Unstable blood pressure may have cognitive consequences in the elderly
Increased visit-to-visit blood pressure variability is associated with impaired cognition in elderly patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease, shows a secondary analysis of a randomized, controlled trial. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - August 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Multiple BP components give better vascular risk picture
Considering just one component of blood pressure may give an incomplete picture of a person’s cardiovascular risk, study findings suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - August 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
COPD overdiagnosis puts valve replacement benefits at risk
A study shows that pulmonary function improves following aortic valve replacement in a substantial proportion of patients preoperatively diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, suggesting they may have misdiagnosed chronic heart failure. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - August 2, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Central BP thresholds proposed
Central blood pressure edges closer to clinical use with the establishment of a threshold predictive for cardiovascular mortality. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - July 29, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Imaging raises heart disease alarm in COPD
Using cardiac imaging, researchers have found that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have significantly impaired myocardial perfusion reserve – a powerful indicator of cardiac risk. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - July 15, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Diabetic blood pressure target challenged
A long follow up of a large sample of community-based patients with diabetes suggests that the current guideline blood pressure targets may be too low. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - July 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Insomnia increases blood pressure variability in elderly
Long sleep duration and persistent insomnia are associated with increased visit-to-visit blood pressure variability in elderly individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disorder, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - June 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Controlling children’s blood pressure pays vascular dividends
Children with hypertension have increased cardiovascular risk later in life, unless their blood pressure is brought under control by the time they reach adulthood, shows a long-term study. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - June 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
CABG offers survival advantage for diabetes population
Coronary artery bypass graft offers a significant survival advantage over medical therapy for patients with diabetes and multivessel coronary artery disease, MASS II trial results indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - June 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Pulmonary effects leave cardiac red herring in COPD, emphysema
US researchers have found evidence that impaired left ventricular filling in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema is caused by reduced left ventricular preload due to upstream pulmonary causes, as opposed to intrinsic diastolic dysfunction. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - June 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Gender influences poor sleep impact in heart patients
Poor sleep, particularly waking too early, appears to be associated with unhealthy rises in inflammation levels in women with coronary heart disease, findings from the Heart and Soul study indicate. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - June 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Mixed success for hypertension treatment algorithm
An algorithm for treating primary care patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia may help to reduce blood pressure, shows a randomized trial. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - June 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
COPD bronchodilator cardiovascular risks comparable
The risk for cardiovascular events among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is similar if they begin treatment with long-acting ß-agonists or muscarinic antagonists, show results from a large, population-based study. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - May 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Insomnia and sleep duration interact to increase heart disease risk
Long sleep duration and insomnia increase the risk for coronary heart disease among postmenopausal women and may interact to almost double the risk, study findings from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) show. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - May 20, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Warfarin discontinuation ‘unnecessary’ for pacemaker surgery
Warfarin should not be discontinued in favor of heparin before pacemaker or implantable cardioverter–defibrillator surgery in patients with a moderate-to-high risk for thromboembolism, the Bruise Control trial investigators recommend. (Source: MedWire News - Cardiology)
Source: MedWire News - Cardiology - May 10, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
