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20 November 2008
Beneficial effect alcohol on lipids offset by increased BP in heavy drinkers
The beneficial effect of alcohol consumption on serum lipids is offset by increases in blood pressure in heavy drinkers, resulting in an overall increase in estimated 10-year coronary artery disease risk, report researchers.
20 November 2008
ICD algorithm detects lead fracture, prevents inappropriate shocks
Researchers have developed a downloadable algorithm to reduce inappropriate shocks in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
20 November 2008
Pulse pressure strongly predicts cardiac death in women
In women with suspected cardiovascular disease, brachial pulse pressure is a stronger predictor of poor outcome than other blood pressure components, study results demonstrate.
19 November 2008
Brachial BP underestimates vascular burden in African Americans
Young and healthy African-American men have a high prevalence of undetected hypertension and subclinical cardiovascular disease, new research suggests.
19 November 2008
OSA adds to stroke risk in hypertensives
Patients with hypertension should be investigated for obstructive sleep apnea, say researchers who found the two conditions have additive effects on early markers of carotid atherosclerosis.
19 November 2008
Vitamin D deficiency ‘increases hypertension risk’
Young women with low plasma levels of vitamin D are at increased risk for developing hypertension, researchers have shown.
18 November 2008
Hypertension linked to high oxLDL levels in elderly
Elderly individuals with high blood pressure have increased levels of oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, report investigators in the American Journal of Hypertension.
18 November 2008
CP-LVH predicts stroke in general populace
Left ventricular hypertrophy, especially when defined using Cornell product criteria, predicts stroke in the Japanese population, say researchers.
18 November 2008
Sirolimus reverses LVH in heart-transplant patients
Sirolimus, an immunosuppressive agent that inhibits the cell division and differentiation regulator mTOR, has been shown to reverse left ventricular hypertrophy in patients undergoing cardiac transplantation.
17 November 2008
Cigarette smoking induces left ventricular remodelling
Remodeling of the left ventricle due to cigarette smoking is associated with activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases, results of an animal study show.
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