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Doctors: Beware of Low Diastolic Blood Pressure When Treating Hypertension

Sep. 1, 2016 — By analyzing medical records gathered over three decades on more than 11,000 Americans participating in a federally funded study, researchers say they have more evidence that driving diastolic blood ... read more

Factors Associated With Improvement in Survival Following Heart Attack

Aug. 30, 2016 — Among nearly 400,000 patients hospitalized with a certain type of heart attack in England and Wales between 2003 and 2013, improvement in survival was significantly associated with use of an invasive ... read more

Caution Urged in the Use of Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment for Heart Disease Patients

Aug. 30, 2016 — Caution has been urged in the use of blood pressure lowering treatment for heart disease patients after a study in more than 22,000 patients with ... read more

Calcium Channel Blockers Caught in the Act at Atomic Level

Aug. 24, 2016 — Atomic level analysis has revealed how two classes of calcium channel blockers, widely prescribed for heart disease patients, produce separate therapeutic effects by acting at different sites on the ... read more

Beta-Blockers Following Angioplasty Show Little Benefit for Some Older Patients

Aug. 15, 2016 — Following coronary angioplasty, beta-blockers did not significantly improve mortality rates or reduce the number of future cardiovascular incidents ... read more

For the First Time in History, High Blood Pressure Is More Common in Lower-Income Countries

Aug. 8, 2016 — Nearly one-third of the adult population worldwide had hypertension in 2010. For the first time in history, high blood pressure is more common in ... read more

20 Minutes of Ultrasound to the Forearm Cuts High Blood Pressure

July 27, 2016 — Blood pressure can significantly drop by applying 20 minutes of ultrasound to the forearm of type II diabetes patients with treatment-resistant hypertension, according to new ... read more

Early Echocardiography to Study Pulmonary Hypertension in Mouse Model of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

July 15, 2016 — Researchers who focus on bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary hypertension, a common lung disease in premature infants, have shown that ... read more

New Study Shows Differences in Blood Pressure Variation Across Ethnicity

July 13, 2016 — Differences in circadian blood pressure variation due to a combination of genetic and cultural factors may contribute to ethnic differences in cardiovascular morbidity, according to new ... read more

High Blood Pressure by Itself Is Not Necessarily an Emergency

July 7, 2016 — Visits to emergency departments for patients with hypertension increased by 64 percent between 2002 and 2012 while hospitalizations for those visits declined by 28 percent. A new study suggests that ... read more

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Recommended Blood Pressure Targets for Diabetes Are Being Challenged

Aug. 23, 2016 — The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare recently raised the recommended target blood pressure for patients with diabetes. This may lead to more patients suffering from stroke or heart ... read more

Study Suggests Ways to Block Hypertension in Those With Sleep Apnea

Aug. 16, 2016 — Suppressing hydrogen sulfide production in the carotid body may block the hypertension associated with sleep ... read more

Strict Blood Pressure Control May Provide Long-Term Benefits for Kidney Disease Patients

Aug. 11, 2016 — In long-term analyses of two clinical trials that included patients with chronic kidney disease, a lower blood pressure target than the currently guideline-recommended goal of 140/90 mm Hg was safe ... read more

Many Elderly Are Prescribed Antihypertensive Medication Despite Having Low Blood Pressure

July 5, 2016 — According to a new study a significant proportion of patients over 70 remain on antihypertensive medication despite having low blood pressure. This, the study argues, has a significant effect on ... read more

Many Elderly Are Prescribed Antihypertensive Medication Despite Already Having Low Blood Pressure

July 4, 2016 — A significant proportion of patients over 70 remain on antihypertensive medication despite having low blood pressure, new research reveals. This, the study argues, has a significant effect on ... read more

Blood Test Shows Promise in Gauging Severity of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

June 20, 2016 — Rising blood levels of a protein called hematoma derived growth factor (HDGF) are linked to the increasing severity of pulmonary arterial hypertension, a form of damaging high blood pressure in the ... read more

Hepatitis C: Once the Viral Infection Has Healed, High-Risk Portal Vein Hypertension Also Diminishes

June 15, 2016 — This inflammatory viral infection of the liver causes inflexible scar tissue to form. This in turn impedes blood flow through the organ, with resulting hypertension in the portal vein. Portal ... read more

Blood Pressure Medications Reduce Stroke, Heart Attack in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

June 14, 2016 — Two classes of blood pressure medications are associated with a 16 percent lower risk of cardiovascular events in patients who are undergoing peritoneal ... read more

Hospital or Outpatient Care When Patients Present With Hypertensive Urgency?

June 13, 2016 — Do ambulatory patients who present in office settings with hypertensive urgency -- systolic blood pressure (BP) at least 180mm HG and diastolic BP at least 110 mm Hg -- do better when they are ... read more

Long After Heart Attack, Chymase Inhibitors Could Extend Cell Survival

June 6, 2016 — Cardiologists generally agree that if someone has a heart attack, the window of opportunity to intervene closes within hours, because heart muscle dies and doesn't come back. A longer period may ... read more

ADHD Medication Linked to Slightly Increased Risk of Heart Rhythm Problems

May 31, 2016 — Use of methylphenidate in children and young people with ADHD is associated with a slightly increased risk of abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) shortly after the start of treatment, suggests new ... read more

High Blood Pressure Linked to Short-, Long-Term Exposure to Some Air Pollutants

May 31, 2016 — High blood pressure was associated with short-term and long-term exposure to some air pollutants commonly associated with the burning/combustion of fossil fuels, dust and dirt, a new study shows. ... read more

Higher Fluctuations in Blood Pressure Linked to Brain Function Decline

May 23, 2016 — Fluctuations in blood pressure readings over a five-year period resulted in faster declines in brain and cognitive function among older adults. Controlling this blood pressure instability may be a ... read more

Antihypertensive Effect of Fermented Milk Products Under the Microscope

May 23, 2016 — Over the past decade, interest has been rising in fermented dairy foods that promote health and could potentially prevent diseases such as hypertension (high blood pressure). Functional dairy ... read more

Are Childhood Stroke Outcomes Associated With BP, Blood Glucose, Temperature?

May 23, 2016 — Infarct (tissue damage) volume and hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) were associated with poor neurological outcomes after childhood stroke but hypertension and fever were not, according to a new ... read more

Lowering Blood Pressure Reduces Risk of Heart Disease in Older Adults

May 19, 2016 — Intensive therapies to reduce high blood pressure can cut the risk of heart disease in older adults without increasing the risk for falls, according to ... read more

Research Suggests New Contributor to Heart Disease

May 18, 2016 — Medical professionals have long known that the buildup of plaque in arteries can cause them to narrow and harden, potentially leading to a whole host of health problems -- including heart attack, ... read more

High Blood Pressure Linked to Vascular Dementia

May 18, 2016 — High blood pressure could significantly raise the risk of developing the second most common form of dementia, according to a new study. The medical records of more than four million people were ... read more

High Blood Pressure Lowers Significantly After Drinking Tart Montmorency Cherry Juice

May 5, 2016 — Drinking tart Montmorency cherry juice significantly reduces high blood pressure at a level comparable to that achieved by medication, according to new research. This reduction is comparable to the ... read more

Gene Therapy Halts Pulmonary Hypertension Progression in Large Animal Pre-Clinical Study

Apr. 28, 2016 — Scientists have used a novel gene therapy to halt the progression of pulmonary hypertension, a form of high blood pressure in the lung blood vessels that is linked to heart ... read more

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