Tag: Blood Pressure
Seniors With Certain Cardiovascular Diseases Saw Life’s Essential 8 Scores Decline 2013 to 2018
Significant declines in mean Life's Essential 8 scores seen in those with hypertension, stroke, and heart failure
Intensive Systolic BP Target Cost-Effective for Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk
Intensive target <120 mm Hg cost-effective even in scenarios with high measurement error
Blood Pressure Measurement Methods Have Clinically Important Variance
Discrepancies are more pronounced at elevated blood pressure levels
Ivabradine Aids Symptoms of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Patients with POTS treated with ivabradine have better heart-rate control when standing
Use of HEPA Filters Tied to Reduced Systolic BP
No significant benefit seen for HEPA versus sham filter for diastolic BP or among those with normal systolic BP
Increasing Sit-to-Stand Transitions Lowers BP in Postmenopausal Women
Postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity who increase sit-to-stand transitions have significant decrease in diastolic blood pressure within three months
Nonlinear Inverse Association Seen for Step Count, Peak Cadence With MACE
Significantly lower risk for MACE, heart failure, myocardial infarction, stroke seen with each 1,000-step increase
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists May Improve Outcomes in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
GLP-1 receptor agonists linked to lower medication use and reduced headaches, visual disturbances or blindness, and papilledema
ENDO: Primary Aldosteronism Screening Recommended for All With Hypertension
Screening should include measuring aldosterone and renin and determining the aldosterone-to-renin ratio
Delays in HTN Diagnosis Linked to Delays in Medication Prescribing
Increased cardiovascular risk over five years also seen in association with delayed diagnosis
