Fresh, delivered produce tied to improvements in CVD risk factors
Mar 22, 2024
Significant improvements were seen for produce consumption, physical activity, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and HbA1c.
Higher sodium intake linked to coronary, carotid atherosclerosis
Apr 07, 2023
The associations mainly were mediated by blood pressure and were abolished after adjustment for blood pressure.
ASN: Chlorthalidone aids BP control in patients with CKD and HTN
Nov 12, 2021
For patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease and poorly controlled hypertension, the addition of low dose of chlorthalidone improves blood pressure control.
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.
Coverage for Medicare’s e-visits still available, though few patients use service
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 16, 2024
E-visits, which drew expanded coverage during the pandemic still are available but not used often, a new study shows.
Almost linear association seen between alcohol intake, blood pressure
Jul 31, 2023
Baseline alcohol intake was associated with systolic BP changes in men and women and diastolic BP in men.
2002 to 2014 saw increase in hypertensive crisis hospitalizations
Feb 01, 2022
The increase in crisis hospitalizations was steady for men and women; a decrease was seen in the odds of death during these crises.
BP control lower for current smokers, especially men
Nov 15, 2021
Rates of BP control were lower for current smokers; 45.5% of men had blood pressure >180 and/or >100 mm Hg.
1990 to 2019 saw doubling of number of people with hypertension
Aug 25, 2021
The researchers found that despite a stable global age-standardized prevalence, from 1990 to 2019, the number of people aged 30 to 79 years with hypertension doubled from 331 and 317 million women and...
ACC: Short sleep duration linked to risk of developing hypertension
Mar 27, 2024
Stronger association seen when sleep duration was less than five hours; women more vulnerable than men