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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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Matched Analysis Finds No Link Between Dupilumab Use and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

HCPLive

An EADV 2024 study suggests dupilumab use during pregnancy is generally safe and may lower risks of preterm labor, gestational hypertension, and diabetes.

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Nocturnal Hypertension and Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients With Diabetes With the Absence of Heart Failure: Prospective Cohort HSCAA Study

Hypertension Journal

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. However, diabetic comorbid conditions, such as nocturnal hypertension, as predictors of diastolic dysfunction are not known in the absence of an HF period. 11.57];P=0.014) patterns were associated with elevated risk of the outcome of LV diastolic dysfunction.

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Optimizing Cardiovascular Health in Pregnancy: Strategies For Preventing Maternal Mortality and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in the United States

American College of Cardiology

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of pregnancy-related maternal death in the United States, driven by rising rates of hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), obesity, smoking, and advanced maternal age.

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Ultrasound Neuromodulation Shows Promise to Treat Pulmonary Hypertension, Feinstein Institutes Research

DAIC

Bioelectronic medicine scientists at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research used noninvasive, splenic focused ultrasound stimulation (sFUS) and found they can reduce inflammation and improve symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The earlier and longer the treatment was delivered, the better the outcomes.

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Remembering CMHC Chair Dr. George L. Bakris: An Exceptional Leader, Mentor, and Educator in Nephrology and Hypertension 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Bakris , an internationally recognized and influential nephrologist and hypertension expert, who passed away on June 15, 2024, at the age of 72. Bakris’s distinguished career in medicine spanned over four decades, marked by significant contributions to the fields of diabetic kidney disease, hypertension, and nephropathy progression.

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Orchestra BioMed Announces Initiation of BACKBEAT Pivotal Study of AVIM Therapy in Hypertensive Pacemaker Patients

DAIC

The BACKBEAT pivotal study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of atrioventricular interval modulation (“AVIM”) therapy (also known as BackBeat CNT), for the treatment of pacemaker-indicated patients with uncontrolled hypertension despite the use of antihypertensive medications. Orchestra BioMed and Medtronic, Inc. Kowal, M.D., and Europe.

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