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Hypertension, Diabetes in Pregnancy Affects Offspring's Heart Health in Adolescence

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Moms who had hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) were more likely to have kids with worse cardiovascular health (CVH) in adolescence, a secondary analysis.

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Early-Life Sugar Restriction Reduced Diabetes, Hypertension Risk

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Limiting exposure to sugar starting in utero reduced risk and delayed onset of type 2 diabetes and hypertension in adulthood, a study showed. Adults exposed to early-life sugar rationing in the U.K. for at least.

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Gastric Bypass Surgery’s Durable Hypertension Impact

CardiacWire

The associations between obesity and hypertension are widely known, but a new JACC study reveals that weight-reducing gastric bypass surgery has a significant and lasting impact on patients’ need for antihypertensives. vs. 2.4%) All gastric bypass patients eliminated their resistant hypertension (from 15.2%

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Clinical characteristics, treatment, and blood pressure control in patients with hypertension seen by primary care physicians in Spain: the IBERICAN study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Objectives To determine the clinical profile, according to the history of hypertension, the risk of developing hypertension, current antihypertensive treatment and BP control rates in patients with hypertension from the IBERICAN cohort. This analysis shows the baseline clinical characteristics of patients with hypertension.

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Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Women With Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Following a Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy

Hypertension Journal

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. years for women with type 2 diabetes. In modeling, the risk for any cardiovascular disease event among women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy was generally 10% to 20% higher, with main models estimating hazard ratios to 1.20 (95% CI, 0.99–1.47)

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New therapy shows promise in treating hypertension-induced organ damage

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A team of researchers led by Monash University and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute have published the first compelling evidence of the therapeutic potential of a new therapy to treat hypertension-induced organ damage. The paper appears in the journal Cardiovascular Research.

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Potential target to address a severe heart disease in diabetic patients

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Some patients with diabetes develop a serious condition known as diabetic cardiomyopathy, which is slow and cannot be directly attributed to hypertension or other cardiovascular disorders. There is no current specific drug treatment or clinical protocol approved to address this disease.