Mobile tech program helps adults control high blood pressure
Oct 19, 2021
Greater engagement with self-management program was linked to lower systolic BP over time and lower risk for very high BP.
Greater variety of dietary protein may lower risk for hypertension
Mar 10, 2022
Protein consumed in moderate amounts from various sources was linked to a lower risk for developing hypertension.
Home-based BP measurements comparable to ambulatory BP monitoring
Mar 17, 2022
Clinic-based measures were significantly lower than ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and had low sensitivity for detecting hypertension.
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.
Higher flavonoid intake may lower systolic blood pressure
Aug 23, 2021
Higher consumption of berries and red wine was linked to lower systolic blood pressure. The association was partly explained by microbial factors.
Oral microbiome linked to incident hypertension in postmenopausal women
Mar 02, 2022
Among baseline oral bacterial species, 10 were associated with greater risk and five were associated with lower risk for incident hypertension.
Monoclonal antibody therapy may cut COVID-19 hospitalizations
Aug 31, 2021
Lower hospitalization rates were seen at 14, 21 and 28 days for high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who received casirivimab-imdevimab.
About 3 g/day of omega-3 fatty acids may lower blood pressure
Jun 08, 2022
A review shows that 2 to 3 g/day may be the optimal intake associated with both systolic and diastolic blood pressure reductions.
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.