Hypertension
Feature
Hypertension guidelines unlikely to hold sway with PCPs
Primary care physicians are happy with their own goals.
Conference Coverage
Can case management cut hypertension’s consequences?
The hazard ratio for all-cause mortality fell to 0.504 after 3 years of the intervention.
Conference Coverage
Aspirin blunts early stroke risk from preeclampsia
Aspirin use dampened the rise in early-onset strokes seen after preeclampsia.
Conference Coverage
Learn ‘four Ds’ approach to heart failure in diabetes
Heart failure in the presence of type 2 diabetes has a 5-year survival rate on par with some of the worst diseases.
From the Journals
Bariatric surgery comes with some risk of complications
A long-term follow-up study of bariatric surgery patients revealed complication risks.
News from the FDA/CDC
Health disparities in rural America: Chronic conditions
Black and American Indian/Alaska Native adults most likely to have multiple chronic health conditions.
Commentary
VA, Kaiser lauded for hypertension control
Systems of care, like the VA and Kaiser Permanente, are reaching hypertension control rates of more than 90%.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Team approach boosts effective blood pressure control
The guidelines include strong recommendation for using a team-based approach for managing hypertension.
Conference Coverage
Aim for BP a bit above SPRINT
At Kaiser, hypertension treatment decisions are based on observed, single measurements, often without rest.
Conference Coverage
Observing BP measurement made no difference in SPRINT
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – It didn’t matter whether BP measurements were observed or not; blood pressure control and outcomes were largely the same either...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: U.S. hypertension guidelines reset threshold to 130/80 mm Hg
ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Thirty million Americans became hypertensive overnight.