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Blood pressure patterns during pregnancy predict later hypertension risk, study finds

Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 18, 2025

Women with blood pressure levels in a range considered clinically normal during pregnancy but no mid-pregnancy drop in blood pressure face an increased risk of developing hypertension in the five years after giving birth.

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How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

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FEBRUARY 15, 2025

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a common condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Often referred to as the silent killer, hypertension can quietly damage your heart and other vital organs over time. What Is High Blood Pressure?

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Study Links Microaggressions to Higher Post-Birth Blood Pressure

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Photo: American Heart Association tim.hodson Tue, 01/14/2025 - 16:05 Jan. 9, 2025 Gender-based racism through microaggressions may be linked to higher blood pressure postpartum and beyond, according to new research published in Hypertension , a peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association. mm Hg and 1.43

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The link between sleep and blood pressure: New research sheds light on gender differences

Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

With the right amount, timing, and quality, it can work wonders -- strengthen the immune system, improve blood sugar, even decrease the risk of heart attacks and strokes. You may have heard sleep described as something of a magic pill for the body.

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2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

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JANUARY 27, 2025

METHODS:The AHA, through its Epidemiology and Prevention Statistics Committee, continuously monitors and evaluates sources of data on heart disease and stroke in the United States and globally to provide the most current information available in the annual Statistical Update with review of published literature through the year before writing.

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A new app to 'uncuff' blood pressure monitoring

Science Daily - Heart Disease

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking smartphone app that measures blood pressure using a smartphone's built-in sensors, eliminating the need for traditional cuffs. This technology can make blood pressure monitoring more accessible and convenient, especially for underserved populations.

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High blood pressure? Eat more bananas

Science Daily - Heart Disease

APRIL 14, 2025

New research suggests increasing the ratio of dietary potassium to sodium intake may be more effective for lowering blood pressure than simply reducing sodium intake.

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Join Me Live: The Blood Pressure Secrets Masterclass.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

High blood pressure is known as the silent killer. About 50% of all adults have high blood pressure and most people find it confusing and hard to manage. How do you even properly check for high blood pressure? What are the lifestyle factors that cause high blood pressure?

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Higher blood pressure is associated with poorer cognition in adolescence

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 5, 2024

Adolescents with elevated blood pressure and arterial stiffness may experience poorer cognitive functions, according to a recent study. Young people with higher blood pressure performed worse, especially in tasks that measured attention and learning. In addition, arterial stiffness was reflected in weaker working memory.

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Small amounts of licorice raise blood pressure, study finds

Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 14, 2024

It is known that large amounts of licorice cause high blood pressure. A new study now shows that even small amounts of licorice raise blood pressure. The individuals who react most strongly also show signs of strain on the heart.

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Discovery explains kidney damage caused by blood pressure drugs

Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Scientists have discovered how long-term treatment of high blood pressure with commonly prescribed drugs can destroy the kidney's ability to filter and purify blood. The finding could open the door to better ways to manage high blood pressure and other vascular diseases.

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Commonly used arm positions can substantially overestimate blood pressure readings

Science Daily - Heart Disease

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Researchers conclude that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of hypertension.

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Researchers identify over 2,000 genetic signals linked to blood pressure in study of over one million people

Science Daily - Heart Disease

APRIL 30, 2024

Researchers have discovered over a hundred new regions of the human genome, also known as genomic loci, that appear to influence a person's blood pressure.

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Five minutes of extra exercise a day could lower blood pressure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

New research suggests that adding a small amount of physical activity -- such as uphill walking or stair-climbing -- into your day may help to lower blood pressure.

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Standing at work can be detrimental to blood pressure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

A new study found that prolonged standing at work had a negative impact on the research participants' 24-hour blood pressure. In contrast, spending more time sitting at work was associated with better blood pressure.

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Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis

Open Heart

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Background Left ventricular (LV) mass is closely associated with atherosclerotic heart disease, but the mechanisms are not well defined. This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with LV mass and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, in an Asian population free of baseline cardiovascular disease.

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30-year risk of cardiovascular disease may help inform blood pressure treatment decisions

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JULY 15, 2024

According to a new study, both 30-year risk for cardiovascular disease in addition to 10-year risk may be considered in making decisions about when to initiate high blood pressure medication.

