Patients with a high ankle-brachial index have a higher risk for foot ulcers, neuropathy, and cardiovascular disease and lower scores on physical functioning quality-of-life domains. Medscape Medical News
ISH08: Three major clinical trials -- ADVANCE, ONTARGET, and ASCOT -- have helped to redefine antihypertensive therapy, and now results from important substudies further refine those insights. Medscape Cardiology
How can both blood pressure control and hypertension prevalence increase? New guidelines for treating diabetes? Are RAS inhibitors different? Do beta-blockers cause harm? And do polypills really work? Medscape Cardiology
In a cross-sectional study, metabolic syndrome was associated with the prevalence of silent lesions independent of other risk factors for ischemic stroke. Medscape Medical News
The authors of a new WHI analysis say the results emphasize the potential CHD safety of hormone therapy in women with a "healthy" lipid profile. Heartwire
