Crystal Wong, MD

Hepatitis C virus infection is a common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide and is associated with greater mortality.

Anticoagulation under- and overdoing can be problematic in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Women with preeclampsia have up to a 6-fold risk of pregnancy-associated stroke.

In patients with acute myocardial infarction without heart failure, beta-blockers did not reduce mortality risk at 1 year.

No differences were observed between pravastatin and usual care for CHD events, cause-specific deaths, stroke, cancer, and combination fatal CHD or nonfatal MI.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist therapy was associated with lower risk for acute MI, stroke, and all-cause mortality.

Children aged 15-19 years appear to have the greatest risk of developing lone atrial fibrillation.

Achieving a systolic blood pressure goal of <120 mm Hg may have adverse cardiovascular effects for some patients.

Ivabradine did not improve exercise capacity, diastolic function, or NT-proBNP levels in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Pregnant women should be screened for preeclampsia by measuring blood pressure at each prenatal care visit.