Unstable blood pressure may have cognitive consequences in the elderly
Increased visit-to-visit blood pressure variability is associated with impaired cognition in elderly patients with risk factors for cardiovascular disease, shows a secondary analysis of a randomized, controlled trial. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - August 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Long-term monitoring needed after hypertension in pregnancy
Women who develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are at increased risk for developing hypertension later in life, show findings from a large observational study. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - August 12, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Multiple BP components give better vascular risk picture
Considering just one component of blood pressure may give an incomplete picture of a person’s cardiovascular risk, study findings suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - August 4, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Central BP thresholds proposed
Central blood pressure edges closer to clinical use with the establishment of a threshold predictive for cardiovascular mortality. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - July 29, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Poorer antihypertensive adherence poses greater stroke risk
Researchers have established a dose-response relationship between patients’ adherence to their antihypertensive medication and their risk for stroke. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - July 21, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Diabetic blood pressure target challenged
A long follow up of a large sample of community-based patients with diabetes suggests that the current guideline blood pressure targets may be too low. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - July 14, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Primary care intervention boosts blood pressure control
An interprofessional educational program for primary care leads to marked improvements in patients’ blood pressure, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - July 7, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Antihypertensive adherence sinks under depression
The onset of depression increases the risk for nonadherence to antihypertensive medication, but only among men, research published in the Journal of Hypertension suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - June 30, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Insomnia increases blood pressure variability in elderly
Long sleep duration and persistent insomnia are associated with increased visit-to-visit blood pressure variability in elderly individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disorder, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - June 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Controlling children’s blood pressure pays vascular dividends
Children with hypertension have increased cardiovascular risk later in life, unless their blood pressure is brought under control by the time they reach adulthood, shows a long-term study. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - June 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Mixed success for hypertension treatment algorithm
An algorithm for treating primary care patients with hypertension and dyslipidemia may help to reduce blood pressure, shows a randomized trial. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - June 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Nondipping blood pressure linked to poor sleep
A nondipping blood pressure pattern – in which blood pressure fails to fall by at least 10% during sleep – is associated with poor sleep quality, a study by Turkish researchers has found. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - June 10, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Risk subgroups emerge from white-coat hypertension
The prognostic significance of white-coat hypertension varies according to whether all non-office blood pressure readings are normal, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - June 10, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Telemonitoring popular and effective for high blood pressure
Six months of telemonitoring with support from primary care physicians leads to significant reductions in patients’ self-measured blood pressure, shows a randomized trial published in the BMJ. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - June 3, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Exercise crucial in hypertension management
Promoting physical activity may boost life expectancy in patients with hypertension, a study suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Hypertension)
Source: MedWire News - Hypertension - May 27, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
