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Weight loss surgery most effective for long-term blood pressure control

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Bariatric surgery is more effective in controlling hypertension rates, or high blood pressure, in people with obesity and uncontrolled high blood pressure compared to blood pressure medication alone, according to a new study.

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New Study Reveals 65 and Older Population Lowered Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Weight Using Mobile Technology

DAIC

partially because its key risk factor, high blood pressure, is a ‘silent killer,’ and most patients have no symptoms before their first heart attack or stroke. The monitor and app recorded blood pressure, heart rate, and the appearance of irregular heartbeat. Eighty percent of heart attacks and strokes are preventable.

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Biosocial predictors and blood pressure goal attainment among postmenopausal women with hypertension

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Objectives In postmenopausal states, women may not maintain blood pressure (BP) in the same way as men, even though most women follow their treatment plans and prescriptions more consistently than men. Biological and lifestyle factors influence the progression of hypertension in postmenopausal women (PMW). Results Of the patients, 56.4%

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Study in JAHA Links Hello Heart Usage to Significant Reductions in Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Weight

DAIC

A new peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association , JAHA, found that Hello Heart’s digital heart health program was associated with reductions in blood pressure (BP), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and weight. of their body weight.

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Are ambulatory blood pressure parameters associated more with central adiposity than with total adiposity? Results of the ELSA-Brasil study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Studies of the association between obesity and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) are scarce and most use only body mass index (BMI) as indicator of adiposity. Indicators for total adiposity were BMI and body fat (BF) and, for central adiposity, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHR).

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Global Burden of Disease Study Details Ballooning Prevalence of Metabolic Risk Factors

HCPLive

Increases in metabolic risk factors like high blood pressure and BMI have led to a 49.4% increase in global disability-adjusted life years from 2000 to 2021.

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Abstract WP282: Association of Very Short Interval Blood Pressure Variability With Stroke

Stroke Journal

Background:While blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes, the relationship between BPV obtained in a very short interval and stroke is unknown. After adjusting for age, gender, race, ethnicity, and BMI, the odds of stroke were 2.8% For every one mmHg increase in ARV-SBP, there was a 4.6%