Hypertension
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Chronic hypertension in pregnancy increased 13-fold since 1970
There was a significant racial disparity in the rates of chronic hypertension.
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Wrong cuff size throws off pediatric BP by 5 mm Hg
NEW ORLEANS – The study helps inform the use of a cuff that’s too big or too small when the correct sized cuff is unavailable.
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New hypertension cases halved with community-wide salt substitution
PARIS –
From the Journals
Ambulatory BP monitoring slightly better than in-office measures for predicting cardiovascular outcomes
It’s probably best to save these techniques for specific patients.
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Hippocampal cerebral blood flow upped with antihypertensive use in Alzheimer’s
Blood flow to the hippocampus increased by approximately 20% after 6 months of treatment with nilvadipine, according to a preplanned substudy of...
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Teva expands its recall of losartan lots
Some lots of this and other ARBs have been implicated in having high levels of possibly cancer-causing impurity.
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Medicaid expansion associated with lower cardiovascular mortality
Counties in states that expanded Medicaid coverage had a significantly smaller increase in cardiovascular mortality rates in middle-aged adults,...
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Energy drinks increase BP and disrupt the heart’s electrical activity
Energy drinks prolong QT intervals up to 4 hours after consumption.
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Arsenic exposure increases risk of left ventricular hypertrophy
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Older women with ESRD face higher mortality, compared with male counterparts
LOS ANGELES – Further investigations regarding sex-based differences in dialysis treatment are required.
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FDA names 40 ARBs that are free of nitrosamines
The risk of discontinuation outweighs the risk of continuation of ARBs.