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Investigators identify novel plasma proteins linked to future risk of hypertension

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

For example, blood pressure changes during exercise (EBP) can reveal a latent tendency toward future development of hypertension. At present, there is no reliable circulating biomarker—a protein or other molecule present in the blood stream—indicative of hypertension risk.

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Obesity-Related Biomarkers Are Associated With Exercise Intolerance and HFpEF

Circulation: Heart Failure

Circulation: Heart Failure, Volume 16, Issue 11 , Page e010618, November 1, 2023. Fasting blood samples collected at the time of the cardiopulmonary exercise test were used to assay obesity-related biomarkers. The largest effect size was seen with leptin, where a 1-SD higher leptin was associated with a 2.35 P<0.001).

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Using Genetics to Inform Interventions Related to Sodium and Potassium in Hypertension

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. Dietary interventions are an effective approach to lower blood pressure (BP) but are not equally effective across all individuals. BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a key risk factor for major adverse cardiovascular events but remains difficult to treat in many individuals.

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Why Insulin Resistance Is The Biggest Silent Risk Factor For Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

High Blood Pressure. Elevated Blood Glucose. I'm Interested In Case You Missed Them: 1 Association of lipid, inflammatory, and metabolic biomarkers with age at onset for incident coronary heart disease in women. Circulation. Metabolic Syndrome is characterised by having any 3 of the following 5 features.

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Circulating microRNA Biomarkers of Thiazide Response in Hypertension

Journal of the American Heart Association

Different blood pressure phenotypes including categorical (responder versus nonresponder) and continuous diastolic blood pressure and systolic blood pressure were tested for association with the candidate miRNA expression using multivariate regression analyses adjusting for age, sex, and baseline blood pressure.

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Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

DAIC

1,12,13 While it is important to treat all known risk factors that contribute to ASCVD including high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and obesity, physicians also need to recognize and treat systemic inflammation in CV disease. 2019 Sep 10;140(11):e649-e650] [published correction appears in Circulation. Circulation.

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Occlusion myocardial infarction is a clinical diagnosis

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Her systolic blood pressure at the dentist was over 200 mm Hg. She was given nitroglycerin which improved her blood pressure, and she completed the procedure. The neighbor recorded a systolic blood pressure again above 200 mm Hg and advised her to come to the ED to address her symptoms. Her arm pain abated.