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Better Treatments To Reverse Congestive Heart Failure
Take it easy… stay in bed. That’s what most doctors tell patients with congestive heart failure. I can’t think of worse advice. What’s Congestive Heart Failure? Congestive heart failure (CHF) means your heart can’t pump enough blood for your body’s needs. Blood builds up behind the heart. Fluids accumulate in the lungs and make you weak, tired and short of breath. Less blood flowing to your brain makes you dizzy and confused. Vital organs like your lungs, brain and kidneys begin to shut down. What Happens When You Have CHF? A heart with CHF is severely deconditioned. When your heart pu...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - June 13, 2016 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Al Sears Tags: Health Source Type: news

Preoperative treatment with {beta}-blockers is associated with elevated postoperative mortality and cardiac morbidity in patients with uncomplicated hypertension undergoing non-cardiac surgery
Commentary on: Jørgensen ME, Hlatky MA, Køber L, et al.. β-Blocker-associated risks in patients with uncomplicated hypertension undergoing noncardiac surgery. JAMA Intern Med 2015;175:1923–31. Context The role of β-blockers in preventing cardiovascular complications of non-cardiac surgery is controversial. Early enthusiasm was dampened by accumulating trial data and concerns about the scientific validity of several trials. When studies with uncertain validity are excluded, meta-analyses of randomised trials show that perioperative β-blockers (started within 1 day before surgery) prev...
Source: Evidence-Based Medicine - May 22, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Wijeysundera, D. N. Tags: Liver disease, Epidemiologic studies, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Stroke, Hypertension, Chemotherapy, Ischaemic heart disease Aetiology/Harm Source Type: research

Selective Heart Rate Reduction With Ivabradine Increases Central Blood Pressure in Stable Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Trials
In conclusion, the decrease in HR with ivabradine was associated with an increase in central systolic pressure, which may have antagonized possible benefits of HR lowering in coronary artery disease patients. Clinical Trials—URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier NCT01039389.
Source: Hypertension - May 10, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Rimoldi, S. F., Messerli, F. H., Cerny, D., Gloekler, S., Traupe, T., Laurent, S., Seiler, C. Tags: Hemodynamics, Hypertension, Coronary Artery Disease Clinical Trials Source Type: research

Antihypertensive Drug Use, Blood Pressure Variability, and Incident Stroke Risk in Older Adults: Three-City Cohort Study Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— The angiotensin receptor blocker and β-blocker drug classes were associated with incident stroke and ischemic stroke in older adults. BPV was generally not associated with incident stroke.
Source: Stroke - April 24, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Tully, P. J., Debette, S., Dartigues, J.-F., Helmer, C., Artero, S., Tzourio, C. Tags: High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Treatment of Hypertension in Coarctation of the Aorta
Opinion statement The treatment of hypertension in coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is ideally managed by early surgical or transcatheter repair to reduce the risk of irreversible aortopathy and refractory hypertension, in addition to other associated sequelae including premature coronary artery disease; stroke; aortic aneurysm, dissection, and rupture; infective endocarditis; and heart failure. The choice of surgical or transcatheter repair is dependent on individual patient considerations. Medical therapy for hypertension due to CoA parallels treatment of essential hypertension with beta blockers, angiotensin-con...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine - April 18, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Prevalence of atrial fibrillation in an urban population in India: the Nagpur pilot study
Conclusions The prevalence of AF was low compared with other regions of the world and stroke prophylaxis was underused. A larger study is needed to confirm these findings. This study demonstrates that larger evaluations would be feasible using the community-based techniques employed here.
Source: Heart Asia - April 17, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Saggu, D. K., Sundar, G., Nair, S. G., Bhargava, V. C., Lalukota, K., Chennapragada, S., Narasimhan, C., Chugh, S. S. Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Beta-blockers are not associated with stroke severity and outcome in hypertensive patients: data from a national stroke registry
Lowering blood pressure (BP) with beta-blockers is less effective in reducing the risk of stroke than with other agents. However, studies on associations between use of beta-blockers and stroke severity are inconclusive. We assessed the association between pre-stroke use of beta-blockers and stroke severity, disability and death in a large prospective national registry of hospitalized hypertensive patients with acute stroke.
Source: Journal of the American Society of Hypertension - March 31, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ehud Grossman, David Tanne, Silvia Koton Tags: Stroke Source Type: research

