Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 2, 2024

“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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Hypertension Journal

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. 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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Hypertension Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Background:Death certificate data indicate that hypertension may have increased as a contributing cause of death among US adults. Hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, or antihypertensive medication use.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. Ptrend=0.014) and preeclampsia (OR, 4.10 [95% CI, 1.25–13.5];Ptrend=0.036),

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Background:Individuals with poorly controlled blood pressure (BP) have a heightened risk of stroke and vascular cognitive impairment. Black Americans are disproportionately affected by hypertension and neurologic-target organ damage. Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page AWP240-AWP240, February 1, 2024.

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Hypertension Journal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Hypertension, Volume 80, Issue 12 , Page 2533-2543, December 1, 2023. We examined contemporary trends in hypertension treatment and control in a national sample of adults with CKD.METHODS:We evaluated 5% cross-sectional samples of adults with CKD between 2011 and 2019 in the Veterans Health Administration.

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Hypertension Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Background:Preeclampsia, a pregnancy-specific condition associated with new-onset hypertension after 20-week gestation, is a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. In the first trimester, the most predictive model was XGBoost, with an area under the curve of 0.74.

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