Marketed as unflavored, “clear” e-cigarettes contain synthetic cooling agents, menthol, and other flavorants, and were associated with greater cardiovascular effects than flavored e-cigs and nonuse.
JAK inhibitor therapy targets inflammation and correlates with improvements in carotid artery measurements, while baseline vascular markers continue to predict cardiovascular risk.
A morning BP rise of over 10 mmHg independently predicts left ventricular hypertrophy—accounting for 36.2% of LVMI variability, even after adjusting for age and BMI.
A study presented at RSNA 2024 demonstrated findings at midlife, decades prior to patients exhibiting early symptoms of Alzheimer's disease related dementia.