Excessive BP Lowering May Be Harmful
Low BP may increase the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), despite substantial lowering of LDL cholesterol, according to new findings.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Pulse Pressure, Death Risk Linked in PD Patients
Elevated pulse pressure is associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular death in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD), according to a Canadian study.
Caution Urged with Prebrachytherapy AST
ORLANDO—Neoadjuvant androgen suppression therapy (AST) prior to brachytherapy may be associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality in men with favorable-risk prostate cancer who have pre-existing cardiovascular disease (CVD).
HD Patients’ Cardiovascular Risks Not Lowered by Statin
Rosuvastatin therapy lowers LDL in hemodialysis (HD) patients but has no significant effect on cardiovascular events, researchers reported in The New England Journal of Medicine (2009;360:1395-1407).
Elevated Uric Acid Hikes Mortality in CKD Patients
Hyperuricemia increases the risk of death from any cause and from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with CKD stages 3 to 4, according to a report in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases (2009; published online ahead of print).
Kidney Stones, Heart Disease Linked in Older Women
Heart disease is significantly more prevalent in older white women with a history of kidney stones than in those who have never had a kidney stone, new findings suggest.
Erectile Dysfunction Is Associated with Greater Mortality
CHICAGO—Erectile dysfunction (ED) is associated with an increased risk of death from any cause and from cardiovascular disease (CVD), new findings show.
Periodontal Disease May Raise Cardiovascular Death Risk in Hemodialysis Patients
Hemodialysis patients with moderate to severe periodontal disease are five times more likely to die from cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with those with mild or no periodontal disease, according to researchers.
Drugs Benefit Patients with Heart and Renal Failure
NEW ORLEANS—Most heart failure patients with renal failure can be managed successfully with ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), and the treatment is associated with better outcomes, said Virgina B. Thayer, MS, at the 2008 scientific sessions of the American Heart Association.
Hospitalizations Not More Frequent in Older HD Patients
HOUSTON—Hemodialysis (HD) patients aged 70 years and older do not have more frequent or longer hospitalizations than younger HD patients overall, but the older patients may have a higher hospitalization rate due to cardiovascular disease (CVD), investigators concluded.
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