Primordial Prevention Can Protect Black Women's Cardiovascular Health
(MedPage Today) -- The U.S. kicked off its 60th annual American Heart Month with the sobering news that Black women who have high blood pressure by age 35 face up to triple the risk of a stroke by the time they reach middle age compared with their... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 19, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Associations among frailty status, hypertension, and fall risk in community-dwelling older adults - Teng L, Wang D, Zhou Z, Sun J, Zhu M, Wang R.
This study aimed to examine the relationship between frailty status, hypertension, and fall risk. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 4... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Willingness to reduce alcohol consumption predicted by short-form video exposure, media involvement, psychological bias, and cognitive factor - Chung D, Meng Y.
INTRODUCTION: Through previous studies, Chinese college students are known to be prone to alcohol consumption, which can lead to health-risk behaviors such as high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, and digestive problems. However, littl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 19, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Does Canadian Pediatric Hypertension Care Follow Guidelines? Does Canadian Pediatric Hypertension Care Follow Guidelines?
More than 6 years after new guidelines were introduced, care remains suboptimal, data suggested.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - February 19, 2024 Category: Pathology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Hypertension, Diabetes in Pregnancy Affects Offspring's Heart Health in Adolescence
(MedPage Today) -- NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Moms who had hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) were more likely to have kids with worse cardiovascular health (CVH) in adolescence, a secondary analysis... (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - February 17, 2024 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
RNA Silencer Zilebesiran: Infrequent Injections Bring Down BP
(MedPage Today) -- In people with mild to moderate hypertension taken off antihypertensive treatment, quarterly and biannual injections of novel RNA silencer zilebesiran showed promise for safely reducing systolic blood pressure (BP), the phase... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - February 16, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Heart Risks After Pregnancy-Related High Blood Pressure in Latinas
New data shows that Latina women with high blood pressure during pregnancy face a greater chance of heart problems. What is causing the complication, and how can you lower your risk? (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - February 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antihypertensive Combos Recommended for BTKi-Linked Hypertension
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 -- Specific combinations of antihypertensives are recommended for patients with Bruton ' s tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi)-associated hypertension (HTN), according to a study published online Feb. 5 in Blood Advances.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 16, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Nonprofit Organization to Award Funds for the Research of Pulmonary Hypertension
Team PHenomenal Hope (Team PH) seeks submissions for its PHenomenal Impact Fund for Global PH Research, marking the sixth consecutive year of funding innovative studies in pulmonary hypertension (PH) WHEATON, IL, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Non-profit organization Team PHenomenal... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: NPT AWD Source Type: news
Factors to Consider When Deprescribing Hypertension Drugs Factors to Consider When Deprescribing Hypertension Drugs
Experts offered tips on when to deprescribe hypertension medications against a backdrop of new research that is missing from current recommendations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Source Type: news
Variable blood pressure could indicate increased heart risk, study finds
A study of patients taking medication to control blood pressure has found that those whose readings vary significantly could be at greater risk of heart attack and stroke than those with high blood pressure readings and low variability. An article published by the European Heart Journal details Imperial College London (ICL) analysis of data from a 20-year... Read moreThe post Variable blood pressure could indicate increased heart risk, study finds appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - February 14, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Cardiology Clinical Latest news Source Type: news
Pregnancy Complications May Harm Child's Heart Health Long-Term
TUESDAY, Feb. 13 -- Two of the most common pregnancy complications for women, high blood pressure and gestational diabetes, could jeopardize the future heart health of their children, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the children... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Salt Substitutes Help Prevent High Blood Pressure
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 -- Replacing regular salt with a salt substitute can reduce high blood pressure in older adults, a new study has found.Older adults who use a salt substitute are 40% less likely to develop high blood pressure compared to... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Salt Substitute Reduces Risk for New Hypertension Salt Substitute Reduces Risk for New Hypertension
Among older adults with normal blood pressure, replacing table salt with salt substitute reduced the incidence of hypertension vs a usual salt group, in the DECIDE-Salt trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Children Whose Mothers Had Pregnancy Complications May Face Heart Risks
Pregnant women with diabetes or high blood pressure have children who are more likely to develop signs of heart trouble years later, new research finds. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-science Pregnancy and Childbirth Diabetes Women and Girls Heart Children and Childhood Weight Cholesterol Tests (Medical) Preeclampsia Hypertension Blood Pressure Source Type: news
