Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Commonly prescribed drugs used to treat high blood pressure have been shown to, over time, wreck the kidneys' ability to filter and purify blood, but exactly how that dangerous side effect unfolded has been a riddle. University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers say they've solved the mystery.

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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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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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 10, 2025

Stanford University School of Medicineled researchers have found that intensive blood pressure (BP) control produces cardiovascular benefits and increases the risk of adverse events in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

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DAIC

JUNE 20, 2024

milla1cf Thu, 06/20/2024 - 19:40 June 20, 2024 — A programing algorithm, being tested by HonorHealth Research Institute for those patients with new or recently installed pacemakers, is designed so the device not only provides a steady heartbeat, but also controls high blood pressure. It’s very promising.

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American Heart News - Heart News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Research Highlights: A new study finds that up to 74% of participants with resistant or difficult-to-control high blood pressure, including those with chronic kidney disease, were able to improve control of their blood pressure within 12 months after.

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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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Med Page Today

JANUARY 9, 2025

(MedPage Today) -- Researchers drew ties between microaggressions experienced during obstetric care and higher postpartum blood pressures (BPs) based on a study on Asian, Black, and Hispanic women. In a prospective postpartum cohort recruited.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Alternating between sitting and standing at work decreases sedentary behavior, but it has no effect on lowering blood pressure, according to a study led by a West Virginia University epidemiologist. Researchers also found that too much standing during work may have negative effects on cardiovascular health.

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American Heart News - Heart News

JULY 15, 2024

Research Highlights: A comparison of two tools for calculating cardiovascular disease risk found that if only the current 10-year risk thresholds are applied, fewer adults may be recommended for blood pressure-lowering medication. The tools, The.

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American Heart News - Heart News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Research Highlights: A study of married or partnered, middle-aged and older heterosexual couples in the U.S., England, China and India found that in 20% to 47% of the couples, both spouses/partners had high blood pressure. The prevalence of both.

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American Heart News - Heart News

JUNE 17, 2024

Research Highlights: The number of individuals in the United States who had chronic hypertension or chronic high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008 and 2021, according to a nationwide review of private health insurance.

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American Heart News - Heart News

MARCH 6, 2025

Research Highlights: Teenagers who slept less than 7.7 hours in a sleep lab were observed to be almost three times more likely to have elevated blood pressure than well-rested peers. Those who reported insomnia and slept less than 7.7 hours in a.

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American Heart News - Heart News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Research Highlights: In the first study, nearly 23% of young adults (ages 18-39 years) included in the NHANES 2017-2020 datasets had high blood pressure (130/80 mm Hg or greater). In addition, they were more likely to self-report being uninsured, food.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Several modifiable risk factors, including increased blood pressure (BP), significantly contribute to cardiovascular risk in CCS. BackgroundChronic coronary syndrome (CCS) leads to high morbidity and mortality despite therapeutic advances in recent decades.

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American Heart News - Heart News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Research Highlights: The weight loss medication tirzepatide significantly lowered the systolic blood pressure of nearly 500 adults who had obesity and took the medication for 36 weeks, or about eight months, in a subset of an international clinical.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 12, 2025

Accurate blood pressure measurement is essential for proper diagnosis and management of patients, especially those with hypertension. The survey included questions about devices used, patient's information, and blood pressure measurement techniques. Epi-Data version 3.1 95% CI: 7.19, 13.9).

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

While reducing salt intake has been the focus of dietary advice to control high blood pressure (hypertension), a new study suggests that upping your potassium intake can be at least as important.

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American Heart News - Heart News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Research Highlights: In an analysis of 18 randomized clinical trials, people with obesity and high blood pressure who underwent bariatric (weight-loss) surgery were almost three times more likely to achieve blood pressure remission, defined as.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are pioneering a new approach to blood pressure monitoring—using the devices we carry with us every day.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 6, 2024

New research from Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests that living in a disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with higher blood pressure and lower cognitive scores, even among people who do not have an existing diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

University of California, San Diego-led research suggests that long-term variability in blood pressure is associated with accelerated worsening of peripheral vision due to the progression of glaucoma.

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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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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

OCTOBER 16, 2024

High blood pressure (hypertension) causes thickening of the blood vessels and hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis). A study conducted by Brazilian researchers has shown for the first time that a similar phenomenon occurs in the lungs.

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DAIC

APRIL 24, 2024

partially because its key risk factor, high blood pressure, is a ‘silent killer,’ and most patients have no symptoms before their first heart attack or stroke. The monitor and app recorded blood pressure, heart rate, and the appearance of irregular heartbeat. Eighty percent of heart attacks and strokes are preventable.

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HCPLive

JULY 31, 2024

New research found high diastolic blood pressure is linked to greater odds of a female having a migraine. The study found no other associations between migraines and other CVD factors.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new and improved wearable ultrasound patch for continuous and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

New research seeks answers. Sleep differences have been reported for some time in men and women, but it is not well known whether the characteristics of sleep serve different functions in one gender over the other, especially as it relates to the heart.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The replacement of regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce incidences of hypertension, or high blood pressure, in older adults without increasing their risk of low blood pressure episodes, according to a study published in the Feb. 2024 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC).

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Adding small amounts of exercise into daily routine, such as climbing stairs or cycling errands, could help to reduce blood pressure, with just five additional minutes a day estimated to yield improvements, finds a new study from researchers at UCL and the University of Sydney.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

APRIL 4, 2024

Research has shown that nitric oxide (NO) is a vasodilator that regulates vascular tension and the decrease of NO bioactivity is considered one of the potential pathogenesis of essential hypertension.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

JANUARY 20, 2025

People with type 2 diabetes had significantly fewer heart attacks, strokes, heart failures, and deaths from cardiovascular disease when their blood pressure was lower than the current standard goal, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher and his colleagues found.

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American Heart News - Stroke News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Research Highlights: Black women who develop high blood pressure before age 35 may have triple the odds of having a stroke, and those who develop high blood pressure before age 45 may have twice the risk of suffering a subsequent stroke. The findings,

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Science Daily - Heart Disease

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Researchers have found an increased need for urgent dialysis and a rising mortality rate in people hospitalized for dangerously high blood pressure. People affected need appropriate treatment to control their blood pressure and avoid hospital admission.

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Med Page Today

JUNE 12, 2024

(MedPage Today) -- The myriad rehospitalizations required by women with ongoing hypertension in the postpartum period signaled a need to better manage these patients, researchers said. Among people with new-onset hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.

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Physiologically Speaking

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This was one of my main research interests in graduate school when I was involved in projects related to the effects of sleep deprivation on blood vessel function (endothelial function)—a major risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease. Does the same protective effect of exercise also extend blood pressure?

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 25, 2024

Brazilian and American researchers have identified 87 genes linked to alterations in blood pressure and 144 others associated with variations in heart rate.

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