Links between potassium intake, BP and CVD events differ by sex
Jul 26, 2022
For women, an inverse slope between potassium intake and systolic blood pressure was steeper for those within the highest versus lowest tertile of sodium intake.
Increase in blood pressure at night ups risk for death in diabetes patients
Sep 30, 2021
Relative to those with a dip in nighttime systolic blood pressure, nondippers and reverse dippers have higher a prevalence of cardiac autonomic neuropathy.
ChatGPT can mimic clinicians for ‘low-risk’ queries, study finds
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 19, 2023
A recent study on AI’s capabilities in healthcare suggests that patients are willing to receive advice from chatbots on “low-risk” topics.
Ultra-low-dose combo cuts systolic BP in hypertension
Aug 30, 2021
The reduction in systolic blood pressure was greater at week 12 with the fixed-dose quadruple quarter-dose combo versus standard-dose monotherapy.
Prehospital reduction in BP does not improve stroke outcomes
May 20, 2024
The findings were seen in patients with suspected acute stroke with elevated systolic blood pressure.