Hypertension affects approximately 75 million adults in the United States and is a major risk factor for stroke, myocardial infarction, vascular disease, and chronic kidney disease. See the image below.

To know if you have high or low blood pressure, you need to know what a healthy blood pressure level is. Optimal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg (systolic pressure is 120 AND diastolic pressure is less than 80). Within certain limits, the lower your blood pressure reading is, the better. There is no specific number at which day-to-day blood pressure is considered too low, as long as no symptoms of trouble are present.

Study assesses a simple and promising treatment for the 5 million Americans with heart failure.

 Overall, the prevalence of hypertension appears to be around 30–45% of the general population, with a steep increase with ageing.

The diagnosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyophathy (HCM) rests on the detection of increased Left Ventricular (LV) wall thickness by any imaging modality.

Antibiotic prophylaxis should only be considered for dental procedures requiring manipulation of the gingival or periapical region of the teeth or perforation of the oral mucosa including scaling and root canal procedures (Class IIa, Level C).

Heart Failure (HF) is defined, clinically, as a syndrome in which patients have typical symptoms (e.g. breathlessness, ankle swelling, and fatigue) and signs (e.g. elevated jugular venous pressure, pulmonary crackles, and displaced apex beat) resulting from an abnormality of cardiac structure or function.

The diagnosis of Pulmonary Hypertension requires a clinical suspicion based on symptoms, physical examination and review of a comprehensive set of investigations. 

RELY ( Randomized Evaluation of Long-term anticoagulant therapY with Dabigatran etexilate trial):  a prospective, randomized, open-label, phase III trial comparing two blinded doses of dabigatran etexilate [110 mg b.i.d. (D110) or 150 mg b.i.d. (D150)] 

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. The current prevalence is estimated 1.5-2% of the general population, with the average age of patients between 75 and 85 years. The arrythmia is associated with a five-fold risk of stroke and a three-fold risk of incidence of congestive heart failure, and higher mortality.