Category Archives: Hypertension

Closed Loop Medicine has recruited its first patient into a novel PhIV precision medicine interventional clinical trial for patients with high blood pressure. The UK clinical stage therapeutics company is developing drug + digital combination products. Continue reading →

About 35 percent of Americans have metabolic syndrome, a group of risk factors that raises the risk of cardiovascular disease the leading cause of death in the United States. Continue reading →

In this Phase 2, multicenter, randomized, double-blind study (NCT02702388), 152 patients with RAI-refractory DTC were randomized to receive a daily oral dose of either 24 mg or 18 mg of LENVIMA. Continue reading →

UpMarketResearch, one of the worlds prominent market research firms has announced a novel report on the Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) market. Continue reading →

Global Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Market 2025 Report Provides Porters Five Forces Analysis Illustrates the Potency of Buyers & Suppliers Operating in the Industry & the Quantitative Analysis of The Global Market from 2019 to 2025 is Provided to Determine the Market Potential. Continue reading →

Home Harvard Health Blog Hypertension, health inequities, and implications for COVID-19 - Harvard Health Blog Posted November 18, 2020, 10:30 am The COVID-19 pandemic has led many people to forego follow-up and treatment of chronic health conditions such as hypertension (high blood pressure). It is now quite evident that people with hypertension are also more likely to develop severe complications from the coronavirus. In the US, African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities, including Hispanics and Native Americans, are more likely to have hypertension, and consequently have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic Continue reading →

For their study, Freeman and colleagues analyzed COVID-19 patients who received head CT and/or MR imaging at their health system between January and April. During those four months, 1,357 patients were admitted and 81 underwent a brain scan. Most received their exam due to an altered mental stateand speech and visionproblems. Continue reading →

There has been a drop in BP control among American adults, signaling a dangerous trend in hypertensionthe leading modifiable risk factor for heart attacks and strokes. Heart health is always essential, but it is especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is because people with serious heart conditions are at increased risk for more severe outcomes if they acquire the SARS-CoV-2 infection. Continue reading →

Social isolation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more patients arriving at the emergency department (ED) with high blood pressure, according to new findings presented at the Argentine Congress of Cardiology 2020 virtual meeting. Continue reading →

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought not only the SARS-CoV-2 virus but also infectious diseases and underlying comorbidities that increase COVID-19 risks into greater focus. As lockdowns, social distancing and stay-at-home orders were implemented all over the world, people were advised to avoid hospital visits unless absolutely necessary and to go for online consultations with doctors instead of going for in-person visits. Continue reading →