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

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the association between the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and the prevalence of hypertension in U.S. The definition of hypertension was based on self-reported history of hypertension, antihypertensive drug use, and blood pressure measurements. 2.61; P < 0.0001).

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Gastric Bypass Surgery’s Durable Hypertension Impact

CardiacWire

The associations between obesity and hypertension are widely known, but a new JACC study reveals that weight-reducing gastric bypass surgery has a significant and lasting impact on patients’ need for antihypertensives. vs. 2.4%) All gastric bypass patients eliminated their resistant hypertension (from 15.2%

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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).

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Mineralys Therapeutics Announces Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Lorundrostat

DAIC

a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing medicines to target hypertension, chronic kidney disease (CKD) and other diseases, hasannounced that the U.S. We believe suppression of aldosterone production by lorundrostat has the potential to reduce the nocturnal hypertension driving adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

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Abstract 4141387: Clinical Study on The Blood Pressure Changes in Patients with VEGFR-TKI-induced Hypertension During Anti-tumor Treatment

Circulation

Additionally, 94 cases of tumor-associated hypertension and 96 cases of primary hypertension were randomly selected for comparison. Additionally, 94 cases of tumor-associated hypertension and 96 cases of primary hypertension were randomly selected for comparison. 13.21) vs. (80.41±10.71) 13.19) vs. (80.69±10.98)

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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

Background Worldwide obesity has a high prevalence, as well as carries a high risk of several chronic diseases, including hypertension. 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.