Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 28, 2024

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have discovered that a genetic risk score can predict how Black individuals with hypertension respond to the blood pressure medication chlorthalidone and their likelihood of developing treatment-resistant hypertension.

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JAMA Cardiology

JANUARY 28, 2025

Blood pressure control among individuals with hypertension in both high-income and in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) is low, resulting in avoidable and expensive strokes, heart attacks, kidney failure, dementia, and other negative health outcomes.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Hypertension is a condition that requires continuous monitoring, making it an ideal candidate for telehealth and digital health innovations. Why Telehealth is Essential for Hypertension For patients with hypertension, managing blood pressure outside of the office is crucial. Who Should Use Video Visits?

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DAIC

JANUARY 19, 2024

The BACKBEAT pivotal study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of atrioventricular interval modulation (“AVIM”) therapy (also known as BackBeat CNT), for the treatment of pacemaker-indicated patients with uncontrolled hypertension despite the use of antihypertensive medications. Orchestra BioMed and Medtronic, Inc. Kowal, M.D.,

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NEJM Journal Watch - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Observational data confirm an association between longer time in target range and reduced incidence of CVD and premature death.

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Hypertension Journal

JANUARY 11, 2024

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Although orthostatic hypotension (OH) has long been recognized as a manifestation of autonomic dysfunction, a growing body of literature has identified OH as a common comorbidity of hypertension. These strategies include countermaneuvers and short-acting vasoactive agents (midodrine, droxidopa).

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DAIC

MARCH 10, 2025

Yasser Sammour, MD, MScpresented "Long-Term Hemodynamic Performance and Clinical Outcomes in Small and Large Aortic Annuli Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis."This The association of BVD with clinical outcomes (unadjusted for covariates) was evaluated by small and large annuli (CT annular diameter 23 vs >23 mm).

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 22, 2024

Introduction Compared with first-line antihypertensives, beta-blockers (BB) have been reported to lower the central aortic blood pressure suboptimally and are associated with increased stroke risk. This observation has not been investigated in hypertensives of African ancestry. 3.00; P < 0.001) in hypertensive Africans.

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Open Heart

AUGUST 30, 2024

Objective To describe the impact of the pandemic on blood pressure screening and hypertension management based on a national quality of care scheme (Quality and Outcomes Framework, QOF) across key demographic, regional and clinical subgroups. million NHS patients registered at general practices (March 2019 to March 2023).

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Hypertension Journal

APRIL 2, 2025

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Blood pressure (BP) trajectories 20 weeks gestation predict HDP outcomes. Adjusted hazard ratios were higher among preeclampsia and gestational hypertension groups than for no HDP. for gestational hypertension, and 2.92 for gestational hypertension, and 2.92

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DAIC

JANUARY 8, 2025

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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Cardiology Update

JULY 22, 2024

A study published in The Lancet reveals that targeting a systolic blood pressure of less than 120 mm Hg significantly reduces cardiovascular events in high-risk patients, compared to the standard target of less than 140 mm Hg. Key Findings – Blood Pressure Levels: The mean systolic blood pressure during follow-up was 119.1

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Hypertension Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Orthostatic hypertension is an emerging risk factor for adverse events. During up to 30 years of follow-up, orthostatic increases were not significantly associated with any of the adverse outcomes of interest, while standing SBP 140 mm Hg was significantly associated with all end points.

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Hypertension Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Participants had a previous diagnosis of hypertension. The primary outcome was a 6-month change in DASH adherence. The secondary outcome was a change in blood pressure. The adjusted mean baseline systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were 123.2 (95%

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Hypertension Journal

MARCH 6, 2024

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Hypertension, a complex condition, is primarily defined based on blood pressure readings without involving its pathophysiological mechanisms. Generalized estimating equations were used to estimate the associations of 233 plasma proteins with hypertension and systolic blood pressure (SBP).

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Background Hypertension has now developed into a major public health problem worldwide. Acupuncture, a core technique in the non-pharmacological treatment of Chinese medicine, plays an important role in the treatment of elevated blood pressure. Among the secondary outcomes, SBP (MD: −4.85, 95% CI: −10.39

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Hypertension Journal

JANUARY 2, 2024

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Using Cox proportional hazards regression, we tested interactions between history of cancer and intensive blood pressure control on major cardiovascular outcomes.RESULTS:The study included a total of 9336 patients, with a mean age of 67.9±9.4 years, 561 primary cardiovascular outcomes were observed.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 17, 2025

BackgroundHypertension is common and leads to negative outcomes. Intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering can reduce cardiovascular events and allcause mortality, but its benefits for patients with hypertension with multiple comorbidities are uncertain.