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High blood pressure in pregnancy a risk factor for early heart disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2025

A study has revealed a significant link between a common pregnancy complication and early heart disease in women. The study is published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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Throat problems could impair autonomic nervous system's ability to regulate blood pressure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Patients with throat problems were less able to regulate their blood pressure in a new study. The study shows reduced baroreflex sensitivity in patients with throat symptoms.

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Blood pressure high for years? Beware of stroke risk

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JULY 23, 2024

Years of high systolic blood pressure are linked to a greater risk for the two most common types of stroke.

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Getting too little sleep linked to high blood pressure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

MARCH 27, 2024

Sleeping fewer than seven hours is associated with a higher risk of developing high blood pressure over time, according to a new study.

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Breaking every hour of sedentary time with 10 mins of light exercise significantly reduced blood pressure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Time spent sedentary beyond six hours per day during growth from childhood through young adulthood may cause an excess increase of 4 mmHg in systolic blood pressure, a new study shows. Continuously engaging in light physical activity (LPA) significantly mitigated the rise in blood pressure.

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Chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021 in the U.S.

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 17, 2024

who had chronic hypertension or chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021. The number of individuals in the U.S.

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New weight loss medication may help lower blood pressure in adults with obesity

Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Weight loss medication reduced both day and nighttime blood pressure levels, finds new study.

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

Science Daily - Heart Disease

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

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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NOVEMBER 30, 2024

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Eating more fruits and vegetables to reduce dietary acid lowers blood pressure and improves kidney and heart health in patients with hypertension

Science Daily - Heart Disease

AUGUST 6, 2024

Diets high in fruits and vegetables are found to lower blood pressure, reduce cardiovascular risk, and improve kidney health due to their base-producing effects. Doctors recommend making fruits and vegetables a foundational part of the treatment of patients with hypertension.

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Heart Health Made Simple—No Specialist Required.

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APRIL 4, 2025

The majority of readers here are middle-aged and concerned about their future risk of heart disease. Most either had a risk factor they were worried about or a family history of heart disease that concerned them. There are loads of great resources available to explain what heart disease is and why it happens.

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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 2, 2025

What is inside the Heart Health Formula? A step-step guide to: - Understanding Heart Disease. Defining Heart Disease Risk. Reducing Heart Disease Risk. The Heart Health Formula is made up of 3 main modules. Understanding Heart Disease. Heart Attack versus Heart Disease.

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Study estimates home blood pressure devices don't fit properly for more than 17 million US adults

Science Daily - Heart Disease

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Over-the-counter blood pressure measuring devices offer a simple, affordable way for people to track hypertension at home, but the standard arm-size ranges for these devices won't appropriately fit millions of U.S. consumers, according to a new study.

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Method enables fast, accurate estimates of cardiovascular state to inform blood pressure management

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JULY 25, 2024

A new mathematical method, validated with experimental animal data, provides a fast, reliable and minimally invasive way of determining how to treat critical blood pressure changes during surgery or intensive care.

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Childhood stress linked to higher risk of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes in adults

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JANUARY 17, 2024

Young adults who reported higher stress as adolescents were more likely to have high blood pressure, obesity and other cardiometabolic risk factors as adults, finds new study.

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Cut salt, cut blood pressure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure-reducing drugs, by lowering their sodium intake, reports a new study. Losing one teaspoon of salt a day results in systolic blood pressure decline comparable to effect achieved with drugs.

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Reduced blood lead levels linked to lower blood pressure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JANUARY 11, 2024

Researchers found that small declines in blood lead levels were associated with long-term cardiovascular health improvements in American Indian adults.

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Heart disease more common in past redlined areas linked to limited access to healthy foods

American Heart News - Heart News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Research Highlights: Heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity were more common and linked to reduced access to healthy food among people who lived in neighborhoods previously subjected to structural racism-based policies that.

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Nose breathing lowers blood pressure, may help reduce risk factors for heart disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 17, 2024

However, according to new research published in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, breathing through the nose leads to several benefits, including lower blood pressure and other factors that could predict heart disease risk.

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Therapeutic effect and potential mechanism of Fufang Danshen dripping pills for stable coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 28, 2025

BackgroundThe efficacy and mechanism of Fufang Danshen dripping pills (FFDS) in the secondary prevention of stable coronary heart disease (SCHD) is currently undetermined. After treatment, three-months major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) were assessed as the primary outcome.

