Hypertension

The understood risk of cancer development in patients with cardiovascular disease requires improved care teams.

Patients in the propranolol arm recorded a significantly reduced mean office SBP of 130.00 (+/- 13.24) mmHg vs 139.93 (+/- 14.17) mmHg (p = 0.046).

A new study from UT Southwestern shows a new indicator of patient fringe risk for high blood pressure.

During AHA, investigators analyzed some of the differences in outcomes for men and women in hypertension drug trials.

In a presentation during AHA, investigators present new evidence linking sleep issues with poorer outcomes for hypertension patients.

A new Mayo Clinic study has found that patients with microvascular endothelial dysfunction were more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with solid-tumor cancer than their counterparts without dysfunction.

Of the predominating risk factors or comorbidities that occur with HF, hypertension appears to be the most prevalent.

A new study from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found increases in exposure to fine particulate matter before birth were associated with heart rate variability during infancy.

Hot yoga improved ambulatory blood pressure and reduced mental stress, a correlate of hypertension, in adults with elevated blood pressure and stage I hypertension, according to a study presented at AHA’s Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions held in New Orleans last month.

A new study from investigators in Australia has found nearly 1 in 5 patients in a cardiac rehabilitation program suffer from at least moderate depression, anxiety, or stress.

A new study of children in West Virginia found associations birth weight and blood pressure as well as cholesterol and triglycerides at age 11.

A recent study from the ACC Middle East Conference 2019 found patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes who consume a high fiber diet had improvement in their blood pressure, cholesterol and fasting glucose.

A new study from the Ohio State University found the commonly-prescribed blood cancer drug ibrutinib was linked to new or worsening hypertension, which investigators suggest could contribute to an increase in other cardiovascular events.

Local heat therapy applied overnight effectively lowers blood pressure in patients with both primary autonomic failure and nocturnal supine hypertension, according to a study presented at AHA’s Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions in New Orleans.

A Johns Hopkins University study found that donating a kidney was linked to a 19% increase in developing hypertension, regardless of a patient's race.

A new American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health-sponsored study found that use of a polypill reduced cardiovascular risk in a low-income population in Mobile, Alabama.

The number of pregnant women who develop hypertension during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy has spiked in the U.S. since 1979, especially among black women, with advanced maternal age contributing to this upward trend, say researchers writing in Hypertension this month.

Results of the AMBER study, presented at HFSA 2019, found that patiromer can help improve spironolactone use while also reducing the prevalence of hyperkalemia.

Investigators report findings no significant associations between BP control and cardiovascular mortality in patients from differing race/ethnicities with HF, stratified by hypertension treatment.

A recent analysis that included data on 284 patients found that more than 80% of patients with resistant hypertension also had obstructive sleep apnea.

A recent study from investigators at the Rutgers Robert Wood Medical School found that rates of hypertension among pregnant women have spiked between 1970 and 2010.

A study from investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that more intense hypertensive treatments did not result in added episodes of orthostatic hypotension.

A study from the AHA's Hypertension Scientific Sessions revealed first- and second-year medical students have a 2.4 higher risk of stage 2 hypertension compared to the general public.

A study of human gut bacteria suggests that high blood pressure with depression may be a completely different disease than high blood pressure without depression.

A study from the AHA's 2019 Hypertension Scientific Sessions revealed that hypertension was linked to cognitive decline in older patients, but antihypertensive treatment could mitigate this impact.