Tag: Blood Pressure
Systolic BP Target <120 mm Hg Favored for Most Participants in BP Intervention Trial
Almost all older adults in SPRINT trial have predicted net benefit favoring systolic BP target <120 mm Hg versus <140 mm Hg
Racial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Counseling for Children With High BP
Hispanic children received significantly higher adjusted rates of nutrition, lifestyle, and weight counseling
BP Readings Obtained in Public, Private Spaces Minimally Different
Public-loud and public-noisy BPs show minimal, non-clinically important differences from private quiet BPs
Intensive BP Control Linked to Long-Term Cognitive Benefits
Rates of both MCI and composite of MCI or probable dementia lower with intensive treatment in extended follow-up study
Race-, Gender-Related Microaggression Linked to Higher Postpartum BP
Participants who experienced one or more microaggressions had 1.88 and 2.19 mm Hg higher systolic BP from days 1 to 10 and 11 to 85
SPRINT Results Transportable to CKD Patients From Clinical Practice
Associations of intensive versus standard BP control with major cardiovascular events, all-cause death, and adverse events were transportable
Parents, Clinicians Skeptical of Children’s High Blood Pressure Readings
Both groups prefer nonpharmacological management
β-Blocker Use Delays Motor Onset With Huntington Disease
β-blocker use also tied to reduced rate of worsening of symptoms in early motor-manifest disease
Poststroke Epilepsy Risk Varies With Antihypertensive Treatment
Risk for PSE was lower for patients treated with ARBs and higher for those receiving calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers
Higher Caregiving Stress Tied to Incident Hypertension
Findings seen among younger Black women followed for seven years
