This Indian study demonstrated telmisartan to be efficacious and tolerable for BP control in Indian hypertension patients when used as monotherapy or in combination therapy. The benefits of telmisartan were independent of age, duration, and stages of hypertension.

In a recent investigation among adults in the United States, researchers observed a positive correlation between mean platelet volume (MPV) & periodontal disease. Individuals with moderate to severe periodontitis exhibited higher MPV levels (OR = 1.090). Specifically, those in the upper tertile of MPV demonstrated a 21.6% increased likelihood of developing periodontitis vs. those in the lowest tertile (OR = 1.216).

Among older adults aged 50 years and above hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus infection, nearly a quarter of them (22%) experienced an acute cardiac event, most frequently acute heart failure (16%). Acute cardiac events occurred more often among those with (33%) versus without (9%) underlying CVD. These events were associated with a doubled risk of severe outcomes such as ICU admission & in-hospital death.