Nov 2021 by

The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) efpeglenatide affords cardiovascular and renal protection that is not explained by concurrent use of a sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to an exploratory analysis of AMPLITUDE-O.

30 Nov 2021

New chest pain guideline: Takeaways & Concerns

30 Nov 2021 by

A new guideline on chest pain evaluation and diagnosis – touted as the first of its kind – is now out, reaping both praises and dissent from experts.

30 Nov 2021

Higher sodium, lower potassium urine excretion tied to increased CV risk

29 Nov 2021 by

Higher sodium and lower potassium intake, measured through repeat 24-hour urine samples, are tied to an elevated risk of cardiovascular (CV) events, according to a study presented at AHA 2021.

29 Nov 2021

Remnant cholesterol tied to CVD death in patients with T2D, CKD, diabetic nephropathy

29 Nov 2021

Remnant cholesterol (C) appears predictive of mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3 to 5, and incident diabetic nephropathy (DN), suggests a study.

29 Nov 2021

Add-on ezetimibe helps reduce LDL-C in post-ACS patients

29 Nov 2021 by

The addition of ezetimibe to a statin led to reductions in low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) in patients who have been stabilized after the presentation of an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to data presented at AHA 2021.

29 Nov 2021

No causal link between COVID-19 and atrial fibrillation

29 Nov 2021

Patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), even those genetically predisposed to the disease, are not at increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation, and vice versa, a study has found.

29 Nov 2021

Milk intake exerts no immediate effect on heart health in postmenopausal women

28 Nov 2021

For postmenopausal women, drinking milk appears to be neither harmful nor beneficial in terms of cardiovascular health, despite increased levels of ionized calcium, according to a study.

28 Nov 2021