Systematic review: antihypertensive drug therapy in patients of African and South Asian ethnicity
In conclusion, in patients of African ethnicity, treatment initiated with ACE inhibitor or angiotensin II receptor blocker monotherapy was associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. We found no evidence of different efficacy of antihypertensive drugs in South Asians, but there is a need for trials with morbidity and mortality outcomes. Screening for cardiovascular risk at a younger age, treating hypertension at lower thresholds, and new delivery models to find, treat and follow hypertensives in the community may help reduce the excess cardiovascular mortality in these high-risk groups.
Source: Internal and Emergency Medicine - March 29, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research

Relationship between HRV measurements and demographic and clinical variables in a population of patients with atrial fibrillation
Abstract Little is known about the role of HRV in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients. Aim of our study was to assess the relationship between HRV measurements and demographic and clinical variables in a population of 274 AF patients. We selected all consecutive patients with persistent/permanent AF among whom had performed a Holter ECG in our Department from April 2010 to April 2015. Time-domain analysis of HRV was evaluated. Demographic and clinical variables were collected for each patient. At multivariable logistic regression, a higher pNN50 was associated with ACE inhibitors/ARBs (p = 0.016) and a lower pNN50...
Source: Heart and Vessels - March 3, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

To Have (Or Maybe Not Have) a Stroke
"You're not leaving here with your blood pressure that high," the doctor said. It was 189 over something equally ridiculous. It was not interested in coming down. Finally she said, "Okay, pick up this prescription on your way out and take it the minute you get home." Vividly running through my head were images of my mother, who suffered a series of strokes that eventually killed her in her 70th year. Plus images of assorted aunts and others who suffered debilitating strokes and often early deaths. "But . . . but," I said to the doctor, as I have repeatedly said since my carefree youth; "I don't have high blood pressure. My...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

New therapies for arterial hypertension.
Authors: Pagliaro B, Santolamazza C, Rubattu S, Volpe M Abstract Arterial hypertension is the most common chronic disease in developed countries and it is the leading risk factor for stroke, ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, chronic renal failure and peripheral artery disease. Its prevalence appears to be about 30-45% of the general population. Recent European guidelines estimate that up to 15-20% of the hypertensive patients are not controlled on a dual antihypertensive combination and they require three or more different antihypertensive drug classes to achieve adequate blood pressure control. The...
Source: Panminerva Medica - January 18, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Panminerva Med Source Type: research

STEMI vs NSTEACS management trends in non-invasive hospital
Conclusion NSTEACS patients in western province of KSA present at an older age are mostly males and have higher prevalence of hypertension and hyperlipidemia compared with STEMI patients. It is therefore important to identify patients with high-risk profile and put implement measures to reduce these factors.
Source: Indian Heart Journal - January 14, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Management of Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation remains the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia, and its incidence is increasing as the population ages. Common conditions associated with an increased incidence include advanced age, hypertension, heart failure, and valvular heart disease. Patients with atrial fibrillation may complain of palpitations, fatigue, and decreased exercise tolerance or may be completely asymptomatic. Options for treating patients who experience atrial fibrillation include rate-controlling drugs such as digoxin, β-blockers, and calcium channel blockers or a rhythm-controlling strategy with agents such as sodium channel blo...
Source: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine - October 29, 2015 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Zamani, P., Verdino, R. J. Tags: Analytic Reviews Source Type: research

Clinical Reasoning: An 87-year-old woman with left-sided numbness
An 87-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and peripheral vascular disease presented with acute left paresthesias. On evaluation, blood pressure was 152/77 mm Hg and heart rate 78 and regular. Physical examination had normal results. On neurologic examination, she had normal mental status, decreased sensation on the left face, and normal strength, tone, and reflexes. Cerebellar examination and gait were normal. There was reduced light touch and pinprick sensation of the left arm and leg, with no extinction. Complete blood count and comprehensive metabolic panel were within normal limits, and ECG s...
Source: Neurology - October 12, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Yaghi, S., Elkind, M. S. V. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Cardiac, Embolism, Infarction RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research

High B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Hypertensives at Target Blood Pressure: Potential Role of {beta}-Blockers to Reduce Their Elevated Risk Brief Review
Source: Hypertension - October 7, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Struthers, A. D., George, J. Tags: Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Primary prevention, Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Other hypertension, Clinical Studies Brief Review Source Type: research