Taking hypertensive medication at night is better
People with high blood pressure who take all their anti-hypertensive medication in one go at bedtime have better controlled blood pressure and a significantly lower risk of death… read more.
People with high blood pressure who take all their anti-hypertensive medication in one go at bedtime have better controlled blood pressure and a significantly lower risk of death… read more.
One in four people leave their job within a year of returning to work after having a heart attack, according to a study from Denmark in the Journal… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: New research from Denmark has identified the gene responsible for one quarter of all familial hypercholesterolemia which causes very high blood cholesterol. Familial hypercholesterolemia is… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers report that bleeding inside the lining of the brain, subarachnoid hemorrhage, happens at a significantly higher rate among smokers, especially female smokers, than among… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Following a transient ischemic attack (TIA), quick aspirin treatment can significantly reduce the risk of a major stroke in the next few days, researchers reported… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Women who suffer migraines appear to have an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes as well as a higher rate of mortality from cardiovascular… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Cholesterol levels – the most common risk factor for heart attacks – have decreased in northern Sweden over the last 20 years. Since medication only… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Hospital admissions for first-time stroke increased in young adults in Denmark during the past two decades, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Gait speed is an independent predictor of adverse outcomes after cardiac surgery, researchers reported on May 11, 2016 in JAMA Cardiology.
by Gary Finnegan: The Chinese population continues to have a high rate of salt intake, fuelling concerns about rising risks of high blood pressure and stroke. The main… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: In high income countries, loneliness and social isolation appear to increase the risk of stroke or coronary artery disease by about 30 per cent, researchers… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Treatment with cardioselective beta-blockers appears to reduce the risk of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and it is especially effective in preventing COPD… read more.
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