A new analysis has confirmed that low baseline systolic blood-pressure levels and changes in systolic blood pressure over time are risk factors for adverse events in heart-failure patients. Medscape Medical News
Inflammation and oxidative stress may be the common pathophysiologic denominators of the metabolic syndrome for an increased risk for atrial fibrillation, according to a prospective study in Japan. Medscape Medical News
Yet most palliative care is directed toward cancer patients, observe researchers, who say more can done to relieve the suffering of patients with heart failure. Heartwire
A new ONTARGET imaging study has shown no difference between ramipril, telmisartan, or the combination in the reduction of left ventricular mass. The MRI study, say investigators, closely parallels the main findings from ONTARGET, showing no clear advantage to combination therapy. Heartwire
