Air Pollution Tied to Multimorbidity Status, Severity
Higher exposures to particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide associated with multimorbidity status in dose-dependent manner
Nitrate-Enriched Beetroot Juice Produces Reduction in Systolic BP in COPD
Active treatment lowered SBP, improved 6-minute walk test, improved measures of endothelial function
Air Pollution Increases Heart Attacks in Nonsmokers
Findings for same-day nitric oxide levels and average levels for particulate matter in the preceding three days
Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Before Age 55 Years Impact Risk for Heart Disease
Findings based on genetic risk and regardless of later-life levels
Burnout, Lack of Fulfillment Linked to Physician Intention to Leave
Inverse associations with intention to leave seen for increases in supportive leadership behavior, peer support, perceived gratitude
Kidney Dysfunction Linked to Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction
Prevalence of HFpEF significantly higher in those with mild and moderate kidney dysfunction than normal kidney function
Artificial Intelligence Models Improve Clinicians’ Diagnostic Accuracy
Standard AI models improve predictions, but systematically biased predictions reduce accuracy
Heart Failure Causally Linked to Chronic Kidney Disease
Causal relationship remained robust even after adjusting for the effects of diabetes and hypertension
Guidelines Updated for Use of Antiplatelet Therapy for Atherosclerotic CVD
Guidelines focus on duration of APT after PCI; de-escalation strategies after PCI; DAPT use for patients treated without revascularization
Treatment Initiation With Thiazide Diuretics Increases Hyponatremia Risk
Two-year cumulative incidence of hyponatremia 2.83 percent for bendroflumethiazide, 3.51 percent for hydrochlorothiazide plus RASi