Articles related to CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD)

Among nearly 450,000 Scottish adults with hypertension, participants using a digital home blood pressure telemonitoring system showed lower rates of cardiovascular events, hospitalizations, and death compared with those receiving standard care over a median observation period spanning 2019 to 2022.

A 553-respondent UK survey of cardiology resident doctors found that nearly one-third reported witnessing physician assistants performing procedures outside defined scope of practice, with earlier-stage trainees reporting the most negative impact on training opportunities.

Statin exposure in LPS-primed mouse muscle cells activated NLRP3 inflammasome signaling and reduced protein prenylation, producing atrophy markers and grip strength loss in a preclinical model of statin myopathy.

The American College of Physicians issued a living clinical guideline recommending semaglutide and tirzepatide as first-line pharmacologic treatments with lifestyle modifications for nonpregnant adults with obesity (BMI 30 kg/m2 or higher) or overweight (BMI 27 to 30 kg/m2) with at least one weight-related comorbidity, with phentermine-topiramate, liraglutide, and naltrexone-bupropion designated as second-, third-, and fourth-line options respectively based on GRADE evidence review.

A man in his early 30s presenting with post-viral chest pain and bilateral forearm numbness posed a diagnostic challenge when automated ECG interpretation missed findings later consistent with acute pericarditis, including diffuse concave-upward ST elevation, PR depression, and a positive Spodick sign.

A case of chemotherapy-induced menopause left unmanaged for six years prompted a physician’s pointed critique of survivorship care failures, highlighting the clinical and legal stakes of untreated premature ovarian insufficiency following gonadotoxic therapy.