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Heart Disease and Stroke Could Affect at Least 60% of Adults in U.S. by 2050, According to American Heart Association Advisories

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JUNE 18, 2024

A projected rise in heart disease and stroke – along with several key risk factors, including high blood pressure and obesity – is likely to triple related costs to $1.8 population could be affected by cardiovascular disease within the next 30 years, according to two new science reports. to 61% of the U.S.

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Cold weather may pose challenges to treating high blood pressure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

An analysis of electronic health records for more than 60,000 adults in the United States found that systolic, or top-number, blood pressure rose slightly during the winter compared to summer months.

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Why Waiting Until Age 50 To Address Risk Factors For Heart Disease Is Too Late.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The majority of heart attacks occur as a result of plaque in the coronary arteries that is not obstructive and, therefore, asymptomatic. 2 You will not know you have heart disease by waiting for symptoms. Systolic blood pressure, even above 90 mmHg, results in higher risk 3. The answer: Risk Factors.

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Women who experience depression during pregnancy or after birth have higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Science Daily - Heart Disease

JUNE 19, 2024

It found the strongest links with risks of high blood pressure, ischemic heart disease and heart failure. The study is the first of its kind to look at cardiovascular health after perinatal depression and included data on around 600,000 women.

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Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Genetically-predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in PLOS ONE.

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Recovery of testing for heart disease risk factors post-COVID remains patchy

Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Routine screening to detect risk factors for heart disease dropped sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, and some key measurements, such as blood pressure readings, may still lag behind pre-pandemic levels, according to a new study.

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Blood pressure patterns during pregnancy predict later hypertension risk, study finds

How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Heart and What You Can Do About It

Study Links Microaggressions to Higher Post-Birth Blood Pressure

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The link between sleep and blood pressure: New research sheds light on gender differences

2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association

A new app to 'uncuff' blood pressure monitoring

High blood pressure? Eat more bananas

Join Me Live: The Blood Pressure Secrets Masterclass.

Higher blood pressure is associated with poorer cognition in adolescence

Small amounts of licorice raise blood pressure, study finds

Discovery explains kidney damage caused by blood pressure drugs

Commonly used arm positions can substantially overestimate blood pressure readings

Researchers identify over 2,000 genetic signals linked to blood pressure in study of over one million people

Five minutes of extra exercise a day could lower blood pressure

Standing at work can be detrimental to blood pressure

Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis

30-year risk of cardiovascular disease may help inform blood pressure treatment decisions

High blood pressure in pregnancy a risk factor for early heart disease

Throat problems could impair autonomic nervous system's ability to regulate blood pressure

Blood pressure high for years? Beware of stroke risk

Getting too little sleep linked to high blood pressure

Breaking every hour of sedentary time with 10 mins of light exercise significantly reduced blood pressure

Chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021 in the U.S.

New weight loss medication may help lower blood pressure in adults with obesity

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

Last Day To Get 30% Off The Heart Heath Formula. Really, This Time.

Eating more fruits and vegetables to reduce dietary acid lowers blood pressure and improves kidney and heart health in patients with hypertension

Heart Health Made Simple—No Specialist Required.

Get A Look At What's Inside The Heart Health Formula

Study estimates home blood pressure devices don't fit properly for more than 17 million US adults

Method enables fast, accurate estimates of cardiovascular state to inform blood pressure management

Childhood stress linked to higher risk of high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes in adults

Cut salt, cut blood pressure

Reduced blood lead levels linked to lower blood pressure

Heart disease more common in past redlined areas linked to limited access to healthy foods

Nose breathing lowers blood pressure, may help reduce risk factors for heart disease

Therapeutic effect and potential mechanism of Fufang Danshen dripping pills for stable coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial

Heart Disease and Stroke Could Affect at Least 60% of Adults in U.S. by 2050, According to American Heart Association Advisories

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Cold weather may pose challenges to treating high blood pressure

Why Waiting Until Age 50 To Address Risk Factors For Heart Disease Is Too Late.

Women who experience depression during pregnancy or after birth have higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

Recovery of testing for heart disease risk factors post-COVID remains patchy

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