Hypertension in the elderly: Improving blood pressure control in your older patients Blood pressure: How low should you go?Lowest possible is not necessarily optimal for high-risk patients Healthy arteries into your 70s? It’s possible—but not easy Less than 1% of people age 70 and older manage to maintain ‘young’ vasculature Preterm birth puts young people at early heart failure risk Closer followup of cardiac health may be needed in some cases of premature birth Chocolate may help prevent atrial fibrillation Associations strongest for one serving per week for women and two to six for men Avoid statins for primary prevention in older patients: study Post hoc analysis of pravastatin trial suggests a trend toward increased mortality Heart attack danger strikes early with NSAIDs Dose-dependent risk is highest in first month of treatment No increase in myalgia in patients taking statin in blinded trial Reports of muscle-related symptoms may be a 'nocebo effect,' researchers argue Binging on beer a risk for cardiac arrhythmias Researchers conduct an ECG study on revellers at Munich Oktoberfest Popular belief that saturated fats clog up arteries ‘plain wrong,’ say experts Best form of prevention and treatment are ‘real’ food and a brisk 22 minute daily walk First Previous 34 35 36 37 38 Next Last
