article thumbnail

Chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021 in the U.S.

American Heart News - Heart News

Research Highlights: The number of individuals in the United States who had chronic hypertension or chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021, according to a nationwide review of private health insurance.

article thumbnail

Chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021 in the U.S.

Science Daily - Heart Disease

who had chronic hypertension or chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021. The number of individuals in the U.S.

article thumbnail

Five Tests To Assess Your Heart Health In The New Year.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Blood Pressure High blood pressure is the risk factor responsible for the greatest number of deaths worldwide 2. For every 20mmHg increase in systolic (Top Number) blood pressure, the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke doubles 3. Blood pressure is easy to check. What’s yours?

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021 in the US: Study

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

who had chronic hypertension or chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021, while the prescribing and filling of antihypertensive medication during pregnancy remained low but stable at 60%, according to research published in Hypertension. The number of individuals in the U.S.

article thumbnail

Pregnancy Metal Mixtures and Blood Pressure and Hypertension in Mid-Life: A Prospective U.S. Cohort Study

Hypertension Journal

We measured mid-life BP from 2017 to 2021 (median age, 51.2 Hypertension, Ahead of Print. We examined associations of individual metals with BP using linear regression and with hypertension (130/80 mm Hg or use of antihypertensive medication) using modified Poisson regression.

article thumbnail

A Physical Activity and Diet Just?in?Time Adaptive Intervention to Reduce Blood Pressure: The myBPmyLife Study Rationale and Design

Journal of the American Heart Association

Participants in both groups are followed for up for 6 months with a primary end point of change in systolic blood pressure. The study launched on December 9, 2021, with 484 participants enrolled as of March 31, 2023. Enrollment of participants was completed on July 3, 2023.