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Performance of ambulatory BP monitoring indicated to confirm diagnosis of hypertension, to optimize drug therapy

Persisting evidence of cardio-renal involvement, hemostasis pathway activation reported at 28 to 60 days after discharge

Moderate consumption of unsweetened coffee and sugar-sweetened coffee linked to reduced risk for all-cause mortality

Results show little progress across all five reform areas outlined in 2018 consensus statement

No reduction seen in first occurrence of nonfatal MI, stroke, or CV death with either metformin or lifestyle intervention versus placebo

Rates of preterm delivery, low birth weight increase when co-occurring in the same pregnancy with HDP

Higher scores in Life’s Simple 7 at midlife linked to lower risk for dementia across the range of genetic risk

Each 10 µg/m³ increase in short-term, long-term average exposure to PM₁, PM_2.5, PM₁₀ linked to increased risk for in-hospital fatality

50 of 51 health care facilities surveyed lacking in some or all of the five components of the WHO multimodal hand hygiene strategy

Bisexual men and women, gay men, lesbian women reported smoking, heavy drinking, using marijuana, illicit stimulants more often