Routine Blood Pressure Readings May Flag Early Dementia Risk, Studies Show
Measures of blood vessel health derived from routine blood pressure readings could help identify adults at heightened risk for dementia, according to new research unveiled
Measures of blood vessel health derived from routine blood pressure readings could help identify adults at heightened risk for dementia, according to new research unveiled
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Physicians prescribed significantly more guideline-directed medications for heart failure if they received a customized digital alert via an electronic health record (EHR) system when inputting
This paper was presented on April 2 2022 at the 71st American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions at Washington NDC. The aim of this study
Nutrition counseling and strictly limiting salt intake for one year in patients with heart failure resulted in improved quality of life and a slowing in
A majority of patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)—a condition that results in excess thickening of the heart muscle—who were candidates for a procedure to