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Reverse remodelling is associated with a significant reduction in the risk of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTAs) in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, according to a study¹ of patients enrolled in the MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial–Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy).

Use of low sodium salt may lead to hyperkalaemia in patients with impaired kidney function or who are on particular medication, doctors from the Royal Lancaster Infirmary have warned in a letter¹ recently published in the British Medical Journal.

Although early reperfusion therapy for stroke is associated with better patient outcomes the majority of patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) in the US do not receive any reperfusion therapy, according to a study¹ published recently in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Patients with a history of cardiovascular (CV) events who discontinue low dose aspirin treatment are at a significantly increased risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) compared with those who continue, according to a study¹ published recently on bmj.com.

High-risk vascular patients are considerably more vulnerable to new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) than the general population, according to an evaluation of the ONTARGET and TRANSCEND studies by Dr Paolo Verdecchia (Ospedale di Assisi, Italy), presented at the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) 2011 European Meeting on Hypertension.