Category Archives: Hypertension

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD Of characteristics that might predict which patients with resistant hypertension will respond to carotid body ablation, the relative activity of the carotid body organ itself might be critical for moving this technology forward, an investigator from a first-in-man study suggests. The study, first presented in 2018 at the European Society of Cardiology congress, showed carotid body ablation resulted in significant but modest reductions in blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension Continue reading →

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its mission to promote the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, including stroke, in Blacks and other minorities, the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) is pleased to announce our commitment to the National Hypertension Control Roundtable (NHCR) as a founding member. Continue reading →

Antihypertension treatments showed similar clinical benefits across different medication classes in patients with hypertension, according to a new study. A systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Network Open compared individual antihypertension medication classes among 248,887 patients with hypertension and no substantial comorbidities Continue reading →

Blood pressure is the pressure of blood in the arteries which are the vessels that carry blood from the heart to the brain and the rest of the body. Continue reading →

The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) issued new hypertension guidelines in 2017 that defined new hypertension thresholds. However, according to Kyoung Hye Kong, MD, and colleagues in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of), the evidence cited was based largely on studies conducted with a single measurement of baseline blood pressure. The researchers recently conducted a study to examine the impact of the change of blood pressure stage according to the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline on cardiovascular events, with baseline and mean blood pressure measurements during follow-up of untreated, low-risk populations. Continue reading →

1. While chlorthalidone is the recommended thiazide diuretic treatment for hypertension, it has no added benefits compared to hydrochlorothiazide and has significantly worse safety profile. Continue reading →

PARIS (AFP) - As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases across 62 countries neared 87,000 on Sunday (March 1) with nearly 3,000 deaths to date, the profile of those most at risk of dying is coming into focus, experts say. But the overall mortality rate remains uncertain, they said Continue reading →

KEY POINTS Secondary hypertension may not be as common as high blood pressure, but it is actually equally dangerous. This condition, when not arrested, could also lead to serious complications, which could put your health and overall well-being in the brink of danger. Continue reading →

Results of studies have suggested that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an independent predictor of stroke; the studies have proposed various mechanisms for this association. Continue reading →

High blood pressure reads as 140/90mmHg on a blood pressure test. Without one of those machines, how could you know you have the deadly health condition Continue reading →