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Blood Pressure is the force of circulating blood on the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure is taken using two measurements: systolic (measured when the heart beats, when blood pressure is at its highest) and diastolic (measured between heart beats, when blood pressure is at its lowest). Blood pressure is written with the systolic blood pressure first, followed by the diastolic blood pressure (for example 120/80).

Low-dose triple-pill combination outperforms standard care for blood pressure control in Nigerian adults

A low-dose triple single-pill combination-based protocol achieved better blood pressure (BP) control than a standard-care protocol in Black African Nigerian adults with uncontrolled hypertension, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

1 Sep 2024

Clonal hematopoiesis identified as new risk factor for atherosclerosis

To the known risk factors for cardiovascular disease - high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, overweight and obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity - a new one has to be added: clonal hematopoiesis.

30 Aug 2024

Interrupting beta-blockers after myocardial infarction shows no advantage

The cardiovascular safety of interrupting beta-blocker could not be shown in comparison to continuation in patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI) and there was no benefit to the patients' quality of life, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2024.

30 Aug 2024

New ESC guidelines introduce intensive blood pressure targets and renal denervation recommendations

Updated ESC Guidelines on the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension include a new elevated blood pressure category, more ambitious and intensive treatment targets, and, for the first time, recommendations on the use of renal denervation to treat various forms of hypertension.

30 Aug 2024

ESC consensus statement highlights obesity's impact on cardiovascular disease

The ESC Clinical Consensus Statement on Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, presented at this year's ESC Congress (London, UK, 30 August to 2 September) summarizes current evidence on the epidemiology and etiology of obesity; the interplay between obesity, cardiovascular risk factors and cardiac conditions; the clinical management of patients with cardiac disease and obesity; and weight loss strategies including lifestyle changes, interventional procedures, and anti-obesity medications with particular focus on their impact on cardiometabolic risk and cardiac outcomes.

30 Aug 2024

Tips for parents to safeguard children from online gaming risks

As online gaming becomes an increasingly popular pastime among children, parents continue to grow concerned about the potential risks and dangers their children may be facing.

30 Aug 2024

Study finds diabetes linked to accelerated brain aging, but healthy habits can help

The study links diabetes to accelerated brain aging, highlighting lifestyle factors that could mitigate risks, especially for males with cardiometabolic issues.

29 Aug 2024

COVID-19 linked to increased risk of hearing loss in young adults, study finds

Researchers in South Korea found that young adults who recovered from COVID-19 are at significantly higher risk of experiencing hearing loss and sudden sensorineural hearing loss compared to those who never had the virus.

28 Aug 2024

Kidney donors' mortality risk drops significantly over the past decade

The risk of death for people who donate a kidney for transplantation - already small a decade ago - has dropped by more than half since then, a new study shows.

28 Aug 2024

Recreational drug users three times more likely to experience repeat cardiovascular events

New research presented at this year's ESC Congress 2024 in London, UK (30 Aug – 2 Sept) shows that, among patients admitted to the intensive cardiac care unit (ICCU), those with a recent history of recreational drug use are three times more likely than those with no history to experience a repeat serious cardiovascular event within one year.

28 Aug 2024

A study confirms that smoking significantly increases the risk of stroke

Findings indicate smoking elevates stroke risk, particularly in older males with comorbidities, underscoring the need for targeted prevention strategies.

28 Aug 2024

Study reveals high failure rate for tubal sterilization as birth control

Tubal sterilization is thought to be a permanent form of birth control and is the most common method of contraception nationally.

27 Aug 2024

Innovative AI tool targets missing data to enhance sepsis risk predictions

A proposed artificial intelligence tool to support clinician decision-making about hospital patients at risk for sepsis has an unusual feature: accounting for its lack of certainty and suggesting what demographic data, vital signs and lab test results it needs to improve its predictive performance.

27 Aug 2024

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Low-dose triple-pill combination outperforms standard care for blood pressure control in Nigerian adults

Clonal hematopoiesis identified as new risk factor for atherosclerosis

Interrupting beta-blockers after myocardial infarction shows no advantage

New ESC guidelines introduce intensive blood pressure targets and renal denervation recommendations

ESC consensus statement highlights obesity's impact on cardiovascular disease

Tips for parents to safeguard children from online gaming risks

Study finds diabetes linked to accelerated brain aging, but healthy habits can help

COVID-19 linked to increased risk of hearing loss in young adults, study finds

Kidney donors' mortality risk drops significantly over the past decade

Recreational drug users three times more likely to experience repeat cardiovascular events

A study confirms that smoking significantly increases the risk of stroke

Study reveals high failure rate for tubal sterilization as birth control

Innovative AI tool targets missing data to enhance sepsis risk predictions

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