Findings provide high certainty evidence to inform future guidelines for these patients Pausing a patient’s usual dose of blood pressure medication on the day of surgery reduces the rate of very low blood pressure requiring treatment during the operation compared with taking their medication as normal, finds a trial ...
All previous pregnancies should be taken into consideration by doctors when assessing risk Women with a complication in the latest pregnancy, or in a previous pregnancy, face an elevated risk of developing cardiometabolic-renal conditions in subsequent years, suggests a UK study published online in the open access journal BMJ Medicine. ...
Eminent cardiologist involved in treatment guidelines received £50m from drug research contracts Case shows what’s at stake in the debate around transparency of doctor-industry relations A British cardiologist and former president of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has been judged by the ESC to have committed severe misconduct ...
It also saves around 44 units of blood products for every 100 patients treated Giving intravenous iron to patients with anaemia before heart surgery reduces the need for a red blood transfusion and results in an extra day at home in the first 90 days after surgery, finds a clinical trial ...
Findings from clinical practice will help inform shared decision making Adding the GLP-1 receptor agonist drug tirzepatide (marketed as Mounjaro) to standard care for patients with type 2 diabetes and heart disease is associated with a lower risk of a major cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, finds ...
Absolute risk is low, but findings support ongoing efforts to reduce use and duration of mechanical restraint where feasible Mechanical restraint is associated with a small increased short term risk of blood clots among inpatients at psychiatric hospitals, finds a Danish study published by The BMJ today. Although the absolute risk remains ...
But unclear if these represent normal physiological responses or long term (mal)adaptations Changes to the heart linked to marathon running vary by age, sex, and training level, finds a synthesis of the available data, published in the open access journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. But it’s not clear if ...
No obvious link to geographical location or social deprivation to explain variations Women less likely to be referred for life prolonging therapies than men Substantial variations in referrals for advanced heart failure therapies are apparent across the UK and Ireland, with no obvious link to geographical location or social deprivation ...
Current exercise guidelines are too low, suggest researchers Less fit individuals need to do more exercise to get the same benefits Adults should aim to do between 560 and 610 minutes a week of moderate to vigorous physical activity to achieve a substantial reduction in the risk of heart attacks ...
But aerobic exercise most consistently linked to drop in high blood pressure at any time Evidence for non-conventional training such as recreational sport or pilates is more limited, pooled data analysis shows Aerobic and resistance training combined, and high intensity interval training (HIIT), are associated with significant reductions in blood ...
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