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50-year-olds have higher risk of limb loss than older people after leg surgery

Amit Malewar

People with severe forms of PAD requiring urgent surgery tend to have extremely poor disease progress.

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Problems with the menstrual cycle may raise a woman’s risk of cardiovascular disease

Pranjal Malewar

Two reproductive health conditions common in women are each associated with increasing cardiovascular disease risk.

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Stress and high efforts, low reward increase men’s heart disease risk

Pranjal Malewar

The double risk of job strain and effort-reward imbalance explained.

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Blood test predicts heart and kidney risk in type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Exploring cardiorenal biomarkers and canagliflozin in the CREDENCE trial.

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Alzheimer’s vaccine holds out hope for new treatment

Dr. Prajakta Banik

New vaccine targets Alzheimer's at its roots.

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Sepsis increases the risk of heart failure and rehospitalization

Pranjal Malewar

The risk of developing heart failure after hospital discharge was 51% higher among people who had sepsis.

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Uncontrolled blood pressure contributes to a lot of heart-related emergencies

Pranjal Malewar

A new study highlights the top reasons for emergency room visits and suggests poorly controlled hypertension.

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