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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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Treatment and Control of Hypertension Among Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease, 2011 to 2019

Hypertension Journal

BACKGROUND:Hypertension frequently accompanies chronic kidney disease (CKD) as etiology and sequela. in 2015, and then increased to 72.9% Hypertension, Volume 80, Issue 12 , Page 2533-2543, December 1, 2023. We defined CKD as a sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate value <60 mL/min per 1.73

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Based on these results, updated diabetes guidelines recommend that in T2D patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, we should use GLP-1 RAs, and in T2D patients with heart failure or chronic kidney disease, we should use an SGLT-2 inhibitor after first-line therapy with lifestyle and metformin [25]. 2017): 644-657.

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