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Pulmonary Hypertension and HF, Obesity in Adolescents, Noncardiac Surgery After TAVR

American College of Cardiology

In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at post-capillary pulmonary hypertension in heart failure and the revised European guideline definition. He then explores obesity in adolescents and its impact on our societal health.

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GATEWAY: Bariatric Surgery Effective to Control Hypertension, Polypharmacy in Patients With Obesity

American College of Cardiology

Bariatric surgery is effective in controlling hypertension (HTN) and polypharmacy in patients with obesity, according to results from the GATEWAY clinical trial published Feb. 5 in JACC.

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Tirzepatide’s Prediabetes and Hypertension Impact

CardiacWire

It looks like we might be able to add prediabetes and hypertension to the growing list of conditions that Eli Lilly’s “weight loss drug” tirzepatide is able to treat, after new analysis of the SURMOUNT-1 trial showed significant reductions in blood pressure and diabetes progression. mm Hg systolic and 4.2 of placebo-takers.

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Obesity Associated With Renal Function Decline, Kidney Disease Risk

HCPLive

Obesity was linked to an increased risk of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and hypertensive nephropathy, with further analysis revealing its impact on the risk of developing end-stage kidney disease.

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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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Influence of Perivascular Adipose Tissue on Microcirculation: A Link Between Hypertension and Obesity

Hypertension Journal

Hypertension, Ahead of Print. Alterations in microcirculation play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular and metabolic disorders such as obesity and hypertension. In obesity, PVAT becomes enlarged and inflamed, and the bioavailability of adiponectin is reduced.

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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.