Hypertension News

• Many Americans Missing an Opportunity to Prevent Dementia Nearly half of all US adults aged 45 and older have modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's and related dementia, including high blood pressure, low levels of physical activity, and obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Hypertension + Advanced Age Linked to More Cesarean Deliveries The link, while not new, can be helpful in counseling women at risk about delivery options, experts said.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Keeping Thyroid Hormone Treatment On Target Is Key for the Heart 'Both undertreatment and overtreatment were associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes,' including higher mortality, but keeping thyroid hormone levels normal is a tricky task, researchers admit.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• BSR 2022 Risk Factors for COVID Death Studied in U.K. Arthritis Patients Shielding status was the highest ranked of all the risk factors identified for early mortality from COVID-19.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• Writing Out Common Medical Terms Boosts Patient Knowledge: Study Research published in JAMA Network Open shows that patients are more likely to understand their health conditions when healthcare providers avoid abbreviations and acronyms in written communications.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2022
• DDW 2022 NAFLD in Lean Patients Linked to CVD Risk The link between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and higher risk of cardiovascular disease may extend beyond people who are overweight or living with obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, May 13, 2022
• Mixing BP Meds With NSAID May Be 'Triple Whammy' for Kidneys Combining a diuretic and renin-angiotensin system inhibitor with an NSAID like ibu-profen might raise the risk for kidney injury, a new analysis confirms, pointing to factors that might predict risk.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Life Expectancy Important When Deciding on Intensive BP Lowering Starting intensive antihypertensive therapy may be most appropriate for adults expected to live at least three more years. For those with a life expectancy of less than one year, the harms of intensive BP control may outweigh the benefits.
  Reuters Health Information, May 10, 2022
• Screening for Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Often Spotty Nearly three quarters of clinicians reported screening patients for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, but only one quarter comprehensively identified cardiovascular risk, a new study found.
  Medscape Medical News, May 09, 2022
• ESOC 2022 'Brain Age' Gap Predicts Post-Stroke Outcomes Patients with a higher relative brain age relative to their chronological age had far worse outcomes after stroke, highlighting a biomarker that could be used to guide post-stroke care.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• ECO 2022 'Critical Window' to Intervene for Weight Issues in Early Childhood 'Managing and reducing excess adiposity as soon as it surfaces' should be 'the goal of preventing the onset of cardiometabolic risk factors, not watchful waiting,' says one expert.
  Medscape Medical News, May 05, 2022
• TBI Linked to 'Striking' Risk for CVD, Endocrine, Brain Disorders Mild and moderate-to-severe TBI is linked to an increased risk for hypertension, stroke, diabetes, as well as neurological and psychiatric disorders soon after injury occurs.
  Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2022
• Simplified Hypertension Screening Methods Can Be Trustworthy Using simplified methods for blood pressure measurement could be useful in large screening campaigns and in clinics with a lack of sphygmomanometers or personnel, especially in low- or medium-income countries.
  Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2022
• Pfizer Recalls More Quinapril Due to Potential Carcinogen The voluntary recall of five lots of the antihypertensive quinapril (Accupril) was prompted by unacceptable levels of N-nitroso-quinapril, a potential carcinogen.
  Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2022
• Text-Based Gamification Boosts Physical Activity in Hypertensive Postpartum Women Postpartum women with elevated cardiovascular risk increased their activity levels after signing on for a text-based gamification program, a new study finds.
  Reuters Health Information, April 25, 2022
• Lowering BP According to Newest Guidance Would Cut CV Events Two thirds of patients would need new or intensified hypertension treatment to reach a systolic blood pressure less than 120 mm Hg, as set in the 2021 KDIGO guideline, and these patients have a higher risk of CVD.
  Medscape Medical News, April 26, 2022
• Overweight, Obesity Common in Brazil Teens With Type 1 Diabetes The increased prevalence of overweight and obesity in this population reflects decreased physical activity and increased intake of foods with high calorie density, according to the researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, April 22, 2022
• Is All Type 1 Diabetes the Same? All cases of type 1 diabetes are not the same. New evidence highlights important differences between patients with a hereditary vs sporadic background to the disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, April 22, 2022
• Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Risk for Preeclampsia Pregnant women who had a higher adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet had a lower risk for preeclampsia, according to the results of a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, April 21, 2022
• Simplified Blood Pressure Approaches May Be Appropriate for Population Screening Simplified blood pressure screening approaches vary from country to country but are generally reliable and may be suitable for large screening programs, researchers suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, April 15, 2022