New from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference.
Persistent gaps exist in continuity of medication use for adults with diabetes
Jan 30, 2023
A mean of 19.5, 17.1 and 43.3% of participants did not maintain continuity of use of glucose, blood pressure or lipid medications.
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.
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.
Nighttime hot spring bathing may decrease prevalence of HTN in older adults
Jan 05, 2023
An inverse relationship was seen between habitual nighttime hot spring bathing and a history of hypertension.
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.
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.
For self-measured BP, smartphone app no better than standard device
Aug 15, 2022
Self-measured blood pressure paired with a connected smartphone app is not superior to standard self-measured blood pressure for blood pressure reduction and patient satisfaction.
Beneficial effects of salt substitutes on BP are consistent
Aug 10, 2022
Consistent reductions were seen in blood pressure across geographical regions and population subgroups based on age, sex and body mass index.
Social isolation: A serious but under-recognized health risk
By
Cathy Lipton, MD
Jul 28, 2022
How senior living communities can build on pandemic lessons to reduce loneliness.