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Calcium-Channel Blockers and Losartan Are Associated with Lower Risk for Gout in Hypertensive Patients

Diuretics, β-blockers, angiotensin-converting–enzyme inhibitors, and non-losartan angiotensin-receptor blockers are associated with increased risk.

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Pulmonary Hypertension Is Different in Children Than in AdultsFree

Syncope is more common and functional activity is better preserved than in adults. Dyspnea on exertion and fatigue were the most common symptoms.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Gout and Diuretics in Hypertensive PatientsFree

Diuretic use raised risk for gout by several percentage points.

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Lifetime Cardiovascular Risk: The More Things Change . . .

Risk factors are less prevalent than in the past, but they are just as predictive of outcome.

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Childhood Dermatomyositis and Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Adulthood

Adults with a history of JDM had more evidence of disease than matched controls.

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE WATCH

Revised Guidelines: Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction in Patients with Atherosclerotic DiseaseFree

New recommendations for cardiac rehabilitation and risk reduction are welcome, but updated guidance is lacking on lipid and blood pressure management.

Which Strategies Are Best for Measuring BP and Diagnosing Hypertension?

New data on how and when blood pressure readings are most accurate

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Got Heart Disease? Don't Be Depressed

Even in relatively young people, depression and suicidality can worsen outcomes from ischemic heart disease.

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Sodium Excretion of >7 g or <3 g Daily Is Associated with Elevated Cardiovascular Morbidity

By comparison, higher potassium excretion was associated with lower stroke risk.

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What If MI Patients Got Their Follow-Up Meds for Free?

In a cluster-randomized study, improvement in adherence — and in some outcomes — was significant but small.

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