Tag: Heart / Stroke-Related: High Blood Pressure
Albuminuria Linked to Higher Nighttime SBP in Hypertension
Significantly higher nighttime systolic BP, especially in patients with diabetes and low eGFR
Resistant Hypertension Linked to Increased Risk of Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea with resistant HTN linked to increased risk of ischemic heart event, congestive heart failure
Persistent Use Higher With New Generation Beta-Blockers
Notable improvement seen with carvedilol and nebivolol, but not betaxolol
Renal Function Tests Stratify Risk in Pregnant Women With HTN
Baseline assessment of renal function can identify the risk of developing severe preeclampsia
Maternal Cardiac Dysfunction Precedes Recurrent Preeclampsia
Women who go on to develop recurrent preeclampsia have lower stroke volume, cardiac output
FDA Approves Uptravi for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Drug found to limit worsening of the disease and reduce the need for hospitalization
Prognostic Biomarkers ID’d in Pulmonary Hypertension
Lower vWF and HDL cholesterol levels, higher NT-pro-BNP-levels linked to death, transplantation
USPSTF Recommends High Blood Pressure Screening
Confirmatory blood pressure measurements should be conducted outside the clinical setting
AHA: Patient Engagement Linked to Drop in Blood Pressure
Level of achievement on gamification system linked to reduction in systolic, diastolic blood pressure
New Imaging Technique Detects HTN-Linked Cognitive Impairment
Findings for diffusion tensor imaging and cognitive assessment
