Category Archives: Hypertension

Important new findings from UM School of Medicine could help guide healthcare clinicians with managing hospitalized patients in the weeks ahead. Continue reading →

Candace Cook, top right, a wife and mother who lives in Edmonton, says as a cancer patient, her health can change on a dime. 'To think about getting COVID-19 when my lungs are already very compromised is pretty scary.' Alberta recently started reporting "comorbidities," or pre-existing chronic medical conditions, linked to COVID-19 deaths but thebullet points on each day's list of those lost don'ttell the whole story. Conditions that could be considered comorbidities are far more common than many people think about one in five Albertans have high blood pressure alone, for example and they're notconfined to an older demographic but actually very common, experts warn Continue reading →

Researchers explored the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) as it relates to factors like excess weight, disease evolution time, and clinical activity. Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), say researchers, who explored the risk as it relates to factors like excess weight, disease evolution time, and clinical activity Continue reading →

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) helps in blocking angiotensin II action, allowing the blood vessels to dilate. Angiotensin II are chemicals in the human body that affect the heart by narrowing down the blood vessels, not allowing the required space to the blood to move, resulting in increasing blood pressure, known as hypertension, and cardiovascular risks Continue reading →

Corresponding author Sandeep Sahay, MD, of Houston Methodist Hospital, and colleagues explained that while PAH remains incurable, advances in the treatment of the disease mean that it can be managed for many patients with careful monitoring. For patients with intermediate and high risk, early diagnosis and risk assessment can reduce mortality rates; those with a low risk profile have good survival rates. Continue reading →

Chris Evans reveals his wife gave him a blood pressure monitor High blood pressureor hypertension can seem innocuous at first because it rarely produces symptoms, but it can lead to more serious conditions. That's because it causes your blood vessels to harden and narrow, which can choke the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart.Seeing blood in your urine is a major sign you should not ignore. Continue reading →

In the United States, hypertension (HTN) is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and a more significant health problem for Blacks compared with other racial/ethnic groups. The prevalence of HTN in Black women is among the highest in the world, underscoring the need for effective prevention and management approaches for blood pressure (BP) control. We developed a two-arm randomized controlled trial repeated measures design study for improving HTN self-management among Black women Continue reading →

Daniel Awraris Berhe, Melaku Kindie Yenit, Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia Correspondence: Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki Tel +251918068580 Email adsh04@gmail.com Background: Hypertension is a global health concern that can lead to cardiovascular disease and death. In Ethiopia, the risks for cardiovascular disease have been increasing dramatically. Continue reading →

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acceleron Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: XLRN), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of TGF-beta superfamily therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted orphan designation to sotatercept for the treatment of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Continue reading →

By: Express News Service | Mumbai | December 16, 2020 11:50:12 pm State officials said while it will be possible to draw a list of those under treatment at government centres, collating data from the private sector might pose a challenge. (Representational) MAHARASHTRA HAS diagnosed at least 9.07 lakh diabetic and 13.44 lakh hypertension patients since 2011, when it began screening and treating the two lifestyle disorders. These two pools will now be part of a high priority group that will be vaccinated against Covid-19 in the third phase Continue reading →