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Surgery Treats Hypertension in Patients With Adrenal Tumours In patients with unilateral adrenal incidentalomas and mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS), adrenalectomy was well tolerated and enabled a reduction or cessation of hypertensive treatment while maintaining blood pressure within normal ranges.

Acute Myocarditis Riskier Than Unexplained Chest Pain Despite being younger and having fewer comorbidities, patients with acute myocarditis (AM) had a significantly higher risk for 30-day and long-term mortality than those with unexplained chest pain.

Effect of BMI on Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Varies by Antibody Status and Biologic Use Body mass index (BMI) influenced cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with the effects varying according to anti–citrullinated protein antibody (ACPA) status and use of biologics. BMI was inversely associated with lower cardiovascular risk in ACPA-negative patients on biologics.

Sleep Disorders Linked to Aortic Stenosis Having any sleep disorder was independently linked to a higher likelihood for developing aortic stenosis, although dyslipidemia appeared to be an important mediator of the risk.

Age of menopause, healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular disease in women: a prospective cohort study Menopause is a timely opportunity to screen for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and intervene with healthier lifestyles. Scientists investigated the association between premature/early menopause and the likelihood of CVD and whether a healthy lifestyle is associated with a lower likelihood of CVD in menopausal woman.

Few Women Screened for Diabetes, Dyslipidemia Postpartum Screening for cardiovascular risk factors after pregnancy-related hypertension or diabetes may be suboptimal during the year after giving birth, data indicated.

Right ventricular remodelling and long-term survival after pulmonary endarterectomy versus balloon pulmonary angioplasty in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension Pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is the treatment of choice for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), while balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is an alternative for inoperable patients. We aimed to compare right ventricular (RV) remodelling and late survival after PEA and BPA.

Association between NT-proBNP levels and risk of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a well-established biomarker in clinical practice, particularly for heart failure, but its role in predicting atrial fibrillation (AF) risk is not fully understood. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the association between NT-proBNP levels and AF incidence, and to explore the potential of NT-proBNP in enhancing AF risk prediction models.

Prasugrel Bests Ticagrelor in Acute Coronary Syndrome Care Prasugrel is associated with lower rates of mortality, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke than ticagrelor under conditions of routine care of patients discharged after invasive treatment for acute coronary syndrome, with the effects being particularly pronounced in those with ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI).

Smarter Pregnancy App Links Improved Lifestyle Habits to Lower Maternal Blood Pressure in Early Pregnancy Digital lifestyle coaching through the Smarter Pregnancy program reduces maternal blood pressure (BP) by approximately 2 mmHg during the first trimester of pregnancy. The program enhances lifestyle behaviors through personalized coaching on vegetable and fruit intake, smoking cessation, and alcohol abstinence.

Can Interventional EP Go Outpatient? Is interventional electrophysiology poised for a paradigm shift? The American College of Cardiology and Heart Rhythm Society may think so. In a joint scientific statement, they offer guidance on performing certain procedures, such as cardiac ablation, in facilities that provide same-day surgical care without the need for hospital admission.

New Pediatric CPR Guidelines: Key Updates for Clinicians More than 7,000 community-acquired cardiac arrests occur in the United States each year. New methods are aimed at restoring breathing, clearing clogged airways and improving survival.

New State Law Will Restrict AI in Prior Authorization, Coverage Decisions California is taking aim at algorithms used by insurers to make prior authorization and other coverage decisions with a new law that will put limitations on how artificial intelligence (AI)–generated formulas are employed.

Development and validation of a machine learning model to predict myocardial blood flow and clinical outcomes from patients’ electrocardiograms Scientists have developed a machine learning (ML) model using electrocardiography (ECG) to predict myocardial blood flow reserve (MFR) and assess its predictive value in relation to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). Using 3639 ECG positron emission tomography (PET) and 17,649 pairs of ECG single-photon emission computed tomography data (SPECT), the model is trained using the intelligent swarm intelligence approach and support vector regression (SVR).

New Scanner Creates Highly Detailed, 3D Images of Blood Vessels in Just Seconds A new scanner can provide three-dimensional (3D) photoacoustic images of millimeter-scale veins and arteries in seconds.

Nobel Prize in medicine goes to two American biologists for work on the discovery of microRNA The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their work on the discovery of microRNA, a molecule that governs how cells in the body function.

Diabetes mellitus has been completely cured for the first time in the world For the first time, scientists transplanted stem cells into a woman with type 1 diabetes, after which she began to produce her own insulin. This is the world's first case of treatment using cells taken from the patient's body.

New Hypertension Approach Hits Multiple Targets at Low Dose Single-pill combinations that include three or four antihypertensive medications are the way forward for the management of patients with elevated blood pressure, according to experts evaluating the new approach.

Emerging role of incretin-based therapy as first-line antihypertensives in obesity Obesity is a major global health issue and a leading cause of premature death. The prevalence of obesity has been rising faster than most other known modifiable risk factors. In a Global Burden of Disease analysis, the prevalence of obesity was found to have doubled in more than 70 countries from 1980 to 2013.

A new app uses smartphone technology to 'uncuff' blood pressure monitoring Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are pioneering a new approach to blood pressure monitoring—using the devices we carry with us every day.