Med Page Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- The cardiovascular outcome benefit of a tighter systolic blood pressure target was affirmed in patients with type 2 diabetes in the randomized BPROAD trial from China. A target of less than 120 mm Hg reduced a composite.

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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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Dr. Paddy Barrett

JANUARY 2, 2025

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The changes in mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) level during the 24-week follow-up period in different groups were examined primarily. The secondary outcome was the changes in diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and blood pressure (BP) control rate during the study.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Why Telehealth is Essential for Hypertension For patients with hypertension, managing blood pressure outside of the office is crucial. As Dr. Shimbo points out, a brief 5-10-minute doctor’s visit may not give an accurate reflection of a patient’s blood pressure in the real world.

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Circulation

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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Open Heart

JANUARY 11, 2024

This study aimed to investigate the association between the use of GTN before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ACS and clinical outcomes. Pre-PCI systolic blood pressure was significantly lower in the GTN group than in the non-GTN group (median (IQR); 132.0 –143.5) mm Hg vs 134.0 –157.0)

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Studies were assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool and analyzed with a random-effects network meta-analysis.ResultsThe review included 2,034 participants from 43 studies.

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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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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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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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The British Journal of Cardiology

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Clinical trials and observational studies have demonstrated that long-term systolic blood pressure variability derived from repeated measurements of visit-to-visit clinic blood pressure is an important predictor of cardiovascular outcomes, independent of average levels of systolic pressure.

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Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Background:The deleterious effects of intensive blood pressure (BP) lowering in patients who achieved successful reperfusion may result from high BP variability (BPV). TR fully mediated the association between intensive BP management and functional outcomes. Stroke, Volume 56, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A119-A119, February 1, 2025.

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MIBHS

JANUARY 15, 2025

Understanding how smoking affects the heart and raises surgery risks can empower individuals to make healthier choices and improve outcomes when surgical intervention is necessary. Increased Heart Rate and Blood Pressure: Nicotine stimulates the adrenal glands to release adrenaline, which increases heart rate and blood pressure.

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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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Cardiovascular Diabetology

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The relationship between ankle blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular disease remains unclear. We examined the relationships between known and new ankle BP indices and major cardiovascular outcomes in people w.

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Hypertension Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The primary outcome was a 6-month change in DASH adherence. The secondary outcome was a change in blood pressure. We used linear mixed models to compare 6 and 12-month changes in DASH adherence, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure.RESULTS:Nourish randomized 301 adults who averaged 54.4 (SD,

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European Journal of Heart Failure

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Proposed approach for clinical management and therapeutic optimization in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and low blood pressure. Low blood pressure with major or mild symptoms. **SBP SBP <80mmHg or symptomatic low BP or asymptomatic low BP.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is associated with unfavourable survival rates and neurological outcomes. Blood pressure control is crucial in intensive care management, yet there are limited studies highlighting the influence of blood pressure variability (BPV).

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 13, 2024

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle covers various blood pressure parameters and their predictability for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and complications, then explores the five-year outcomes of leadless pacemakers.

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CardioBrief

JULY 26, 2018

The message: aggressive blood pressure control can help protect the brain. News reports out of the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) this week have been relentlessly upbeat and positive about findings from the NIH’s SPRINT MIND study. Click here to continue reading.

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CardiacWire

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

to 0%) Despite these massive BP medication reductions , the gastric bypass group saw no significant difference in blood pressure, and 54.7% The GATEWAY trial assigned 100 participants (76% women, 43.8 vs. 13.7%) Gastric bypass patients were taking far fewer different BP medications (0.8 of them achieved BPs below 130/80 mm Hg (vs.

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Hypertension Journal

APRIL 2, 2025

Blood pressure (BP) trajectories 20 weeks gestation predict HDP outcomes. Hypertension, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) increase cardiovascular disease risk.

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Stroke Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The primary outcome was functional status measured by the modified Rankin Scale at 90 to 180 days. Earlier SBP control was associated with better functional outcomes (modified Rankin Scale score, 3–6; odds ratio, 0.98 [95% CI, 0.97–0.99]) SD, 13.0], 2120 [36.8%] females) were included in analyses.

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JAMA Cardiology

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

It found that targeting blood pressure below 130/80 mm Hg could sustainably reduce cardiovascular disease incidence by 25% and total mortality by 10%. Given frailtys impact on blood pressure and adverse health outcomes, its evaluation is essential for effective hypertension management in older adults.

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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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Hypertension Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2024

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

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DAIC

JANUARY 8, 2025

This program aligns with our strategy to develop lorundrostat in conditions driven by dysregulated aldosterone, with poor cardiovascular outcomes and few treatment options, stated Jon Congleton, Chief Executive Officer of Mineralys Therapeutics. The primary outcome measure is absolute change in the frequency of apnea-hypopnea episodes.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 28, 2025

After treatment, three-months major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) were assessed as the primary outcome.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MAY 16, 2024

Early identification of stroke type could be key to harnessing the benefits of very early in-ambulance blood pressure lowering treatment in patients with suspected acute stroke, according to new research.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 18, 2024

Classically, activation of the MR in the renal tubular epithelium is responsible for sodium retention and volume expansion, raising systemic blood pressure.

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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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JUNE 11, 2024

The hearts of pregnant rats with high blood pressure increase in size more than rats experiencing a normal pregnancy, according to computer model predictions.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

OCTOBER 4, 2023

BackgroundThe optimal blood pressure management strategy in patients undergoing endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is unknown. The main outcome was the modified Rankin Scale score at 90 days. The odds ratio for improved outcome in the individualized group was 1.37 (95% CI, 0.56–3.36). 7.23] versus 4.35 [3.73–5.1]

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Thus, the implementation of evidence-based interventions (EBI) for blood pressure (BP) reduction is pivotal in minimizing this burden. Overall, 25 studies were found where BP was the primary outcome and discussed musical interventions within the US.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) typically results in low survival rates and undesirable neurological outcome. Additionally, a higher MAP level with target MAP ≥ 80 mmHg within the first 12 hours was correlated with better neurological outcomes (odd ratio [OR]: 0.370, 95% CI: 0.147-0.935, P = 0.035).Conclusions:MAP

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Open Heart

JUNE 24, 2022

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 The primary outcome is the change in systolic 24-hour ABPM (ABPM SBP) between the cases and controls.

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