Few with type 2 diabetes receive guideline-recommended CKD screening
Jul 01, 2024
24.9 percent received creatinine and UACR screening; Hispanic ethnicity associated with lack of screening
Lorundrostat effective for lowering BP in uncontrolled hypertension
Sep 15, 2023
Changes in office systolic BP of −14.1, −13.2, −6.9 and −4.1 mm Hg were seen with 100, 50, 12.5 mg once daily of lorundrostat and placebo.
Frequent green space visits linked to lower use of certain meds
Jan 19, 2023
Lower use of psychotropic, antihypertensive and asthma medications were observed; the association was attenuated by body mass index.
Nitrate-enriched beetroot juice produces reduction in systolic BP in COPD
Dec 20, 2023
Active treatment lowered SBP, improved 6-minute walk test and improved measures of endothelial function.
Salt restriction does not lower blood pressure variability
Jan 12, 2023
The findings show no difference between a seven-day low- or high-salt diet.
Lipid-lowering drugs save lives, but use decreasing
Dec 01, 2023
In 2019 to 2020, 56% of patients with high cholesterol were on statins for primary prevention and 85% were on them for secondary prevention.
Meta-analysis shows decrease in dementia risk with hypertension treatment
Nov 02, 2022
Lowering blood pressure with antihypertensive treatment may reduce the risk for incident dementia in older adults with a history of hypertension.
Light therapy innovations help sustain a light heart, benefit circulatory conditions, too
By
Aaron Dorman
Mar 18, 2024
The benefits of chronologically timed light therapy now extend to lowering the risk for heart disease, a new study shows.
Adding yoga to aerobic training lowers blood pressure
Dec 19, 2022
Blood pressure reduction was greater with 15 minutes a day of yoga, five times a week for three months, plus 30 minutes of aerobic training, compared with stretching control.
AHA: Sodium reduction in diet lowers blood pressure in seniors
Nov 16, 2023
A decline in blood pressure from high- to low-sodium diet was independent of hypertension status; it generally was consistent across subgroups.