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A smartphone-guided secondary prevention digital health application reduces systolic blood pressure in patients with chronic coronary syndrome and insufficient blood pressure control

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Several modifiable risk factors, including increased blood pressure (BP), significantly contribute to cardiovascular risk in CCS. Therefore, optimal secondary prevention includes managing BP through lifestyle changes and pharmacological therapy.

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Study in JAHA Links Hello Heart Usage to Significant Reductions in Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, and Weight

DAIC

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 102,475 participants, 49.1% were female.

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Renal Denervation for the Treatment of Hypertension: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

Hypertension Journal

Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Despite the widespread availability of both pharmacological and lifestyle therapeutic options, blood pressure control rates across the globe are worsening. Hypertension, Ahead of Print.

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7 Things You Can Do To Reduce Your Risk Even If You Already Have Heart Disease.

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Primordial prevention is changing the environment around you so you do not develop the risk factors for heart disease and, by extension, do not get the disease early in life. Blood Pressure Control High blood pressure is the risk factor associated with the greatest number of deaths worldwide.

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Polypill: a harmonious blend of stoicism and pragmatism in primary cardiovascular prevention

Heart BMJ

Despite the existence of well-established risk factors and effective pharmacological treatments for major cardiovascular disease (CVD), these conditions remain among the leading causes of premature death and disability, exerting a substantial burden on health systems worldwide.

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

DAIC

Implementation of a multispecialty care team approach, including expertise in risk factor management, guideline directed medical therapies, wound and foot care and endovascular and surgical revascularization procedures, may improve outcomes for people with PAD. and Global Data From the American Heart Association.

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Computed tomographic angiography measures of coronary plaque in clinical trials: opportunities and considerations to accelerate drug translation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

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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