Greater reduction in BMI seen for semaglutide plus lifestyle intervention versus lifestyle intervention alone

Shared decision-making involving patient and multidisciplinary aortic team encouraged to determine optimal therapies

Systolic and diastolic BP increased by 1.79 and 1.30 mm Hg, respectively, during pandemic versus prepandemic period

Lowering blood pressure with antihypertensive treatment may reduce risk for incident dementia in older adults with a history of hypertension

No substantial differences seen for other outcomes or for other direct oral anticoagulant comparisons

Stroke patients with normal, but not those with impaired, renal function have greater benefit with ticagrelor-aspirin than clopidogrel-aspirin

Confounding variables, particularly comorbidities, impact association

The 88th Annual Meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians

Increases seen for all race and ethnic groups, with slight increase in disparities between groups

Among cigarette smokers, menthol use most common among Black and Hispanic adults, younger adults