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Blood Pressure Outcomes Risk Factors 
JAMA Cardiology
JUNE 11, 2024
This cohort study examines risk factors and characterizes outcomes for postpartum individuals with ongoing hypertension and severe hypertension following hospital discharge through a hospital system’s remote blood pressure management program.
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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.
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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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.
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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MIBHS
JANUARY 15, 2025
Its effects on the heart are particularly alarming, as smoking significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and complicates medical procedures such as minimally invasive or bloodless heart surgeries. Impaired Healing and Recovery Nicotine constricts blood vessels, reducing blood flow to surgical sites.
Medical Xpress - Cardiology
MARCH 26, 2024
Adults younger than 35 to 45 years old may have a higher risk of developing a stroke from nontraditional risk factors such as migraines than from traditional risks like high blood pressure. That's according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
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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.
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
OCTOBER 7, 2024
BackgroundThe Mendelian randomization approach uses genetic variants as instrumental variables to study the causal association between the risk factors and health outcomes of interest. Although alcohol drinking is beneficial to a few cardiovascular risk factors, it is detrimental to many others.
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AMS Cardiology
MARCH 31, 2025
Causes and Risk Factors Several factors can increase the likelihood of developing AFib: High Blood Pressure : Elevated blood pressure can strain the heart, contributing to the onset of AFib. Early diagnosis and intervention can significantly improve outcomes and reduce the risk of complications.
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.
Circulation
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Hypertension is a risk factor for these events in Stage B HF. In multivariate Cox regression analysis adjusting for significant variables, nighttime home SBP >120mmHg was a significant predictor of the outcome (Hazard Ratio 2.03, 95% Confidence Interval: 1.13-3.65, 3.65, p=0.02).Conclusions:Elevated
Hypertension Journal
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Race is a social construct, but self-identified Black people are known to have higher prevalence and worse outcomes of hypertension than White people. The contributions of genetics, epigenetics, environment, and social determinants of health are briefly touched on, with the hope of stimulating further work in the field.
Open Heart
MARCH 1, 2024
Introduction Hypertension is the leading modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and is implicated in half of all strokes and myocardial infarctions. One-third of the adults in Scotland have hypertension yet only a quarter of them have their blood pressure (BP) controlled to target (<140/90 mm Hg).
Hypertension Journal
OCTOBER 30, 2023
In the future, personalized tools can be implemented to identify high-risk patients for preventative therapies and timely intervention to improve adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. In the first trimester, the most predictive model was XGBoost, with an area under the curve of 0.74.
Circulation
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Adverse pregnancy outcomes are common among pregnant individuals and are associated with long-term risk of cardiovascular disease. Individuals with adverse pregnancy outcomes also have an increased incidence of cardiovascular disease risk factors after delivery.
Circulation
JANUARY 24, 2024
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.
Circulation
APRIL 15, 2024
Environmental degradation is widely prevalent and has a long latency period between exposure and health outcome, potentially placing a large number of individuals at risk of these health consequences.
MIBHS
JANUARY 31, 2025
This blog explores the ways wearable technology can help track heart health, the advantages it offers, and how it contributes to better outcomes for those requiring surgical intervention. Wearables that track sleep patterns can identify disruptions, such as sleep apnea, which is a known risk factor for heart disease.
52 Circulation
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Background:Long term follow-up data on elevated blood pressure (BP) or antihypertensive drugs in young adults are scarce. The primary outcome was a composite of the incidence of myocardial infarction and ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, obtained by tracking the medical use data of the first-ever ICD-10 codes.
DAIC
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
This year’s theme, “Advancing Cardiovascular Care for All” brings the latest practice-changing breakthroughs, along with top experts debating and discussing outcomes of highly-anticipated clinical trials. 24 from April 6 - 8, 2024 in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia World Congress Center.
103 Journal of the American Heart Association
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Although, in this US cohort, outcomes were similar for adults living in high or low pharmacy proximity census tracts. BackgroundPoor neighborhood‐level access to health care, including community pharmacies, contributes to cardiovascular disparities in the United States.
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
MARCH 4, 2024
The complex development of atherosclerosis manifests as intimal plaque which occurs in the presence or absence of traditional risk factors. For cardiovascular disease, only low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and blood pressure are approved as surrogates for cardiovascular disease.
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Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes
MARCH 5, 2024
Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:The HOPE 4 trial (Heart Outcomes Prevention and Evaluation 4) investigated the effectiveness of a comprehensive, collaborative model of care, implemented in Colombia and Malaysia, which aimed to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in individuals with hypertension.
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Dr. Paddy Barrett
AUGUST 30, 2024
As we get older, the risk of dementia increases for everyone, regardless of risk factor control. Poor Sleep Is A Major Risk Factor For Insulin Resistance. Insulin resistance is a significant driver of cardiovascular risk. Poor Sleep Is A Major Risk Factor For Insulin Resistance.
