In the SHEP trial, treatment of isolated systolic hypertension with chlorthalidone stepped-care therapy for 4.5 years was associated with a longer life expectancy at 22 years of follow-up.

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Background: Dynamic subaortic stenosis occurs in differing situations, commonly with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Regardless of the underlying cause, the resulting murmurs usually possess a ...

Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is an important imaging modality in the management of patients with cardiovascular disease. MPI plays a key role in diagnosing cardiovascular disease, establishing ...

The Premier League side bought O’Riley last August for £25 million, matching the Scottish transfer record fee paid to Celtic for both Jota and Kieran Tierney. However, since his move to England, the ...

Signal processing for pathological heart sound signals can be considered as a fundamental part of the whole process in tele-auscultation systems. In this paper, we employ the CEEMD and the EEMD ...

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Both high systolic pressure (top number) and high diastolic pressure (bottom number) may occur. Low blood pressure overall may also occur, depending on various factors. Systolic blood pressure may ...

BACKGROUND: The heart’s mechanical state feeds back to its electrical activity, potentially contributing to arrhythmias. Mechano-arrhythmogenesis has been mechanistically explained during electrical ...