Tag: Blood Pressure
Rat Study Shows Gut Dysbiosis Impacts Systolic Blood Pressure
SBP up in WKY rats gavaged with spontaneously hypertensive stroke prone rat microbiota
Benefits for Intensive BP Lowering in Older HTN Patients
Intensive BP control linked to reductions in MACE, cardiovascular mortality, and heart failure
17 Million U.S. Adults May Have Masked Hypertension
Masked hypertension more common among males, those with diabetes, older adults
Hypertension Onset After Age 80 May Protect Against Dementia
Association independent of antihypertensive medication use
ACP, AAFP Raise BP Rx Threshold for Healthy Adults Over 60
Guideline says therapy should begin after systolic BP meets or exceeds 150 mm Hg, not 140
Use of Ethanol Cookstoves Can Lower BP, Reduce HTN
Randomized controlled trial shows reduction in diastolic BP for ethanol cookstoves
Global Rates of Hypertension on the Rise
And health risks may appear even at levels once considered safe, researchers contend
SBP <135 mm Hg Tied to Greater Mortality in Elderly With HTN
Findings in the oldest adults with hypertension and free from comorbidities
Conventional Trials Can’t Detect Heterogeneity in BP Tx Effects
Clinically important heterogeneity in intensive BP tx effect can be ID'd in sequential randomization trials
Duration of Estrogen Rx May Be Important Factor in Renal Health
Long-term estradiol treatment induced renal and cardiac hypertrophy, reduced glomerular filtration
