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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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Effects of weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy on left ventricular myocardial work in obese patients

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical information, parameters from left ventricular myocardial work and traditional two - dimensional strain echocardiography were collected and analyzed.ResultsAfter LSG, significant reductions in body mass index (BMI), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and weight were observed.

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How You Can Reduce The Risk Of Heart Disease Without Losing Weight.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Normal Blood Pressure. A study of almost 10,000 adults with obesity (BMI >30) who were evaluated for all LE8 factors and followed for over 7 years can give us some insight 1. Just the same as you would expect with a blood pressure-lowering or cholesterol-lowering medication. Not smoking. Adequate Sleep.

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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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Correlation between weight-adjusted-waist index and hypertension in the US population: based on data from NHANES 2005–2018

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The definition of hypertension was based on self-reported history of hypertension, antihypertensive drug use, and blood pressure measurements. The Pearson correlation test was used to detect the association between WWI and BMI. Participants without complete information on WWI and hypertension were excluded.

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Gastric Bypass Surgery’s Durable Hypertension Impact

CardiacWire

BMI) to receive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and medical therapy or only receive medical therapy, finding that after five years… Far more gastric bypass patients cut their BP medication use by at least 30% (80.7% The GATEWAY trial assigned 100 participants (76% women, 43.8 of them achieved BPs below 130/80 mm Hg (vs.