• Filter By:
• Specialty
• Source
• Condition
• Cancer
• Infectious Disease
• Drug
• Training
• Management
• Procedure
• Therapy
• Vaccine
• Nutrition
• Country

Bedtime hypertension treatment improves cardiovascular risk reduction: the Hygia Chronotherapy Trial
ConclusionRoutine ingestion by hypertensive patients of ≥1 prescribed BP-lowering medications at bedtime, as opposed to upon waking, results in improved ABP control (significantly enhanced decrease in asleep BP and increased sleep-time relative BP decline, i.e. BP dipping) and, most importantly, markedly diminished occurrence of major CVD events.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00741585. 
Source: European Heart Journal - October 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

A meta-analysis of continuous positive airway pressure therapy in prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea
ConclusionCPAP therapy might reduce MACE and stroke among subjects with CPAP time exceeding 4  h/night. Additional randomized trials mandating adequate CPAP time adherence are required to confirm this impression.
Source: European Heart Journal - October 24, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Cardiovascular effects of environmental noise exposure
The role of noise as an environmental pollutant and its impact on health are being increasingly recognized. Beyond its effects on the auditory system, noise causes annoyance and disturbs sleep, and it impairs cognitive performance. Furthermore, evidence from epidemiologic studies demonstrates that environmental noise is associated with an increased incidence of arterial hypertension, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Both observational and experimental studies indicate that in particular night-time noise can cause disruptions of sleep structure, vegetative arousals (e.g. increases of blood pressure and heart rate) and inc...
Source: European Heart Journal - April 1, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Munzel, T., Gori, T., Babisch, W., Basner, M. Tags: Prevention Source Type: research