Hypertension

Caution: Approach every patient with SLE as a “bundle of cardiovascular risks” greater than the sum of its parts

T or F: It appears that masked hypertension is often the consequence of nocturnal blood pressure elevations.

T or F: A delayed decline of SBP during exercise recovery predicts severe coronary artery disease. Try the rest of this exercise challenge.

Our author says it's best to assume that any patient with RA is a ticking vascular time bomb. Which statements support that?

What are existing strategies to prevent heart disease?

Tablets are approved in several dose types

Slide show: Evidence for gout's role as a risk factor for heart disease is mixed. New studies add support.

Hypertension in dialysis patients is very common and often poorly controlled. Here, a short quiz for the cardiology community.

A once-daily dapagliflozin/saxagliptin tablet got FDA approval.

Are fixed-dose antihypertensives here to stay? How does the newest combination work? Try this spot-check quiz.

Cognitive assessment is not improved by lifestyle interventions in diabetes. Health is.

The frequency of hypoglycemic episodes affects carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 1 diabetes.

Break out the blue paint for women with higher preconception blood pressure.

Maryland researchers found that even mild hypoglycemia can pose a cardiovascular risk in obese people with diabetes.

This short quiz on evidence for clinical use of ACEIs and ARBs in a variety of patients will make you think twice.

By the time patients need a left ventricular assist device their condition has already worsened considerably. With the help of a combination of technology and medication there is some research to show that improvement is possible in many patients.

Pending further research a new powerful pharmaceutical combination could make a significant difference in the treatment of patients with a left ventricular assist device.