Stroke was third most common GBD level 3 cause of death in 2021
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HealthDay News
Sep 20, 2024
There wee 93.8 million prevalent strokes and 11.9 million incident strokes recorded in 2021; disparities were seen in burden by GBD region, country or territory, and sociodemographic index.
Current national prevalence of diagnosed a-fib, 10.55 million
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HealthDay News
Sep 18, 2024
AF patients became relatively younger over time, were less likely to be female or White, and were more likely to have HTN, diabetes
Low-dose triple-pill protocol lowers BP in Black Africans with hypertension
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Haymarket Media
Sep 10, 2024
The mean home systolic blood pressure was lower with the triple-pill protocol versus the standard-care protocol at month 6.
Timing of blood pressure meds has no impact on outcomes
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Haymarket Media
Sep 10, 2024
The findings were seen for both primary care patients with hypertension and nursing home residents.
Factory noise tied to higher blood pressure in workers
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Haymarket Media
Aug 30, 2024
Higher odds were seen for long-term exposure to high decibels.
Risk for Alzheimer’s dementia lower with treated versus untreated HTN
Aug 14, 2024
The all-cause dementia risk was greater for those with treated and untreated hypertension compared with healthy controls.
Eating more fruits, vegetables tied to lower blood pressure
Aug 06, 2024
Additional benefits include improved kidney and heart health in patients with hypertension.
PREVENT equations reclassify half of US adults to lower ASCVD risk
Aug 02, 2024
A considerable decrease was estimated in US adults receiving or recommended for preventive treatment with statins and antihypertensives.
Most traditional cardiovascular risk factors not linked to migraine
Jul 31, 2024
Current smoking, diabetes mellitus and higher fasting glucose level all were linked to lower prevalence of migraine in women.
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.