
Physical performance scores used as a proxy for function in adults aged >65 years improved CVD risk prediction beyond traditional risk factors, study authors report.

Physical performance scores used as a proxy for function in adults aged >65 years improved CVD risk prediction beyond traditional risk factors, study authors report.

Artificial sweeteners should not be considered a healthy and safe alternative to sugar, caution French investigators.

Abelacimab is a dual-acting, fully human monoclonal antibody that selectively targets both factor XI and factor XIa with high affinity.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Reducing blood pressure to 140/90 mm Hg or 130/80 mm Hg in high-risk patients proved either cost-saving or cost-effective at 10 years in a simulation study.

Get answers to 7 questions you may have regarding bivalent booster dose vaccination for patients from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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US face time with primary care clinicians has decreased by 10% since 2005 along with number of visits. A new study looks closely at trends in the physician-patient encounter.

AHA Hypertension 2022: Adoption of the DASH diet was found to prevent an estimated 16 000 CVD events among men and 11 000 among women with untreated stage 1 HTN.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

AHA Hypertension 2022. Half of patients with newly elevated BP had white coat HTN yet some were diagnosed with HTN at next primary care visit, new study finds.

ESC 2022: SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines were not associated with an increased risk of worsening heart failure, venous thromboembolism, or myocarditis in a large Danish real-world study.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Regardless of where individuals live, they may benefit from blood pressure control programs that increase access to primary health care, study authors suggest.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Find out how effective these 3 and 5 additional ACC/AHA-recommended non-drug interventions are at reducing BP (in mm Hg) in adults with hypertension and with normal BP.

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

In patients with hypertension, HDL-C >80 mg/dL was linked to a greater risk for CV events among men but not among women. Protective?

Data from the CDC on US vaccination and booster shot rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.

Use of exercise trackers associated with improved physical activity, FDA recommends repeat at-home COVID-19 antigen testing, and 4 more top content from August.