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Cardiovascular outcomes in long COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Care for survivors after an acute attack of COVID-19 should include paying close attention to cardiovascular health and disease.Systematic Review RegistrationPROSPERO [CRD42022353965].

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Statement on long-term cardiovascular consequences of maternal hypertension: call for urgent action

Heart BMJ

One in five women suffer from hypertension worldwide, and almost half of the mortality in women is caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD) (WHO). One such transitional point is pregnancy, and the report highlights the increased risk of CVD in women who suffer from hypertension in pregnancy (HIP).

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Better Cognitive Outcomes Tied to Vigorous Exercise in Hypertensive Adults

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Vigorous exercise appeared to preserve cognitive function in older adults with hypertension, a post hoc analysis of SPRINT MIND trial data showed. At least one vigorous physical activity session per week reduced the risk of.

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Draw Between Two Diuretics for Renal Prevention in Hypertension

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Chlorthalidone was no better than hydrochlorothiazide for reducing the incidence of major renal outcomes in patients with hypertension, a secondary analysis of the randomized Diuretic Comparison Project.

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Postpartum Ambulatory Blood Pressure and New-Onset Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

JAMA Cardiology

This cohort study examines risk factors and characterizes outcomes for postpartum individuals with ongoing hypertension and severe hypertension following hospital discharge through a hospital system’s remote blood pressure management program.

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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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Study links polygenic scores to hypertension treatment outcomes

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have discovered that a genetic risk score can predict how Black individuals with hypertension respond to the blood pressure medication chlorthalidone and their likelihood of developing treatment-resistant hypertension.