Hypertension Journal Articles

• Current and Emerging Agents for Hypertension Management This paper presents an overview of current and emerging classes of antihypertensive drugs, highlighting several novel agents in preclinical trials which show promise in blood pressure management.
  American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs, May 23, 2022
• The Dietary Inflammatory Index is Associated With PCOS A new study looks at the potential link between the dietary inflammatory index and the risk of developing PCOS.
  Clinical Endocrinology, May 20, 2022
• Comorbidities and Co-Medications Among People With HIV How prevalent are comorbidities and the use of non-ART co-medications among people living with HIV?
  HIV Medicine, May 19, 2022
• Cholesterol and CVD Events in Kidney Transplant Recipients Learn more about the potential association between remnant cholesterol and cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality outcomes among individuals who had a kidney transplant.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 18, 2022
• Safety of IV Golimumab in RA, PsA, and AS A pooled analysis of data from three trials provides insight into the safety profile of IV golimumab for the treatment of these rheumatologic conditions.
  Arthritis Research & Therapy, May 18, 2022
• Learning Curves for Adopting Permanent His Bundle Pacing This study examined procedural characteristics, clinical outcomes, learning curves, and clinical predictors of successful His bundle pacing.
  Europace, May 18, 2022
• Inflammation, Aging, and Cardiovascular Disease This review discusses recent advances regarding "inflamm-aging"; that is, age-dependent activation of inflammation and the pathways by which it influences the onset of cardiovascular disease.
  Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 18, 2022
• Renal Compression in HF: The Renal Tamponade Hypothesis A new hypothesis suggests that central venous pressure increases and renal encapsulation may be a factor in renal damage due to heart failure, and a novel target for treatment.
  JACC: Heart Failure, May 18, 2022
• Overdose Risk With Co-prescription of Antipsychotics, Opioids This study evaluated the risk of overdose in patients co-prescribed opioids and antipsychotic agents with sedating vs nonsedating properties.
  Schizophrenia Bulletin, May 16, 2022
• Risk of Hepatic and Extrahepatic Cancer in NAFLD This study investigated the risk of hepatic and extrahepatic cancer in patients with NAFLD compared to the general population.
  Liver International, May 16, 2022
• Outcomes of Patients Having Anesthesia While SARS-CoV-2 Infected Should patients requiring an anesthetic procedure while being SARS-CoV-2 positive or suspected require a preoperatively carefully screening?
  BMC Anesthesiology, May 16, 2022
• Waning Effectiveness of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19 The findings in this report underscore the importance of receiving a third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and suggest that an additional dose may be necessary to sustain protection.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 13, 2022
• Cortisol Profiling During AVS for Subtype Diagnosis of PA The use of mass spectrometry during adrenal venous sampling may be a more accurate means of subtype diagnosing primary aldosteronism.
  Clinical Endocrinology, May 13, 2022
• Drug Dosing in Hospitalized Obese Patients With COVID-19 When making dosing decisions for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with obesity, weight and BMI should be considered.
  Critical Care, May 11, 2022
• Outcomes Among Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Delta/Omicron This CDC report reaffirms that COVID-19 vaccination, particularly a booster dose, continues to be critical in mitigating the health care burden of the Omicron variant.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, May 09, 2022
• Adherence to the DASH Diet and NAFLD Is the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet effective at lowering risk of NAFLD?
  Liver International, May 09, 2022
• Prevalence of Primary Aldosteronism in T2D and Hypertension How prevalent is primary aldosteronism among patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension? Should routine screening be considered for these patients?
  Clinical Endocrinology, May 05, 2022
• Suggestions for Successful SGLT2i Use in Glomerular Disease Findings from recent trials further support the benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors in the management of glomerular disease. This review provides guidance for successful implementation.
  Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, May 05, 2022
• Temperature Profile and Adverse Outcomes After ICU Discharge Assessing core body temperature measurements at the time of ICU discharge may help predict the risk for adverse events among these patients.
  American Journal of Critical Care, May 05, 2022
• Acute Kidney Injury is Linked to Neurocognitive Impairments A new study finds that an episode of acute kidney injury could have negative impacts on neurocognitive functioning.
  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, May 04, 2022