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Adverse Social Determinants of Health Linked to Treatment-resistant Hypertension in Black Americans

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Apparent treatment-resistant hypertension is defined as the need to take three or more types of anti-high blood pressure medication daily and is associated with an increased risk for stroke , coronary heart disease , heart failure , and all-cause mortality. Over a period of 9.5 of white adults.

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Proposed Risk Factor Tool Finds Heart Failure Rates are Higher Among American Indian Adults

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The results were calculated using a new, proposed risk prediction scale for heart failure specifically for American Indian adults. and a researcher at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. Study details and background: The study analyzed data from 3,059 participants of The Strong Heart Study.

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New Guidelines on Peripheral Artery Disease Issued by American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and Leading Medical Societies

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A new joint guideline from the American Heart Association (AHA), the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and nine other medical societies reports early diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease is essential to improve outcomes and reduce amputation risk, heart attack, stroke and death for people with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).