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What Should Your Blood Pressure Be?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

The answer is pretty simple, but most people get this wrong, and doing so increases their future risk of heart attack and strokes. Most people with high blood pressure will be treated with an ACE inhibitor, ARB, calcium channel blocker or a diuretic. ” This is one of the most common questions I get as a cardiologist.

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FDA Accepts, Grants Priority Review Designation for Bayer's msNRA for Patients with Heart Failure

DAIC

Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy (Effect on Disease) and Safety of Finerenone on Morbidity (Events Indicating Disease Worsening) & Mortality (Death Rate) in Participants With Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (Proportion of Blood Expelled Per Heart Stroke) Greater or Equal to 40% (FINEARTS-HF). Clinical trial registration No.

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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

MIBHS

This condition, called atherosclerosis, narrows the arteries, restricting blood flow and increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Common medications include diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, and calcium channel blockers. If an aneurysm ruptures, it can cause life-threatening internal bleeding.

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Abstract TMP97: Temporal Trends in Black-White Differences of Antihypertensive Treatment in Individuals With and Without History of Stroke: Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS)

Stroke Journal

Stroke, Volume 55, Issue Suppl_1 , Page ATMP97-ATMP97, February 1, 2024. This difference remained but was smaller in 7,476 participants without stroke at Visit 2 (OR 1.29, CI 1.20-1.38). This difference remained but was smaller in 7,476 participants without stroke at Visit 2 (OR 1.29, CI 1.20-1.38).

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Renin-angiotensin system inhibition after surgical aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis

Heart BMJ

The primary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs; all-cause mortality, stroke or myocardial infarction). Time-updated adjusted Cox regression models were used to compare patients with and without RAS inhibitors. Time-updated adjusted Cox regression models were used to compare patients with and without RAS inhibitors.

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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

Medications Medications are often the first line of treatment for cardiomegaly and can include: ACE inhibitors or ARBs , which help lower blood pressure and reduce the workload on the heart. Blood Clots: An enlarged heart is more prone to developing blood clots, which can lead to stroke or pulmonary embolism.

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Dishing out the meds

The British Journal of Cardiology

One third of people over the age of 55 years would benefit by gaining an average of 11 years free from a cardiac event or stroke (subsequently termed the vaccination approach).