Medical Bulletin 18/December/2021

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Mild increase in BP tied with aortic dissection risk

Mild increase in systolic and diastolic BP can increase the risk of aortic dissection, according to a recent study published in the Circulation.

Hypertension or elevated blood pressure (BP) is an important risk factor for aortic dissection (AD); however, few prospective studies concerning this topic have been published. They investigated the association between hypertension/elevated BP and AD in two cohorts and conducted a meta-analysis of published prospective studies, including these two studies.

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Even mild increase in systolic and diastolic BP tied with risk of aortic dissection: Study

Preeclampsia ups risk of HF in women

A recent study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) has reported that women with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia are at increased risk of future heart failure (HF) for up to a decade. The study found eclampsia to be an independent risk factor for future hospitalizations for HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

While the previous studies have shown preeclampsia to be associated with increased risk of furtire HF, the relationship between preeclampsia and HF subtypes are not well-established. To determine the same, Dominique Williams, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA, and colleagues aimed to identify the risk of HFpEF following a delivery complicated by preeclampsia/eclampsia in a retrospective cohort study.

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Preeclampsia ups risk of heart failure in women: JACC