Bryant Moeller

An 8-item checklist was used to consider both benefits and harms in changing the definition of high blood pressure.

Patients with higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels experienced the greatest reductions in all-cause and cardiovascular mortality from intensive therapy.

The Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound has endorsed recommendations regarding ultrasound imaging test protocols for patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis.

Walking a distance of >400 meters in the 6-minute walk test was associated with a reduced risk for pulmonary arterial hypertension-related death or hospitalization.

Increased right atrial and pulmonary wedge pressures and increased thyroid disease prevalence were associated with atrial arrhythmia development in idiopathic or systemic sclerosis-related pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Prescribers tend to favor a frequency of 3 times per day for oral treprostinil dosing in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.