Serious Complications Seen With Acetaminophen Use in Seniors
Risks increased for peptic ulcer bleeding, uncomplicated peptic ulcer, lower GI bleeding, heart failure, HTN, CKD
Poststroke Epilepsy Risk Varies With Antihypertensive Treatment
Risk for PSE was lower for patients treated with ARBs and higher for those receiving calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers
β-Blocker Use Delays Motor Onset With Huntington Disease
β-blocker use also tied to reduced rate of worsening of symptoms in early motor-manifest disease
AAP Endorses New Algorithm for Critical Congenital Heart Disease Screening
New algorithm has passing oxygen saturation threshold ≥95 percent in pre- and post-ductal measurement, only one retest
Higher Caregiving Stress Tied to Incident Hypertension
Findings seen among younger Black women followed for seven years
Trump Says He’ll Try to Rid U.S. of Daylight Saving Time
PREVENT Equations Classify 15 Million at Elevated Risk for Heart Failure
Most of those with elevated heart failure risk had systolic BP >130 mm Hg and BMI > 30
Higher Ambient Levels of Air Pollutants Linked to Increased VTE Risk
Hazard ratio up for incident venous thromboembolism in association with higher levels of fine particulate matter, oxides of nitrogen, nitrogen dioxide
Persistent Smoking From Childhood to Age 24 Linked to Cardiac Injury
Increased odds of LV hypertrophy, high relative wall thickness, LV diastolic dysfunction, high LV filling pressure