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Rate of Chronic High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Doubled in U.S. Since 2008
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 – The number of pregnant women with chronic high blood pressure doubled during the past decade and a half, but treatment remains low among them, a new study found. About 3.7%...
2008 to 2021 Saw Increase in Prevalence of Chronic HTN in Pregnancy
MONDAY, June 17, 2024 – For pregnant individuals, the prevalence of chronic hypertension more than doubled between 2008 and 2021, according to a study published online June 17 in Hypertension....
AI-Based Health Coaching Aids Blood Pressure Management
WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 – Artificial intelligence (AI)-based, lifestyle coaching can improve blood pressure (BP) management, according to a study published online May 28 in JMIR Cardio. Jared ...
2010 to 2021 Saw Rise in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – There was an increase in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and most associated risk factors between 2010 and 2021 overall in the entire U.S. pregnant population, according...
Nurse Case Management Boosts Benefit of Home BP Telemonitoring
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 – Among predominantly low-income Black and Hispanic stroke survivors with uncontrolled hypertension, the addition of nurse case management (NCM) to home blood pressure...
Have High Blood Pressure? Weekly Workout May Lower Risk to Your Brain
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 – Vigorous exercise more than once a week can lower the risk of dementia for people with high blood pressure, a new clinical trial shows. People who engaged each week in...
Mummies Study Finds Heart Disease Plagued the Ancients, Too
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Folks typically think of heart disease as a byproduct of modern fast-food living, but a new study shows the condition has plagued humanity for centuries. More than a third...
HTN, Albuminuria Risks No Worse for Kidney Donors Versus Nondonors
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Living kidney donors and nondonors have similar risks for hypertension and albuminuria, according to a study published online May 23 in the Journal of the American Medical...
Antihypertensives Linked to Eczematous Dermatitis in Seniors
FRIDAY, May 24, 2024 – Antihypertensive drugs are associated with an increased risk for eczematous dermatitis in older adults, and the effect sizes are largest for diuretics and calcium channel...
Stroke Rates Are Rising, Especially Among the Young
THURSDAY, May 23, 2024 – The rate at which Americans under the age of 65 suffered a stroke rose by about 15% between 2011 and 2022, new government data shows. That was true even among the young: The...
Infertility Treatment Linked to Heart Disease Hospitalization
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – Infertility treatment is associated with an increased risk for hospitalization due to heart disease, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of...
Social Determinants of Health Explain Disparities in Treatment-Resistant Hypertension
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – Part of the association between race and incident apparent treatment‐resistant hypertension (aTRH) risk is mediated by social determinants of health, according to a study p...
Blood Pressure Meds Raise Fracture Risks for Those in Nursing Homes
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – Blood pressure medications appear to more than double the risk of life-threatening bone fractures among nursing home residents, a new study warns. The increased risk stems...
Prehospital Reduction in BP Does Not Improve Stroke Outcomes
MONDAY, May 20, 2024 – For patients with acute stroke, prehospital reduction in blood pressure does not affect functional outcomes, according to a study published online May 16 in the New England...
Andexanet Yields Better Control of Hematoma Expansion Than Usual Care
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – For patients who had taken factor Xa inhibitors within 15 hours before having an acute intracerebral hemorrhage, andexanet alfa, which reverses the effects of factor Xa...
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