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What measurements should be used in the monitoring of blood pressure? The ones performed by patients at home, or the ones carried out in medical centers by physicians or nurses? The aim of this study was to determine the best measurement method and the optimal number of measurements for the correct [...]
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Following the publication in 2007 of guidelines highlighting the risk of using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with cardiovascular disease, it is now acknowledged that long-term use of these drugs further increases the risk of ischemic events in these patients. However, [...]
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If on the one hand debate is still open on whether triglycerides have a role in promoting cardiovascular disease, on the other the level of fat in our diet keeps growing along with welfare, which translates into an increase in obesity and diabetes. Triglycerides levels are directly associated with [...]
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After the Framingham study, which showed an increase in long-term mortality in patients – especially women – with new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF), later studies did not confirm this datum; hence, a group of investigators carried out a prospective study based on the participants of the Women's [...]
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Because it is not clear whether and how Myocardial Infarction (MI) prognosis may be influenced by Atrial Fibrillation (AF), a cohort study was carried out in Minnesota, including 3220 patients with (first-ever) MI, which were subdivided in the following categories: 1) absence of AF, 2) presence of [...]
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Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) are widely used in the prevention of peptic ulcers in patients treated with acetylsalicylic acid. It has been suggested, however, that treatment with PPIs may reduce the bioavailability of acetylsalicylic acid, thus interfering with platelet inhibition. A retrospective [...]
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According to a meta-analysis performed in 2010, calcium supplementation without vitamin D increases the frequency of cardiovascular events, but what has not been cleared up yet is which is the role of vitamin D in this relationship. In the WHI (Women's Health Initiative) study, the association [...]
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Among the various foods directly linked to blood pressure, kitchen salt has a first-rank role, so much that the decrease in its intake should reduce the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. Some researchers in Belgium have tried to verify this statement, analyzing the data from 3,681 patients with [...]
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There are many factors associated with the onset of a coronary artery disease, not last, job-related stress. With this study, the problem linked to too many working hours has been examined with the aim of verifying whether a particularly long job can be a further coronary risk factor, compared to [...]
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According to many studies it has been ascertained that the values of glomerular filtration (GRF) and of albuminuria are predictors of cardiovascular damage. Using the data of two of these studies with a wide sample – the ONTARGET study in 2008 and the TRANSCEND study in the same year - more than [...]