111 Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
MARCH 4, 2024
Treatment of risk factors such as diabetes and cigarette smoking can benefit patients with PAD. Patients should have adequate blood pressure and lipid control to decrease clinical manifestations and symptoms of PAD. Treatment of risk factors such as diabetes and cigarette smoking can benefit patients with PAD.
Open Heart
MARCH 16, 2023
Methods We examined the impact of an evidence-based, digital CR programme on medical, lifestyle and psychosocial outcomes. To support self-management, patients were provided with a Fitbit, a home blood pressure (BP) monitor and an interactive workbook. The majority of these improvements were sustained at 6-month follow-up.
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Cardiometabolic Health Congress
AUGUST 14, 2024
Themed “Decoding the Constellation of Cardiometabolic Health and Risk Factors,” this year’s congress will tackle the growing health threat posed by cardiometabolic diseases, affecting 47 million people in the US. When I heard of his passing, I felt quite sad. Contact Data Megan Magana, Sr.
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MIBHS
DECEMBER 29, 2023
Reducing Risk Factors Exercise helps manage and reduce risk factors associated with heart disease, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, obesity, and diabetes. By addressing these risk factors, exercise significantly lowers the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology
NOVEMBER 9, 2023
IntroductionClinical risk factors and co‐morbidities in obese male and female ischemic stroke patients with a history of smoking may contribute to differing stroke outcomes. A logistic regression model was used to predict clinical risk factors associated with male or female patients.
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Circulation
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Background:The Trial to Evaluate Cardiovascular and Other Long-term Outcomes with Semaglutide in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN-6) trial showed cardiovascular disease (CVD) benefits of semaglutide therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Purpose:To year follow-up time).Results:Among Results:Among 5002 (projected to 34.0
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Circulation
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Background:Cognitive decline and dementia are significant global health concerns, with hypertension being a major risk factor. Moreover, the relationship between blood pressure (BP) components, particularly diastolic BP (DBP) and pulse pressure (PP), and the risk of cognitive decline or dementia remains complex.
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MIBHS
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Dr. Ciuffo’s practice emphasizes the integration of medical and psychological care to provide the best possible outcomes for his patients through a wide range of advanced options and procedures in modern heart surgery. People with anxiety often experience elevated heart rates and increased blood pressure.
Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Risk factors, including uncontrolled hypertension (HTN), associated with disparities in stroke outcomes are also prevalent in North Carolina. A physical assessment included automated blood pressure measurement. Risk of stroke was assessed using the CHA2DS2-VASc.Results:A total of 930 screened individuals (52.5%
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Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and chronic kidney disease are well-known cardiovascular risk factors for ICH. However, the relationship between the polygenic profiles (PP) of these risk factors and ICH risk in AF patients on anticoagulation remains unclear.
Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
MNPs are emerging as a potential risk factor for cerebrovascular events such as myocardial infarction and stroke in recent clinical study. As a safety study, we measured the body weight and blood pressure during the pretreatment. However, the relationship between MNPs exposure and ischemic stroke is not well elucidated.
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
The key findings were:· Less than 38% of respondents reported having ever talked with a healthcare provider about their risk of stroke, with men being less likely than women to have discussed their stroke risk.· Surveys were collected from eight tribal nations. Stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate attention.
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Physiologically Speaking
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol. cm for the AMEX and PMEX groups, respectively, while the change in mean arterial pressure was 4.9 cm and 1.9 mmHg and 2.3
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Physiologically Speaking
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Clinically, about 1/3 of adults have metabolic syndrome — a cluster of conditions including abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, high triglycerides, and low HDL cholesterol. cm for the AMEX and PMEX groups, respectively, while the change in mean arterial pressure was 4.9 cm and 1.9 mmHg and 2.3
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DAIC
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Further, the guideline sets forth a new way to classify AFib, using stages, that reinforces the continuum of the disease and underscores the need to use a variety of strategies at the different stages, including prevention, lifestyle and risk factor modification, screening, and therapy.
Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Background:This population-based study investigated the potential of machine learning algorithms to predict stroke incidence and identify important risk factors. Other significant risk markers included systolic blood pressure, hypertension, estimated glomerular filtration rate, metabolic syndrome, and blood sugar level.
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Dr. Paddy Barrett
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
“What should my blood pressure be?” The answer is pretty simple, but most people get this wrong, and doing so increases their future risk of heart attack and strokes. The problem is that high blood pressure is not some obscure risk that only impacts a small percentage of the population.
Stroke Journal
JANUARY 30, 2025
Introduction:All-cause dementia remains a significant public health concern, with stroke recognized as a key risk factor. Few studies have applied Machine Learning (ML) models to accurately predict cognitive impairment and dementia, yet none have specifically focused on post-stroke dementia risk prediction. The sample was 48.4%
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Stroke Journal
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Background:Adherence to the American Heart Association's Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. While the epsilon (ε) 4 variants within theAPOEgene have been extensively investigated as a risk factor for dementia and stroke,APOEε4 carriers have not been thoroughly studied as an at-risk population.
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