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Hypertension Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Intensive blood pressure (BP) control in youth with chronic kidney disease (CKD) slows progression, delaying the need for kidney replacement therapy (KRT). Most youth with CKD have hypertension and BP control is difficult to achieve outside of controlled experimental settings.

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Physiologically Speaking

APRIL 26, 2024

Prolonged sitting also leads to a bending of major arteries in our legs, leading to a blood flow pattern known as turbulent flow, blood pooling, impaired circulation, and endothelial dysfunction. They also had measures of body weight and circumferences and blood pressure assessed at these time points. kilograms (7.7

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JAMA Cardiology

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This clinical trial included 22386 individuals aged 60 years and older with hypertension. It found that targeting blood pressure below 130/80 mm Hg could sustainably reduce cardiovascular disease incidence by 25% and total mortality by 10%. Notably, frailty was not considered in the studys safety assessment.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

BackgroundLong‐term (visit‐to‐visit) blood pressure variability (BPV) and heart rate variability (HRV) outside pregnancy are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Eight studies (138 949 pregnancies) reporting BPV met our inclusion criteria; no study reported HRV and its association with pregnancy outcomes.

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MIBHS

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Genes influence various biological processes, including cholesterol metabolism, blood pressure regulation, and the strength and structure of your heart and blood vessels. Common Heart Diseases with Genetic Links Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): CAD occurs when the arteries supplying blood to the heart become narrowed or blocked.

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DAIC

MAY 21, 2024

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. Of 102,475 participants, 49.1%

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Hypertension Journal

JANUARY 2, 2024

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Data on systolic blood pressure (SBP) trajectories in the first 24 hours after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in acute ischemic stroke are limited. 2.31]), and worse functional outcomes (adjusted common odds ratio,1.92 [95% CI, 1.47–2.50]).CONCLUSIONS:Patients

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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. Background:Undiagnosed hypertension and uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) are common and contribute to excess cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. years (SD, 13.1), 147 (45%) were women, and 253 (80%) were of non-Hispanic White race. mm Hg [95% CI, −5.6

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Hypertension Journal

JANUARY 24, 2024

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) share clinical features and risk factors with cardiovascular disease and there is an increasing prevalence of hypertension among reproductive women.

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Hypertension Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Hypertension, Volume 80, Issue 12 , Page 2572-2580, December 1, 2023. BACKGROUND:The STEP (Strategy of Blood Pressure Intervention in the Elderly Hypertensive Patients) trial demonstrated that intensive systolic blood pressure (SBP) lowering has cardiovascular benefits. years, and 46.5% years, and 46.5%

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Med Page Today

MAY 16, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- Bringing blood pressure under control in the ambulance didn't improve stroke outcomes in an unselected population, the China-based INTERACT 4 trial showed. Functional outcome measured by the modified Rankin Scale was no better.

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DAIC

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 Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology and director of the cardiac critical care unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass.

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Open Heart

JUNE 24, 2022

Introduction COVID-19 may lead to long-term endothelial consequences including hypertension, stroke and myocardial infarction. A pilot study ‘COVID-19 blood pressure endothelium interaction study’, which found that patients with normal blood pressure (BP) at the time of hospital admission with COVID-19 showed an 8.6

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

The Physician Optimized Postpartum Hypertension Treatment trial demonstrated improved blood pressure control, while the cardiovascular system recovers postpartum, associates with persistently reduced blood pressure. to -0.07, P=0.024), and a reduction in left atrial volumes of -4.33ml/m2(95% CI -5.52

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Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The precise mechanisms of blood pressure (BP) regulation are not fully elucidated, and understanding BP regulation is crucial for managing hypertension and improving outcomes for cardiovascular disease. In this issue of the JCI, Wang et al.

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Heart BMJ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Hypertension is the single most important risk factor for development of atrial fibrillation (AF), which may be considered as a cardiac manifestation of hypertensive target organ damage. Furthermore, coexistence of hypertension and AF mutually amplifies the risk of complications, such as heart failure and stroke.

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Hypertension Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Race is a social construct, but self-identified Black people are known to have higher prevalence and worse outcomes of hypertension than White people.

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American College of Cardiology

JULY 19, 2024

What is the impact of enhanced standard of care plus care management and stepped care on blood pressure (BP) control?

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Background As a therapy to prevent and treat essential hypertension (EH), traditional Chinese exercises (TCEs) were widely used in clinical practice. This study aimed to perform a network meta-analysis to objectively evaluate which TCE has the best effects in assisting with lowering blood pressure. and Stata 17.0.

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