New-onset diabetes in hypertensive patients and mortality: timing is everything

RM Bruno, S Taddei - European heart journal, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus are well known cardiovascular (CV) risk
factors, which are often associated. 1 In a large, prospective cohort study including 12 550 …

Risk assessment and management of myocardial infarction

TF Lüscher - European heart journal, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The family of cyclooxygenases plays a crucial role in platelet activation 1 and inflammation.
2 While cyclooxygenase-1 is constitutively expressed in platelets and is the rate-limiting …

Update on hypertension: target blood pressure, comorbidities, and outcome

TF Luescher - European heart journal, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Hypertension is a widely recognized risk factor for myocardial infarction, stroke, and death.
Although highly effective antihypertensive drugs 1 as well as interventions 2–4 have been …