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Why Your Blood Pressure Probably Isn't Normal & What You Need To Do About It.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

We do a terrible job of identifying and managing high blood pressure. And we still do an awful job of identifying and managing high blood pressure. As a risk factor for death, high blood pressure is responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor, including smoking. What Is Normal Blood Pressure?

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Decoding the Optimal Blood Pressure: Is Yours on Target?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

“What should my blood pressure be?” The US President, Franklin D Roosevelt, had his blood pressure tracked throughout his term in office, and the numbers are pretty stark. Shortly before he died, his blood pressure was measured at 350/195 mmHg 1. Just good blood pressure control.

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Potential Long-Term Benefit of Home Systolic Blood Pressure Below 125 mm?Hg for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: The J-HOP Study Extended

Hypertension Journal

BACKGROUND:The long-term benefit of achieving the Japanese Society of Hypertension home systolic blood pressure (SBP) target of <125 mm Hg has not been fully evaluated. Findings were similar in the subgroup of high-risk patients (those with diabetes or stroke history).CONCLUSIONS:These

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Abstract WP240: Long Term Impact of the Los Angeles Barbershop Blood Pressure Study on Stroke/TIA and Cognitive Impairment

Stroke Journal

Background:Individuals with poorly controlled blood pressure (BP) have a heightened risk of stroke and vascular cognitive impairment. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP240-AWP240, February 1, 2024. BP reduction has been associated with reduced risk of future stroke and cognitive impairment.

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Why Waiting Until Age 50 To Address Risk Factors For Heart Disease Is Too Late.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

We are learning that risk factors such a high LDL-C, blood pressure and average blood sugar levels, even in the high normal range, can increase cardiovascular risk. Systolic blood pressure, even above 90 mmHg, results in higher risk 3. This does not mean we should treat blood pressure down to this target!

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Preeclampsia Prediction Using Machine Learning and Polygenic Risk Scores From Clinical and Genetic Risk Factors in Early and Late Pregnancies

Hypertension Journal

Predictive tools to understand which individuals are most at risk are needed.Methods:We identified a cohort of N=1125 pregnant individuals who delivered between May 2015 and May 2022 at Mass General Brigham Hospitals with available electronic health record data and linked genetic data.

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Maternal Dietary Patterns During Pregnancy Are Linked to Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Among a Predominantly Low?Income US Hispanic/Latina Pregnancy Cohort

Journal of the American Heart Association

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy were abstracted from medical records and based on a physician's diagnosis or systolic or diastolic blood pressure (≥140 or ≥90 mm Hg, respectively) at ≥2 consecutive prenatal visits.